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Henrique Barros

Henrique Barros

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Portugal
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
83
Citations
28253
World Ranking
309
National Ranking
1

Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
28845
World Ranking
15496
National Ranking
15

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Henrique Barros is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Their research covers diverse subfields including General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. This body of work encompasses various topics such as Infant Development and Preterm Care, Health disparities and outcomes, Birth, Development, and Health, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, and Global Health Care Issues.

Barros has a record of publication in several frequent venues, notably the European Journal of Public Health, with 23 papers, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 10, Pediatric Research and SSRN Electronic Journal with 6 publications each, and Frontiers in Public Health with 5 publications. This distribution indicates a strong presence in journals related to public health and pediatric research.

Their recent papers highlight significant topics in public health and cognitive health, including:

  • Global Cognitive Impairment Prevalence and Incidence in Community Dwelling Older Adults-A Systematic Review (2020), published in Geriatrics
  • Changes in parental smoking during pregnancy and risks of adverse birth outcomes and childhood overweight in Europe and North America: An individual participant data meta-analysis of 229,000 singleton births (2020), published in PLoS Medicine
  • Prevalence and incidence of cognitive impairment in an elder Portuguese population (65-85 years old) (2020), published in BMC Geriatrics
  • Special Report: The Biology of Inequalities in Health: The Lifepath Consortium (2020), published in Frontiers in Public Health
  • International versus national growth charts for identifying small and large-for-gestational age newborns: A population-based study in 15 European countries (2021), published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Barros's work, with frequent co-authors including Jennifer Zeitlin, Marina Cuttini, Mílton Severo, Ana Isabel Ribeiro, and Sílvia Fraga. This network reflects interdisciplinary cooperation across public health and pediatric research domains.

In addition to journal articles, Barros has contributed to book publications, such as the "Business Collection" released in 2024 by Letra e Forma Editora eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Socioeconomic status and the 25 × 25 risk factors as determinants of premature mortality: a multicohort study and meta-analysis of 1·7 million men and women

    Silvia Stringhini;Cristian Carmeli;Markus Jokela;Mauricio Avendaño;Mauricio Avendaño

  • Differences in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension between developing and developed countries.

    Marta Pereira;Nuno Lunet;Ana Azevedo;Henrique Barros

  • Cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mortality burden of cardiometabolic risk factors from 1980 to 2010: a comparative risk assessment.

    Goodarz Danaei;Yuan Lu;Gitanjali M. Singh;Emily Carnahan

  • Impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on pregnancy complications: An individual participant data meta-analysis of European, North American and Australian cohorts

    Susana Santos;Ellis Voerman;Pilar Amiano;Henrique Barros

  • Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Adverse Maternal and Infant Outcomes

    LifeCycle Project-Maternal Obesity;Ellis Voerman;Susana Santos;Susana Santos

  • Maternal body mass index, gestational weight gain and the risk of overweight and obesity across childhood: An individual participant data meta-analysis

    Ellis Voerman;Susana Santos;Bernadeta Patro Golab;Bernadeta Patro Golab;Pilar Amiano

  • Preterm birth, infant weight gain, and childhood asthma risk : A meta-analysis of 147,000 European children

    Agnes M M Sonnenschein-Van Der Voort;Lidia R. Arends;Johan C. De Jongste;Isabella Annesi-Maesano

  • Comparative incidence of depression in women and men, during pregnancy and after childbirth. Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in Portuguese mothers.

    M. E. G. Areias;R. Kumar;H. Barros;E. Figueiredo

  • Correlates of postnatal depression in mothers and fathers.

    M. E. G. Areias;R. Kumar;H. Barros;E. Figueiredo

  • Determinants of postoperative acute kidney injury.

    Fernando José Abelha;Miguela Botelho;Vera Fernandes;Henrique Barros

  • Social Support, Socio-Economic Status, Health and Abuse among Older People in Seven European Countries

    Maria Gabriella Melchiorre;Carlos Chiatti;Giovanni Lamura;Francisco Torres-Gonzales

  • How different is the dietary pattern in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis patients?

    H. Cortez-Pinto;L. Jesus;H. Barros;C. Lopes

  • Intake and Adipose Tissue Composition of Fatty Acids and Risk of Myocardial Infarction in a Male Portuguese Community Sample

    Carla Lopes;Antti Aro;Ana Azevedo;Elisabete Ramos

  • Socioeconomic Inequalities in Green Space Quality and Accessibility—Evidence from a Southern European City

    Elaine Hoffimann;Henrique Barros;Ana Isabel Ribeiro

  • Pregnancy and Birth Cohort Resources in Europe: a Large Opportunity for Aetiological Child Health Research

    Pernille Stemann Larsen;Mads Kamper-Jørgensen;Ashley Adamson;Henrique Barros

  • Global Cognitive Impairment Prevalence and Incidence in Community Dwelling Older Adults—A Systematic Review

    Ricardo Pais;Ricardo Pais;Luís Ruano;Ofélia P Carvalho;Henrique Barros

  • Indoor air quality in schools and its relationship with children's respiratory symptoms

    Joana Madureira;Inês Paciência;João Rufo;Elisabete Ramos

  • Central obesity as a major determinant of increased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in metabolic syndrome.

    Santos Ac;Lopes C;Guimarães Jt;Barros H

  • Linear spline multilevel models for summarising childhood growth trajectories: A guide to their application using examples from five birth cohorts

    Laura D Howe;Kate Tilling;Alicia Matijasevich;Emily S Petherick

  • Mother's education and the risk of preterm and small for gestational age birth: a DRIVERS meta-analysis of 12 European cohorts

    Milagros Ruiz;Peter Goldblatt;Joana Morrison;Lubomír Kukla

  • Fruit and vegetables consumption and gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

    Nuno Lunet;António Lacerda-Vieira;Henrique Barros

  • Maternal body mass index, gestational weight gain, and the risk of overweight and obesity across childhood: An individual participant data meta-analysis

    Voerman E;antos S;Patro Golab B;Amiano P

  • Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Adverse Maternal and Infant Outcomes

    Ellis Voerman;Susana Santos;Hazel Inskip;Pilar Amiano

Frequent Co-Authors

Joaquim Soares
Joaquim Soares Mid Sweden University
Hazel Inskip
Hazel Inskip University of Southampton
Martine Vrijheid
Martine Vrijheid Pompeu Fabra University
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe Erasmus University Rotterdam
Francesco Forastiere
Francesco Forastiere Imperial College London
Carel Thijs
Carel Thijs Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mika Kivimäki
Mika Kivimäki University College London
Juha Pekkanen
Juha Pekkanen University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Debbie A. Lawlor
Debbie A. Lawlor University of Bristol

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