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Laura J. Ruhl

Medicine · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Global Maternal and Child HealthChild Nutrition and Water AccessPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareGlobal Health and SurgeryEmployment and Welfare Studies

Publications

33

Citations

441

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
AI-generated

Laura J. Ruhl conducts global health research focused on maternal, newborn, and child health, largely in western Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa. Her work evaluates community-based programs that combine group health education, peer support, and microfinance to improve health behaviors and access to care. She has also studied health-related topics in the United States, such as hospitalizations tied to drug dependence.

Maternal, newborn, and child healthCommunity-based health programsMicrofinance and health educationGlobal health in Sub-Saharan AfricaHealth disparities and access to care

Publication activity rose to a peak around 2019–2021 and has since slowed to a lower, steady rate of roughly two per year.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 3 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 6 publications6212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Research Square×6
  • Proceedings of IMPRS×4
  • International Journal for Equity in Health×3
  • BMJ Global Health×2
  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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