Blerta Maliqi

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 831 citations indexed

About

Blerta Maliqi is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Blerta Maliqi has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 831 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 20 papers in General Health Professions and 8 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Blerta Maliqi's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (25 papers), Global Health Care Issues (9 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 papers). Blerta Maliqi is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (25 papers), Global Health Care Issues (9 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 papers). Blerta Maliqi collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and United Kingdom. Blerta Maliqi's co-authors include Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Bernadette Daelmans, Andrés de Francisco, Jennifer Requejo, Joy E Lawn, César G. Victora, Mickey Chopra, Peter Berman, Aluísio J. D. Barros and Holly Newby and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Blerta Maliqi

23 papers receiving 803 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.

  1. Countdown to 2015: a decade of tracking progress for maternal, newborn, and child survival
    2015 389 citations César G. Victora, Jennifer Requejo et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers

Blerta Maliqi
Almamy Malick Kanté United States
Anni‐Maria Pulkki‐Brännström Sweden
Gertrude Namazzi Uganda
Moke Magoma Tanzania
Gbenga A Kayode Netherlands
Rudolf Knippenberg United States
Suresh Tamang United States
Jamuna Shrestha Nepal
Mutebi Aloysius Uganda
Sachiyo Yoshida Switzerland
Almamy Malick Kanté United States
Blerta Maliqi
Citations per year, relative to Blerta Maliqi Blerta Maliqi (= 1×) peers Almamy Malick Kanté

Countries citing papers authored by Blerta Maliqi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Blerta Maliqi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Blerta Maliqi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Blerta Maliqi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Blerta Maliqi 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 Blerta Maliqi. Blerta Maliqi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fonseca, Válter R., Damir Ivanković, Blerta Maliqi, et al.. (2025). Quality of care in an era of global challenges: A transformational vision for WHO European Region and beyond. European Journal of Public Health.
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Maliqi, Blerta, et al.. (2024). Private sector quality of care for maternal, new-born, and child health in low-and-middle-income countries: a secondary review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1369792–1369792.
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Maliqi, Blerta, et al.. (2024). Strengthening the policy, implementation, and accountability environment for quality care: experiences from quality of care network countries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 1292510–1292510. 1 indexed citations
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Creanga, Andreea A., et al.. (2023). Maternal health policy environment and the relationship with service utilization in low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Global Health. 13. 4025–4025. 6 indexed citations
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Lattof, Samantha R., et al.. (2023). Engaging the private sector to deliver quality maternal and newborn health services for universal health coverage: lessons from policy dialogues. BMJ Global Health. 8(Suppl 5). e008939–e008939. 5 indexed citations
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Maliqi, Blerta, et al.. (2023). Prepared health systems provide quality care at all times. BMJ. 380. e072698–e072698. 7 indexed citations
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Maliqi, Blerta, et al.. (2023). Networks of care to strengthen primary healthcare in resource constrained settings. BMJ. 380. e071833–e071833. 13 indexed citations
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Maliqi, Blerta, et al.. (2023). Assessing the neonatal health policy landscape in low- and middle-income countries: Findings from the 2018 WHO SRMNCAH policy survey. Journal of Global Health. 13. 4024–4024. 1 indexed citations
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Strong, Joe, et al.. (2021). Experiences of private sector quality care amongst mothers, newborns, and children in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research. 21(1). 1311–1311. 15 indexed citations
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Briggs, Jane, et al.. (2018). How to assure access of essential RMNCH medicines by looking at policy and systems factors: an analysis of countdown to 2015 countries. BMC Health Services Research. 18(1). 952–952. 9 indexed citations
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Pronyk, Paul, et al.. (2016). The UN Commission on Life Saving Commodities 3 years on: global progress update and results of a multicountry assessment. The Lancet Global Health. 4(4). e276–e286. 29 indexed citations
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Singh, Neha, Luis Huicho, Hoviyeh Afnan‐Holmes, et al.. (2016). Countdown to 2015 country case studies: systematic tools to address the “black box” of health systems and policy assessment. BMC Public Health. 16(S2). 790–790. 23 indexed citations
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Lassi, Zohra S, et al.. (2016). Systematic review on human resources for health interventions to improve maternal health outcomes: evidence from low- and middle-income countries. Human Resources for Health. 14(1). 10–10. 66 indexed citations
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Anderson, Ian, Blerta Maliqi, Henrik Axelson, & Mikael Østergren. (2016). How can health ministries present persuasive investment plans for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health?. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 94(6). 468–474. 7 indexed citations
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Victora, César G., Jennifer Requejo, Aluísio J. D. Barros, et al.. (2015). Countdown to 2015: a decade of tracking progress for maternal, newborn, and child survival. The Lancet. 387(10032). 2049–2059. 389 indexed citations breakdown →
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Requejo, Jennifer, Jennifer Bryce, Aluísio J. D. Barros, et al.. (2014). Countdown to 2015 and beyond: fulfilling the health agenda for women and children. The Lancet. 385(9966). 466–476. 169 indexed citations
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Gupta, Neeru, Blerta Maliqi, Frank Nyonator, et al.. (2011). Human resources for maternal, newborn and child health: from measurement and planning to performance for improved health outcomes. Human Resources for Health. 9(1). 16–16. 59 indexed citations

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