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Célia Landmann Szwarcwald

Célia Landmann Szwarcwald

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Brazil
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
75
Citations
19325
World Ranking
553
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • Disease
  • Internal medicine

Célia Landmann Szwarcwald mainly investigates Demography, Gerontology, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Poverty and Prenatal care. The Demography study combines topics in areas such as Logistic regression, Developing country, Infant mortality, Socioeconomic status and Risk factor. As part of one scientific family, Célia Landmann Szwarcwald deals mainly with the area of Logistic regression, narrowing it down to issues related to the Design effect, and often Confidence interval.

Her work deals with themes such as Disease and Public health, which intersect with Gerontology. Her work on Heterosexual transmission as part of general Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome study is frequently linked to Social inequality, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science. Her research integrates issues of Family support, Childbirth, Fertility and Low birth weight in her study of Prenatal care.

Her most cited work include:

  • AIDS e infecção pelo HIV no Brasil: uma epidemia multifacetada (226 citations)
  • Population-based evidence of a strong decline in the prevalence of smokers in Brazil (1989-2003) (214 citations)
  • Pesquisa Nacional de Saude no Brasil: concepcao e metodologia de aplicacao (173 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her primary areas of investigation include Demography, Environmental health, Gerontology, Logistic regression and Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Her Demography research includes elements of Epidemiology, Confidence interval, Developing country, Infant mortality and Socioeconomic status. Her work investigates the relationship between Environmental health and topics such as National health that intersect with problems in Brazilian population and Gynecology.

Her Gerontology study combines topics in areas such as Human sexuality and Health services. The study incorporates disciplines such as Odds ratio, Body mass index and Depression in addition to Logistic regression. Her study in Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Poverty and Incidence.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Demography (39.73%)
  • Environmental health (20.55%)
  • Gerontology (16.44%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Demography (39.73%)
  • Logistic regression (15.07%)
  • Environmental health (20.55%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Célia Landmann Szwarcwald mostly deals with Demography, Logistic regression, Environmental health, Humanities and Odds ratio. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Body mass index, Psychological intervention, Obesity, Epidemiology and Mental health. Célia Landmann Szwarcwald has researched Epidemiology in several fields, including Seroepidemiologic Studies and Infant mortality.

Her studies in Logistic regression integrate themes in fields like Young adult, Depression and Confidence interval. As part of the same scientific family, Célia Landmann Szwarcwald usually focuses on Environmental health, concentrating on Health care and intersecting with Socioeconomic status. Her research investigates the connection between Sex work and topics such as Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome that intersect with problems in Syphilis.

Between 2017 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Burden of disease in Brazil, 1990-2016: a systematic subnational analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (117 citations)
  • Saúde reprodutiva, materna, neonatal e infantil nos 30 anos do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) (41 citations)
  • Prevalence estimates of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and C among female sex workers (FSW) in Brazil, 2016. (26 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • Disease
  • Internal medicine

Her primary areas of investigation include Demography, Logistic regression, Confidence interval, Syphilis and Sex work. She combines subjects such as Cancer, Menstruation and Leisure physical activity with her study of Demography. Her Logistic regression study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Odds ratio, Mental health and Tv viewing.

Her research in Confidence interval intersects with topics in Cross-sectional study and Environmental health. Her Syphilis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Condom, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Psychological intervention, Sexual violence and Female sex. Célia Landmann Szwarcwald has included themes like Health care, Young adult, Odds, Public health and Stigma in her Sex work study.

Best Publications

  • Maternal and child health in Brazil: progress and challenges

    César Gomes Victora;Estela Maria Motta Lima Leão de Aquino;Maria do Carmo Leal;Carlos Augusto Monteiro

  • AIDS e infecção pelo HIV no Brasil: uma epidemia multifacetada

    Ana Maria de Brito;Euclides Ayres de Castilho;Célia Landmann Szwarcwald

  • Burden of disease in Brazil, 1990-2016: a systematic subnational analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Fatima Marinho;Valéria Maria de Azeredo Passos;Deborah Carvalho Malta;Elizabeth Barboza França

  • Pesquisa Nacional de Saude no Brasil: concepcao e metodologia de aplicacao

    Celia Landmann Szwarcwald;Deborah Carvalho Malta;Cimar Azeredo Pereira;Maria Lucia França Pontes Vieira

  • Population-based evidence of a strong decline in the prevalence of smokers in Brazil (1989-2003)

    Carlos Augusto Monteiro;Tania Maria Cavalcante;Erly Catarina Moura;Rafael Moreira Claro

  • Relato de tristeza/depressão, nervosismo/ansiedade e problemas de sono na população adulta brasileira durante a pandemia de COVID-19

    Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros;Margareth Guimarães Lima;Deborah Carvalho Malta;Célia Landmann Szwarcwald

  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and changes in adult Brazilian lifestyles: a cross-sectional study, 2020.

    Deborah Carvalho Malta;Célia Landmann Szwarcwald;Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros;Crizian Saar Gomes

  • Uma metodologia de avaliação do desempenho do sistema de saúde brasileiro

    Francisco Viacava;Célia Almeida;Rosângela Caetano;Márcia Cristina Rodrigues Fausto

  • Methodological concerns and recommendations on policy consequences of the World Health Report 2000

    Celia Almeida;Paula Braveman;Marthe R Gold;Celia L Szwarcwald

  • Prevalência de diabetes autorreferido no Brasil: resultados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde 2013

    Betine Pinto Moehlecke Iser;Sheila Rizzato Stopa;Patrícia Sampaio Chueiri;Célia Landmann Szwarcwald

  • Principais causas da mortalidade na infância no Brasil, em 1990 e 2015: estimativas do estudo de Carga Global de Doença.

    Elisabeth Barboza França;Sônia Lansky;Maria Albertina Santiago Rego;Deborah Carvalho Malta

  • Gravidez na adolescência como fator de risco para baixo peso ao nascer no Município do Rio de Janeiro, 1996 a 1998

    Silvana Granado Nogueira da Gama;Célia Landmann Szwarcwald;Maria do Carmo Leal;Mariza Miranda Theme Filha

  • Saúde reprodutiva, materna, neonatal e infantil nos 30 anos do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS)

    Maria do Carmo Leal;Celia Landmann Szwarcwald;Paulo Vicente Bonilha Almeida;Estela Maria Leão Aquino

  • Fatores associados à morbi-mortalidade perinatal em uma amostra de maternidades públicas e privadas do Município do Rio de Janeiro, 1999-2001

    Maria do Carmo Leal;Silvana Granado Nogueira da Gama;Mônica Rodrigues Campos;Luciana Tricai Cavalini

  • AIDS e pauperização: principais conceitos e evidências empíricas

    Francisco Inácio Bastos;Célia Landmann Szwarcwald

  • [The spread of the AIDs epidemic in Brazil from 1987 to 1996: a spatial analysis]

    Celia Landmann Szwarcwald;Francisco Inácio Bastos;Maria Angela Pires Esteves;Carla L. Tavares de Andrade

  • Health care users' satisfaction in Brazil, 2003

    Giselle Campozana Gouveia;Wayner Vieira de Souza;Carlos F. Luna;Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza-Júnior

  • Consumo de alimentos não saudáveis relacionados a doenças crônicas não transmissíveis no Brasil: Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde, 2013

    Rafael Moreira Claro;Maria Aline Siqueira Santos;Tais Porto Oliveira;Cimar Azeredo Pereira

  • Infecção pelo HIV durante a gestação: estudo-Sentinela Parturiente, Brasil, 2002

    Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Júnior;Célia Landmann Szwarcwald;Aristides Barbosa Júnior;Marcelo Felga de Carvalho

  • [Pregnancy in adolescence, associated factors, and perinatal results among low-income post-partum women].

    Silvana Granado Nogueira da Gama;Célia Landmann Szwarcwald;Maria do Carmo Leal

  • Use of and access to health services in Brazil, 2013 National Health Survey

    Sheila Rizzato Stopa;Deborah Carvalho Malta;Camila Nascimento Monteiro;Célia Landmann Szwarcwald

  • Desenho da amostra Nascer no Brasil: Pesquisa Nacional sobre Parto e Nascimento

    Mauricio Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos;Pedro Luis do Nascimento Silva;Ana Paula Esteves Pereira;Arthur Orlando Correa Schilithz

  • [Infant mortality estimation in Brazil: what do Ministry of Health data on deaths and live births say?].

    Célia Landmann Szwarcwald;Maria do Carmo Leal;Carla Lourenço Tavares de Andrade;Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Jr.

  • A pandemia da COVID-19 e as mudanças no estilo de vida dos brasileiros adultos: um estudo transversal, 2020

    Deborah Carvalho Malta;Célia Landmann Szwarcwald;Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros;Crizian Saar Gomes

  • Prevalence of stroke and associated disability in Brazil: National Health Survey - 2013

    Isabela M. Bensenor;Alessandra C. Goulart;Célia Landmann Szwarcwald;Maria Lucia França Pontes Vieira

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah Carvalho Malta
Deborah Carvalho Malta Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Maria Inês Schmidt
Maria Inês Schmidt Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Christovam Barcellos
Christovam Barcellos Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Mauricio Lima Barreto
Mauricio Lima Barreto Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Carlos Augusto Monteiro
Carlos Augusto Monteiro Universidade de São Paulo
Felipe Barreto Schuch
Felipe Barreto Schuch Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Carl Kendall
Carl Kendall Tulane University
Barbara Starfield
Barbara Starfield Johns Hopkins University
John C. Reeder
John C. Reeder World Health Organization

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