Zuguo Mei

28.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
88 papers, 22.6k citations indexed

About

Zuguo Mei is a scholar working on Hematology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zuguo Mei has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 22.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Hematology, 44 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 32 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Zuguo Mei's work include Iron Metabolism and Disorders (46 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (34 papers) and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (32 papers). Zuguo Mei is often cited by papers focused on Iron Metabolism and Disorders (46 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (34 papers) and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (32 papers). Zuguo Mei collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Kenya. Zuguo Mei's co-authors include Cynthia L. Ogden, Katherine M. Flegal, Robert J. Kuczmarski, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn, S. S. Guo, Rong Wei, Alex F. Roche, Shumei Guo, Lester R. Curtin and Clifford L. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, PEDIATRICS and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Zuguo Mei

87 papers receiving 21.7k 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.

CDC GROWTH CHARTS FOR THE UNITED STATES: METHODS AND DEVELOPMENT 2000

2002 5.7k citations Cynthia L. Ogden, Zuguo Mei et al. profile →
CDC growth charts: United States.

2000 4.6k citations Cynthia L. Ogden, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn et al. profile →
2000 CDC Growth Charts for the United States: methods and development.

2002 3.2k citations Cynthia L. Ogden, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn et al. profile →
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 Growth Charts for the United States: Improvements to the 1977 National Center for Health Statistics Version

2002 1.7k citations Cynthia L. Ogden, Zuguo Mei et al. profile →
Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Excess Adiposity Among Overweight Children and Adolescents: The Bogalusa Heart Study

2006 1.1k citations David S. Freedman, Zuguo Mei et al. profile →
Validity of body mass index compared with other body-composition screening indexes for the assessment of body fatness in children and adolescents

2002 679 citations Zuguo Mei, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
Identifying Risk for Obesity in Early Childhood

2006 612 citations Zuguo Mei et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zuguo Mei

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Physiologically based serum ferritin thresholds for iron deficiency among women and children from Africa, Asia, Europe, and central America: a multinational comparative study 2025 ·The Lancet Global Health ·O. Yaw Addo, Zuguo Mei, Maria Elena Jefferds, (unknown), Rafael Flores‐Ayala, Anne M Williams, Melissa Young, Hanqi Luo, Yi‐An Ko, Ioannis Papassotiriou, (unknown), (unknown), Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Parminder S. Suchdev, Gary M. Brittenham	1
2	Physiologically based trimester-specific serum ferritin thresholds for iron deficiency in US pregnant women 2024 ·Blood Advances ·Zuguo Mei, O. Yaw Addo, Maria Elena Jefferds, Rafael Flores‐Ayala, Gary M. Brittenham	5
3	Comparison of Current World Health Organization Guidelines with Physiologically Based Serum Ferritin Thresholds for Iron Deficiency in Healthy Young Children and Nonpregnant Women Using Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2023 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Zuguo Mei, O. Yaw Addo, Maria Elena Jefferds, Andrea J. Sharma, Rafael Flores‐Ayala, Christine M Pfeiffer, Gary M. Brittenham	6
4	Accuracy of a handheld 3D imaging system for child anthropometric measurements in population-based household surveys and surveillance platforms: an effectiveness validation study in Guatemala, Kenya, and China 2022 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Karim Bougma, Zuguo Mei, (unknown), Dickens Onyango, Jianmeng Liu, (unknown), Victor Akelo, (unknown), Yubao Zhou, Ying Meng, Maria Elena Jefferds	7
5	Physiologically based serum ferritin thresholds for iron deficiency in women of reproductive age who are blood donors 2022 ·Blood Advances ·O. Yaw Addo, Zuguo Mei, Eldad A. Hod, Maria Elena Jefferds, Andrea J. Sharma, Rafael Flores‐Ayala, Steven L. Spitalnik, Gary M. Brittenham	17
6	Acceptability and Experiences with the Use of 3D Scans to Measure Anthropometry of Young Children in Surveys and Surveillance Systems from the Perspective of Field Teams and Caregivers 2022 ·Current Developments in Nutrition ·Maria Elena Jefferds, Zuguo Mei, (unknown), (unknown), Dickens Onyango, (unknown), Victor Akelo, Jianmeng Liu, Yubo Zhou, Ying Meng, Karim Bougma	4
7	The VitMin Lab Sandwich-ELISA Assays for Iron and Inflammation Markers Compared Well with Clinical Analyzer Reference-Type Assays in Subsamples of the Nepal National Micronutrient Status Survey 2021 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Christina Fischer, (unknown), Maya Sternberg, Maria Elena Jefferds, Ralph D. Whitehead, Zuguo Mei, (unknown), Nira Joshi, (unknown), (unknown), Donna J. LaVoie, Christine M Pfeiffer	2
8	Combined infant and young child feeding with small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation is associated with a reduction in anemia but no changes in anthropometric status of young children from Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo: a quasi-experimental effectiveness study 2020 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·O. Yaw Addo, Lindsey M. Locks, Maria Elena Jefferds, Siméon Nanama, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ralph D. Whitehead, Zuguo Mei, Heather B. Clayton, Aashima Garg, Roland Kupka, (unknown)	5
9	Age, Ethnicity, Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Micronutrient Powder Intake, and Biomarkers of Micronutrient Status, Infection, and Inflammation Are Associated with Anemia Among Children 6–59 Months in Nepal 2019 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Nicole D. Ford, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nira Joshi, Ralph D. Whitehead, Stanley Chitekwe, Zuguo Mei, Rafael Flores‐Ayala, (unknown), (unknown), Maria Elena Jefferds	4
10	Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Practices Improved in 2 Districts in Nepal during the Scale-Up of an Integrated IYCF and Micronutrient Powder Program 2018 ·Current Developments in Nutrition ·Lindsey M. Locks, (unknown), (unknown), Nira Joshi, (unknown), Ralph D. Whitehead, Stanley Chitekwe, Zuguo Mei, (unknown), Aashima Garg, Maria Elena Jefferds	15
11	Prenatal iron containing supplements provided to Chinese women with no or mild anemia had no effect on hemoglobin concentration in post-partum women or their infants at 6 and 12 months of age 2018 ·European Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Mary K. Serdula, Yubo Zhou, Hongtian Li, Jianmeng Liu, Zuguo Mei	7
12	Monitoring and surveillance for multiple micronutrient supplements in pregnancy 2017 ·Maternal and Child Nutrition ·Zuguo Mei, Maria Elena Jefferds, Sorrel Namasté, Parminder S. Suchdev, Rafael Flores‐Ayala	9
13	Adjusting soluble transferrin receptor concentrations for inflammation: Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project 2017 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Fabian Rohner, Sorrel Namasté, Leila M Larson, O. Yaw Addo, Zuguo Mei, Parminder S. Suchdev, Anne M Williams, Fayrouz A Sakr Ashour, Rahul Rawat, Daniel J. Raiten, Christine A. Northrop‐Clewes	92
14	Adjusting ferritin concentrations for inflammation: Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project 2017 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Sorrel Namasté, Fabian Rohner, Jin Huang, Nivedita L. Bhushan, Rafael Flores‐Ayala, Roland Kupka, Zuguo Mei, Rahul Rawat, Anne M Williams, Daniel J. Raiten, Christine A. Northrop‐Clewes, Parminder S. Suchdev	263
15	Iron-Containing Micronutrient Supplementation of Chinese Women with No or Mild Anemia during Pregnancy Improved Iron Status but Did Not Affect Perinatal Anemia 2014 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Zuguo Mei, Mary K. Serdula, Jianmeng Liu, Rafael Flores‐Ayala, Linlin Wang, Rongwei Ye, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn	22
16	Unexplained decline in the prevalence of anemia among US children and women between 1988–1994 and 1999–2002 2008 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Sarah E. Cusick, Zuguo Mei, David S. Freedman, Anne C. Looker, Cynthia L. Ogden, Elaine W. Gunter, Mary E. Cogswell	68
17	Hemoglobin and Ferritin Are Currently the Most Efficient Indicators of Population Response to Iron Interventions: an Analysis of Nine Randomized Controlled Trials 2005 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Zuguo Mei, Mary E. Cogswell, Ibrahim Parvanta, Sean Lynch, John L. Beard, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn	125
18	Relation of BMI to fat and fat-free mass among children and adolescents 2004 ·International Journal of Obesity ·David S. Freedman, J Wang, L. Michele Maynard, John C. Thornton, Zuguo Mei, Richard N. Pierson, William H. Dietz, Mary Horlick	380
19	Does overweight in infancy persist through the preschool years? An analysis of CDC Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System data 2003 ·Sozial- und Präventivmedizin ·Zuguo Mei, (unknown), Kelley S. Scanlon	59
20	Validity of body mass index compared with other body-composition screening indexes for the assessment of body fatness in children and adolescents breakdown → 2002 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Zuguo Mei, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn, Angelo Pietrobelli, Ailsa Goulding, Michael I. Goran, William H. Dietz	679

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