Sophie Boisson

6.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
52 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Sophie Boisson is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Sophie Boisson has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 18 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 16 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Sophie Boisson's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (42 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (18 papers) and Fecal contamination and water quality (11 papers). Sophie Boisson is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (42 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (18 papers) and Fecal contamination and water quality (11 papers). Sophie Boisson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Sophie Boisson's co-authors include Thomas Clasen, Wolf‐Peter Schmidt, Matthew C. Freeman, Sandy Cairncross, Parimita Routray, Kate Medlicott, Oliver Cumming, Kelly Alexander, Fiona Majorin and Isaac Chun‐Hai Fung and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Sophie Boisson

52 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Water, sanitation and hygiene for the prevention of diarr... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2014 2018 2015 2017 100 200 300 400
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. Water, sanitation and hygiene for the prevention of diarrhoea
    2010 484 citations Sandy Cairncross, Sophie Boisson et al. profile →
  2. Effectiveness of a rural sanitation programme on diarrhoea, soil-transmitted helminth infection, and child malnutrition in Odisha, India: a cluster-randomised trial
    2014 362 citations Thomas Clasen, Sophie Boisson et al. profile →
  3. Impact of drinking water, sanitation and handwashing with soap on childhood diarrhoeal disease: updated meta‐analysis and meta‐regression
    2018 274 citations Jennyfer Wolf, Paul Hunter et al. Tropical Medicine & International Health profile →
  4. Interventions to improve water quality for preventing diarrhoea
    2015 273 citations Thomas Clasen, Kelly Alexander et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  5. The impact of sanitation on infectious disease and nutritional status: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2017 236 citations Matthew C. Freeman, Joshua V. Garn et al. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sophie Boisson United Kingdom 34 3.4k 1.5k 1.0k 757 626 52 4.4k
Oliver Cumming United Kingdom 39 4.1k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 696 1.1× 161 6.0k
Wolf‐Peter Schmidt United Kingdom 40 3.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 973 1.3× 618 1.0× 115 6.1k
Benjamin F. Arnold United States 41 3.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 800 0.8× 820 1.1× 1.1k 1.8× 214 5.8k
Amy J. Pickering United States 37 2.7k 0.8× 770 0.5× 657 0.6× 687 0.9× 957 1.5× 120 4.3k
Robert Quick United States 36 2.0k 0.6× 856 0.6× 488 0.5× 406 0.5× 480 0.8× 108 3.8k
Leanne Unicomb Bangladesh 42 2.7k 0.8× 898 0.6× 547 0.5× 843 1.1× 656 1.0× 180 6.0k
Lorna Fewtrell United Kingdom 25 2.5k 0.7× 779 0.5× 550 0.5× 442 0.6× 1.4k 2.3× 50 4.8k
Matthew C. Freeman United States 45 5.2k 1.5× 2.5k 1.7× 1.7k 1.6× 1.3k 1.7× 677 1.1× 182 8.1k
Sandy Cairncross United Kingdom 51 6.4k 1.9× 2.3k 1.5× 1.6k 1.6× 1.5k 2.0× 1.4k 2.2× 185 10.4k
Jeroen H. J. Ensink United Kingdom 30 1.6k 0.5× 507 0.3× 289 0.3× 297 0.4× 564 0.9× 80 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sophie Boisson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gordon, Bruce, et al.. (2023). Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene: a persistent health burden. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 101(9). 551–551A. 11 indexed citations
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Sclar, Gloria D., Gauthami Penakalapati, Bethany A. Caruso, et al.. (2018). Exploring the relationship between sanitation and mental and social well-being: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis. Social Science & Medicine. 217. 121–134. 64 indexed citations
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Wolf, Jennyfer, Paul Hunter, Matthew C. Freeman, et al.. (2018). Impact of drinking water, sanitation and handwashing with soap on childhood diarrhoeal disease: updated meta‐analysis and meta‐regression. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 23(5). 508–525. 274 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sclar, Gloria D., Joshua V. Garn, Gauthami Penakalapati, et al.. (2017). Effects of sanitation on cognitive development and school absence: A systematic review. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 220(6). 917–927. 38 indexed citations
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Sclar, Gloria D., Gauthami Penakalapati, Heather K. Amato, et al.. (2016). Assessing the impact of sanitation on indicators of fecal exposure along principal transmission pathways: A systematic review. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 219(8). 709–723. 81 indexed citations
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Freeman, Matthew C., Fiona Majorin, Sophie Boisson, et al.. (2016). The impact of a rural sanitation programme on safe disposal of child faeces: a cluster randomised trial in Odisha, India. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 110(7). 386–392. 26 indexed citations
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Hodge, James M., Howard H. Chang, Sophie Boisson, et al.. (2016). Assessing the Association between Thermotolerant Coliforms in Drinking Water and Diarrhea: An Analysis of Individual–Level Data from Multiple Studies. Environmental Health Perspectives. 124(10). 1560–1567. 33 indexed citations
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Boisson, Sophie, Dirk Engels, Bruce Gordon, et al.. (2016). Water, sanitation and hygiene for accelerating and sustaining progress on neglected tropical diseases: a new Global Strategy 2015–20. International Health. 8(suppl 1). i19–i21. 92 indexed citations
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Clasen, Thomas & Sophie Boisson. (2015). Assessing the Health Impact of Water Quality Interventions in Low-Income Settings: Concerns Associated with Blinded Trials and the Need for Objective Outcomes. Environmental Health Perspectives. 124(7). 886–889. 13 indexed citations
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Routray, Parimita, Wolf‐Peter Schmidt, Sophie Boisson, Thomas Clasen, & Marion W. Jenkins. (2015). Socio-cultural and behavioural factors constraining latrine adoption in rural coastal Odisha: an exploratory qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 880–880. 177 indexed citations
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Barstow, Christina, Fidèle Ngabo, Ghislaine Rosa, et al.. (2014). Designing and Piloting a Program to Provide Water Filters and Improved Cookstoves in Rwanda. PLoS ONE. 9(3). e92403–e92403. 32 indexed citations
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Barnard, Sharmani, Parimita Routray, Fiona Majorin, et al.. (2013). Impact of Indian Total Sanitation Campaign on Latrine Coverage and Use: A Cross-Sectional Study in Orissa Three Years following Programme Implementation. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e71438–e71438. 168 indexed citations
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Boisson, Sophie, Matthew M. Stevenson, Vinod Kumar, et al.. (2013). Effect of Household-Based Drinking Water Chlorination on Diarrhoea among Children under Five in Orissa, India: A Double-Blind Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trial. PLoS Medicine. 10(8). e1001497–e1001497. 77 indexed citations
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Freeman, Matthew C., et al.. (2012). Promoting Household Water Treatment through Women's Self Help Groups in Rural India: Assessing Impact on Drinking Water Quality and Equity. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e44068–e44068. 38 indexed citations
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Clasen, Thomas, Kristof Bostoen, Wolf‐Peter Schmidt, et al.. (2010). Interventions to improve disposal of human excreta for preventing diarrhoea. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD007180–CD007180. 160 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Wolf‐Peter, Sophie Boisson, Bernd Genser, et al.. (2009). Weight-for-age z-score as a proxy marker for diarrhoea in epidemiological studies. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 64(12). 1074–1079. 20 indexed citations
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Bostoen, Kristof, Wolf‐Peter Schmidt, Sophie Boisson, et al.. (2008). Interventions to improve excreta disposal for the prevention of diarrhoea. (Protocol for a Cochrane Review). LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). 1 indexed citations

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