Neff Walker

29.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
128 papers, 18.6k citations indexed

About

Neff Walker is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Neff Walker has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 18.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 61 papers in General Health Professions and 57 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Neff Walker's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (73 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (57 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (23 papers). Neff Walker is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (73 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (57 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (23 papers). Neff Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Neff Walker's co-authors include Susan Horton, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Rajiv Bahl, César G. Victora, Aluísio J. D. Barros, Nigel Rollins, Julia Krasevec, Mari Jeeva Sankar, Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França and Simon Murch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Neff Walker

126 papers receiving 17.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect

2016 4.7k citations César G. Victora, Rajiv Bahl et al. The Lancet profile →
The Growing Burden of Tuberculosis

2003 2.0k citations Neff Walker et al. profile →
Evidence-based interventions for improvement of maternal and child nutrition: what can be done and at what cost?

2013 2.0k citations Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Jai K Das et al. The Lancet profile →
Evidence-based, cost-effective interventions: how many newborn babies can we save?

2005 1.2k citations Gary L. Darmstadt, Zulfiqar A Bhutta et al. The Lancet profile →
Can available interventions end preventable deaths in mothers, newborn babies, and stillbirths, and at what cost?

2014 933 citations Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Jai K Das et al. The Lancet profile →
Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

2020 875 citations Emily D Carter, Victoria B. Chou et al. profile →
Interventions to address deaths from childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea equitably: what works and at what cost?

2013 334 citations Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Jai K Das et al. The Lancet profile →

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Citations

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neff Walker

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Using the Lives Saved Tool to inform global nutrition advocacy 2024 ·Journal of Global Health ·Yvonne Tam, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Neff Walker	0
2	Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal, newborn, and child health service coverage in Burkina Faso 2024 ·Journal of Global Health ·Abdoulaye Maïga, (unknown), Emily Wilson, (unknown), (unknown), Melinda Munos, Almamy Malick Kanté, Safia S Jiwani, (unknown), (unknown), Neff Walker, Robert E. Black, Agbessi Amouzou	0
3	Effective multi-sectoral approach for rapid reduction in maternal and neonatal mortality: the exceptional case of Bangladesh 2024 ·BMJ Global Health ·Aniqa Tasnim Hossain, Elizabeth Hazel, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Adam D. Koon, (unknown), Abdoulaye Maïga, Nadia Akseer, Yvonne Tam, Neff Walker, Safia S Jiwani, Melinda Munos, Shams El Arifeen, Robert Black, Agbessi Amouzou	7
4	The impact of antibiotic treatment for syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhoea during pregnancy on birth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2023 ·Journal of Global Health ·(unknown), (unknown), Neff Walker	4
5	Strengthening effectiveness evaluations to improve programs for women, children and adolescents 2022 ·Global Health Action ·Agbessi Amouzou, Jennifer Bryce, Neff Walker, (unknown)	5
6	The COVID-19 crisis will exacerbate maternal and child undernutrition and child mortality in low- and middle-income countries 2021 ·Nature Food ·Saskia Osendarp, Jonathan Kweku Akuoku, Robert E. Black, Derek Headey, Marie T. Ruel, Nick Scott, Meera Shekar, Neff Walker, Augustin Flory, Lawrence Haddad, David Laborde, Angela Stegmuller, Milan Thomas, Rebecca Heidkamp	128
7	Impact of vaccination delay on deaths averted by pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: Modeled effects in 8 country scenarios 2019 ·Vaccine ·Emily D Carter, Yvonne Tam, Neff Walker	11
8	Linking household and health facility surveys to assess obstetric service availability, readiness and coverage: evidence from 17 low- and middle-income countries 2018 ·Journal of Global Health ·Mufaro Kanyangarara, Victoria B. Chou, Andreea A. Creanga, Neff Walker	29
9	Metrics for Identifying Food Security Status and the Population with Potential to Benefit from Nutrition Interventions in the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) 2017 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Bianca Jackson, Neff Walker, Rebecca Heidkamp	9
10	Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect breakdown → 2016 ·The Lancet ·César G. Victora, Rajiv Bahl, Aluísio J. D. Barros, Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França, Susan Horton, Julia Krasevec, Simon Murch, Mari Jeeva Sankar, Neff Walker, Nigel Rollins	4692
11	Improved measurement for mothers, newborns and children in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals 2016 ·Journal of Global Health ·Tanya Marchant, Jennifer Bryce, César G. Victora, Allisyn C. Moran, M Claeson, Jennifer Requejo, Agbessi Amouzou, Neff Walker, Ties Boerma, John Grove	31
12	Trends and patterns of modern contraceptive use and relationships with high-risk births and child mortality in Burkina Faso 2015 ·Global Health Action ·Abdoulaye Maïga, Sennen Hounton, Agbessi Amouzou, Akanni Akinyemi, Solomon Shiferaw, (unknown), (unknown), Aluísio J. D. Barros, Neff Walker, Howard S. Frıedman	16
13	Can Available Interventions End Preventable Deaths in Mothers, Newborn Babies, and Stillbirths, and at What Cost? 2014 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Jai K Das, Rajiv Bahl, Joy E Lawn, Rehana A Salam, Vinod K. Paul, M. Jeeva Sankar, Hannah Blencowe, Arjumand Rizvi, Victoria B. Chou, Neff Walker	94
14	The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) as a model for diarrhea mortality reduction 2014 ·BMC Medicine ·Christa L. Fischer Walker, Neff Walker	27
15	LiST as a catalyst in program planning: experiences from Burkina Faso, Ghana and Malawi 2010 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·Jennifer Bryce, Ingrid K. Friberg, (unknown), Humphreys Nsona, Godwin Y. Afenyadu, (unknown), S. Kyei-Faried, Neff Walker	46
16	Neonatal Survival 4 Neonatal survival: a call for action 2005 ·The Lancet ·José Martines, (unknown), Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Marge Koblinsky, (unknown), Neff Walker, Rajiv Bahl, Helga Fogstad, Anthony Costello, (unknown)	27
17	Neonatal Survival 2 Evidence-based, cost-effective interventions: how many newborn babies can we save? 2005 ·The Lancet ·Gary L. Darmstadt, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Simon Cousens, Taghreed Adam, Neff Walker	44
18	The use of blood donor data for HIV surveillance purposes 2004 ·AIDS ·(unknown), Nicola Schinaia, Stefano Lazzari, Neff Walker, G. Vercauteren	7
19	Methods and procedures for estimating HIV/AIDS and its impact 2003 ·AIDS ·Neff Walker, Karen A Stanecki, Tim Brown, John Stover, Stefano Lazzari, Jesus Maria Garcia Calleja, Bernhard Schwartländer, Peter D. Ghys	71
20	Meeting international goals in child survival and HIV/AIDS 2002 ·The Lancet ·Neff Walker, Bernhard Schwartländer, Jennifer Bryce	101

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