Assefa Desalew

21.8k total citations
35 papers, 408 citations indexed

About

Assefa Desalew is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Assefa Desalew has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 408 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 10 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Assefa Desalew's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (17 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (10 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (8 papers). Assefa Desalew is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (17 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (10 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (8 papers). Assefa Desalew collaborates with scholars based in Ethiopia, Netherlands and Belgium. Assefa Desalew's co-authors include Agumasie Semahegn, Yitagesu Sintayehu, Merga Dheresa, Gezahegn Tesfaye, Tilahun Ali, Biftu Geda, Firehiwot Amare, Teshager Worku, Abraham Nigussie Mekuria and Mandaras Tariku and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Assefa Desalew

29 papers receiving 397 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Assefa Desalew Ethiopia 14 199 105 80 74 72 35 408
Selma Cristina Franco Brazil 13 91 0.5× 51 0.5× 154 1.9× 141 1.9× 52 0.7× 35 371
Hamid Yimam Hassen Ethiopia 13 78 0.4× 99 0.9× 91 1.1× 21 0.3× 120 1.7× 50 396
Gro Nylander Norway 11 120 0.6× 111 1.1× 42 0.5× 84 1.1× 47 0.7× 29 414
Charles C. Chima United States 9 214 1.1× 70 0.7× 65 0.8× 58 0.8× 89 1.2× 19 383
Nana Matoba United States 10 189 0.9× 53 0.5× 64 0.8× 163 2.2× 99 1.4× 22 484
Nasibeh Sharifi Iran 10 80 0.4× 36 0.3× 80 1.0× 38 0.5× 93 1.3× 34 253
Pushpa Jayawardana Sri Lanka 11 114 0.6× 26 0.2× 68 0.8× 59 0.8× 158 2.2× 32 430
Kumudu Wijewardene Sri Lanka 9 65 0.3× 51 0.5× 56 0.7× 31 0.4× 79 1.1× 17 341
L. Hidalgo Spain 11 110 0.6× 31 0.3× 96 1.2× 21 0.3× 110 1.5× 26 416
Bayu Begashaw Bekele Ethiopia 10 87 0.4× 46 0.4× 53 0.7× 75 1.0× 24 0.3× 25 288

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Assefa Desalew

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Assefa Desalew. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Assefa Desalew based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Assefa Desalew. Assefa Desalew is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Desalew, Assefa, et al.. (2025). Pregnant women’s sleep quality and its associated factors among antenatal care attendants in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 15613–15613. 1 indexed citations
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Desalew, Assefa, et al.. (2024). Time to Death and Its Predictors among Neonates Hospitalized with Sepsis in Eastern Ethiopia. BioMed Research International. 2024. 1–10. 2 indexed citations
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Desalew, Assefa, et al.. (2024). Predictors of congenital anomalies among neonates admitted to public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia: a case–control study. Journal of International Medical Research. 52(3). 3649294381–3649294381. 2 indexed citations
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Weldegebreal, Fitsum, et al.. (2022). Tuberculous Meningitis in Children: Treatment Outcomes at Discharge and Its Associated Factors in Eastern Ethiopia: A Five Years Retrospective Study. Infection and Drug Resistance. Volume 15. 2743–2751. 6 indexed citations
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Dheresa, Merga, et al.. (2022). Fear of childbirth among pregnant women in Eastern Ethiopia: A community-based study. Midwifery. 116. 103515–103515. 13 indexed citations
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Solomon, Yonatan, et al.. (2021). Minimum Dietary Diversity Practice and Associated Factors among Children Aged 6 to 23 Months in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Global Pediatric Health. 8. 2333794X21996630–2333794X21996630. 13 indexed citations
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Alemayehu, Tadesse, et al.. (2021). Knowledge and involvement of husbands in the reproductive rights of women in Harar, eastern Ethiopia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 3901889272–3901889272. 3 indexed citations
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Ali, Tilahun, Mekonnen Sisay, Mandaras Tariku, Abraham Nigussie Mekuria, & Assefa Desalew. (2021). Antipsychotic-induced extrapyramidal side effects: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. PLoS ONE. 16(9). e0257129–e0257129. 33 indexed citations
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Sendo, Endalew Gemechu, et al.. (2021). Risk Factors Associated with Breast Cancer among Women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Unmatched Case–Control Study. International Journal of Women s Health. Volume 13. 101–110. 15 indexed citations
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Sintayehu, Yitagesu, et al.. (2020). Knowledge of Basic Neonatal Resuscitation and Associated Factors Among Midwives and Nurses in Public Health Institutions in Eastern Ethiopia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Dheresa, Merga, et al.. (2020). Cervical Cancer Screening Utilization and Associated Factors Among Women Aged 30 to 49 Years in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia. Cancer Control. 27(1). 1148393965–1148393965. 33 indexed citations
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Sintayehu, Yitagesu, et al.. (2020). Basic neonatal resuscitation skills of midwives and nurses in Eastern Ethiopia are not well retained: An observational study. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0236194–e0236194. 19 indexed citations
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Sintayehu, Yitagesu, et al.. (2020). <p>Knowledge of Basic Neonatal Resuscitation and Associated Factors Among Midwives and Nurses in Public Health Institutions in Eastern Ethiopia</p>. International Journal of General Medicine. Volume 13. 225–233. 14 indexed citations
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Desalew, Assefa, et al.. (2019). Associated Factors with Low Birth Weight in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. BioMed Research International. 2019. 1–8. 36 indexed citations
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