Katherine Semrau

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Katherine Semrau is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Katherine Semrau has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 32 papers in General Health Professions and 31 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Katherine Semrau's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (56 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (30 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (26 papers). Katherine Semrau is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (56 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (30 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (26 papers). Katherine Semrau collaborates with scholars based in United States, Zambia and India. Katherine Semrau's co-authors include Donald M. Thea, Chipepo Kankasa, Grace M. Aldrovandi, Louise Kuhn, Moses Sinkala, Prisca Kasonde, Atul A. Gawande, Nancy Scott, Stuart R. Lipsitz and Mwiya Mwiya and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Katherine Semrau

101 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400
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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. Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality
    2015 414 citations George Molina, Thomas G. Weiser et al. profile →

Peers

Katherine Semrau
Eve Lackritz United States
Ayesha De Costa Sweden
Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye Uganda
Elizabeth M. Stringer United States
Debra Jackson South Africa
Theresa Diaz United States
Ameena Goga South Africa
Guerino Chalamilla Tanzania
Sascha Ellington United States
Sia E. Msuya Tanzania
Eve Lackritz United States
Katherine Semrau
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Countries citing papers authored by Katherine Semrau

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Katherine Semrau

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Semrau, Katherine, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Danielle E Tuller, et al.. (2025). Impact of the WHO safe childbirth checklist on birth attendant behavior and maternal‐newborn outcomes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 169(3). 984–998.
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Gama, Zenewton André da Silva, et al.. (2024). Implementation of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 14(5). e084583–e084583.
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Kaur, Baljit, et al.. (2023). Improving neonatal health with family-centered, early postnatal care: A quasi-experimental study in India. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(5). e0001240–e0001240. 6 indexed citations
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Delaney, Megan Marx, Tapas Sadasivan Nair, Kate Miller, et al.. (2022). Does Quality Certification Work? An Assessment of Manyata, a Childbirth Quality Program in India’s Private Sector. Global Health Science and Practice. 10(6). e2200093–e2200093. 2 indexed citations
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Molina, Rose L., et al.. (2021). Adaptation and implementation of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist around the world. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 76–76. 11 indexed citations
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Beňová, Lenka, Ann‐Beth Moller, Kathleen Hill, et al.. (2020). What is meant by validity in maternal and newborn health measurement? A conceptual framework for understanding indicator validation. PLoS ONE. 15(5). e0233969–e0233969. 30 indexed citations
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Delaney, Megan Marx, Sehj Kashyap, Griffith Bell, et al.. (2020). Just-in-time postnatal education programmes to improve newborn care practices: needs and opportunities in low-resource settings. BMJ Global Health. 5(7). e002660–e002660. 13 indexed citations
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Molina, Rose L., Brandon J Neal, Bridget A. Neville, et al.. (2020). Nurses' and auxiliary nurse midwives' adherence to essential birth practices with peer coaching in Uttar Pradesh, India: a secondary analysis of the BetterBirth trial. Implementation Science. 15(1). 1–1. 40 indexed citations
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Sabin, Lora, Katherine Semrau, Mary Bachman DeSilva, et al.. (2019). Effectiveness of community outreach HIV prevention programs in Vietnam: a mixed methods evaluation. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 1130–1130. 18 indexed citations
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Semrau, Katherine, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Megan Marx Delaney, et al.. (2018). Outcomes of a Coaching-Based WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program in India. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 73(5). 257–258. 1 indexed citations
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Henry, Elizabeth G., Donald M. Thea, Davidson H. Hamer, et al.. (2017). The impact of a multi-level maternal health programme on facility delivery and capacity for emergency obstetric care in Zambia. Global Public Health. 13(10). 1481–1494. 18 indexed citations
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Heath, Laura, Thomas A. Wilkinson, Katherine Semrau, et al.. (2017). Breast milk and in utero transmission of HIV-1 select for envelope variants with unique molecular signatures. Retrovirology. 14(1). 6–6. 10 indexed citations
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Firestone, Rebecca, Atul A. Gawande, Vishwajeet Kumar, et al.. (2017). The BetterBirth Program: Pursuing Effective Adoption and Sustained Use of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Through Coaching-Based Implementation in Uttar Pradesh, India. Global Health Science and Practice. 5(2). 232–243. 27 indexed citations
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Gass, Jonathon D, Chetna Singh, Brandon J Neal, et al.. (2017). Implementation and results of an integrated data quality assurance protocol in a randomized controlled trial in Uttar Pradesh, India. Trials. 18(1). 418–418. 12 indexed citations
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Molina, George, Thomas G. Weiser, Stuart R. Lipsitz, et al.. (2016). Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 71(4). 201–202. 5 indexed citations
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Vian, Taryn, et al.. (2012). HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge and Behaviors Among Most-at-Risk Populations in Vietnam. The Open AIDS Journal. 6(1). 259–265. 24 indexed citations
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Semrau, Katherine, Louise Kuhn, Daniel R. Brooks, et al.. (2012). Dynamics of Breast Milk HIV-1 RNA With Unilateral Mastitis or Abscess. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 62(3). 348–355. 6 indexed citations
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Yeboah‐Antwi, Kojo, William MacLeod, Katherine Semrau, et al.. (2010). Community Case Management of Fever Due to Malaria and Pneumonia in Children Under Five in Zambia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS Medicine. 7(9). e1000340–e1000340. 162 indexed citations

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