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Betty R. Kirkwood

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
32462
World Ranking
14922
National Ranking
1370

Betty R. Kirkwood publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Betty R. Kirkwood sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 272 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Betty R. Kirkwood D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Betty R. Kirkwood sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Betty R. Kirkwood is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Social Sciences, and Nursing, with a significant focus on pediatrics, nutrition, safety, general health professions, and education.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Kirkwood's recent publications cover a range of issues related to maternal and child health as well as early childhood development. Notable papers include:

  • "Associations Between Maternal Depression, Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes," 2021, published in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • "Are verbatim transcripts necessary in applied qualitative research: experiences from two community-based intervention trials in Ghana," 2022, published in Emerging Themes in Epidemiology
  • "Direct maternal morbidity and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: A population-based prospective cohort study in 8 countries," 2021, published in PLoS Medicine
  • "WHO Global Position Paper and Implementation Strategy on kangaroo mother care call for fundamental reorganisation of maternal-infant care," 2023, published in The Lancet
  • "The association of a novel digital tool for assessment of early childhood cognitive development, 'DEvelopmental assessment on an E-Platform (DEEP)', with growth in rural India: A proof of concept study," 2021, published in EClinicalMedicine

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Seyi Soremekun
  • Zelee Hill
  • Sunil Bhopal
  • Gauri Divan
  • Robert C. Hughes

Common publication venues for Kirkwood's work encompass:

  • Emerging Themes in Epidemiology
  • Wellcome Open Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Lancet
  • BMJ Global Health

Betty R. Kirkwood has been recognized as a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Essential Medical Statistics

    Betty R. Kirkwood;Jonathan A. C. Sterne

  • What works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival.

    Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta;Tahmeed Ahmed;Robert E. Black;Simon Cousens

  • Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation Increases Risk of Neonatal Mortality

    Karen M. Edmond;Charles Zandoh;Maria A. Quigley;Seeba Amenga-Etego

  • Effectiveness of an intervention led by lay health counsellors for depressive and anxiety disorders in primary care in Goa, India (MANAS): a cluster randomised controlled trial.

    Vikram Patel;Helen A Weiss;Neerja Chowdhary;Smita Naik

  • Mobile Health (mHealth) Approaches and Lessons for Increased Performance and Retention of Community Health Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review

    Karin Källander;James K Tibenderana;Onome J Akpogheneta;Daniel L Strachan

  • The Healthy Activity Program (HAP), a lay counsellor-delivered brief psychological treatment for severe depression, in primary care in India: a randomised controlled trial

    Vikram Patel;Benedict Weobong;Helen A Weiss;Arpita Anand

  • Infant feeding patterns and risks of death and hospitalization in the first half of infancy: multicentre cohort study

    Rajiv Bahl;Chris Frost;Betty Rosamund Kirkwood;Karen Edmond

  • Vitamin A supplementation in northern Ghana: effects on clinic attendances, hospital admissions, and child mortality

    D.A Ross;N Dollimore;P.G Smith;B.R Kirkwood

  • Detecting common mental disorders in primary care in India: a comparison of five screening questionnaires.

    V. Patel;R. Araya;N. Chowdhary;M. King

  • Gender Disadvantage and Reproductive Health Risk Factors for Common Mental Disorders in Women: A Community Survey in India

    Vikram Patel;Betty R. Kirkwood;Sulochana Pednekar;Bernadette Pereira

  • Reproductive health, and child health and nutrition in India: meeting the challenge

    Vinod Kumar Paul;Harshpal Singh Sachdev;Dileep Mavalankar;Prema Ramachandran

  • Lay health worker led intervention for depressive and anxiety disorders in India: impact on clinical and disability outcomes over 12 months

    Vikram Patel;Helen A. Weiss;Neerja Chowdhary;Smita Naik

  • Effect of early infant feeding practices on infection-specific neonatal mortality: an investigation of the causal links with observational data from rural Ghana

    Karen M Edmond;Betty R Kirkwood;Seeba Amenga-Etego;Seth Owusu-Agyei

  • How changes in coverage affect equity in maternal and child health interventions in 35 Countdown to 2015 countries: an analysis of national surveys

    Cesar G Victora;Aluisio J D Barros;Henrik Axelson;Zulfiqar A Bhutta

  • Alternatives to randomisation in the evaluation of public health interventions: design challenges and solutions

    Christopher Philip Bonell;James R Hargreaves;Simon N Cousens;David A Ross

  • Measuring hygiene practices: a comparison of questionnaires with direct observations in rural Zaïre

    M. Manun'Ebo;S. Cousens;P. Haggerty;M. Kalengaie

  • Case-Control Designs in the Study of Common Diseases: Updates on the Demise of the Rare Disease Assumption and the Choice of Sampling Scheme for Controls

    Laura Rodrigues;Betty R Kirkwood

  • Co-coverage of preventive interventions and implications for child-survival strategies: evidence from national surveys.

    Cesar G Victora;Bridget Fenn;Jennifer Bryce;Betty R Kirkwood

  • Risk factors for common mental disorders in women. Population-based longitudinal study.

    Vikram Patel;Betty R. Kirkwood;Sulochana Pednekar;Helen Weiss

  • HIGH TOTAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE MORTALITY IN ADULTS OF INDIAN DESCENT IN TRINIDAD, UNEXPLAINED BY MAJOR CORONARY RISK FACTORS

    G.L.A. Beckles;B.R. Kirkwood;D.C. Carson;G.J. Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Vikram Patel
Vikram Patel Harvard University
Helen A. Weiss
Helen A. Weiss London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Simon Cousens
Simon Cousens London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Ricardo Araya
Ricardo Araya King's College London
Michael King
Michael King University College London
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Zulfiqar A Bhutta Aga Khan University
David Mabey
David Mabey London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Cesar G. Victora
Cesar G. Victora Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Atif Rahman
Atif Rahman University of Liverpool
Christopher G. Fairburn
Christopher G. Fairburn University of Oxford

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