A Nandakumar

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

A Nandakumar is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, A Nandakumar has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in General Health Professions, 24 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 20 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in A Nandakumar's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (24 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (20 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (15 papers). A Nandakumar is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (24 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (20 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (15 papers). A Nandakumar collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Tanzania. A Nandakumar's co-authors include Gary Gaumer, Stanley S. Wallack, Marwa Farag, Dominic Hodgkin, Laurel Hatt, Stephen Hodgins, Andrea B Feigl, Lori McDougall, Cheryl A. Moyer and Clara Calvert and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

A Nandakumar

54 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Quality maternity care for every woman, everywhere: a call to action

2016 288 citations A Nandakumar et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A Nandakumar United States	14	584	478	262	259	187	63	1.2k
Helen de Pinho United States	18	728 1.2×	443 0.9×	194 0.7×	196 0.8×	184 1.0×	32	1.1k
Melisa Martínez-Álvarez United Kingdom	16	489 0.8×	395 0.8×	142 0.5×	176 0.7×	94 0.5×	37	974
Alison Morgan Australia	22	735 1.3×	376 0.8×	166 0.6×	178 0.7×	320 1.7×	58	1.2k
Hannah Tappis United States	22	746 1.3×	531 1.1×	81 0.3×	170 0.7×	174 0.9×	85	1.3k
Stephan Brenner Germany	18	618 1.1×	433 0.9×	216 0.8×	327 1.3×	64 0.3×	60	1.0k
Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury Bangladesh	20	896 1.5×	414 0.9×	101 0.4×	286 1.1×	170 0.9×	47	1.4k
Ratna Dwi Wulandari Indonesia	19	760 1.3×	513 1.1×	108 0.4×	273 1.1×	80 0.4×	147	1.1k
Mushtaque Chowdhury Bangladesh	15	437 0.7×	254 0.5×	194 0.7×	158 0.6×	52 0.3×	37	993
Angela Baschieri United Kingdom	20	847 1.5×	529 1.1×	121 0.5×	245 0.9×	83 0.4×	48	1.4k
Kannan Navaneetham Botswana	19	764 1.3×	423 0.9×	110 0.4×	341 1.3×	73 0.4×	56	1.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nandakumar, A, et al.. (2025). Addressing the HIV/AIDS investment gap through stronger public financial management systems: a human-centered approach. BMC Health Services Research. 24(S1). 1670–1670. 4 indexed citations

Granich, Reuben, Brian Williams, Somya Gupta, A Nandakumar, & Julio Montaner. (2025). US isolationism, HIV, and primary care integration: the inflection point for low-income and middle-income countries is now. 1(2). 100029–100029.

Razavi, Moaven, et al.. (2025). Formulation and validation of a regional household wealth index for sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS ONE. 20(10). e0335603–e0335603.

Nandakumar, A, et al.. (2025). Engaging the private sector to increase access to HIV services and increase sustainability of the HIV response. BMC Health Services Research. 24(S1). 1672–1672. 3 indexed citations

Ekirapa, Elizabeth, et al.. (2024). Costs and resource distribution of direct services for HIV in Uganda. BMJ Open. 14(10). e082062–e082062. 1 indexed citations

Nkengasong, John N., et al.. (2024). PEPFAR's mission. The Lancet. 404(10469). 2226–2229. 2 indexed citations

McBain, Ryan K., George Mugambage Ruhago, Bryant Lee, et al.. (2023). National Evaluation of HIV Service Resource Allocation in Tanzania. AIDS and Behavior. 27(10). 3498–3507. 1 indexed citations

Gaumer, Gary, et al.. (2023). Analysis of maternal and child health spillover effects in PEPFAR countries. BMJ Open. 13(12). e070221–e070221. 7 indexed citations

Akobirshoev, Ilhom, et al.. (2021). The compounding effect of having HIV and a disability on child mortality among mothers in South Africa. PLoS ONE. 16(5). e0251183–e0251183. 1 indexed citations

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Marques, Ana Patrícia, Jacqueline Ramke, John Cairns, et al.. (2020). Estimating the global cost of vision impairment and its major causes: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. 10(9). e036689–e036689. 11 indexed citations

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Zeng, Wu, et al.. (2017). Costing essential services package provided by a non-governmental organization network in Bangladesh. Health Policy and Planning. 32(10). 1375–1385. 14 indexed citations

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Gaumer, Gary, Wu Zeng, & A Nandakumar. (2013). Modelling the returns on options for improving malaria case management in Ethiopia†. Health Policy and Planning. 29(8). 998–1007. 1 indexed citations

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Farag, Marwa, et al.. (2012). The income elasticity of health care spending in developing and developed countries. International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics. 12(2). 145–162. 79 indexed citations

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Kaladharan, P, et al.. (2011). Assimilative capacity of Cochin inshore waters with reference to contaminants received from the backwaters and the upstream areas.. Indian Journal of Fisheries. 58(2). 75–83. 12 indexed citations

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Prema, D, et al.. (2010). Observations on selected characteristics of water and sediment at the open sea cage culture site of Asian seabass Lates calcarifer (Bloch) off Cochin, south-west coast of India. Indian Journal of Fisheries. 57(4). 53–59. 5 indexed citations

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Kaladharan, P, et al.. (2001). Manual of Analytical Methods for Seawaterand Sediment. 86(2). 511–6. 1 indexed citations

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Kaladharan, P, V K Pillai, A Nandakumar, & P K Krishnakumar. (1999). Mercury in seawater along the west coast of India. Eprints@CMFRI Open Access Institutional Repository (Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute). 28(3). 338–340. 14 indexed citations

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Diwan, A D & A Nandakumar. (1998). Studies on cryogenic preservation of sperm of certain cultivable marine fishes. Indian Journal of Fisheries. 45(4). 387–397. 9 indexed citations

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Nandakumar, A. (1997). Public and Private Roles in Health: Theory and Financing Patterns (World Bank Discussion Paper No: 339). International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 4(9). 311. 24 indexed citations

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Nandakumar, A, et al.. (1987). ESTUARINE OCEANOGRAPHY OF THE VEMBANAD LAKE PART III: THE REGION BETWEEN COCHIN AND THE 3 0 M DEPTH OFF PORTMOUTH. Indian Journal of Fisheries. 34(4). 414–422. 1 indexed citations

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