Chris Desmond

Also affiliated with Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Health Systems Trust, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Social SciencesHealth ProfessionsNursingMedicine

Pilot corpus only

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Top 5%percentile

0.373Author DataRank

Indexed papers

1in pilot corpus

datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6· scope data_onlyMethodology

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The highest-impact dataset this researcher has shared, ranked by DataRank — the single contribution doing the most to lift their data-sharing standing.

The Asenze Cohort Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: protocol and cohort profile

Epidemiology and Health(2022)10.4178/epih.e2022037

Top 48%

0.373DataRank

Top 48%11 citations

Gabriella A. Norwitz, Jane Kvalsvig, Rachel S. Gruver, Shuaib Kauchali, Kathryn Watt +4 more

Papers

Driven by 16 papers — median percentile 52. Top paper: “The Asenze Cohort Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: protocol and cohort profile”.

The Asenze Cohort Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: protocol and cohort profile

Epidemiology and Health(2022)10.4178/epih.e2022037

Top 48%

0.373DataRank

Top 48%11 citations

Gabriella A. Norwitz, Jane Kvalsvig, Rachel S. Gruver, Shuaib Kauchali, Kathryn Watt +4 more

Accelerating achievement for Africa’s adolescents

Contemporary Social Science(2025)10.1080/21582041.2025.2561650

N/A

0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Lucie Cluver, Chris Desmond, Mark Orkin, William E. Rudgard, Elona Toska +13 more

Characteristics of adolescents aged 15-19 years living with vertically and horizontally acquired HIV in Nampula, Mozambique

PLoS ONE(2021)10.1371/journal.pone.0250218

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

20 citations

Kirsty Brittain, Allison Zerbe, Claude A. Mellins, Joana Falcão, Aleny Couto +9 more

Global, regional, and national minimum estimates of children affected by COVID-19-associated orphanhood and caregiver death, by age and family circumstance up to Oct 31, 2021: an updated modelling study

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health(2022)10.1016/s2352-4642(22)00005-0

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

93 citations

Susan D. Hillis, Lucie Cluver, Seth Flaxman, Philip Goldman, Alexander Butchart +12 more

From surviving to thriving: integrating mental health care into HIV, community, and family services for adolescents living with HIV

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health(2022)10.1016/s2352-4642(22)00101-8

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

50 citations

Lorraine Sherr, Elona Toska, Siyanai Zhou, Claude-Ann Mellins, Olayinka Omigbodun +11 more

Association between caregiver and household alcohol use and child behavior problems in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Child Psychiatry & Human Development(2022)10.1007/s10578-022-01342-7

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Emma Alexander, Sílvia S. Martins, Saloshni Naidoo, Rachel S. Gruver, Chris Desmond +2 more

The impact of family support and organization on adolescents during school closure under Covid-19 lockdown regulations in an area of South Africa

PLoS ONE(2023)10.1371/journal.pone.0288501

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Myra Taylor, Kathryn Watt, Chris Desmond, Jane Kvalsvig

The impact of caregiver mental health on child prosocial behavior: A longitudinal analysis of children and caregivers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

PLoS ONE(2023)10.1371/journal.pone.0290788

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Chris Desmond, Rachel S. Gruver, Jane Kvalsvig, Amaleah F. Mirti, Shuaib Kauchali +2 more

The social determinants of adolescent anxiety and depression in peri-urban South Africa

PLOS mental health.(2024)10.1371/journal.pmen.0000173

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Kathryn Watt, Leslie L. Davidson, Chris Desmond, Laura Rossouw

Does perceived caregiver HIV stigma and depression increase adolescent neuro-behavioral difficulties? A mediation analysis in the Asenze Cohort

Research Square(2024)10.21203/rs.3.rs-4543382/v1

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Jeremy C. Kane, Kathryn Watt, Chris Desmond, Rachel S. Gruver, Adele Munsami +4 more

Adolescent Mental Health and School Belonging in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Subsequent Government Lockdowns

Journal of Adolescent Health(2025)10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.11.240

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Sanele Mvelase, Jeremy C. Kane, Rachel S. Gruver, Chris Desmond, Leslie L. Davidson +1 more

Determinants of school dropout in the Asenze cohort study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies(2025)10.1080/17450128.2025.2539732

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Furzana Timol, Chris Desmond, Jeremy C. Kane, Leslie L. Davidson, Elizabeth A. Kelvin

Early transition markers, opportunities, and limitations that define pathways into the labour market from adolescence to adulthood in South Africa

Development Policy Review(2025)10.1111/dpr.12829

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Kathryn Watt, Furzana Timol, Leslie L. Davidson, Chris Desmond, Laura Rossouw

A new vehicle to accelerate the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The Lancet Global Health(2020)10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30103-0

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

45 citations

Lucie Cluver, Chris Desmond, Elona Toska, Larry Aber, Mandeep Dhaliwal +3 more

The impact of grit on adolescent resilience in examining longitudinal mental health outcomes in peri-rural South Africa

Research Square(2025)10.21203/rs.3.rs-6558246/v1

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Candice Ramsammy, Furzana Timol, Jeremy C. Kane, Leslie L. Davidson, Chris Desmond +1 more

Violence prevention accelerators for children and adolescents in South Africa: A path analysis using two pooled cohorts

PLoS Medicine(2020)10.1371/journal.pmed.1003383

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

42 citations

William E. Rudgard, Elona Toska, Siyanai Zhou, Laurence Campeau, Yulia Shenderovich +7 more

Chris Desmond

Indexed papers

Top data-sharing exemplar

Papers