Ernesto Pollitt

12.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
165 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

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Ernesto Pollitt is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernesto Pollitt has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 55 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 27 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Ernesto Pollitt's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (73 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (24 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (22 papers). Ernesto Pollitt is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (73 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (24 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (22 papers). Ernesto Pollitt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Peru and Tanzania. Ernesto Pollitt's co-authors include Theodore D. Wachs, Ponpon Idjradinata, Julie Meeks Gardner, Susan Walker, Julie A. Carter, Betsy Lozoff, Gail A. Wasserman, Rudolph L. Leibel, Kathleen S. Gorman and Jessica Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Psychological Bulletin and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ernesto Pollitt

162 papers receiving 7.8k citations

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Child development: risk factors for adverse outcomes in developing countries

2007 1.5k citations Theodore D. Wachs, Ernesto Pollitt et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ernesto Pollitt United States	48	4.6k	2.5k	1.7k	1.7k	1.5k	165	8.8k
Betsy Lozoff United States	60	5.9k 1.3×	3.8k 1.5×	5.7k 3.3×	1.4k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	233	14.3k
Susan Walker Jamaica	31	8.3k 1.8×	4.7k 1.9×	652 0.4×	1.8k 1.1×	2.1k 1.4×	83	12.5k
Sally Grantham‐McGregor United Kingdom	52	11.2k 2.4×	6.7k 2.7×	1.3k 0.7×	2.3k 1.4×	3.0k 2.0×	127	17.5k
Theodore D. Wachs United States	35	1.6k 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	238 0.1×	932 0.6×	659 0.4×	112	6.3k
Kelley S. Scanlon United States	52	2.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	511 0.3×	4.1k 2.4×	2.5k 1.6×	113	9.3k
John H. Himes United States	49	1.8k 0.4×	3.1k 1.2×	152 0.1×	4.1k 2.5×	702 0.5×	189	10.9k
Julie Meeks Gardner Jamaica	20	2.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	361 0.2×	382 0.2×	435 0.3×	46	3.4k
Ann DiGirolamo United States	29	1.6k 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	138 0.1×	930 0.6×	940 0.6×	72	4.5k
Bernardo Lessa Horta Brazil	59	3.5k 0.8×	4.6k 1.8×	201 0.1×	4.6k 2.7×	5.1k 3.3×	466	18.5k
Lia C. H. Fernald United States	44	3.5k 0.8×	2.4k 1.0×	93 0.1×	1.4k 0.8×	884 0.6×	187	8.1k

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Olney, Deanna K., Patricia Kariger, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, et al.. (2009). Development of Nutritionally At-Risk Young Children Is Predicted by Malaria, Anemia, and Stunting in Pemba, Zanzibar. Journal of Nutrition. 139(4). 763–772. 49 indexed citations

Olney, Deanna K., Ernesto Pollitt, Patricia Kariger, et al.. (2007). Young Zanzibari Children with Iron Deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Stunting, or Malaria Have Lower Motor Activity Scores and Spend Less Time in Locomotion , ,3. Journal of Nutrition. 137(12). 2756–2762. 60 indexed citations

Olney, Deanna K., Ernesto Pollitt, Patricia Kariger, et al.. (2006). Combined Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation with or without Zinc Reduces Time to Walking Unassisted among Zanzibari Infants 5- to 11-mo old. Journal of Nutrition. 136(9). 2427–2434. 72 indexed citations

Pollitt, Ernesto, et al.. (2002). Developmental Trajectories of Poorly Nourished Toddlers that Received a Micronutrient Supplement with and without Energy. Journal of Nutrition. 132(9). 2617–2625. 7 indexed citations

Stoltzfus, Rebecca J., Jane Kvalsvig, Antonio Montresor, et al.. (2001). Effects of iron supplementation and anthelmintic treatment on motor and language development of preschool children in Zanzibar: double blind, placebo controlled study. BMJ. 323(7326). 1389–1389. 241 indexed citations

Pollitt, Ernesto, et al.. (2000). Effects of an energy and micronutrient supplement on iron deficiency anemia, physical activity and motor and mental development in undernourished children in Indonesia. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 54(S2). S114–S119. 53 indexed citations

Pollitt, Ernesto, et al.. (2000). Effects of an energy and micronutrient supplement on play behavior in undernourished children in Indonesia. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 54(S2). S91–S106. 10 indexed citations

Cueto, Santiago, Enrique Jacoby, & Ernesto Pollitt. (1997). Tiempo en la tarea y actividades educativas en escuelas rurales del Perú. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Educativos. 27(3). 105–120. 3 indexed citations

Watkins, William & Ernesto Pollitt. (1997). "Stupidity or worms": Do intestinal worms impair mental performance?. Psychological Bulletin. 121(2). 171–191. 87 indexed citations

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Pollitt, Ernesto, Mari S. Golub, Kathleen S. Gorman, et al.. (1996). A Reconceptualization of the Effects of Undernutrition on Children’s Biological, Psychosocial, and Behavioral Development and commentaries. 10(5). 1–32. 32 indexed citations

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Watkins, William, et al.. (1996). The effects of deworming on indicators of school performance in Guatemala. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 90(2). 156–161. 45 indexed citations

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Pollitt, Ernesto. (1995). Functional Significance of the Covariance between Protein Energy Malnutrition and Iron Deficiency Anemia. Journal of Nutrition. 125(8 Suppl). 2272S–2277S. 47 indexed citations

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Pollitt, Ernesto & Kathleen S. Gorman. (1993). NUTRITION AND DEVELOPMENT: CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTERVENTION. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. 58(7). 116–118.

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Pollitt, Ernesto, et al.. (1992). Causas y consecuencias del retraso del crecimiento intrauterino en america latina. 112(6). 473–493. 6 indexed citations

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Soemantri, Ag, et al.. (1988). Iron supplementation and physical growth of rural Indonesian children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 47(3). 496–501. 133 indexed citations

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Soemantri, Ag, et al.. (1985). Iron deficiency anemia and educational achievement. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 42(6). 1221–1228. 216 indexed citations

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Pollitt, Ernesto, et al.. (1982). Studies regarding the impact of micronutrient status on behavior in man: iron deficiency as a model. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 35(5). 1211–1221. 25 indexed citations

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Pollitt, Ernesto, et al.. (1981). The Bacon Chow study: maternal nutritional supplementation and birth weight of offspring. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 34(10). 2133–2144. 67 indexed citations

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Pollitt, Ernesto & Rudolph L. Leibel. (1976). Iron deficiency and behavior. The Journal of Pediatrics. 88(3). 372–381. 146 indexed citations

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Pollitt, Ernesto & John Money. (1964). Studies in the psychology of dwarfism. I.Intelligence quotient and school achievement. The Journal of Pediatrics. 64(3). 415–421. 45 indexed citations

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