Kerry Scott

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Kerry Scott is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Kerry Scott has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in General Health Professions, 38 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 17 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Kerry Scott's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (38 papers), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (18 papers) and ICT in Developing Communities (16 papers). Kerry Scott is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (38 papers), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (18 papers) and ICT in Developing Communities (16 papers). Kerry Scott collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. Kerry Scott's co-authors include Asha George, Henry B. Perry, Veena Sriram, Giorgio Cometto, Rajani Ved, Vrinda Mehra, Margaret Gross, S. Wilson Beckham, George Pariyo and Krishna D. Rao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Kerry Scott

81 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

What do we know about community-based health worker programs? A systematic review of existing reviews on community health workers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kerry Scott United States	28	1.3k	1.1k	430	336	294	84	2.6k
Davide Rasella Brazil	24	1.2k 0.9×	716 0.7×	444 1.0×	437 1.3×	334 1.1×	88	2.4k
Karl Blanchet United Kingdom	33	1.5k 1.2×	948 0.9×	529 1.2×	224 0.7×	304 1.0×	159	3.8k
Rosana Aquino Brazil	23	1.5k 1.1×	728 0.7×	438 1.0×	339 1.0×	167 0.6×	75	2.3k
Babar Tasneem Shaikh Pakistan	27	992 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	566 1.3×	234 0.7×	208 0.7×	121	2.7k
Sumit Kane Australia	22	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	483 1.1×	247 0.7×	154 0.5×	75	2.1k
Philip Setel United States	25	752 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	336 0.8×	272 0.8×	303 1.0×	47	2.8k
Malabika Sarker Bangladesh	28	787 0.6×	955 0.9×	329 0.8×	342 1.0×	447 1.5×	143	2.7k
Xavier Bosch‐Capblanch Switzerland	23	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	294 0.7×	346 1.0×	369 1.3×	56	2.9k
Uta Lehmann South Africa	22	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	578 1.3×	456 1.4×	245 0.8×	59	2.8k
Patricia Akweongo Ghana	27	824 0.6×	950 0.9×	372 0.9×	191 0.6×	268 0.9×	108	2.3k

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Ingle, Pramod, et al.. (2025). What stops private hospitals from engaging with publicly funded health insurance schemes? A mixed-methods study on PMJAY/MJPJAY in Maharashtra, India. BMC Health Services Research. 25(1). 389–389.

Reñosa, Mark Donald C., et al.. (2024). A methodological review of solicited diaries as a qualitative tool in health research in low- and middle-income countries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 100492–100492. 2 indexed citations

Wachinger, Jonas, et al.. (2024). Prompts, Pearls, Imperfections: Comparing ChatGPT and a Human Researcher in Qualitative Data Analysis. Qualitative Health Research. 35(9). 951–966. 28 indexed citations

Mohan, Diwakar, Sara Chamberlain, Kerry Scott, et al.. (2023). Can we design the next generation of digital health communication programs by leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to segment target audiences, bolster impact and deliver differentiated services? A machine learning analysis of survey data from rural India. BMJ Open. 13(3). e063354–e063354. 2 indexed citations

LeFevre, Amnesty, Youngji Jo, Sara Chamberlain, et al.. (2023). Cost-effectiveness of a direct to beneficiary mobile communication programme in improving reproductive and child health outcomes in India. BMJ Global Health. 6(Suppl 5). e009553–e009553. 1 indexed citations

Mohan, Diwakar, Neha Shah, Kerry Scott, et al.. (2022). Assessing the reliability of phone surveys to measure reproductive, maternal and child health knowledge among pregnant women in rural India: a feasibility study. BMJ Open. 12(3). e056076–e056076.

LeFevre, Amnesty, Neha Shah, Kerry Scott, et al.. (2022). The impact of a direct to beneficiary mobile communication program on reproductive and child health outcomes: a randomised controlled trial in India. BMJ Global Health. 6(Suppl 5). e008838–e008838. 10 indexed citations

Adam, Maya, Till Bärnighausen, Jamie Johnston, et al.. (2022). “The Videos Gave Weight to Our Work”: Animated mHealth Videos and Tablet Technology Boost Community Health Workers’ Perceived Credibility in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Qualitative Health Research. 32(8-9). 1273–1284. 3 indexed citations

Mohan, Diwakar, et al.. (2022). Optimising the reach of mobile health messaging programmes: an analysis of system generated data for the Kilkari programme across 13 states in India. BMJ Global Health. 6(Suppl 5). e009395–e009395. 7 indexed citations

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Shah, Neha, Osama Ummer, Kerry Scott, et al.. (2021). SMS feedback system as a quality assurance mechanism: experience from a household survey in rural India. BMJ Global Health. 6(Suppl 5). e005287–e005287. 1 indexed citations

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Mohan, Diwakar, Kerry Scott, Neha Shah, et al.. (2021). Can health information through mobile phones close the divide in health behaviours among the marginalised? An equity analysis of Kilkari in Madhya Pradesh, India. BMJ Global Health. 6(Suppl 5). e005512–e005512. 17 indexed citations

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Chakraborty, Arpita, Diwakar Mohan, Kerry Scott, et al.. (2021). Does exposure to health information through mobile phones increase immunisation knowledge, completeness and timeliness in rural India?. BMJ Global Health. 6(Suppl 5). e005489–e005489. 13 indexed citations

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Singh, Neha, Kerry Scott, Asha George, Amnesty LeFevre, & Rajani Ved. (2021). A tale of ‘politics and stars aligning’: analysing the sustainability of scaled up digital tools for front-line health workers in India. BMJ Global Health. 6(Suppl 5). e005041–e005041. 17 indexed citations

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Scott, Kerry, Osama Ummer, Manjula Sharma, et al.. (2021). Another voice in the crowd: the challenge of changing family planning and child feeding practices through mHealth messaging in rural central India. BMJ Global Health. 6(Suppl 5). e005868–e005868. 16 indexed citations

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Ummer, Osama, Kerry Scott, Diwakar Mohan, Arpita Chakraborty, & Amnesty LeFevre. (2021). Connecting the dots: Kerala’s use of digital technology during the COVID-19 response. BMJ Global Health. 6(Suppl 5). e005355–e005355. 10 indexed citations

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Shah, Neha, Diwakar Mohan, Kerry Scott, et al.. (2021). Examining the reach and exposure of a mobile phone-based training programme for frontline health workers (ASHAs) in 13 states across India. BMJ Global Health. 6(Suppl 5). e005299–e005299. 16 indexed citations

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Shah, Neha, Diwakar Mohan, Smisha Agarwal, et al.. (2020). Novel approaches to measuring knowledge among frontline health workers in India: Are phone surveys a reliable option?. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0234241–e0234241. 4 indexed citations

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LeFevre, Amnesty, Kerry Scott, Diwakar Mohan, et al.. (2019). Development of a Phone Survey Tool to Measure Respectful Maternity Care During Pregnancy and Childbirth in India: Study Protocol. JMIR Research Protocols. 8(4). e12173–e12173. 9 indexed citations

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Campbell, Catherine & Kerry Scott. (2010). Rhetoric and the challenges of HIV/AIDS management : promoting health-enabling dialogue through mediated communication. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 2(1). 11–38. 1 indexed citations

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Campbell, Catherine, Flora Cornish, Andrew Gibbs, & Kerry Scott. (2010). Heeding the Push from Below. Journal of Health Psychology. 15(7). 962–971. 65 indexed citations

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