Florence Were

658 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 470 citations indexed

About

Florence Were is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Florence Were has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 470 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 3 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 3 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Florence Were's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (5 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (3 papers). Florence Were is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (5 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (3 papers). Florence Were collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United States and United Kingdom. Florence Were's co-authors include Peter Ouma, Linda Kalilani, Christopher Pell, Lucinda Manda‐Taylor, Samuel Chatio, Robert Pool, Harry Tagbor, Abraham Hodgson, Arantza Meñaca and Mary J. Hamel and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Nutrients and Malaria Journal.

In The Last Decade

Florence Were

7 papers receiving 447 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.

Factors Affecting Antenatal Care Attendance: Results from Qualitative Studies in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi

2013 297 citations Christopher Pell, Arantza Meñaca et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Florence Were Kenya	6	394	164	137	109	76	8	470
Yilma Melkamu Ethiopia	12	408 1.0×	127 0.8×	165 1.2×	154 1.4×	78 1.0×	17	514
Alfred Kwesi Manyeh Ghana	14	310 0.8×	175 1.1×	115 0.8×	76 0.7×	48 0.6×	33	519
Cephas Sialubanje Zambia	11	411 1.0×	158 1.0×	136 1.0×	49 0.4×	49 0.6×	21	492
Rwanda	4	197 0.5×	133 0.8×	104 0.8×	74 0.7×	36 0.5×	8	372
Tung Rathavy Cambodia	12	297 0.8×	68 0.4×	139 1.0×	133 1.2×	63 0.8×	28	439
Josephat Nyagero Kenya	12	275 0.7×	66 0.4×	140 1.0×	41 0.4×	52 0.7×	27	429
Amadou Barrow Gambia	12	265 0.7×	177 1.1×	126 0.9×	65 0.6×	45 0.6×	59	472
Ayenew Molla Lakew Ethiopia	13	239 0.6×	116 0.7×	114 0.8×	99 0.9×	36 0.5×	46	481
Peter Ofware Kenya	8	222 0.6×	102 0.6×	79 0.6×	93 0.9×	53 0.7×	10	389
Comfort Z. Olorunsaiye United States	12	284 0.7×	82 0.5×	155 1.1×	54 0.5×	60 0.8×	48	452

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Florence Were

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Were, Florence, et al.. (2025). Probiotics and Synbiotics Administered to Young Infants: Perceptions and Acceptability Amongst Carers and Healthcare Workers in Western Kenya. Nutrients. 17(3). 495–495.

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Samuels, Aaron M., Wycliffe Odongo, John E. Gimnig, et al.. (2017). Community-based intermittent mass testing and treatment for malaria in an area of high transmission intensity, western Kenya: study design and methodology for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Malaria Journal. 16(1). 240–240. 5 indexed citations

3.

Were, Florence, Aaron M. Samuels, Peter Ouma, et al.. (2016). Community perceptions of mass screening and treatment for malaria in Siaya County, western Kenya. Malaria Journal. 15(1). 71–71. 18 indexed citations

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Mason, Linda, Stephanie Dellicour, Feiko O. ter Kuile, et al.. (2015). Barriers and facilitators to antenatal and delivery care in western Kenya: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 15(1). 26–26. 72 indexed citations

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Pell, Christopher, Arantza Meñaca, Lucinda Manda‐Taylor, et al.. (2013). Prevention and management of malaria during pregnancy: findings from a comparative qualitative study in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi. Malaria Journal. 12(1). 427–427. 28 indexed citations

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Meñaca, Arantza, Christopher Pell, Lucinda Manda‐Taylor, et al.. (2013). Local illness concepts and their relevance for the prevention and control of malaria during pregnancy in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi: findings from a comparative qualitative study. Malaria Journal. 12(1). 257–257. 28 indexed citations

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Pell, Christopher, Arantza Meñaca, Florence Were, et al.. (2013). Factors Affecting Antenatal Care Attendance: Results from Qualitative Studies in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e53747–e53747. 297 indexed citations breakdown →

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Obimbo, Elizabeth, et al.. (1999). Knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers and knowledge of health workers regarding care of the newborn umbilical cord.. PubMed. 76(8). 425–9. 22 indexed citations

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