World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
50
Citations
26048
World Ranking
2664
National Ranking
148

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

Susan Horton is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a focus on subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Oncology, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their research covers a diverse range of topics, including:

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Horton include:

  • Michael L. Wilson
  • Shahin Sayed
  • K A Fleming
  • Lee F. Schroeder
  • Fenella Beynon

Horton's publications are found mostly in the following venues:

  • Cancer
  • The Lancet
  • PLOS Global Public Health
  • The Lancet Global Health
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Selected recent papers include:

  • The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: transforming access to diagnostics, 2021, The Lancet
  • Sustainable care for children with cancer: a Lancet Oncology Commission, 2020, The Lancet Oncology
  • Availability of essential diagnostics in ten low-income and middle-income countries: results from national health facility surveys, 2021, The Lancet Global Health
  • How countries can reduce child stunting at scale: lessons from exemplar countries, 2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • The Breast Health Global Initiative 2018 Global Summit on Improving Breast Healthcare Through Resource-Stratified Phased Implementation: Methods and overview, 2020, Cancer

Horton has contributed to books published by the World Bank, including:

  • Understanding the Links between Diet Quality, Malnutrition, and Economic Costs: An Evidence Review for LMICs, 2024
  • Estimating Economic Costs of Unhealthy Diets: A Proposed Methodology, 2024

In 2020, Susan Horton was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada by the Academy of Social Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect

    Cesar G. Victora;Rajiv Bahl;Aluísio J. D. Barros;Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França

  • Evidence-based interventions for improvement of maternal and child nutrition: What can be done and at what cost?

    Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Jai K Das;Arjumand Rizvi;Michelle F Gaffey

  • Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices?

    Nigel C Rollins;Nita Bhandari;Nemat Hajeebhoy;Susan Horton

  • The economics of iron deficiency

    S. Horton;J. Ross

  • The economic rationale for investing in stunting reduction

    John Hoddinott;Harold Alderman;Jere R. Behrman;Lawrence Haddad

  • Trends in diet, nutritional status, and diet-related noncommunicable diseases in China and India: the economic costs of the nutrition transition.

    Barry M. Popkin;Susan Horton;Soowon Kim;Ajay Mahal

  • Scaling Up Nutrition: What Will It Cost?

    Susan Horton;Meera Shekar;Christine McDonald;Ajay Mahal

  • The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: transforming access to diagnostics.

    Kenneth A Fleming;Susan Horton;Michael L Wilson;Rifat Atun

  • Sustainable care for children with cancer: a Lancet Oncology Commission

    Rifat Atun;Nickhill Bhakta;Avram Denburg;A Lindsay Frazier

  • Disease control priorities: Improving health and reducing poverty

    Dean T. Jamison;Hellen Gelband;Susan E. Horton;Prabhat K. Jha

  • Birth order and child nutritional status: evidence from the Philippines.

    Susan Horton

  • Maternal and child nutrition: building momentum for impact.

    Robert E Black;Harold Alderman;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Stuart Gillespie

  • The Economics of Food Fortification

    Sue Horton

  • Management and Care of Women With Invasive Cervical Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Resource-Stratified Clinical Practice Guideline

    Linus T. Chuang;Sarah Temin;Rolando Camacho;Alfonso Dueñas-Gonzalez

  • Investment in child and adolescent health and development: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition

    Donald A P Bundy;Nilanthi de Silva;Susan Horton;George C Patton

  • Costs, affordability, and feasibility of an essential package of cancer control interventions in low-income and middle-income countries: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition.

    Hellen Gelband;Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan;Cindy L Gauvreau;Susan Horton

  • Availability of essential diagnostics in ten low-income and middle-income countries: results from national health facility surveys.

    Harika Yadav;Devanshi Shah;Shahin Sayed;Susan Horton

  • The nutrition transition and prevention of diet-related chronic diseases in Asia and the Pacific

    Barry M. Popkin;Susan Horton;Soowon Kim

  • Opportunities for Investments in Nutrition in Low-income Asia

    Susan Horton

  • Universal health coverage and intersectoral action for health: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition

    Dean T. Jamison;Ala Alwan;Charles N. Mock;Rachel Nugent

  • Child and Adolescent Health and Development

    Donald A P Bundy;Nilanthi de Silva;Susan Horton;Dean T. Jamison

  • Maternal and Child Nutrition 2 Evidence-based interventions for improvement of maternal and child nutrition: what can be done and at what cost?

    Jai K Das;Arjumand Rizvi;Michelle F Gaff;Neff Walker

Frequent Co-Authors

Jai K Das
Jai K Das Aga Khan University
Rifat Atun
Rifat Atun Harvard University
Dean T. Jamison
Dean T. Jamison University of California, San Francisco
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Ramanan Laxminarayan Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy
Patrick Webb
Patrick Webb Tufts University
Margaret E. Kruk
Margaret E. Kruk Washington University in St. Louis
Stefano M. Bertozzi
Stefano M. Bertozzi University of California, Berkeley
Felicia Marie Knaul
Felicia Marie Knaul University of Miami
Linda Richter
Linda Richter University of the Witwatersrand
Lawrence Haddad
Lawrence Haddad Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Social Sciences and Humanities in the USA opens doors to diverse online degree options and flexible career paths. Many universities now offer programs tailored to career changers, working professionals, and students seeking accelerated routes. For instance, some of the shortest online psyd programs allow you to fast-track your studies in clinical psychology, preparing you for advanced roles in mental health services.

Counseling and therapy fields are also accessible via flexible pathways such as mft online programs, which provide training for marriage and family therapists in an online setting. For those interested in broader psychological theories and research, finding the online psychology masters that fits your budget can help you upskill without substantial financial strain.

If educational leadership is your focus, consider the fastest edd program online. These programs enable quick advancement into roles like curriculum director, college administrator, or educational consultant. With these diverse online options, you can choose a pathway that matches your career goals and learning preferences.

Best Scientists Citing Susan Horton

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles