2026 Sheila M. Innis: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	80	17069	717	312	24555

Sheila M. Innis 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 Sheila M. Innis sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 312 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sheila M. Innis 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 Sheila M. Innis sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sheila M. Innis was affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research focused primarily on nutrition, medicine, and public health, with specific attention to pediatric and nutritional studies.

The scientist's areas of study included:

Medicine
Nursing

Subfields where they contributed research were:

Nutrition and Dietetics
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Rheumatology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Water Science and Technology

Innis's main research topics encompassed:

Birth, Development, and Health
Infant Nutrition and Health
Folate and B Vitamins Research
Nutritional Studies and Diet
Fatty Acid Research and Health
Fluoride Effects and Removal
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

The scientist published in several venues, with a notable number of papers in:

Current Developments in Nutrition
UNC Libraries
Journal of Nutrition

Frequent coauthors included:

Roger Dyer
Rajavel Elango
Paula Domínguez-Salas
Sophie E. Moore
Anthony J. C. Fulford

Some of their recent publications were:

"Complexity of understanding the role of dietary and erythrocyte docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on the cognitive performance of school-age children," 2022, Current Developments in Nutrition
"DNA methylation potential: dietary intake and blood concentrations of one-carbon metabolites and cofactors in rural African women," 2020, UNC Libraries
"School-Aged Children in Vancouver, Canada Do Not Meet Dietary Choline Recommendations but Meet Recommendations for Folate and Vitamin B12," 2021, Current Developments in Nutrition
"Maternal nutrition at conception modulates DNA methylation of human metastable epialleles," 2020, UNC Libraries
"Children Aged 5-6 Years in Vancouver, Canada Meet Dietary Recommendations for Folate and Vitamin B12 but not Choline," 2022, Journal of Nutrition

Best Publications

Essential fatty acids in growth and development

Sheila M. Innis

1323
Citations
Dietary (n-3) Fatty Acids and Brain Development

Sheila M. Innis

1154
Citations
Dietary omega 3 fatty acids and the developing brain.

Sheila M. Innis

772
Citations
Perinatal biochemistry and physiology of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

Sheila M Innis

701
Citations
Maternal nutrition at conception modulates DNA methylation of human metastable epialleles

Paula Dominguez-Salas;Sophie E. Moore;Maria S. Baker;Andrew W. Bergen

537
Citations
Position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada: dietary fatty acids.

Penny M Kris-Etherton;Sheila Innis;Ammerican Dietetic Assocition

512
Citations
Essential fatty acid transfer and fetal development.

S.M. Innis

497
Citations
Genetic variants of the FADS1 FADS2 gene cluster are associated with altered (n-6) and (n-3) essential fatty acids in plasma and erythrocyte phospholipids in women during pregnancy and in breast milk during lactation.

Lin Xie;Sheila M. Innis

433
Citations
Fatty acids and early human development.

Sheila M. Innis

411
Citations
Impact of maternal diet on human milk composition and neurological development of infants

Sheila M Innis

407
Citations
Monosaccharide-induced lipogenesis regulates the human hepatic sex hormone–binding globulin gene

David M. Selva;Kevin N. Hogeveen;Sheila M. Innis;Geoffrey L. Hammond

350
Citations
Human milk: maternal dietary lipids and infant development

Sheila M. Innis

339
Citations
Infant plasma trans, n−6, and n−3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acids are related to maternal plasma fatty acids, length of gestation, and birth weight and length

Sandra L Elias;Sheila M Innis

339
Citations
Growth and development in term infants fed long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: a double-masked, randomized, parallel, prospective, multivariate study.

Nancy Auestad;Robin Halter;Robert T. Hall;Mark Blatter

332
Citations
Decreasing Linoleic Acid with Constant α-Linolenic Acid in Dietary Fats Increases (n-3) Eicosapentaenoic Acid in Plasma Phospholipids in Healthy Men

Y. Angela Liou;D. Janette King;Deborah Zibrik;Sheila M. Innis

326
Citations
The Role of Dietary n–6 and n–3 Fatty Acids in the Developing Brain

Sheila M. Innis

315
Citations
Are human milk long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids related to visual and neural development in breast-fed term infants?

Sheila M. Innis;Judith Gilley;Janet Werker

314
Citations
Human milk and formula fatty acids.

Sheila M. Innis

296
Citations
Dietary triacylglycerol structure and its role in infant nutrition.

Sheila M. Innis

290
Citations
Docosahexaenoic and Arachidonic Acid Prevent a Decrease in Dopaminergic and Serotoninergic Neurotransmitters in Frontal Cortex Caused by a Linoleic and α-Linolenic Acid Deficient Diet in Formula-fed Piglets

S de la Presa Owens;S M Innis

284
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

William G. Honer University of British Columbia

Bruce A. Vallance University of British Columbia

David D. Kitts University of British Columbia

Andrew M. Prentice London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Ruth E. Grunau University of British Columbia

Joanne Weinberg University of British Columbia

David M. Holtzman Washington University in St. Louis

John P. Blass Cornell University

Asta Håberg Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Sandra Ceccatelli Karolinska Institute

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Sheila M. Innis

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Sheila M. Innis publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

Sheila M. Innis D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

Overview

Best Publications

Essential fatty acids in growth and development

Dietary (n-3) Fatty Acids and Brain Development

Dietary omega 3 fatty acids and the developing brain.

Perinatal biochemistry and physiology of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

Maternal nutrition at conception modulates DNA methylation of human metastable epialleles

Position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada: dietary fatty acids.

Essential fatty acid transfer and fetal development.

Genetic variants of the FADS1 FADS2 gene cluster are associated with altered (n-6) and (n-3) essential fatty acids in plasma and erythrocyte phospholipids in women during pregnancy and in breast milk during lactation.

Fatty acids and early human development.

Impact of maternal diet on human milk composition and neurological development of infants

Monosaccharide-induced lipogenesis regulates the human hepatic sex hormone–binding globulin gene

Human milk: maternal dietary lipids and infant development

Infant plasma trans, n−6, and n−3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acids are related to maternal plasma fatty acids, length of gestation, and birth weight and length

Growth and development in term infants fed long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: a double-masked, randomized, parallel, prospective, multivariate study.

Decreasing Linoleic Acid with Constant α-Linolenic Acid in Dietary Fats Increases (n-3) Eicosapentaenoic Acid in Plasma Phospholipids in Healthy Men

The Role of Dietary n–6 and n–3 Fatty Acids in the Developing Brain

Are human milk long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids related to visual and neural development in breast-fed term infants?

Human milk and formula fatty acids.

Dietary triacylglycerol structure and its role in infant nutrition.

Docosahexaenoic and Arachidonic Acid Prevent a Decrease in Dopaminergic and Serotoninergic Neurotransmitters in Frontal Cortex Caused by a Linoleic and α-Linolenic Acid Deficient Diet in Formula-fed Piglets

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