Penny Holding

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Penny Holding is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Penny Holding has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 20 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 14 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Penny Holding's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (25 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (14 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (12 papers). Penny Holding is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (25 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (14 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (12 papers). Penny Holding collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United States and United Kingdom. Penny Holding's co-authors include Amina Abubakar, Charles R. Newton, Anneloes L. van Baar, Jim Stevenson, Fons J. R. van de Vijver, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo, Jane Kvalsvig, Diego Moretti, Alice Mwangi and Michael Zimmermann and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Analytical Chemistry and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Penny Holding

56 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Iron fortification adversely affects the gut microbiome, increases pathogen abundance and induces intestinal inflammation in Kenyan infants

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Penny Holding Kenya	23	732	567	379	321	281	57	1.9k
Jane Kvalsvig South Africa	22	1.1k 1.5×	596 1.1×	594 1.6×	290 0.9×	154 0.5×	72	2.3k
Julie A. Carter Kenya	15	997 1.4×	1.2k 2.1×	136 0.4×	520 1.6×	360 1.3×	16	2.6k
Paul Bangirana Uganda	28	402 0.5×	673 1.2×	111 0.3×	1.2k 3.8×	278 1.0×	106	2.8k
Ulla Ashorn Finland	23	1.1k 1.5×	583 1.0×	185 0.5×	286 0.9×	152 0.5×	93	1.7k
S Grantham-McGregor Jamaica	21	1.1k 1.5×	699 1.2×	86 0.2×	273 0.9×	388 1.4×	38	1.9k
Mercedes Mora‐Plazas United States	22	525 0.7×	205 0.4×	69 0.2×	691 2.2×	56 0.2×	69	1.5k
Jessica H. Savage United States	20	120 0.2×	277 0.5×	93 0.2×	182 0.6×	50 0.2×	35	2.9k
D. B. Jelliffe United States	21	694 0.9×	274 0.5×	117 0.3×	323 1.0×	48 0.2×	139	2.2k
Li‐Jung Liang United States	27	113 0.2×	85 0.1×	30 0.1×	227 0.7×	149 0.5×	90	2.1k
Rie Goto United Kingdom	20	594 0.8×	196 0.3×	23 0.1×	95 0.3×	167 0.6×	49	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Penny Holding

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zahiruddin, Quazi Syed, Penny Holding, Manoj Patil, et al.. (2025). Community engagement in early childhood development intervention trials: lessons learnt from a stepping stones program in rural India. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1611971–1611971.

Gaidhane, Abhay, Manoj Patil, Penny Holding, et al.. (2023). Rapid-cycle evaluation and learning for the effective delivery of integrated interventions in early childhood in rural India. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1013005–1013005. 2 indexed citations

Laat, Joost de, et al.. (2023). Measurement for Change: Reflections from innovators' experiences with monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems for Early Childhood Development. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1021790–1021790. 2 indexed citations

Gaidhane, Abhay, et al.. (2022). Effectiveness of family-centered program for enhancing competencies of responsive parenting among caregivers for early childhood development in rural India. Acta Psychologica. 229. 103669–103669. 7 indexed citations

Holding, Penny, et al.. (2021). Cementing Partnerships: Applying a Network-Mapping Tool in Tajikistan. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 585806–585806. 3 indexed citations

Krapels, Joachim, et al.. (2020). The Aspirations of Measurement for Change. Frontiers in Public Health. 8. 568677–568677. 12 indexed citations

Mayondi, Gloria, Paige L. Williams, Jean Leidner, et al.. (2018). In-utero exposure to antiretrovirals and neurodevelopment among HIV-exposed-uninfected children in Botswana. AIDS. 32(9). 1173–1183. 20 indexed citations

Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama, Penny Holding, Victoria Nankabirwa, et al.. (2018). Association between stunting and neuro-psychological outcomes among children in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 12(1). 30–30. 24 indexed citations

Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama, Penny Holding, Victoria Nankabirwa, et al.. (2018). Effects of schooling on aspects of attention in rural Burkina Faso, West Africa. PLoS ONE. 13(9). e0203436–e0203436. 1 indexed citations

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Alcock, Katie, Amina Abubakar, Charles R. Newton, & Penny Holding. (2016). The effects of prenatal HIV exposure on language functioning in Kenyan children: establishing an evaluative framework. BMC Research Notes. 9(1). 463–463. 12 indexed citations

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Alcock, Katie, et al.. (2014). Developmental inventories using illiterate parents as informants: Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) adaptation for two Kenyan languages. Journal of Child Language. 42(4). 763–785. 24 indexed citations

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Kitsao-Wekulo, Patricia, Penny Holding, H. Gerry Taylor, et al.. (2013). Nutrition as an important mediator of the impact of background variables on outcome in middle childhood. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7. 713–713. 13 indexed citations

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Holding, Penny, Amina Abubakar, & Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo. (2010). Where there are no tests : a systematic approach to test adaptation. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 5 indexed citations

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Abubakar, Amina, Penny Holding, Fons van de Vijver, Grace Bomu, & Anneloes L. van Baar. (2010). Developmental monitoring using caregiver reports in a resource‐limited setting: the case of Kilifi, Kenya. Acta Paediatrica. 99(2). 291–297. 43 indexed citations

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Holding, Penny & Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo. (2009). Is assessing participation in daily activities a suitable approach for measuring the impact of disease on child development in African children?. Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 21(2). 127–138. 10 indexed citations

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Abubakar, Amina, et al.. (2008). Socioeconomic status, anthropometric status, and psychomotor development of Kenyan children from resource-limited settings: A path-analytic study. Early Human Development. 84(9). 613–621. 48 indexed citations

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Abubakar, Amina, Anneloes L. van Baar, Fons J. R. van de Vijver, Penny Holding, & Charles R. Newton. (2008). Paediatric HIV and neurodevelopment in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 13(7). 880–887. 76 indexed citations

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Alcock, Katie, et al.. (2007). Development of Communicative Development Inventories for rural Africa.. Analytical Chemistry. 74(8). 1792–7. 2 indexed citations

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Holding, Penny, et al.. (2004). Assessing cognitive outcomes in a rural African population: Development of a neuropsychological battery in Kilifi District, Kenya. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 10(2). 246–260. 93 indexed citations

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Holding, Penny, Jim Stevenson, Norbert Peshu, & Kevin Marsh. (1999). Cognitive sequelae of severe malaria with impaired consciousness. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 93(5). 529–534. 147 indexed citations

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