2026 Barry M. Popkin: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	190	426	395	287	261	868	141631
Medicine	191	251	228	170	152	826	146480

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award

Overview

Barry M. Popkin is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly in public health, nutrition, and dietetics. Their work is primarily focused on obesity, physical activity, and diet as well as global public health policies and epidemiology.

Their research spans multiple specialized subjects, including:

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Nutrition and Dietetics
General Health Professions
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Food Science

Main topics addressed in their publications include:

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
Nutritional Studies and Diet
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
Child Nutrition and Water Access
Health and Lifestyle Studies
Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability

Barry M. Popkin has authored multiple significant papers, among which are:

Individuals with obesity and COVID-19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships (2020), published in Obesity Reviews
The nutrition transition to a stage of high obesity and noncommunicable disease prevalence dominated by ultra-processed foods is not inevitable (2021), published in Obesity Reviews
Towards unified and impactful policies to reduce ultra-processed food consumption and promote healthier eating (2021), published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Popkin include:

Shu Wen Ng
Penny Gordon-Larsen
Lindsey Smith Taillie
Shufa Du
Linda S. Adair

Barry M. Popkin's work has appeared in various well-known publication venues, with repeated contributions to:

UNC Libraries
Nutrients
PLoS Medicine
Current Developments in Nutrition
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The researcher's contributions provide insight into the complex relationships between diet, obesity, and public health, emphasizing the role of consumer behavior and policy in nutritional outcomes.

Best Publications

Global nutrition transition and the pandemic of obesity in developing countries

Barry M Popkin;Linda S Adair;Shu Wen Ng

5092
Citations
Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup in beverages may play a role in the epidemic of obesity.

George A Bray;Samara Joy Nielsen;Barry M Popkin

2763
Citations
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes: A meta-analysis

Vasanti S. Malik;Barry M. Popkin;George A. Bray;Jean Pierre Després

2696
Citations
Inequality in the Built Environment Underlies Key Health Disparities in Physical Activity and Obesity

Penny Gordon-Larsen;Melissa C. Nelson;Phil Page;Barry M. Popkin

2260
Citations
Trends of obesity and underweight in older children and adolescents in the United States, Brazil, China, and Russia

Youfa Wang;Carlos E.S. Monteiro;Barry M. Popkin

2213
Citations
The nutrition transition: worldwide obesity dynamics and their determinants

Barry M Popkin;Penny G Gordon-Larsen

2108
Citations
Global nutrition dynamics: the world is shifting rapidly toward a diet linked with noncommunicable diseases

Barry M Popkin

2057
Citations
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Vasanti S. Malik;Barry M. Popkin;George A. Bray;Jean Pierre Després

2048
Citations
The Nutrition Transition and Obesity in the Developing World

Barry M. Popkin

2030
Citations
Ultra‐processed products are becoming dominant in the global food system

C. A. Monteiro;J. C. Moubarac;G. Cannon;Shu Wen W Ng

2029
Citations
The Nutrition Transition: New Trends in the Global Diet

Adam Drewnowski;Barry M. Popkin

1937
Citations
Socioeconomic status and obesity in adult populations of developing countries: a review.

Carlos A. Monteiro;Erly C. Moura;Wolney L. Conde;Barry M. Popkin

1655
Citations
Dietary fat intake does affect obesity

George A. Bray;Barry M. Popkin

1585
Citations
Patterns and Trends in Food Portion Sizes, 1977-1998

Samara Joy Nielsen;Barry M. Popkin

1533
Citations
The Nutrition Transition in Low-Income Countries: An Emerging Crisis

Barry M. Popkin

1492
Citations
Water, hydration, and health.

Barry M Popkin;Kristen E D'Anci;Irwin H Rosenberg

1483
Citations
Determinants of Adolescent Physical Activity and Inactivity Patterns

Penny Gordon-Larsen;Robert G. McMurray;Barry M. Popkin

1442
Citations
The Obesity Epidemic Is a Worldwide Phenomenon

Barry M. Popkin;Colleen M. Doak

1329
Citations
Dynamics of the double burden of malnutrition and the changing nutrition reality.

Barry M Popkin;Camila Corvalan;Laurence M Grummer-Strawn

1129
Citations
Changes in beverage intake between 1977 and 2001

Samara Joy Nielsen;Barry M. Popkin

1085
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Penny Gordon-Larsen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Linda S. Adair University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

David K. Guilkey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

John S. Akin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Anna Maria Siega-Riz University of Massachusetts Amherst

David R. Jacobs University of Minnesota

George A. Bray Louisiana State University

Juan A Rivera Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Carlos Augusto Monteiro Universidade de São Paulo

Walter C. Willett Harvard University

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