Anju Malhotra

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Anju Malhotra is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Anju Malhotra has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Gender Studies, 21 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 15 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Anju Malhotra's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (21 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (15 papers) and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (15 papers). Anju Malhotra is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (21 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (15 papers) and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (15 papers). Anju Malhotra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malaysia and India. Anju Malhotra's co-authors include Sidney Ruth Schuler, Mark Mather, Sanyukta Mathur, Susan M. Lee‐Rife, Ann Warner, Margaret E. Greene, Sunita Kishor, Reeve Vanneman, Allison M. Glinski and Shatha Elnakib and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, World Development and Journal of Marriage and the Family.

In The Last Decade

Anju Malhotra

40 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Measuring Women's Empowerment as a Variable in International Development

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anju Malhotra United States	21	867	808	753	579	538	42	2.1k
Sajeda Amin United States	23	637 0.7×	462 0.6×	487 0.6×	584 1.0×	334 0.6×	56	1.7k
Zeba A. Sathar United States	20	810 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	553 0.7×	416 0.7×	529 1.0×	62	2.3k
Sonia Bhalotra United Kingdom	28	920 1.1×	690 0.9×	951 1.3×	738 1.3×	613 1.1×	129	3.0k
Victor Agadjanian United States	29	655 0.8×	721 0.9×	338 0.4×	1.1k 1.9×	807 1.5×	119	2.4k
Caroline Bledsoe United States	26	694 0.8×	458 0.6×	399 0.5×	959 1.7×	417 0.8×	63	2.3k
Alaka Malwade Basu United States	20	780 0.9×	772 1.0×	347 0.5×	337 0.6×	263 0.5×	53	1.5k
Mamta Murthi United States	14	573 0.7×	390 0.5×	358 0.5×	470 0.8×	236 0.4×	27	1.5k
Dominique Meekers United States	29	461 0.5×	450 0.6×	477 0.6×	893 1.5×	1.4k 2.5×	94	2.3k
Patricia Jeffery United Kingdom	23	458 0.5×	377 0.5×	276 0.4×	939 1.6×	166 0.3×	81	1.9k
David Shapiro United States	23	626 0.7×	331 0.4×	234 0.3×	419 0.7×	326 0.6×	54	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anju Malhotra

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Kalbarczyk, Anna, et al.. (2025). A scoping review on the impact of women’s global leadership: evidence to inform health leadership. BMJ Global Health. 10(2). e015982–e015982. 3 indexed citations

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Morgan, Rosemary, Anna Kalbarczyk, Michele R. Decker, et al.. (2024). Gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation for health systems. Health Policy and Planning. 39(9). 1000–1005. 2 indexed citations

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Baird, Sarah, Maureen Murphy, Jennifer Seager, et al.. (2022). Intersecting Disadvantages for Married Adolescents: Life After Marriage Pre- and Post-COVID-19 in Contexts of Displacement. Journal of Adolescent Health. 70(3). S86–S96. 14 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Anju & Shatha Elnakib. (2021). 20 Years of the Evidence Base on What Works to Prevent Child Marriage: A Systematic Review. Journal of Adolescent Health. 68(5). 847–862. 87 indexed citations

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Mehra, Rekha, et al.. (2020). Professionalising gender and development expertise: innovations in capacity‐building and credentialing. International Journal of Training and Development. 24(2). 154–165. 1 indexed citations

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Pande, Rohini, Sophie Namy, & Anju Malhotra. (2019). The Demographic Transition and Women's Economic Participation in Tamil Nadu, India: A Historical Case Study. Feminist Economics. 26(1). 179–207. 9 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Anju, Avni Amin, & Priya Nanda. (2019). Catalyzing Gender Norm Change for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: Investing in Interventions for Structural Change. Journal of Adolescent Health. 64(4). S13–S15. 35 indexed citations

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Lee‐Rife, Susan M., Anju Malhotra, Ann Warner, & Allison M. Glinski. (2012). What Works to Prevent Child Marriage: A Review of the Evidence. Studies in Family Planning. 43(4). 287–303. 178 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Anju. (2012). Remobilizing the Gender and Fertility Connection: The Case for Examining the Impact of Fertility Control and Fertility Declines On Gender Equality. 15 indexed citations

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Edmeades, Jeffrey, et al.. (2012). TWO SONS AND A DAUGHTER: SEX COMPOSITION AND WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR IN MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA. Journal of Biosocial Science. 44(6). 749–764. 26 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Anju, et al.. (2011). Solutions to End Child Marriage. 22 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Anju, et al.. (2011). Solutions to end child marriage: what the evidence shows.. 79 indexed citations

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Edmeades, Jeffrey, Susan M. Lee‐Rife, & Anju Malhotra. (2010). Women and Reproductive Control: The Nexus between Abortion and Contraceptive Use in Madhya Pradesh, India. Studies in Family Planning. 41(2). 75–88. 18 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Anju, et al.. (2009). Innovation for Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality. 35 indexed citations

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Pande, Rohini, et al.. (2007). Women deliver for development. The Lancet. 370(9595). 1347–1357. 99 indexed citations

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Mathur, Sanyukta, Anju Malhotra, & Minesh P. Mehta. (2001). Adolescent girls' life aspirations and reproductive health in Nepal. Reproductive Health Matters. 9(17). 91–100. 43 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Anju, et al.. (2001). Making it Work: Linking Youth Reproductive Health and Livelihoods. 4 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Anju & Mark Mather. (1997). . Sociological Forum. 12(4). 599–630. 171 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Anju & Amy O. Tsui. (1996). Marriage Timing in Sri Lanka: The Role of Modern Norms and Ideas. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 58(2). 476–476. 47 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Anju, et al.. (1985). Foreign Direct Investment in Manufacturing from an LDC: India. The Indian Economic Journal. 32(3). 36–41. 2 indexed citations

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