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Stanley Luchters

Stanley Luchters

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
53
Citations
10064
World Ranking
2315
National Ranking
21

Stanley Luchters 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 Stanley Luchters sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 230 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Stanley Luchters 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 Stanley Luchters sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stanley Luchters is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, General Health Professions, and Epidemiology. Their research covers numerous health-related topics, making important contributions to areas such as HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Global Maternal and Child Health, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Sex work and related issues, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, and Birth, Development, and Health.

Luchters has authored key scientific papers across various journals and has collaborated with colleagues from diverse backgrounds. Notable recent publications include:

  • COVID-19 in Africa: care and protection for frontline healthcare workers, 2020, Globalization and Health
  • Physiological mechanisms of the impact of heat during pregnancy and the clinical implications: review of the evidence from an expert group meeting, 2022, International Journal of Biometeorology
  • Maternal and newborn health risks of climate change: A call for awareness and global action, 2021, Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
  • "We have a lot of home deliveries" A qualitative study on the impact of COVID-19 on access to and utilization of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health care among refugee women in urban Eastleigh, Kenya, 2020, Journal of Migration and Health
  • Increasing global temperatures threaten gains in maternal and newborn health in Africa: A review of impacts and an adaptation framework, 2022, International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Stanley Luchters frequently collaborates with several co-authors:

  • Matthew Chersich
  • Marleen Temmerman
  • Britt Nakstad
  • Sari Kovats
  • Nathalie Roos

The scientist's work appears prominently in various publication venues, including:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • BMJ Open
  • BMC Public Health
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Frontiers in Public Health

Their research spans core topics related to public health challenges, especially those arising from infectious diseases, climate change impacts on maternal and child health, and sexual and reproductive health issues. The interdisciplinary nature of their work encompasses clinical, epidemiological, and environmental health perspectives, contributing to comprehensive understandings across these domains.

Best Publications

  • Attitudes and behaviours of maternal health care providers in interactions with clients: a systematic review

    Priya Mannava;Kelly Durrant;Jane Rosamond Woodward Fisher;Matthew Francis Chersich;Matthew Francis Chersich

  • COVID-19 in Africa: care and protection for frontline healthcare workers.

    Matthew F. Chersich;Glenda Gray;Lee Fairlie;Quentin Eichbaum;Quentin Eichbaum

  • Interventions for common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Atif Rahman;Jane Rosamond Woodward Fisher;Peter Bower;Stanley Luchters

  • Barriers to HIV testing in Europe: a systematic review

    Jessika Deblonde;Petra De Koker;Françoise F. Hamers;Johann Fontaine

  • Involving men to improve maternal and newborn health: A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions

    Mariam Tokhi;Liz Comrie-Thomson;Liz Comrie-Thomson;Liz Comrie-Thomson;Jessica Davis;Anayda Portela

  • Effectiveness of HIV prevention for youth in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and nonrandomized trials.

    Kristien Michielsen;Matthew F Chersich;Stanley Luchters;Petra De Koker

  • Factors associated with HIV testing among young men who have sex with men in Myanmar: A cross-sectional study

    Minh D Pham;Minh D Pham;Poe Poe Aung;Poe Poe Aung;Aye Kyawt Paing;Naanki Pasricha

  • Family Planning Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Married Couples in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia

    Tizta Tilahun;Gily Coene;Stanley Luchters;Stanley Luchters;Wondwosen Kassahun

  • Impact of five years of peer-mediated interventions on sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya

    Stanley Luchters;Matthew F. Chersich;Agnes Rinyiru;Mary Stella Barasa

  • Priority interventions to reduce HIV transmission in sex work settings in sub-Saharan Africa and delivery of these services

    Matthew F Chersich;Stanley Luchters;Stanley Luchters;Stanley Luchters;Innocent Ntaganira;Antonio Gerbase

  • Menstrual hygiene management and school absenteeism among adolescent students in Indonesia: evidence from a cross-sectional school-based survey.

    Jessica Davis;Alison Macintyre;Mitsunori Odagiri;Wayan Suriastini

  • Sexual and physical violence against female sex workers in Kenya: a qualitative enquiry.

    Jerry Okal;Matthew F. Chersich;Sharon Tsui;Elizabeth Sutherland

  • Male involvement in reproductive, maternal and child health: a qualitative study of policymaker and practitioner perspectives in the Pacific.

    Jessica Davis;Jessica Davis;Joseph Vyankandondera;Stanley Luchters;Stanley Luchters;Stanley Luchters;David Simon

  • Systematic review of facility-based sexual and reproductive health services for female sex workers in Africa

    Ashar Vijay Dhana;Stanley Luchters;Lizzie Moore;Yves Lafort

  • Social context, sexual risk perceptions and stigma: HIV vulnerability among male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya

    Jerry Okoth Okal;Stanley Lüchters;Scott Geibel;Matthew Chersich

  • Early childhood development: impact of national human development, family poverty, parenting practices and access to early childhood education

    TD Tran;Stanley Lüchters;J Fisher

  • Sex work and the 2010 FIFA World Cup: time for public health imperatives to prevail

    Marlise L Richter;Marlise L Richter;Matthew F Chersich;Matthew F Chersich;Fiona Scorgie;Stanley Luchters

  • Factors associated with self-reported unprotected anal sex among male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya.

    Scott Geibel;Stanley Luchters;Nzioki King'ola;Eka Esu-Williams

  • Challenging gender inequity through male involvement in maternal and newborn health: critical assessment of an emerging evidence base

    Liz Comrie-Thomson;Mariam Tokhi;Frances Ampt;Anayda Portela

  • Migration Status, Work Conditions and Health Utilization of Female Sex Workers in Three South African Cities

    Marlise L Richter;Matthew Francis Chersich;Matthew Francis Chersich;Jo Vearey;Benn K D Sartorius

  • Association of HIV infection with distribution and viral load of HPV types in Kenya: a survey with 820 female sex workers

    Stanley M F Luchters;Davy Vanden Broeck;Matthew F Chersich;Matthew F Chersich;Annalene Nel

  • Safer sexual behaviors after 12 months of antiretroviral treatment in Mombasa, Kenya: a prospective cohort.

    Stanley Luchters;Avina Sarna;Scott Geibel;Matthew F. Chersich

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Chersich
Matthew Chersich University of the Witwatersrand
Marleen Temmerman
Marleen Temmerman Aga Khan University
Suzanne M. Crowe
Suzanne M. Crowe Burnet Institute
Kishorchandra Mandaliya
Kishorchandra Mandaliya University of Washington
James G. Beeson
James G. Beeson Burnet Institute
Mark Stoove
Mark Stoove Burnet Institute
Megan S. C. Lim
Megan S. C. Lim Burnet Institute
Margaret Hellard
Margaret Hellard Burnet Institute
Walter Jaoko
Walter Jaoko University of Nairobi
Marie-Louise Newell
Marie-Louise Newell University of Southampton

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