Laura Wick

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Laura Wick is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Wick has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 10 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 7 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Laura Wick's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (13 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (10 papers) and Health and Conflict Studies (4 papers). Laura Wick is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (13 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (10 papers) and Health and Conflict Studies (4 papers). Laura Wick collaborates with scholars based in Palestinian Territory, United States and Lebanon. Laura Wick's co-authors include Mary J. Renfrew, Ngai Fen Cheung, Andrew Amos Channon, Eugene Declercq, Holly Powell Kennedy, Maria Helena Bastos, Address Malata, Alison McFadden, Soo Downe and Felicia McCormick and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics and Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey.

In The Last Decade

Laura Wick

19 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Midwifery and quality care: findings from a new evidence-informed framework for maternal and newborn care

2014 885 citations Mary J. Renfrew, Alison McFadden et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura Wick Palestinian Territory	12	898	883	299	250	215	19	1.3k
Ngai Fen Cheung United Kingdom	11	818 0.9×	941 1.1×	229 0.8×	306 1.2×	222 1.0×	20	1.2k
Maria Helena Bastos Brazil	13	1.2k 1.3×	1.3k 1.5×	571 1.9×	381 1.5×	283 1.3×	19	1.8k
Vicky Nogueira Pileggi Brazil	13	1.0k 1.2×	946 1.1×	248 0.8×	307 1.2×	249 1.2×	22	1.4k
Mary Anne Biró Australia	21	645 0.7×	863 1.0×	316 1.1×	478 1.9×	264 1.2×	39	1.4k
Erin Hunter United States	10	1.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	340 1.1×	345 1.4×	479 2.2×	18	1.8k
Tamar Kabakian‐Khasholian Lebanon	20	515 0.6×	402 0.5×	269 0.9×	189 0.8×	176 0.8×	54	957
Virginia Díaz Argentina	9	833 0.9×	821 0.9×	116 0.4×	213 0.9×	153 0.7×	15	1.1k
Kathryn Millar United States	6	632 0.7×	617 0.7×	114 0.4×	171 0.7×	150 0.7×	10	858
Paula Laws Australia	10	564 0.6×	570 0.6×	144 0.5×	288 1.2×	118 0.5×	16	1.0k
Ann Fitzmaurice United Kingdom	18	509 0.6×	386 0.4×	356 1.2×	235 0.9×	88 0.4×	26	971

Countries citing papers authored by Laura Wick

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Wick

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All Works

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19 of 19 papers shown

Wick, Laura, et al.. (2023). The physical and psychosocial impact of a school‐based running programme for adolescents with disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 68(2). 181–192. 3 indexed citations

Renfrew, Mary J., Alison McFadden, Maria Helena Bastos, et al.. (2015). Midwifery and Quality Care. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 70(1). 15–17. 46 indexed citations

Bashour, Hyam, et al.. (2015). A cross sectional study of maternal ‘near-miss’ cases in major public hospitals in Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 15(1). 296–296. 26 indexed citations

Hassan, Sahar, Laura Wick, & Jocelyn DeJong. (2015). A glance into the hidden burden of maternal morbidity and patterns of management in a Palestinian governmental referral hospital. Women and Birth. 28(4). e148–e156. 10 indexed citations

Renfrew, Mary J., Alison McFadden, Maria Helena Bastos, et al.. (2014). Midwifery and quality care: findings from a new evidence-informed framework for maternal and newborn care. The Lancet. 384(9948). 1129–1145. 885 indexed citations breakdown →

Wick, Laura & Sahar Hassan. (2012). No safe place for childbirth: women and midwives bearing witness, Gaza 2008–09. Reproductive Health Matters. 20(40). 7–15. 11 indexed citations

Hassan, Sahar & Laura Wick. (2010). Women in labour and midwives during Israeli assault on Gaza Strip: between bullets and labour pains. 1 indexed citations

Wick, Laura. (2010). Checkpoints on the long road to Palestinian women's health. 1 indexed citations

Rahim, Hanan F. Abdul, et al.. (2009). Maternal and child health in the occupied Palestinian territory. The Lancet. 373(9667). 967–977. 75 indexed citations

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Rahim, Hanan F. Abdul, Niveen Abu-Rmeileh, & Laura Wick. (2009). Cesarean section deliveries in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt): An analysis of the 2006 Palestinian Family Health Survey. Health Policy. 93(2-3). 151–156. 16 indexed citations

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Wick, Laura, et al.. (2009). Caesarean delivery rates, determinants and indications in Makassed Hospital, Jerusalem 1993 and 2002. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 15(4). 868–879. 13 indexed citations

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Hammoudeh, Weeam, Awad Mataria, Laura Wick, & Rita Giacaman. (2009). In search of health: quality of life among postpartum Palestinian women. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research. 9(2). 123–132. 21 indexed citations

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Wick, Laura, et al.. (2007). A trial of amniotomy in a Palestinian hospital. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 27(4). 368–373. 13 indexed citations

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Giacaman, Rita, Niveen ME Abu-Rmeileh, Awad Mataria, & Laura Wick. (2007). Palestinian women's pregnancy intentions: Analysis and critique of the Demographic and Health Survey 2004. Health Policy. 85(1). 83–93. 9 indexed citations

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Hassan, Sahar & Laura Wick. (2007). Evoking the Guardian Angel: Childbirth Care in a Palestinian Hospital. Reproductive Health Matters. 15(30). 103–113. 26 indexed citations

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Giacaman, Rita, Niveen Abu-Rmeileh, & Laura Wick. (2006). The limitations on choice: Palestinian women's childbirth location, dissatisfaction with the place of birth and determinants. European Journal of Public Health. 17(1). 86–91. 36 indexed citations

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Wick, Laura, et al.. (2005). Childbirth in Palestine. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 89(2). 174–178. 32 indexed citations

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Giacaman, Rita, et al.. (2004). The politics of childbirth in the context of conflict: policies or de facto practices?. Health Policy. 72(2). 129–139. 31 indexed citations

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Wick, Laura. (2002). Birth at the Checkpoint, the Home or the Hospital? Adapting to the Changing Reality in Palestine. 3 indexed citations

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