Els Leye

2.0k total citations
57 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Els Leye is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Els Leye has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 27 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Els Leye's work include Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues (36 papers), Genital Health and Disease (27 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (11 papers). Els Leye is often cited by papers focused on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues (36 papers), Genital Health and Disease (27 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (11 papers). Els Leye collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Mozambique and Uganda. Els Leye's co-authors include Gily Coene, Marleen Temmerman, Marleen Temmerman, Kristien Michielsen, Viola N. Nyakato, Anna B. Ninsiima, Elizabeth Kemigisha, R. Elise B. Johansen, Nancy Kidula and K Fonck and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Els Leye

56 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Els Leye Belgium 22 722 551 452 275 243 57 1.3k
Webster Mavhu Zimbabwe 22 373 0.5× 407 0.7× 706 1.6× 49 0.2× 286 1.2× 74 1.5k
Marge Berer United States 16 536 0.7× 77 0.1× 365 0.8× 135 0.5× 535 2.2× 60 1.1k
P. Stanley Yoder United States 15 238 0.3× 155 0.3× 187 0.4× 81 0.3× 141 0.6× 32 702
Sara Johnsdotter Sweden 23 793 1.1× 580 1.1× 194 0.4× 255 0.9× 305 1.3× 64 1.4k
Joyce A. Adams United States 19 143 0.2× 122 0.2× 339 0.8× 377 1.4× 384 1.6× 35 1.3k
Nicole Warren United States 14 306 0.4× 86 0.2× 171 0.4× 57 0.2× 180 0.7× 50 655
David Fine United States 18 177 0.2× 50 0.1× 550 1.2× 282 1.0× 44 0.2× 27 1.2k
Summer L. Martins United States 20 591 0.8× 36 0.1× 538 1.2× 72 0.3× 296 1.2× 46 1.2k
Linda Piccinino United States 8 515 0.7× 26 0.0× 378 0.8× 170 0.6× 291 1.2× 11 1.2k
Ana Luíza Vilela Borges Brazil 20 496 0.7× 30 0.1× 648 1.4× 75 0.3× 378 1.6× 123 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Els Leye

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Fields of papers citing papers by Els Leye

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Els Leye

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Els Leye. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Els Leye 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 Els Leye. Els Leye 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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Barrett, Hazel, et al.. (2020). Transforming social norms to end FGM in the EU: an evaluation of the REPLACE Approach. Reproductive Health. 17(1). 40–40. 15 indexed citations
2.
Leye, Els, et al.. (2020). Towards a better estimation of prevalence of female genital mutilation in the European Union: a situation analysis. Reproductive Health. 17(1). 105–105. 12 indexed citations
3.
Muijsenbergh, Maria van den, et al.. (2020). The prevalence and risk of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting among migrant women and girls in the Netherlands: An extrapolation method. PLoS ONE. 15(4). e0230919–e0230919. 7 indexed citations
4.
Ninsiima, Anna B., Gily Coene, Kristien Michielsen, et al.. (2019). Institutional and contextual obstacles to sexuality education policy implementation in Uganda. Sex Education. 20(1). 17–32. 25 indexed citations
5.
Leye, Els, et al.. (2018). The Association Between Women's Social Position and the Medicalization of Female Genital Cutting in Egypt. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 44(3). 101–101. 4 indexed citations
6.
Kemigisha, Elizabeth, Viola N. Nyakato, Gad Ndaruhutse Ruzaaza, et al.. (2018). Sexual health of very young adolescents in South Western Uganda: a cross-sectional assessment of sexual knowledge and behavior. Reproductive Health. 15(1). 148–148. 31 indexed citations
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Ortensi, Livia Elisa, Patrizia Farina, & Els Leye. (2018). Female genital mutilation/cutting in Italy: an enhanced estimation for first generation migrant women based on 2016 survey data. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 129–129. 12 indexed citations
8.
Leye, Els, et al.. (2018). ‘Doing hymen reconstruction’: an analysis of perceptions and experiences of Flemish gynaecologists. BMC Women s Health. 18(1). 91–91. 8 indexed citations
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Coene, Gily, et al.. (2017). Changing practices and shifting meanings of female genital cutting among the Maasai of Arusha and Manyara regions of Tanzania. Culture Health & Sexuality. 19(12). 1344–1359. 18 indexed citations
10.
Leye, Els, et al.. (2016). MATRIFOR : Approaching forced marriage as a new form of trafficking in human beings in Europe. Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). 2 indexed citations
11.
Mason‐Jones, Amanda J., Petra De Koker, Sander Matthijs Eggers, et al.. (2016). Intimate partner violence in early adolescence: The role of gender, socioeconomic factors and the school. South African Medical Journal. 106(5). 502–502. 16 indexed citations
12.
Clays, Els, et al.. (2014). Female genital mutilation: Knowledge, attitude and practices of Flemish midwives. Midwifery. 31(3). e29–e35. 42 indexed citations
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Temmerman, Marleen, et al.. (2013). De mythe van het maagdenvlies. Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. 69(9). 440–445. 1 indexed citations
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Tilahun, Tizta, Gily Coene, Stanley Lüchters, et al.. (2013). Family Planning Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Married Couples in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e61335–e61335. 114 indexed citations
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Keygnaert, Inês, Jessika Deblonde, Els Leye, & Marleen Temmerman. (2011). Sexual health (SH) of migrants in Europe : some pathways to improvement. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Dubourg, Dominique, et al.. (2011). Estimating the number of women with female genital mutilation in Belgium. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care. 16(4). 248–257. 21 indexed citations
17.
Leye, Els, et al.. (2011). Vrouwelijke genitale verminking, een ver-van-mijn-bed-show?: medische en ethico-legale aspecten van verminkte vrouwen in westerse landen. Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. 67(5). 237–241. 1 indexed citations
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Leye, Els, et al.. (2009). Responding to female genital mutilation in Europe. Striking the right balance between prosecution and prevention. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 6 indexed citations
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Leye, Els, Jessika Deblonde, Patricia Claeys, et al.. (2008). Female genital mutilation: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Flemish gynaecologists. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care. 13(2). 182–190. 66 indexed citations
20.
Leye, Els, et al.. (2006). Health Care in Europe for Women with Genital Mutilation. Health Care For Women International. 27(4). 362–378. 52 indexed citations

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