2026 Sara Bennett: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	53	2266	2061	1095	982	187	13952

Overview

Sara Bennett is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on global health, health policy, and health systems, with a significant emphasis on maternal and child health, healthcare systems and reforms, and global public health policies and epidemiology. The scope of their work includes various topics related to health workforce issues, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, global health and surgery, and healthcare policy and management.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several fields of study, including medicine, economics, econometrics and finance, and health professions. Within these domains, key subfields of interest include pediatrics, perinatology and child health, general health professions, finance, economics and econometrics, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health.

Sara Bennett frequently publishes research in a variety of academic venues. Notable journals and publication venues include:

Health Policy and Planning
BMJ Global Health
Globalization and Health
BMC Health Services Research
Conflict and Health

Their recent papers showcase a range of studies addressing different aspects of health policy and systems research. Selected publications include:

"A scoping review of the uses and institutionalisation of knowledge for health policy in low- and middle-income countries" (2020, Health Research Policy and Systems)
"Understanding the implications of the Sustainable Development Goals for health policy and systems research: results of a research priority setting exercise" (2020, Globalization and Health)
"Identifying core competencies for practicing public health professionals: results from a Delphi exercise in Uttar Pradesh, India" (2020, BMC Public Health)
"Strengthening medical specialisation policy in low-income and middle-income countries" (2020, BMJ Global Health)
"How does embedded implementation research work? Examining core features through qualitative case studies in Latin America and the Caribbean" (2020, Health Policy and Planning)

Collaborations are an integral part of Sara Bennett's research activities. Among the frequent co-authors are:

David H. Peters
Ligia Paina
Daniela C. Rodríguez
Fadi El-Jardali
Veena Sriram

The combination of publication venues, co-authors, and research topics indicates active engagement in interdisciplinary work linking health systems, policy formulation, and global health challenges. Their contributions span empirical research, policy analysis, and methodological approaches in the health research domain.

Best Publications

Overcoming health-systems constraints to achieve the Millennium Development Goals

Phyllida Travis;Sara Bennett;Andy Haines;Tikki Pang

1259
Citations
Health sector reform and public sector health worker motivation: a conceptual framework

Lynne Miller Franco;Sara Bennett;Ruth Kanfer

1028
Citations
COVID-19 vaccine coverage in health-care workers in England and effectiveness of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine against infection (SIREN): a prospective, multicentre, cohort study.

Victoria Jane Hall;Victoria Jane Hall;Sarah Foulkes;Ayoub Saei;Nick Andrews;Nick Andrews

743
Citations
SARS-CoV-2 infection rates of antibody-positive compared with antibody-negative health-care workers in England: a large, multicentre, prospective cohort study (SIREN).

V J Hall;S Foulkes;A Charlett;A Atti

690
Citations
Mortality and morbidity from malaria in Gambian children after introduction of an impregnated bednet programme

U D'Alessandro;B O Olaleye;W McGuire;P Langerock

548
Citations
Building the Field of Health Policy and Systems Research: Framing the Questions

Kabir Sheikh;Lucy Gilson;Lucy Gilson;Irene Akua Agyepong;Kara Hanson

494
Citations
Building the field of health policy and systems research: social science matters.

Lucy Gilson;Lucy Gilson;Kara Hanson;Kabir Sheikh;Irene Akua Agyepong

419
Citations
Determinants and consequences of health worker motivation in hospitals in Jordan and Georgia.

Lynne Miller Franco;Sara Bennett;Ruth Kanfer;Patrick Stubblebine

382
Citations
Health insurance schemes for people outside formal sector employment

S. Bennett;A. Creese;R. Monasch

361
Citations
Effects of policy options for human resources for health: an analysis of systematic reviews

Mickey Chopra;Salla Munro;John N Lavis;Gunn Vist

335
Citations
A Trial of Artemether or Quinine in Children with Cerebral Malaria

M. B. Van Hensbroek;E. Onyiorah;S. Jaffar;G. Schneider

320
Citations
Salaries and incomes of health workers in sub-Saharan Africa

David McCoy;Sara Bennett;Sophie Witter;Bob Pond

285
Citations
Efficacy trial of malaria vaccine SPf66 in Gambian infants

U. D'Alessandro;A. Leach;B.O. Olaleye;G.W. Fegan

242
Citations
The Challenge of Health Sector Reform

Anne Mills;Sara Bennett;Steven Russell;Nimal Attanayake

226
Citations
Private Health Providers in Developing Countries: Serving the Public Interest

Sara Bennett;Barbara McPake;Anne Mills

217
Citations
Evaluating health systems strengthening interventions in low-income and middle-income countries: are we asking the right questions?

Taghreed Adam;Justine Hsu;Don De Savigny;John N. Lavis

214
Citations
Building the field of health policy and systems research: an agenda for action.

Sara Bennett;Irene Akua Agyepong;Kabir Sheikh;Kara Hanson

211
Citations
The role of community-based health insurance within the health care financing system: a framework for analysis.

Sara Bennett

210
Citations
Corporate social responsibility in global health: an exploratory study of multinational pharmaceutical firms

Hayley Droppert;Sara Bennett

199
Citations
Health care-seeking behaviour and out-of-pocket payments in Tbilisi, Georgia

George Gotsadze;Sara Bennett;Kent Ranson;David Gzirishvili

178
Citations
Salaries and incomes of health workers in sub-Saharan Africa. Commentary

Yogan Pillay;Percy Mahlati;David Mccoy;Sara Bennett

4
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne Mills London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Brian Greenwood London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Lucy Gilson University of Cape Town

David H. Peters Johns Hopkins University

Asha George University of the Western Cape

John N. Lavis McMaster University

Viroj Tangcharoensathien Ministry of Public Health

Caitlin E. Kennedy Johns Hopkins University

Richard Coker London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Irene Akua Agyepong University of Ghana

External Links

Personal website of Sara Bennett Google Scholar page

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