Nithya Neelakantan

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Nithya Neelakantan, an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, leads a research group focused on diet, health outcomes, and disease risk. Her work utilizes meta-analyses and systematic reviews to synthesize existing research and draws upon large cohort studies, such as the Singapore Chinese Health Study, to investigate the associations between dietary patterns and various health conditions.

Dr. Neelakantan's recent publications examine the relationship between plant-based diets and cardiovascular disease mortality, meat consumption and type 2 diabetes, and sugar-sweetened beverage intake and cardiometabolic risks in Asian populations. Her research also explores the impact of dietary quality changes on cognitive function and the interplay between genetic susceptibility, diet, and cardiovascular disease mortality. She has a scholarly profile with an h-index of 28 and over 2,800 citations across 57 publications, reflecting her designation as a highly cited researcher.

Her collaborative network includes researchers such as Jian-Min Yuan from the University of Arkansas for Fayetteville and Michael R. Thomsen from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom she has co-authored publications.

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• h-index: 28
• Publications: 57
• Citations: 2,879