Charlotte Watts

29.2k citations

148 papers · 20.3k indexed · 16 hit papers · h-index 55

Health top 0.01%
Sociology and Political Science top 0.05%
General Health Professions top 0.02%
Clinical Psychology top 0.1%
Gender Studies top 0.02%

Co-authors: Lori Heise Mary Ellsberg Claudia García‐Moreno Henrica A. F. M. Jansen Karen Devries Cathy Zimmerman Loraine Bacchus Lígia Kiss
Topics: Intimate Partner and Family Violence (74 papers)Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (70 papers)Sex work and related issues (57 papers)
Cited by: Health Gender Studies General Health Professions
Journals: Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences The Lancet
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States South Africa

In The Last Decade

Charlotte Watts

146 papers receiving 19.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Prevalence of intimate partner violence: findings from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence

2006 2.4k citations Mary Ellsberg, Lori Heise et al. The Lancet profile →
Intimate partner violence and women's physical and mental health in the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence: an observational study

2008 1.4k citations Mary Ellsberg, Lori Heise et al. The Lancet profile →
WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women: Initial Results on Prevalence, Health Outcomes and Women's Responses

2005 1.3k citations Mary Ellsberg, Lori Heise et al. profile →
The Global Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women

2013 1.0k citations Karen Devries, Jennifer Child et al. profile →
What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence? findings from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence

2011 1.0k citations Tanya Abramsky, Charlotte Watts et al. BMC Public Health profile →
Heterogeneities in the transmission of infectious agents: Implications for the design of control programs

1997 884 citations Charlotte Watts et al. profile →
Intimate Partner Violence and Incident Depressive Symptoms and Suicide Attempts: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies

2013 825 citations Karen Devries, Loraine Bacchus et al. profile →
Violence against women: global scope and magnitude

2002 765 citations Charlotte Watts, Cathy Zimmerman The Lancet profile →
The global prevalence of intimate partner homicide: a systematic review

2013 644 citations Heidi Stöckl, Karen Devries et al. The Lancet profile →
Prevention of violence against women and girls: what does the evidence say?

2014 539 citations Mary Ellsberg, Diana J. Arango et al. The Lancet profile →
Violence against women is strongly associated with suicide attempts: Evidence from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence against women

2011 437 citations Karen Devries, Charlotte Watts et al. Social Science & Medicine profile →
How does economic empowerment affect women's risk of intimate partner violence in low and middle income countries? A systematic review of published evidence

2008 434 citations Charlotte Watts et al. profile →
Intimate partner violence victimization and alcohol consumption in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2013 393 citations Karen Devries, Jennifer Child et al. profile →
Findings from the SASA! Study: a cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of a community mobilization intervention to prevent violence against women and reduce HIV risk in Kampala, Uganda

2014 333 citations Tanya Abramsky, Karen Devries et al. profile →
Addressing violence against women: a call to action

2014 284 citations Cathy Zimmerman, Lori Heise et al. The Lancet profile →
Recent intimate partner violence against women and health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

2018 283 citations Loraine Bacchus, Meghna Ranganathan et al. BMJ Open profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charlotte Watts

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Invertebrate communities in a modified isolated raised bog compared to an intact raised bog in New Zealand 2020 ·Mires and Peat ·Charlotte Watts,Beverley R. Clarkson,Vanessa M. Cave,Danny Thornburrow,Stephen Thorpe,(unknown)	2
2	Associations Between Women’s Economic and Social Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From a Microfinance Plus Program in Rural North West Province, South Africa 2019 ·Journal of Interpersonal Violence ·Meghna Ranganathan,Louise Knight,Tanya Abramsky,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Giulia Ferrari,Charlotte Watts,Heidi Stöckl	43
3	‘It’s because I like things… it’s a status and he buys me airtime’: exploring the role of transactional sex in young women’s consumption patterns in rural South Africa (secondary findings from HPTN 068) 2018 ·Reproductive Health ·Meghna Ranganathan,Lori Heise,Catherine MacPhail,Heidi Stöckl,Richard J. Silverwood,Kathleen Kahn,Amanda Selin,F. Xavier Gómez‐Olivé,Charlotte Watts,Audrey Pettifor	26
4	Recent intimate partner violence against women and health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studiesbreakdown → 2018 ·BMJ Open ·Loraine Bacchus,Meghna Ranganathan,Charlotte Watts,Karen Devries	283
5	Young women’s perceptions of transactional sex and sexual agency: a qualitative study in the context of rural South Africa 2017 ·BMC Public Health ·Meghna Ranganathan,Catherine MacPhail,Audrey Pettifor,Kathleen Kahn,Nomhle Khoza,Rhian Twine,Charlotte Watts,Lori Heise	67
6	Witnessing intimate partner violence and child maltreatment in Ugandan children: a cross-sectional survey 2017 ·BMJ Open ·Karen Devries,Louise Knight,Jennifer Child,Nambusi Kyegombe,Mazeda Hossain,Shelley Lees,Charlotte Watts,Dipak Naker	37
7	What is the potential for interventions designed to prevent violence against women to reduce children's exposure to violence? Findings from the SASA! study, Kampala, Uganda 2015 ·Child Abuse & Neglect ·Nambusi Kyegombe,Tanya Abramsky,Karen Devries,Lori Michau,Janet Nakuti,Elizabeth Starmann,Tina Musuya,Lori Heise,Charlotte Watts	31
8	Men's and women's experiences of violence and traumatic events in rural Côte d'Ivoire before, during and after a period of armed conflict 2014 ·BMJ Open ·Mazeda Hossain,Cathy Zimmerman,Lígia Kiss,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Heidi Lehmann,Charlotte Watts	67
9	Prevention of violence against women and girls: what does the evidence say?breakdown → 2014 ·The Lancet ·Mary Ellsberg,Diana J. Arango,Matthew Morton,Floriza Gennari,(unknown),Manuel Acosta Contreras,Charlotte Watts	539
10	Can the UNAIDS modes of transmission model be improved? 2013 ·AIDS ·H Prudden,Charlotte Watts,Peter Vickerman,Natalia Bobrova,Lori Heise,(unknown),(unknown),James Blanchard,Anna M. Foss	20
11	Gender-based violence and socioeconomic inequalities: Does living in more deprived neighbourhoods increase women’s risk of intimate partner violence? 2012 ·Social Science & Medicine ·Lígia Kiss,Lília Blima Schraiber,Lori Heise,Cathy Zimmerman,Nélson Gouveia,Charlotte Watts	99
12	A community mobilisation intervention to prevent violence against women and reduce HIV/AIDS risk in Kampala, Uganda (the SASA! Study): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial 2012 ·Trials ·Tanya Abramsky,Karen Devries,Lígia Kiss,Leilani Francisco,Janet Nakuti,Tina Musuya,Nambusi Kyegombe,Elizabeth Starmann,Dan K. Kaye,Lori Michau,Charlotte Watts	87
13	Physical Violence by a Partner During Pregnancy in Tanzania: Prevalence and Risk Factors 2011 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Heidi Stöckl,Charlotte Watts,Jessie Mbwambo	4
14	Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy: Analysis of Prevalence Data from 19 Countries 2011 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Karen Devries,Sunita Kishor,Holly Johnson,Heidi Stöckl,Loraine Bacchus,Claudia Moreno,Charlotte Watts	7
15	Tackling HIV and gender-based violence in South Africa: how has PEPFAR responded and what are the implications for implementing organizations? 2009 ·Health Policy and Planning ·(unknown),Susannah Mayhew,Charlotte Watts	21
16	Women's Willingness to Pay for Barrier Methods for HIV Prevention in South Africa: A Comparison of the Female Condom, Diaphragm, and Microbicides 2007 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Fern Terris‐Prestholt,L. Kumaranayake,Catherine MacPhail,Helen Rees,Charlotte Watts	1
17	A systematic review of published evidence on intervention impact on condom use in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia 2007 ·Sexually Transmitted Infections ·Anna M. Foss,Mazeda Hossain,Peter Vickerman,Charlotte Watts	137
18	Stolen smiles: a summary report on the physical and psychological health consequences of women and adolescents trafficked in Europe. 2006 ·Cathy Zimmerman,Mazeda Hossain,Katherine Yun,Brenda Roche,Ian M. Morison,Charlotte Watts	92
19	Living the Reality of Forced Sex Work: Perspectives From Young Migrant Women Sex Workers in Northern Vietnam 2005 ·Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health ·(unknown),Charlotte Watts,(unknown)	40
20	Violence against women: global scope and magnitudebreakdown → 2002 ·The Lancet ·Charlotte Watts,Cathy Zimmerman	765

About Charlotte Watts

Charlotte Watts is a scholar working on Health, General Health Professions and Gender Studies, having authored 148 papers that have together received 20.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Intimate Partner and Family Violence (74 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (70 papers) and Sex work and related issues (57 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health (13.0k citations), Gender Studies (4.4k citations) and General Health Professions (8.4k citations). Charlotte Watts has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Lori Heise, Mary Ellsberg, Claudia García‐Moreno, Henrica A. F. M. Jansen, Karen Devries, Cathy Zimmerman, Loraine Bacchus, Lígia Kiss, Naeemah Abrahams and Tanya Abramsky. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

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