Usha Ram

79.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Usha Ram is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Usha Ram has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 15 papers in General Health Professions and 11 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Usha Ram's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (22 papers), Global Health Care Issues (9 papers) and Healthcare Systems and Reforms (8 papers). Usha Ram is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (22 papers), Global Health Care Issues (9 papers) and Healthcare Systems and Reforms (8 papers). Usha Ram collaborates with scholars based in India, Canada and United States. Usha Ram's co-authors include Rajesh Kumar, Faujdar Ram, Prabhat Jha, Abhishek Singh, Shireen Jejeebhoy, Rajib Acharya, Diego G. Bassani, Anita Shet, K.G. Santhya and Shally Awasthi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Vaccine.

In The Last Decade

Usha Ram

39 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Causes of neonatal and child mortality in India: a nationally representative mortality survey

2010 412 citations Diego G. Bassani, Rajesh Kumar et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Usha Ram India	20	1.0k	523	471	399	260	39	1.9k
Faujdar Ram India	23	958 0.9×	566 1.1×	462 1.0×	283 0.7×	274 1.1×	62	1.7k
Siân Curtis United States	28	1.4k 1.3×	965 1.8×	365 0.8×	287 0.7×	258 1.0×	78	2.1k
Fariyal F. Fikree Pakistan	26	1.0k 1.0×	624 1.2×	372 0.8×	278 0.7×	141 0.5×	50	2.2k
Eugene Budu Ghana	21	974 0.9×	714 1.4×	172 0.4×	289 0.7×	161 0.6×	113	1.6k
Monica Magadi United Kingdom	22	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 2.0×	180 0.4×	388 1.0×	213 0.8×	71	1.9k
Neeru Gupta Canada	25	648 0.6×	801 1.5×	208 0.4×	160 0.4×	170 0.7×	89	1.9k
Edward Kwabena Ameyaw Ghana	26	1.4k 1.4×	994 1.9×	211 0.4×	416 1.0×	364 1.4×	201	2.6k
Cornelius Debpuur Ghana	20	622 0.6×	463 0.9×	124 0.3×	287 0.7×	190 0.7×	47	1.3k
Clifford Odimegwu South Africa	26	1.3k 1.2×	1.5k 2.8×	405 0.9×	367 0.9×	223 0.9×	178	2.6k
Vincent Fauveau Bangladesh	27	1.8k 1.7×	684 1.3×	206 0.4×	628 1.6×	252 1.0×	54	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Usha Ram

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ram, Usha, et al.. (2024). Making the health system work for over 25 million births annually: drivers of the notable decline in maternal and newborn mortality in India. BMJ Global Health. 9(Suppl 2). e011411–e011411. 3 indexed citations

Ram, Usha, et al.. (2023). First 72-hours after birth: Newborn feeding practices and neonatal mortality in India. PLoS ONE. 18(10). e0292353–e0292353. 1 indexed citations

Saikia, Nandita, Catherine Meh, Usha Ram, et al.. (2021). Trends in missing females at birth in India from 1981 to 2016: analyses of 2·1 million birth histories in nationally representative surveys. The Lancet Global Health. 9(6). e813–e821. 16 indexed citations

Ram, Usha, et al.. (2020). Factors Associated with Disposable Menstrual Absorbent Use Among Young Women in India. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 46. 223–223. 29 indexed citations

Wahl, Brian, Maria Deloria Knoll, Rajesh Kumar, et al.. (2019). National, regional, and state-level burden of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in children in India: modelled estimates for 2000–15. The Lancet Global Health. 7(6). e735–e747. 35 indexed citations

Ram, Usha, et al.. (2019). Socioeconomic and demographic predictors of high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma and heart disease among adults engaged in various occupations: evidence from India. Journal of Biosocial Science. 52(5). 629–649. 15 indexed citations

Duggal, Bhanu, Jyothi Subramanian, Mona Duggal, et al.. (2018). Survival outcomes post percutaneous coronary intervention: Why the hype about stent type? Lessons from a healthcare system in India. PLoS ONE. 13(5). e0196830–e0196830. 8 indexed citations

Ram, Usha, et al.. (2017). Patterns, factors associated and morbidity burden of asthma in India. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0185938–e0185938. 36 indexed citations

Dubey, Manisha, Usha Ram, & Faujdar Ram. (2015). Threshold Levels of Infant and Under-Five Mortality for Crossover between Life Expectancies at Ages Zero, One and Five in India: A Decomposition Analysis. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0143764–e0143764. 7 indexed citations

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Ram, Usha, Prabhat Jha, Patrick Gerland, et al.. (2015). Age-specific and sex-specific adult mortality risk in India in 2014: analysis of 0·27 million nationally surveyed deaths and demographic estimates from 597 districts. The Lancet Global Health. 3(12). e767–e775. 43 indexed citations

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Kumar, Kaushalendra, Ashish Singh, Santosh Kumar, et al.. (2015). Socio-Economic Differentials in Impoverishment Effects of Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure in China and India: Evidence from WHO SAGE. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0135051–e0135051. 103 indexed citations

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Ram, Usha, et al.. (2014). Maternal Mortality in India: Causes and Healthcare Service Use Based on a Nationally Representative Survey. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e83331–e83331. 144 indexed citations

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Ram, Faujdar, Abhishek Singh, & Usha Ram. (2012). Human Rights Approach to Maternal and Child Health: Has India Fared Well. 3 indexed citations

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Jha, Prabhat, Maya Kesler, Rajesh Kumar, et al.. (2011). Trends in selective abortions of girls in India: analysis of nationally representative birth histories from 1990 to 2005 and census data from 1991 to 2011. The Lancet. 377(9781). 1921–1928. 187 indexed citations

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Santhya, K.G., Rajib Acharya, Shireen Jejeebhoy, & Usha Ram. (2010). Timing of first sex before marriage and its correlates: evidence from India. Culture Health & Sexuality. 13(3). 327–341. 30 indexed citations

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Pradhan, Manas Ranjan & Usha Ram. (2009). Female sterilization and ethical issues: The Indian experience. Social Change. 39(3). 365–387. 10 indexed citations

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Singh, Susheela, et al.. (2009). Barriers to safe motherhood in India.. 15 indexed citations

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Pradhan, Manas Ranjan & Usha Ram. (2009). Perceived gender role that shape youth sexual behaviour: Evidence from rural Orissa, India. Journal of Adolescence. 33(4). 543–551. 15 indexed citations

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Ram, Usha, et al.. (2007). Understanding contraception use among Muslims of India Pakistan and Bangladesh.. 15(2). 101–130. 8 indexed citations

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Ram, Faujdar, Usha Ram, & Abhishek Singh. (2006). Maternal mortality: is Indian programme prepared to meet the challenges. 2. 4 indexed citations

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