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Ramya Ambikapathi

Nursing · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2012
Child Nutrition and Water AccessFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsGlobal Maternal and Child HealthPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareBreastfeeding Practices and Influences

Publications

99

Citations

3,535

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2012

Research summary
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Ramya Ambikapathi studies how food systems, nutrition, and household and community-level factors affect child growth, diets, and family well-being, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Their work spans topics like food security, gender equity in agriculture, parenting and early childhood development interventions, and food vendor practices in Africa and Asia. Much of the research combines fieldwork, cross-sectional studies, and modeling to inform policies aimed at making food systems more nutritious, equitable, and sustainable.

Global food systems and food securityChild growth and nutrition in low-resource settingsGender equity and women's empowerment in agricultureParenting and early childhood development interventionsFood vending, access, and dietary behavior

Publication output has remained relatively steady over the last decade, with a peak in 2018 and a moderate, fairly consistent output averaging about 7 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.2/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 24 publications24182019: 6 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 10 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 7 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Harvard Dataverse×17
  • Current Developments in Nutrition×12
  • Maternal and Child Nutrition×5
  • Nature Food×4
  • Global Food Security×4
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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