Robin Nwankwo

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Robin Nwankwo is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, General Health Professions and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Nwankwo has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 12 papers in General Health Professions and 10 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Robin Nwankwo's work include Diabetes Management and Education (21 papers), Diabetes Management and Research (11 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (10 papers). Robin Nwankwo is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Management and Education (21 papers), Diabetes Management and Research (11 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (10 papers). Robin Nwankwo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and Canada. Robin Nwankwo's co-authors include Elizabeth J. Mayer‐Davis, Patti Urbanski, Marion J. Franz, William S. Yancy, Alison B. Evert, Marjorie Cypress, Stephanie Dunbar, Joshua J. Neumiller, Jackie L. Boucher and Martha M. Funnell and has published in prestigious journals such as Diabetes Care, Diabetes and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Robin Nwankwo

33 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Nutrition Therapy Recommendations for the Management of Adults With Diabetes

2013 801 citations Robin Nwankwo et al. profile →
Nutrition Therapy Recommendations for the Management of Adults With Diabetes

2013 528 citations Robin Nwankwo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robin Nwankwo United States	17	1.4k	832	738	559	521	35	2.7k
Seema Gulati India	22	745 0.5×	905 1.1×	575 0.8×	211 0.4×	399 0.8×	37	2.5k
Marjorie Cypress United States	21	2.7k 2.0×	624 0.8×	830 1.1×	931 1.7×	1.1k 2.1×	43	3.8k
Thomas C. Keyserling United States	32	606 0.4×	1.3k 1.6×	516 0.7×	1.2k 2.1×	345 0.7×	106	3.2k
Alison B. Evert United States	16	1.6k 1.1×	913 1.1×	1.4k 1.9×	272 0.5×	238 0.5×	31	3.0k
Barbara C. Olendzki United States	33	690 0.5×	1.6k 1.9×	1.2k 1.7×	476 0.9×	447 0.9×	80	3.8k
Lokesh Khurana India	9	756 0.6×	773 0.9×	416 0.6×	178 0.3×	408 0.8×	9	2.0k
Madelyn L. Wheeler United States	18	953 0.7×	661 0.8×	864 1.2×	215 0.4×	203 0.4×	37	2.1k
T. Elaine Prewitt United States	26	508 0.4×	1.6k 1.9×	952 1.3×	688 1.2×	202 0.4×	51	3.3k
Sonia Vega‐López United States	25	474 0.3×	721 0.9×	559 0.8×	405 0.7×	240 0.5×	98	2.3k
Karmeen Kulkarni United States	18	1.1k 0.8×	497 0.6×	875 1.2×	242 0.4×	182 0.3×	34	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Nwankwo

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All Works

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Hawkins, Jaclynn, et al.. (2025). Lessons learned in recruiting and retaining Black men in behavioral diabetes intervention research. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 45. 101487–101487.

Lin, Yu Kuei, James E. Aikens, Nicole de Zoysa, et al.. (2023). An mHealth Text Messaging Program Providing Symptom Detection Training and Psychoeducation to Improve Hypoglycemia Self-Management: Intervention Development Study. JMIR Formative Research. 7. e50374–e50374. 2 indexed citations

Funnell, Martha M., et al.. (2022). Caring for people with diabetes. Nursing. 52(11). 26–32.

Tewksbury, Colleen, Robin Nwankwo, & Janet Peterson. (2022). Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Revised 2022 Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (Competent, Proficient, and Expert) in Adult Weight Management. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 122(10). 1940–1954.e45. 8 indexed citations

Hawkins, Jaclynn, et al.. (2021). Michigan Men’s diabetes project (MenD): protocol for a peer leader diabetes self-management education and support intervention. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 562–562. 2 indexed citations

Funnell, Martha M., et al.. (2020). One size does not fit all. Nursing. 50(8). 32–38. 1 indexed citations

Nwankwo, Robin & Martha M. Funnell. (2017). What's New in Nutrition for Adults With Diabetes?. Home Healthcare Now. 35(7). 386–390. 1 indexed citations

Nwankwo, Robin & Martha M. Funnell. (2016). What's new in nutrition for adults with diabetes?. Nursing. 46(3). 28–33. 3 indexed citations

Fitzgerald, James T., Martha M. Funnell, Robert M. Anderson, et al.. (2016). Validation of the Revised Brief Diabetes Knowledge Test (DKT2). The Diabetes Educator. 42(2). 178–187. 174 indexed citations

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Piatt, Gretchen, et al.. (2014). Health Literacy Among Insulin-Taking African Americans. The Diabetes Educator. 40(2). 240–246. 12 indexed citations

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Tang, Tricia S., et al.. (2014). Outcomes of a Church-based Diabetes Prevention Program Delivered by Peers. The Diabetes Educator. 40(2). 223–230. 24 indexed citations

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Tang, Tricia S., et al.. (2011). Training peers to provide ongoing diabetes self-management support (DSMS): Results from a pilot study. Patient Education and Counseling. 85(2). 160–168. 57 indexed citations

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Anderson, Robert M., Martha M. Funnell, James E. Aikens, et al.. (2009). Evaluating the efficacy of an empowerment-based self-management consultant intervention: results of a two-year randomized controlled trial. Education thérapeutique du patient - Therapeutic patient education. 1(1). 3–11. 86 indexed citations

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Funnell, Martha M., Robert M. Anderson, Robin Nwankwo, et al.. (2006). A Study of Certified Diabetes Educators. The Diabetes Educator. 32(3). 359–372. 19 indexed citations

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Tang, Tricia S., et al.. (2005). Developing a New Generation of Ongoing Diabetes Self-management Support Interventions. The Diabetes Educator. 31(1). 91–97. 81 indexed citations

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Zenk, Shannon N., et al.. (2005). Fruit and Vegetable Intake in African Americans. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 29(1). 1–9. 308 indexed citations

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Funnell, Martha M., Robin Nwankwo, Mary Lou Gillard, Robert M. Anderson, & Tricia S. Tang. (2005). Implementing an Empowerment-Based Diabetes Self-management Education Program. The Diabetes Educator. 31(1). 53–61. 104 indexed citations

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Gillard, Mary Lou, Robin Nwankwo, James T. Fitzgerald, et al.. (2004). Informal Diabetes Education: Impact on Self-Management and Blood Glucose Control. The Diabetes Educator. 30(1). 136–142. 6 indexed citations

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Anderson, Robert M., David C. Musch, Robin Nwankwo, et al.. (2003). Personalized follow-up increases return rate at urban eye disease screening clinics for African Americans with diabetes: results of a randomized trial.. PubMed. 13(1). 40–6. 47 indexed citations

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Anderson, Robert M., David C. Musch, Robin Nwankwo, et al.. (2003). For the patient. Eye screening can prevent eye disease. Personalized follow-up increases return rate at urban eye disease screening clinics for African Americans with diabetes: results of a randomized trial.. PubMed. 13(1). 149–149. 6 indexed citations

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