Best Researcher Award
Rika Rachmalina
National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia
Rika Rachmalina is a researcher affiliated with the National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia whose documented scholarly work is situated within medicine and public health, with particular relevance to nutrition, child health, maternal health, health-care access, and population-level health disparities. Her publication record includes collaborative research addressing child malnutrition, minimum acceptable diet practices, nutritional and socioeconomic disparities, hemoglobin-related characteristics, alcohol consumption, and pregnancy complications in Indonesia. These themes provide a coherent basis for consideration under the Best Researcher Award at the International Popular Scientist Awards.
Abstract
Rika Rachmalina’s research profile reflects sustained engagement with population health and medical research in the Indonesian context. Her documented publications examine determinants of child nutrition, malnutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic, geographic and socioeconomic disparities in child undernutrition, dietary and biochemical characteristics of the Indonesian population, alcohol consumption, and barriers to health-care access associated with pregnancy complications. The reported Scopus profile contains 12 documents, 148 citations, and an h-index of 7. Together with her multidisciplinary collaborations, these outputs indicate a research portfolio concerned with identifying health determinants and generating evidence relevant to public-health policy and health-system planning. The publications cited in this profile provide the principal basis for evaluating her suitability for recognition through the Best Researcher Award.
Keywords
Rika Rachmalina; medicine; public health; child nutrition; malnutrition; maternal health; health-care access; nutritional disparities; epidemiology; Indonesia; population health; research impact; Best Researcher Award.
Introduction
Research on population health in Indonesia requires consideration of demographic, socioeconomic, nutritional, geographic, and health-system factors. Rachmalina’s documented scholarly contributions address several of these dimensions through observational and population-oriented studies. Her work on child undernutrition, for example, considers variation across Indonesia’s districts, while other studies examine dietary practices among young children and factors associated with access to health care. [1] [2] [4] [6]
The available publication record also demonstrates collaborative research across related areas of medicine and public health. Her authorship on studies concerning child malnutrition, alcohol consumption, hemoglobin levels, and pregnancy complications illustrates an emphasis on identifying measurable health risks and disparities within the Indonesian population. [2] [3] [5] [6]
Research Profile
Rachmalina is associated with the National Research and Innovation Agency in Indonesia and is identified within the medicine subject area. The supplied bibliometric profile reports 12 indexed documents, 148 citations, and an h-index of 7 under Scopus Author ID 57202159129. These indicators provide a quantitative description of the indexed publication record, while the individual publications provide additional context concerning the themes and populations addressed by the research. [1]
- Primary field: Medicine and public health.
- Geographic focus: Indonesia and Indonesian population health.
- Research themes: child nutrition, malnutrition, health disparities, maternal health, health-care access, dietary practices, alcohol consumption, and population health.
- Reported Scopus documents: 12.
- Reported citations: 148.
- Reported h-index: 7.
Research Contributions
A significant component of Rachmalina’s publication record concerns nutritional health among Indonesian children. The 2025 article Factors for minimum acceptable diet practice among 6–23-month-old children in rural and urban areas of Indonesia investigates factors associated with minimum acceptable diet practices among young children across rural and urban settings. The study was published in the Korean Journal of Family Medicine and includes Rachmalina among its contributors. [1]
Her work also includes research on child malnutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic. Published in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition in 2022, the article addresses the implications of the pandemic for child nutritional conditions in Indonesia and contributes to the broader evidence base concerning vulnerable pediatric populations during periods of health-system disruption. [2]
Publications
- Factors for minimum acceptable diet practice among 6–23-month-old children in rural and urban areas of Indonesia. Korean Journal of Family Medicine, 2025. Contributors include Rika Rachmawati, Rika Rachmalina, Yunita Diana Sari, Tri Wurisastuti, Kencana Sari, Ayunina Rizky Ferdina, Noviati Fuada, and Tin Afifah. [1]
- Child Malnutrition during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, 2022. Contributors: Lestari Octavia and Rika Rachmalina. [2]
- Prevalence Of Indonesia’s Alcohol Consumption, Risk Factors, And Its Cluster Mapping: An Analysis Of Indonesia Basic Health Survey 2018. Gizi Indonesia, 2022. Contributors include Prisca Petty Arfines, Rika Rachmalina, Rofingatul Mubasyiroh, Tities Puspita, and Fuska Atomita Restu Arfines. [3]
- Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparity in Child Undernutrition across 514 Districts in Indonesia. Nutrients, 2022. Contributors include Dumilah Ayuningtyas, Dwi Hapsari, Rika Rachmalina, Vilda Amir, Riani Rachmawati, and Dian Kusuma. [4]
Research Impact
The reported bibliometric indicators—12 documents, 148 citations, and an h-index of 7—provide evidence of an established indexed publication record. [1] Beyond these numerical measures, the subject matter of the publications is relevant to public-health questions with direct implications for population-level health assessment. Research addressing child undernutrition across 514 districts, for example, contributes evidence concerning spatial and socioeconomic differences that may be relevant to nutritional planning and resource allocation. [4]
The range of topics represented in the cited publications also indicates interdisciplinary engagement. Nutritional epidemiology, maternal health, health-care accessibility, behavioral risk factors, and population-level biochemical characteristics appear within the documented record. [1] [3] [5] [6]
Award Suitability
The Best Researcher Award recognizes research profiles demonstrating meaningful scholarly activity, documented research output, and contributions to a defined field. Based on the supplied profile, Rachmalina’s work presents several characteristics relevant to such an assessment.
- Established publication record: The supplied Scopus profile reports 12 documents and 148 citations, with an h-index of 7.
- Relevant medical research: Her publications address nutrition, child health, maternal health, health-care access, and population-level risk factors.
- Population-health relevance: Several studies investigate health conditions and disparities affecting Indonesian communities, including children and pregnant women.
- Collaborative scholarship: The cited publications demonstrate collaboration with researchers from related medical, nutritional, epidemiological, and public-health disciplines.
- Evidence-oriented research: The publication portfolio uses population and health data to examine determinants and disparities relevant to medical and public-health research.
Conclusion
Rika Rachmalina’s documented research profile is centered on medicine and population health, with a substantial emphasis on nutritional health, child undernutrition, maternal health, health-care access, and health disparities in Indonesia. Her cited publications span 2021 to 2025 and demonstrate continuing engagement with health-related questions of national and population-level relevance. [1] [2] [4] [6] The supplied bibliometric indicators further document an indexed scholarly record of 12 documents, 148 citations, and an h-index of 7. On the basis of these documented research activities, her profile is relevant for consideration in the Best Researcher Award category of the International Popular Scientist Awards.
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References
- Crossref. (2025). Factors for minimum acceptable diet practice among 6–23-month-old children in rural and urban areas of Indonesia. Korean Journal of Family Medicine.
https://doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.23.0284
- Crossref. (2022). Child Malnutrition during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition.
https://doi.org/10.5223/pghn.2022.25.4.347
- Crossref. (2022). Prevalence Of Indonesia’s Alcohol Consumption, Risk Factors, And Its Cluster Mapping: An Analysis Of Indonesia Basic Health Survey 2018. Gizi Indonesia.
- Crossref. (2022). Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparity in Child Undernutrition across 514 Districts in Indonesia. Nutrients.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14040843
- Crossref. (2021). Perbedaan Kadar Hemoglobin Darah Menurut Karakteristik Dan Frekuensi Konsumsi Tepung Terigu Penduduk Indonesia Umur 10 Tahun Ke Atas. Gizi Indonesia.
- Crossref. (2021). Perceived Barriers in Accessing Health Care and the Risk of Pregnancy Complications in Indonesia. International Journal of Women’s Health.
https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S310850