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Karen E. Peterson

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Medicine

D-Index
82
Citations
28187
World Ranking
15985
National Ranking
8045

Karen E. Peterson publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karen E. Peterson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 435 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Karen E. Peterson D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karen E. Peterson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Karen E. Peterson is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research encompasses extensive work in the fields of Medicine and Environmental Science, focusing particularly on public health, environmental and occupational health, health toxicology and mutagenesis, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, experimental and cognitive psychology, and molecular biology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

Among recent papers co-authored by Karen E. Peterson are:

  • Exposure to Phenols, Phthalates, and Parabens and Development of Metabolic Syndrome Among Mexican Women in Midlife (2021, Frontiers in Public Health)
  • Mitochondrial Nutrient Utilization Underlying the Association Between Metabolites and Insulin Resistance in Adolescents (2020, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)
  • Healthier dietary patterns are associated with better sleep quality among midlife Mexican women (2020, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine)
  • Neonatal Lead (Pb) Exposure and DNA Methylation Profiles in Dried Bloodspots (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Dietary Patterns in Relation to Prospective Sleep Duration and Timing among Mexico City Adolescents (2020, Nutrients)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Martha María Téllez-Rojo
  • Alejandra Cantoral
  • Erica C. Jansen
  • Jaclyn M. Goodrich
  • Dana C. Dolinoy

Karen E. Peterson has published frequently in the following venues:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environmental Research
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Nutrients

Best Publications

  • Relation between consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and childhood obesity: a prospective, observational analysis

    David S Ludwig;Karen E Peterson;Steven L Gortmaker

  • Reducing obesity via a school-based interdisciplinary intervention among youth: Planet Health

    Steven L. Gortmaker;Karen Peterson;Jean Wiecha;Arthur M. Sobol

  • TELEVISION VIEWING AS A CAUSE OF INCREASING OBESITY AMONG CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES, 1986-1990

    Steven L. Gortmaker;Aviva Must;Arthur M. Sobol;Karen Peterson

  • Association of obesity with physical activity, television programs and other forms of video viewing among children in Mexico city.

    Bernardo Hernández;S. L. Gortmaker;G. A. Colditz;K. E. Peterson

  • Impact of a school-based interdisciplinary intervention on diet and physical activity among urban primary school children: eat well and keep moving.

    Steven L. Gortmaker;Lilian W. Y. Cheung;Karen E. Peterson;Ginny Chomitz

  • When children eat what they watch: impact of television viewing on dietary intake in youth.

    Jean L. Wiecha;Karen E. Peterson;David S. Ludwig;Juhee Kim

  • Impact of Television Viewing Patterns on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Adolescents

    Reneé Boynton-Jarrett;Tracy N. Thomas;Karen E. Peterson;Jean Wiecha

  • Predictors of Change in Physical Activity During and After Pregnancy: Project Viva

    Mark A. Pereira;Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman;Ken P. Kleinman;Janet W. Rich-Edwards

  • Reducing Obesity via a School-Based Interdisciplinary Intervention Among Youth

    Steven L. Gortmaker;Karen Peterson;Jean Wiecha;Arthur M. Sobol

  • Beverage consumption is not associated with changes in weight and body mass index among low-income preschool children in North Dakota.

    P.K. Newby;P.K. Newby;Karen E. Peterson;Catherine S. Berkey;Jill Leppert

  • Decrease in Birth Weight in Relation to Maternal Bone-Lead Burden

    Teresa González-Cossío;Karen E. Peterson;Luz Helena Sanín;Eugenia Fishbein

  • Model for incorporating social context in health behavior interventions: applications for cancer prevention for working-class, multiethnic populations.

    Glorian Sorensen;Karen Emmons;Mary Kay Hunt;Elizabeth Barbeau

  • Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption through worksites and families in the treatwell 5-a-day study.

    Glorian Sorensen;Anne Stoddard;Karen Peterson;Nancy Cohen

  • Prenatal Fluoride Exposure and Cognitive Outcomes in Children at 4 and 6–12 Years of Age in Mexico

    Morteza Bashash;Deena Thomas;Howard Hu;E. Angeles Martinez-Mier

  • Relationship of physical fitness to prevalence and incidence of overweight among schoolchildren.

    Juhee Kim;Aviva Must;Garrett M. Fitzmaurice;Garrett M. Fitzmaurice;Matthew W. Gillman

  • Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire among fourth to seventh grade inner-city school children: implications of age and day-to-day variation in dietary intake.

    Alison E Field;Karen E Peterson;Steve L Gortmaker;Lilian Cheung

  • Social Desirability Trait Influences on Self-Reported Dietary Measures among Diverse Participants in a Multicenter Multiple Risk Factor Trial

    James R. Hebert;Thomas G. Hurley;Karen E. Peterson;Ken Resnicow

  • The Influence of Immigrant Status and Acculturation on the Development of Overweight in Latino Families: A Qualitative Study

    Katarina M. Sussner;Ana C. Lindsay;Mary L. Greaney;Karen E. Peterson

  • Influence of Social Context on Eating, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behaviors of Latina Mothers and Their Preschool-Age Children

    Ana Cristina Lindsay;Katarina M. Sussner;Mary L. Greaney;Karen E. Peterson

  • Trends in overweight from 1980 through 2001 among preschool-aged children enrolled in a health maintenance organization.

    Juhee Kim;Karen E. Peterson;Kelley S. Scanlon;Garrett M. Fitzmaurice;Garrett M. Fitzmaurice

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard Hu
Howard Hu University of Southern California
John D. Meeker
John D. Meeker University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mauricio Hernández-Avila
Mauricio Hernández-Avila Johns Hopkins University
Alison L. Miller
Alison L. Miller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Steven L. Gortmaker
Steven L. Gortmaker Harvard University
Julie C. Lumeng
Julie C. Lumeng University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
S. Bryn Austin
S. Bryn Austin Harvard University
Graham A. Colditz
Graham A. Colditz Washington University in St. Louis
James R. Hébert
James R. Hébert University of South Carolina
Niladri Basu
Niladri Basu McGill University

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