Seth Adu‐Afarwuah

Publishing since 2003, latest 2026

Nutrition and Dietetics
Hematology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology

In their own words

Human Nutrition

Publications: 2222003–2026
Citations: 9,403to those papers
h-index: 37i10-index 82
Field-weighted impact: 7.791.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 23%39 of 171 scored papers
Open access: 90%154 of the 171 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 11,045 citations, h-index 35 and i10-index 81 (8,300 citations and h-index 31 since 2021), as of October 12, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

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

Publications

222 in all

Prenatal Iron Deficiency and Replete Iron Status Are Associated with Adverse Birth Outcomes, but Associations Differ in Ghana and Malawi
2018Journal of NutritionJournalOpen access36 citations10.1093/jn/nxy278
Pilot testing of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly toolbox in Ghana
2018International Breastfeeding Journal

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nutrition and Dietetics11050%
Hematology5424%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5223%
Obstetrics and Gynecology3014%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2913%
Epidemiology199%
Rheumatology188%
General Health Professions157%
Psychiatry and Mental health146%
Biochemistry94%

Health Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access99
Iron Metabolism and Disorders54
Birth, Development, and Health30
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies21
Folate and B Vitamins Research18
Gestational Diabetes Research and Management18
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences17
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues14
Global Maternal and Child Health14
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet13
Infant Nutrition and Health11
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations9

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

98% of their 171 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written10111214172636Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States164
Finland58
United Kingdom36
Malawi33
Bangladesh26
Canada18
Belgium17
Burkina Faso15

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of California, DavisUS138 papers
University of TampereFI51 papers
University of Rhode IslandUS49 papers
Tampere University HospitalFI37 papers
Tampere UniversityFI34 papers
University of MalawiMW28 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS19 papers
Harvard UniversityUS18 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB16 papers
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéBF16 papers

Where they publish

Current Developments in Nutrition42
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition17
Maternal and Child Nutrition16
The FASEB Journal16
ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM14
Journal of Nutrition13

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger118
1No poverty14
3Good health and well-being5
5Gender equality5
10Reduced inequalities3
4Quality education1
6Clean water and sanitation1
14

Most cited

Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
The Lancet2
20242,431 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Systematic review of the efficacy and effectiveness of complementary feeding interventions in developing countries
Maternal & child nutrition
20081,427 citations
Micronutrient deficiencies among preschool-aged children and women of reproductive age worldwide: a pooled analysis of individual-level data from population-representative surveys

How it can be read

90% free to read, of the 171 recorded

Diamond 4 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 81 · 36%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 50 · 23%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 10 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 9 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 17 · 8%Behind a paywall
Unknown 51 · 23%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

109 of 222 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation78
University of California, Davis46
United States Agency for International Development19
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development15
National Institutes of Health13
Medical Research Council10
U.S. Department of Agriculture9
University of California9