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Richard F. Hurrell

Richard F. Hurrell

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Biology and Biochemistry
Switzerland
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
34708
World Ranking
1523
National Ranking
35

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Richard F. Hurrell is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has a research portfolio focused primarily on nutrition and hematology within the broader fields of medicine and nursing. Their work centers on the study of iron metabolism, disorders related to iron, and trace elements in health.

Hurrell has contributed to multiple publications in well-known journals, with frequent publications appearing in the Journal of Nutrition and Nutrients. Other significant venues include the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Food & Function, and Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd.

The scientist's research covers a variety of interconnected topics including iron metabolism and disorders, trace elements in health, heavy metal exposure and toxicity, plant micronutrient interactions and effects, child nutrition and water access, phytase applications, and folate and B vitamins research.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Hurrell include Christophe Zeder, Michael Zimmermann, Ines Egli, Amanda Bries, and Manju B. Reddy, indicating a collaborative approach across several research projects.

Recent papers by Richard F. Hurrell demonstrate ongoing work in the field of nutrition and iron fortification practices and their implications for public health. Notable publications include:

  • Iron Fortification Practices and Implications for Iron Addition to Salt, 2020, Journal of Nutrition
  • Ensuring the Efficacious Iron Fortification of Foods: A Tale of Two Barriers, 2022, Nutrients
  • The Potential of Iodine and Iron Double-Fortified Salt Compared with Iron-Fortified Staple Foods to Increase Population Iron Status, 2020, Journal of Nutrition

Best Publications

  • Review on iron and its importance for human health.

    Nazanin Abbaspour;Richard Hurrell;Roya Kelishadi

  • Nutritional iron deficiency

    Michael B Zimmermann;Michael B Zimmermann;Richard F Hurrell

  • Iron bioavailability and dietary reference values

    Richard Hurrell;Ines Egli

  • Zinc and its importance for human health: An integrative review.

    Nazanin Roohani;Richard Hurrell;Roya Kelishadi;Rainer Schulin

  • Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND)-Iron Review.

    Sean Lynch;Christine M Pfeiffer;Michael K Georgieff;Gary Brittenham

  • Potential for increasing the content and bioavailability of Fe, Zn and Ca in plants for human nutrition.

    Emmanuel Frossard;Marcel Bucher;Felix Mächler;Ahmad Mozafar

  • The effects of iron fortification on the gut microbiota in African children: a randomized controlled trial in Côte d'Ivoire

    Michael B Zimmermann;Christophe Chassard;Fabian Rohner;Eliézer K N'Goran

  • Inhibition of non-haem iron absorption in man by polyphenolic-containing beverages.

    Richard F. Hurrell;Manju B. Reddy;James D. Cook

  • Soy protein, phytate, and iron absorption in humans.

    Richard F. Hurrell;Marcel-A Juillerat;Manju B. Reddy;Sean R. Lynch

  • Genetic engineering approaches to improve the bioavailability and the level of iron in rice grains

    P. Lucca;R. Hurrell;I. Potrykus

  • Fortification: Overcoming Technical and Practical Barriers

    Richard F. Hurrell

  • Preventing Iron Deficiency through Food Fortification

    Richard F. Hurrell

  • The Proportion of Anemia Associated with Iron Deficiency in Low, Medium, and High Human Development Index Countries: A Systematic Analysis of National Surveys.

    Nicolai Petry;Ibironke Olofin;Richard F. Hurrell;Erick Boy

  • Influence of vegetable protein sources on trace element and mineral bioavailability.

    Richard F. Hurrell

  • Phytic acid degradation as a means of improving iron absorption.

    Richard F Hurrell

  • Prevalence of iron deficiency with and without concurrent anemia in population groups with high prevalences of malaria and other infections: a study in Côte d‘Ivoire

    Franziska Staubli Asobayire;Pierre Adou;Lena Davidsson;James D Cook

  • Fighting iron deficiency anemia with iron-rich rice.

    Paola Lucca;Richard Hurrell;Ingo Potrykus

  • Bioavailability of Minerals and Trace Elements

    Susan Fairweather-Tait;Richard F. Hurrell

  • The Influence of Soaking and Germination on the Phytase Activity and Phytic Acid Content of Grains and Seeds Potentially Useful for Complementary Feeding

    I. Egli;L. Davidsson;M.A. Juillerat;D. Barclay

  • Interlaboratory trial on the determination of the In Vitro iron dialysability from food

    Joop Luten;Helen Crews;Albert Flynn;Peter Van Dael

Frequent Co-Authors

James D. Cook
James D. Cook University of Kansas
Jürg Utzinger
Jürg Utzinger University of Basel
Eliézer K. N’Goran
Eliézer K. N’Goran Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Susan J. Fairweather-Tait
Susan J. Fairweather-Tait University of East Anglia
Bo Lönnerdal
Bo Lönnerdal University of California, Davis
Rainer Schulin
Rainer Schulin ETH Zurich
Brittmarie Sandström
Brittmarie Sandström University of Copenhagen
Frank Krumeich
Frank Krumeich ETH Zurich

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