Ann Starrs

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ann Starrs is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Ann Starrs has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 9 papers in General Health Professions and 6 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Ann Starrs's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (16 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (6 papers) and Child and Adolescent Health (5 papers). Ann Starrs is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (16 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (6 papers) and Child and Adolescent Health (5 papers). Ann Starrs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Ann Starrs's co-authors include Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Joy E Lawn, Kate Kerber, Pius Okong, Giorgio Cometto, James Campbell, E. Quain, Frank Nyonator, Inês Fronteira and Rafael Lozano and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Bulletin of the World Health Organization and International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics.

In The Last Decade

Ann Starrs

27 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Continuum of care for maternal, newborn, and child health: from slogan to service delivery

2007 729 citations Kate Kerber, Zulfiqar A Bhutta et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ann Starrs United States	15	1.4k	657	562	426	265	27	1.8k
David Urassa Tanzania	23	1.2k 0.9×	628 1.0×	552 1.0×	242 0.6×	328 1.2×	61	1.8k
Samuel Mills United States	17	1.6k 1.1×	593 0.9×	468 0.8×	417 1.0×	382 1.4×	41	1.9k
Iqbal Anwar Bangladesh	22	1.4k 1.0×	563 0.9×	400 0.7×	488 1.1×	432 1.6×	50	1.8k
Sereen Thaddeus United States	6	2.0k 1.4×	654 1.0×	523 0.9×	453 1.1×	606 2.3×	11	2.4k
Julia Hussein United Kingdom	24	1.6k 1.1×	663 1.0×	401 0.7×	355 0.8×	584 2.2×	59	2.1k
Stephen Hodgins United States	22	1.0k 0.7×	637 1.0×	330 0.6×	259 0.6×	271 1.0×	49	1.6k
Susanna Makela United States	9	1.7k 1.2×	631 1.0×	448 0.8×	460 1.1×	534 2.0×	13	2.3k
Nirmala Nair United Kingdom	21	1.3k 0.9×	654 1.0×	830 1.5×	235 0.6×	251 0.9×	45	1.8k
Mats Målqvist Sweden	33	1.8k 1.3×	840 1.3×	589 1.0×	381 0.9×	502 1.9×	118	2.7k
Prasanta Tripathy United Kingdom	23	1.3k 0.9×	710 1.1×	859 1.5×	214 0.5×	252 1.0×	41	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ann Starrs

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ann Starrs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ann Starrs

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ann Starrs. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ann Starrs based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ann Starrs. Ann Starrs is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Mayer, Kenneth H., Chris Beyrer, Myron S. Cohen, et al.. (2025). Challenges and opportunities in developing integrated sexual and reproductive health programmes. The Lancet. 406(10515). 2168–2190. 2 indexed citations

Starrs, Ann, Alex Ezeh, Gilda Sedgh, & Susheela Singh. (2023). To achieve development goals, advance sexual and reproductive health and rights. The Lancet. 403(10429). 787–789. 5 indexed citations

Starrs, Ann. (2017). The Trump global gag rule: an attack on US family planning and global health aid. The Lancet. 389(10068). 485–486. 24 indexed citations

Gold, Rachel & Ann Starrs. (2017). US reproductive health and rights: beyond the global gag rule. The Lancet Public Health. 2(3). e122–e123. 7 indexed citations

Starrs, Ann. (2015). A Lancet Commission on sexual and reproductive health and rights: going beyond the Sustainable Development Goals. The Lancet. 386(9999). 1111–1112. 11 indexed citations

Starrs, Ann. (2014). Survival convergence: bringing maternal and newborn health together for 2015 and beyond. The Lancet. 384(9939). 211–213. 21 indexed citations

Requejo, Jennifer, Jennifer Bryce, Aluísio J. D. Barros, et al.. (2014). Countdown to 2015 and beyond: fulfilling the health agenda for women and children. The Lancet. 385(9966). 466–476. 169 indexed citations

Ejembi, Clara Ladi, et al.. (2013). New global guidance supports community and lay health workers in postpartum hemorrhage prevention. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 122(3). 187–189. 15 indexed citations

Azenha, Gustavo S., Afsan Bhadelia, Alessandra Durstine, et al.. (2013). Recommendations towards an integrated, life-course approach to women’s health in the post-2015 agenda. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 91(9). 704–706. 14 indexed citations

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Campbell, James, James Buchan, Giorgio Cometto, et al.. (2013). Human resources for health and universal health coverage: fostering equity and effective coverage. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 91(11). 853–863. 221 indexed citations

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Presern, Carole, Flavia Bustreo, Helga Fogstad, et al.. (2012). Keeping promises for women and children. The Lancet. 379(9832). 2125–2126. 1 indexed citations

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Starrs, Ann & Beverly Winikoff. (2011). Misoprostol for postpartum hemorrhage: Moving from evidence to practice. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 116(1). 1–3. 22 indexed citations

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Starrs, Ann, et al.. (2010). Momentum, mandates, and money: achieving health MDGs. The Lancet. 375(9730). 1946–1948. 2 indexed citations

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Cometto, Giorgio, Gorik Ooms, Ann Starrs, & Paul Zeitz. (2009). A global fund for the health MDGs?. The Lancet. 373(9674). 1500–1502. 33 indexed citations

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Starrs, Ann, et al.. (2008). FROM PMTCT TO A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AIDS RESPONSE FOR WOMEN: A MUCH‐NEEDED SHIFT. Developing World Bioethics. 8(1). 33–42. 21 indexed citations

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Starrs, Ann. (2007). Delivering for women. The Lancet. 370(9595). 1285–1287. 24 indexed citations

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Kerber, Kate, et al.. (2007). Continuum of care for maternal, newborn, and child health: from slogan to service delivery. The Lancet. 370(9595). 1358–1369. 729 indexed citations breakdown →

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Starrs, Ann. (2006). Safe motherhood initiative: 20 years and counting. The Lancet. 368(9542). 1130–1132. 183 indexed citations

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Starrs, Ann. (1988). Preventing the Tragedy of Maternal Deaths. Studies in Family Planning. 19(5). 312–312. 31 indexed citations

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Starrs, Ann. (1987). Preventing the tragedy of maternal deaths : a report on the International Safe Motherhood Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, February 1987. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 29 indexed citations

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