Danzhen You

11.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
37 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Danzhen You is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Danzhen You has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 23 papers in General Health Professions and 15 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Danzhen You's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (27 papers), Global Health Care Issues (19 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (15 papers). Danzhen You is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (27 papers), Global Health Care Issues (19 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (15 papers). Danzhen You collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Belgium. Danzhen You's co-authors include Leontine Alkema, Lucia Hug, Tessa Wardlaw, Colin Mathers, Kenneth Hill, Monica Alexander, Mickey Chopra, Gareth Jones, Aluísio J. D. Barros and Hannah Blencowe and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Danzhen You

36 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Every Newborn: progress, priorities, and potential beyond survival

2014 1.3k citations Joy E Lawn, Hannah Blencowe et al. The Lancet profile →
Levels and trends in child mortality, 1990–2009

2010 604 citations Danzhen You, Kenneth Hill et al. The Lancet profile →
Global, regional, and national levels and trends in under-5 mortality between 1990 and 2015, with scenario-based projections to 2030: a systematic analysis by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation

2015 535 citations Danzhen You, Lucia Hug et al. The Lancet profile →
National, regional, and global levels and trends in neonatal mortality between 1990 and 2017, with scenario-based projections to 2030: a systematic analysis

2019 519 citations Lucia Hug, Monica Alexander et al. The Lancet Global Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Danzhen You United States	18	3.2k	1.7k	1.4k	565	543	37	4.3k
Kate Kerber United States	28	4.0k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	439 0.8×	625 1.2×	55	4.7k
Peter Waiswa Uganda	28	2.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	458 0.8×	460 0.8×	131	3.6k
Allisyn C. Moran United States	37	3.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	314 0.6×	589 1.1×	113	4.3k
Saifuddin Ahmed United States	30	2.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	174 0.3×	453 0.8×	69	4.3k
Jennifer Requejo United States	29	3.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	706 1.2×	1.2k 2.1×	82	4.8k
Arjumand Rizvi Pakistan	27	3.3k 1.0×	3.4k 2.0×	1.7k 1.2×	336 0.6×	694 1.3×	119	5.9k
Abhay Bang India	28	2.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	869 0.6×	409 0.7×	552 1.0×	55	3.1k
J. Patrick Vaughan United Kingdom	28	1.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	321 0.6×	805 1.5×	56	4.0k
Bernadette Daelmans Switzerland	31	3.1k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	1.6k 1.1×	142 0.3×	493 0.9×	59	4.8k
Anne CC Lee United States	30	4.8k 1.5×	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.6k 2.8×	946 1.7×	65	6.2k

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Blencowe, Hannah, Lucia Hug, Ann‐Beth Moller, Danzhen You, & Allisyn C. Moran. (2024). Definitions, terminology and standards for reporting of births and deaths in the perinatal period: International Classification of Diseases (ICD‐11). International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 168(1). 1–9. 6 indexed citations

Acosta, Enrique, et al.. (2024). Changes in stillbirths and child and youth mortality in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Epidemiology. 53(3). 1 indexed citations

Villavicencio, Francisco, Jamie Perin, Diana Yeung, et al.. (2023). Global, regional, and national causes of death in children and adolescents younger than 20 years: an open data portal with estimates for 2000–21. The Lancet Global Health. 12(1). e16–e17. 34 indexed citations

Okwaraji, Yemisrach B., Danzhen You, Lucia Hug, et al.. (2023). Global Stillbirth Policy Review – Outcomes And Implications Ahead of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal Agenda. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 12. 7391–7391. 6 indexed citations

Masquelier, Bruno, Lucia Hug, David Sharrow, et al.. (2021). Global, regional, and national mortality trends in youth aged 15–24 years between 1990 and 2019: a systematic analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 9(4). e409–e417. 25 indexed citations

You, Danzhen, et al.. (2021). Demographic challenges and opportunities for child health programming in Africa and Asia. BMJ. 372. n19–n19. 12 indexed citations

Victora, César G., Aluísio J. D. Barros, Cauane Blumenberg, et al.. (2020). Association between ethnicity and under-5 mortality: analysis of data from demographic surveys from 36 low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Global Health. 8(3). e352–e361. 35 indexed citations

Idele, Priscilla, David Anthony, Danzhen You, Chewe Luo, & Lynne Mofenson. (2020). The evolving picture of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in children: critical knowledge gaps. BMJ Global Health. 5(9). e003454–e003454. 13 indexed citations

Hug, Lucia, Monica Alexander, Danzhen You, & Leontine Alkema. (2019). National, regional, and global levels and trends in neonatal mortality between 1990 and 2017, with scenario-based projections to 2030: a systematic analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 7(6). e710–e720. 519 indexed citations breakdown →

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You, Danzhen, Lucia Hug, & David Anthony. (2015). UNICEF report Generation 2030 Africa calls upon investing in and empowering girls and young women. Reproductive Health. 12(1). 18–18. 13 indexed citations

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You, Danzhen, Lucia Hug, Daniel Hogan, et al.. (2015). Global, regional, and national levels and trends in under-5 mortality between 1990 and 2015, with scenario-based projections to 2030: a systematic analysis by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. The Lancet. 386(10010). 2275–2286. 535 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lawn, Joy E, Hannah Blencowe, Shefali Oza, et al.. (2014). Every Newborn: progress, priorities, and potential beyond survival. The Lancet. 384(9938). 189–205. 1250 indexed citations breakdown →

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Alkema, Leontine, et al.. (2014). National, regional, and global sex ratios of infant, child, and under-5 mortality and identification of countries with outlying ratios: a systematic assessment. The Lancet Global Health. 2(9). e521–e530. 110 indexed citations

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O’Malley, Jeffrey, Tessa Wardlaw, Danzhen You, Lucia Hug, & David Anthony. (2014). Africa's child demographics and the world's future. The Lancet. 384(9945). 730–732. 7 indexed citations

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You, Danzhen, Tessa Wardlaw, Holly Newby, David Anthony, & Katherine Rogers. (2013). Renewing the promise of survival for children. The Lancet. 382(9897). 1002–1004. 2 indexed citations

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You, Danzhen, David Anthony, Tessa Wardlaw, & Robert Jenkins. (2013). The changing face of global child demographics. The Lancet. 381(9868). 701–703. 3 indexed citations

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Alkema, Leontine & Danzhen You. (2012). Child Mortality Estimation: A Comparison of UN IGME and IHME Estimates of Levels and Trends in Under-Five Mortality Rates and Deaths. PLoS Medicine. 9(8). e1001288–e1001288. 45 indexed citations

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Hill, Kenneth, Danzhen You, & Yoonjoung Choi. (2009). Death distribution methods for estimating adult mortality. Demographic Research. 21(9). 235–254. 1 indexed citations

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You, Danzhen, et al.. (2009). Levels and trends in under-5 mortality, 1990–2008. The Lancet. 375(9709). 100–103. 124 indexed citations

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Choi, Yoonjoung & Danzhen You. (2004). Adult Mortality in East Asia: Trends and Patterns. 3 indexed citations

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