Anna Lartey

University of Ghana

Professor (Part-time), University of Ghana, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 1999, latest 2026

Nutrition and Dietetics
General Health Professions
Epidemiology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Psychiatry and Mental health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications: 1711999–2026
Citations: 8,485to those papers
h-index: 39i10-index 86
Field-weighted impact: 2.461.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 20%35 of 171 scored papers
Open access: 60%102 papers free to read

11 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor (Part-time), Nutrition and Food ScienceUniversity of Ghanasince 2021
Director, Nutrition DivisionFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations2013–2020

Education

PhD, Department of NutritionUniversity of California Davis1994–1998
MSc Nutritional sciences, Nutritional SciencesUniversity of Guelph1982–1985
BSC Biochemistry-Nutrition, BiochemistryUniversity of Ottawa1978–1982

Publications

171 in all

RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING RATES IN GHANA ARE NOT EXPLAINED BY VARIATIONS IN DHS INSTRUMENTS USED
2007The FASEB JournalJournal0 citations10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a687-c
Constraints on the Use of Animal Source Foods for Young Children in Ghana: A Participatory Rapid Appraisal Approach
2006Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nutrition and Dietetics12975%
General Health Professions3923%
Epidemiology3822%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3420%
Psychiatry and Mental health3118%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3018%
Obstetrics and Gynecology2414%
Safety Research2313%
Hematology2012%
Infectious Diseases85%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access112
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences37
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations34
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues30
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare23
Iron Metabolism and Disorders20
Birth, Development, and Health17
Gestational Diabetes Research and Management16
Infant Nutrition and Health16
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet16
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies15
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions8

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

88% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written4678111345Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States132
Canada60
Finland45
Malawi23
United Kingdom13
Switzerland12
Burkina Faso11
Bangladesh10

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of California, DavisUS69 papers
McGill UniversityCA48 papers
University of TampereFI44 papers
Iowa State UniversityUS35 papers
Tampere University HospitalFI32 papers
Tampere UniversityFI29 papers
University of MalawiMW20 papers
University of TorontoCA15 papers
University of ConnecticutUS14 papers
University of Rhode IslandUS12 papers

Where they publish

The FASEB Journal45
Journal of Nutrition16
Maternal and Child Nutrition14
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition12
African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development7
Current Developments in Nutrition7

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger105
1No poverty17
3Good health and well-being13
5Gender equality4
17Partnerships for the goals4
14Life below water3
10Reduced inequalities2
4

Most cited

Evidence-based interventions for improvement of maternal and child nutrition: what can be done and at what cost?
The Lancet2
20133,143 citationsWorld top 10%
Randomized comparison of 3 types of micronutrient supplements for home fortification of complementary foods in Ghana: effects on growth and motor development
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition2
2007334 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Effect of caregiver feeding behaviours on child nutritional status in rural Ghana

2006International Journal of Consumer StudiesJournalSenior author35 citations10.1111/j.1470-6431.2006.00553.x

Young child feeding practices and child nutritional status in rural Ghana

2006International Journal of Consumer StudiesJournalSenior author18 citations10.1111/j.1470-6431.2006.00556.x

Lactation Counseling Increases Exclusive Breast-Feeding Rates in Ghana

2005Journal of NutritionJournalOpen accessSenior author154 citations10.1093/jn/135.7.1691

Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in Accra, Ghana

2005European Journal of Clinical NutritionJournal150 citations10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602144

Implementation of the who Multicentre Growth Reference Study in Ghana

2004Food and Nutrition BulletinJournalOpen accessFirst author34 citations10.1177/15648265040251s109

Complementary feeding strategies to improve child growth in developing countries.

2003PubMedJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

Predictors of growth from 1 to 18 months among breast-fed Ghanaian infants

2000European Journal of Clinical NutritionJournalFirst author70 citations10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600891

How it can be read

60% free to read

Diamond 6 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 31 · 18%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 26 · 15%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 26 · 15%Free to read, no open licence
Green 13 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 69 · 40%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

104 of 171 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation41
United States Agency for International Development32
University of California, Davis25
National Institutes of Health17
University of California9
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development8
International Development Research Centre8
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh6

6Clean water and sanitation1

7Affordable and clean energy1

2008291 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Maternal and child nutrition: building momentum for impact

The Lancet2

2013247 citationsWorld top 10%