Fien Mertens

735 total citations
23 papers, 443 citations indexed

About

Fien Mertens is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Fien Mertens has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 443 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 14 papers in General Health Professions and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Fien Mertens's work include Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (10 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (10 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (6 papers). Fien Mertens is often cited by papers focused on Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (10 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (10 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (6 papers). Fien Mertens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Fien Mertens's co-authors include Peter Pype, Myriam Deveugele, Demi Krystallidou, Johan Wens, Ann Stes, Luc Deliëns, Lisa Van Wilder, Esther de Groot, Roger Damoiseaux and Elke Rammant and has published in prestigious journals such as Patient Education and Counseling, BMC Health Services Research and Qualitative Health Research.

In The Last Decade

Fien Mertens

21 papers receiving 438 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fien Mertens Belgium 12 260 203 51 46 38 23 443
Natasha Elmore United Kingdom 15 386 1.5× 146 0.7× 43 0.8× 53 1.2× 85 2.2× 16 521
Laura Ellen Ashcraft United States 10 160 0.6× 97 0.5× 46 0.9× 24 0.5× 31 0.8× 20 344
Anna Rahman United States 13 240 0.9× 224 1.1× 65 1.3× 44 1.0× 23 0.6× 31 378
Amy Meehan United States 11 345 1.3× 161 0.8× 34 0.7× 20 0.4× 42 1.1× 28 463
Nathalie Clavel Canada 10 402 1.5× 126 0.6× 40 0.8× 19 0.4× 60 1.6× 18 552
Ksenia Gorbenko United States 11 186 0.7× 112 0.6× 55 1.1× 19 0.4× 32 0.8× 51 374
Trent L. Wei United States 9 226 0.9× 89 0.4× 56 1.1× 31 0.7× 13 0.3× 11 366
Ana H. Traylor United States 5 200 0.8× 121 0.6× 38 0.7× 26 0.6× 67 1.8× 8 431
Malcolm R Masso Australia 13 409 1.6× 263 1.3× 94 1.8× 30 0.7× 105 2.8× 59 654
Adina Abdullah Malaysia 15 277 1.1× 109 0.5× 32 0.6× 16 0.3× 41 1.1× 45 517

Countries citing papers authored by Fien Mertens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fien Mertens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fien Mertens

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mertens, Fien, et al.. (2025). Oral Care Experiences of Home‐Dwelling Frail Older Adults in Flanders, Belgium—A Qualitative Study. Gerodontology. 43(1). 110–118. 1 indexed citations
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Janssens, Barbara, et al.. (2023). Reducing oral health inequalities for frail older people by improving access to oral care and integrated oral care.. International Journal of Integrated Care. 23(S1). 446–446.
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Mertens, Fien, et al.. (2023). Family carers’ experiences regarding patient transfers between care settings in palliative care: an interview study. Annals of Palliative Medicine. 12(4). 767–782. 6 indexed citations
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Mertens, Fien, et al.. (2022). Patients’ experiences of transfers between care settings in palliative care: an interview study. Annals of Palliative Medicine. 11(9). 2830–2843. 10 indexed citations
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Mertens, Fien, Titiaan Dormaar, Vincent Vander Poorten, & Jan Vranckx. (2021). Objectifying growth of vascularized bone transfers after mandibular reconstruction in the pediatric population. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 74(9). 1973–1983. 3 indexed citations
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Wilder, Lisa Van, Peter Pype, Fien Mertens, et al.. (2021). Living with a chronic disease: insights from patients with a low socioeconomic status. BMC Family Practice. 22(1). 233–233. 49 indexed citations
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Mertens, Fien, et al.. (2019). Interprofessional collaboration within fluid teams: Community nurses' experiences with palliative home care. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 28(19-20). 3680–3690. 18 indexed citations
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Pype, Peter, et al.. (2018). Healthcare teams as complex adaptive systems: understanding team behaviour through team members’ perception of interpersonal interaction. BMC Health Services Research. 18(1). 570–570. 110 indexed citations
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Mertens, Fien, Peter Pype, & Myriam Deveugele. (2018). Healthcare professionals’ experiences of interprofessional collaboration during palliative patients’ transfer of care setting: a focus group study. International Journal of Integrated Care. 18(s2). 262–262. 3 indexed citations
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Krystallidou, Demi, et al.. (2018). Training “doctor-minded” interpreters and “interpreter-minded” doctors. Interpreting International Journal of Research and Practice in Interpreting. 20(1). 132–150. 21 indexed citations
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Mertens, Fien, Esther de Groot, Johan Wens, et al.. (2017). Workplace learning through collaboration in primary healthcare: A BEME realist review of what works, for whom and in what circumstances: BEME Guide No. 46. Medical Teacher. 40(2). 117–134. 53 indexed citations
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Strawbridge, Judith, et al.. (2017). How can pharmacists develop patient-pharmacist communication skills? A realist review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 6(1). 14–14. 33 indexed citations
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Pype, Peter, et al.. (2017). Suboptimal palliative sedation in primary care: an exploration. Acta Clinica Belgica. 73(1). 21–28. 16 indexed citations
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Pype, Peter, Demi Krystallidou, Myriam Deveugele, et al.. (2017). Healthcare teams as complex adaptive systems: Focus on interpersonal interaction. Patient Education and Counseling. 100(11). 2028–2034. 19 indexed citations
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Pype, Peter, Fien Mertens, Myriam Deveugele, et al.. (2014). ‘I beg your pardon?’ Nurses’ experiences in facilitating doctors’ learning process – An interview study. Patient Education and Counseling. 96(3). 389–394. 11 indexed citations
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Pype, Peter, Fien Mertens, Johan Wens, et al.. (2014). Preparing palliative home care nurses to act as facilitators for physicians’ learning: Evaluation of a training programme. Palliative Medicine. 29(5). 458–463. 16 indexed citations

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