2026 Susan Horton: 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	50	2664	2435	148	139	197	26048

Susan Horton 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 Susan Horton sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 197 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan Horton 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 Susan Horton sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

8739
Citations
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

3408
Citations
Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices?

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

2938
Citations
The economics of iron deficiency

S. Horton;J. Ross

757
Citations
The economic rationale for investing in stunting reduction

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

728
Citations
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

648
Citations
Scaling Up Nutrition: What Will It Cost?

Susan Horton;Meera Shekar;Christine McDonald;Ajay Mahal

405
Citations
The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: transforming access to diagnostics.

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

388
Citations
Sustainable care for children with cancer: a Lancet Oncology Commission

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

326
Citations
Disease control priorities: Improving health and reducing poverty

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

317
Citations
Birth order and child nutritional status: evidence from the Philippines.

Susan Horton

306
Citations
Maternal and child nutrition: building momentum for impact.

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

263
Citations
The Economics of Food Fortification

Sue Horton

251
Citations
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

247
Citations
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

244
Citations
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

235
Citations
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

210
Citations
The nutrition transition and prevention of diet-related chronic diseases in Asia and the Pacific

Barry M. Popkin;Susan Horton;Soowon Kim

200
Citations
Opportunities for Investments in Nutrition in Low-income Asia

Susan Horton

195
Citations
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

178
Citations
Child and Adolescent Health and Development

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

153
Citations
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

12
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jai K Das Aga Khan University

Rifat Atun Harvard University

Dean T. Jamison University of California, San Francisco

Ramanan Laxminarayan Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy

Patrick Webb Tufts University

Margaret E. Kruk Washington University in St. Louis

Stefano M. Bertozzi University of California, Berkeley

Felicia Marie Knaul University of Miami

Linda Richter University of the Witwatersrand

Lawrence Haddad Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

External Links

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