Wolf‐Peter Schmidt

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
115 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Wolf‐Peter Schmidt is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Infectious Diseases and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolf‐Peter Schmidt has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 34 papers in Infectious Diseases and 28 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Wolf‐Peter Schmidt's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (64 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (20 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (19 papers). Wolf‐Peter Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (64 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (20 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (19 papers). Wolf‐Peter Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Wolf‐Peter Schmidt's co-authors include Sandy Cairncross, Thomas Clasen, Val Curtis, Sophie Boisson, Tamer Rabie, Marion W. Jenkins, Adam Biran, Parimita Routray, Robert Aunger and Ian Roberts and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Wolf‐Peter Schmidt

113 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Interventions to improve water quality for preventing diarrhoea: systematic review and meta-analysis

2007 486 citations Thomas Clasen, Wolf‐Peter Schmidt et al. profile →
Water, sanitation and hygiene for the prevention of diarrhoea

2010 484 citations Sandy Cairncross, Val Curtis et al. profile →
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, Parimita Routray et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wolf‐Peter Schmidt United Kingdom	40	3.7k	1.4k	1.0k	1.0k	973	115	6.1k
Benjamin F. Arnold United States	41	3.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	800 0.8×	820 0.8×	214	5.8k
Oliver Cumming United Kingdom	39	4.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	805 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	161	6.0k
Leanne Unicomb Bangladesh	42	2.7k 0.7×	898 0.6×	1.9k 1.9×	547 0.5×	843 0.9×	180	6.0k
Matthew C. Freeman United States	45	5.2k 1.4×	2.5k 1.7×	1.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.6×	1.3k 1.3×	182	8.1k
Robert Quick United States	36	2.0k 0.5×	856 0.6×	849 0.8×	488 0.5×	406 0.4×	108	3.8k
Sandy Cairncross United Kingdom	51	6.4k 1.8×	2.3k 1.6×	1.5k 1.4×	1.6k 1.5×	1.5k 1.6×	185	10.4k
Amy J. Pickering United States	37	2.7k 0.7×	770 0.5×	853 0.8×	657 0.6×	687 0.7×	120	4.3k
Sophie Boisson United Kingdom	34	3.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	455 0.4×	1.0k 1.0×	757 0.8×	52	4.4k
Thomas Clasen United States	54	7.4k 2.0×	2.5k 1.8×	1.0k 1.0×	1.8k 1.8×	1.4k 1.5×	218	10.4k
Jean H. Humphrey United States	41	3.8k 1.0×	2.0k 1.4×	1.9k 1.8×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	139	7.2k

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Alexander, Neâl, Daniel Chandramohan, John Stenos, et al.. (2025). Incidence of Scrub Typhus in Rural South India. New England Journal of Medicine. 392(11). 1089–1099. 4 indexed citations

Greenland, Katie, David Macleod, Wolf‐Peter Schmidt, et al.. (2024). Comparison of metrics for assessing face washing behaviour for trachoma control. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 18(8). e0012399–e0012399. 2 indexed citations

Nabwera, Helen, et al.. (2021). Menstrual hygiene management practices and associated health outcomes among school-going adolescents in rural Gambia. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0247554–e0247554. 29 indexed citations

Bell, Melissa J., Seth R. Irish, Wolf‐Peter Schmidt, et al.. (2019). Comparing trap designs and methods for assessing density of synanthropic flies in Odisha, India. Parasites & Vectors. 12(1). 75–75. 8 indexed citations

Biran, Adam, et al.. (2018). A Cluster-Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Impact of an Inclusive, Community-Led Total Sanitation Intervention on Sanitation Access for People with Disabilities in Malawi. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 98(4). 984–994. 15 indexed citations

Knee, Jackie, Trent Sumner, Zaida Adriano, et al.. (2018). Risk factors for childhood enteric infection in urban Maputo, Mozambique: A cross-sectional study. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12(11). e0006956–e0006956. 61 indexed citations

Routray, Parimita, Belén Torondel, Marion W. Jenkins, Thomas Clasen, & Wolf‐Peter Schmidt. (2017). Processes and challenges of community mobilisation for latrine promotion under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan in rural Odisha, India. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 453–453. 20 indexed citations

Routray, Parimita, Belén Torondel, Thomas Clasen, & Wolf‐Peter Schmidt. (2017). Women's role in sanitation decision making in rural coastal Odisha, India. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0178042–e0178042. 60 indexed citations

Schmidt, Wolf‐Peter. (2017). Randomised and non-randomised studies to estimate the effect of community-level public health interventions: definitions and methodological considerations. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology. 14(1). 9–9. 24 indexed citations

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Greenland, Katie, et al.. (2016). Exploring the potential of antimicrobial hand hygiene products in reducing the infectious burden in low-income countries: An integrative review. American Journal of Infection Control. 44(7). 764–771. 11 indexed citations

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Brown, Joe, Oliver Cumming, Jamie Bartram, et al.. (2015). A controlled, before-and-after trial of an urban sanitation intervention to reduce enteric infections in children: research protocol for the Maputo Sanitation (MapSan) study, Mozambique. BMJ Open. 5(6). e008215–e008215. 58 indexed citations

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Rajaraman, Divya, Kiruba Sankar Varadharajan, Katie Greenland, et al.. (2014). Implementing effective hygiene promotion: lessons from the process evaluation of an intervention to promote handwashing with soap in rural India. BMC Public Health. 14(1). 1179–1179. 22 indexed citations

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Thiểm, Vũ Đình, Wolf‐Peter Schmidt, Motoi Suzuki, et al.. (2012). Animal livestock and the risk of hospitalized diarrhoea in children under 5 years in Vietnam. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 17(5). 613–621. 13 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Motoi, Eumelia P. Salva, Nobuo Koizumi, et al.. (2012). Outbreak of Leptospirosis after Flood, the Philippines, 2009. Emerging infectious diseases. 18(1). 91–94. 146 indexed citations

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Rojanawiwat, Archawin, Naho Tsuchiya, Panita Pathipvanich, et al.. (2011). Impact of the National Access to Antiretroviral Program on the incidence of opportunistic infections in Thailand. International Health. 3(2). 101–107. 11 indexed citations

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Biran, Adam, Wolf‐Peter Schmidt, Richard L. Wright, et al.. (2009). The effect of a soap promotion and hygiene education campaign on handwashing behaviour in rural India: a cluster randomised trial. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 14(10). 1303–1314. 92 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Wolf‐Peter, Stephen P. Luby, Bernd Genser, Maurício L. Barreto, & Thomas Clasen. (2007). Estimating the Longitudinal Prevalence of Diarrhea and Other Episodic Diseases. Epidemiology. 18(5). 537–543. 33 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Wolf‐Peter, Norbert Schmitz, & Ruth Sonnen. (2004). Conservative Management of Gastric Lymphoma: the Treatment Option of Choice. Leukemia & lymphoma. 45(9). 1847–1852. 27 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Wolf‐Peter, et al.. (2004). Functional and Cognitive Consequences of Silent Stroke Discovered Using Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in an Elderly Population. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 52(7). 1045–1050. 67 indexed citations

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Sonnen, Ruth, Wolf‐Peter Schmidt, R. Kuse, & Norbert Schmitz. (2002). Treatment results of aggressive B non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma in advanced age considering comorbidity. British Journal of Haematology. 119(3). 634–639. 9 indexed citations

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