Janie Benson

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Janie Benson is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Janie Benson has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 15 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 8 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in Janie Benson's work include Reproductive Health and Contraception (22 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (15 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (8 papers). Janie Benson is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Health and Contraception (22 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (15 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (8 papers). Janie Benson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Kenya. Janie Benson's co-authors include Susheela Singh, Bela Ganatra, David A. Grimes, Mariana Romero, Friday Okonofua, Iqbal Shah, Kathryn Andersen, Deborah L. Billings, Heidi Bart Johnston and Ghazaleh Samandari and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Langmuir and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Janie Benson

24 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Unsafe abortion: the preventable pandemic

2006 613 citations David A. Grimes, Janie Benson et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Janie Benson United States	18	1.1k	991	414	343	164	25	1.3k
Tamara Fetters United States	19	877 0.8×	910 0.9×	450 1.1×	245 0.7×	88 0.5×	49	1.1k
Davida Becker United States	18	731 0.7×	393 0.4×	370 0.9×	200 0.6×	206 1.3×	38	957
Hailemichael Gebreselassie United States	17	819 0.8×	833 0.8×	388 0.9×	254 0.7×	87 0.5×	25	956
Heidi Bart Johnston Switzerland	12	558 0.5×	514 0.5×	221 0.5×	210 0.6×	108 0.7×	24	816
Kathryn Andersen United States	20	616 0.6×	629 0.6×	326 0.8×	222 0.6×	81 0.5×	47	874
Adam Sonfield United States	18	734 0.7×	518 0.5×	347 0.8×	241 0.7×	172 1.0×	36	1000
Mahesh Puri Nepal	24	677 0.6×	753 0.8×	524 1.3×	222 0.6×	69 0.4×	77	1.4k
Cynthia Beavin United States	5	591 0.6×	468 0.5×	276 0.7×	188 0.5×	111 0.7×	7	840
Leigh Senderowicz United States	13	449 0.4×	486 0.5×	269 0.6×	137 0.4×	103 0.6×	42	697
Sarah Raifman United States	15	636 0.6×	358 0.4×	204 0.5×	219 0.6×	196 1.2×	49	832

Countries citing papers authored by Janie Benson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Janie Benson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Janie Benson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Janie Benson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Janie Benson 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 Janie Benson. Janie Benson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Dibaba, Yohannes, Tamara Fetters, Ann M. Moore, et al.. (2017). A decade of progress providing safe abortion services in Ethiopia: results of national assessments in 2008 and 2014. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 17(1). 76–76. 43 indexed citations

Benson, Janie, et al.. (2017). What Factors Contribute to Postabortion Contraceptive Uptake By Young Women? A Program Evaluation in 10 Countries in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Global Health Science and Practice. 5(4). 644–657. 29 indexed citations

Benson, Janie, et al.. (2017). Improving health worker performance of abortion services: an assessment of post-training support to providers in India, Nepal and Nigeria. Reproductive Health. 14(1). 154–154. 8 indexed citations

Sedgh, Gilda, Véronique Filippi, Onikepe Owolabi, et al.. (2016). Insights from an expert group meeting on the definition and measurement of unsafe abortion. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 134(1). 104–106. 34 indexed citations

Benson, Janie, et al.. (2016). What contraception do women use after abortion? An analysis of 319,385 cases from eight countries. Global Public Health. 13(1). 35–50. 46 indexed citations

Benson, Janie, et al.. (2015). Costs of postabortion care in public sector health facilities in Malawi: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Services Research. 15(1). 562–562. 25 indexed citations

Abdella, Ahmed, Tamara Fetters, Janie Benson, et al.. (2013). Meeting the need for safe abortion care in Ethiopia: Results of a national assessment in 2008. Global Public Health. 8(4). 417–434. 35 indexed citations

Benson, Janie, et al.. (2012). Public hospital costs of treatment of abortion complications in Nigeria. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 118(S2). S134–40. 15 indexed citations

Benson, Janie, et al.. (2011). Testing the Safe Abortion Care model in Ethiopia to monitor service availability, use, and quality. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 115(3). 316–321. 26 indexed citations

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Benson, Janie, Kathryn Andersen, & Ghazaleh Samandari. (2011). Reductions in abortion-related mortality following policy reform: evidence from Romania, South Africa and Bangladesh. Reproductive Health. 8(1). 39–39. 58 indexed citations

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Billings, Deborah L., Barbara B. Crane, Janie Benson, Julie Solo, & Tamara Fetters. (2007). Scaling-up a public health innovation: A comparative study of post-abortion care in Bolivia and Mexico. Social Science & Medicine. 64(11). 2210–2222. 39 indexed citations

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Johnston, Heidi Bart, Maria F Gallo, & Janie Benson. (2007). Reducing the costs to health systems of unsafe abortion: a comparison of four strategies. Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. 33(4). 250–257. 38 indexed citations

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Grimes, David A., Janie Benson, Susheela Singh, et al.. (2006). Unsafe abortion: the preventable pandemic. The Lancet. 368(9550). 1908–1919. 613 indexed citations breakdown →

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Billings, Deborah L. & Janie Benson. (2005). Postabortion care in Latin America: policy and service recommendations from a decade of operations research. Health Policy and Planning. 20(3). 158–166. 46 indexed citations

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Benson, Janie. (2005). Evaluating Abortion‐care Programs: Old Challenges, New Directions. Studies in Family Planning. 36(3). 189–202. 28 indexed citations

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Benson, Janie, et al.. (2003). Early abortion services in the United States: a provider survey. Contraception. 67(4). 287–294. 9 indexed citations

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Benson, Janie, et al.. (1996). Complications of unsafe abortion in sub-Saharan Africa: a review. Health Policy and Planning. 11(2). 117–131. 43 indexed citations

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Kinoti, Stephen N., et al.. (1995). Monograph on complications of unsafe abortion in Africa.. 320. 17 indexed citations

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Benson, Janie, et al.. (1994). Meeting women's needs for post‐abortion family planning. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 45(Supplement). S1–33. 15 indexed citations

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Benson, Janie, et al.. (1993). Costs and resource utilization for the treatment of incomplete abortion in Kenya and Mexico. Social Science & Medicine. 36(11). 1443–1453. 57 indexed citations

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