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93
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43504
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10695
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331

Susan M Sawyer publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Susan M Sawyer sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 471 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Susan M Sawyer D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Susan M Sawyer sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Susan M Sawyer is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields in medicine and health professions, with a primary focus on adolescent and pediatric health issues.

The main fields of study in which they have published are Medicine and Health Professions. More specifically, their work covers several subfields including General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Speech and Hearing.

Their research topics are diverse but show a concentration in several key areas: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet; Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare; Eating Disorders and Behaviors; Child and Adolescent Health; Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life; Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders; and Homelessness and Social Issues.

Frequent co-authors in their scholarly work include:

  • George Patton
  • Peter Azzopardi
  • Sarah Maguire
  • Stephen Touyz
  • Yi Song

Their research has been published extensively in a range of academic venues. The principal publication sources include:

  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Journal of Eating Disorders
  • The Lancet
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Selected recent papers by Susan M Sawyer are:

  • Psychiatric and medical comorbidities of eating disorders: findings from a rapid review of the literature, 2022, Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, 2021, The Lancet
  • Risk factors for eating disorders: findings from a rapid review, 2023, Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Infectious diseases in children and adolescents in China: analysis of national surveillance data from 2008 to 2017, 2020, BMJ
  • The health of adolescents in detention: a global scoping review, 2020, The Lancet Public Health

Susan M Sawyer has been recognized with awards, including being named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Our future: a Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing

    George C Patton;George C Patton;Susan M Sawyer;Susan M Sawyer;Susan M Sawyer;John S Santelli;David A Ross;David A Ross

  • Adolescence: a foundation for future health

    Susan M. Sawyer;Susan M. Sawyer;Rima A. Afifi;Linda H. Bearinger;Sarah Jayne Blakemore

  • The age of adolescence

    Susan M Sawyer;Susan M Sawyer;Peter S Azzopardi;Dakshitha Wickremarathne;George C Patton;George C Patton

  • Global burden of disease in young people aged 10–24 years: a systematic analysis

    Fiona M. Gore;Paul J. N. Bloem;George C. Patton;George C. Patton;Jane Ferguson

  • Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Marissa B Reitsma;Nancy Fullman;Marie Ng;Joseph S Salama

  • Adolescent resilience: a concept analysis

    Craig A Olsson;Lyndal Bond;Jane M Burns;Dianne A Vella-Brodrick

  • Global patterns of mortality in young people: a systematic analysis of population health data

    George C Patton;George C Patton;Carolyn Coffey;Susan M Sawyer;Susan M Sawyer;Russell M Viner

  • Global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors for young people's health during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.

    Ali H. Mokdad;Mohammad H ossein Forouzanfar;Farah Daoud;Arwa A. Mokdad

  • The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health: the health of a world on the move

    Ibrahim Abubakar;Robert W Aldridge;Delan Devakumar;Miriam Orcutt

  • Adolescents with a chronic condition: challenges living, challenges treating.

    Susan M. Sawyer;Susan M. Sawyer;Sarah Drew;Sarah Drew;Michele S. S. Yeo;Michele S. S. Yeo;Maria T. Britto

  • Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Stephen S Lim;Kate Allen;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Lalit Dandona;Lalit Dandona

  • Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

    Rafael Lozano;Nancy Fullman;John Everett Mumford;Megan Knight

  • Transition to adult health care for adolescents and young adults with chronic conditions: position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine.

    David S Rosen;Robert W Blum;Maria Britto;Susan M Sawyer

  • Countdown to 2030: tracking progress towards universal coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health

    Ties Boerma;Jennifer Requejo;Cesar G Victora;Agbessi Amouzou

  • Assessment of youth-friendly health care: a systematic review of indicators drawn from young people's perspectives.

    Anne-Emmanuelle Ambresin;Kristina Bennett;George C. Patton;George C. Patton;Lena A. Sanci;Lena A. Sanci

  • Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in severely obese adolescents: a randomized trial.

    Paul Edmond O'Brien;Susan M Sawyer;Cheryl Laurie;Wendy Ann Brown

  • Reverse gateways? Frequent cannabis use as a predictor of tobacco initiation and nicotine dependence.

    George C Patton;Carolyn Coffey;John B Carlin;Susan M Sawyer

  • Eating disorders in adolescents: position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine.

    Neville H Golden;Debra K Katzman;Richard E Kreipe;Sarah L Stevens

  • Visual Storytelling: A Beneficial But Challenging Method for Health Research With Young People:

    Sarah E Drew;Rony E Duncan;Susan M Sawyer

  • Adolescent Health 5 Adolescents with a chronic condition: challenges living, challenges treating

    Susan M Sawyer;Sarah Drew;Michele S Yeo;Maria T Britto

Frequent Co-Authors

George C. Patton
George C. Patton Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Daniel Le Grange
Daniel Le Grange University of California, San Francisco
Lena Sanci
Lena Sanci University of Melbourne
Helen K. Reddel
Helen K. Reddel Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Zulfiqar A Bhutta Aga Khan University
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Colin F. Robertson
Colin F. Robertson Royal Children's Hospital
Craig A. Olsson
Craig A. Olsson Deakin University
John B. Carlin
John B. Carlin University of Melbourne
Louisa Degenhardt
Louisa Degenhardt University of New South Wales

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