Rainer Sauerborn

11.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
220 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Rainer Sauerborn is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Sauerborn has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in General Health Professions, 74 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 61 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Rainer Sauerborn's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (71 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (60 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (42 papers). Rainer Sauerborn is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (71 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (60 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (42 papers). Rainer Sauerborn collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Burkina Faso and United States. Rainer Sauerborn's co-authors include Ali Sié, Manuela De Allegri, Hengjin Dong, Bocar Kouyaté, Valérie R. Louis, Aurélia Souares, A. Nougtara, Joacim Rocklöv, Till Bärnighausen and M Hien and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Sauerborn

212 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Effects of Air Temperature on Climate-Sensitive Mortality and Morbidity Outcomes in the Elderly; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Epidemiological Evidence

2016 426 citations Aditi Bunker, Joacim Rocklöv et al. profile →
It starts at home? Climate policies targeting household consumption and behavioral decisions are key to low-carbon futures

2019 379 citations Ghislain Dubois, Carlo Aall et al. profile →
The Impact of Wearable Technologies in Health Research: Scoping Review

2022 184 citations Sophie Huhn, Hanns‐Christian Gunga et al. JMIR mhealth and uhealth profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rainer Sauerborn Germany	50	2.7k	2.6k	2.3k	1.8k	1.4k	220	8.5k
Emmanuela Gakidou United States	45	2.3k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	956 0.5×	327 0.2×	113	8.2k
Margaret Whitehead United Kingdom	55	6.4k 2.3×	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	599 0.4×	190	11.8k
Kenji Shibuya Japan	47	2.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.0×	763 0.3×	829 0.5×	581 0.4×	192	13.7k
Prabhat Jha Canada	61	3.0k 1.1×	3.8k 1.4×	974 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	890 0.6×	341	19.5k
Margaret E. Kruk United States	60	3.9k 1.4×	5.8k 2.2×	2.7k 1.2×	2.3k 1.3×	204 0.1×	202	11.6k
Tanja A. J. Houweling Netherlands	27	4.4k 1.6×	2.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.4×	765 0.4×	337 0.2×	68	8.4k
Christopher Millett United Kingdom	59	3.5k 1.3×	835 0.3×	969 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	593 0.4×	345	11.8k
Günther Fink Switzerland	51	2.3k 0.8×	3.9k 1.5×	617 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	411 0.3×	312	10.7k
David Canning United States	45	3.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.5×	724 0.3×	4.0k 2.2×	294 0.2×	183	9.4k
Reza Majdzadeh Iran	47	3.0k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	798 0.4×	155 0.1×	435	8.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Rainer Sauerborn

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rainer Sauerborn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Sauerborn

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Barteit, Sandra, Charlotte Müller, Pascal Zabré, et al.. (2025). Assessing heat exposure and its effects on farmer health, harvest yields, and nutrition: a study protocol for Burkina Faso and Kenya. Global Health Action. 18(1). 2513719–2513719.

Mikulewicz, Michael, Samiya Ahmed Selim, Rafiqul Islam, et al.. (2024). “What Can We Do?”: A Psychological Perspective on (Mal)Adaptive Coping Strategies and Barriers to Coping in an Area of Severe Climate Vulnerability in Bangladesh. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 1 indexed citations

Dambach, Peter, et al.. (2023). A Systematic Literature Review of the Impact of Climate Change on the Global Demand for Psychiatric Services. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(2). 1190–1190. 6 indexed citations

Müller, Charlotte, et al.. (2023). The effects of climate change-induced flooding on harvest failure in Burkina Faso: case study. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1166913–1166913. 8 indexed citations

Bonnet, Emmanuel, Julia Lohmann, Kristine Belesova, et al.. (2022). Every drop matters: combining population-based and satellite data to investigate the link between lifetime rainfall exposure and chronic undernutrition in children under five years in rural Burkina Faso. Environmental Research Letters. 17(5). 54027–54027. 8 indexed citations

Huhn, Sophie, Hanns‐Christian Gunga, Martina Anna Maggioni, et al.. (2022). The Impact of Wearable Technologies in Health Research: Scoping Review. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 10(1). e34384–e34384. 184 indexed citations breakdown →

Schwerdtle, Patricia Nayna, et al.. (2020). A Meta-Synthesis of Policy Recommendations Regarding Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(24). 9342–9342. 8 indexed citations

Sköld, Bore, Marta Baltruszewicz, Carlo Aall, et al.. (2018). Household Preferences to Reduce Their Greenhouse Gas Footprint: A Comparative Study from Four European Cities. Sustainability. 10(11). 4044–4044. 26 indexed citations

Herrmann, Alina, Helen Fischer, Dorothee Amelung, et al.. (2017). Household preferences for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in four European high-income countries: Does health information matter? A mixed-methods study protocol. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 71–71. 76 indexed citations

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Åström, Christofer, et al.. (2012). Potential Distribution of Dengue Fever Under Scenarios of Climate Change and Economic Development. EcoHealth. 9(4). 448–454. 114 indexed citations

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Eriksen, Jaran, Phares Mujinja, Marian Warsame, et al.. (2010). Effectiveness of a community intervention on malaria in rural Tanzania - a randomised controlled trial.. PubMed Central. 17 indexed citations

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Kjellström, Tord & Rainer Sauerborn. (2009). Special Section: Climate change and global health: linking science with policy.. Global Health Action. 2. 1829–2106.

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Pokhrel, Subhash, et al.. (2007). Applying Propensity Score Matching to Assess the Impact of Community Health Insurance on the Demand for Health Care in Rural Burkina FASO. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Allegri, Manuela De, Bocar Kouyaté, Heiko Becher, et al.. (2006). Análisis de la decisión de acogerse a un seguro médico comunitario en el África subsahariana: estudio poblacional de casos y controles en la Burkina Faso rural. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 84(11). 852–858. 1 indexed citations

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Mugisha, Frederick, et al.. (2004). The two faces of enhancing utilization of health-care services: determinants of patient initiation and retention in rural Burkina Faso.. PubMed. 82(8). 572–9. 42 indexed citations

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Gbangou, Adjima, et al.. (2001). Measuring the local burden of disease. A study of years of life lost in sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Epidemiology. 30(3). 501–508. 41 indexed citations

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Sauerborn, Rainer, Peter Berman, & A. Nougtara. (1996). Age bias, but no gender bias, in the intra-household resource allocation for health care in rural Burkina Faso.. PubMed. 6(2). 131–45. 64 indexed citations

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Sauerborn, Rainer, A. Nougtara, & Éric Latimer. (1994). The elasticity of demand for health care in Burkina Faso: differences across age and income groups. Health Policy and Planning. 9(2). 185–192. 111 indexed citations

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Sauerborn, Rainer, et al.. (1989). Assessment of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services in the District of Solenzo Burkina Faso. III. Effectiveness of MCH Services in Detecting of and Caring for Mothers and Children at Risk. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 14–17. 2 indexed citations

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Sauerborn, Rainer, et al.. (1989). Assessment of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services in the District of Solenzo Burkina Faso: II. Acceptability. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 10–13. 11 indexed citations

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