| Maternal obesity in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis OJ Onubi, D Marais, L Aucott, F Okonofua, AS Poobalan Journal of Public Health 38 (3), e218-e231, 2016 | 118 | 2016 |
| Current and Planned Research on Agriculture for Improved Nutrition: Amapping and A Gap Analysis F Haseen, H Homans, J Hussein, D Marais, G McNeil | 101 | 2012 |
| Where is Nepal in the nutrition transition? YP Subedi, D Marais, D Newlands Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition 26 (2), 358-367, 2017 | 95 | 2017 |
| Agriculture for improved nutrition: the current research landscape R Turner, C Hawkes, J Waage, E Ferguson, F Haseen, H Homans, ... Food and Nutrition Bulletin 34 (4), 369-377, 2013 | 89 | 2013 |
| Effects of probiotics on child growth: a systematic review OJ Onubi, AS Poobalan, B Dineen, D Marais, G McNeill Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 34, 1-15, 2015 | 74 | 2015 |
| Perceptions of northeast Thai breastfeeding mothers regarding facilitators and barriers to six-month exclusive breastfeeding: focus group discussions T Thepha, D Marais, J Bell, S Muangpin International breastfeeding journal 13, 1-10, 2018 | 67 | 2018 |
| Global evidence synthesis and UK idiosyncrasy: why have recent UK trials had no significant effects on breastfeeding rates? P Hoddinott, R Seyara, D Marais Maternal & Child Nutrition 7 (3), 221, 2011 | 56 | 2011 |
| What overweight women want from a weight loss app: a qualitative study on arabic women AA Alnasser, AS Alkhalifa, A Sathiaseelan, D Marais JMIR mHealth and uHealth 3 (2), e4409, 2015 | 53 | 2015 |
| Assessment of the quality of interaction in distance learning programmes utilizing the Internet or interactive television: perceptions of students and lecturers B Mash, D Marais, S Van Der Walt, I Van Deventer, M Steyn, ... Medical Teacher 28 (1), e1-e9, 2006 | 53 | 2006 |
| Addressing malnutrition in young children in South Africa. Setting the national context for paediatric food‐based dietary guidelines LT Bourne, MK Hendricks, D Marais, B Eley Maternal & child nutrition 3 (4), 230-238, 2007 | 48 | 2007 |
| An explorative qualitative study of experiences and challenges to exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in rural Zimbabwe T Nduna, D Marais, B van Wyk ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition 7 (2), 69-76, 2015 | 46 | 2015 |
| Maternal exposure to intimate partner violence and breastfeeding practices in 51 low-income and middle-income countries: A population-based cross-sectional study R Caleyachetty, OA Uthman, HN Bekele, R Martín-Cañavate, D Marais, ... PLoS medicine 16 (10), e1002921, 2019 | 42 | 2019 |
| Facilitators and barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in Thailand: a narrative review T Thepha, D Marais, J Bell, S Muangpin J Comm Pub Health Nurs 3 (1), 1-9, 2017 | 42 | 2017 |
| Nutritional health of young children in South Africa over the first 16 years of democracy PO Iversen, L du Plessis, D Marais, M Morseth, M Herselman South African Journal of Child Health 5 (3), 72-77, 2011 | 37 | 2011 |
| An analysis of factors linked to the decline in maternal mortality in Nepal S Shrestha, JS Bell, D Marais PloS one 9 (4), e93029, 2014 | 36 | 2014 |
| Job satisfaction of South African registered dietitians J Visser, A Mackenzie, D Marais South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition 25 (3), 112-119, 2012 | 36 | 2012 |
| Assessing nutrition intervention programmes that addressed malnutrition among young children in South Africa between 1994-2010 PO Iversen, D Marais, L Du Plessis, M Herselman African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 12 (2), 5928 …, 2012 | 34 | 2012 |
| Optimizing the introduction of complementary foods in the infant's diet: a unique challenge in developing countries J Van Der Merwe, M Kluyts, N Bowley, D Marais Maternal & Child Nutrition 3 (4), 259-270, 2007 | 34 | 2007 |
| Assessment of the quality of interaction in distance learning programmes utilising the Internet (WebCT) or interactive television (ITV) RJ Mash, D Marais, S Van Der Walt, I Van Deventer, M Steyn, ... Medical education 39 (11), 1093-1100, 2005 | 33 | 2005 |
| Mothers' understanding of the term ‘exclusive breastfeeding’: a systematic review R Still, D Marais, JL Hollis Maternal & child nutrition 13 (3), e12336, 2017 | 30 | 2017 |
