Helen Smith

7.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
111 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Helen Smith is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen Smith has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 23 papers in General Health Professions and 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Helen Smith's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (40 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (19 papers) and Healthcare Systems and Reforms (10 papers). Helen Smith is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (40 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (19 papers) and Healthcare Systems and Reforms (10 papers). Helen Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and United States. Helen Smith's co-authors include Jimmy Volmink, Atle Fretheim, Simon Lewin, Mark E. Engel, Nynke van den Broek, Salla Atkins, Salla Munro, Paul Garner, M. Wahlen and Martin Meremikwu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Helen Smith

109 papers receiving 4.8k citations

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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.

Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative literature: Lessons learnt

2008 782 citations Salla Atkins, Simon Lewin et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
Patient Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research

2007 769 citations Simon Lewin, Helen Smith et al. profile →
Holocene carbon-cycle dynamics based on CO2 trapped in ice at Taylor Dome, Antarctica

1999 587 citations Helen Smith et al. profile →
Who is a community health worker? – a systematic review of definitions

2017 231 citations Helen Smith, Nynke van den Broek et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Factors influencing mask use and physical distancing for COVID-19: A qualitative evidence synthesis 2025 ·Journal of Public Health in Africa ·Dachi Arikpo, (unknown), Afiong Oku, (unknown), (unknown), João Toledo, Kathleen Dunn, April Baller, Helen Smith, Martin Meremikwu	1
2	Integrating international policy standards in the implementation of postnatal care: a rapid review 2024 ·BMJ Global Health ·Helen Smith, Aleena M. Wojcieszek, (unknown), Antonella Lavelanet, (unknown), Anayda Portela, Marta Schaaf, (unknown), Özge Tunçalp, Mercedes Bonet	0
3	Stakeholder’s perspectives of postnatal discharge: a qualitative evidence synthesis 2023 ·BMJ Global Health ·(unknown), Helen Smith, Anayda Portela, Ani Movsisyan	5
4	Women's preconception health in England: a report card based on cross‐sectional analysis of national maternity services data from 2018/2019 2023 ·BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·Danielle Schoenaker, Judith Stephenson, Helen Smith, (unknown), (unknown), Keith M. Godfrey, Mary Barker, Claire Singh, Nisreen A Alwan, (unknown)	20
5	Optimizing the role of ‘lead mothers’ in seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) campaigns: formative research in Kano State, northern Nigeria 2023 ·Malaria Journal ·(unknown), Helen Smith, (unknown), Olusola Oresanya, Kolawole Maxwell, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Charlotte Ward, K. Scott Baker	5
6	Reducing delayed transfer of care in older people: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to shorter hospital stays 2022 ·Health Expectations ·Helen Smith, (unknown), (unknown), Louise Newbould, Lesley Brown, Andrew Clegg, Carl Thompson, Rebecca Lawton	7
7	Alcohol reduction outcomes following brief counseling among adults with HIV in Zambia: A sequential mixed methods study 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Anna Helová, Jenala Chipungu, Anjali Sharma, Gilles Wandeler, Jeremy C. Kane, Janet M. Turan, Helen Smith, Michael J. Vinikoor, (unknown)	2
8	Knowledge and social beliefs of malaria and prevention strategies among itinerant Nomadic Arabs, Fulanis and Dagazada groups in Chad: a mixed method study 2022 ·Malaria Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Helen Smith, (unknown), (unknown), Sol Richardson, (unknown), (unknown), Ibrahima Seck	6
9	Usability and acceptability of a multimodal respiratory rate and pulse oximeter device in case management of children with symptoms of pneumonia: A cross‐sectional study in Ethiopia 2020 ·Acta Paediatrica ·K. Scott Baker, Charlotte Ward, (unknown), (unknown), Helen Smith, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Paul LaBarre, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jim Black, Quique Bassat, Karin Källander	10
10	Patient reported outcome measures for use in pregnancy and childbirth: a systematic review 2019 ·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ·Fiona Dickinson, Mary McCauley, Helen Smith, Nynke van den Broek	31
11	Systematic clinical evidence review of NASHA (Durolane hyaluronic acid) for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis 2018 ·Open Access Rheumatology Research and Reviews ·Ross Leighton, Jane Fitzpatrick, Helen Smith, (unknown), Carl R. Flannery, Thierry Conrozier	40
12	Implementing the WHO integrated tool to assess quality of care for mothers, newborns and children: results and lessons learnt from five districts in Malawi 2017 ·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ·Helen Smith, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Florence Mgawadere, (unknown), Nynke van den Broek	18
13	Increasing Coverage of Hepatitis B Vaccination in China 2016 ·Medicine ·Shengnan Wang, Helen Smith, (unknown), Biao Xu, Weibing Wang	21
14	Gene expression of INPP5F as an independent prognostic marker in fludarabine-based therapy of chronic lymphocytic leukemia 2015 ·Blood Cancer Journal ·Giuseppe Palermo, Daniela Maisel, Martin Barrett, Helen Smith, Guillemette Duchâteau-Nguyen, (unknown), (unknown), A Dufour, Tadeusz Robak, David Dornan, Maja Weisser, (unknown)	5
15	A practical and systematic approach to collaborative institutional capacity strengthening based on evidence and experience 2013 ·Tropical Medicine & International Health ·Imelda Bates, (unknown), Helen Smith, (unknown), (unknown)	1
16	Improving Access to Maternity Services: An Overview of Cash Transfer and Voucher Schemes in South Asia 2012 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Kate Jehan, Kristi Sidney, Helen Smith, Ayesha De Costa	1
17	An evaluation of two large scale demand side financing programs for maternal health in India: the MATIND study protocol 2012 ·BMC Public Health ·(unknown), Kristi Sidney, Ayesha De Costa, Vishal Diwan, Dileep Mavalankar, Helen Smith	17
18	Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative literature: Lessons learnt breakdown → 2008 ·BMC Medical Research Methodology ·Salla Atkins, Simon Lewin, Helen Smith, Mark E. Engel, Atle Fretheim, Jimmy Volmink	782
19	Access to electronic health knowledge in five countries in Africa: a descriptive study 2007 ·BMC Health Services Research ·Helen Smith, Hasifa Bukirwa, Oscar Mukasa, Paul Snell, (unknown), Selemani Mbuyita, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Garner	53
20	Evaluation of treatment adherence for patients with tuberculosis-A survival analysis based method 2006 ·Tao Wang, Daiyu Hu, Jing Chen, (unknown), Paul Garner, Helen Smith, Yang Wang	1

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