Afaf Ibrahim Meleis

15.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
161 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Afaf Ibrahim Meleis is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Afaf Ibrahim Meleis has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in General Health Professions, 57 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 23 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Afaf Ibrahim Meleis's work include Work-Family Balance Challenges (18 papers), Cultural Competency in Health Care (16 papers) and Global Health Workforce Issues (14 papers). Afaf Ibrahim Meleis is often cited by papers focused on Work-Family Balance Challenges (18 papers), Cultural Competency in Health Care (16 papers) and Global Health Workforce Issues (14 papers). Afaf Ibrahim Meleis collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Uganda. Afaf Ibrahim Meleis's co-authors include Eun‐Ok Im, Betty D. Pearson, Linda M. Sawyer, DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, Karen Schumacher, Harvey V. Fineberg, Julio Frenk, Ariel Pablos-Méndez, Nigel Crisp and Lincoln Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Afaf Ibrahim Meleis

158 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world

2010 3.7k citations Julio Frenk, Lincoln Chen et al. The Lancet profile →
Experiencing Transitions: An Emerging Middle-Range Theory

2000 1.1k citations Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, Eun‐Ok Im et al. profile →
Theoretical Nursing: Development and Progress

1985 611 citations Afaf Ibrahim Meleis et al. profile →
Transitions Theory: Middle Range and Situation Specific Theories in Nursing Research and Practice

2010 517 citations Afaf Ibrahim Meleis Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
Challenges and opportunities for educating health professionals after the COVID-19 pandemic

2022 143 citations Julio Frenk, Liang-Chia Chen et al. The Lancet profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Afaf Ibrahim Meleis United States	41	4.9k	3.7k	2.2k	1.7k	1.6k	161	10.6k
Helena Leino‐Kilpi Finland	64	8.4k 1.7×	4.3k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	531	15.0k
Brendan McCormack United Kingdom	48	9.4k 1.9×	3.3k 0.9×	982 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	484 0.3×	307	13.4k
Fiona Timmins Ireland	35	2.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	483 0.3×	211	7.9k
Carole A. Estabrooks Canada	66	8.8k 1.8×	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	767 0.5×	598 0.4×	277	12.4k
Alison Kitson Australia	51	8.7k 1.8×	3.0k 0.8×	835 0.4×	750 0.4×	557 0.3×	255	13.0k
Greta G. Cummings Canada	63	7.6k 1.6×	1.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	252	14.1k
Ilene Harris United States	30	3.1k 0.6×	3.1k 0.9×	847 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	525 0.3×	108	9.2k
Debra Creedy Australia	51	2.0k 0.4×	4.5k 1.2×	1.3k 0.6×	3.3k 2.0×	541 0.3×	320	10.4k
Elizabeth Halcomb Australia	44	3.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.3×	866 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	992 0.6×	293	7.4k
Ian Norman United Kingdom	52	3.9k 0.8×	2.0k 0.5×	739 0.3×	1.5k 0.9×	442 0.3×	231	8.4k

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Frenk, Julio, et al.. (2022). Challenges and opportunities for educating health professionals after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet. 400(10362). 1539–1556. 143 indexed citations breakdown →

Birch, Eugénie L., Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, & Susan M. Wachter. (2011). Women's Health and the World's Cities. University of Pennsylvania Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations

Frenk, Julio, Lincoln Chen, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, et al.. (2010). Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world. The Lancet. 376(9756). 1923–1958. 3676 indexed citations breakdown →

Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Lincoln Chen, Jordan J. Cohen, et al.. (2010). Education of health professionals for the 21st century: a global independent Commission. The Lancet. 375(9721). 1137–1138. 96 indexed citations

Siantz, Mary Lou de Leon & Afaf Ibrahim Meleis. (2007). Integrating Cultural Competence Into Nursing Education and Practice: 21st Century Action Steps. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 18(1_suppl). 86S–90S. 35 indexed citations

Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim. (2005). Safe Womanhood Is Not Safe Motherhood: Policy Implications. Health Care For Women International. 26(6). 464–471. 12 indexed citations

Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim. (2004). Shortage of nurses means shortage of nurse scientists. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 49(2). 111–111. 5 indexed citations

Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim, et al.. (2002). MAN WORKS FROM SUN TO SUN, BUT WOMAN'S WORK IS NEVER DONE: INSIGHTS ON RESEARCH AND POLICY. Health Care For Women International. 23(6-7). 742–753. 20 indexed citations

Im, Eun‐Ok, Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, & Young Sook Park. (1999). A feminist critique of research on menopausal experience of Korean women. Research in Nursing & Health. 22(5). 410–420. 15 indexed citations

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Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim & Eun‐Ok Im. (1999). Transcending marginalization in knowledge development. Nursing Inquiry. 6(2). 94–102. 60 indexed citations

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Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim, et al.. (1998). Immigrant Women and Their Health: An Olive Paper. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 17 indexed citations

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Messias, DeAnne K. Hilfinger, et al.. (1997). Expanding the visibility of women's work: Policy implications. Nursing Outlook. 45(6). 258–264. 4 indexed citations

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Hattar‐Pollara, Marianne & Afaf Ibrahim Meleis. (1995). Parenting their adolescents: The experiences of Jordanian immigrant women in California. Health Care For Women International. 16(3). 195–211. 28 indexed citations

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Hall, Joanne M., Patricia E. Stevens, & Afaf Ibrahim Meleis. (1992). Developing the construct of role integration: A narrative analysis of women clerical workers' daily lives. Research in Nursing & Health. 15(6). 447–457. 24 indexed citations

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Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim. (1992). On the way to scholarship: From master's to doctorate. Journal of Professional Nursing. 8(6). 328–334. 27 indexed citations

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Stevens, Patricia E. & Afaf Ibrahim Meleis. (1991). Maternal role of clerical workers: A feminist analysis. Social Science & Medicine. 32(12). 1425–1433. 13 indexed citations

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Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim. (1991). Between two cultures: Identity, roles, and health. Health Care For Women International. 12(4). 365–377. 69 indexed citations

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Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim. (1986). Nancy Fraser: riconoscimento o redistribuzione?. PubMed. 161–164. 14 indexed citations

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Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim. (1979). The health care system of Kuwait: The social paradoxes. Social Science & Medicine Part A Medical Sociology. 13(6). 743–749. 13 indexed citations

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Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim. (1977). Does nursing intervention make a difference? A test of the ROSP. Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania). 1 indexed citations

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