Most cited papers from Save the Children

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What are the most cited papers from Save the Children?

The most cited paper from Save the Children is "4 million neonatal deaths: When? Where? Why?" (Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Simon Cousens, Jelka Zupan, 2005), with 3,740 citations. Next come "Every Newborn: progress, priorities, and potential beyond survival" (2,011) and "Stillbirths: rates, risk factors, and acceleration towards 2030" (1,850).

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Showing 50 of 59 papers. Every paper with more than 196 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	4 million neonatal deaths: When? Where? Why? Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Simon Cousens, Jelka Zupan · The Lancet	Mar 2005	3,740
2	Every Newborn: progress, priorities, and potential beyond survival Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Hannah K. Blencowe, Shefali Oza et al. · The Lancet	19 May 2014	2,011
3	Stillbirths: rates, risk factors, and acceleration towards 2030 Joy Elizabeth Lawn et al. · The Lancet Open access	18 Jan 2016	1,850
4	Evidence-based, cost-effective interventions: how many newborn babies can we save? Gary L. Darmstadt, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Simon Cousens et al. · The Lancet	Mar 2005	1,575
5	Can available interventions end preventable deaths in mothers, newborn babies, and stillbirths, and at what cost? Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Jai K Das, Rajiv Bahl et al. · The Lancet	19 May 2014	1,431
6	National, regional, and worldwide estimates of stillbirth rates in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis Hannah K. Blencowe et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access	18 Jan 2016	1,119
7	Continuum of care for maternal, newborn, and child health: from slogan to service delivery Kate J. Kerber, Joseph E de Graft–Johnson, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta et al. · The Lancet	Oct 2007	1,067
8	Mortality risk in preterm and small-for-gestational-age infants in low-income and middle-income countries: a pooled country analysis Joanne Katz et al. · The Lancet Open access	5 Jun 2013	959
9	National and regional estimates of term and preterm babies born small for gestational age in 138 low-income and middle-income countries in 2010 Anne CC Lee et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access	25 Jun 2013	868
10	Countdown to 2015 decade report (2000–10): taking stock of maternal, newborn, and child survival Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta et al. · The Lancet	Jun 2010	834
11	The power of positive deviance David Russell Marsh, Dirk G. Schroeder, Kirk A. Dearden et al. · BMJ Open access	11 Nov 2004	807
12	Stillbirths: Where? When? Why? How to make the data count? Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Hannah K. Blencowe, Robert Pattinson et al. · The Lancet	Apr 2011	801
13	Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors	Oct 2025	762
14	Community-Based Interventions for Improving Perinatal and Neonatal Health Outcomes in Developing Countries: A Review of the Evidence Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Gary L. Darmstadt, Babar Sultan Hasan et al. · PEDIATRICS	Feb 2005	712
15	Kangaroo Mother Care and Neonatal Outcomes: A Meta-analysis Ellen O'Neal Boundy, Roya Dastjerdi, Donna L. Spiegelman et al. · PEDIATRICS ReviewOpen access	23 Dec 2015	699
16	Gender, Identity, and Language Use in Teenage Blogs David A. Huffaker, Sandra L. Calvert · Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication	23 Jun 2006	649
17	Oil and Gas Projects in the Western Amazon: Threats to Wilderness, Biodiversity, and Indigenous Peoples Matt Finer, Clinton N. Jenkins, Stuart L. Pimm et al. · PLoS ONE Open access	12 Aug 2008	612
18	Effect of community-based newborn-care intervention package implemented through two service-delivery strategies in Sylhet district, Bangladesh: a cluster-randomised controlled trial Abdullah Hel Baqui, Shams El Arifeen, Gary L. Darmstadt et al. · The Lancet	Jun 2008	605
19	Two million intrapartum-related stillbirths and neonatal deaths: Where, why, and what can be done? Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Anne CC Lee, Mary V. Kinney et al. · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics Open access	Oct 2009	575
20	'Kangaroo mother care' to prevent neonatal deaths due to preterm birth complications Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Judith R. M. Mwansa-Kambafwile, Bernardo Lessa Horta et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology Open access	26 Mar 2010	542
21	Proliferation of Hydroelectric Dams in the Andean Amazon and Implications for Andes-Amazon Connectivity Matt Finer, Clinton N. Jenkins · PLoS ONE Open access	18 Apr 2012	532
22	Estimating the causes of 4 million neonatal deaths in the year 2000 Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Katarzyna Wilczynska-Ketende, Simon Cousens · International Journal of Epidemiology	23 Mar 2006	524
23	Quality maternity care for every woman, everywhere: a call to action Marjorie A. Koblinsky, Cheryl A. Moyer, Clara Calvert et al. · The Lancet Open access	16 Sep 2016	505
24	Neonatal resuscitation and immediate newborn assessment and stimulation for the prevention of neonatal deaths: a systematic review, meta-analysis and Delphi estimation of mortality effect Anne CC Lee, Simon Cousens, Stephen N. Wall et al. · BMC Public Health ReviewOpen access	13 Apr 2011	503
25	Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors	Oct 2025	500
26	Stillbirths: ending preventable deaths by 2030 Luc de Bernis, Mary V. Kinney, William R. Stones et al. · The Lancet Open access	18 Jan 2016	482
27	Global Conservation Significance of Ecuador's Yasuní National Park Margot Bass, Matt Finer, Clinton N. Jenkins et al. · PLoS ONE Open access	19 Jan 2010	431
28	Setting Research Priorities to Reduce Almost One Million Deaths from Birth Asphyxia by 2015 Joy Elizabeth Lawn et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access	11 Jan 2011	371
29	Count every newborn; a measurement improvement roadmap for coverage data Sarah G. Moxon et al. · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Open access	11 Sep 2015	366
30	Neonatal resuscitation in low-resource settings: What, who, and how to overcome challenges to scale up? Stephen N. Wall, Anne CC Lee, Susan Niermeyer et al. · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics Open access	Oct 2009	361
31	Estimates of possible severe bacterial infection in neonates in sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia, and Latin America for 2012: a systematic review and meta-analysis Anna C. Seale, Hannah K. Blencowe, Alexander Ansah Manu et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases ReviewOpen access	25 Jun 2014	335
32	Achieving the health Millennium Development Goals for South Africa: challenges and priorities Mickey Chopra, Joy Elizabeth Lawn, David M. Sanders et al. · The Lancet	26 Aug 2009	319
33	Born Too Soon: Care for the preterm baby Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Ruth Davidge, Vinod Kumar Paul et al. · Reproductive Health Open access	Nov 2013	316
34	Positioning resilience for 2015: the role of resistance, incremental adjustment and transformation in disaster risk management policy David Matyas, Mark Pelling · Disasters Open access	10 Dec 2014	312
35	Systematic scaling up of neonatal care in countries Rudolf Knippenberg, Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Gary L. Darmstadt et al. · The Lancet	Mar 2005	303
36	Kangaroo mother care: a systematic review of barriers and enablers Grace J Chan, Amy S. Labar, Stephen N. Wall et al. · Bulletin of the World Health Organization ReviewOpen access	3 Dec 2015	299
37	Improvement of perinatal and newborn care in rural Pakistan through community-based strategies: a cluster-randomised effectiveness trial Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Simon Cousens et al. · The Lancet	2011	291
38	Enduring Poverty and the Conditions of Childhood: Lifecourse and Intergenerational Poverty Transmissions Caroline Harper, Rachel Marcus, Karen Moore · World Development	Mar 2003	285
39	Primary health care: making Alma-Ata a reality John D. Walley, Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Anne Tinker et al. · The Lancet	Sep 2008	281
40	Research Review: Psychosocial adjustment and mental health in former child soldiers – a systematic review of the literature and recommendations for future research Theresa Stichick Betancourt, Ivelina Borisova, Timothy P. Williams et al. · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry ReviewOpen access	12 Oct 2012	279
41	60 million non-facility births: Who can deliver in community settings to reduce intrapartum-related deaths? Gary L. Darmstadt, Anne CC Lee, Simon Cousens et al. · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics Open access	Oct 2009	267
42	The quality–coverage gap in antenatal care: toward better measurement of effective coverage Stephen Hodgins, Alexis D’Agostino · Global Health Science and Practice Open access	8 Apr 2014	250
43	Newborn survival: a multi-country analysis of a decade of change Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Mary V. Kinney, Robert E. Black et al. · Health Policy and Planning Open access	7 Jun 2012	247
44	Neonatal mortality in Ethiopia: trends and determinants Yared Mekonnen, Biruk Tensou, Daniel S. Telake et al. · BMC Public Health Open access	17 May 2013	247
45	Counting every stillbirth and neonatal death through mortality audit to improve quality of care for every pregnant woman and her baby Kate J. Kerber, Matthews Mathai, Gwyneth Lewis et al. · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Open access	11 Sep 2015	247
46	Newborn survival in low resource settings—are we delivering? Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Kate J. Kerber, Christabel Chika Enweronu-Laryea et al. · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology	4 Sep 2009	236
47	Inpatient care of small and sick newborns: a multi-country analysis of health system bottlenecks and potential solutions Sarah G. Moxon, Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Kim Dickson et al. · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Open access	11 Sep 2015	234
48	What is kangaroo mother care? Systematic review of the literature Grace J Chan, Bina Valsangkar, Sandhya Kajeepeta et al. · Journal of Global Health ReviewOpen access	15 Mar 2016	232
49	Reducing Intrapartum-Related Neonatal Deaths in Low- and Middle-Income Countries—What Works? Stephen N. Wall, Anne CC Lee, Waldemar A. Carlo et al. · Seminars in Perinatology	19 Nov 2010	229
50	Impact of topical oils on the skin barrier: possible implications for neonatal health in developing countries Gary L. Darmstadt, M Mao-Qiang, Emil Chi et al. · Acta Paediatrica	May 2002	229

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