Jane Menken

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Jane Menken is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Demography and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Jane Menken has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 31 papers in Demography and 28 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Jane Menken's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (29 papers), Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management (21 papers) and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (18 papers). Jane Menken is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (29 papers), Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management (21 papers) and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (18 papers). Jane Menken collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Sweden. Jane Menken's co-authors include James Trussell, Ulla Larsen, Susan Watkins, Samuel H. Preston, John Hobcraft, Mindel C. Sheps, F. Xavier Gómez‐Olivé, Barney Cohen, Stephen Tollman and Chodziwadziwa Kabudula and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Jane Menken

87 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Age and Infertility 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Age and Infertility
    1986 504 citations Jane Menken, James Trussell et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jane Menken United States 32 977 930 907 740 688 96 3.3k
Ulla Larsen United States 30 492 0.5× 972 1.0× 713 0.8× 717 1.0× 557 0.8× 69 2.9k
Constance A. Nathanson United States 30 797 0.8× 311 0.3× 2.0k 2.2× 735 1.0× 1.1k 1.7× 81 4.3k
Jacqueline Darroch Forrest United States 33 384 0.4× 863 0.9× 1.6k 1.7× 628 0.8× 493 0.7× 78 3.2k
Christine A. Bachrach United States 26 1.2k 1.3× 566 0.6× 538 0.6× 871 1.2× 1.0k 1.5× 43 3.1k
Nan Marie Astone United States 35 1.5k 1.6× 712 0.8× 1.6k 1.8× 1.4k 1.9× 2.3k 3.4× 68 6.2k
John B. Casterline United States 33 1.2k 1.2× 1.9k 2.1× 982 1.1× 1.8k 2.4× 792 1.2× 97 3.6k
Shea O. Rutstein United States 22 293 0.3× 2.3k 2.5× 1.2k 1.4× 628 0.8× 312 0.5× 50 3.8k
Pat Caldwell Australia 34 725 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 1.4k 1.6× 1.3k 1.8× 1.3k 1.8× 68 3.8k
Jennifer S. Barber United States 34 1.2k 1.2× 609 0.7× 732 0.8× 973 1.3× 1.1k 1.7× 90 3.1k
Joyce Abma United States 31 847 0.9× 1.6k 1.8× 2.4k 2.7× 815 1.1× 798 1.2× 47 5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Jane Menken

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jane Menken

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jane Menken

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jane Menken. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jane Menken based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jane Menken. Jane Menken is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Houle, Brian, Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, Sanyu A. Mojola, et al.. (2024). Mortality variability and differentials by age and causes of death in rural South Africa, 1994–2018. BMJ Global Health. 9(4). e013539–e013539.
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Houle, Brian, Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, Andrea M. Tilstra, et al.. (2022). Twin epidemics: the effects of HIV and systolic blood pressure on mortality risk in rural South Africa, 2010-2019. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 387–387. 2 indexed citations
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Barham, Tania, Andrew Foster, Jena Hamadani, et al.. (2021). Thirty-five years later: Long-term effects of the Matlab maternal and child health/family planning program on older women’s well-being. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(28). 14 indexed citations
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Houle, Brian, Nicole Angotti, Enid Schatz, et al.. (2020). Clusters of HIV Risk and Protective Sexual Behaviors in Agincourt, Rural South Africa: Findings from the Ha Nakekela Population-Based Study of Ages 15 and Older. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 49(6). 2057–2068. 6 indexed citations
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Reniers, Georges, et al.. (2016). Premarital Births and Union Formation in Rural South Africa. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 42(4). 187–187. 15 indexed citations
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Clark, Samuel J., F. Xavier Gómez‐Olivé, Brian Houle, et al.. (2015). Cardiometabolic disease risk and HIV status in rural South Africa: establishing a baseline. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 135–135. 64 indexed citations
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Kabudula, Chodziwadziwa, Benjamin Clark, F. Xavier Gómez‐Olivé, et al.. (2014). The promise of record linkage for assessing the uptake of health services in resource constrained settings: a pilot study from South Africa. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 14(1). 71–71. 40 indexed citations
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Gómez‐Olivé, F. Xavier, Nicole Angotti, Brian Houle, et al.. (2013). Prevalence of HIV among those 15 and older in rural South Africa. AIDS Care. 25(9). 1122–1128. 188 indexed citations
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Schatz, Enid, F. Xavier Gómez‐Olivé, Margaret Ralston, Jane Menken, & Stephen Tollman. (2012). The impact of pensions on health and wellbeing in rural South Africa: Does gender matter?. Social Science & Medicine. 75(10). 1864–1873. 69 indexed citations
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Cohen, Barney & Jane Menken. (2006). Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Furthering Research. 126 indexed citations
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Menken, Jane, et al.. (2006). Who Receives Healthcare? Age and Sex Differentials in Adult Use of Healthcare Services in Rural Bangladesh. World health & population. 8(2). 83–100. 13 indexed citations
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Menken, Jane, et al.. (2002). Leveraging longitudinal data in developing countries : report of a workshop. 3 indexed citations
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Menken, Jane & Randall Kuhn. (1996). Demographic Effects of Breastfeeding: Fertility, Mortality, and Population Growth. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 17(4). 1–14. 4 indexed citations
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Menken, Jane & Ulla Larsen. (1994). Estimating the Incidence and Prevalence and Analyzing the Correlates of Infertility and Sterilitya. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 709(1). 249–265. 16 indexed citations
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Menken, Jane & Cameron Campbell. (1992). Age-patterns of famine-related mortality increase: implications for long-term population growth.. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 2(1). 91. 11 indexed citations
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Perrin, Edward B., et al.. (1977). The Mortimer Spiegelman gold medal award. Demography. 14(2). 253–253. 1 indexed citations
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Vaughan, Benjamin, James Trussell, Jane Menken, & Elise F. Jones. (1977). Contraceptive Failure Among Married Women in the United States, 1970-1973. Family Planning Perspectives. 9(6). 251–251. 37 indexed citations
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Menken, Jane. (1972). The Health and Social Consequences of Teenage Childbearing. Family Planning Perspectives. 4(3). 45–45. 90 indexed citations

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