Anayda Portela

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Anayda Portela is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anayda Portela has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 29 papers in General Health Professions and 29 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in Anayda Portela's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (43 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (26 papers) and Child and Adolescent Health (13 papers). Anayda Portela is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (43 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (26 papers) and Child and Adolescent Health (13 papers). Anayda Portela collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and Australia. Anayda Portela's co-authors include Fran McConville, Özge Tunçalp, Matthew Chersich, Liz Comrie‐Thomson, Stanley Lüchters, Cicely Marston, Maurice Bucagu, Jessica Davis, A Metin Gülmezoglu and Mercedes Bonet and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Anayda Portela

61 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience—going beyond survival

2017 269 citations Özge Tunçalp, Anayda Portela et al. profile →
Involving men to improve maternal and newborn health: A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions

2018 250 citations Liz Comrie‐Thomson, Anayda Portela et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anayda Portela Switzerland	26	1.7k	888	862	508	453	66	2.5k
Address Malata Malawi	23	1.9k 1.1×	808 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	540 1.1×	250 0.6×	69	2.6k
Jelle Stekelenburg Netherlands	31	2.0k 1.2×	667 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	408 0.8×	352 0.8×	138	3.0k
Raymond Aborigo Ghana	24	1.1k 0.7×	608 0.7×	451 0.5×	399 0.8×	397 0.9×	85	1.9k
Helga Fogstad Switzerland	16	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	470 0.5×	289 0.6×	576 1.3×	25	2.5k
Claudia Hanson Sweden	27	2.0k 1.2×	803 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	394 0.8×	356 0.8×	160	3.0k
Rose Mpembeni Tanzania	30	1.8k 1.1×	901 1.0×	458 0.5×	379 0.7×	739 1.6×	92	2.8k
Mats Målqvist Sweden	33	1.8k 1.1×	840 0.9×	502 0.6×	302 0.6×	589 1.3×	118	2.7k
Bilal Iqbal Avan United Kingdom	23	1.0k 0.6×	554 0.6×	409 0.5×	404 0.8×	231 0.5×	76	1.7k
Ben Bellows Kenya	25	1.8k 1.0×	742 0.8×	710 0.8×	241 0.5×	310 0.7×	78	2.2k
Mesganaw Fantahun Ethiopia	23	1.1k 0.7×	784 0.9×	300 0.3×	386 0.8×	407 0.9×	69	1.9k

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Strong, Joe, et al.. (2025). Interventions to reduce the effects of air pollution and of extreme heat on maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes: a mapping of the literature. Journal of Global Health. 15. 4035–4035. 1 indexed citations

Chamillard, Mónica, et al.. (2025). Similarities and differences in international clinical practice guidelines for preeclampsia diagnosis and diagnostics: a scoping review. Hypertension in Pregnancy. 44(1). 2532489–2532489.

Portela, Anayda, et al.. (2024). Interventions to maintain essential services for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review of evidence from low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Global Health. 14. 5024–5024.

Lewin, Simon, Étienne V Langlois, Özge Tunçalp, & Anayda Portela. (2024). Assessing unConventional Evidence (ACE) tool: development and content of a tool to assess the strengths and limitations of ‘unconventional’ source materials. Health Research Policy and Systems. 22(1). 2–2. 2 indexed citations

Brimicombe, Chloe, Anayda Portela, Nathalie Roos, et al.. (2024). A scoping review on heat indices used to measure the effects of heat on maternal and perinatal health. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). e000308–e000308. 6 indexed citations

Sharkey, Alyssa, et al.. (2024). National COVID-19 preparedness and response plans: a global review from the perspective of services for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and older people. BMJ Global Health. 9(3). e013711–e013711. 1 indexed citations

Smith, Helen, Aleena M. Wojcieszek, Antonella Lavelanet, et al.. (2024). Integrating international policy standards in the implementation of postnatal care: a rapid review. BMJ Global Health. 8(Suppl 2). e014033–e014033.

Minckas, Nicole, Ornella Lincetto, Özge Tunçalp, et al.. (2023). Measuring experience of and satisfaction with newborn care: a scoping review of tools and measures. BMJ Global Health. 8(Suppl 2). e011104–e011104. 3 indexed citations

Salia, Emmanuella L., Özge Tunçalp, Anayda Portela, et al.. (2023). Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(10). e0002449–e0002449. 6 indexed citations

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Dada, Sara, Anayda Portela, Aoife De Brún, et al.. (2023). What’s in a name? Unpacking ‘CommunityBlank’ terminology in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health: a scoping review. BMJ Global Health. 8(2). e009423–e009423. 12 indexed citations

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Beňová, Lenka, Aline Semaan, Anayda Portela, et al.. (2023). Facilitators and barriers of implementation of routine postnatal care guidelines for women: A systematic scoping review using critical interpretive synthesis. Journal of Global Health. 13. 4176–4176. 4 indexed citations

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Smith, Helen, et al.. (2023). Stakeholder’s perspectives of postnatal discharge: a qualitative evidence synthesis. BMJ Global Health. 8(Suppl 2). e011766–e011766. 5 indexed citations

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Portela, Anayda, et al.. (2023). Stakeholders’ perspectives on the acceptability and feasibility of maternity waiting homes: a qualitative synthesis. Reproductive Health. 20(1). 101–101. 1 indexed citations

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Storey, J. Douglas, Manoja Kumar Das, Emma Sacks, et al.. (2020). Global research priorities for social, behavioural and community engagement interventions for maternal, newborn and child health. Health Research Policy and Systems. 18(1). 97–97. 11 indexed citations

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Hilber, Adriane Martin, Joanna Paula Cordero, Victoria Boydell, et al.. (2020). Social accountability for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health: A review of reviews. PLoS ONE. 15(10). e0238776–e0238776. 6 indexed citations

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Chang, Yan‐Shing, Kirstie Coxon, Anayda Portela, Marie Furuta, & Debra Bick. (2017). Interventions to support effective communication between maternity care staff and women in labour: A mixed-methods systematic review. Midwifery. 59. 4–16. 50 indexed citations

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Coast, Ernestina, Eleri Jones, Samantha R. Lattof, & Anayda Portela. (2016). Effectiveness of interventions to provide culturally appropriate maternity care in increasing uptake of skilled maternity care: a systematic review. Health Policy and Planning. 31(10). 1479–1491. 39 indexed citations

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Chersich, Matthew, Duane Blaauw, Mari Dumbaugh, et al.. (2016). Mapping of research on maternal health interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a review of 2292 publications between 2000 and 2012. Globalization and Health. 12(1). 52–52. 19 indexed citations

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Azevedo, Marina Sousa, Anayda Portela, Ana Regina Romano, & Maximiliano Sérgio Cenci. (2015). Prevalence of Teething Symptoms in Primary Teeth and Associated Factors: Cross-Sectional Study in Children aged 12-23 months in Pelotas, Brazil. Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada. 15(1). 217–225. 6 indexed citations

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Comrie‐Thomson, Liz, Frances H Ampt, Anayda Portela, et al.. (2015). Challenging gender inequity through male involvement in maternal and newborn health: critical assessment of an emerging evidence base. Culture Health & Sexuality. 17(sup2). 177–189. 88 indexed citations

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