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Donatien Beguy

Donatien Beguy

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
33
Citations
3335
World Ranking
7166
National Ranking
3476

Donatien Beguy 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 Donatien Beguy sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 64 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Donatien Beguy 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 Donatien Beguy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Donatien Beguy is affiliated with the United Nations in the United States and focuses their research within the Social Sciences. Their work addresses various interdisciplinary topics, reflecting a broad engagement with issues related to urban development, family dynamics, health, and migration.

The main fields of study in their research include:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Safety Research
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

The core topics Beguy explores encompass:

  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Impact of Light on Environment and Health
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Global Maternal and Child Health

Beguy's recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • Assessment of SDG Indicator 11.3.1 and Urban Growth Trends of Major and Small Cities in South Africa, 2020, published in Sustainability
  • Long-Distance Mothering in Urban Kenya, 2020, published in Journal of Marriage and the Family
  • Adolescent Fertility Is Lower than Expected in Rural Areas: Results from 10 African HDSS, 2020, published in Studies in Family Planning
  • Correction to: Association between Internal Migration and Epidemic Dynamics: An Analysis of Cause-Specific Mortality in Kenya and South Africa Using Health and Demographic Surveillance Data, 2021, published in BMC Public Health
  • Issue Information, 2020, published in Studies in Family Planning

Their work has been disseminated through various publication venues, including:

  • Studies in Family Planning
  • Sustainability
  • Journal of Marriage and the Family
  • BMC Public Health
  • UNC Libraries

Beguy collaborates frequently with several co-authors, who appear recurrently in multiple publications:

  • Marylene Wamukoya
  • Clémentine Rossier
  • Bruno Schoumaker
  • Valérie Delaunay
  • Aparna Jain

Best Publications

  • Monitoring of Health and Demographic Outcomes in Poor Urban Settlements: Evidence from the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System

    Jacques Emina;Donatien Beguy;Eliya M. Zulu;Alex C. Ezeh

  • Health & Demographic Surveillance System Profile: The Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS)

    Donatien Beguy;Patricia Elung'ata;Blessing Mberu;Clement Oduor

  • Overview of migration, poverty and health dynamics in Nairobi City's slum settlements.

    Eliya M. Zulu;Donatien Beguy;Alex C. Ezeh;Philippe Bocquier

  • Circular migration patterns and determinants in Nairobi slum settlements.

    Donatien Beguy;Philippe Bocquier;Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu

  • Predictors of sexual debut among young adolescents in Nairobi's informal settlements.

    Milly Marston;Donatien Beguy;Caroline W. Kabiru;John C. Cleland

  • The health and wellbeing of young people in sub-Saharan Africa: an under-researched area?

    Caroline W Kabiru;Chimaraoke O Izugbara;Donatien Beguy

  • HIV/AIDS among youth in urban informal (slum) settlements in Kenya: what are the correlates of and motivations for HIV testing?

    Caroline W Kabiru;Donatien Beguy;Joanna Crichton;Eliya M Zulu

  • Transition into first sex among adolescents in slum and non-slum communities in Nairobi, Kenya.

    Caroline W. Kabiru;Donatien Beguy;Chi-Chi Undie;Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu

  • Influence of parental factors on adolescents' transition to first sexual intercourse in Nairobi, Kenya: a longitudinal study

    Chinelo C. Okigbo;Caroline W. Kabiru;Joyce N. Mumah;Sanyu A. Mojola

  • Inconsistencies in self-reporting of sexual activity among young people in Nairobi, Kenya.

    Donatien Beguy;Caroline W. Kabiru;Evangeline N. Nderu;Moses W. Ngware

  • Cause-specific childhood mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites

    P Kim Streatfield;Wasif A Khan;Abbas Bhuiya;Nurul Alam

  • WOMEN'S EDUCATION AND UTILIZATION OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES IN AFRICA: A MULTI-COUNTRY AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ANALYSIS.

    Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene;Joshua Amo-Adjei;Dickson Amugsi;Joyce Mumah

  • Adolescent problem behavior in Nairobi's informal settlements: applying problem behavior theory in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Robert P. Ndugwa;Caroline W. Kabiru;John Cleland;Donatien Beguy

  • Unintended Pregnancies among Young Women Living in Urban Slums: Evidence from a Prospective Study in Nairobi City, Kenya

    Donatien Beguy;Joyce Mumah;Lindsey Gottschalk

  • Adverse life events and delinquent behavior among Kenyan adolescents: a cross-sectional study on the protective role of parental monitoring, religiosity, and self-esteem

    Caroline W Kabiru;Patricia Elung’ata;Sanyu A Mojola;Donatien Beguy

  • Self-reported drunkenness among adolescents in four sub-Saharan African countries: associations with adverse childhood experiences

    Caroline W Kabiru;Donatien Beguy;Joanna Crichton;Alex C Ezeh

  • Family Ties and Urban–Rural Linkages among Older Migrants in Nairobi Informal Settlements

    Blessing Uchenna Mberu;Alex Chika Ezeh;Gloria Chepngeno-Langat;James Kimani

  • Do migrant children face greater health hazards in slum settlements? Evidence from Nairobi, Kenya

    Philippe Bocquier;Donatien Beguy;Eliya M. Zulu;Kanyiva Muindi

  • The INDEPTH standard population for low- and middle-income countries, 2013.

    Osman Sankoh;David Sharrow;Kobus Herbst;Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula

  • Assessment of SDG Indicator 11.3.1 and Urban Growth Trends of Major and Small Cities in South Africa

    Naledzani Mudau;Dennis Mwaniki;Lesiba Tsoeleng;Morwapula Mashalane

  • The determinants of female circumcision among adolescents from communities that practice female circumcision in two Nairobi informal settlements

    Netsayi Noris Mudege;Thaddaeus Egondi;Donatien Beguy;Eliya M Zulu

Frequent Co-Authors

Caroline W. Kabiru
Caroline W. Kabiru African Population and Health Research Center
Alex Ezeh
Alex Ezeh Drexel University
Eliya M. Zulu
Eliya M. Zulu Shelter Insurance
Blessing Mberu
Blessing Mberu African Population and Health Research Center
Mark A. Collinson
Mark A. Collinson University of the Witwatersrand
Richard Jessor
Richard Jessor University of Colorado Boulder
John Cleland
John Cleland London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Kathleen Kahn
Kathleen Kahn University of the Witwatersrand
Frank Tanser
Frank Tanser University of Lincoln
Mark Urassa
Mark Urassa Medical Research Council

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