Ramesh Govindaraj

769 total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 508 citations indexed

About

Ramesh Govindaraj is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Ramesh Govindaraj has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 508 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 6 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 6 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Ramesh Govindaraj's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (6 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (6 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (6 papers). Ramesh Govindaraj is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (6 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (6 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (6 papers). Ramesh Govindaraj collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Malaysia. Ramesh Govindaraj's co-authors include Christopher J L Murray, Philip Musgrove, Michael R. Reich, Gnanaraj Chellaraj, Madan Mohan Pradhan, Eeshani Kandpal, Jed Friedman, Gandham N.V. Ramana, Dhushyanth Raju and Ashis Das and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, American Journal of Agricultural Economics and Malaria Journal.

In The Last Decade

Ramesh Govindaraj

23 papers receiving 439 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.

  1. National health expenditures: a global analysis.
    1994 294 citations Christopher J L Murray, Ramesh Govindaraj et al. PubMed profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ramesh Govindaraj 220 210 82 78 53 24 508
Ulysses Panisset 310 1.4× 111 0.5× 93 1.1× 65 0.8× 34 0.6× 21 453
Seiritsu Ogura 177 0.8× 147 0.7× 62 0.8× 36 0.5× 108 2.0× 19 402
Sara Emamgholipour 175 0.8× 149 0.7× 48 0.6× 39 0.5× 94 1.8× 68 445
Yunwei Gai 233 1.1× 151 0.7× 76 0.9× 26 0.3× 81 1.5× 30 405
Isabel Craveiro 208 0.9× 75 0.4× 71 0.9× 81 1.0× 37 0.7× 69 479
Rob Alder 253 1.1× 149 0.7× 48 0.6× 39 0.5× 26 0.5× 11 459
Lucas Resende de Carvalho 126 0.6× 89 0.4× 85 1.0× 92 1.2× 55 1.0× 24 440
Jacqueline Elizabeth Alcalde‐Rabanal 220 1.0× 70 0.3× 92 1.1× 68 0.9× 41 0.8× 40 423
Rita Santos 321 1.5× 273 1.3× 46 0.6× 116 1.5× 37 0.7× 38 569
Christopher Murray 212 1.0× 134 0.6× 104 1.3× 41 0.5× 108 2.0× 25 538

Countries citing papers authored by Ramesh Govindaraj

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ramesh Govindaraj

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ramesh Govindaraj

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ramesh Govindaraj. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ramesh Govindaraj based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ramesh Govindaraj. Ramesh Govindaraj is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chidambaram, S., et al.. (2022). A study on geochemistry and sources of colloidal fractions in coastal groundwater from different lithologies. Journal of Earth System Science. 131(1). 5 indexed citations
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Gatti, Roberta, Laura B. Rawlings, Hana Brixi, et al.. (2020). Protecting People and Economies : Integrated Policy Responses to COVID-19. 1–60. 11 indexed citations
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Raju, Dhushyanth, et al.. (2018). Cities, slums, and child nutrition in Bangladesh. Review of Development Economics. 23(2). 760–781. 6 indexed citations
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Govindaraj, Ramesh, et al.. (2018). Evaluating Integration in the ICDS : Impact Evaluation of an AWC-cum-creche pilot in Madhya Pradesh. 1–56. 2 indexed citations
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Raju, Dhushyanth, et al.. (2017). Cities, Slums, and Early Child Growth: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Govindaraj, Ramesh, et al.. (2017). Health and Nutrition in Urban Bangladesh: Social Determinants and Health Sector Governance. Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Raju, Dhushyanth, et al.. (2017). Cities, Slums, and Early Child Growth: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Govindaraj, Ramesh, et al.. (2017). Health and nutrition in urban Bangladesh : social determinants and governance. 1–79. 1 indexed citations
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Govindaraj, Ramesh, et al.. (2017). Strengthening Post-Ebola Health Systems: From Response to Resilience in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Das, Ashis, Jed Friedman, Eeshani Kandpal, et al.. (2014). Strengthening malaria service delivery through supportive supervision and community mobilization in an endemic Indian setting: an evaluation of nested delivery models. Malaria Journal. 13(1). 482–482. 51 indexed citations
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Das, Ashis, Jed Friedman, Eeshani Kandpal, et al.. (2014). Strengthening Malaria Service Delivery through Supportive Supervision and Community Mobilization in an Endemic Indian Setting: An Evaluation of Nested Delivery Models. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Görgens, Marelize, et al.. (2005). Malawi - developing a national multisector HIV/AIDS monitoring and evaluation system. 1–9. 1 indexed citations
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Govindaraj, Ramesh, et al.. (2003). Global Health Programs: Linking Global Challenges with Country Needs. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 85(3). 698–702. 2 indexed citations
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Govindaraj, Ramesh. (2002). The Indian Pharmaceutical Sector: Issues and Options for Health Sector Reform. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5 indexed citations
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Govindaraj, Ramesh & Gnanaraj Chellaraj. (2002). The Indian Pharmaceutical Sector. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (World Bank). 3 indexed citations
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Reich, Michael R., et al.. (2000). World Bank Pharmaceuticals. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 1–42. 8 indexed citations
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Reich, Michael R. & Ramesh Govindaraj. (1998). Dilemmas in drug development for tropical diseases. Health Policy. 44(1). 1–18. 30 indexed citations
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Govindaraj, Ramesh, Gnanaraj Chellaraj, & Christopher J L Murray. (1997). Health expenditures in Latin America and the Caribbean. Social Science & Medicine. 44(2). 157–169. 25 indexed citations
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Govindaraj, Ramesh. (1996). Hospital Autonomy in Ghana: The Experience Hospital Autonomy in Ghana: The Experience of Korle Bu and Komfo Anokye Teaching of Korle Bu and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospitals. 6 indexed citations
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Murray, Christopher J L, Ramesh Govindaraj, & Philip Musgrove. (1994). National health expenditures: a global analysis.. PubMed. 72(4). 623–37. 294 indexed citations breakdown →

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