Firew Ayalew

715 total citations
20 papers, 452 citations indexed

About

Firew Ayalew is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Firew Ayalew has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 452 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 8 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 7 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Firew Ayalew's work include Innovations in Medical Education (8 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (8 papers) and Global Health Workforce Issues (7 papers). Firew Ayalew is often cited by papers focused on Innovations in Medical Education (8 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (8 papers) and Global Health Workforce Issues (7 papers). Firew Ayalew collaborates with scholars based in Ethiopia, Netherlands and United States. Firew Ayalew's co-authors include Young Mi Kim, Jelle Stekelenburg, Hannah Gibson, Jos van Roosmalen, Adrienne Kols, Tegbar Yigzaw, Eva Bazant, Ephrem Daniel Sheferaw, Thomas van den Akker and Jacqueline E. W. Broerse and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, BMJ Open and World Journal of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Firew Ayalew

16 papers receiving 430 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Firew Ayalew Ethiopia 12 207 145 140 92 91 20 452
Maria Sonto Maputle South Africa 13 306 1.5× 170 1.2× 209 1.5× 97 1.1× 54 0.6× 84 548
Barbara J. Hatcher United States 10 87 0.4× 79 0.5× 189 1.4× 80 0.9× 51 0.6× 14 371
Yoko Shimpuku Japan 12 170 0.8× 105 0.7× 136 1.0× 81 0.9× 77 0.8× 58 388
Denise C. Smith United States 12 111 0.5× 149 1.0× 113 0.8× 93 1.0× 43 0.5× 22 346
Wanangwa Chimwaza Malawi 6 231 1.1× 72 0.5× 152 1.1× 89 1.0× 28 0.3× 9 330
Chris Rakuom Kenya 7 165 0.8× 58 0.4× 103 0.7× 26 0.3× 38 0.4× 9 254
Ulrika Byrskog Sweden 12 289 1.4× 166 1.1× 122 0.9× 69 0.8× 183 2.0× 28 473
Cristina Fernandez Turienzo United Kingdom 12 174 0.8× 264 1.8× 141 1.0× 113 1.2× 87 1.0× 28 443
Vida Nyagre Yakong Ghana 9 129 0.6× 48 0.3× 87 0.6× 52 0.6× 44 0.5× 40 328
Viva Combs Thorsen Norway 11 240 1.2× 120 0.8× 192 1.4× 47 0.5× 96 1.1× 24 461

Countries citing papers authored by Firew Ayalew

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Fields of papers citing papers by Firew Ayalew

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Firew Ayalew

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Firew Ayalew. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Firew Ayalew 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 Firew Ayalew. Firew Ayalew 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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Ayalew, Firew, Tegbar Yigzaw, Zewdie Aderaw, et al.. (2025). Clinical placements of medical students during a rapid scale-up of health professional education: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 15(4). e090682–e090682.
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Ayalew, Firew, et al.. (2024). Assessment of clinical competence of graduating medical students and associated factors in Ethiopia. BMC Medical Education. 24(1). 17–17. 3 indexed citations
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Yigzaw, Tegbar, et al.. (2023). Ethiopian Anesthetist Licensing Examination: A Qualitative Study of Concerns and Unintended Consequences. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. Volume 14. 1055–1064.
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Yigzaw, Tegbar, et al.. (2023). The Ethiopian Anesthetist Licensing Examination and Associated Improvement in in-School Student Performance: A Retrospective Study. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. Volume 14. 741–751.
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Stekelenburg, Jelle, et al.. (2022). Assessment of core teaching competency of health professional educators in Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 12(9). e059502–e059502. 4 indexed citations
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Ayalew, Firew, et al.. (2022). Health professionals’ licensing: the practice and its predictors among health professional hiring bodies in Ethiopia. Human Resources for Health. 20(1). 62–62. 4 indexed citations
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Yigzaw, Tegbar, et al.. (2019). Exploring health workforce regulation practices and gaps in Ethiopia: a national cross-sectional study. Global Health Research and Policy. 4(1). 36–36. 16 indexed citations
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Ayalew, Firew, et al.. (2019). Understanding job satisfaction and motivation among nurses in public health facilities of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nursing. 18(1). 46–46. 88 indexed citations
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Ayalew, Firew, et al.. (2018). Strengthening nursing education and practice in Ethiopia: A cross sectional task analysis study. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. 9. 136–140. 5 indexed citations
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Haws, Rachel A., Adrienne Kols, Firew Ayalew, et al.. (2017). Trainers' perception of the learning environment and student competency: A qualitative investigation of midwifery and anesthesia training programs in Ethiopia. Nurse Education Today. 55. 5–10. 12 indexed citations
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Ayalew, Firew, Jos van Roosmalen, Eva Bazant, et al.. (2017). Using a quality improvement model to enhance providers’ performance in maternal and newborn health care: a post-only intervention and comparison design. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 17(1). 115–115. 11 indexed citations
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Sheferaw, Ephrem Daniel, Eva Bazant, Hannah Gibson, et al.. (2017). Respectful maternity care in Ethiopian public health facilities. Reproductive Health. 14(1). 60–60. 114 indexed citations
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Kols, Adrienne, et al.. (2017). Factors Predicting Ethiopian Anesthetists’ Intention to Leave Their Job. World Journal of Surgery. 42(5). 1262–1269. 15 indexed citations
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Ayalew, Firew, Adrienne Kols, Young Mi Kim, et al.. (2015). Factors Affecting Turnover Intention among Nurses in Ethiopia. World health & population. 16(2). 62–74. 38 indexed citations
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Yigzaw, Tegbar, Firew Ayalew, Young Mi Kim, et al.. (2015). How well does pre-service education prepare midwives for practice: competence assessment of midwifery students at the point of graduation in Ethiopia. BMC Medical Education. 15(1). 130–130. 67 indexed citations
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Endeshaw, Tekola, Patricia M. Graves, Berhan Ayele, et al.. (2012). Performance of Local Light Microscopy and the ParaScreen Pan/Pf Rapid Diagnostic Test to Detect Malaria in Health Centers in Northwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e33014–e33014. 26 indexed citations
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Ross, Rachael K., Jonathan D. King, Firew Ayalew, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of household latrine coverage in Kewot woreda, Ethiopia, 3 years after implementing interventions to control blinding trachoma. International Health. 3(4). 251–258. 12 indexed citations

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