Diego G. Bassani

8.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
130 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Diego G. Bassani is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Diego G. Bassani has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 44 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 37 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Diego G. Bassani's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (43 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (42 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (18 papers). Diego G. Bassani is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (43 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (42 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (18 papers). Diego G. Bassani collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Brazil and United States. Diego G. Bassani's co-authors include Prabhat Jha, Robert E. Black, Joy E Lawn, Igor Rudan, Harry Campbell, Richard Cibulskis, Hope L. Johnson, Simon Cousens, Li Liu and Christa Fischer Walker and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Diego G. Bassani

125 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

2 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.

Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2008: a systematic analysis

2010 2.3k citations Joy E Lawn, Diego G. Bassani et al. profile →
Causes of neonatal and child mortality in India: a nationally representative mortality survey

2010 412 citations Diego G. Bassani, Shaun K. Morris et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Diego G. Bassani Canada	36	2.4k	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	130	6.2k
Yin Bun Cheung Singapore	44	2.6k 1.1×	2.9k 1.8×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	278	9.1k
Seth Owusu‐Agyei Ghana	49	3.1k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	3.2k 2.3×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	244	8.1k
Alemayehu Worku Ethiopia	45	1.8k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	773 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.3×	229	6.0k
Rehana A Salam Pakistan	47	3.1k 1.3×	2.9k 1.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.9×	131	8.2k
Luke C. Mullany United States	40	3.1k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	947 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	167	6.0k
Zohra S Lassi Australia	48	3.2k 1.4×	2.2k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	961 0.7×	2.2k 1.9×	214	8.2k
Antônio Augusto Moura da Sílva Brazil	45	2.8k 1.2×	1.0k 0.6×	2.7k 2.0×	1.3k 1.0×	2.5k 2.3×	392	7.6k
Rajesh Kumar India	35	2.9k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	762 0.5×	616 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	222	5.9k
Tessa Wardlaw United States	23	3.4k 1.4×	2.3k 1.4×	654 0.5×	986 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	35	5.9k
Anita L. Kozyrskyj Canada	50	1.0k 0.4×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	940 0.8×	213	10.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Darooneh, Amir H., et al.. (2025). SEEDNet: Covariate-free multi-country settlement-level epidemiological estimates datasets for network analysis. Scientific Data. 12(1). 975–975. 1 indexed citations

Bassani, Diego G., et al.. (2025). Quantifying child growth effects using height-age instead of height-for-age z-scores in a meta-analysis of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement trials. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 36853–36853.

Bourdon, Céline, Diego G. Bassani, Charles Keown‐Stoneman, et al.. (2023). A Novel Systematic Pipeline for Increased Predictability and Explainability of Growth Patterns in Children Using Trajectory Features. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

Loutet, Miranda G., Huma Qamar, Chloe Yonemitsu, et al.. (2023). Associations between human milk oligosaccharides and infant growth in a Bangladeshi mother–infant cohort. Pediatric Research. 96(2). 356–364. 2 indexed citations

Bassani, Diego G., et al.. (2021). Tools for measuring gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) indicators in humanitarian settings. Conflict and Health. 15(1). 39–39. 15 indexed citations

Pell, Lisa G., Shabina Ariff, Amira M. Khan, et al.. (2020). Effect of an integrated neonatal care kit on cause-specific neonatal mortality in rural Pakistan. Global Health Action. 13(1). 1802952–1802952. 2 indexed citations

Bassani, Diego G., et al.. (2020). Behavioural characteristics and abdominal obesity among Brazilian shift working women. Public Health Nutrition. 24(2). 253–259. 6 indexed citations

Coll, Carolina V. N., Marlos Rodrigues Domingues, Alan Stein, et al.. (2019). Efficacy of Regular Exercise During Pregnancy on the Prevention of Postpartum Depression. JAMA Network Open. 2(1). e186861–e186861. 60 indexed citations

Barros, Aluísio J. D., César G. Victora, Bernardo Lessa Horta, et al.. (2018). Antenatal care and caesarean sections: trends and inequalities in four population-based birth cohorts in Pelotas, Brazil, 1982–2015. International Journal of Epidemiology. 48(Supplement_1). i37–i45. 26 indexed citations

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Silveira, Mariângela Freitas da, César G. Victora, Bernardo Lessa Horta, et al.. (2018). Low birthweight and preterm birth: trends and inequalities in four population-based birth cohorts in Pelotas, Brazil, 1982–2015. International Journal of Epidemiology. 48(Supplement_1). i46–i53. 43 indexed citations

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Gonçalves, Helen, Fernando C. Barros, Romina Buffarini, et al.. (2018). Infant nutrition and growth: trends and inequalities in four population-based birth cohorts in Pelotas, Brazil, 1982–2015. International Journal of Epidemiology. 48(Supplement_1). i80–i88. 28 indexed citations

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Perumal, Nandita, Diego G. Bassani, & Daniel Roth. (2018). Use and Misuse of Stunting as a Measure of Child Health. Journal of Nutrition. 148(3). 311–315. 107 indexed citations

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Wehrmeister, Fernando C., César G. Victora, Bernardo Lessa Horta, et al.. (2018). Hospital admissions in the first year of life: inequalities over three decades in a southern Brazilian city. International Journal of Epidemiology. 48(Supplement_1). i63–i71. 6 indexed citations

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Coll, Carolina V. N., Mariângela Freitas da Silveira, Diego G. Bassani, et al.. (2016). Antenatal depressive symptoms among pregnant women: Evidence from a Southern Brazilian population-based cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 209. 140–146. 68 indexed citations

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Byaruhanga, Romano, et al.. (2015). Use of wind-up fetal Doppler versus Pinard for fetal heart rate intermittent monitoring in labour: a randomised clinical trial. BMJ Open. 5(1). e006867–e006867. 26 indexed citations

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Gaffey, Michelle F, Kerri Wazny, Diego G. Bassani, & Zulfiqar A Bhutta. (2013). Dietary management of childhood diarrhea in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 13(S3). S17–S17. 35 indexed citations

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Hsiao, Marvin, et al.. (2013). Correction: Factors Associated with Physician Agreement on Verbal Autopsy of over 11500 Injury Deaths in India. PLoS ONE. 8(11). 1 indexed citations

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Rigo, Lilian, Claídes Abegg, & Diego G. Bassani. (2011). Cárie dentária em escolares residentes em municípios do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, com e sem fluoretação nas águas. RSBO. 7(1). 57–65. 3 indexed citations

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Rigo, Lilian, Claídes Abegg, & Diego G. Bassani. (2010). Dental caries in schoolchildren living in cities of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with and without water fluoridation. Lume (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul). 7(1). 57–65. 1 indexed citations

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Bassani, Diego G., et al.. (2009). A Case-Control Study of Factors Associated With Multiple Psychiatric Readmissions. Psychiatric Services. 60(6). 786–791. 56 indexed citations

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