Natalie Leon

2.0k total citations
45 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Natalie Leon is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Natalie Leon has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in General Health Professions, 10 papers in Infectious Diseases and 10 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Natalie Leon's work include Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (11 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (8 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (7 papers). Natalie Leon is often cited by papers focused on Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (11 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (8 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (7 papers). Natalie Leon collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Natalie Leon's co-authors include Willem Odendaal, Karen Daniels, Emmanuelle Daviaud, Jane Goudge, Frances Griffiths, Mark Tomlinson, Helen Schneider, Simon Lewin, Christopher J. Colvin and Jocelyn Anstey Watkins and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Natalie Leon

43 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Natalie Leon South Africa 19 755 268 258 247 206 45 1.3k
Alastair van Heerden South Africa 22 654 0.9× 478 1.8× 295 1.1× 223 0.9× 260 1.3× 115 1.4k
Thyra de Jongh United Kingdom 7 1.2k 1.6× 197 0.7× 238 0.9× 276 1.1× 324 1.6× 12 1.9k
Emmanuelle Daviaud South Africa 19 661 0.9× 245 0.9× 269 1.0× 128 0.5× 485 2.4× 47 1.3k
Walter H. Curioso Peru 19 612 0.8× 256 1.0× 144 0.6× 286 1.2× 52 0.3× 91 1.5k
Larissa Jennings United States 25 1.0k 1.4× 470 1.8× 255 1.0× 348 1.4× 762 3.7× 37 1.9k
Josefien van Olmen Belgium 21 792 1.0× 156 0.6× 397 1.5× 236 1.0× 306 1.5× 103 1.7k
David Obor Kenya 18 349 0.5× 144 0.5× 137 0.5× 262 1.1× 173 0.8× 44 1.0k
Sarah Karanja Kenya 15 1.1k 1.4× 678 2.5× 233 0.9× 114 0.5× 189 0.9× 34 1.6k
Judy Gold Australia 23 888 1.2× 409 1.5× 578 2.2× 203 0.8× 228 1.1× 44 1.9k
Krisda H. Chaiyachati United States 21 765 1.0× 580 2.2× 345 1.3× 361 1.5× 99 0.5× 64 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Natalie Leon

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Fields of papers citing papers by Natalie Leon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Natalie Leon

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All Works

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Cooper, Sara, Natalie Leon, Bey‐Marrié Schmidt, et al.. (2024). Applying GRADE-CERQual to Interpretive Review Findings: Reflections From a Cochrane meta-ethnography on Childhood Vaccination Acceptance. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 23.
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Leon, Natalie & Hongyi Xu. (2023). Implementation considerations for non-communicable disease-related integration in primary health care: a rapid review of qualitative evidence. BMC Health Services Research. 23(1). 169–169. 9 indexed citations
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Baker, Peter, Natalie Leon, Christopher J. Colvin, & Derek M. Griffith. (2023). Health policies must consider gender, including men. The Lancet Global Health. 11(12). e1847–e1848. 2 indexed citations
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Leon, Natalie, Sara Cooper, Kirsty Bobrow, et al.. (2021). Process evaluation of a brief messaging intervention to improve diabetes treatment adherence in sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 1576–1576. 9 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Bey‐Marrié, Christopher J. Colvin, Ameer Hohlfeld, & Natalie Leon. (2020). Definitions, components and processes of data harmonisation in healthcare: a scoping review. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 20(1). 222–222. 15 indexed citations
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Farmer, Andrew, Kirsten Bobrow, Natalie Leon, et al.. (2019). Mobile Messaging Support Versus Usual Care for People With Type 2 Diabetes on Glycemic Control: Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 8(6). e12377–e12377. 6 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Bey‐Marrié, Christopher J. Colvin, Ameer Hohlfeld, & Natalie Leon. (2018). Defining and conceptualising data harmonisation: a scoping review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 7(1). 226–226. 8 indexed citations
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Daviaud, Emmanuelle, Donela Besada, Natalie Leon, et al.. (2017). Costs of implementing integrated community case management (iCCM) in six African countries: implications for sustainability. Journal of Global Health. 7(1). 10403–10403. 16 indexed citations
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Besada, Donela, Kate Kerber, Natalie Leon, et al.. (2016). Niger’s Child Survival Success, Contributing Factors and Challenges to Sustainability: A Retrospective Analysis. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0146945–e0146945. 27 indexed citations
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Doherty, Tanya, Sarah Rohde, Donela Besada, et al.. (2016). Reduction in child mortality in Ethiopia: analysis of data from demographic and health surveys. Journal of Global Health. 6(2). 20401–20401. 19 indexed citations
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Leon, Natalie, et al.. (2015). Improving treatment adherence for blood pressure lowering via mobile phone SMS-messages in South Africa: A qualitative evaluation of the SMS-text Adherence SuppoRt (StAR) trial Service organization, utilization, and delivery of care. BMC Family Practice. 16. 2 indexed citations
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Leon, Natalie, David Sanders, Wim Van Damme, et al.. (2015). The role of ‘hidden’ community volunteers in community-based health service delivery platforms: examples from sub-Saharan Africa. Global Health Action. 8(1). 27214–27214. 35 indexed citations
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Colvin, Christopher J., et al.. (2015). Global-to-local policy transfer in the introduction of new molecular tuberculosis diagnostics in South Africa. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 19(11). 1326–1338. 7 indexed citations
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Leon, Natalie, Rebecca Surender, Kirsty Bobrow, Jocelyn Müller, & Andrew Farmer. (2015). Improving treatment adherence for blood pressure lowering via mobile phone SMS-messages in South Africa: a qualitative evaluation of the SMS-text Adherence SuppoRt (StAR) trial. BMC Family Practice. 16(1). 80–80. 85 indexed citations
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Leon, Natalie, Simon Lewin, & Catherine Mathews. (2013). Implementing a provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC) intervention in Cape town, South Africa: a process evaluation using the normalisation process model. Implementation Science. 8(1). 97–97. 46 indexed citations
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Leon, Natalie. (2005). The private health sector : cross-cutting health systems issues. South African Health Review. 2005(1). 32–42. 1 indexed citations
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Leon, Natalie, et al.. (2005). The private health sector.. South African Health Review. 32–42. 6 indexed citations

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