Susan Walker

14.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
345 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Susan Walker is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan Walker has authored 345 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 170 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 170 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 65 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Susan Walker's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (141 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (81 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (44 papers). Susan Walker is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (141 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (81 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (44 papers). Susan Walker collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Jamaica and United Kingdom. Susan Walker's co-authors include Stephen Tong, S Grantham-McGregor, Michael Permezel, Catherine Powell, Richard Hiscock, John H. Himes, Tu’uhevaha J. Kaitu’u‐Lino, Clare Whitehead, CA Powell and Natalie J. Hannan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Susan Walker

327 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Nutritional supplementation, psychosocial stimulation, and mental development of stunted children: the Jamaican Study

1991 462 citations S Grantham-McGregor, Susan Walker et al. profile →
Clinical tools and biomarkers to predict preeclampsia

2021 151 citations Teresa M. MacDonald, Susan Walker et al. EBioMedicine profile →
Prevalence of Perinatal Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2023 106 citations Hannah Gordon, Anthea Lindquist et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Susan Walker Australia	48	3.0k	2.9k	1.7k	1.5k	1.2k	345	8.4k
Rintaro Mori Japan	57	5.1k 1.7×	3.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	313	11.1k
Jennifer L. Baker Denmark	47	2.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.5×	3.7k 2.1×	1.2k 0.8×	711 0.6×	185	8.5k
Lorentz M. Irgens Norway	54	5.6k 1.9×	4.3k 1.5×	2.5k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	461 0.4×	202	11.1k
Mark A. Klebanoff United States	58	4.4k 1.5×	3.6k 1.3×	2.9k 1.7×	3.1k 2.0×	511 0.4×	232	11.7k
Eduardo Villamor United States	52	2.5k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	2.5k 1.4×	985 0.6×	2.4k 2.1×	207	8.5k
Sarah Crozier United Kingdom	43	3.0k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	2.9k 1.7×	909 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	160	7.4k
Hyagriv N. Simhan United States	51	4.5k 1.5×	5.2k 1.8×	3.9k 2.2×	2.1k 1.4×	584 0.5×	343	10.4k
Fionnuala M. McAuliffe Ireland	54	5.6k 1.9×	6.2k 2.2×	2.9k 1.6×	1.3k 0.9×	777 0.7×	523	11.6k
Kok Hian Tan Singapore	40	1.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	857 0.6×	552 0.5×	386	6.9k
Ulla Sovio United Kingdom	42	3.0k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	433 0.3×	511 0.4×	136	6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Susan Walker

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan Walker

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Marzan, Melvin Barrientos, Daniel L. Rolnik, Joanne Said, et al.. (2025). Geospatial Determinants of Maternal Overweight, Gestational Diabetes and Large for Gestational Age Birthweight in Melbourne During and After COVID ‐19 Lockdowns. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 65(4). 489–497.

Bartho, Lucy A., Susan Walker, Ping Cannon, et al.. (2024). Leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor 1 (LAIR1) is reduced with preeclampsia and small for gestational aged fetuses. Placenta. 156. 10–13. 1 indexed citations

Tapper, Elliot B., Hirsh D. Trivedi, Douglas A. Simonetto, et al.. (2024). The RELAX randomized controlled trial: Stretching versus meditation for nocturnal muscle cramps. Liver International. 44(9). 2434–2441. 2 indexed citations

Gordon, Hannah, Stephen Tong, Parinaz Mehdipour, et al.. (2024). Metformin in pregnancy and childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 231(3). 308–314.e6. 9 indexed citations

Cluver, Catherine, Lina Bergman, Henrik Imberg, et al.. (2024). Does metformin prolong pregnancy in preterm pre-eclampsia? A study protocol for a South African, hospital-based double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. BMJ Open. 14(6). e082880–e082880. 3 indexed citations

Edwards, Natalie C., Susan Walker, Stella‐Maria Paddick, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of depression and anxiety in older people in low- and middle- income countries in Africa, Asia and South America: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. 325. 656–674. 25 indexed citations

Bartho, Lucy A., Emerson Keenan, Susan Walker, et al.. (2023). Plasma lipids are dysregulated preceding diagnosis of preeclampsia or delivery of a growth restricted infant. EBioMedicine. 94. 104704–104704. 8 indexed citations

Lindquist, Anthea, et al.. (2022). Incidence and causes of stillbirth in the only tertiary referral hospital in the Solomon Islands: a hospital-based retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 12(12). e066237–e066237.

Hui, Lisa, Melvin Barrientos Marzan, Daniel L. Rolnik, et al.. (2021). Collaborative maternity and newborn dashboard (CoMaND) for the COVID-19 pandemic: a protocol for timely, adaptive monitoring of perinatal outcomes in Melbourne, Australia. BMJ Open. 11(11). e055902–e055902. 4 indexed citations

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Walker, Susan, Teresa M. MacDonald, Ping Cannon, et al.. (2021). Circulating Activin A is elevated at 36 weeks’ gestation preceding a diagnosis of preeclampsia. Pregnancy Hypertension. 27. 23–26. 3 indexed citations

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Pritchard, Natasha, et al.. (2019). Identification of the optimal growth charts for use in a preterm population: An Australian state-wide retrospective cohort study. PLoS Medicine. 16(10). e1002923–e1002923. 25 indexed citations

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Whitehead, Clare, Susan Walker, Maria Alexiadis, et al.. (2016). Identifying late-onset fetal growth restriction by measuring circulating placental RNA in the maternal blood at 28 weeks’ gestation. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 214(4). 521.e1–521.e8. 29 indexed citations

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Walker, Susan, et al.. (2016). Overcoming Language and Literacy Barriers: Using Student Response System Technology to Collect Quality Program Evaluation Data from Immigrant Participants. Journal of Extension. 54(1). 4 indexed citations

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Stock, Owen, Lavinia Gordon, Jada Kapoor, et al.. (2015). Chorioamnionitis Occurring in Women With Preterm Rupture of the Fetal Membranes Is Associated With a Dynamic Increase in mRNAs Coding Cytokines in the Maternal Circulation. Reproductive Sciences. 22(7). 852–859. 19 indexed citations

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Jackson, Maria, Marshall K. Tulloch‐Reid, Susan Walker, et al.. (2013). Dietary Patterns as Predictors of Prostate Cancer in Jamaican Men. Nutrition and Cancer. 65(3). 367–374. 32 indexed citations

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Wilson, Danielle L., et al.. (2011). Prediction of sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy. Journal of Sleep Research. 20. 1 indexed citations

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Sugumar, Hariharan, et al.. (2009). Late-onset ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency: a potentially fatal yet treatable cause of coma. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 11(3). 222–227. 11 indexed citations

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Walker, Susan, et al.. (2007). Twin‐to‐twin transfusion syndrome: Is the future getting brighter?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 47(3). 158–168. 9 indexed citations

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Walker, Susan & D.A. Louw. (2003). The South African court for sexual offences. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 26(1). 73–85. 7 indexed citations

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Powell, CA, et al.. (1995). Relationships between physical growth, mental development and nutritional supplementation in stunted children: the Jamaican study. Acta Paediatrica. 84(1). 22–29. 41 indexed citations

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