Fernando Althabe

14.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
123 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Fernando Althabe is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Fernando Althabe has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 53 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 26 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Fernando Althabe's work include Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (46 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (44 papers) and Maternal and fetal healthcare (30 papers). Fernando Althabe is often cited by papers focused on Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (46 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (44 papers) and Maternal and fetal healthcare (30 papers). Fernando Althabe collaborates with scholars based in Argentina, United States and Switzerland. Fernando Althabe's co-authors include José M. Belizán, Luz Gibbons, Eduardo Bergel, Mario Merialdi, Ana Pilar Betrán, Claudio Sosa, Jeremy A. Lauer, Sophie Alexander, Pierre Buekens and Agustina Mazzoni and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Fernando Althabe

122 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Beyond too little, too late and too much, too soon: a pathway towards evidence-based, respectful maternity care worldwide

2016 720 citations Suellen Miller, Edgardo Ábalos et al. The Lancet profile →
THE GLOBAL NUMBERS AND COSTS OF ADDITIONALLY NEEDED AND UNNECESSARY CAESAREAN SECTIONS PERFORMED PER YEAR: OVERUSE AS A BARRIER TO UNIVERSAL COVERAGE

2010 517 citations Luz Gibbons, José M. Belizán et al. profile →
Zika virus and microcephaly: why is this situation a PHEIC?

2016 272 citations Fernando Althabe et al. The Lancet profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Fernando Althabe	3.9k	3.3k	1.4k	1.1k	633	123	6.0k
Hamisu M. Salihu	3.8k 1.0×	3.4k 1.0×	1.8k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	805 1.3×	406	7.8k
Eileen K. Hutton	3.6k 0.9×	3.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	681 0.6×	494 0.8×	156	6.2k
José Guilherme Cecatti	5.3k 1.4×	4.4k 1.3×	2.5k 1.8×	2.2k 2.0×	844 1.3×	367	8.2k
José Villar	4.2k 1.1×	2.9k 0.9×	987 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	589 0.9×	68	6.2k
Greg R. Alexander	4.1k 1.0×	2.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.3×	894 1.4×	133	6.4k
Guillermo Carroli	6.1k 1.6×	5.2k 1.6×	1.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	720 1.1×	102	8.8k
Andreea A. Creanga	5.5k 1.4×	3.4k 1.0×	2.5k 1.8×	1.4k 1.2×	583 0.9×	130	7.8k
Christine L. Roberts	5.7k 1.5×	5.3k 1.6×	2.4k 1.7×	978 0.9×	1.2k 1.9×	274	10.4k
Jos van Roosmalen	6.4k 1.6×	4.4k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	480 0.8×	315	8.6k
Hora Soltani	2.2k 0.6×	3.0k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	641 1.0×	107	5.0k

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Williams, Caitlin R., Ioannis Gallos, Arri Coomarasamy, et al.. (2024). Research agenda for ending preventable maternal deaths from postpartum haemorrhage: a WHO research prioritisation exercise. BMJ Global Health. 9(11). e015342–e015342. 5 indexed citations

Goldstein, Cory E., Mira Johri, Julia F Shaw, et al.. (2024). Systematic scoping review of cluster randomised trials conducted exclusively in low-income and middle-income countries between 2017 and 2022. BMJ Open. 14(9). e087724–e087724. 4 indexed citations

Althabe, Fernando, Verónica Pingray, Mercedes Bonet, et al.. (2023). Intrapartum care measures and indicators for monitoring the implementation of WHO recommendations for a positive childbirth experience: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 13(11). e069081–e069081. 2 indexed citations

Vogel, Joshua P., Özge Tunçalp, Nicole Minckas, et al.. (2022). Factors influencing appropriate use of interventions for management of women experiencing preterm birth: A mixed-methods systematic review and narrative synthesis. PLoS Medicine. 19(8). e1004074–e1004074. 7 indexed citations

Pingray, Verónica, Mariana Widmer, Agustín Ciapponi, et al.. (2021). Effectiveness of uterine tamponade devices for refractory postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth: a systematic review. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 128(11). 1732–1743. 15 indexed citations

Widmer, Mariana, Gilda Piaggio, G Justus Hofmeyr, et al.. (2019). Maternal characteristics and causes associated with refractory postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth: a secondary analysis of the WHO CHAMPION trial data. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 127(5). 628–634. 25 indexed citations

Alemán, Alicia, Paola Morello, Mercedes Colomar, et al.. (2016). Brief Counseling on Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Pregnant Women in Argentina and Uruguay. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14(1). 28–28. 11 indexed citations

Miller, Suellen, Edgardo Ábalos, Mónica Chamillard, et al.. (2016). Beyond too little, too late and too much, too soon: a pathway towards evidence-based, respectful maternity care worldwide. The Lancet. 388(10056). 2176–2192. 720 indexed citations breakdown →

Althabe, Fernando, Alicia Alemán, Mabel Berrueta, et al.. (2015). A Multifaceted Strategy to Implement Brief Smoking Cessation Counseling During Antenatal Care in Argentina and Uruguay: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 18(5). 1083–1092. 13 indexed citations

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Pichón-Rivière, Andrés, Demián Glujovsky, Osvaldo Ulises Garay, et al.. (2015). Oxytocin in Uniject Disposable Auto-Disable Injection System versus Standard Use for the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0129044–e0129044. 7 indexed citations

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Colomar, Mercedes, Van T. Tong, Paola Morello, et al.. (2014). Barriers and Promoters of an Evidenced-Based Smoking Cessation Counseling During Prenatal Care in Argentina and Uruguay. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 19(7). 1481–1489. 18 indexed citations

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Althabe, Fernando, Alicia Alemán, Agustina Mazzoni, et al.. (2013). Tobacco cessation intervention for pregnant women in Argentina and Uruguay: study protocol. Reproductive Health. 10(1). 44–44. 12 indexed citations

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Cormick, Gabriela, et al.. (2012). Interest of pregnant women in the use of SMS (short message service) text messages for the improvement of perinatal and postnatal care. Reproductive Health. 9(1). 9–9. 88 indexed citations

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Karolinski, Ariel, Agustina Mazzoni, José M. Belizán, et al.. (2010). Lost opportunities for effective management of obstetric conditions to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in Argentina and Uruguay. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 110(2). 175–180. 16 indexed citations

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Mazzoni, Agustina, et al.. (2010). Women’s preference for caesarean section: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 118(4). 391–399. 213 indexed citations

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Althabe, Fernando, et al.. (2008). TABAQUISMO DURANTE EL EMBARAZO EN ARGENTINA Y URUGUAY. Medicina-buenos Aires. 68(1). 48–54. 14 indexed citations

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Bloch, Michele, Fernando Althabe, Marie Onyamboko, et al.. (2008). Tobacco Use and Secondhand Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy: An Investigative Survey of Women in 9 Developing Nations. American Journal of Public Health. 98(10). 1833–1840. 130 indexed citations

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McClure, Elizabeth M., Linda L. Wright, Robert L. Goldenberg, et al.. (2007). The global network: a prospective study of stillbirths in developing countries. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 197(3). 247.e1–247.e5. 70 indexed citations

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Althabe, Fernando, José M. Belizán, José Villar, et al.. (2004). Mandatory second opinion to reduce rates of unnecessary caesarean sections in Latin America: a cluster randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 363(9425). 1934–1940. 139 indexed citations

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Althabe, Fernando, et al.. (2002). [Sleeping position to prevent sudden infant death syndrome in Latin-american and Caribbean hospitals].. PubMed. 57(6). 558–64. 2 indexed citations

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