Guy Kegels

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Guy Kegels is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Guy Kegels has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in General Health Professions, 17 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 15 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Guy Kegels's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (17 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (11 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (10 papers). Guy Kegels is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (17 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (11 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (10 papers). Guy Kegels collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Philippines and India. Guy Kegels's co-authors include Bruno Marchal, Josefien van Olmen, Wim Van Damme, Grace Marie Ku, Tom Hoerée, Sara Van Belle, Bart Criel, Katharina Kober, Vincent De Brouwere and Pierre Blaise and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Social Science & Medicine and PLoS Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Guy Kegels

59 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

  1. Is realist evaluation keeping its promise? A review of published empirical studies in the field of health systems research
    2012 318 citations Bruno Marchal, Sara Van Belle et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Guy Kegels 1.0k 752 474 377 326 60 2.2k
Josefien van Olmen 792 0.8× 306 0.4× 324 0.7× 232 0.6× 156 0.5× 103 1.7k
Brian van Wyk 1.5k 1.4× 807 1.1× 372 0.8× 189 0.5× 1.1k 3.3× 114 3.0k
Bruno Marchal 1.7k 1.6× 1.0k 1.4× 604 1.3× 448 1.2× 382 1.2× 117 3.2k
Xavier Bosch‐Capblanch 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 359 0.8× 294 0.8× 369 1.1× 56 2.9k
Jane Goudge 1.5k 1.5× 981 1.3× 545 1.1× 571 1.5× 414 1.3× 95 3.0k
Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 539 1.1× 665 1.8× 429 1.3× 126 3.4k
Thomas J. Bossert 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 586 1.2× 850 2.3× 122 0.4× 87 2.5k
Mirkuzie Woldie 994 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 267 0.6× 409 1.1× 598 1.8× 107 2.7k
Kenneth Sherr 1.2k 1.1× 919 1.2× 485 1.0× 288 0.8× 759 2.3× 119 2.7k
Bradley H. Wagenaar 808 0.8× 425 0.6× 246 0.5× 155 0.4× 389 1.2× 88 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Guy Kegels

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guy Kegels

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Guy Kegels. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Guy Kegels 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 Guy Kegels. Guy Kegels is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Olmen, Josefien van, Guy Kegels, Jeroen De Man, et al.. (2017). The effect of text message support on diabetes self-management in developing countries – A randomised trial. Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology. 7. 33–41. 38 indexed citations
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Ku, Grace Marie & Guy Kegels. (2015). Adapting chronic care models for diabetes care delivery in low-and-middle-income countries: A review. World Journal of Diabetes. 6(4). 566–566. 19 indexed citations
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Sahel, Amina, Vincent De Brouwere, Guy Kegels, et al.. (2015). A systemic approach to quality improvement in public health services. Leadership in health services. 28(1). 8–23. 6 indexed citations
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Srinivas, Prashanth Nuggehalli, Bruno Marchal, Guy Kegels, & Bart Criel. (2014). Evaluation of Capacity-Building Program of District Health Managers in India: A Contextualized Theoretical Framework. Frontiers in Public Health. 2. 89–89. 25 indexed citations
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Goicolea, Isabel, Carmen Vives‐Cases, Miguel San Sebastiån, et al.. (2013). How do primary health care teams learn to integrate intimate partner violence (IPV) management? A realist evaluation protocol. Implementation Science. 8(1). 36–36. 24 indexed citations
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Olmen, Josefien van, Bart Criel, Wim Van Damme, et al.. (2012). Analysing health system dynamics; a framework. 2nd edition of SHSOP 27. 4 indexed citations
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Olmen, Josefien van, Bruno Marchal, Wim Van Damme, Guy Kegels, & Peter Hill. (2012). Health systems frameworks in their political context: framing divergent agendas. BMC Public Health. 12(1). 774–774. 91 indexed citations
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Marchal, Bruno, et al.. (2011). Neglected tropical disease (NTD) control in health systems: The interface between programmes and general health services. Acta Tropica. 120. S177–S185. 52 indexed citations
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Olmen, Josefien van, Bart Criel, Wim Van Damme, et al.. (2010). Analysing health systems to make them stronger. 49 indexed citations
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Marchal, Bruno, et al.. (2010). Turning around an ailing district hospital: a realist evaluation of strategic changes at Ho Municipal Hospital (Ghana). BMC Public Health. 10(1). 787–787. 38 indexed citations
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Dormael, Monique Van, et al.. (2008). Programme activities: a major burden for district health systems?. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 13(12). 1430–1432. 19 indexed citations
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Marchal, Bruno & Guy Kegels. (2007). Focusing on the software of managing health workers: what can we learn from high commitment management practices?. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 23(4). 299–311. 23 indexed citations
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Marchal, Bruno & Guy Kegels. (2003). Health workforce imbalances in times of globalization: brain drain or professional mobility?. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 18(S1). S89–S101. 100 indexed citations
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Meessen, Bruno, Bart Criel, & Guy Kegels. (2002). Les arrangements formels de mise en commun des risques maladie en Afrique subsaharienne: pistes de réflexion sur les obstacles rencontrés. 55(2). 91–116. 3 indexed citations
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Kegels, Guy. (1997). "Vertical Analysis" of Human African Trypanosomiasis. 4 indexed citations
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Kegels, Guy. (1994). Paying for health care instead of buying drugs. An experience from western Mali.. PubMed. 74(2). 149–60. 3 indexed citations
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Lerberghe, Wim Van, et al.. (1992). [Typology and performance of first-referral hospitals in sub-saharan Africa].. PubMed. 72 Suppl 2. 1–51. 7 indexed citations

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