Ricardo Uauy

48.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
328 papers, 25.3k citations indexed

About

Ricardo Uauy is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ricardo Uauy has authored 328 papers receiving a total of 25.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 68 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 62 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Ricardo Uauy's work include Fatty Acid Research and Health (72 papers), Infant Nutrition and Health (49 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (47 papers). Ricardo Uauy is often cited by papers focused on Fatty Acid Research and Health (72 papers), Infant Nutrition and Health (49 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (47 papers). Ricardo Uauy collaborates with scholars based in Chile, United States and United Kingdom. Ricardo Uauy's co-authors include Dennis R. Hoffman, Eileen E. Birch, David G. Birch, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Manuel Olivares, Reynaldo Martorell, Sally Grantham‐McGregor, Parul Christian, Majid Ezzati and Joanne Katz and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Ricardo Uauy

320 papers receiving 23.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries

2013 5.5k citations Robert E. Black, César G. Victora et al. The Lancet profile →
Essentiality of copper in humans

1998 879 citations Ricardo Uauy, Manuel Olivares et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
Preconceptional and maternal obesity: epidemiology and health consequences

2016 762 citations Rishi Caleyachetty, Camila Corvalán et al. profile →
The Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases: process, product and policy implications

2004 566 citations Chizuru Nishida, Ricardo Uauy et al. profile →
The roles of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy, lactation and infancy: review of current knowledge and consensus recommendations

2008 508 citations Berthold Koletzko, Ricardo Uauy et al. profile →
Effect of Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Retinal Function of Very-Low-Birth-Weight Neonates

1990 464 citations Ricardo Uauy, David G. Birch et al. profile →
Management of obesity: improvement of health-care training and systems for prevention and care

2015 304 citations Ricardo Uauy et al. The Lancet profile →
History of modern nutrition science—implications for current research, dietary guidelines, and food policy

2018 289 citations Ricardo Uauy et al. profile →

Peers

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Lindsay H. Allen United States

Aryeh D. Stein United States

Kim F. Michaelsen Denmark

Linda S. Adair United States

Andrew M. Prentice United Kingdom

Caroline Fall United Kingdom

Parul Christian United States

Laura E. Caulfield United States

Juan Á. Rivera Mexico

Reynaldo Martorell United States

Lindsay H. Allen United States

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2.9k ×0.6

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1.2k ×0.4

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2.5k ×1.0

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ricardo Uauy

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Uauy, Ricardo, et al.. (2020). Maternal Obesity is Associated with a Sex-Specific Epigenetic Programming in Human Neonatal Monocytes. Epigenomics. 12(22). 1999–2018. 4 indexed citations

Reyes, Marcela, et al.. (2019). Effectiveness of an Intervention of Dietary Counseling for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women in the Consumption of Sugars and Energy. Nutrients. 11(2). 385–385. 11 indexed citations

Caleyachetty, Rishi, et al.. (2014). Tobacco use in pregnant women: analysis of data from Demographic and Health Surveys from 54 low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Global Health. 2(9). e513–e520. 102 indexed citations

Uauy, Ricardo & Carol Lynn Berseth. (2013). Introduction to the Symposium on Nutrition of the Preterm Infant. The Journal of Pediatrics. 162(3). S1–S1. 3 indexed citations

Black, Robert E., César G. Victora, Susan Walker, et al.. (2013). Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet. 382(9890). 427–451. 5524 indexed citations breakdown →

Anderson, Richmond K., et al.. (2009). Study of the nutritional status and eating habits of indigenous Otomi communities in the Mezquital Valley of Mexico.. Salud Pública de México. 51. 1 indexed citations

Arimond, Mary, et al.. (2008). Maternal and Child Undernutrition 5 Eff ective international action against undernutrition: why has it proven so diffi cult and what can be done to accelerate progress?. The Lancet. 371(9612). 20 indexed citations

Nishida, Chizuru, et al.. (2004). Special issue - Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases: scientific background papers of the Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation (Geneva, 28 January-1 February 2002) - Introduction. LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). 7 indexed citations

Arredondo, Miguel, Verónica Cambiazo, Lucı́a Tapia, et al.. (2004). Copper overload affects copper and iron metabolism in Hep-G2 cells. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 287(1). G27–G32. 37 indexed citations

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Mena, Pedro, Adana A. M. Llanos, & Ricardo Uauy. (2004). Dietary essential fatty acids in immune function and brain development. 24(9). 317–330. 1 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Dennis R., Eileen E. Birch, Yolanda S. Castañeda, et al.. (2003). Maturation of visual and mental function in 18-month old infants receiving dietary long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. The FASEB Journal. 17. 4451. 1 indexed citations

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Araya, Magdalena, Berthold Koletzko, & Ricardo Uauy. (2003). Copper Deficiency And Excess In Infancy: Developing A Research Agenda. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 37(4). 422–429. 5 indexed citations

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Olivares, Manuel, Magdalena Araya, & Ricardo Uauy. (2000). Copper Homeostasis in Infant Nutrition: Deficit and Excess. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 31(2). 102–111. 4 indexed citations

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Olivares, Manuel, Fernando Pizarro, Hernán Speisky, Bo Lönnerdal, & Ricardo Uauy. (1998). Copper in Infant Nutrition: Safety of World Health Organization Provisional Guideline Value for Copper Content of Drinking Water. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 26(3). 251–257. 3 indexed citations

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Uauy, Ricardo, Dennis R. Hoffman, Eileen E. Birch, et al.. (1994). Safety and efficacy of omega-3 fatty acids in the nutrition of very low birth weight infants: Soy oil and marine oil supplementation of formula. The Journal of Pediatrics. 124(4). 612–620. 87 indexed citations

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Gattás, V, et al.. (1992). Protein-energy requirements of boys 12–14 y old determined by using the nitrogen-balance response to a mixed-protein diet. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 56(3). 499–503. 7 indexed citations

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Stewart, Sunita M., et al.. (1989). Mental and motor development, social competence, and growth one year after successful pediatric liver transplantation. The Journal of Pediatrics. 114(4). 574–581. 107 indexed citations

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Gattás, V, et al.. (1981). Situación alimentaría de pacientes pediátricos hospitalizados. Revista chilena de pediatría. 52(5). 397–404. 3 indexed citations

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Uauy, Ricardo, N. S. Scrimshaw, & V. R. Young. (1978). Human protein requirements: nitrogen balance response to graded levels of egg protein in elderly men and women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 31(5). 779–785. 85 indexed citations

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Uauy, Ricardo, et al.. (1977). Determination of optimal continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of IRDS by measurement of esophageal pressure. The Journal of Pediatrics. 91(3). 449–454. 29 indexed citations

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