2026 Mary K. Serdula: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	87	13454	12660	6841	6326	203	36839

Overview

Mary K. Serdula is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on the medical field, with notable contributions in obstetrics and gynecology, rheumatology, hematology, nutrition and dietetics, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. The research encompasses various topics including folate and B vitamins research, iron metabolism and disorders, trace elements in health, pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, birth, development and health, as well as gestational diabetes research and management.

Among recent publications, two significant papers illustrate the scope of their work. One is titled Most national, mandatory flour fortification standards do not align with international recommendations for iron, zinc, and vitamin B12 levels (2020), published in Food Policy. Another is Effects of prenatal micronutrients supplementation timing on pregnancy-induced hypertension: Secondary analysis of a double-blind randomized controlled trial (2021), appearing in Maternal and Child Nutrition.

Mary K. Serdula has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Katherine Bobrek, Britt Broersen, Nancy Aburto, Aashima Garg, and Filiberto Beltrán Velázquez.

Their publications are found predominantly in venues such as Food Policy and Maternal and Child Nutrition.

Best Publications

The spread of the obesity epidemic in the United States, 1991-1998.

Ali H. Mokdad;Mary K. Serdula;William H. Dietz;Barbara A. Bowman

3416
Citations
Do Obese Children Become Obese Adults? A Review of the Literature

M.K. Serdula;D. Ivery;R.J. Coates;D.S. Freedman

2855
Citations
The spread of the obesity epidemic in the United States

A H Mokdad;M K Serdula;W H Dietz

1643
Citations
The relation of childhood BMI to adult adiposity: the Bogalusa Heart Study.

David S. Freedman;Laura Kettel Khan;Mary K. Serdula;William H. Dietz

1545
Citations
Binge drinking among US adults.

Timothy S. Naimi;Robert D. Brewer;Ali Mokdad;Clark Denny

1327
Citations
Relation of circumferences and skinfold thicknesses to lipid and insulin concentrations in children and adolescents: the Bogalusa Heart Study

David S Freedman;Mary K Serdula;Sathanur R Srinivasan;Gerald S Berenson

1091
Citations
Are health care professionals advising obese patients to lose weight

Deborah A. Galuska;Julie C. Will;Mary K. Serdula;Earl S. Ford

949
Citations
Prevalence of attempting weight loss and strategies for controlling weight.

Mary K. Serdula;Ali H. Mokdad;David F. Williamson;Deborah A. Galuska

799
Citations
Dietary intake of fruits and vegetables and risk of cardiovascular disease.

Lydia A Bazzano;Mary K Serdula;Simin Liu

667
Citations
Dietary energy density is associated with energy intake and weight status in US adults

Jenny H Ledikwe;Heidi M Blanck;Laura Kettel Khan;Mary K Serdula

610
Citations
Trends and Correlates of Class 3 Obesity in the United States From 1990 Through 2000

David S. Freedman;Laura Kettel Khan;Mary K. Serdula;Deborah A. Galuska

609
Citations
Dietary Assessment Methods among School-Aged Children: Validity and Reliability

R.Sue McPherson;Deanna M Hoelscher;Maria Alexander;Kelley S Scanlon

596
Citations
The continuing epidemic of obesity in the United States.

Ali H. Mokdad;Mary K. Serdula;William H. Dietz;Barbara A. Bowman

593
Citations
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Secular Trends for Childhood BMI, Weight, and Height

David S. Freedman;Laura Kettel Khan;Mary K. Serdula;Cynthia L. Ogden

509
Citations
Attempting to lose weight: specific practices among U.S. adults.

Judy Kruger;Deborah A Galuska;Mary K Serdula;Deborah A Jones

473
Citations
Maternal Perceptions of Weight Status of Children

L Michele Maynard;Deborah A Galuska;Heidi M Blanck;Mary K Serdula

461
Citations
Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Adolescents and Adults in the United States: Percentage Meeting Individualized Recommendations

Joel Kimmons;Cathleen Gillespie;Jennifer Seymour;Mary Serdula

439
Citations
Dietary Energy Density Determined by Eight Calculation Methods in a Nationally Representative United States Population

Jenny H. Ledikwe;Heidi M. Blanck;Laura Kettel Khan;Mary K. Serdula

438
Citations
Relation of age at menarche to race, time period, and anthropometric dimensions: the Bogalusa Heart Study.

David S. Freedman;Laura Kettel Khan;Mary K. Serdula;William H. Dietz

434
Citations
Diet and physical activity behaviors among Americans trying to lose weight: 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Connie L. Bish;Heidi Michels Blanck;Mary K. Serdula;Michele Marcus

406
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington

David F. Williamson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

David S. Freedman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

William H. Dietz George Washington University

Gerald S. Berenson Tulane University

Sathanur R. Srinivasan Tulane University

Robert F. Anda Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Wayne H. Giles Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ralph J. Coates Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Barbara J. Rolls Pennsylvania State University

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