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D-Index
94
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31024
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10516
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318

Melissa Wake 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 Melissa Wake sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 511 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Melissa Wake 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 Melissa Wake sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Melissa Wake is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and works primarily within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The main areas of their research include obesity, physical activity, and diet; birth, development, and health; health, environment, and cognitive aging; nutritional studies and diet; sleep and related disorders; diet and metabolism studies; and health disparities and outcomes.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • PEDIATRICS
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Sleep Medicine
  • International Journal of Epidemiology
  • International Journal of Obesity

Melissa Wake has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, notably:

  • David Burgner
  • Richard Saffery
  • Katherine Lange
  • Kate Lycett
  • Tim Olds

Some of the recent published papers include:

  • "Potential indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children: a narrative review using a community child health lens" (2022) in The Medical Journal of Australia
  • "Body Mass Index From Early to Late Childhood and Cardiometabolic Measurements at 11 to 12 Years" (2020) in PEDIATRICS
  • "Sleep and cardiometabolic health in children and adults: examining sleep as a component of the 24-h day" (2020) in Sleep Medicine
  • "Goldilocks Days: optimising children's time use for health and well-being" (2021) in Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
  • "Balancing time use for children's fitness and adiposity: Evidence to inform 24-hour guidelines for sleep, sedentary time and physical activity" (2021) in PLoS ONE

Their contributions extend primarily within Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health alongside public health disciplines, while integrating cardiometabolic and sleep-related research in population health contexts.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of challenge-proven IgE-mediated food allergy using population-based sampling and predetermined challenge criteria in infants.

    Nicholas J. Osborne;Jennifer J. Koplin;Pamela E. Martin;Lyle C. Gurrin

  • Health-related quality of life of overweight and obese children.

    Joanne Williams;Melissa Wake;Kylie Hesketh;Elise Maher

  • Can early introduction of egg prevent egg allergy in infants? A population-based study.

    Jennifer J. Koplin;Nicholas J. Osborne;Melissa Wake;Melissa Wake;Pamela E. Martin

  • Infant Sleep Problems and Postnatal Depression: A Community-Based Study

    Harriet Hiscock;Melissa Wake

  • Outcomes of infant sleep problems: a longitudinal study of sleep, behavior, and maternal well-being.

    Peiyoong Lam;Harriet Hiscock;Melissa Wake

  • Predicting language outcomes at 4 years of age: findings from Early Language in Victoria Study

    Sheena Reilly;Melissa Wake;Obioha C Ukoumunne;Edith Bavin

  • Preschooler Obesity and Parenting Styles of Mothers and Fathers: Australian National Population Study

    Melissa Wake;Jan Maree Nicholson;Pollyanna Hardy;Katherine Smith

  • Change in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among young Australians, 1969–1997

    Michael L Booth;Tien Chey;Melissa Wake;Kevin Norton

  • Prevalence, stability, and outcomes of cry-fuss and sleep problems in the first 2 years of life: prospective community-based study.

    Melissa Wake;Melissa Wake;Elise Morton-Allen;Zeffie Poulakis;Harriet Hiscock;Harriet Hiscock

  • Randomised controlled trial of behavioural infant sleep intervention to improve infant sleep and maternal mood

    H Hiscock;M Wake

  • Specific language impairment: a convenient label for whom?

    Sheena Reilly;Sheena Reilly;Bruce Tomblin;James Law;James Law;Cristina McKean;Cristina McKean

  • Sleep problems in young infants and maternal mental and physical health

    Jordana K Bayer;Harriet Hiscock;Harriet Hiscock;Anne Hampton;Melissa Wake;Melissa Wake

  • The prevalence of food allergy and other allergic diseases in early childhood in a population-based study: HealthNuts age 4-year follow-up.

    Rachel L. Peters;Jennifer J. Koplin;Lyle C. Gurrin;Shyamali C. Dharmage

  • Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with challenge-proven food allergy in infants

    Katrina J. Allen;Katrina J. Allen;Jennifer J. Koplin;Anne-Louise Ponsonby;Lyle C. Gurrin

  • Predicting language at 2 years of age: a prospective community study.

    Sheena Reilly;Melissa Wake;Edith L Bavin;Margot Prior

  • Adverse Associations of Infant and Child Sleep Problems and Parent Health: An Australian Population Study

    Joanna Martin;Harriet Hiscock;Harriet Hiscock;Pollyanna Hardy;Belinda Davey

  • Treating infant colic with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri: double blind, placebo controlled randomised trial

    Valerie Sung;Harriet Hiscock;Harriet Hiscock;Mimi L K Tang;Mimi L K Tang;Fiona K Mensah;Fiona K Mensah

  • The epidemiology of overweight and obesity among Australian children and adolescents, 1995-97.

    Michael L. Booth;Melissa Wake;Tim Armstrong;Tien Chey

  • Body mass index and parent-reported self-esteem in elementary school children: evidence for a causal relationship.

    Kylie Hesketh;M. Wake;Elizabeth Waters

  • Outcomes of children with mild-profound congenital hearing loss at 7 to 8 years: A population study

    Melissa Wake;Elizabeth Kate Hughes;Zeffie Poulakis;Christy Collins

Frequent Co-Authors

Fiona Mensah
Fiona Mensah University of Melbourne
Obioha C. Ukoumunne
Obioha C. Ukoumunne University of Exeter
Mimi L.K. Tang
Mimi L.K. Tang Royal Children's Hospital
Sheena Reilly
Sheena Reilly Griffith University
Markus Juonala
Markus Juonala Turku University Hospital
Jennifer J. Koplin
Jennifer J. Koplin University of Queensland
Katrina J. Allen
Katrina J. Allen University of Melbourne
Tim Olds
Tim Olds University of South Australia
John B. Carlin
John B. Carlin University of Melbourne
Jordana K. Bayer
Jordana K. Bayer La Trobe University

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