Laxman Shrestha

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Laxman Shrestha's research focuses on public health interventions and their impact on maternal and child health, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. His work has investigated the effects of various interventions, including vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy on infant growth and development in Nepal, and topical applications of sunflower seed oil on neonatal mortality and morbidity in southern Nepal. Shrestha has also examined environmental factors influencing child health, such as the association between household biomass fuel use for cooking and child cognitive abilities, as well as its link to leukocyte telomere length in toddlers.

His research extends to understanding the broader impacts of global events on vulnerable populations, as evidenced by his study on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mothers in Nepal. Shrestha also collaborates on multi-country studies evaluating chronic respiratory conditions in low- and middle-income countries. He holds a designation as a high-impact researcher and has published extensively, with an h-index of 22 and over 1,400 citations. His recent work includes contributions to studies published in 2024 and 2025, indicating continued recent activity in his research areas.

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• h-index: 22
• Publications: 95
• Citations: 1,498