Igor Švab

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Igor Švab is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Igor Švab has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in General Health Professions, 39 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 22 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Igor Švab's work include Primary Care and Health Outcomes (35 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (25 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (20 papers). Igor Švab is often cited by papers focused on Primary Care and Health Outcomes (35 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (25 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (20 papers). Igor Švab collaborates with scholars based in Slovenia, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Igor Švab's co-authors include Danica Rotar Pavlič, Irwin Nazareth, Michael King, Adam Windak, Miguel Xavier, Mirjam I. Geerlings, Marek Oleszczyk, Marija Petek Šter, Francisco Torres‐González and Dionne Kringos and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Igor Švab

135 papers receiving 2.6k 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. The strength of primary care in Europe: an international comparative study
    2013 285 citations Dionne Kringos, W.G.W. Boerma et al. British Journal of General Practice profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Igor Švab Slovenia 24 1.4k 532 529 413 365 139 2.7k
George Rust United States 34 1.4k 1.0× 507 1.0× 720 1.4× 474 1.1× 558 1.5× 131 3.7k
Daniela C. Gonçalves United Kingdom 32 1.5k 1.0× 441 0.8× 504 1.0× 729 1.8× 457 1.3× 64 3.2k
Timothy R. Dresselhaus United States 19 1.1k 0.7× 381 0.7× 552 1.0× 874 2.1× 235 0.6× 36 3.1k
Barbara G. Bokhour United States 35 1.7k 1.2× 535 1.0× 722 1.4× 354 0.9× 438 1.2× 153 3.7k
Jo Rick United Kingdom 21 1.6k 1.1× 323 0.6× 451 0.9× 387 0.9× 267 0.7× 45 2.9k
Dagmar M. Haller Switzerland 29 1.4k 1.0× 260 0.5× 688 1.3× 742 1.8× 466 1.3× 149 3.3k
Leonie Segal Australia 30 1.3k 0.9× 693 1.3× 843 1.6× 861 2.1× 402 1.1× 173 3.7k
Arminée Kazanjian Canada 29 1.1k 0.8× 308 0.6× 532 1.0× 645 1.6× 182 0.5× 126 2.7k
JoAnn E. Kirchner United States 29 1.6k 1.1× 224 0.4× 348 0.7× 689 1.7× 504 1.4× 92 2.7k
Erin P. Finley United States 31 1.6k 1.1× 250 0.5× 628 1.2× 1.2k 2.8× 524 1.4× 151 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Igor Švab

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Fields of papers citing papers by Igor Švab

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Igor Švab

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Švab, Igor, et al.. (2019). Health Behavior Changes in Cutaneous Melanoma Survivors.. PubMed. 27(2). 67–74. 2 indexed citations
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Švab, Igor, et al.. (2019). Health behaviour changes of cutaneous melanoma survivors in Slovenia – a qualitative study. Slovenian Journal of Public Health. 58(2). 70–77. 3 indexed citations
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Pavlič, Danica Rotar, et al.. (2019). Through health workers’ eyes: a qualitative study of health service provision for migrants at Schengen border. International Journal for Equity in Health. 18(1). 117–117. 7 indexed citations
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Petek, Davorina, et al.. (2015). A structural model of burnout syndrome, coping behavior and personality traits in professional soldiers of the Slovene armed forces. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
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Švab, Igor, et al.. (2015). Ugotavljanje in razvijanje ključnih področij usposobljenosti (kompetenc) zdravnikov kot izhodišče za modernizacijo izobraževalnega programa. Repository of the University of Ljubljana (University of Ljubljana).
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Zelko, Erika, et al.. (2015). Attitudes of the Prekmurje Roma towards health and healthcare. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift. 127(S5). 220–227. 6 indexed citations
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Bulc, Mateja, Igor Švab, & Maciek Godycki-Ćwirko. (2014). Factors that affect readiness to change lifestyle: A 22-country survey from primary care. European Journal of General Practice. 21(1). 33–38. 9 indexed citations
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Rasmussen, Kristine, José S Marcano Belisario, Petra A. Wark, et al.. (2014). Offline eLearning for undergraduates in health professions: A systematic review of the impact on knowledge, skills, attitudes and satisfaction. Journal of Global Health. 4(1). 10405–10405. 250 indexed citations
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Rifel, Janez, Igor Švab, Polona Selič, et al.. (2013). Association of Common Mental Disorders and Quality of Life with the Frequency of Attendance in Slovenian Family Medicine Practices: Longitudinal Study. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e54241–e54241. 17 indexed citations
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Kringos, Dionne, W.G.W. Boerma, Yann Bourgueil, et al.. (2013). The strength of primary care in Europe: an international comparative study. British Journal of General Practice. 63(616). e742–e750. 285 indexed citations breakdown →
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Susič, Tonka Poplas, Igor Švab, & Janko Kersnik. (2013). The project of model practices in family medicine in Slovenia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18 indexed citations
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Leurent, Baptiste, Irwin Nazareth, Juan Ángel Bellón, et al.. (2013). Spiritual and religious beliefs as risk factors for the onset of major depression: an international cohort study. Psychological Medicine. 43(10). 2109–2120. 55 indexed citations
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Švab, Igor, et al.. (2012). Family medicine defines its academic niche: The Split Initiative. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Jefferis, Barbara J., Irwin Nazareth, Louise Marston, et al.. (2011). Associations between unemployment and major depressive disorder: Evidence from an international, prospective study (the predict cohort). Social Science & Medicine. 73(11). 1627–1634. 108 indexed citations
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Švab, Igor, et al.. (2010). The vision of health centers in Slovenia. Slovenian Journal of Public Health. 49(1). 37–43. 5 indexed citations
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Švab, Igor, et al.. (2008). STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS: COMPARISON OF PATIENTS’ ANDSTUDENTS’ ATTITUDES IN SLOVENIA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Petek, Davorina, et al.. (2006). Attitudes of Roma toward smoking: qualitative study in Slovenia.. PubMed. 47(2). 344–7. 50 indexed citations
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Crebolder, Harry, et al.. (2005). The European definition of Family Medicine (General Practice / Family Medicine). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Bulc, Mateja, Igor Švab, & John Yaphe. (2001). The countrywide integrated non-communicable disease intervention programme (CINDI) and the effects of healthcare system reform in Slovenia. European Journal of General Practice. 7(4). 154–160. 6 indexed citations
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Švab, Igor, et al.. (1999). An international course for faculty development in Family Medicine: the Slovenian model. Medical Education. 33(10). 780–781. 14 indexed citations

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