K. Ryan Wessells

12.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

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K. Ryan Wessells is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Hematology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Ryan Wessells has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 21 papers in Hematology and 14 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in K. Ryan Wessells's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (44 papers), Trace Elements in Health (27 papers) and Iron Metabolism and Disorders (21 papers). K. Ryan Wessells is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (44 papers), Trace Elements in Health (27 papers) and Iron Metabolism and Disorders (21 papers). K. Ryan Wessells collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ghana and Niger. K. Ryan Wessells's co-authors include Kenneth H. Brown, Sonja Y. Hess, Gitanjali M Singh, Charles D. Arnold, Itai Kloog, Samuel S. Myers, Antonella Zanobetti, Joel Schwartz, Césaire T. Ouédraogo and Janet C. King and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

K. Ryan Wessells

52 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Estimating the Global Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency: Results Based on Zinc Availability in National Food Supplies and the Prevalence of Stunting

2012 806 citations K. Ryan Wessells, Kenneth H. Brown PLoS ONE profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. Ryan Wessells United States	19	1.1k	486	418	207	201	55	1.8k
Jamie Westcott United States	28	1.7k 1.4×	592 1.2×	656 1.6×	209 1.0×	358 1.8×	97	2.4k
Karl B. Bailey New Zealand	20	996 0.9×	479 1.0×	509 1.2×	97 0.5×	117 0.6×	42	1.5k
Emorn Wasantwisut Thailand	24	1.6k 1.4×	407 0.8×	753 1.8×	194 0.9×	288 1.4×	37	2.2k
Leland V. Miller United States	29	1.6k 1.4×	878 1.8×	645 1.5×	337 1.6×	150 0.7×	74	2.3k
Michael Hambidge United States	16	997 0.9×	386 0.8×	324 0.8×	381 1.8×	191 1.0×	37	1.6k
Rosalind S. Gibson Canada	17	1.4k 1.2×	554 1.1×	546 1.3×	251 1.2×	162 0.8×	28	2.0k
James P. Wirth United States	21	1.2k 1.0×	285 0.6×	843 2.0×	56 0.3×	320 1.6×	62	2.0k
Olga P. García Mexico	24	686 0.6×	221 0.5×	231 0.6×	110 0.5×	104 0.5×	77	1.8k
Nicolai Petry Switzerland	20	944 0.8×	575 1.2×	728 1.7×	38 0.2×	211 1.0×	39	1.8k
Ines Egli Switzerland	24	1.3k 1.1×	1.2k 2.5×	1.2k 2.9×	69 0.3×	134 0.7×	39	2.9k

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Adu‐Afarwuah, Seth, K. Ryan Wessells, Charles D. Arnold, et al.. (2025). Anemia, micronutrient deficiency, and elevated biomarkers of inflammation among women and children in two districts in the Northern Region of Ghana: A pilot study. PLoS ONE. 20(6). e0317647–e0317647.

Wessells, K. Ryan, Mari S. Manger, Becky L. Tsang, Kenneth H. Brown, & Christine M. McDonald. (2024). Mandatory large-scale food fortification programmes can reduce the estimated prevalence of inadequate zinc intake by up to 50% globally. Nature Food. 5(7). 625–637. 3 indexed citations

Arnold, Charles D., K. Ryan Wessells, Katherine P. Adams, et al.. (2024). Consumption of Discretionary Salt and Salt from Bouillon among Households, Women, and Young Children in Northern Region, Ghana: A Mixed-Methods Study with the Condiment Micronutrient Innovation Trial (CoMIT) Project. Current Developments in Nutrition. 8(3). 102088–102088. 1 indexed citations

McDonald, Christine M., K. Ryan Wessells, Christine P. Stewart, et al.. (2024). Perinatal intervention strategies providing food with micronutrients to pregnant and breastfeeding women in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A scoping review. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 20(4). e13681–e13681. 3 indexed citations

Engle‐Stone, Reina, K. Ryan Wessells, Marjorie J Haskell, et al.. (2024). Effect of multiple micronutrient-fortified bouillon on micronutrient status among women and children in the Northern Region of Ghana: Protocol for the Condiment Micronutrient Innovation Trial (CoMIT), a community-based randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE. 19(5). e0302968–e0302968. 5 indexed citations

Barffour, Maxwell A., Robin M. Bernstein, Guy‐Marino Hinnouho, et al.. (2023). Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF1), IGF Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP3) and Growth Response to Daily Zinc Supplementation: A Randomized Trial in Rural Laotian Children. Nutrients. 15(11). 2590–2590.

Hess, Sonja Y., K. Ryan Wessells, Demewoz Haile, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Published Estimates of the National Prevalence of Iron, Vitamin A, and Zinc Deficiency and Sources of Inconsistencies. Advances in Nutrition. 14(6). 1466–1478. 6 indexed citations

Ouédraogo, Césaire T., et al.. (2021). Out-of-pocket costs and time spent attending antenatal care services: a case study of pregnant women in selected rural communities in Zinder, Niger. BMC Health Services Research. 21(1). 47–47. 6 indexed citations

Dewey, Kathryn G., Christine P. Stewart, K. Ryan Wessells, Elizabeth L. Prado, & Charles D. Arnold. (2021). Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements for the prevention of child malnutrition and promotion of healthy development: overview of individual participant data meta-analysis and programmatic implications. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 114(Suppl 1). 3S–14S. 34 indexed citations

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Wessells, K. Ryan, Kenneth H. Brown, Charles D. Arnold, et al.. (2020). Plasma and Nail Zinc Concentrations, But Not Hair Zinc, Respond Positively to Two Different Forms of Preventive Zinc Supplementation in Young Laotian Children: a Randomized Controlled Trial. Biological Trace Element Research. 199(2). 442–452. 14 indexed citations

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Stewart, Christine P., K. Ryan Wessells, Charles D. Arnold, et al.. (2019). Lipid-based nutrient supplements and all-cause mortality in children 6–24 months of age: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 111(1). 207–218. 41 indexed citations

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Wessells, K. Ryan, et al.. (2019). Assessment of Dietary Intake and Nutrient Gaps, and Development of Food-Based Recommendations, among Pregnant and Lactating Women in Zinder, Niger: An Optifood Linear Programming Analysis. Nutrients. 11(1). 72–72. 29 indexed citations

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McDonald, Christine M., Parminder S. Suchdev, Nancy F. Krebs, et al.. (2019). Adjusting plasma or serum zinc concentrations for inflammation: Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 111(4). 927–937. 57 indexed citations

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Ouédraogo, Césaire T., et al.. (2019). Prevalence and determinants of gestational weight gain among pregnant women in Niger. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 16(1). e12887–e12887. 14 indexed citations

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Hinnouho, Guy‐Marino, Robin M. Bernstein, Maxwell A. Barffour, et al.. (2018). Impact of Two Forms of Daily Preventive Zinc or Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation for Diarrhea on Hair Cortisol Concentrations Among Rural Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 11(1). 47–47. 9 indexed citations

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Barffour, Maxwell A., Guy‐Marino Hinnouho, Sengchanh Kounnavong, et al.. (2018). Effects of Daily Zinc, Daily Multiple Micronutrient Powder, or Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation for Diarrhea Prevention on Physical Growth, Anemia, and Micronutrient Status in Rural Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal of Pediatrics. 207. 80–89.e2. 39 indexed citations

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Hess, Sonja Y., et al.. (2017). Using formative research to promote antenatal care attendance and iron folic acid supplementation in Zinder, Niger. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 14(2). e12525–e12525. 12 indexed citations

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Wessells, K. Ryan, Césaire T. Ouédraogo, Rebecca Young, et al.. (2017). Micronutrient Status among Pregnant Women in Zinder, Niger and Risk Factors Associated with Deficiency. Nutrients. 9(5). 430–430. 27 indexed citations

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Hess, Sonja Y., Césaire T. Ouédraogo, Rebecca Young, et al.. (2016). Urinary iodine concentration identifies pregnant women as iodine deficient yet school-aged children as iodine sufficient in rural Niger. Public Health Nutrition. 20(7). 1154–1161. 18 indexed citations

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Wessells, K. Ryan, et al.. (2007). Zinc Bioavailability from Zinc-Fortified Foods. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 77(3). 174–181. 41 indexed citations

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