Debbie Bradshaw

18.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
207 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Debbie Bradshaw is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Debbie Bradshaw has authored 207 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in General Health Professions, 41 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 40 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Debbie Bradshaw's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (40 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (38 papers) and HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (31 papers). Debbie Bradshaw is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (40 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (38 papers) and HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (31 papers). Debbie Bradshaw collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Australia. Debbie Bradshaw's co-authors include Ria Laubscher, Krisela Steyn, Rosana Norman, Rob Dorrington, Pam Groenewald, Bongani M. Mayosi, Freddy Sitas, Stephen Tollman, Alan J. Flisher and David Bourne and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Debbie Bradshaw

198 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

The burden of non-communicable diseases in South Africa

2009 731 citations Freddy Sitas, Debbie Bradshaw et al. profile →
Health in South Africa: changes and challenges since 2009

2012 376 citations Debbie Bradshaw et al. profile →
Mortality trends and differentials in South Africa from 1997 to 2012: second National Burden of Disease Study

2016 276 citations Victoria Pillay‐van Wyk, Ria Laubscher et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Debbie Bradshaw South Africa	46	2.3k	1.5k	1.4k	1.2k	1.0k	207	7.6k
Adamson S. Muula Malawi	39	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	950 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	356	6.0k
Emmanuela Gakidou United States	45	2.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	2.3k 2.0×	388 0.4×	113	8.2k
Sabina Faiz Rashid Bangladesh	24	3.3k 1.4×	1.8k 1.2×	814 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	477 0.5×	103	9.0k
Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch Netherlands	42	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	943 0.9×	284	7.3k
Hoàng Văn Minh Vietnam	41	1.2k 0.5×	984 0.6×	921 0.7×	941 0.8×	438 0.4×	346	5.8k
Stephen Jan Australia	52	3.5k 1.5×	2.1k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	2.2k 1.9×	368 0.4×	385	10.4k
Kenji Shibuya Japan	47	2.5k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	2.7k 2.3×	1.6k 1.6×	192	13.7k
Reza Majdzadeh Iran	47	3.0k 1.3×	2.4k 1.5×	934 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	326 0.3×	435	8.1k
Jeffrey P. Koplan United States	41	2.0k 0.9×	2.6k 1.7×	1.1k 0.8×	690 0.6×	577 0.6×	155	7.8k
Stephen Tollman South Africa	55	3.7k 1.6×	1.7k 1.1×	1.8k 1.3×	2.6k 2.3×	2.1k 2.0×	311	11.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rogers, Karyne M., Debbie Bradshaw, Saskia C. Sanderson, et al.. (2025). Nitrate contamination in New Zealand's domestic drinking water with a focus on rural groundwater-sourced self-supplies. The Science of The Total Environment. 1002. 180549–180549.

Chen, Wenlong Carl, Chantal Babb de Villiers, Sang Hyuck Lee, et al.. (2025). Genome-wide association study identifies common variants associated with breast cancer in South African Black women. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3542–3542. 1 indexed citations

Rogers, Karyne M., Debbie Bradshaw, Xing Liu, et al.. (2025). A New Zealand freshwater nitrate data quality validation study using commercial laboratories and portable testing instruments. Chemosphere. 381. 144472–144472. 1 indexed citations

Prinsloo, Megan, Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney, Debbie Bradshaw, et al.. (2024). Injury mortality in South Africa: a 2009 and 2017 comparison to track progress to meeting sustainable development goal targets. Global Health Action. 17(1). 2377828–2377828. 2 indexed citations

Muchengeti, Mazvita, Debbie Bradshaw, Wenlong Carl Chen, et al.. (2023). Kaposi sarcoma‐associated herpesvirus, HIV‐1 and Kaposi sarcoma risk in black South Africans diagnosed with cancer during antiretroviral treatment rollout. International Journal of Cancer. 152(10). 2081–2089. 4 indexed citations

Singh, Elvira, Wenlong Carl Chen, Debbie Bradshaw, et al.. (2022). Thirteen cancers associated with HIV infection in a Black South African cancer patient population (1995‐2016). International Journal of Cancer. 152(2). 183–194. 11 indexed citations

Singh, Elvira, Debbie Bradshaw, Wenlong Carl Chen, et al.. (2022). Usefulness of high‐risk HPV early oncoprotein (E6 and E7) serological markers in the detection of cervical cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(1). e27900–e27900. 16 indexed citations

Bradshaw, Debbie, et al.. (2022). COVID-19 and all-cause mortality in South Africa – the hidden deaths in the first four waves. South African Journal of Science. 118(5/6). 16 indexed citations

Pheiffer, Carmen, Victoria Pillay‐van Wyk, E B Turawa, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in South Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(11). 5868–5868. 47 indexed citations

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Chen, Wenlong Carl, Elvira Singh, Mazvita Muchengeti, et al.. (2020). Johannesburg Cancer Study (JCS): contribution to knowledge and opportunities arising from 20 years of data collection in an African setting. Cancer Epidemiology. 65. 101701–101701. 15 indexed citations

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Nglazi, Mweete D, Jané Joubert, Dan J. Stein, et al.. (2016). Epidemiology of major depressive disorder in South Africa (1997–2015): a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 6(7). e011749–e011749. 7 indexed citations

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Bradshaw, Debbie & Rob Dorrington. (2012). Maternal mortality ratio - trends in the vital registration data. South African Medical Journal. 18(2). 38–42. 13 indexed citations

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Nicol, Edward & Debbie Bradshaw. (2011). Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival: data Challenges. SUNScholar (Stellenbosch University). 5 indexed citations

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Bradshaw, Debbie, et al.. (2010). Interpersonal violence: an important risk factor for disease and injury in South Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 67 indexed citations

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Nicol, Edward & Debbie Bradshaw. (2010). Maternal, newborn and child survival : data challenges : reflections on the Millennium Development Goals - profile. South African Health Review. 2010(1). 73–78. 1 indexed citations

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Peer, Nasheeta, Debbie Bradshaw, Ria Laubscher, & Krisela Steyn. (2009). Trends in adult tobacco use from two South African Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 1998 and 2003.. Open University of Cape Town (University of Cape Town). 99(10). 744–9. 51 indexed citations

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Bradshaw, Debbie, et al.. (2006). Making COD statistics useful for public health at local level in the city of Cape Town.. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 84(3). 211–217. 16 indexed citations

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Rao, Chalapati, Debbie Bradshaw, & Colin Mathers. (2004). Improving death registration and statistics in developing countries: Lessons from SubSaharan Africa. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 9(2). 81–99. 42 indexed citations

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Bradshaw, Debbie, Pam Groenewald, Ria Laubscher, et al.. (2003). Initial burden of disease estimates for South Africa, 2000. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 306 indexed citations

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Steyn, Krisela, et al.. (2002). Tobacco use in South Africans during 1998: the first demographic and health survey (vol 9, pg 161, 2002). Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 9(4). 223–223. 4 indexed citations

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