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Researcher · Human Sciences Research Council · South Africa

Whadi‐ah Parker

Whadi‐ah Parker publishes mostly in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Pharmacy, on topics such as Obesity and Health Practices, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.

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World rank
#1,190,527
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in South Africa
#4,829
of 29,826
Works
31
Citations
1.3k
Citations per work
41.2
h-index
15
i10-index 16Top 31% in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Whadi‐ah Parker

What does Whadi‐ah Parker research?

Whadi‐ah Parker's work is mostly in Medicine (24%), Health Professions (19%), Nursing (7%).

Health Sciences: 16 works · 50.5% of their workMedicine: 7 works · 24.1% of their workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 works · 18.1% of their workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 works · 6.0% of their workHealth Professions: 6 works · 19.2% of their workGeneral Health Professions: 3 works · 10.8% of their workPharmacy: 3 works · 8.4% of their workNursing: 2 works · 7.2% of their workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 works · 7.2% of their workEverything else: 14 works · 44.7% of their workSocial Sciences: 1 works · 4.8% of their workPsychology: 1 works · 4.8% of their workClinical Psychology: 1 works · 4.8% of their workTHEIR WORKWhadi‐ah Parker31works
Health Sciences50%Social Sciences5%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine724.1%
    2. Health Professions619.2%
    3. Nursing27.2%
  2. Everything else1444.7%
    1. Psychology14.8%
  1. 1Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health18% of their works
  2. 2General Health Professions11% of their works
  3. 3Pharmacy8% of their works
  4. 4Nutrition and Dietetics7% of their works
  5. 5Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism6% of their works
  6. 6Clinical Psychology5% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Whadi‐ah Parker's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Public Health, Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, Childhood, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity Stigma, Overweight and Weight Bias.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most. The words come from the keyword list OpenAlex gives each topic, not from the text of the papers, so a word can appear that none of the papers uses.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Public Health142 topics
  2. Obesity133 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease72 topics
  4. Childhood71 topic
  5. Metabolic Syndrome72 topics
  6. Obesity Stigma71 topic
  7. Overweight71 topic
  8. Weight Bias71 topic
  9. Child Development51 topic
  10. Food Insecurity51 topic
  11. Health Outcomes51 topic
  12. Maternal and Child Undernutrition51 topic
  13. Corporate Political Activity41 topic
  14. Inflammation41 topic
  15. Mediterranean Diet41 topic
  16. Non-Communicable Diseases41 topic
  17. Consumer Acceptance31 topic
  18. Diabetes31 topic
  19. Insulin Resistance31 topic
  20. Ultra-Processed Foods31 topic

Where does Whadi‐ah Parker work?

Whadi‐ah Parker's main affiliation in the publication record is Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa.

How many publications and citations does Whadi‐ah Parker have?

OpenAlex counts 31 works and 1,276 citations for Whadi‐ah Parker, an h-index of 15, ranking #1,190,527 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised citation excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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