Saul S. Morris

16.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
102 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Saul S. Morris is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Saul S. Morris has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 40 papers in General Health Professions and 33 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Saul S. Morris's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (61 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (25 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (22 papers). Saul S. Morris is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (61 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (25 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (22 papers). Saul S. Morris collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Brazil. Saul S. Morris's co-authors include Robert E. Black, Jennifer Bryce, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Richard W. Steketee, R.A. Black, Simon Cousens, Betty Kirkwood, Marie T. Ruel, Kathryn G. Dewey and Paul Arthur and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Saul S. Morris

102 papers receiving 9.9k 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.

Where and why are 10 million children dying every year?

2003 1.9k citations Robert E. Black, Saul S. Morris et al. The Lancet profile →
What works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival

2008 1.6k citations Robert E. Black, Simon Cousens et al. The Lancet profile →
How many child deaths can we prevent this year?

2003 1.5k citations Saul S. Morris et al. The Lancet profile →
Multi-country analysis of the effects of diarrhoea on childhood stunting

2008 454 citations Saul S. Morris, Claudio F. Lanata et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Saul S. Morris United Kingdom	47	6.7k	4.2k	2.9k	1.9k	1.7k	102	11.1k
Jean‐Pierre Habicht United States	55	6.7k 1.0×	4.1k 1.0×	4.7k 1.6×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	204	12.7k
Betty Kirkwood United Kingdom	66	6.0k 0.9×	5.3k 1.3×	4.3k 1.5×	1.1k 0.6×	3.3k 1.9×	231	17.4k
Jai K Das Pakistan	48	5.4k 0.8×	4.2k 1.0×	3.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	195	11.3k
Kingsley Agho Australia	55	5.5k 0.8×	3.7k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	2.4k 1.4×	291	10.3k
Jennifer Bryce United States	52	5.9k 0.9×	7.3k 1.7×	4.1k 1.4×	1.3k 0.7×	2.2k 1.3×	124	13.1k
Michael J. Dibley Australia	60	6.3k 0.9×	4.9k 1.2×	2.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	2.1k 1.2×	296	11.6k
Shams El Arifeen Bangladesh	67	6.2k 0.9×	5.9k 1.4×	2.7k 1.0×	798 0.4×	3.6k 2.1×	416	15.1k
Günther Fink Switzerland	51	3.6k 0.5×	3.9k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	670 0.4×	312	10.7k
Anthony Costello United Kingdom	58	3.7k 0.6×	5.8k 1.4×	2.9k 1.0×	873 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	238	10.5k
Parul Christian United States	54	10.3k 1.5×	6.9k 1.6×	3.4k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	273	17.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Morris, Saul S., Sı́món Barquera, Aang Sutrisna, Doddy Izwardy, & Roland Kupka. (2020). Perspective: Interventions to improve the diets of children and adolescents. Global Food Security. 27. 100379–100379. 9 indexed citations

Morris, Saul S., et al.. (2018). An egg for everyone: Pathways to universal access to one of nature's most nutritious foods. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 14(S3). e12679–e12679. 43 indexed citations

Amouzou, Agbessi, Saul S. Morris, Lawrence H. Moulton, & David Mukanga. (2014). Assessing the impact of integrated community case management (iCCM) programs on child mortality: Review of early results and lessons learned in sub–Saharan Africa. Journal of Global Health. 4(2). 20411–20411. 54 indexed citations

Arimond, Mary, et al.. (2008). Maternal and Child Undernutrition 5 Eff ective international action against undernutrition: why has it proven so diffi cult and what can be done to accelerate progress?. The Lancet. 371(9612). 20 indexed citations

Morris, Saul S., Bruce Cogill, & Ricardo Uauy. (2008). Effective international action against undernutrition: why has it proven so difficult and what can be done to accelerate progress?. The Lancet. 371(9612). 608–621. 185 indexed citations

Ranson, Kent, et al.. (2007). Improving the Distributional Impact of an Indian Community-Based Health Insurance Scheme Among its Rural Membership: Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial. LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). 1 indexed citations

Ranson, M. Kent, Tara Sinha, Mirai Chatterjee, et al.. (2007). Equitable utilisation of Indian community based health insurance scheme among its rural membership: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 334(7607). 1309–1309. 36 indexed citations

Rudan, Igor, Joy E Lawn, Simon Cousens, et al.. (2005). Gaps in policy-relevant information on burden of disease in children: a systematic review. The Lancet. 365(9476). 2031–2040. 103 indexed citations

Ranson, M. Kent, et al.. (2005). Making health insurance work for the poor: Learning from the Self-Employed Women's Association's (SEWA) community-based health insurance scheme in India. Social Science & Medicine. 62(3). 707–720. 66 indexed citations

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Morris, Saul S., Rafael Flores, Pedro Olinto, & Juan Manuel Medina. (2004). Monetary incentives in primary health care and effects on use and coverage of preventive health care interventions in rural Honduras: cluster randomised trial. The Lancet. 364(9450). 2030–2037. 210 indexed citations

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Morris, Saul S., et al.. (2000). Geographic Targeting of Nutrition Programs Can Substantially Affect the Severity of Stunting in Honduras. Journal of Nutrition. 130(10). 2514–2519. 5 indexed citations

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Morris, Saul S., et al.. (1999). Effect of breastfeeding and morbidity on the development of low birthweight term babies in Brazil. Acta Paediatrica. 88(10). 1101–1106. 19 indexed citations

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Morris, Saul S., et al.. (1999). Precision, accuracy, and reliability of hemoglobin assessment with use of capillary blood. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 69(6). 1243–1248. 113 indexed citations

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Victora, César G., Saul S. Morris, Fernando C. Barros, et al.. (1998). Breast-feeding and growth in Brazilian infants. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 67(3). 452–458. 62 indexed citations

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Ashworth, Ann, et al.. (1998). Zinc supplementation, mental development and behaviour in low birth weight term infants in northeast Brazil. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 52(3). 223–227. 106 indexed citations

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Santos, Iná S., César G. Victora, Sharon Huttly, & Saul S. Morris. (1998). Caffeine intake and pregnancy outcomes: a meta-analytic review. Cadernos de Saúde Pública. 14(3). 523–530. 20 indexed citations

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Ross, David A., Betty Kirkwood, Fred Binka, et al.. (1995). Child morbidity and mortality following vitamin A supplementation in Ghana: time since dosing, number of doses, and time of year.. American Journal of Public Health. 85(9). 1246–1251. 34 indexed citations

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Ross, David A., Fred Binka, & Saul S. Morris. (1995). Reply to AH Shankar. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 62(4). 842–843. 3 indexed citations

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Morris, Saul S., John G. Raynes, Paul Arthur, et al.. (1995). Vitamin A supplementation, morbidity, and serum acute-phase proteins in young Ghanaian children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 62(2). 434–438. 53 indexed citations

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Morris, Saul S., Rebecca Abbott, Betty Kirkwood, et al.. (1993). Influence of morbidity on serum retinol of children in a community-based study in northern Ghana. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 58(2). 192–197. 142 indexed citations

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