Karen Edmond

47.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
120 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Karen Edmond is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Edmond has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 43 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 40 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Karen Edmond's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (42 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (40 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (19 papers). Karen Edmond is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (42 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (40 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (19 papers). Karen Edmond collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Karen Edmond's co-authors include Betty Kirkwood, Seth Owusu‐Agyei, Seeba Amenga‐Etego, Charles Zandoh, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Maria Quigley, Ulla Griffiths, Lisa Hurt, Igor Rudan and Andrew Clark and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Karen Edmond

114 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation Increases Risk of Neonatal Mortality

2006 742 citations Karen Edmond, Charles Zandoh et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
Group B streptococcal disease in infants aged younger than 3 months: systematic review and meta-analysis

2012 448 citations Karen Edmond et al. The Lancet profile →
Global and regional risk of disabling sequelae from bacterial meningitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2010 416 citations Karen Edmond et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Time to care for newborns and nurses: the HIGH Q project in Kenya (guest editorial) 2025 ·International Journal of Nursing Studies ·Sarah G. Moxon, Louise T. Day, (unknown), Karen Edmond	0
2	Efficacy of Antibiotic Regimens for Sepsis or Possible Serious Bacterial Infection in Young Infants Aged 0 to 59 Days: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2024 ·PEDIATRICS ·Krysten North, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lian V. Folger, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Karen Edmond, Anne CC Lee	0
3	Predictive Accuracy of Infant Clinical Sign Algorithms for Mortality in Young Infants Aged 0 to 59 Days: A Systematic Review 2024 ·PEDIATRICS ·Yasir Shafiq, (unknown), (unknown), Chris A. Rees, Rishi P Mediratta, Rebecca E. Rosenberg, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Roger Chou, Karen Edmond, Krysten North, Anne CC Lee	0
4	Acknowledging the gap: a systematic review of micronutrient supplementation in infants under six months of age 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Karen Edmond, Sophie E. Moore	1
5	Perspectives of health service providers in delivering best-practice care for Aboriginal mothers and their babies during the postnatal period 2023 ·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ·Jocelyn Jones, Angela Durey, Natalie Strobel, (unknown), Karen Edmond, Juli Coffin, Daniel McAullay	4
6	Target product profile: aerosolized surfactant for neonatal respiratory distress 2023 ·Bulletin of the World Health Organization ·Suman Rao, Karen Edmond, Rajiv Bahl	7
7	Acknowledging the gap: a systematic review of micronutrient supplementation in infants under six months of age 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Karen Edmond, Sophie E. Moore	5
8	Modelling factors for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child neurodevelopment outcomes: A latent class analysis 2019 ·Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ·Natalie Strobel, Alice Richardson, Carrington Shepherd, (unknown), Rhonda Marriott, Karen Edmond, Daniel McAullay	7
9	Quality of essential newborn care and neonatal resuscitation at health facilities in Afghanistan: a cross-sectional assessment 2019 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Karen Edmond, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas van den Akker, Jelle Stekelenburg, Hannah Tappis	11
10	Does facility birth reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in Brong Ahafo, Ghana? A secondary analysis using data on 119 244 pregnancies from two cluster-randomised controlled trials 2019 ·The Lancet Global Health ·Sabine Gabrysch, Robin Nesbitt, Anja Schoeps, Lisa Hurt, Seyi Soremekun, Karen Edmond, Alexander Manu, Terhi J. Lohela, Samuel Danso, Keith Tomlin, Betty Kirkwood, Oona M. R. Campbell	75
11	Understanding the structure and processes of primary health care for young indigenous children 2018 ·Journal of Primary Health Care ·Natalie Strobel, (unknown), Veronica Matthews, Alice Richardson, (unknown), Ross Bailie, Karen Edmond, Daniel McAullay	4
12	Towards universal health coverage and sustainable financing in Afghanistan: progress and challenges 2018 ·Journal of Global Health ·Ariel Higgins‐Steele, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Karen Edmond	7
13	The influence of socioeconomic factors on choice of infant male circumcision provider in rural Ghana; a community level population based study 2017 ·BMC Pediatrics ·Thomas Gyan, (unknown), Natalie Strobel, Sam Newton, Seth Owusu‐Agyei, Karen Edmond	5
14	Effect of socioeconomic disadvantage, remoteness and Indigenous status on hospital usage for Western Australian preterm infants under 12 months of age: a population-based data linkage study 2017 ·BMJ Open ·Natalie Strobel, (unknown), (unknown), Daniel McAullay, Rhonda Marriott, Karen Edmond	6
15	Determinants of morbidity associated with infant male circumcision: community‐level population‐based study in rural Ghana 2016 ·Tropical Medicine & International Health ·Thomas Gyan, (unknown), Natalie Strobel, Caitlin Shannon, Sam Newton, Charlotte Tawiah‐Agyemang, Seeba Amenga‐Etego, Seth Owusu‐Agyei, Betty Kirkwood, Karen Edmond	7
16	Proximity to health services and child survival in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2012 ·BMJ Open ·Yemisrach B. Okwaraji, Karen Edmond	41
17	Effect of vitamin A supplementation in women of reproductive age on maternal survival in Ghana (ObaapaVitA): a cluster-randomised, placebo-controlled trial 2010 ·The Lancet ·Betty Kirkwood, Lisa Hurt, Seeba Amenga‐Etego, Charlotte Tawiah, Charles Zandoh, Samuel Danso, Chris Hurt, Karen Edmond, Zelee Hill, Guus ten Asbroek, Justin Fenty, Seth Owusu‐Agyei, Oona M. R. Campbell, Paul Arthur	85
18	Optimal feeding of the low birth weight infant. Technical review. 2007 ·LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) ·Karen Edmond, Rajiv Bahl	9
19	Effect of early infant feeding practices on infection-specific neonatal mortality: an investigation of the causal links with observational data from rural Ghana 2007 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Karen Edmond, Betty Kirkwood, Seeba Amenga‐Etego, Seth Owusu‐Agyei, Lisa Hurt	161
20	Infant feeding patterns and risks of death and hospitalization in the first half of infancy: multicentre cohort study. 2005 ·PubMed ·Rajiv Bahl, Chris Frost, Betty Kirkwood, Karen Edmond, José Martines, Nita Bhandari, Paul Arthur	237

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