Joshua V. Garn

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Joshua V. Garn is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Joshua V. Garn has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 22 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 14 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Joshua V. Garn's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (32 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (18 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (14 papers). Joshua V. Garn is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (32 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (18 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (14 papers). Joshua V. Garn collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Joshua V. Garn's co-authors include Matthew C. Freeman, Thomas Clasen, Gloria D. Sclar, Kelly Alexander, Gauthami Penakalapati, Sophie Boisson, Kate Medlicott, Eva Rehfuess, Rebecca Williamson and Godfrey P. Oakley and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Joshua V. Garn

38 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

The impact of sanitation on infectious disease and nutritional status: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2017 236 citations Matthew C. Freeman, Joshua V. Garn et al. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joshua V. Garn United States	20	920	474	329	198	182	39	1.5k
Afework Mulugeta Ethiopia	28	1.4k 1.5×	927 2.0×	354 1.1×	128 0.6×	653 3.6×	175	2.8k
Mduduzi N. N. Mbuya United States	26	1.9k 2.1×	694 1.5×	536 1.6×	42 0.2×	560 3.1×	87	2.6k
Frank T. Wieringa France	33	2.8k 3.0×	645 1.4×	206 0.6×	118 0.6×	471 2.6×	141	3.8k
Ana Marlúcia Oliveira Assis Brazil	22	843 0.9×	304 0.6×	104 0.3×	207 1.0×	436 2.4×	54	1.7k
Elizabeth Mason United States	14	879 1.0×	1.1k 2.2×	159 0.5×	45 0.2×	418 2.3×	23	2.2k
Grace S. Marquis Canada	28	1.1k 1.2×	428 0.9×	214 0.7×	55 0.3×	502 2.8×	106	2.2k
Daniel Mäusezahl Switzerland	20	1.0k 1.1×	398 0.8×	225 0.7×	287 1.4×	214 1.2×	67	1.9k
Michèle Dramaix Belgium	24	526 0.6×	366 0.8×	93 0.3×	51 0.3×	307 1.7×	115	2.0k
Elli Leontsini United States	22	735 0.8×	327 0.7×	167 0.5×	85 0.4×	356 2.0×	59	1.8k
Christine P. Stewart United States	31	2.9k 3.1×	1.5k 3.2×	737 2.2×	67 0.3×	744 4.1×	123	4.2k

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Garn, Joshua V., et al.. (2024). Water, food, and mental well-being: Associations between drinking water source, household water and food insecurity, and mental well-being of low-income pregnant women in urban Mozambique. PLOS Water. 3(6). e0000219–e0000219. 1 indexed citations

Garn, Joshua V., et al.. (2024). Water, sanitation, and hygiene insecurity and disease prevention behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in low-income neighborhoods of Beira, Mozambique. PLoS ONE. 19(11). e0310490–e0310490.

Lévy, Karen, Joshua V. Garn, Sydney Hubbard, et al.. (2023). Study design and rationale for the PAASIM project: a matched cohort study on urban water supply improvements and infant enteric pathogen infection, gut microbiome development and health in Mozambique. BMJ Open. 13(3). e067341–e067341. 1 indexed citations

Garn, Joshua V., et al.. (2022). Spatial heterogeneity of neighborhood-level water and sanitation access in informal urban settlements: A cross-sectional case study in Beira, Mozambique. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(6). e0000022–e0000022. 8 indexed citations

Freeman, Matthew C., Maryann G. Delea, Joshua V. Garn, et al.. (2022). The impact of a demand-side sanitation and hygiene promotion intervention on sustained behavior change and health in Amhara, Ethiopia: A cluster-randomized trial. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). e0000056–e0000056. 14 indexed citations

Apanga, Paschal Awingura, Elizabeth Christiansen, Ann M. Weber, et al.. (2022). The role of state breastfeeding laws and programs on exclusive breastfeeding practice among mothers in the special supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). International Breastfeeding Journal. 17(1). 46–46. 2 indexed citations

Apanga, Paschal Awingura, et al.. (2022). Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in sink drains of 40 healthcare facilities in Sindh, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE. 17(2). e0263297–e0263297. 16 indexed citations

Apanga, Paschal Awingura, Matthew C. Freeman, Zoë Sakas, & Joshua V. Garn. (2022). Assessing the Sustainability of an Integrated Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Approach: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Evaluation in 10 Countries. Global Health Science and Practice. 10(4). e2100564–e2100564. 4 indexed citations

Apanga, Paschal Awingura, Ann M. Weber, Lyndsey A. Darrow, et al.. (2021). The interrelationship between water access, exclusive breastfeeding and diarrhea in children: a cross-sectional assessment across 19 African countries. Journal of Global Health. 11. 4001–4001. 11 indexed citations

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Huang, Mengjiao, Matthew J. Strickland, Heather A. Holmes, et al.. (2021). Acute associations between heatwaves and preterm and early-term birth in 50 US metropolitan areas: a matched case-control study. Environmental Health. 20(1). 47–47. 21 indexed citations

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Delea, Maryann G., Bethany A. Caruso, Joshua V. Garn, et al.. (2019). Design of a parallel cluster-randomized trial assessing the impact of a demand-side sanitation and hygiene intervention on sustained behavior change and mental well-being in rural and peri-urban Amhara, Ethiopia: Andilaye study protocol. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 801–801. 11 indexed citations

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Baker, Julia M., Victoria Trinies, Rachel N. Bronzan, et al.. (2018). The associations between water and sanitation and hookworm infection using cross-sectional data from Togo's national deworming program. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12(3). e0006374–e0006374. 17 indexed citations

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Sclar, Gloria D., Gauthami Penakalapati, Bethany A. Caruso, et al.. (2018). Exploring the relationship between sanitation and mental and social well-being: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis. Social Science & Medicine. 217. 121–134. 64 indexed citations

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Garn, Joshua V., et al.. (2017). The Role of Adherence on the Impact of a School-Based Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Intervention in Mali. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96(4). 984–993. 24 indexed citations

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Sclar, Gloria D., Joshua V. Garn, Gauthami Penakalapati, et al.. (2017). Effects of sanitation on cognitive development and school absence: A systematic review. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 220(6). 917–927. 38 indexed citations

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Garn, Joshua V., Babette Brumback, Carolyn Drews‐Botsch, et al.. (2016). Estimating the Effect of School Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Improvements on Pupil Health Outcomes. Epidemiology. 27(5). 752–760. 19 indexed citations

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Sclar, Gloria D., Gauthami Penakalapati, Heather K. Amato, et al.. (2016). Assessing the impact of sanitation on indicators of fecal exposure along principal transmission pathways: A systematic review. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 219(8). 709–723. 81 indexed citations

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Okoyo, Collins, Birgit Nikolay, Jimmy Kihara, et al.. (2016). Monitoring the impact of a national school based deworming programme on soil-transmitted helminths in Kenya: the first three years, 2012 – 2014. Parasites & Vectors. 9(1). 408–408. 39 indexed citations

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Freeman, Matthew C., Anna N. Chard, Birgit Nikolay, et al.. (2015). Associations between school- and household-level water, sanitation and hygiene conditions and soil-transmitted helminth infection among Kenyan school children. Parasites & Vectors. 8(1). 412–412. 50 indexed citations

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Caruso, Bethany A., Matthew C. Freeman, Joshua V. Garn, et al.. (2014). Assessing the impact of a school‐based latrine cleaning and handwashing program on pupil absence in Nyanza Province, Kenya: a cluster‐randomized trial. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 19(10). 1185–1197. 48 indexed citations

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