Ruth Bell

7.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
89 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Ruth Bell is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Bell has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 31 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 23 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Ruth Bell's work include Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (43 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (25 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (16 papers). Ruth Bell is often cited by papers focused on Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (43 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (25 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (16 papers). Ruth Bell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Finland. Ruth Bell's co-authors include Judith Rankin, Peter W. G. Tennant, Stephen C. Robson, Mark S. Pearce, Kate Best, Morven C. Brown, Jason Waugh, Rudy Bilous, Svetlana V. Glinianaia and Louise Hayes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Bell

84 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Maternal Overweight and Obesity and the Risk of Congenital Anomalies

2009 858 citations Peter W. G. Tennant, Ruth Bell et al. profile →
Cardiovascular disease risk in women with pre-eclampsia: systematic review and meta-analysis

2013 518 citations Stephen C. Robson, Ruth Bell et al. profile →
Effect of a behavioural intervention in obese pregnant women (the UPBEAT study): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial

2015 469 citations Lucilla Poston, Ruth Bell et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth Bell United Kingdom	33	3.1k	1.9k	1.2k	942	480	89	4.7k
Shin Y. Kim United States	30	3.7k 1.2×	2.3k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	283 0.6×	66	5.0k
Andrea J. Sharma United States	36	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	697 0.7×	381 0.8×	100	4.8k
Darios Getahun United States	42	2.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	524 0.6×	317 0.7×	191	6.0k
Pål Øian Norway	41	2.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	533 0.6×	258 0.5×	185	4.9k
Sanjeeva Ranasinha Australia	30	1.7k 0.6×	954 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	521 0.6×	556 1.2×	69	4.6k
Rolv Skjærven Norway	34	1.7k 0.5×	2.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	424 0.5×	168 0.3×	73	4.8k
Ulf Hanson Sweden	32	2.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	432 0.3×	745 0.8×	204 0.4×	91	3.4k
Anne Kjersti Daltveit Norway	45	2.2k 0.7×	3.1k 1.6×	2.2k 1.8×	1.2k 1.2×	394 0.8×	115	6.7k
Robert Usher Canada	40	2.2k 0.7×	3.5k 1.8×	719 0.6×	728 0.8×	330 0.7×	69	5.6k
Martina Persson Sweden	25	1.4k 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	564 0.5×	499 0.5×	135 0.3×	69	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Ruth Bell

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sarmini, Muhammad Talal, Ruth Bell, Ruishen Lyu, et al.. (2023). Frequency of endoscopic photodocumentation of large colorectal polyps. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 98(5). 797–802. 1 indexed citations

Jones, Susan, Sharon Hamilton, Ruth Bell, Vera Araújo‐Soares, & Martin White. (2020). Acceptability of a cessation intervention for pregnant smokers: a qualitative study guided by Normalization Process Theory. BMC Public Health. 20(1). 1512–1512. 10 indexed citations

Rodrigues, Angela, Anna Haste, Linda Penn, et al.. (2020). Stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of the National Health Service diabetes prevention programme in England: qualitative study with service users, intervention providers and deliverers, commissioners and referrers. BMC Health Services Research. 20(1). 307–307. 22 indexed citations

Bell, Ruth, et al.. (2019). Pregnancy decisions after fetal or perinatal death: systematic review of qualitative research. BMJ Open. 9(12). e029930–e029930. 7 indexed citations

Flynn, Angela C., Sara L. White, Kathryn V. Dalrymple, et al.. (2018). Relationships between Maternal Obesity and Maternal and Neonatal Iron Status. Nutrients. 10(8). 1000–1000. 37 indexed citations

Penn, Linda, Angela Rodrigues, Anna Haste, et al.. (2018). NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme in England: formative evaluation of the programme in early phase implementation. BMJ Open. 8(2). e019467–e019467. 51 indexed citations

Haste, Anna, Linda Penn, Angela Rodrigues, et al.. (2018). Using evidence-based guidelines to inform service provision: a structured mapping exercise within the National Health Service Diabetes Prevention Programme in England. BMC Research Notes. 11(1). 510–510. 2 indexed citations

McParlin, Catherine, Ruth Bell, Stephen C. Robson, C R Muirhead, & Vera Araújo‐Soares. (2016). What helps or hinders midwives to implement physical activity guidelines for obese pregnant women? A questionnaire survey using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Midwifery. 49. 110–116. 36 indexed citations

Flynn, Angela C., Paul T. Seed, Nashita Patel, et al.. (2016). Dietary patterns in obese pregnant women; influence of a behavioral intervention of diet and physical activity in the UPBEAT randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 13(1). 124–124. 56 indexed citations

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Tennant, Peter W. G., Rudy Bilous, Shamini Prathapan, & Ruth Bell. (2015). Risk and Recurrence of Serious Adverse Outcomes in the First and Second Pregnancies of Women With Preexisting Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 38(4). 610–619. 23 indexed citations

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Hayes, Louise, Ruth Bell, Steve Robson, & Lucilla Poston. (2014). Association between Physical Activity in Obese Pregnant Women and Pregnancy Outcomes: The UPBEAT Pilot Study. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 64(3-4). 239–246. 30 indexed citations

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Hayes, Louise, et al.. (2013). Universal screening to identify gestational diabetes: A multi-centre study in the North of England. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 100(3). e74–e77. 2 indexed citations

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Lie, Mabel, et al.. (2011). Preventing type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes: qualitative studies with postnatal women to inform intervention development. Annals of Human Biology.

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Holman, Naomi, Nick Lewis‐Barned, Ruth Bell, et al.. (2011). Development and evaluation of a standardized registry for diabetes in pregnancy using data from the Northern, North West and East Anglia regional audits¹. Diabetic Medicine. 28(7). 797–804. 19 indexed citations

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Tennant, Peter W. G., Judith Rankin, & Ruth Bell. (2011). Maternal body mass index and the risk of fetal and infant death: a cohort study from the North of England. Human Reproduction. 26(6). 1501–1511. 92 indexed citations

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Rankin, Judith, et al.. (2010). Maternal body mass index and congenital anomaly risk: a cohort study. International Journal of Obesity. 34(9). 1371–1380. 84 indexed citations

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McVey, Dominic, et al.. (2008). "Some are more equal than others..." Public attitudes to health inequalities and social determinants of health. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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Bell, Ruth. (2008). Trends in birthweight in the north of England. Human Fertility. 11(1). 1–8. 29 indexed citations

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Bell, Ruth, et al.. (2004). Changing patterns of perinatal death, 1982–2000: a retrospective cohort study. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal. 89(6). F531–F536. 59 indexed citations

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Bell, Ruth, et al.. (2002). Improving equity in the provision of primary health care: lessons from decentralized planning and management in Namibia.. PubMed. 80(8). 675–81. 9 indexed citations

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