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16801
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Lars Åke Persson publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lars Åke Persson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 320 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Lars Åke Persson D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lars Åke Persson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 81 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Lars Åke Persson is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions focus mainly on medicine and nursing, with a particular emphasis on pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. The scientist's work also intersects with nutrition and dietetics, general health professions, finance, and health.

The core topics of their research include global maternal and child health, child nutrition and water access, and healthcare systems and reforms. Additional topics addressed in their research cover vaccine coverage and hesitancy, food security and health in diverse populations, child and adolescent health, as well as birth, development, and health.

Lars Åke Persson has published frequently in several academic journals. The most common publication venues include:

  • BMJ Open
  • PLoS ONE
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • BMJ Global Health
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on the quality and use of routine health information systems, as well as evaluations of child health service utilization. Selected recent papers include:

  • Improving quality and use of routine health information system data in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Routine health management information system data in Ethiopia: consistency, trends, and challenges (2021, Global Health Action)
  • Exploring data quality and use of the routine health information system in Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study (2021, BMJ Open)
  • Embed capacity development within all global health research (2021, BMJ Global Health)
  • Protocol for the evaluation of a complex intervention aiming at increased utilisation of primary child health services in Ethiopia: a before and after study in intervention and comparison areas (2020, BMC Health Services Research)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable coauthors include:

  • Della Berhanu
  • Joanna Schellenberg
  • Atkure Defar
  • Seblewengel Lemma
  • Yemisrach B. Okwaraji

Best Publications

  • Breast-feeding protects against celiac disease

    Anneli Ivarsson;Olle Hernell;Hans Stenlund;Lars Åke Persson

  • Risk of childhood undernutrition related to small-for-gestational age and preterm birth in low- and middle-income countries

    Parul Christian;Sun Eun Lee;Moira Donahue Angel;Linda S. Adair

  • Epidemic of coeliac disease in Swedish children

    Anneli Ivarsson;L A Persson;Lennarth Nyström;H Ascher

  • Growth of Breast-Fed Infants Deviates From Current Reference Data: A Pooled Analysis of US, Canadian, and European Data Sets

    Kathryn G. Dewey;Janet M. Peerson;Kenneth H. Brown;Nancy F. Krebs

  • FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SPOUSAL PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN BANGLADESH

    Ruchira Tabassum Naved;Lars Ake Persson

  • Physical violence by husbands: magnitude, disclosure and help-seeking behavior of women in Bangladesh.

    Ruchira Tabassum Naved;Safia Azim;Abbas Bhuiya;Lars Åke Persson

  • Iron and zinc supplementation promote motor development and exploratory behavior among Bangladeshi infants

    Maureen M. Black;Abdullah H. Baqui;K. Zaman;Lars Ake Persson

  • Association of arsenic exposure during pregnancy with fetal loss and infant death: a cohort study in Bangladesh.

    Anisur Rahman;Marie Vahter;Eva-Charlotte Ekström;Mahfuzar Rahman

  • A community-based randomized controlled trial of iron and zinc supplementation in Indonesian infants: effects on growth and development

    Torbjörn Lind;Bo Lönnerdal;Hans Stenlund;Indria L. Gamayanti

  • Violence against women increases the risk of infant and child mortality: a case-referent study in Nicaragua

    Kajsa Åsling-Monemi;Rodolfo Peña;Mary Carroll Ellsberg;Mary Carroll Ellsberg;Lars Åke Persson

  • Arsenic Exposure During Pregnancy and Size at Birth: A Prospective Cohort Study in Bangladesh

    Anisur Rahman;Marie Vahter;Allan H. Smith;Barbro Nermell

  • Prevalence of iron deficiency in 12-mo-old infants from 11 European areas and influence of dietary factors on iron status (Euro-Growth study)

    C. Male;L.A. Persson;V. Freeman;A. Guerra

  • Appropriate infant feeding practices result in better growth of infants and young children in rural Bangladesh

    Kuntal K Saha;Edward A Frongillo;Dewan S Alam;Shams E Arifeen

  • Gender and age differences in the metabolism of inorganic arsenic in a highly exposed population in Bangladesh

    Anna Lena Lindberg;Eva Charlotte Ekström;Barbro Nermell;Mahfuzar Rahman

  • A community-based randomized controlled trial of iron and zinc supplementation in Indonesian infants: interactions between iron and zinc

    Torbjörn Lind;B. Lönnerdal;Hans Stenlund;Djauhar Ismail

  • Physical partner abuse during pregnancy: a risk factor for low birth weight in Nicaragua.

    Eliette Valladares;Mary Carroll Ellsberg;Mary Carroll Ellsberg;Rodolfo Pena;Ulf Hogberg

  • Effects of prenatal micronutrient and early food supplementation on maternal hemoglobin, birth weight, and infant mortality among children in Bangladesh: the MINIMat randomized trial.

    Lars Åke Persson;Shams Arifeen;Eva-Charlotte Ekström;Kathleen M. Rasmussen

  • High prevalence of undiagnosed coeliac disease in adults : a Swedish population-based study.

    Anneli Ivarsson;L A Persson;P Juto;M Peltonen

  • Arsenic exposure in pregnancy increases the risk of lower respiratory tract infection and diarrhea during infancy in Bangladesh.

    K Anisur Rahman;Marie Vahter;Eva-Charlotte Ekström;Lars Åke Persson

  • Urinary arsenic concentration adjustment factors and malnutrition.

    Barbro Nermell;Anna-Lena Lindberg;Mahfuzar Rahman;Marika Berglund

Frequent Co-Authors

Shams El Arifeen
Shams El Arifeen International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Marie Vahter
Marie Vahter Karolinska Institute
Olle Hernell
Olle Hernell Umeå University
Bo Lönnerdal
Bo Lönnerdal University of California, Davis
Lars Wallin
Lars Wallin Dalarna University
Edward A. Frongillo
Edward A. Frongillo University of South Carolina
Leif A. Eriksson
Leif A. Eriksson University of Gothenburg
Debra Jackson
Debra Jackson University of Sydney
Rubhana Raqib
Rubhana Raqib International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Hans Stenlund
Hans Stenlund Umeå University

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