Jane Kvalsvig

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Jane Kvalsvig is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Parasitology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Jane Kvalsvig has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 19 papers in Parasitology and 18 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Jane Kvalsvig's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (22 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (19 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (13 papers). Jane Kvalsvig is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (22 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (19 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (13 papers). Jane Kvalsvig collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Jane Kvalsvig's co-authors include Kevin Connolly, Mieke Faber, Elmar Saathoff, Annette Olsen, C.C. Appleton, Michael Zimmermann, AJ Spinnler Benadé, Penny Holding, Myra Taylor and Martha E. van Stuijvenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Jane Kvalsvig

71 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Iron fortification adversely affects the gut microbiome, increases pathogen abundance and induces intestinal inflammation in Kenyan infants

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jane Kvalsvig South Africa	22	1.1k	596	594	583	290	72	2.3k
Lani S. Stephenson United States	32	1.4k 1.2×	618 1.0×	382 0.6×	1.9k 3.2×	319 1.1×	59	3.3k
M. C. Latham United States	22	854 0.8×	323 0.5×	123 0.2×	681 1.2×	156 0.5×	64	1.9k
Julie A. Carter Kenya	15	997 0.9×	1.2k 2.0×	136 0.2×	100 0.2×	520 1.8×	16	2.6k
Amara E. Ezeamama United States	20	364 0.3×	408 0.7×	87 0.1×	587 1.0×	349 1.2×	68	1.7k
Pura Rayco‐Solon United Kingdom	23	646 0.6×	754 1.3×	240 0.4×	48 0.1×	661 2.3×	39	2.5k
Lesley Drake United Kingdom	24	614 0.5×	288 0.5×	66 0.1×	571 1.0×	285 1.0×	58	1.6k
S. M. Grantham‐McGregor Jamaica	23	1.2k 1.0×	610 1.0×	96 0.2×	220 0.4×	383 1.3×	40	2.3k
Penny Holding Kenya	23	732 0.6×	567 1.0×	379 0.6×	57 0.1×	321 1.1×	57	1.9k
Kristine G. Koski Canada	24	633 0.6×	369 0.6×	83 0.1×	282 0.5×	304 1.0×	106	1.8k
Ana Marlúcia Oliveira Assis Brazil	22	843 0.7×	304 0.5×	112 0.2×	207 0.4×	348 1.2×	54	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jane Kvalsvig

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Norwitz, Gabriella A., Chris Desmond, Rachel S. Gruver, et al.. (2023). The impact of caregiver mental health on child prosocial behavior: A longitudinal analysis of children and caregivers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PLoS ONE. 18(10). e0290788–e0290788.

Kvalsvig, Jane, et al.. (2023). The impact of family support and organization on adolescents during school closure under Covid-19 lockdown regulations in an area of South Africa. PLoS ONE. 18(8). e0288501–e0288501. 1 indexed citations

Desmond, Chris, et al.. (2022). The Asenze Cohort Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: protocol and cohort profile. Epidemiology and Health. 44. e2022037–e2022037. 3 indexed citations

Gruver, Rachel S., Sumaya Mall, Jane Kvalsvig, et al.. (2020). Cognitive and Language Development at Age 4–6 Years in Children HIV‐Exposed But Uninfected Compared to Those HIV‐Unexposed and to Children Living With HIV. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2020(171). 39–54. 7 indexed citations

Kvalsvig, Jane, et al.. (2019). Towards a South African model of language-based learning disability. South African Journal of Communication Disorders. 66(1). e1–e8. 5 indexed citations

Smuts, Cornelius M., Tonderayi M. Matsungo, Linda Malan, et al.. (2018). Effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements on growth, psychomotor development, iron status, and morbidity among 6- to 12-mo-old infants in South Africa: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 109(1). 55–68. 40 indexed citations

Kleppa, Elisabeth, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Jane Kvalsvig, et al.. (2017). Co-infection with Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminths in rural South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 113(3/4). 6–6. 12 indexed citations

Taylor, Myra, et al.. (2017). Structural Equation Modeling of the Effects of Family, Preschool, and Stunting on the Cognitive Development of School Children. Frontiers in Nutrition. 4. 17–17. 17 indexed citations

Kvalsvig, Jane, et al.. (2015). A study of hurdles in mass treatment of schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 57(2). 2 indexed citations

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Chhagan, Meera, Claude A. Mellins, Shuaib Kauchali, et al.. (2013). Mental Health Disorders Among Caregivers of Preschool Children in the Asenze Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 18(1). 191–199. 17 indexed citations

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Kitsao-Wekulo, Patricia, Penny Holding, H. Gerry Taylor, et al.. (2013). Nutrition as an important mediator of the impact of background variables on outcome in middle childhood. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7. 713–713. 13 indexed citations

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Kvalsvig, Jane & Marco Albonico. (2013). Effects of geohelminth infections on neurological development. Handbook of clinical neurology. 114. 369–379. 9 indexed citations

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Baumgartner, Jeannine, Cornelius M. Smuts, Linda Malan, et al.. (2012). Effects of iron and n-3 fatty acid supplementation, alone and in combination, on cognition in school children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention in South Africa. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 96(6). 1327–1338. 80 indexed citations

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Kvalsvig, Jane, et al.. (2010). Schistosomiasis and water-related practices in school girls in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa : original research. 25(4). 30–33. 1 indexed citations

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Saathoff, Elmar, Annette Olsen, Jane Kvalsvig, & C.C. Appleton. (2004). Patterns of geohelminth infection, impact of albendazole treatment and re-infection after treatment in schoolchildren from rural KwaZulu-Natal/South-Africa. BMC Infectious Diseases. 4(1). 27–27. 54 indexed citations

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Saathoff, Elmar, Annette Olsen, Jane Kvalsvig, & P. Wenzel Geißler. (2002). Geophagy and its association with geohelminth infection in rural schoolchildren from northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96(5). 485–490. 79 indexed citations

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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

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Taylor, Myra, Hoosen Coovadia, Jane Kvalsvig, C C Jinabhai, & Priscilla Reddy. (1999). Helminth control as an entry point for health-promoting schools in KwaZulu-Natal.. PubMed. 89(3). 273–9. 12 indexed citations

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Stuijvenberg, Martha E. van, et al.. (1999). Effect of iron-, iodine-, and β-carotene–fortified biscuits on the micronutrient status of primary school children: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 69(3). 497–503. 150 indexed citations

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Connolly, Kevin & Jane Kvalsvig. (1993). Infection, nutrition and cognitive performance in children. Parasitology. 107(S1). S187–S200. 72 indexed citations

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