Charlotte Watts

29.2k total citations · 16 hit papers
148 papers, 20.3k citations indexed

About

Charlotte Watts is a scholar working on Health, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Charlotte Watts has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 20.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Health, 76 papers in General Health Professions and 67 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Charlotte Watts's work include Intimate Partner and Family Violence (74 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (70 papers) and Sex work and related issues (57 papers). Charlotte Watts is often cited by papers focused on Intimate Partner and Family Violence (74 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (70 papers) and Sex work and related issues (57 papers). Charlotte Watts collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. Charlotte Watts's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Charlotte Watts

146 papers receiving 19.1k citations

Hit Papers

Prevalence of intimate partner violence: findings from th... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2006 2008 2005 2013 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. 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 →
  2. 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 →
  3. 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 →
  4. The Global Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women
    2013 1.0k citations Karen Devries, Jennifer Child et al. profile →
  5. 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 →
  6. Heterogeneities in the transmission of infectious agents: Implications for the design of control programs
    1997 884 citations Charlotte Watts et al. profile →
  7. 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 →
  8. Violence against women: global scope and magnitude
    2002 765 citations Charlotte Watts, Cathy Zimmerman The Lancet profile →
  9. The global prevalence of intimate partner homicide: a systematic review
    2013 644 citations Heidi Stöckl, Karen Devries et al. The Lancet profile →
  10. 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 →
  11. 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 →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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 →
  14. 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 →
  15. Addressing violence against women: a call to action
    2014 284 citations Cathy Zimmerman, Lori Heise et al. The Lancet profile →
  16. 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 →

Peers

Charlotte Watts
Lori Heise United Kingdom
Rachel Jewkes South Africa
Claudia García‐Moreno Switzerland
Anita Raj United States
Michele R. Decker United States
Ralph J. DiClemente United States
Karen Devries United Kingdom
Anthony B. Zwi Australia
James A. Mercy United States
Gregory D. Zimet United States
Lori Heise United Kingdom
Charlotte Watts
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charlotte Watts

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Charlotte Watts. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Charlotte Watts 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 Charlotte Watts. Charlotte Watts is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Watts, Charlotte, et al.. (2020). Invertebrate communities in a modified isolated raised bog compared to an intact raised bog in New Zealand. Mires and Peat. 26. 20–20. 2 indexed citations
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Ranganathan, Meghna, Louise Knight, Tanya Abramsky, et al.. (2019). 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. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 36(15-16). 7747–7775. 43 indexed citations
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Bacchus, Loraine, Meghna Ranganathan, Charlotte Watts, & Karen Devries. (2018). Recent intimate partner violence against women and health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. BMJ Open. 8(7). e019995–e019995. 283 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ranganathan, Meghna, Catherine MacPhail, Audrey Pettifor, et al.. (2017). Young women’s perceptions of transactional sex and sexual agency: a qualitative study in the context of rural South Africa. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 666–666. 67 indexed citations
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Devries, Karen, Louise Knight, Jennifer Child, et al.. (2017). Witnessing intimate partner violence and child maltreatment in Ugandan children: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 7(2). e013583–e013583. 37 indexed citations
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Kyegombe, Nambusi, Tanya Abramsky, Karen Devries, et al.. (2015). 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. Child Abuse & Neglect. 50. 128–140. 31 indexed citations
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Ellsberg, Mary, Diana J. Arango, Matthew Morton, et al.. (2014). Prevention of violence against women and girls: what does the evidence say?. The Lancet. 385(9977). 1555–1566. 539 indexed citations breakdown →
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Prudden, H, Charlotte Watts, Peter Vickerman, et al.. (2013). Can the UNAIDS modes of transmission model be improved?. AIDS. 27(16). 2623–2635. 20 indexed citations
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Kiss, Lígia, Lília Blima Schraiber, Lori Heise, et al.. (2012). Gender-based violence and socioeconomic inequalities: Does living in more deprived neighbourhoods increase women’s risk of intimate partner violence?. Social Science & Medicine. 74(8). 1172–1179. 99 indexed citations
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Stöckl, Heidi, Charlotte Watts, & Jessie Mbwambo. (2011). Physical Violence by a Partner During Pregnancy in Tanzania: Prevalence and Risk Factors. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Devries, Karen, Sunita Kishor, Holly Johnson, et al.. (2011). Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy: Analysis of Prevalence Data from 19 Countries. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Mayhew, Susannah, et al.. (2009). Tackling HIV and gender-based violence in South Africa: how has PEPFAR responded and what are the implications for implementing organizations?. Health Policy and Planning. 24(5). 357–366. 21 indexed citations
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Terris‐Prestholt, Fern, L. Kumaranayake, Catherine MacPhail, Helen Rees, & Charlotte Watts. (2007). Women's Willingness to Pay for Barrier Methods for HIV Prevention in South Africa: A Comparison of the Female Condom, Diaphragm, and Microbicides. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Foss, Anna M., Mazeda Hossain, Peter Vickerman, & Charlotte Watts. (2007). A systematic review of published evidence on intervention impact on condom use in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 83(7). 510–516. 137 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Cathy, Mazeda Hossain, Katherine Yun, et al.. (2006). Stolen smiles: a summary report on the physical and psychological health consequences of women and adolescents trafficked in Europe.. 26(5). 981–1002. 92 indexed citations
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Watts, Charlotte, et al.. (2005). Living the Reality of Forced Sex Work: Perspectives From Young Migrant Women Sex Workers in Northern Vietnam. Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health. 50(4). e41–4. 40 indexed citations
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Watts, Charlotte & Cathy Zimmerman. (2002). Violence against women: global scope and magnitude. The Lancet. 359(9313). 1232–1237. 765 indexed citations breakdown →

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