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Aluísio J. D. Barros

Aluísio J. D. Barros

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Brazil
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

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105
Citations
67487
World Ranking
65
National Ranking
2

Medicine

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105
Citations
68025
World Ranking
6647
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Aluísio J. D. Barros is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Pelotas in Brazil and has a significant body of research in the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, Nutrition and Dietetics, Infectious Diseases, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research covers a wide array of topics related to maternal and child health, nutrition, and infectious disease epidemiology. Key areas of study include:

  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Aluísio J. D. Barros has contributed to various well-known scientific journals, frequently publishing in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Journal of Global Health
  • International Journal for Equity in Health

Among their notable recent publications are:

  • "Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world" (2023, The Lancet)
  • "SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in Brazil: results from two successive nationwide serological household surveys" (2020, The Lancet Global Health)
  • "Intimate partner violence in 46 low-income and middle-income countries: an appraisal of the most vulnerable groups of women using national health surveys" (2020, BMJ Global Health)
  • "Population-based surveys of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Southern Brazil" (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • "First-food systems transformations and the ultra-processing of infant and young child diets: The determinants, dynamics and consequences of the global rise in commercial milk formula consumption" (2020, Maternal and Child Nutrition)

Collaborations form a significant part of Aluísio J. D. Barros's research output. Frequent co-authors include César G. Victora, Iná S. Santos, Alícia Matijasevich, Mariângela Freitas da Silveira, and Fernando C. Barros, reflecting a network of researchers with strong ties in epidemiology and public health.

Best Publications

  • Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect

    Cesar G. Victora;Rajiv Bahl;Aluísio J. D. Barros;Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Alternatives for logistic regression in cross-sectional studies: an empirical comparison of models that directly estimate the prevalence ratio

    Aluísio J D Barros;Vânia N Hirakata

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Every Newborn: progress, priorities, and potential beyond survival

    Joy E. Lawn;Joy E. Lawn;Hannah Blencowe;Shefali Oza;Danzhen You

  • Global Epidemiology of Use of and Disparities in Caesarean Sections

    Ties Boerma;Carine Ronsmans;Dessalegn Y. Melesse;Aluisio J. D. Barros

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

  • Bioelectrical impedance analysis: population reference values for phase angle by age and sex.

    Maria Cristina G. Barbosa-Silva;Aluisio J. D. Barros;Jack Wang;Steven B. Heymsfield

  • The Role of Perceived Personal Barriers to Engagement in Leisure-Time Physical Activity

    Felipe F. Reichert;Aluísio J.D. Barros;Marlos R. Domingues;Pedro C. Hallal

  • Equity in maternal, newborn, and child health interventions in Countdown to 2015: a retrospective review of survey data from 54 countries.

    Aluísio J D Barros;Carine Ronsmans;Henrik Axelson;Edilberto Loaiza

  • The challenge of reducing neonatal mortality in middle-income countries: findings from three Brazilian birth cohorts in 1982, 1993, and 2004

    Fernando C. Barros;Cesar G. Victora;Aluisio J D Barros;Ina S. Santos

  • Bioelectrical impedance analysis in clinical practice: a new perspective on its use beyond body composition equations.

    Maria Cristina G. Barbosa-Silva;Aluisio J. D. Barros

  • Countdown to 2030: tracking progress towards universal coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health

    Ties Boerma;Jennifer Requejo;Cesar G Victora;Agbessi Amouzou

  • Measuring Coverage in MNCH: Determining and Interpreting Inequalities in Coverage of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Interventions

    Aluísio J. D. Barros;Cesar G. Victora

  • Countdown to 2015: a decade of tracking progress for maternal, newborn, and child survival.

    Cesar G Victora;Jennifer Harris Requejo;Aluisio J D Barros;Peter Berman

  • Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in a sample of mothers from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study

    Iná S. Santos;Alicia Matijasevich;Beatriz Franck Tavares;Aluísio J. D. Barros

  • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

    Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez;Bin Zhou;Marisa K. Sophiea;James Bentham

  • SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in Brazil: results from two successive nationwide serological household surveys.

    Pedro C Hallal;Fernando P Hartwig;Bernardo L Horta;Mariângela F Silveira

  • Desigualdades na utilização e no acesso a serviços odontológicos: uma avaliação em nível nacional

    Aluísio J. D. Barros;Andréa D. Bertoldi

  • 2007 world population data sheet.

    Kearney Ms;Levine Pb;Jones Le;Tertilt M

  • Equity in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Interventions in Countdown to 2015: A Retrospective Review of Survey Data From 54 Countries

    A.J. Barros;C. Ronsmans;H. Axelson;E. Loaiza

Frequent Co-Authors

Cesar G. Victora
Cesar G. Victora Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Iná S. Santos
Iná S. Santos Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Fernando C. Barros
Fernando C. Barros Universidade Católica de Pelotas
Ana M. B. Menezes
Ana M. B. Menezes Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Bernardo L. Horta
Bernardo L. Horta Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Marco Aurélio Peres
Marco Aurélio Peres Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Pedro Curi Hallal
Pedro Curi Hallal University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Denise Petrucci Gigante
Denise Petrucci Gigante Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor
Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor World Health Organization
Agbessi Amouzou
Agbessi Amouzou Johns Hopkins University

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