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Valerie Tarasuk

Valerie Tarasuk

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
66
Citations
17019
World Ranking
974
National Ranking
56

Valerie Tarasuk publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Valerie Tarasuk sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 163 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Valerie Tarasuk D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Valerie Tarasuk sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Valerie Tarasuk is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has an extensive research portfolio focused on health professions, medicine, and public health. Their work primarily addresses issues related to food security and health outcomes in diverse populations.

The scientist's research spans a variety of main topics, including:

  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Valerie Tarasuk's main fields of study include health professions and medicine, with a particular emphasis on:

  • General Health Professions
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Epidemiology

Their scholarly output includes publications in several frequent venues, such as:

  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Promotion de la santé et prévention des maladies chroniques au Canada
  • Canadian Journal of Public Health
  • Public Health Nutrition

Valerie Tarasuk has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • F. K. Men (12 joint works)
  • Marcelo L. Urquía (8 joint works)
  • Lynn McIntyre (8 joint works)
  • Alison Mildon (6 joint works)
  • Andrée-Anne Fafard St-Germain (6 joint works)

Selected recent papers include:

  • Association between household food insecurity and mortality in Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study, 2020, Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Food Insecurity amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Food Charity, Government Assistance, and Employment, 2021, Canadian Public Policy
  • Food insecurity is associated with mental health problems among Canadian youth, 2021, Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
  • Vulnerable mothers' experiences breastfeeding with an enhanced community lactation support program, 2020, Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • Food Insecurity Is Associated With Higher Health Care Use And Costs Among Canadian Adults, 2020, Health Affairs

Best Publications

  • Measuring the whole or the parts?: Validity, reliability, and responsiveness of the disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand outcome measure in different regions of the upper extremity

    Dorcas E. Beaton;Dorcas E. Beaton;Jeffrey N. Katz;Jeffrey N. Katz;Anne H. Fossel;James G. Wright;James G. Wright

  • Addressing Current Criticism Regarding the Value of Self-Report Dietary Data

    Amy F Subar;Laurence S Freedman;Janet A Tooze;Sharon I Kirkpatrick

  • Household Food Insufficiency Is Associated with Poorer Health

    Nicholas T. Vozoris;Valerie S. Tarasuk

  • Food Insecurity Is Associated with Nutrient Inadequacies among Canadian Adults and Adolescents

    Sharon I. Kirkpatrick;Valerie Tarasuk

  • Household Food Insecurity with Hunger Is Associated with Women's Food Intakes, Health and Household Circumstances

    Valerie S. Tarasuk

  • Household Food Insecurity in Canada

    Valerie Tarasuk

  • Association between household food insecurity and annual health care costs

    Valerie Tarasuk;Joyce Cheng;Claire de Oliveira;Naomi Dachner

  • Chronic Physical and Mental Health Conditions among Adults May Increase Vulnerability to Household Food Insecurity

    Valerie Tarasuk;Andrew Mitchell;Lindsay McLaren;Lynn McIntyre

  • Women’s Dietary Intakes in the Context of Household Food Insecurity

    Valerie S. Tarasuk;George H. Beaton

  • Homeless “squeegee kids”: Food insecurity and daily survival

    Naomi Dachner;Valerie Tarasuk

  • Charitable food assistance as symbolic gesture: an ethnographic study of food banks in Ontario.

    Valerie Tarasuk;Joan M Eakin

  • Housing Circumstances are Associated with Household Food Access among Low-Income Urban Families

    Sharon I. Kirkpatrick;Valerie Tarasuk

  • Severity of Household Food Insecurity Is Sensitive to Change in Household Income and Employment Status among Low-Income Families

    Rachel Loopstra;Valerie Tarasuk

  • Food assistance through “surplus” food: Insights from an ethnographic study of food bank work

    Valerie Tarasuk;Joan M. Eakin

  • Household food insecurity and hunger among families using food banks.

    Valerie S. Tarasuk;George H. Beaton

  • A Critical Examination of Community-Based Responses to Household Food Insecurity in Canada:

    Valerie Tarasuk

  • The relationship between low income and household food expenditure patterns in Canada.

    Sharon Kirkpatrick;Valerie Tarasuk

  • Fortification and Health: Challenges and Opportunities

    Johanna T Dwyer;Kathryn L Wiemer;Omar Dary;Carl L Keen

  • Food Insecurity and Participation in Community Food Programs among Low-income Toronto Families

    Sharon I. Kirkpatrick;Valerie Tarasuk

  • An examination of at-home food preparation activity among low-income, food-insecure women.

    Carey Mclaughlin;Valerie Tarasuk;Nancy Kreiger

  • Socio-demographic influences on food purchasing among Canadian households.

    L Ricciuto;V Tarasuk;A Yatchew

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig Gundersen
Craig Gundersen Baylor University
Aaron Reeves
Aaron Reeves University of Oxford
James G. Wright
James G. Wright University of Toronto
Blake Poland
Blake Poland University of Toronto
Claire Bombardier
Claire Bombardier University of Toronto
Jeffrey N. Katz
Jeffrey N. Katz Brigham and Women's Hospital
John Frank
John Frank University of Edinburgh
Aleck Ostry
Aleck Ostry University of Victoria
Kim D. Raine
Kim D. Raine University of Alberta
Amy F. Subar
Amy F. Subar National Cancer Institute

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