2026 Keith P. West: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	77	18333	17223	9148	8452	460	25278

Overview

Keith P. West is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Nursing over the course of their career.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on Nutrition and Dietetics, with substantial work also produced in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, Hematology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Key research topics covered by Keith P. West include:

Child Nutrition and Water Access
Iron Metabolism and Disorders
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Birth, Development, and Health
Global Maternal and Child Health
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

Their recent published papers exemplify a focus on maternal and child health as well as nutrition status assessments. Notable recent works include:

Characteristics and birth outcomes of pregnant adolescents compared to older women: An analysis of individual level data from 140,000 mothers from 20 RCTs, 2022, published in EClinicalMedicine
Dietary Inadequacy, Micronutrient Deficiencies, and Approaches to Preventing Poor Nutrition in the Gaza Strip, 2020, published in Food and Nutrition Bulletin
Anthropometric criteria for best-identifying children at high risk of mortality: a pooled analysis of twelve cohorts, 2023, published in Public Health Nutrition
Newborn micronutrient status biomarkers in a cluster-randomized trial of antenatal multiple micronutrient compared with iron folic acid supplementation in rural Bangladesh, 2020, published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Impact Evaluation of a Comprehensive Nutrition Program for Reducing Stunting in Children Aged 6-23 Months in Rural Malawi, 2020, published in Journal of Nutrition

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Keith P. West include Parul Christian, Hasmot Ali, Saijuddin Shaikh, Kerry Schulze, and Alain Labrique.

The scientist's publications are often found in prominent venues such as Current Developments in Nutrition, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Nutrients, Journal of Nutrition, and Public Health Nutrition, reflecting a consistent engagement with nutrition and public health research communities.

Best Publications

The Epidemiology of Global Micronutrient Deficiencies

Regan L. Bailey;Keith P. West;Robert E. Black

1559
Citations
Impact of vitamin A supplementation on childhood mortality. A randomised controlled community trial.

Alfred Sommer;Alfred Sommer;Edi Djunaedi;Edi Djunaedi;A. A. Loeden;A. A. Loeden;Ignatius Tarwotjo;Ignatius Tarwotjo

959
Citations
Vitamin A Deficiency: Health, Survival, and Vision

Alfred Sommer;Keith P. West

848
Citations
Extent of Vitamin A Deficiency among Preschool Children and Women of Reproductive Age

Keith P. West

721
Citations
Micronutrient deficiencies in pregnancy worldwide: health effects and prevention

Alison D. Gernand;Kerry J. Schulze;Christine P. Stewart;Keith P. West

664
Citations
Double blind, cluster randomised trial of low dose supplementation with vitamin A or β carotene on mortality related to pregnancy in Nepal

Keith P West;Joanne Katz;Subarna K Khatry;Steven C LeClerq

637
Citations
Effects of alternative maternal micronutrient supplements on low birth weight in rural Nepal: double blind randomised community trial

Parul Christian;Subarna K Khatry;Joanne Katz;Elizabeth K Pradhan

498
Citations
Efficacy of vitamin A in reducing preschool child mortality in Nepal.

K.P. West;J. Katz;S.C. LeClerq;E.K. Pradhan

483
Citations
Vitamin A Deficiency

Keith P. West;Ian Darnton-Hill

447
Citations
The role of vitamins in the prevention and control of anaemia.

Steven M Fishman;Parul Christian;Keith P West

418
Citations
Hookworms, Malaria and Vitamin A Deficiency Contribute to Anemia and Iron Deficiency among Pregnant Women in the Plains of Nepal

Michele L. Dreyfuss;Rebecca J. Stoltzfus;Jaya B. Shrestha;Elizabeth K. Pradhan

405
Citations
Interactions between zinc and vitamin A: an update.

Parul Christian;Keith P West

402
Citations
Vitamin A Deficiency and Attributable Mortality among Under-5-Year-Olds

Humphrey Jh;West Kp;Sommer A

332
Citations
Effect of vitamin A supplementation on morbidity due to Plasmodium falciparum in young children in Papua New Guinea: a randomised trial.

Anuraj H Shankar;Blaise Genton;Richard D Semba;Moses Baisor

326
Citations
Impact of neonatal vitamin A supplementation on infant morbidity and mortality

Jean H. Humphrey;Tina Agoestina;Lee Wu;Ali Usman

321
Citations
Micronutrient Deficiencies in Early Pregnancy Are Common, Concurrent, and Vary by Season among Rural Nepali Pregnant Women

Tianan Jiang;Parul Christian;Subarna K. Khatry;Lee Wu

295
Citations
Antenatal anthelmintic treatment, birthweight, and infant survival in rural Nepal

Parul Christian;Subarna K Khatry;Keith P West

260
Citations
Night blindness of pregnancy in rural Nepal—nutritional and health risks

Parul Christian;Keith P West;Subarna K Khatry;Joanne Katz

252
Citations
Effects of maternal micronutrient supplementation on fetal loss and infant mortality: a cluster-randomized trial in Nepal

Parul Christian;Keith P West;Subarna K Khatry;Steven C Leclerq

239
Citations
Efficacy of Vitamin A in Reducing Preschool Child Mortality in Nepal.

Keith West;R. P. Pokhrel;Joanne Katz;Steven LeClerq

16
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred Sommer Johns Hopkins University

Joanne Katz Johns Hopkins University

John D. Groopman Johns Hopkins University

James M. Tielsch George Washington University

Robert N. Cole Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Jonathan L. Katz National Institute on Drug Abuse

Patrick Webb Tufts University

Ingo Ruczinski Johns Hopkins University

Robert M. Russell Tufts University

Ethan M Balk Brown University

External Links

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