Sunny S. Kim

1.8k total citations
55 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Sunny S. Kim is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Sunny S. Kim has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 25 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 24 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Sunny S. Kim's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (50 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (22 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (22 papers). Sunny S. Kim is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (50 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (22 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (22 papers). Sunny S. Kim collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ethiopia and Bangladesh. Sunny S. Kim's co-authors include Purnima Menon, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Marie T. Ruel, Edward A. Frongillo, Lan Mai Tran, Rahul Rawat, Zeba Mahmud, Silvia Alayón, Kaosar Afsana and John E. Lonstein and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The FASEB Journal and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Sunny S. Kim

52 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sunny S. Kim United States	19	855	400	374	249	227	55	1.2k
Saijuddin Shaikh United States	21	646 0.8×	246 0.6×	421 1.1×	114 0.5×	70 0.3×	80	1.3k
Stephanie A. Richard United States	17	1.0k 1.2×	306 0.8×	417 1.1×	71 0.3×	258 1.1×	19	1.4k
Sucheta Mehra United States	22	664 0.8×	295 0.7×	498 1.3×	164 0.7×	82 0.4×	56	1.4k
Christine M. McDonald United States	21	1.4k 1.7×	463 1.2×	436 1.2×	131 0.5×	318 1.4×	69	1.8k
Amanda Zongrone United States	11	789 0.9×	262 0.7×	485 1.3×	179 0.7×	204 0.9×	17	1.1k
Nuzhat Choudhury Bangladesh	20	655 0.8×	329 0.8×	475 1.3×	148 0.6×	157 0.7×	50	1.1k
Armando García‐Guerra Mexico	20	852 1.0×	378 0.9×	194 0.5×	74 0.3×	105 0.5×	71	1.4k
Kedir Teji Roba Ethiopia	18	444 0.5×	223 0.6×	259 0.7×	111 0.4×	113 0.5×	96	917
Rina Swart South Africa	18	384 0.4×	267 0.7×	90 0.2×	184 0.7×	56 0.2×	56	1.2k
Katherine L. Dickin United States	21	563 0.7×	335 0.8×	322 0.9×	162 0.7×	127 0.6×	75	1.1k

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Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Lan Mai Tran, Shivani Kachwaha, et al.. (2025). Enhanced quality of nutrition services during antenatal care through interventions to improve maternal nutrition in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and India. Journal of Global Health. 15. 4054–4054.

Blake, Christine E., Sunny S. Kim, Edward A. Frongillo, & Purnima Menon. (2025). Research Priorities for Drivers of Food Choice for Food System Transformation in South Asia: Proceedings of a Collaborative Workshop. Current Developments in Nutrition. 9(4). 104582–104582.

Frongillo, Edward A., et al.. (2024). Changes in Norms About Infant and Young Child Feeding in Rural Bangladesh During the Alive & Thrive Initiative. Current Developments in Nutrition. 8. 102961–102961. 1 indexed citations

Verger, Eric O., Sabrina Eymard‐Duvernay, Giles Hanley‐Cook, et al.. (2023). Defining a Dichotomous Indicator for Population-Level Assessment of Dietary Diversity Among Pregnant Adolescent Girls and Women: A Secondary Analysis of Quantitative 24-h Recalls from Rural Settings in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, India, and Nepal. Current Developments in Nutrition. 8(1). 102053–102053. 8 indexed citations

Sanghvi, Tina, et al.. (2023). Comprehensive Approach for Improving Adherence to Prenatal Iron and Folic Acid Supplements Based on Intervention Studies in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and India. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 44(3). 183–194. 5 indexed citations

Kim, Sunny S., Césaire T. Ouédraogo, Celeste Sununtnasuk, et al.. (2023). Intensified Nutrition Interventions in Antenatal Care Services Increased Consumption of Iron and Folic Acid Supplements and Early Breastfeeding Practices in Burkina Faso: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation. Journal of Nutrition. 153(10). 3058–3067. 5 indexed citations

Heckert, Jessica, Elena Martínez, Greg Seymour, et al.. (2022). Development and validation of a health and nutrition module for the project‐level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro‐WEAI+HN). Maternal and Child Nutrition. 19(2). e13464–e13464. 9 indexed citations

Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Edward A. Frongillo, Sunny S. Kim, et al.. (2019). Information Diffusion and Social Norms Are Associated with Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in Bangladesh. Journal of Nutrition. 149(11). 2034–2045. 18 indexed citations

Kim, Sunny S., Phuong Hong Nguyen, Yisehac Yohannes, et al.. (2019). Behavior Change Interventions Delivered through Interpersonal Communication, Agricultural Activities, Community Mobilization, and Mass Media Increase Complementary Feeding Practices and Reduce Child Stunting in Ethiopia. Journal of Nutrition. 149(8). 1470–1481. 63 indexed citations

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Kim, Sunny S., et al.. (2018). Factors influencing the uptake of a mass media intervention to improve child feeding in Bangladesh. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 14(3). e12603–e12603. 16 indexed citations

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Harris, Jody, Edward A. Frongillo, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Sunny S. Kim, & Purnima Menon. (2017). Changes in the policy environment for infant and young child feeding in Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia, and the role of targeted advocacy. BMC Public Health. 17(S2). 492–492. 25 indexed citations

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Kim, Sunny S., Rasmi Avula, Rajani Ved, et al.. (2017). Understanding the role of intersectoral convergence in the delivery of essential maternal and child nutrition interventions in Odisha, India: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 161–161. 46 indexed citations

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Raghunathan, Kalyani, Suman Chakrabarti, Rasmi Avula, & Sunny S. Kim. (2017). Can conditional cash transfers improve the uptake of nutrition interventions and household food security? Evidence from Odisha’s Mamata scheme. PLoS ONE. 12(12). e0188952–e0188952. 35 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Sunny S. Kim, Tina Sanghvi, et al.. (2017). Integrating Nutrition Interventions into an Existing Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Program Increased Maternal Dietary Diversity, Micronutrient Intake, and Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices in Bangladesh: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation. Journal of Nutrition. 147(12). 2326–2337. 82 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Sunny S. Kim, Tuan T. Nguyen, et al.. (2016). Exposure to mass media and interpersonal counseling has additive effects on exclusive breastfeeding and its psychosocial determinants among Vietnamese mothers. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 12(4). 713–725. 54 indexed citations

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Henry, Megan, Parul Christian, Sunny S. Kim, et al.. (2015). Breastfeeding Difficulties at Three Months are Associated with Formula Use in Vietnam. The FASEB Journal. 29(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Sunny S., Disha Ali, Andrew Kennedy, et al.. (2015). Assessing implementation fidelity of a community-based infant and young child feeding intervention in Ethiopia identifies delivery challenges that limit reach to communities: a mixed-method process evaluation study. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 316–316. 60 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Purnima Menon, Sunny S. Kim, et al.. (2014). Program Impact Pathway Analysis of a Social Franchise Model Shows Potential to Improve Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in Vietnam. Journal of Nutrition. 144(10). 1627–1636. 50 indexed citations

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Kim, Sunny S., Beatrice Lorge Rogers, Jennifer Coates, Daniel Gilligan, & Eric Sarriot. (2013). Building Evidence for Sustainability of Food and Nutrition Intervention Programs in Developing Countries. Advances in Nutrition. 4(5). 524–526. 5 indexed citations

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Kim, Sunny S.. (2008). Developing a National Food Fortification Program in the Dominican Republic. eCommons (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations

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