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Rafael Pérez-Escamilla

Rafael Pérez-Escamilla

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Medicine D-index 70 Citations 15,565 302 World Ranking 15659 National Ranking 8115

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Awards & Achievements

2019 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Statistics
  • Public health

His primary areas of study are Breast feeding, Gerontology, Breastfeeding, Environmental health and Pediatrics. The concepts of his Breast feeding study are interwoven with issues in Demography, Lactation, Public health and Obstetrics. The study incorporates disciplines such as Psychological intervention, Acculturation, Poverty, Socioeconomic status and Type 2 diabetes in addition to Gerontology.

His Breastfeeding study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Nursing, Multivariate analysis, Randomized controlled trial, Family medicine and Developing country. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla incorporates Environmental health and Food security in his studies. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla has included themes like Odds ratio, Postpartum period and Prenatal care in his Pediatrics study.

His most cited work include:

  • Nurturing care: promoting early childhood development (449 citations)
  • The Role of Acculturation in Nutrition, Lifestyle, and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes among Latinos (298 citations)
  • Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development (265 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Breastfeeding, Environmental health, Gerontology, Demography and Breast feeding. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Nursing, Lactation and Family medicine. His work carried out in the field of Environmental health brings together such families of science as Cross-sectional study, Poverty and Obesity.

He focuses mostly in the field of Gerontology, narrowing it down to topics relating to Public health and, in certain cases, Health care. While the research belongs to areas of Demography, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla spends his time largely on the problem of Logistic regression, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Odds ratio. His Breast feeding research includes elements of Postpartum period, Obstetrics, Developing country, Prenatal care and Risk factor.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Breastfeeding (28.35%)
  • Environmental health (24.84%)
  • Gerontology (20.44%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Breastfeeding (28.35%)
  • Environmental health (24.84%)
  • Public relations (4.18%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Rafael Pérez-Escamilla spends much of his time researching Breastfeeding, Environmental health, Public relations, Public health and Breast feeding. His Breastfeeding study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Nursing, Systematic review, Infant formula and Family medicine. His Systematic review study also includes fields such as

  • Pediatrics that connect with fields like Disease,
  • Offspring together with Demography.

He has researched Environmental health in several fields, including Poverty, Mental health and Purchasing. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla combines subjects such as Pandemic and Implementation research with his study of Public health. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla studied Breast feeding and Social support that intersect with Risk factor.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • COVID-19 and maternal and child food and nutrition insecurity: a complex syndemic. (33 citations)
  • Infant milk-feeding practices and food allergies, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and asthma throughout the life span: a systematic review. (26 citations)
  • Perspective: Should Exclusive Breastfeeding Still Be Recommended for 6 Months? (19 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Statistics
  • Public health

Rafael Pérez-Escamilla mainly focuses on Breastfeeding, Systematic review, Environmental health, Pediatrics and Breast milk. His Breastfeeding research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in PsycINFO, Activity-based costing, Infant formula and Breast feeding. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla interconnects Psychological intervention and Actuarial science in the investigation of issues within Breast feeding.

His study explores the link between Systematic review and topics such as Offspring that cross with problems in Demography, Type 1 diabetes and Metabolic syndrome. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla performs multidisciplinary studies into Environmental health and Food security in his work. His Prospective cohort study research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Early childhood and Gerontology.

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Best Publications

Nurturing care: promoting early childhood development

Pia R Britto;Stephen J Lye;Kerrie Proulx;Aisha K Yousafzai.
The Lancet (2017)

844 Citations

Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development

Linda M Richter;Bernadette Daelmans;Joan Lombardi;Jody Heymann.
The Lancet (2017)

684 Citations

The Role of Acculturation in Nutrition, Lifestyle, and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes among Latinos

Rafael Pérez-Escamilla;Predrag Putnik.
Journal of Nutrition (2007)

466 Citations

Impact of the baby-friendly hospital initiative on breastfeeding and child health outcomes: a systematic review.

Rafael Pérez-Escamilla;Josefa L. Martinez;Sofia Segura-Pérez.
Maternal and Child Nutrition (2016)

396 Citations

Identification of risk factors for delayed onset of lactation.

Donna J Chapman;Rafael Pérez-Escamilla.
Journal of The American Dietetic Association (1999)

380 Citations

An Adapted Version of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Insecurity Module Is a Valid Tool for Assessing Household Food Insecurity in Campinas, Brazil

Rafael Pérez-Escamilla;Ana Maria Segall-Corrêa;Lucia Kurdian Maranha;Maria de Fátima Archanjo Sampaio.
Journal of Nutrition (2004)

380 Citations

Infant feeding policies in maternity wards and their effect on breast-feeding success: an analytical overview.

R Pérez-Escamilla;E Pollitt;B Lönnerdal;K G Dewey.
American Journal of Public Health (1994)

328 Citations

Dietary Energy Density and Body Weight in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review

Rafael Pérez-Escamilla;Julie E. Obbagy;Jean M. Altman;Eve V. Essery.
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2012)

314 Citations

A randomized trial assessing the efficacy of peer counseling on exclusive breastfeeding in a predominantly Latina low-income community.

Alex K. Anderson;Grace Damio;Sara Young;Donna J. Chapman.
JAMA Pediatrics (2005)

273 Citations

The longer you stay, the bigger you get: length of time and language use in the U.S. are associated with obesity in Puerto Rican women.

David A. Himmelgreen;Rafael Pérez-Escamilla;Dinorah Martinez;Ann Bretnall.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology (2004)

266 Citations

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Maternal and Child Nutrition
(Impact Factor: 3.66)

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