Matilda Asante

University of Ghana

Head of Department/Dr, University of Ghana College of Health Sciences, since 2009per ORCID

Publishing since 2009, latest 2026

Nutrition and Dietetics
Physiology
General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Plant Science
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications: 402009–2026
Citations: 252to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 2.301.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 8%3 of 40 scored papers
Open access: 73%29 papers free to read

3 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

Head of Department/Dr, DieteticsUniversity of Ghana College of Health Sciencessince 2009

Education

PhD/ Dr, DieteticsUniversity of Ghana College of Health Sciencessince 2009

On their papers

Publications

40 in all

From Undernutrition to Overweight: A Comprehensive Approach to Dual Malnutrition
2026Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1007/978-3-031-86558-9_23
Assessment of knowledge and facility compliance with the WHO SAM Guidelines among health professionals in the Volta Region of Ghana
2026Ghana Medical JournalJournal

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Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nutrition and Dietetics2358%
Physiology1230%
General Health Professions615%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health615%
Plant Science615%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health615%
Ecology38%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism38%
Food Science38%
Health Information Management38%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access18
Nutrition and Health in Aging9
Global Maternal and Child Health5
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet5
Moringa oleifera research and applications4
Body Composition Measurement Techniques3
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues3
Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education3
Nutritional Studies and Diet3
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact2
Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology2
Diet, Metabolism, and Disease2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

33% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States6
United Kingdom4
Nigeria3
Rwanda2
South Africa2
Kenya1
Netherlands1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Health and Allied SciencesGH14 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH4 papers
Chicago State UniversityUS2 papers
University of California, IrvineUS2 papers
University of Massachusetts AmherstUS2 papers
Yale New Haven HospitalUS2 papers
Olusegun Agagu University of Science and TechnologyNG2 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
University of RwandaRW2 papers

Where they publish

Food Science & Nutrition3
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics3
Nutrition & Food Science3
Ghana Medical Journal2
Health Sciences Investigations Journal2
Journal of Biology Agriculture and Healthcare2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger21
3Good health and well-being4
4Quality education2
1No poverty1

Most cited

Sensory attributes and acceptability of complementary foods fortified with Moringa oleifera leaf powder
Nutrition & Food Science
201832 citationsWorld top 10%
Effect of complementary foods fortified with Moringa oleifera leaf powder on hemoglobin concentration and growth of infants in the Eastern Region of Ghana
Food Science & Nutrition2
201831 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Acceptability of Complementary Foods That Incorporate Moringa oleifera Leaf Powder Among Infants and Their Caregivers

University of Rwanda

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Behavioural and genetic correlates of malnutrition

2026British Journal Of NutritionJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1017/s0007114526106370

Dietary Diversity, Body Mass Index and Haemoglobin Concentration of Health Students in a Public University in Ghana

2022Journal of Biology Agriculture and HealthcareJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.7176/jbah/12-16-01

Food Consumption and Dietary Diversity of a Vegetarian Population in Ghana

2018Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and DieteticsJournalFirst author0 citations10.1016/j.jand.2018.06.269

Obesity and its Correlates among Junior High School Children in the Accra Metropolis

2017Journal of Nutrition and Health SciencesJournalOpen accessCorresponding9 citations10.15744/2393-9060.4.206

Quality of Life of Overweight and Obese Patients

2015Asian Journal of Medical SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.19026/ajms.7.5172

FOOD HABITS AND EATING PATTERNS OF GHANAIANS LIVING IN ACCRA AND LONDON

2009Research Portal (King's College London)JournalFirst author0 citations

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Advances in Public Health1

How it can be read

73% free to read

Diamond 11 · 28%Free to read and to publish
Gold 10 · 25%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 15%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 28%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

9 of 40 papers name a funder

University of Ghana4
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics1
Association of African Universities1
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana1
Nutricia Research Foundation1
University of Cambridge1
University of Glasgow1
University of Massachusetts Amherst1

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