Vesanto Melina

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
4 papers, 902 citations indexed

About

Vesanto Melina is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Physiology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vesanto Melina has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 902 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Cell Biology, 3 papers in Physiology and 2 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Vesanto Melina's work include Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (3 papers) and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (2 papers). Vesanto Melina is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (3 papers) and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (2 papers). Vesanto Melina collaborates with scholars based in United States. Vesanto Melina's co-authors include Winston J. Craig, Susan Levin, Virginia Messina and Ann Reed Mangels and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research and Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

In The Last Decade

Vesanto Melina

3 papers receiving 846 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.

Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian Diets

2016 842 citations Vesanto Melina, Winston J. Craig et al. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vesanto Melina United States	3	604	384	360	165	148	4	902
Peter Deriemaeker Belgium	14	505 0.8×	410 1.1×	363 1.0×	146 0.9×	178 1.2×	27	975
Michael J. Orlich United States	16	629 1.0×	786 2.0×	554 1.5×	99 0.6×	158 1.1×	25	1.5k
Claire Fyfe United Kingdom	15	398 0.7×	319 0.8×	357 1.0×	62 0.4×	214 1.4×	42	1000
Angela Saunders United States	11	270 0.4×	194 0.5×	192 0.5×	83 0.5×	86 0.6×	17	604
Lauren E O’Connor United States	18	206 0.3×	928 2.4×	467 1.3×	115 0.7×	95 0.6×	55	1.4k
Kate Marsh Australia	14	180 0.3×	421 1.1×	233 0.6×	53 0.3×	79 0.5×	22	945
Sander Biesbroek Netherlands	18	679 1.1×	622 1.6×	169 0.5×	27 0.2×	266 1.8×	47	1.1k
Ru Yan China	12	289 0.5×	297 0.8×	271 0.8×	54 0.3×	37 0.3×	29	785
Anthony Crimarco United States	14	234 0.4×	423 1.1×	335 0.9×	27 0.2×	104 0.7×	27	753
Nicole Neufingerl Netherlands	11	240 0.4×	368 1.0×	133 0.4×	43 0.3×	131 0.9×	14	934

Countries citing papers authored by Vesanto Melina

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vesanto Melina

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Vesanto Melina. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Vesanto Melina. The network helps show where Vesanto Melina may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vesanto Melina

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vesanto Melina. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vesanto Melina based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Vesanto Melina. Vesanto Melina is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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4 of 4 papers shown

1.

Melina, Vesanto, Winston J. Craig, & Susan Levin. (2016). Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian Diets. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 116(12). 1970–1980. 842 indexed citations breakdown →

2.

Melina, Vesanto. (2016). Five Decades: From Challenge to Acclaim. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. 77(3). 154–158.

3.

Messina, Virginia, Vesanto Melina, & Ann Reed Mangels. (2003). A new food guide for North American vegetarians. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 103(6). 771–775. 51 indexed citations

4.

Messina, Virginia, Vesanto Melina, & Ann Reed Mangels. (2003). A New Food GuideFor North American Vegetarians. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. 64(2). 82–86. 9 indexed citations

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