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Rana F. Chehab

Nursing · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2018Rising activity
Child Nutrition and Water AccessBirth, Development, and HealthGestational Diabetes Research and ManagementObesity, Physical Activity, DietFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Publications

40

Citations

418

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2018

Research summary
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Rana F. Chehab studies how factors like nutrition, food insecurity, neighborhood environment, and metabolic health during pregnancy affect maternal and child health outcomes, such as gestational diabetes, hypertension in pregnancy, birth outcomes, and childhood obesity. Much of this work uses large population-based cohorts and metabolomic (biochemical) profiling to understand how social and environmental conditions before and during pregnancy shape health risks across the life course. The research often highlights racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in pregnancy-related health outcomes.

Maternal and perinatal healthFood insecurity and neighborhood food environmentGestational diabetes and pregnancy metabolismHealth disparities by race, ethnicity, and placeBirth outcomes and childhood obesity risk

Publication output has grown from a low base around 2017-2018 to a steadier pace of about 5 papers per year over the last five years, with a notable peak in 2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.0/year recently
172018: 2 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 9 publications9242025: 5 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Current Developments in Nutrition×7
  • JAMA Network Open×3
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition×3
  • Figshare×3
  • Nutrients×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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