Selena Ahmed

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
90 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Selena Ahmed is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Selena Ahmed has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Plant Science, 23 papers in Food Science and 17 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Selena Ahmed's work include Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (15 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (13 papers) and Organic Food and Agriculture (13 papers). Selena Ahmed is often cited by papers focused on Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (15 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (13 papers) and Organic Food and Agriculture (13 papers). Selena Ahmed collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Selena Ahmed's co-authors include Anna Herforth, John Richard Stepp, Chunlin Long, Shauna Downs, Jessica Fanzo, Carmen Byker Shanks, Edward J. Kennelly, Uchenna Unachukwu, Sean B. Cash and Colin M. Orians and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Selena Ahmed

88 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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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.

The food environment, its effects on dietary consumption, and potential for measurement within agriculture-nutrition interventions

2015 320 citations Selena Ahmed et al. profile →
Food Environment Typology: Advancing an Expanded Definition, Framework, and Methodological Approach for Improved Characterization of Wild, Cultivated, and Built Food Environments toward Sustainable Diets

2020 275 citations Selena Ahmed et al. Foods profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Stress‐gradient framework for green roofs: Applications for urban agriculture and other ecosystem services 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), J. Scott MacIvor, (unknown), Selena Ahmed, Marney E. Isaac	8
2	Critical and Equity-Oriented Pedagogical Innovations in Sustainable Food Systems Education 2023 ·Frontiers research topics ·Will Valley, Selena Ahmed, Julie Grossman, Nicholas Jordan, David Meek, Nils McCune, Damian Parr	1
3	What Is In A Tomato? Mapping The Building Blocks Of Food 2023 ·Frontiers for Young Minds ·Selena Ahmed, (unknown), (unknown), J. Bruce German, Andy Jarvis, (unknown), Anna Lartey, (unknown), (unknown), Jessica E. Prenni, (unknown), (unknown), Natalia Vázquez-Manjarrez, Steve E. Watkins	1
4	Suitability of Data-Collection Methods, Tools, and Metrics for Evaluating Market Food Environments in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 2021 ·Foods ·Selena Ahmed, Gina Kennedy, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	12
5	Systematic review on effects of bioenergy from edible versus inedible feedstocks on food security 2021 ·npj Science of Food ·Selena Ahmed, (unknown), (unknown), Hannah Goemann, (unknown), Mark Greenwood, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Julia H. Haggerty, Meghann Jarchow, David L. Swanson, Benjamin Poulter, Paul C. Stoy	38
6	Variation of Microbiological and Biochemical Profiles of Laowo Dry-Cured Ham, an Indigenous Fermented Food, during Ripening by GC-TOF-MS and UPLC-QTOF-MS 2020 ·Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Binsheng Luo, Ronghui Gu, Selena Ahmed, Chunlin Long	55
7	Perceptions of food environments and nutrition among residents of the Flathead Indian Reservation 2020 ·BMC Public Health ·Carmen Byker Shanks, Selena Ahmed, (unknown), Bailey Houghtaling, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	14
8	Resources Lack as Food Environments Become More Rural: Development and Implementation of an Infant Feeding Resource Tool (InFeed) 2019 ·Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition ·Bailey Houghtaling, Carmen Byker Shanks, Selena Ahmed, Teresa M. Smith	2
9	Plate Waste in School Lunch: Barriers, Motivators, and Perspectives of SNAP-Eligible Early Adolescents in the US 2019 ·Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior ·(unknown), Chloe Panizza, (unknown), Carol J. Boushey, Carmen Byker Shanks, Selena Ahmed, Susan Chen, Elena Serrano, (unknown), Marie K. Fialkowski, Jinan Banna	36
10	Diversity and use of medicinal plants for soup making in traditional diets of the Hakka in West Fujian, China 2019 ·Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine ·Binsheng Luo, Feifei Li, Selena Ahmed, Chunlin Long	29
11	Striking changes in tea metabolites due to elevational effects 2018 ·Food Chemistry ·Nicole Kfoury, Joshua Morimoto, (unknown), Eric R. Scott, Colin M. Orians, Selena Ahmed, Timothy S. Griffin, Sean B. Cash, John Richard Stepp, Dayuan Xue, Chunlin Long, Albert Robbat	51
12	Ethnobotany of wild plants used for starting fermented beverages in Shui communities of southwest China 2015 ·Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine ·Liya Hong, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Selena Ahmed, Chaoying Wang, (unknown), Feifei Li, Chunlin Long	38
13	Assessing foods offered in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) using the Healthy Eating Index 2010 2015 ·Public Health Nutrition ·Carmen Byker Shanks, Teresa M. Smith, Selena Ahmed, (unknown)	33
14	Comparative homegarden medical ethnobotany of Naxi healers and farmers in Northwestern Yunnan, China 2014 ·Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine ·Lixin Yang, Selena Ahmed, John Richard Stepp, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Liang Chen, (unknown), Huyin Huai, Gang Xu, Alan Hamilton, (unknown), Dayuan Xue	33
15	Ethnobotany of dye plants in Dong communities of China 2014 ·Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine ·Yujing Liu, Selena Ahmed, (unknown), Zhiyong Guo, Weijuan Huang, Xianjin Wu, Shenghua Li, (unknown), (unknown), Chunlin Long	40
16	Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plants on Anti-insulin Resistance Bioactivity of DXMS-Induced Insulin Resistant HepG2 Cells 2014 ·Natural Products and Bioprospecting ·(unknown), Lixin Yang, Xiaoling Shen, (unknown), (unknown), Selena Ahmed, Hong‐Xi Xu, Dayuan Xue, (unknown), Gang Xu	12
17	Biodiversity and phytochemical quality in indigenous and state‐supported tea management systems of Yunnan, China 2012 ·Conservation Letters ·Selena Ahmed, Charles M. Peters, Chunlin Long, Rachel S. Meyer, Uchenna Unachukwu, Amy Litt, Edward J. Kennelly, John Richard Stepp	28
18	Commercial Teas Highlight Plant DNA Barcode Identification Successes and Obstacles 2011 ·Scientific Reports ·Mark Y. Stoeckle, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Selena Ahmed, Damon P. Little	127
19	Tea Horse Road: China's Ancient Trade Road to Tibet 2011 ·Michael J. Freeman, Selena Ahmed	13
20	Pu-erh tea tasting in Yunnan, China: Correlation of drinkers’ perceptions to phytochemistry 2010 ·Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·Selena Ahmed, Uchenna Unachukwu, John Richard Stepp, Charles M. Peters, Chunlin Long, Edward J. Kennelly	65

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