Blessing Akombi-Inyang

33.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
36 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Blessing Akombi-Inyang is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Blessing Akombi-Inyang has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 18 papers in General Health Professions and 16 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Blessing Akombi-Inyang's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (19 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (13 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (8 papers). Blessing Akombi-Inyang is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (19 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (13 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (8 papers). Blessing Akombi-Inyang collaborates with scholars based in Australia, South Africa and Nigeria. Blessing Akombi-Inyang's co-authors include André M. N. Renzaho, Kingsley Agho, Dafna Merom, John Hall, Nidhi Wali, Thomas Astell‐Burt, Pramesh Raj Ghimire, Felix Akpojene Ogbo, Osita Kingsley Ezeh and Joseph K. Kamara and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Blessing Akombi-Inyang

35 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Stunting, Wasting and Underweight in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

2017 281 citations Blessing Akombi-Inyang, Kingsley Agho et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health profile →
Child malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: A meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys (2006-2016)

2017 270 citations Blessing Akombi-Inyang, Kingsley Agho et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Stunting and severe stunting among children under-5 years in Nigeria: A multilevel analysis

2017 239 citations Blessing Akombi-Inyang, Kingsley Agho et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Blessing Akombi-Inyang Australia	16	1.0k	674	484	361	209	36	1.5k
Rebecca Heidkamp United States	16	1.0k 1.0×	521 0.8×	540 1.1×	261 0.7×	211 1.0×	67	1.4k
Emily C Keats Canada	17	1.2k 1.1×	695 1.0×	485 1.0×	212 0.6×	390 1.9×	40	2.0k
Samson Gebremedhin Ethiopia	24	876 0.9×	574 0.9×	342 0.7×	213 0.6×	279 1.3×	90	1.6k
Khadija Begum Bangladesh	10	729 0.7×	511 0.8×	251 0.5×	265 0.7×	135 0.6×	23	1.1k
Jean‐Christophe Fotso Kenya	17	822 0.8×	976 1.4×	550 1.1×	379 1.0×	170 0.8×	19	1.6k
Amare Tariku Ethiopia	26	1.0k 1.0×	544 0.8×	348 0.7×	255 0.7×	189 0.9×	68	1.6k
Tefera Belachew Ethiopia	25	1.1k 1.1×	764 1.1×	861 1.8×	302 0.8×	346 1.7×	130	2.1k
Kaosar Afsana Bangladesh	29	1.1k 1.0×	947 1.4×	610 1.3×	241 0.7×	316 1.5×	88	2.1k
Ashraful Alam Australia	22	653 0.6×	743 1.1×	475 1.0×	113 0.3×	182 0.9×	100	1.5k
Richard Kumapley United States	10	725 0.7×	374 0.6×	307 0.6×	203 0.6×	170 0.8×	10	972

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Agho, Kingsley, et al.. (2024). Association between Child Nutritional Anthropometric Indices and Iron Deficiencies among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Nepal. Nutrients. 16(5). 698–698. 4 indexed citations

Akombi-Inyang, Blessing, Judith Byaruhanga, Sheila A. Boamah, John Allotey, & Prince Atorkey. (2024). Factors Associated with Psychological Distress during COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study of Sub-Saharan African Migrant Workers across Australia and Canada. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21(9). 1127–1127. 2 indexed citations

Dobbins, Timothy, et al.. (2023). Adolescent Pregnancy in South Asia: A Pooled Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(12). 6099–6099. 2 indexed citations

Ogbo, Felix Akpojene, Mansi Vijaybhai Dhami, Thierno Diallo, et al.. (2023). Factors associated with inadequate receipt of components and non-use of antenatal care services in India: a regional analysis. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 6–6. 8 indexed citations

Byaruhanga, Judith, et al.. (2022). Double burden of malnutrition among migrants and refugees in developed countries: A mixed-methods systematic review. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0273382–e0273382. 11 indexed citations

Razee, Husna, et al.. (2022). Adolescent Pregnancy in South Asia: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(22). 15004–15004. 14 indexed citations

Bhandari, Buna, Zhixin Liu, Sophia Lin, et al.. (2022). Long-Term Consumption of 10 Food Groups and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies. Advances in Nutrition. 14(1). 55–63. 15 indexed citations

Akombi-Inyang, Blessing, et al.. (2022). Regional Trends and Socioeconomic Predictors of Adolescent Pregnancy in Nigeria: A Nationwide Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(13). 8222–8222. 14 indexed citations

Akombi-Inyang, Blessing, et al.. (2021). Association between intimate partner violence and male alcohol use and the receipt of perinatal care: Evidence from Nepal demographic and health survey 2011–2016. PLoS ONE. 16(12). e0259980–e0259980. 2 indexed citations

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Dhami, Mansi Vijaybhai, et al.. (2021). Understanding the Enablers and Barriers to Appropriate Infants and Young Child Feeding Practices in India: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 13(3). 825–825. 14 indexed citations

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Ogbo, Felix Akpojene, et al.. (2020). Breastfeeding in the Community—How Can Partners/Fathers Help? A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(2). 413–413. 81 indexed citations

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Ghimire, Pramesh Raj, et al.. (2020). Association between obesity and miscarriage among women of reproductive age in Nepal. PLoS ONE. 15(8). e0236435–e0236435. 30 indexed citations

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Sahle, Berhe W., Wen Chen, Yohannes Adama Melaku, et al.. (2020). Association of Psychosocial Factors With Risk of Chronic Diseases: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 58(2). e39–e50. 19 indexed citations

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Akombi-Inyang, Blessing & André M. N. Renzaho. (2019). Perinatal Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Meta-Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys. Annals of Global Health. 85(1). 67 indexed citations

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Akombi-Inyang, Blessing, Pramesh Raj Ghimire, & André M. N. Renzaho. (2019). Factors associated with neonatal mortality in the African Great Lakes region: A pooled analysis of national surveys. Journal of Global Health Reports. 2 indexed citations

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Stout, Brian, et al.. (2019). The concept of a child within sub‐Saharan African migrant homes: Reconciling culture and child rights. Child & Family Social Work. 24(4). 519–528. 8 indexed citations

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Akombi-Inyang, Blessing, Kingsley Agho, André M. N. Renzaho, John Hall, & Dafna Merom. (2019). Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in child undernutrition: Evidence from Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (2003 – 2013). PLoS ONE. 14(2). e0211883–e0211883. 61 indexed citations

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Akombi-Inyang, Blessing, Pramesh Raj Ghimire, Kingsley Agho, & André M. N. Renzaho. (2018). Stillbirth in the African Great Lakes region: A pooled analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys. PLoS ONE. 13(8). e0202603–e0202603. 16 indexed citations

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Ghimire, Pramesh Raj, Kingsley Agho, Blessing Akombi-Inyang, et al.. (2018). Perinatal Mortality in South Asia: Systematic Review of Observational Studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(7). 1428–1428. 26 indexed citations

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Akombi-Inyang, Blessing, Kingsley Agho, Dafna Merom, André M. N. Renzaho, & John Hall. (2017). Child malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: A meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys (2006-2016). PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0177338–e0177338. 270 indexed citations breakdown →

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