Patrick Kolsteren

14.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
197 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Patrick Kolsteren is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Kolsteren has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 60 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 51 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Patrick Kolsteren's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (107 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (48 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (33 papers). Patrick Kolsteren is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (107 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (48 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (33 papers). Patrick Kolsteren collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Ethiopia. Patrick Kolsteren's co-authors include Carl Lachat, Dominique Roberfroid, John Van Camp, Lieven Huybregts, Eunice Nago, Bruno De Meulenaer, Martin Kimanya, Roosmarijn Verstraeten, Tefera Belachew and Roos Verstraeten and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Kolsteren

197 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

Eating out of home and its association with dietary intake: a systematic review of the evidence

2011 557 citations Carl Lachat, Dominique Roberfroid et al. profile →
Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology—Nutritional Epidemiology (STROBE-nut): An Extension of the STROBE Statement

2016 323 citations Carl Lachat, Dana Hawwash et al. PLoS Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick Kolsteren Belgium	49	2.8k	2.8k	1.8k	1.2k	1.2k	197	7.7k
Elaine Ferguson United Kingdom	45	1.7k 0.6×	3.4k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	710 0.6×	727 0.6×	163	5.8k
Corinna Hawkes United Kingdom	47	4.7k 1.7×	2.6k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	431 0.4×	693 0.6×	111	9.4k
Rosalind S. Gibson New Zealand	51	1.8k 0.6×	5.5k 2.0×	880 0.5×	965 0.8×	2.1k 1.8×	178	9.4k
Suzanne P. Murphy United States	56	3.8k 1.4×	2.9k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	487 0.4×	606 0.5×	234	10.0k
Martin W. Bloem United States	45	1.1k 0.4×	3.7k 1.3×	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	601 0.5×	135	6.9k
Saskia de Pee United States	43	1.1k 0.4×	4.1k 1.5×	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	538 0.5×	161	7.1k
Carl Lachat Belgium	43	2.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	373 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	191	6.2k
Keith P. West United States	56	1.7k 0.6×	6.1k 2.2×	1.4k 0.7×	3.1k 2.5×	698 0.6×	299	12.2k
Christine M. Olson United States	44	3.8k 1.3×	1.9k 0.7×	4.7k 2.5×	823 0.7×	699 0.6×	127	8.1k
Joel Gittelsohn United States	60	6.8k 2.4×	1.8k 0.6×	5.3k 2.9×	666 0.5×	881 0.8×	437	12.6k

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Olm, Matthew R., Laéticia Céline Toe, Alemayehu Argaw, et al.. (2025). Maternal balanced energy-protein supplementation reshapes the maternal gut microbiome and enhances carbohydrate metabolism in infants: a randomized controlled trial. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2683–2683. 2 indexed citations

Argaw, Alemayehu, Benjamin Guesdon, Michael Freemark, et al.. (2024). Clinical and biochemical responses to treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: a multicenter observational cohort from the OptiDiag study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 120(3). 570–582. 1 indexed citations

Argaw, Alemayehu, Brenda de Kok, Laéticia Céline Toe, et al.. (2023). Fortified balanced energy–protein supplementation during pregnancy and lactation and infant growth in rural Burkina Faso: A 2 × 2 factorial individually randomized controlled trial. PLoS Medicine. 20(2). e1004186–e1004186. 8 indexed citations

Argaw, Alemayehu, Laéticia Céline Toe, Giles Hanley‐Cook, et al.. (2023). Effect of prenatal micronutrient-fortified balanced energy-protein supplementation on maternal and newborn body composition: A sub-study from the MISAME-III randomized controlled efficacy trial in rural Burkina Faso. PLoS Medicine. 20(7). e1004242–e1004242. 1 indexed citations

Hanley‐Cook, Giles, Alemayehu Argaw, Brenda de Kok, et al.. (2022). Seasonality and Day-to-Day Variability of Dietary Diversity: Longitudinal Study of Pregnant Women Enrolled in a Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial in Rural Burkina Faso. Journal of Nutrition. 152(9). 2145–2154. 14 indexed citations

Kok, Brenda de, Laéticia Céline Toe, Giles Hanley‐Cook, et al.. (2022). Prenatal fortified balanced energy-protein supplementation and birth outcomes in rural Burkina Faso: A randomized controlled efficacy trial. PLoS Medicine. 19(5). e1004002–e1004002. 19 indexed citations

Tesfamariam, Kokeb, Seifu Hagos Gebreyesus, Carl Lachat, et al.. (2022). Chronic aflatoxin exposure during pregnancy is associated with lower fetal growth trajectories: a prospective cohort from the Butajira Nutrition, Mental Health, and Pregnancy (BUNMAP) Study in rural Ethiopia. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 116(6). 1634–1641. 11 indexed citations

Kok, Brenda de, Laéticia Céline Toe, Nathalie De Cock, et al.. (2021). Effect of balanced energy-protein supplementation during pregnancy and lactation on birth outcomes and infant growth in rural Burkina Faso: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 11(3). e038393–e038393. 16 indexed citations

Tesfamariam, Kokeb, Alemayehu Argaw, Giles Hanley‐Cook, et al.. (2021). Multiple mycotoxin exposure during pregnancy and risks of adverse birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study in rural Ethiopia. Environment International. 160. 107052–107052. 31 indexed citations

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Kok, Brenda de, Alemayehu Argaw, Giles Hanley‐Cook, et al.. (2021). Fortified Balanced Energy-Protein Supplements Increase Nutrient Adequacy without Displacing Food Intake in Pregnant Women in Rural Burkina Faso. Journal of Nutrition. 151(12). 3831–3840. 14 indexed citations

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Huneau, Jean‐François, Véronique Mathé, Patrick Kolsteren, et al.. (2020). Weaning and stunting affect nitrogen and carbon stable isotope natural abundances in the hair of young children. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 2522–2522. 10 indexed citations

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Hanley‐Cook, Giles, et al.. (2020). Infant and young child feeding practices and child linear growth in Nepal: Regression–decomposition analysis of national survey data, 1996–2016. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 18(S1). e12911–e12911. 26 indexed citations

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Hanley‐Cook, Giles, et al.. (2020). Elucidating the sustained decline in under‐three child linear growth faltering in Nepal, 1996–2016. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 18(S1). e12982–e12982. 8 indexed citations

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Hanley‐Cook, Giles, Isabela Fleury Sattamini, Pamela Marinda, et al.. (2020). Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women of Reproductive Age (MDD-W) Data Collection: Validity of the List-Based and Open Recall Methods as Compared to Weighed Food Record. Nutrients. 12(7). 2039–2039. 44 indexed citations

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Jones, Leslie, Brenda de Kok, Katie Moore, et al.. (2020). Acceptability of 12 fortified balanced energy protein supplements ‐ Insights from Burkina Faso. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 17(1). e13067–e13067. 14 indexed citations

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Argaw, Alemayehu, Giles Hanley‐Cook, Nathalie De Cock, et al.. (2019). Drivers of Under-Five Stunting Trend in 14 Low- and Middle-Income Countries since the Turn of the Millennium: A Multilevel Pooled Analysis of 50 Demographic and Health Surveys. Nutrients. 11(10). 2485–2485. 28 indexed citations

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Baets, Bernard De, Patrick Kolsteren, Dana Hawwash, et al.. (2019). An Ontology to Standardize Research Output of Nutritional Epidemiology: From Paper-Based Standards to Linked Content. Nutrients. 11(6). 1300–1300. 20 indexed citations

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Cock, Nathalie De, Carl Lachat, Kathleen Beullens, et al.. (2017). Use of Fitness and Nutrition Apps: Associations With Body Mass Index, Snacking, and Drinking Habits in Adolescents. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 5(4). e58–e58. 27 indexed citations

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Lachat, Carl, et al.. (2010). Het Hector project: buitenshuis eten, een gezonde gewoonte?. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Kolsteren, Patrick, et al.. (2001). Promoting growth and development of under fives. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3 indexed citations

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