Susheela Singh

22.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
179 papers, 15.5k citations indexed

About

Susheela Singh is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Susheela Singh has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 15.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 101 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 72 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Susheela Singh's work include Reproductive Health and Contraception (100 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (98 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (56 papers). Susheela Singh is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Health and Contraception (100 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (98 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (56 papers). Susheela Singh collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Switzerland. Susheela Singh's co-authors include Gilda Sedgh, Akinrinola Bankole, Jacqueline E. Darroch, Rubina Hussain, Lawrence B. Finer, Stanley K. Henshaw, Iqbal Shah, Jennifer J. Frost, Elisabeth Ǻhman and Ann M. Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Susheela Singh

177 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

Intended and Unintended Pregnancies Worldwide in 201... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2014 2006 2006 2015 2010 200 400 600
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. Intended and Unintended Pregnancies Worldwide in 2012 and Recent Trends
    2014 698 citations Susheela Singh, Rubina Hussain et al. Studies in Family Planning profile →
  2. Sexual behaviour in context: a global perspective
    2006 655 citations Kaye Wellings, Martine Collumbien et al. The Lancet profile →
  3. Unsafe abortion: the preventable pandemic
    2006 613 citations David A. Grimes, Janie Benson et al. The Lancet profile →
  4. Adolescent Pregnancy, Birth, and Abortion Rates Across Countries: Levels and Recent Trends
    2015 573 citations Akinrinola Bankole, Susheela Singh et al. Journal of Adolescent Health profile →
  5. Unintended Pregnancy: Worldwide Levels, Trends, and Outcomes
    2010 549 citations Susheela Singh, Rubina Hussain et al. Studies in Family Planning profile →
  6. Global, regional, and subregional classification of abortions by safety, 2010–14: estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model
    2017 528 citations Bela Ganatra, Susheela Singh et al. The Lancet profile →
  7. Abortion incidence between 1990 and 2014: global, regional, and subregional levels and trends
    2016 456 citations Susheela Singh, Akinrinola Bankole et al. The Lancet profile →
  8. Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008
    2012 446 citations Susheela Singh, Iqbal Shah et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers

Susheela Singh
James Trussell United States
Akinrinola Bankole United States
Lawrence B. Finer United States
Stanley K. Henshaw United States
William D. Mosher United States
John Santelli United States
Gilda Sedgh United States
Michelle J. Hindin United States
Iqbal Shah United States
Jacqueline E. Darroch United States
James Trussell United States
Susheela Singh
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Countries citing papers authored by Susheela Singh

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Fields of papers citing papers by Susheela Singh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susheela Singh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Susheela Singh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Susheela Singh based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Susheela Singh. Susheela Singh is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Remez, L., et al.. (2020). Global Developments in Laws on Induced Abortion: 2008–2019. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 46(Supplement 1). 53–53. 26 indexed citations
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Singh, Susheela, Rubina Hussain, Chander Shekhar, et al.. (2020). Incidence of treatment for postabortion complications in India, 2015. BMJ Global Health. 5(7). e002372–e002372. 10 indexed citations
3.
Moore, Ann M., Melissa Stillman, Chander Shekhar, et al.. (2019). Provision of medical methods of abortion in facilities in India in 2015: A six state comparison. Global Public Health. 14(12). 1757–1769. 5 indexed citations
4.
Puri, Mahesh, Susheela Singh, Aparna Sundaram, et al.. (2016). Abortion Incidence and Unintended Pregnancy in Nepal. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 42(4). 197–197. 54 indexed citations
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Moore, Ann M., Yirgu Gebrehiwot, Tamara Fetters, et al.. (2016). The Estimated Incidence of Induced Abortion in Ethiopia, 2014: Changes in the Provision of Services Since 2008. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 42(3). 111–111. 104 indexed citations
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Vlassoff, Michael, Susheela Singh, & Tsuyoshi Onda. (2016). The cost of post-abortion care in developing countries: a comparative analysis of four studies. Health Policy and Planning. 31(8). 1020–1030. 11 indexed citations
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Singh, Susheela & Isaac Maddow‐Zimet. (2015). Facility‐based treatment for medical complications resulting from unsafe pregnancy termination in the developing world, 2012: a review of evidence from 26 countries. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 123(9). 1489–1498. 145 indexed citations
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Sathar, Zeba A., et al.. (2014). Induced Abortions and Unintended Pregnancies in Pakistan. Studies in Family Planning. 45(4). 471–491. 50 indexed citations
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Sundaram, Aparna, Michael Vlassoff, Frederick Mugisha, et al.. (2013). Documenting the Individual- and Household-Level Cost of Unsafe Abortion in Uganda. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 39(4). 174–184. 21 indexed citations
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Vlassoff, Michael, Tamara Fetters, Solomon Kumbi, & Susheela Singh. (2012). The health system cost of postabortion care in Ethiopia. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 118(S2). S127–33. 35 indexed citations
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Sundaram, Aparna, Fatima Juárez, Akinrinola Bankole, & Susheela Singh. (2012). Factors Associated with Abortion‐Seeking and Obtaining a Safe Abortion in Ghana. Studies in Family Planning. 43(4). 273–286. 79 indexed citations
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Juárez, Fatima, Susheela Singh, Sandra G. García, & Claudia Dı́az-Olavarrieta. (2008). Estimates of induced abortion in Mexico: what's changed between 1990 and 2006?. PubMed. 34(4). 158–68. 54 indexed citations
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Vaughan, Benjamin, James Trussell, Kathryn Kost, Susheela Singh, & Rachel K. Jones. (2008). Discontinuation and resumption of contraceptive use: results from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth. Contraception. 78(4). 271–283. 133 indexed citations
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Grimes, David A., Janie Benson, Susheela Singh, et al.. (2006). Unsafe abortion: the preventable pandemic. The Lancet. 368(9550). 1908–1919. 613 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wellings, Kaye, Martine Collumbien, Emma Slaymaker, et al.. (2006). Sexual behaviour in context: a global perspective. The Lancet. 368(9548). 1706–1728. 655 indexed citations breakdown →
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Juárez, Fatima, et al.. (2005). The Incidence of Induced Abortion in the Philippines: Current Level and Recent Trends. International Family Planning Perspectives. 31(3). 140–149. 29 indexed citations
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Jones, Rachel K., Jacqueline E. Darroch, & Susheela Singh. (2005). Religious differentials in the sexual and reproductive behaviors of young women in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health. 36(4). 279–288. 61 indexed citations
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Landry, David, Jacqueline E. Darroch, Susheela Singh, & Jenny A. Higgins. (2004). Factors associated with the content of sex education in U.S. public secondary schools.. PubMed. 35(6). 261–9. 73 indexed citations
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Woog, Vanessa, et al.. (2002). Issues in measuring HIV prevalence: the case of Nigeria.. PubMed. 6(3). 11–29. 7 indexed citations
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Singh, Susheela. (1980). Comparability of questionnaires. 4 indexed citations

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