David Evans

23.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
254 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

David Evans is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, David Evans has authored 254 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 48 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 44 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in David Evans's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (41 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (37 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (28 papers). David Evans is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (41 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (37 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (28 papers). David Evans collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and United States. David Evans's co-authors include Christopher J L Murray, Ke Xu, Kei Kawabata, Jan Klavus, R. Y. Calne, S Thiru, David J. White, Taghreed Adam, Jeremy A. Lauer and G. Emmanuel Guindon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David Evans

247 papers receiving 12.7k 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.

Household catastrophic health expenditure: a multicountry analysis

2003 1.6k citations David Evans et al. The Lancet profile →
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: development of an evidence based global public health treaty

2003 1.0k citations David Evans et al. BMJ profile →
CYCLOSPORIN A INITIALLY AS THE ONLY IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT IN 34 RECIPIENTS OF CADAVERIC ORGANS: 32 KIDNEYS, 2 PANCREASES, AND 2 LIVERS

1979 750 citations R. Y. Calne, David Evans et al. The Lancet profile →
CYCLOSPORIN A IN PATIENTS RECEIVING RENAL ALLOGRAFTS FROM CADAVER DONORS

1978 736 citations R. Y. Calne, David Evans et al. The Lancet profile →
Health systems performance assessment: debates, methods and empiricism.

2003 700 citations David Evans et al. profile →
Protecting Households From Catastrophic Health Spending

2007 685 citations David Evans, Philip Musgrove et al. profile →
Monitoring Progress towards Universal Health Coverage at Country and Global Levels

2014 271 citations David Evans et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
David Evans	3.9k	3.8k	3.3k	2.7k	1.7k	254	13.7k
David H. Peters	4.4k 1.1×	4.2k 1.1×	2.4k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	236	12.0k
Stephen Jan	3.5k 0.9×	2.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	385	10.4k
K. Srinath Reddy	4.3k 1.1×	2.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.3×	1.1k 0.4×	7.6k 4.4×	334	20.0k
Alan Cass	1.8k 0.5×	1.2k 0.3×	236 0.1×	1.3k 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	352	15.4k
Kevin D. Frick	3.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.3×	371 0.1×	1.8k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	327	14.3k
Joshua A. Salomon	4.7k 1.2×	1.8k 0.5×	848 0.3×	3.6k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	314	18.3k
Elías Mossialos	4.0k 1.0×	1.0k 0.3×	1.4k 0.4×	3.5k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	358	10.6k
Peter Singer	4.3k 1.1×	2.0k 0.5×	231 0.1×	2.2k 0.8×	6.0k 3.5×	420	18.7k
Cam Donaldson	6.0k 1.5×	920 0.2×	614 0.2×	6.0k 2.3×	2.0k 1.2×	347	14.1k
Peter J. Neumann	5.0k 1.3×	1.6k 0.4×	239 0.1×	9.4k 3.5×	1.9k 1.1×	367	20.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Mason, C.F., et al.. (2025). Truck drivers and automation: A methodology for identifying and supporting workforce transition in the Australian road freight sector. Transport Policy. 176. 103907–103907.

Clark, Barry P., et al.. (2023). 703. Prevalence of Toxigenic and Non-Toxigenic C. difficile in Patients Admitted to an Academic-Affiliated Long Term Acute Care Hospital. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(Supplement_2).

Gopinathan, Unni, Elina Dale, & David Evans. (2023). Procedural fairness in health financing for universal health coverage: why, what and how. Health Policy and Planning. 38(Supplement_1). i1–i4. 1 indexed citations

Dale, Elina, Alex Voorhoeve, Trygve Ottersen, et al.. (2023). Criteria for the procedural fairness of health financing decisions: a scoping review. Health Policy and Planning. 38(Supplement_1). i13–i35. 14 indexed citations

Evans, David, et al.. (2023). Blockwise acceleration of alternating least squares for canonical tensor decomposition. Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications. 30(6). 1 indexed citations

Michel, Janet, Fabrizio Tediosi, Matthias Egger, et al.. (2020). Universal health coverage financing in South Africa: wishes vs reality. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 19 indexed citations

Michel, Janet, Till Bärnighausen, Fabrizio Tediosi, David Evans, & Marcel Tanner. (2020). COVID-19: what else would be helpful to know?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 2 indexed citations

Evans, David. (2008). Social Project Appraisal and Discounting for the Very Long Term. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 13(1). 61–70. 7 indexed citations

Jamison, Dean T., Joel G. Breman, Anthony R Measham, et al.. (2006). Summary and Cross-Cutting Themes. NeuroImage. 217. 116939–116939. 1 indexed citations

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Mays, N, et al.. (2001). The evaluation of complex health policy. UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol). 2 indexed citations

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Evans, David. (1990). Public health in Vanuatu. 1 indexed citations

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Jovanovic, Boyan & David Evans. (1989). Entrepreneurial choice and liquidity constraints. Journal of Political Economy. 808–827. 2 indexed citations

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Evans, David, et al.. (1979). Plasma lipoproteins in renal transplant patients.. BMJ. 1(6155). 21.1–21. 8 indexed citations

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Adu, D., et al.. (1973). Renal transplantation in leprosy.. BMJ. 2(5861). 280–281. 11 indexed citations

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Williams, Roger, R. Y. Calne, I. D. Ansell, et al.. (1969). Liver Transplantation in Man—III, Studies of Liver Function, Histology, and Immunosuppressive Therapy. BMJ. 3(5661). 12–19. 19 indexed citations

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Swales, J. D. & David Evans. (1969). Erythraemia in Renal Transplantation. BMJ. 2(5649). 80–83. 28 indexed citations

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Calne, R. Y., Rebecca J. Williams, J L Dawson, et al.. (1968). Liver Transplantation in Man--II, a Report of two Orthotopic Liver Transplants in Adult Recipients. BMJ. 4(5630). 540–546. 41 indexed citations

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McMillan, Robert & David Evans. (1968). Experience with Three Brescia–Cimino Shunts. BMJ. 3(5621). 781–783. 18 indexed citations

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Calne, R. Y., David Evans, B. M. Herbertson, et al.. (1968). Survival after renal transplantation in man: an interim report on 54 consecutive transplants.. BMJ. 2(5602). 404–406. 21 indexed citations

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Evans, David, P. R. Millard, & B. M. Herbertson. (1968). HEPATIC DYSFUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH RENAL TRANSPLANTATION. The Lancet. 292(7575). 929–933. 31 indexed citations

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