Nigel Rollins

21.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
122 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Nigel Rollins is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel Rollins has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Epidemiology, 60 papers in Infectious Diseases and 42 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Nigel Rollins's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (58 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (51 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (37 papers). Nigel Rollins is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (58 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (51 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (37 papers). Nigel Rollins collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Switzerland and United States. Nigel Rollins's co-authors include César G. Victora, Susan Horton, Rajiv Bahl, Mari Jeeva Sankar, Aluísio J. D. Barros, Simon Murch, Neff Walker, Julia Krasevec, Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França and Marie‐Louise Newell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Nigel Rollins

121 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epi... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2016 2016 2004 2015 2007 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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.

  1. Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect
    2016 4.7k citations César G. Victora, Rajiv Bahl et al. The Lancet profile →
  2. Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices?
    2016 1.5k citations Nigel Rollins, Nita Bhandari et al. The Lancet profile →
  3. Mortality of infected and uninfected infants born to HIV-infected mothers in Africa: a pooled analysis
    2004 901 citations Marie‐Louise Newell, Nigel Rollins et al. The Lancet profile →
  4. Breastfeeding and maternal health outcomes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
    2015 725 citations Ranadip Chowdhury, Mari Jeeva Sankar et al. profile →
  5. Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life: an intervention cohort study
    2007 493 citations Nigel Rollins, Ruth Bland et al. The Lancet profile →
  6. Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world
    2023 270 citations Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla, Cecília Tomori et al. The Lancet profile →
  7. Marketing of commercial milk formula: a system to capture parents, communities, science, and policy
    2023 132 citations Nigel Rollins, Ellen Piwoz et al. The Lancet profile →
  8. The political economy of infant and young child feeding: confronting corporate power, overcoming structural barriers, and accelerating progress
    2023 95 citations Phillip Baker, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nigel Rollins South Africa 43 8.7k 5.0k 3.5k 3.3k 2.8k 122 13.1k
Neff Walker United States 49 7.0k 0.8× 7.5k 1.5× 2.3k 0.7× 3.6k 1.1× 4.5k 1.6× 128 18.6k
Maria Quigley United Kingdom 56 4.2k 0.5× 2.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 218 11.5k
Ellen Piwoz United States 32 3.0k 0.3× 2.7k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 974 0.3× 1.3k 0.5× 71 5.1k
Peter Aaby Denmark 79 6.2k 0.7× 4.0k 0.8× 269 0.1× 7.6k 2.3× 1.0k 0.4× 611 25.4k
Jean H. Humphrey United States 41 1.3k 0.1× 3.8k 0.8× 725 0.2× 1.9k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 139 7.2k
Louise Kuhn United States 55 5.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.2× 411 0.1× 5.2k 1.6× 1.9k 0.7× 321 11.5k
Thorkild Tylleskär Norway 45 1.8k 0.2× 2.3k 0.5× 744 0.2× 1.6k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 242 6.8k
Per Ashorn Finland 46 1.0k 0.1× 4.2k 0.9× 1.6k 0.5× 956 0.3× 1.3k 0.5× 276 7.9k
Girmay Medhin Ethiopia 53 2.0k 0.2× 997 0.2× 1.2k 0.3× 2.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 358 9.7k
Rajiv Bahl Switzerland 45 6.6k 0.8× 6.6k 1.3× 3.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.3× 2.5k 0.9× 168 14.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Berkley, James A., Judd L. Walson, Glenda Gray, et al.. (2025). Strengthening the paediatric clinical trial ecosystem to better inform policy and programmes. The Lancet Global Health. 13(4). e732–e739. 3 indexed citations
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Schwinger, Catherine, James A. Berkley, Judd L. Walson, et al.. (2024). Cohort profile: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood. BMJ Open. 14(11). e085164–e085164. 3 indexed citations
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Pérez‐Escamilla, Rafael, Cecília Tomori, Sonia Hernández‐Cordero, et al.. (2023). Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world. The Lancet. 401(10375). 472–485. 270 indexed citations breakdown →
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Neves, Paulo Augusto Ribeiro, Juliana dos Santos Vaz, Luiza Isnardi Cardoso Ricardo, et al.. (2022). Disparities in early initiation of breast feeding and prelacteal feeding: A study of low‐ and middle‐income countries. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 36(5). 741–749. 16 indexed citations
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Perre, Philippe Van de, Jean‐Pierre Molès, Nicolas Nagot, et al.. (2021). Revisiting Koch's postulate to determine the plausibility of viral transmission by human milk. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 32(5). 835–842. 10 indexed citations
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Neves, Paulo Augusto Ribeiro, Juliana dos Santos Vaz, Maria de Fátima Santos Maia, et al.. (2021). Rates and time trends in the consumption of breastmilk, formula, and animal milk by children younger than 2 years from 2000 to 2019: analysis of 113 countries. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 5(9). 619–630. 91 indexed citations
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Neves, Paulo Augusto Ribeiro, Giovanna Gatica‐Domínguez, Nigel Rollins, et al.. (2019). Infant Formula Consumption Is Positively Correlated with Wealth, Within and Between Countries: A Multi-Country Study. Journal of Nutrition. 150(4). 910–917. 33 indexed citations
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Tomlinson, Mark, David A. Ross, Rajiv Bahl, et al.. (2019). What will it take for children and adolescents to thrive? The Global Strategy for Women's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 3(4). 208–209. 11 indexed citations
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Rollins, Nigel, Nita Bhandari, Nemat Hajeebhoy, et al.. (2016). Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices?. The Lancet. 387(10017). 491–504. 1488 indexed citations breakdown →
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Victora, César G., Rajiv Bahl, Aluísio J. D. Barros, et al.. (2016). Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect. The Lancet. 387(10017). 475–490. 4692 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rollins, Nigel, Renaud Becquet, Joanna Orne‐Gliemann, et al.. (2014). Defining and Analyzing Retention-in-Care Among Pregnant and Breastfeeding HIV-Infected Women. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 67(Supplement 2). S150–S156. 44 indexed citations
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Lokangaka, Adrien, Cyril Engmann, Fabian Esamai, et al.. (2013). Simplified Regimens for Management of Neonates and Young Infants With Severe Infection When Hospital Admission Is Not Possible. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 32(9). 1 indexed citations
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Horwood, Christiane, Kerry Vermaak, Lyn Haskins, Sifiso Phakathi, & Nigel Rollins. (2012). Elimination of Paediatric HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Large-Scale Assessment of Interventions for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission/ Elimination Du VIH Pediatrique Dans le KwaZulu-Natal, Afrique Du Sud: Evaluation a Grande Echelle Des Mesures De Prevention Contre la Transmission Mere-Enfant/ Eliminacion del VIH Pediatrico En KwaZulu-Natal, Sudafrica: Valoracion a Gran Escala De Las. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 90(3). 168. 1 indexed citations
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Horwood, Christiane, Anna Voce, Kerry Vermaak, Nigel Rollins, & Shamim Qazi. (2009). Experiences of training and implementation of integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) in South Africa: a qualitative evaluation of the IMCI case management training course. BMC Pediatrics. 9(1). 62–62. 43 indexed citations
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Patel, Deven, Marie‐Louise Newell, Hoosen Coovadia, et al.. (2008). Messages about dual contraception in areas of high HIV prevalence are not heeded.. PubMed. 98(3). 209–12. 20 indexed citations
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Papathakis, Peggy, Nigel Rollins, Caroline J. Chantry, Michael L. Bennish, & Kenneth H. Brown. (2007). Micronutrient status during lactation in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected South African women during the first 6 mo after delivery. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 85(1). 182–192. 48 indexed citations
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Rollins, Nigel, Nicolas Méda, Renaud Becquet, et al.. (2004). Preventing Postnatal Transmission of HIV-1 Through Breast-feeding: Modifying Infant Feeding Practices. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 35(2). 188–195. 58 indexed citations
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Coutsoudis, Anna & Nigel Rollins. (2003). Breast‐Feeding and HIV Transmission: The Jury Is Still Out. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 36(4). 434–442.
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Filteau, Suzanne, Nigel Rollins, Anna Coutsoudis, et al.. (2001). The Effect of Antenatal Vitamin A and β‐Carotene Supplementation on Gut Integrity of Infants of HIV‐Infected South African Women. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 32(4). 464–470. 2 indexed citations

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