Sonja Klingberg

629 total citations
23 papers, 221 citations indexed

About

Sonja Klingberg is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonja Klingberg has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 221 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 4 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Sonja Klingberg's work include Child and Adolescent Health (7 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (5 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers). Sonja Klingberg is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Health (7 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (5 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers). Sonja Klingberg collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Sonja Klingberg's co-authors include Catherine E. Draper, Esther van Sluijs, Lara Varpio, Renée E. Stalmeijer, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Sara E. Benjamin‐Neelon, Shane A. Norris, Ferdinand C. Mukumbang, Bipin Adhikari and Edna Bosire and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sonja Klingberg

22 papers receiving 216 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sonja Klingberg South Africa	9	112	63	49	36	25	23	221
Raphael Baffour Awuah Ghana	10	84 0.8×	68 1.1×	45 0.9×	67 1.9×	34 1.4×	24	340
Opal Vanessa Buchthal United States	9	174 1.6×	99 1.6×	18 0.4×	22 0.6×	27 1.1×	19	297
Alejandra Paniagua-Ávila United States	9	67 0.6×	32 0.5×	27 0.6×	21 0.6×	12 0.5×	31	179
Rajkumar Patil India	10	62 0.6×	53 0.8×	129 2.6×	100 2.8×	16 0.6×	18	304
Eka Mishbahatul Marah Has Indonesia	10	77 0.7×	35 0.6×	137 2.8×	82 2.3×	31 1.2×	67	329
Jacqueline Mahon United States	3	111 1.0×	36 0.6×	94 1.9×	46 1.3×	12 0.5×	5	213
Juan Pimentel Colombia	11	79 0.7×	84 1.3×	88 1.8×	34 0.9×	23 0.9×	41	290
Shamsudeen Mohammed Ghana	9	88 0.8×	167 2.7×	85 1.7×	56 1.6×	17 0.7×	26	320
Harlina Halizah Siraj Malaysia	7	91 0.8×	88 1.4×	54 1.1×	11 0.3×	56 2.2×	16	255
Bina Patel Shrimali United States	8	89 0.8×	71 1.1×	93 1.9×	13 0.4×	9 0.4×	14	270

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sonja Klingberg

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20 of 20 papers shown

Draper, Catherine E., Sonja Klingberg, Michelle Pentecost, et al.. (2025). Young women's health behaviours in context: a qualitative longitudinal study in the Bukhali trial. Social Sciences & Humanities Open. 12. 101622–101622.

Klingberg, Sonja, et al.. (2024). Young women’s social support networks during pregnancy in Soweto, South Africa. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. 16(1). e1–e11. 2 indexed citations

Norris, Shane A., et al.. (2024). The role of a community health worker-delivered preconception and pregnancy intervention in achieving a more positive pregnancy experience: the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa. BMC Women s Health. 24(1). 161–161. 2 indexed citations

Klingberg, Sonja, Bipin Adhikari, Catherine E. Draper, et al.. (2024). Enhanced or hindered research benefits? A realist review of community engagement and participatory research practices for non-communicable disease prevention in low- and middle-income countries. BMJ Global Health. 9(2). e013712–e013712. 8 indexed citations

Mukumbang, Ferdinand C., Sonja Klingberg, & Bipin Adhikari. (2024). Balancing realist review outputs with the needs of policymakers and practitioners. Health Policy and Planning. 40(1). 97–104. 4 indexed citations

Farao, Jaydon, Masenyani Oupa Mbombi, Sonja Klingberg, et al.. (2023). Digital Health Technologies for Maternal and Child Health in Africa and Other Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Cross-disciplinary Scoping Review With Stakeholder Consultation. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25. e42161–e42161. 32 indexed citations

Bosire, Edna, et al.. (2023). Healthy eating and physical activity: Analysing Soweto’s young adults’ perspectives with an intersectionality lens. PLOS Global Public Health. 3(7). e0001429–e0001429. 4 indexed citations

Draper, Catherine E., Sonja Klingberg, Michelle Pentecost, et al.. (2023). Navigating relationship dynamics, pregnancy and fatherhood in the Bukhali trial: a qualitative study with men in Soweto, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 2204–2204. 1 indexed citations

Draper, Catherine E., Sonja Klingberg, Stephanie V. Wrottesley, et al.. (2022). Interventions to promote development in the next 1000 days: A mapping review. Child Care Health and Development. 49(4). 617–629. 15 indexed citations

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McKinley, Michelle C., Sonja Klingberg, Catherine E. Draper, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of a Text Messaging Intervention to Promote Preconception Micronutrient Supplement Use: Feasibility Study Nested in the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative Study in South Africa. JMIR Formative Research. 6(8). e37309–e37309. 3 indexed citations

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Draper, Catherine E., Wendy Lawrence, Susie Weller, et al.. (2022). Implementation of Healthy Conversation Skills to support behaviour change in the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa: A process evaluation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100132–100132. 17 indexed citations

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Klingberg, Sonja, et al.. (2022). “Must you make an app?” A qualitative exploration of socio-technical challenges and opportunities for designing digital maternal and child health solutions in Soweto, South Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(12). e0001280–e0001280. 14 indexed citations

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Brandt, H, et al.. (2022). Perceptions of healthy food, and perceived facilitators and barriers to buying and consuming healthy food, among female caregivers in Soweto, South Africa. South African Journal of Child Health. 172–177. 5 indexed citations

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Klingberg, Sonja, Bipin Adhikari, Catherine E. Draper, et al.. (2021). Engaging communities in non-communicable disease research and interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review protocol. BMJ Open. 11(7). e050632–e050632. 16 indexed citations

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Klingberg, Sonja, Esther van Sluijs, Stephanie T. Jong, & Catherine E. Draper. (2021). Can public sector community health workers deliver a nurturing care intervention in South Africa? The Amagugu Asakhula feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 7(1). 60–60. 5 indexed citations

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Klingberg, Sonja, Esther van Sluijs, & Catherine E. Draper. (2020). Parent perspectives on preschoolers’ movement and dietary behaviours: a qualitative study in Soweto, South Africa. Public Health Nutrition. 24(12). 3637–3647. 8 indexed citations

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Klingberg, Sonja, Esther van Sluijs, & Catherine E. Draper. (2020). “The thing is, kids don’t grow the same”: Parent perspectives on preschoolers’ weight and size in Soweto, South Africa. PLoS ONE. 15(4). e0231094–e0231094. 6 indexed citations

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Klingberg, Sonja, Catherine E. Draper, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Sara E. Benjamin‐Neelon, & Esther van Sluijs. (2019). Childhood Obesity Prevention in Africa: A Systematic Review of Intervention Effectiveness and Implementation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(7). 1212–1212. 34 indexed citations

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Hamed, Sarah, et al.. (2018). Researching health in diverse neighbourhoods: critical reflection on the use of a community research model in Uppsala, Sweden. BMC Research Notes. 11(1). 612–612. 6 indexed citations

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Klingberg, Sonja, Hannah Bradby, & Sarah Hamed. (2017). 006 OP: RESEARCHING HEALTH AND WELFARE IN SUPERDIVERSE NEIGHBOURHOODS: REFLECTIONS ON USING A COMMUNITY RESEARCH MODEL IN UPPSALA, SWEDEN. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). bmjopen–2017. 1 indexed citations

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