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Janet W. Rich-Edwards

Janet W. Rich-Edwards

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Best Female Scientists
2025

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50905
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592
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357

Medicine

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122
Citations
53656
World Ranking
3483
National Ranking
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  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Janet W. Rich-Edwards is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several interconnected subfields including Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research covers a variety of topics primarily related to pregnancy and cardiovascular health. Notable main topics include:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Migration, Health and Trauma

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Rich-Edwards include:

  • "Risk of COVID-19 among front-line health-care workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study" (2020) published in The Lancet Public Health
  • "Risk of COVID-19 among frontline healthcare workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study" (2020) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Rapid implementation of mobile technology for real-time epidemiology of COVID-19" (2020) published in Science
  • "Pregnancy and Reproductive Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Women" (2022) published in Circulation Research
  • "Subtypes of Preeclampsia: Recognition and Determining Clinical Usefulness" (2021) published in Hypertension

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rich-Edwards include Jorge E. Chavarro, Jennifer Stuart, Siwen Wang, Stacey A. Missmer, and Yixin Wang. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships within the fields of obstetrics, cardiology, and epidemiology.

The body of work has been published in a range of scholarly venues. The most common publication outlets are:

  • Circulation
  • UNC Libraries
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Journal of Women's Health

With a focus primarily on Medicine and its related specialties, Janet W. Rich-Edwards's research addresses complex health issues related to pregnancy, cardiovascular disease, and public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Their contribution to epidemiology and women's health is evident across multiple high-impact publications and collaborative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Risk of COVID-19 among front-line health-care workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study.

    Long H. Nguyen;David A. Drew;Mark S. Graham;Amit D. Joshi

  • A Prospective Study of Walking as Compared with Vigorous Exercise in the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women

    J E Manson;F B Hu;J W Rich-Edwards;G A Colditz

  • Walking Compared With Vigorous Physical Activity and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women: A Prospective Study

    Frank B. Hu;Ronald J. Sigal;Janet W. Rich-Edwards;Graham A. Colditz

  • Birth Weight and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review

    Peter H. Whincup;Samantha J. Kaye;Christopher G. Owen;Rachel Huxley

  • Birth weight and risk of cardiovascular disease in a cohort of women followed up since 1976.

    Janet W. Rich-Edwards;Meir J. Stampfer;Jo Ann E. Manson;Bernard Rosner

  • A nearly continuous measure of birth weight for gestational age using a United States national reference

    Emily Oken;Ken Paul Kleinman;Janet Wilson Rich-Edwards;Matthew William Gillman

  • Maternal intake of vitamin D during pregnancy and risk of recurrent wheeze in children at 3 y of age

    Carlos A Camargo;Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman;Augusto A Litonjua;Janet W Rich-Edwards

  • Gestational weight gain and child adiposity at age 3 years.

    Emily Oken;Elsie M. Taveras;Ken P. Kleinman;Janet W. Rich-Edwards

  • A prospective study of pregravid determinants of gestational diabetes mellitus

    Caren G. Solomon;Walter C. Willett;Vincent J. Carey;Janet Rich-Edwards

  • A Prospective Study of Body Mass Index, Weight Change, and Risk of Stroke in Women

    Kathryn M. Rexrode;Charles H. Hennekens;Walter C. Willett;Graham A. Colditz

  • Sociodemographic predictors of antenatal and postpartum depressive symptoms among women in a medical group practice

    Janet W. Rich-Edwards;Ken P. Kleinman;Allyson Abrams;Bernard L. Harlow

  • Duration of lactation and incidence of type 2 diabetes

    Alison M. Stuebe;Janet W. Rich-Edwards;Walter C. Willett;Joann E. Manson

  • Adolescent body mass index and infertility caused by ovulatory disorder

    Janet W. Rich-Edwards;Marlene B. Goldman;Walter C. Willett;Walter C. Willett;David J. Hunter;David J. Hunter

  • Maternal Fish Consumption, Hair Mercury, and Infant Cognition in a U.S. Cohort

    Emily Oken;Robert O. Wright;Ken Paul Kleinman;David C. Bellinger

  • Birthweight and the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adult women.

    Janet W. Rich-Edwards;Graham A. Colditz;Meir J. Stampfer;Walter C. Willett

  • The primary prevention of coronary heart disease in women.

    Janet W. Rich-Edwards;JoAnn E. Manson;Charles H. Hennekens;Julie E. Buring

  • Physical activity, body mass index, and ovulatory disorder infertility.

    Janet W. Rich-Edwards;Donna Spiegelman;Miriam Garland;Ellen Hertzmark

  • Racial/Ethnic Differences in Early Life Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity

    Elsie M. Taveras;Matthew W. Gillman;Ken Kleinman;Janet W. Rich-Edwards

  • Test of the National Death Index and Equifax Nationwide Death Search

    Janet W. Rich-Edwards;Karen A. Corsano;Meir J. Stampfer;Meir J. Stampfer

  • Reproducibility and validity of maternal recall of pregnancy-related events.

    Catherine Tomeo;Janet Rich-Edwards;Karin Michels;Catherine Berkey

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew W. Gillman
Matthew W. Gillman National Institutes of Health
Jorge E. Chavarro
Jorge E. Chavarro Harvard University
Stacey A. Missmer
Stacey A. Missmer Michigan State University
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman
Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman Harvard University
Ken Kleinman
Ken Kleinman University of Massachusetts Amherst
Emily Oken
Emily Oken Harvard University
JoAnn E. Manson
JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School
Bernard Rosner
Bernard Rosner Harvard University
Eric B. Rimm
Eric B. Rimm Harvard University

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