Kenneth Maleta

12.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
249 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

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Kenneth Maleta is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth Maleta has authored 249 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 199 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 74 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 69 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Kenneth Maleta's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (186 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (69 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (42 papers). Kenneth Maleta is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (186 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (69 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (42 papers). Kenneth Maleta collaborates with scholars based in Malawi, United States and Finland. Kenneth Maleta's co-authors include Per Ashorn, Mark Manary, Indi Trehan, Kathryn G. Dewey, Yin Bun Cheung, Chrissie Thakwalakwa, John Phuka, Ulla Ashorn, Teija Kulmala and André Briend and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth Maleta

245 papers receiving 7.2k citations

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Gut bacteria that prevent growth impairments transmitted by microbiota from malnourished children

2016 542 citations Mark Manary, Josh M Jorgensen et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Culture-independent meta-pangenomics enabled by long-read metagenomics reveals associations with pediatric undernutrition 2025 ·Cell ·Jeremiah J. Minich, (unknown), M. Omar Din, Michael J. Tisza, Kenneth Maleta, (unknown), Nolan T. Hartwick, (unknown), Caitriona Brennan, (unknown), Justin P. Shaffer, Emily R. Murray, (unknown), Rob Knight, Kevin Stephenson, Mark Manary, Todd P. Michael	0
2	Associations of fish and meat intake with iron and anaemia in Malawian children 2024 ·Maternal and Child Nutrition ·(unknown), Charles D. Arnold, Bess Caswell, Lora Iannotti, Kenneth Maleta, Christine P. Stewart	6
3	Protein quality malnutrition 2024 ·Frontiers in Nutrition ·Mark Manary, (unknown), Kenneth Maleta	1
4	Examining infants’ visual paired comparison performance in the US and rural Malawi 2023 ·Developmental Science ·(unknown), Charles D. Arnold, (unknown), Bess Caswell, Zhijun Chen, Katherine Cox, (unknown), (unknown), Kenneth Maleta, Christine P. Stewart, Lisa M. Oakes, Elizabeth L. Prado	3
5	Cross-sectional health centre and community-based evaluation of the impact of pneumococcal and malaria vaccination on antibiotic prescription and usage, febrile illness and antimicrobial resistance in young children in Malawi: the IVAR study protocol 2023 ·BMJ Open ·David A. Singleton, Ana Belén Ibarz-Pavón, Todd D. Swarthout, (unknown), Jennifer Cornick, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), James Chirombo, Gift Kawalazira, (unknown), Charles Mwansambo, Kenneth Maleta, Neil French, Robert S. Heyderman	1
6	A Systematic Review on the Optimal Dose and Duration of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) for 6–59-Month-Old Children with Severe Wasting or Oedema 2023 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Isabel Potani, John Phuka, Kenneth Maleta	2
7	Association between prenatal provision of lipid‐based nutrient supplements and caesarean delivery: Findings from a randomised controlled trial in Malawi 2022 ·Maternal and Child Nutrition ·(unknown), Juha Pyykkö, Ulla Ashorn, Kathryn G. Dewey, Austrida Gondwe, Ulla Harjunmaa, Kenneth Maleta, Minyanga Nkhoma, Stephen A. Vosti, Per Ashorn, (unknown)	2
8	Provision of small‐quantity lipid‐based nutrient supplements does not improve intestinal health among rural Malawian children 2022 ·Maternal and Child Nutrition ·(unknown), Ulla Ashorn, (unknown), Kenneth Maleta, Lotta Hallamaa, (unknown), Emma Kortekangas, Kathryn G. Dewey, Per Ashorn, Yue‐Mei Fan	1
9	Posture‐Related Differences in Cardiovascular Function Between Young Men and Women: Study of Noninvasive Hemodynamics in Rural Malawi 2022 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Onni Niemelä, Charles Mangani, Kenneth Maleta, Per Ashorn, Ulla Ashorn, Ilkka Pörsti	5
10	Re-Defining the Population-Specific Cut-Off Mark for Vitamin A Deficiency in Pre-School Children of Malawi 2021 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), Edward J. M. Joy, (unknown), Suzanne Filteau, Kenneth Maleta, John Phuka	5
11	Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Increase Infants’ Plasma Essential Fatty Acid Levels in Ghana and Malawi: A Secondary Outcome Analysis of the iLiNS-DYAD Randomized Trials 2021 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Seth Adu‐Afarwuah, Charles D. Arnold, Anna Lartey, Harriet Okronipa, Kenneth Maleta, Per Ashorn, Ulla Ashorn, Yue‐Mei Fan, (unknown), Emma Kortekangas, Brietta M. Oaks, (unknown), Kathryn G. Dewey	1
12	Inflammation Adjustment by Two Methods Decreases the Estimated Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Malawi 2020 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), Felix Phiri, Martin R. Broadley, Edward J. M. Joy, (unknown), Kenneth Maleta, John Phuka	15
13	Protein quality in ready‐to‐use supplementary foods for moderate wasting 2020 ·Maternal and Child Nutrition ·(unknown), Hans H Stein, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kenneth Maleta, Mark Manary	5
14	Impacts of an egg complementary feeding trial on energy intake and dietary diversity in Malawi 2020 ·Maternal and Child Nutrition ·Chessa Lutter, Bess Caswell, Charles D. Arnold, Lora Iannotti, Kenneth Maleta, (unknown), Elizabeth L. Prado, Christine P. Stewart	16
15	Associations of human milk oligosaccharides and bioactive proteins with infant growth and development among Malawian mother-infant dyads 2020 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Josh M Jorgensen, Rebecca Young, Per Ashorn, Ulla Ashorn, David Chaima, Jasmine C. C. Davis, Elisha Goonatilleke, Chiza Kumwenda, Carlito B. Lebrilla, Kenneth Maleta, (unknown), John Sadalaki, Sarah M. Totten, Lauren Wu, Angela M. Zivkovic, Kathryn G. Dewey	46
16	Associations between antenatal depression and neonatal outcomes in Malawi 2018 ·Maternal and Child Nutrition ·Robert C. Stewart, Per Ashorn, Eric Umar, Kathryn G. Dewey, Ulla Ashorn, Francis Creed, Atıf Rahman, Barbara Tomenson, Elizabeth L. Prado, Kenneth Maleta	11
17	Associations of maternal nutrition during pregnancy and post‐partum with maternal cognition and caregiving 2017 ·Maternal and Child Nutrition ·Elizabeth L. Prado, Ulla Ashorn, John Phuka, Kenneth Maleta, John Sadalaki, Brietta M. Oaks, Marjorie J Haskell, Lindsay H. Allen, Steve Vosti, Per Ashorn, Kathryn G. Dewey	17
18	Detection of Low‐concentration Host mRNA Transcripts in Malawian Children at Risk for Environmental Enteropathy 2012 ·Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition ·Sophia Agapova, Kevin Stephenson, Micah J. Manary, (unknown), Phillip I. Tarr, (unknown), Kenneth Maleta, Robert J. Shulman, Mark Manary, Nurmohammad Shaikh	18
19	Growth and Undernutrition in Rural Malawian Children 2012 ·Trepo - Institutional Repository of Tampere University ·Kenneth Maleta	1
20	Antiretroviral therapy (ART) rationing and access mechanisms and their impact on youth ART utilization in Malawi. 2011 ·PubMed ·(unknown), S. L. Gibson, Barbara McPake, Kenneth Maleta	4

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