Kala M. Mehta

69.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Kala M. Mehta is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kala M. Mehta has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in General Health Professions, 22 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 21 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Kala M. Mehta's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (21 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (18 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (13 papers). Kala M. Mehta is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (21 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (18 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (13 papers). Kala M. Mehta collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Switzerland. Kala M. Mehta's co-authors include Kristine Yaffe, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Gwen Yeo, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Monique M.B. Breteler, Ann M. O’Hare, C. Seth Landefeld, Louise C. Walter, Hilsa N. Ayonayon and Anne B. Newman and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Kala M. Mehta

83 papers receiving 5.1k citations

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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.

Age Affects Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease

2007 505 citations Ann M. O’Hare, Andy I. Choi et al. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology profile →
Systematic review of dementia prevalence and incidence in United States race/ethnic populations

2016 293 citations Kala M. Mehta et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Factors associated with applying to graduate/professional degrees for students engaged in undergraduate research experiences at minority serving institutions 2025 ·Frontiers in Education ·Lourdes E. Echegoyen, Kala M. Mehta, Karsten Hueffer, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas E. Keller, (unknown), Stephen B. Aley, (unknown), Payam Sheikhattari, Amy Wagler	0
2	The Danish-American Research Exchange (DARE): a cross-sectional study of a binational research education program 2023 ·BMC Medical Education ·Kala M. Mehta, Karin L. Petersen, Steven N. Goodman, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Martin Bøgsted, (unknown), (unknown), Richard E. Shaw, Jens Dahlgaard Hove, (unknown), Carlos Milla, Vibeke Andersen, Niels Ejskjær, Vibeke Brix Christensen, (unknown), Andreas Kjær, Peter Chin‐Hong	1
3	Traditional Healers as Health Care Providers for the Latine Community in the United States, a Systematic Review 2022 ·Health Equity ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Erika Meza, Anna María Nápoles, Kala M. Mehta	13
4	Social Innovation For Health Research: Development of the SIFHR Checklist 2021 ·PLoS Medicine ·Eneyi E. Kpokiri, Elizabeth Chen, Jingjing Li, Sarah Payne, (unknown), Kaosar Afsana, Uche Amazigo, Phyllis Awor, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Luis Gabriel Cuervo, Kala M. Mehta, (unknown), Joseph D. Tucker	10
5	Effects of integrated economic and health interventions with women’s groups on health-related knowledge, behaviours and outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol 2021 ·BMJ Open ·Sapna Desai, Kala M. Mehta, (unknown), (unknown), Osasuyi Dirisu, Hong-Nei Wong, Thomas de Hoop, Gary L. Darmstadt	2
6	Patterns of torture among forcibly displaced Eritreans in California: A cross-sectional study 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·P. Suzanne Portnoy, Alejandro Díaz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kala M. Mehta, (unknown)	1
7	Impact of the Ananya program on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition in Bihar, India: early results from a quasi-experimental study 2020 ·Journal of Global Health ·Gary L. Darmstadt, Yingjie Weng, (unknown), Victoria Ward, Kala M. Mehta, Evan Borkum, Jason Bentley, Hina Raheel, Anu Rangarajan, Debarshi Bhattacharya, Usha Kiran Tarigopula, Priya Nanda, Swetha Sridharan, Dana Rotz, Suzan L. Carmichael, Safa Abdalla, Wolfgang Munar	11
8	Geospatial variations in trends of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition indicators at block level in Bihar, India, during scale-up of Ananya program interventions. 2020 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Safa Abdalla, (unknown), Kala M. Mehta, Victoria Ward, Gary L. Darmstadt	2
9	Duration of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients 2018 ·Annals of Intensive Care ·(unknown), Theis Skovsgaard Itenov, Kala M. Mehta, Raymond K. Hsu, Morten H. Bestle, Kathleen D. Liu	45
10	Higher Birthweight and Maternal Pre-pregnancy BMI Persist with Obesity Association at Age 9 in High Risk Latino Children 2018 ·Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health ·(unknown), Daniel Faurholt‐Jepsen, (unknown), (unknown), Kala M. Mehta, Vibeke Brix Christensen, Janet M. Wojcicki	14
11	fMRI Activation During Executive Function Predicts Response to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Older, Depressed Adults 2014 ·American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry ·Dolores Gallagher‐Thompson, Shelli R. Kesler, Keith Sudheimer, Kala M. Mehta, Larry W. Thompson, (unknown), Jason M. Holland, Robert P. Reiser, Natalie Rasgon, Alan F. Schatzberg, Ruth O’Hara	43
12	Medical Center Characteristics Associated with PSA Screening in Elderly Veterans with Limited Life Expectancy 2011 ·Journal of General Internal Medicine ·(unknown), Katharine A. Kirby, Kala M. Mehta, Richard M. Hoffman, Adam A. Powell, Stephen J. Freedland, Brenda Sirovich, Elizabeth M. Yano, Louise C. Walter	24
13	Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Screening Mammography Use in Older US Women 2010 ·American Journal of Public Health ·Kala M. Mehta, Kathy Fung, Christine E. Kistler, Anna Chang, Louise C. Walter	40
14	Risk Perception and Preference for Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease 2009 ·Value in Health ·Sukyung Chung, Kala M. Mehta, Martha Shumway, Jennifer Alvidrez, Eliseo J. Pérez‐Stable	22
15	Age Affects Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease breakdown → 2007 ·Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ·Ann M. O’Hare, Andy I. Choi, Daniel Bertenthal, Peter Bacchetti, Amit X. Garg, James S. Kaufman, Louise C. Walter, Kala M. Mehta, Michael A. Steinman, Michael Allon, William M. McClellan, C. Seth Landefeld	505
16	Anxiety Symptoms and Decline in Physical Function over 5 Years in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study 2007 ·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·Kala M. Mehta, Kristine Yaffe, Gretchen A. Brenes, Anne B. Newman, Ronald I. Shorr, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Hilsa N. Ayonayon, Susan M. Rubin, Kenneth E. Covinsky	48
17	Limited literacy and mortality in the elderly 2006 ·Journal of General Internal Medicine ·Rebecca L. Sudore, Kristine Yaffe, Suzanne Satterfield, Tamara B. Harris, Kala M. Mehta, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Anne B. Newman, Caterina Rosano, Ronica Rooks, Susan M. Rubin, Hilsa N. Ayonayon, Dean Schillinger	373
18	Major Depression and Cognitive Decline After 11.5 Years: Findings from the ECA Study 2003 ·The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease ·Adam Rosenblatt, Kala M. Mehta, Alan J. Romanoski, William W. Eaton, Constantine G. Lyketsos	6
19	Subclinical hyperthyroidism and the risk of dementia. The Rotterdam study 2000 ·Clinical Endocrinology ·Sandra Kalmijn, Kala M. Mehta, Huibert A. P. Pols, Albert Hofman, Hemmo A. Drexhage, Monique M.B. Breteler	246
20	Trabeculectomy with intraoperative mitomycin C versus 5-fluorouracil 2000 ·Ophthalmology ·Kuldev Singh, Kala M. Mehta, (unknown), James C. Tsai, Marlene R. Moster, Donald L. Budenz, David S. Greenfield, Philip Chen, John Cohen, George Baerveldt, Saad Shaikh	134

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