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Anna Thorson publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anna Thorson sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 147 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Anna Thorson D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anna Thorson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Anna Thorson is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in obstetrics and gynecology, public health, environmental and occupational health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, infectious diseases, and general health professions. The work centers on several main topics including COVID-19 impact on reproduction, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, global maternal and child health, pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, maternal and fetal healthcare, viral infections and outbreaks research, and global security and public health.

The scientist has published extensively across various recognized journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Reproductive Health
  • BMJ Open
  • BMJ Global Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • Global Health Action

Key recent papers authored by or involving Anna Thorson include:

  • Clinical manifestations, risk factors, and maternal and perinatal outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy: living systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, BMJ
  • Sexual and reproductive health (SRH): a key issue in the emergency response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, 2020, Reproductive Health
  • Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an individual participant data meta-analysis, 2023, BMJ Global Health
  • Inclusion of pregnant women in COVID-19 treatment trials: a review and global call to action, 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • SARS-CoV-2 positivity in offspring and timing of mother-to-child transmission: living systematic review and meta-analysis, 2022, BMJ

The scientist collaborates with a number of frequent co-authors, reflecting a significant network in their field. These include:

  • Vanessa Brizuela
  • Mercedes Bonet
  • Edna Kara
  • Nathalie Broutet
  • Olufemi T. Oladapo

The body of work by Anna Thorson integrates clinical and public health perspectives, particularly in relation to maternal and child health in the context of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. Their publications contribute to understanding the risks, outcomes, and healthcare strategies associated with pregnancy during global health emergencies.

Best Publications

  • Clinical manifestations, risk factors, and maternal and perinatal outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy: living systematic review and meta-analysis.

    John Allotey;Elena Stallings;Mercedes Bonet;Magnus Yap

  • Improved response to disasters and outbreaks by tracking population movements with mobile phone network data: a post-earthquake geospatial study in Haiti.

    Linus Bengtsson;Xin Lu;Xin Lu;Anna Thorson;Richard Garfield

  • Ebola RNA Persistence in Semen of Ebola Virus Disease Survivors — Final Report

    Deen Gf;Broutet N;Xu W;Knust B

  • SARS-CoV-2 positivity in offspring and timing of mother-to-child transmission: living systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Sex, gender, and tuberculosis.

    Vinod K Diwan;Anna Thorson

  • Sexual and reproductive health (SRH): a key issue in the emergency response to the coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) outbreak

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  • Inclusion of pregnant women in COVID-19 treatment trials: a review and global call to action.

    Melanie M Taylor;Loulou Kobeissi;Caron Kim;Avni Amin

  • Mistrust in marriage--reasons why men do not accept couple HIV testing during antenatal care- a qualitative study in eastern Uganda.

    Elin C Larsson;Anna Thorson;Xavier Nsabagasani;Sarah Namusoko

  • "Money talks, bullshit walks" interrogating notions of consumption and survival sex among young women engaging in transactional sex in post-apartheid South Africa: a qualitative enquiry

    Yanga Z Zembe;Yanga Z Zembe;Loraine Townsend;Anna Thorson;Anna Mia Ekström

  • Knowledge of tuberculosis and associated health-seeking behaviour among rural Vietnamese adults with a cough for at least three weeks

    Nguyen Phuong Hoa;Anna E K Thorson;Nguyen Hoang Long;Vinod K Diwan

  • Health-seeking behaviour of individuals with a cough of more than 3 weeks

    A Thorson;NP Hoa;NH Long

  • Peer support and improved quality of life among persons living with HIV on antiretroviral treatment: A randomised controlled trial from north-eastern Vietnam

    Vu Van Tam;Mattias Larsson;Mattias Larsson;Anastasia Pharris;Björn Diedrichs

  • "It is not that I forget, it's just that I don't want other people to know": barriers to and strategies for adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV patients in Northern Vietnam.

    Vu Van Tam;Anastasia Pharris;Anna Thorson;Tobias Alfven

  • Opt-out HIV testing during antenatal care: experiences of pregnant women in rural Uganda.

    Elin C Larsson;Anna Thorson;George Pariyo;Paul Conrad

  • Long-Term Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment and Program Drop-Out in a High-Risk Urban Setting in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Christian Unge;Björn Södergård;Gaetano Marrone;Anna Thorson

  • Power Imbalance and Consumerism in the Doctor-Patient Relationship: Health Care Providers’ Experiences of Patient Encounters in a Rural District in India:

    Grethe Fochsen;Kirti Deshpande;Anna Thorson

  • Systematic review of the literature on viral persistence and sexual transmission from recovered Ebola survivors: evidence and recommendations

    Anna Thorson;Pierre Formenty;Clare Lofthouse;Nathalie Broutet

  • Gender inequalities in tuberculosis: aspects of infection, notification rates, and compliance.

    Anna Thorson;Vinod K. Diwan

  • Effectiveness of an SMS-based maternal mHealth intervention to improve clinical outcomes of HIV-positive pregnant women

    Jesse Coleman;Kate C Bohlin;Anna Thorson;Vivian Black

  • Perceptions and experiences of health care seeking and access to TB care--a qualitative study in rural Jiangsu Province, China.

    B Xu;B Xu;G Fochsen;Y Xiu;A Thorson

  • Effect of home based HIV counselling and testing intervention in rural South Africa: cluster randomised trial

    Tanya Doherty;Tanya Doherty;Hanani Tabana;Hanani Tabana;Debra Jackson;Reshma Naik

  • The sensitivity of respondent-driven sampling

    Xin Lu;Linus Bengtsson;Tom Britton;Martin Camitz

  • A Systematic Review of eHealth Interventions Addressing HIV/STI Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

    Long Hoang Nguyen;Bach Xuan Tran;Bach Xuan Tran;Luis E. C. Rocha;Huong Lan Thi Nguyen

  • Knowledge, attitudes, and practices about tuberculosis and choice of communication channels in a rural community in Vietnam

    Nguyen Phuong Hoa;Nguyen Thị Kim Chuc;Anna Thorson

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Allebeck
Peter Allebeck Karolinska Institute
Göran Tomson
Göran Tomson Karolinska Institute
Simon Lewin
Simon Lewin South African Medical Research Council
Peter G. M. van der Heijden
Peter G. M. van der Heijden University of Southampton
Renaud Lambiotte
Renaud Lambiotte University of Oxford
Gabriela Paz-Bailey
Gabriela Paz-Bailey Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mickey Chopra
Mickey Chopra World Bank
George Pariyo
George Pariyo Johns Hopkins University
Bach Xuan Tran
Bach Xuan Tran Vietnam National University, Hanoi

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