Nancy Luke

2.5k total citations
47 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Nancy Luke is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy Luke has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 18 papers in General Health Professions and 18 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Nancy Luke's work include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (16 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (15 papers) and Sex work and related issues (12 papers). Nancy Luke is often cited by papers focused on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (16 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (15 papers) and Sex work and related issues (12 papers). Nancy Luke collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and India. Nancy Luke's co-authors include Kaivan Munshi, Kathleen M. Kurz, Eliya M. Zulu, Hongwei Xu, Shelley Clark, Blessing Mberu, Rachel Goldberg, Nadia Diamond‐Smith, Stephen T. McGarvey and Susan Watkins and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Sociology and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Nancy Luke

45 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nancy Luke United States 22 988 848 512 465 406 47 1.8k
Dominique Meekers United States 29 1.4k 1.4× 893 1.1× 683 1.3× 477 1.0× 461 1.1× 94 2.3k
Enid Schatz United States 26 715 0.7× 799 0.9× 596 1.2× 429 0.9× 153 0.4× 74 2.1k
Kofi Awusabo‐Asare Ghana 24 1.2k 1.2× 449 0.5× 570 1.1× 407 0.9× 218 0.5× 60 1.8k
Caroline W. Kabiru Kenya 34 1.6k 1.6× 531 0.6× 527 1.0× 584 1.3× 361 0.9× 122 2.9k
Pranitha Maharaj South Africa 22 1.1k 1.1× 479 0.6× 661 1.3× 336 0.7× 157 0.4× 87 1.5k
Donatien Béguy Kenya 26 714 0.7× 413 0.5× 255 0.5× 424 0.9× 177 0.4× 49 1.7k
Sangeetha Madhavan United States 25 511 0.5× 744 0.9× 206 0.4× 752 1.6× 428 1.1× 77 1.8k
Annabel Erulkar United States 16 861 0.9× 395 0.5× 274 0.5× 481 1.0× 242 0.6× 35 1.3k
Carol E. Kaufman United States 22 1.0k 1.0× 485 0.6× 291 0.6× 285 0.6× 159 0.4× 73 1.6k
Nata Duvvury Ireland 15 1.3k 1.3× 771 0.9× 514 1.0× 234 0.5× 383 0.9× 46 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Nancy Luke

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nancy Luke

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nancy Luke

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Luke, Nancy, et al.. (2024). Open Defecation, Livestock Ownership, and Child Nutritional Status in India. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 110(6). 1263–1269.
2.
Luke, Nancy & Michelle Poulin. (2023). Sex and single women in midlife: Theoretical perspectives, recent findings, and future directions. Journal of Family Theory & Review. 15(3). 578–594. 4 indexed citations
3.
Acharya, Yubraj, et al.. (2020). Exposure to conflict-related violence and nutritional status of children in Iraq. SSM - Population Health. 11. 100585–100585. 12 indexed citations
4.
Acharya, Yubraj, Nancy Luke, Winsley Rose, et al.. (2019). Nutritional status, cognitive achievement, and educational attainment of children aged 8-11 in rural South India. PLoS ONE. 14(10). e0223001–e0223001. 18 indexed citations
5.
Luke, Nancy, et al.. (2019). Exploring Multiple Dimensions of Young Women’s Fertility Preferences in Malawi. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 23(11). 1508–1515. 8 indexed citations
6.
Moonan, Patrick K., Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Karuna D. Sagili, et al.. (2018). Diagnostic pathways and direct medical costs incurred by new adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients prior to anti-tuberculosis treatment – Tamil Nadu, India. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0191591–e0191591. 29 indexed citations
7.
Xu, Hongwei, Blessing Mberu, Rachel Goldberg, & Nancy Luke. (2013). Dimensions of Rural-to-Urban Migration and Premarital Pregnancy in Kenya. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 648(1). 104–119. 7 indexed citations
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Luke, Nancy, Hongwei Xu, Blessing Mberu, & Rachel Goldberg. (2012). Migration Experience and Premarital Sexual Initiation in Urban Kenya: An Event History Analysis. Studies in Family Planning. 43(2). 115–126. 28 indexed citations
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Luke, Nancy, et al.. (2011). Local Hierarchies and Distributor (Non) Compliance: A Case Study of Community-Based Distribution in Rural North India. Health Care For Women International. 32(3). 225–242. 18 indexed citations
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Luke, Nancy & Hongwei Xu. (2011). Exploring the meaning of context for health: Community influences on child health in South India. Demographic Research. 24. 345–374. 19 indexed citations
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Luke, Nancy. (2010). Migrants’ Competing Commitments: Sexual Partners in Urban Africa and Remittances to the Rural Origin. American Journal of Sociology. 115(5). 1435–1479. 19 indexed citations
12.
Xu, Hongwei, Nancy Luke, & Eliya M. Zulu. (2010). Concurrent sexual partnerships among youth in urban Kenya: Prevalence and partnership effects. Population Studies. 64(3). 247–261. 26 indexed citations
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Luke, Nancy & Kaivan Munshi. (2010). Women as agents of change: Female income and mobility in India. Journal of Development Economics. 94(1). 1–17. 190 indexed citations
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Diamond‐Smith, Nadia, Nancy Luke, & Stephen T. McGarvey. (2008). ‘Too many girls, too much dowry’: son preference and daughter aversion in rural Tamil Nadu, India. Culture Health & Sexuality. 10(7). 697–708. 63 indexed citations
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Luke, Nancy. (2007). Economic Status, Informal Exchange, and Sexual Risk in Kisumu, Kenya. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 56(2). 375–396. 23 indexed citations
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Luke, Nancy & Kaivan Munshi. (2006). Social affiliation and the demand for health services: Caste and child health in South India. Journal of Development Economics. 83(2). 256–279. 24 indexed citations
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Luke, Nancy. (2005). Confronting the “Sugar Daddy” Stereotype: Age and Economic Asymmetries and Risky Sexual Behavior in Urban Kenya. International Family Planning Perspectives. 31(1). 6–14. 213 indexed citations
18.
Luke, Nancy. (2003). Age and Economic Asymmetries in the Sexual Relationships of Adolescent Girls in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Studies in Family Planning. 34(2). 67–86. 336 indexed citations
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Luke, Nancy & Susan Watkins. (2002). Reactions of Developing‐Country Elites to International Population Policy. Population and Development Review. 28(4). 707–733. 32 indexed citations
20.
Luke, Nancy. (2000). Rariu and Luo women: Illness as resistance in rural Kenya. Thrombosis Research. 191 Suppl 1. S58–S62. 3 indexed citations

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