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.
National, regional, and global trends in fasting plasma glucose and diabetes prevalence since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 370 country-years and 2·7 million participants
20112.8k citationsGoodarz Danaei, Mariel M. Finucane et al.The Lancetprofile →
Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2011.
20111.3k citationsTimothy Armstrong, Melanie Cowan et al.Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseasesprofile →
National, regional, and global trends in systolic blood pressure since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 786 country-years and 5·4 million participants
2011960 citationsGoodarz Danaei, Mariel M. Finucane et al.The Lancetprofile →
National, regional, and global trends in adult overweight and obesity prevalences
2012683 citationsGretchen A Stevens, Gitanjali M Singh et al.Population Health Metricsprofile →
Inequalities in non-communicable diseases and effective responses
2013478 citationsMariachiara Di Cesare, Young‐Ho Khang et al.The Lancetprofile →
The World Health Organization STEPwise Approach to Noncommunicable Disease Risk-Factor Surveillance: Methods, Challenges, and Opportunities
2015408 citationsLeanne M Riley, Regina Guthold et al.American Journal of Public Healthprofile →
National, regional, and global trends in serum total cholesterol since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 321 country-years and 3·0 million participants
2011389 citationsFarshad Farzadfar, Mariel M. Finucane et al.The Lancetprofile →
Cervical cancer screening programmes and age-specific coverage estimates for 202 countries and territories worldwide: a review and synthetic analysis
2022282 citationsLaia Bruni, Beatriz Serrano et al.The Lancet Global Healthprofile →
National, regional, and global trends in insufficient physical activity among adults from 2000 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 507 population-based surveys with 5·7 million participants
2024264 citationsTessa Strain, Seth Flaxman et al.The Lancet Global Healthprofile →
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This map shows the geographic impact of Melanie Cowan's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Melanie Cowan with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Melanie Cowan more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Melanie Cowan. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Melanie Cowan. The network helps show where Melanie Cowan may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melanie Cowan
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19 of 19 papers shown
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Strain, Tessa, Seth Flaxman, Regina Guthold, et al.. (2024). National, regional, and global trends in insufficient physical activity among adults from 2000 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 507 population-based surveys with 5·7 million participants. The Lancet Global Health. 12(8). e1232–e1243.264 indexed citations breakdown →
2.
Bruni, Laia, Beatriz Serrano, Esther Roura, et al.. (2022). Cervical cancer screening programmes and age-specific coverage estimates for 202 countries and territories worldwide: a review and synthetic analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 10(8). e1115–e1127.282 indexed citations breakdown →
Varghese, Cherian, Oyere K. Onuma, Melanie Cowan, Stephen M. Davis, & Bo Norrving. (2016). World Health Organization. Stroke. 47(8). e210–e210.86 indexed citations
Riley, Leanne M, Regina Guthold, Melanie Cowan, et al.. (2015). The World Health Organization STEPwise Approach to Noncommunicable Disease Risk-Factor Surveillance: Methods, Challenges, and Opportunities. American Journal of Public Health. 106(1). 74–78.408 indexed citations breakdown →
Cesare, Mariachiara Di, Young‐Ho Khang, Perviz Asaria, et al.. (2013). Inequalities in non-communicable diseases and effective responses. The Lancet. 381(9866). 585–597.478 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
Danaei, Goodarz, Gitanjali M Singh, Christopher Paciorek, et al.. (2013). The Global Cardiovascular Risk Transition. Circulation. 127(14). 1493–1502.193 indexed citations
11.
Stevens, Gretchen A, Gitanjali M Singh, Yuan Lu, et al.. (2012). National, regional, and global trends in adult overweight and obesity prevalences. Population Health Metrics. 10(1). 22–22.683 indexed citations breakdown →
Armstrong, Timothy, et al.. (2011). Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2011.. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2(S3). S36–S36.1320 indexed citations breakdown →
15.
Farzadfar, Farshad, Mariel M. Finucane, Goodarz Danaei, et al.. (2011). National, regional, and global trends in serum total cholesterol since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 321 country-years and 3·0 million participants. The Lancet. 377(9765). 578–586.389 indexed citations breakdown →
16.
Danaei, Goodarz, Mariel M. Finucane, John K. Lin, et al.. (2011). National, regional, and global trends in systolic blood pressure since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 786 country-years and 5·4 million participants. The Lancet. 377(9765). 568–577.960 indexed citations breakdown →
17.
Guthold, Regina, Leanne M Riley, Melanie Cowan, et al.. (2011). Physical Activity in 22 African Countries. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 41(1). 52–60.141 indexed citations
18.
Danaei, Goodarz, Mariel M. Finucane, Yuan Lu, et al.. (2011). National, regional, and global trends in fasting plasma glucose and diabetes prevalence since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 370 country-years and 2·7 million participants. The Lancet. 378(9785). 31–40.2756 indexed citations breakdown →
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