Lem Ngongalah

941 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 536 citations indexed

About

Lem Ngongalah is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Lem Ngongalah has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 536 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Epidemiology, 5 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Lem Ngongalah's work include Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (5 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (5 papers). Lem Ngongalah is often cited by papers focused on Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (5 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (5 papers). Lem Ngongalah collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Uganda. Lem Ngongalah's co-authors include Judith Rankin, Nicola Heslehurst, Zainab Akhter, Rute Vieira, Emma Slack, Roger Ackroyd, Roland Devlieger, Dries Ceulemans, Tim Rapley and Nicholas D. Embleton and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PLoS Medicine and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Lem Ngongalah

12 papers receiving 532 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

The association between maternal body mass index and child obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2019 268 citations Nicola Heslehurst, Rute Vieira et al. PLoS Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lem Ngongalah United Kingdom	8	245	220	216	125	72	13	536
Zainab Akhter United Kingdom	6	268 1.1×	202 0.9×	204 0.9×	230 1.8×	37 0.5×	9	587
Cara L. Eckhardt United States	13	238 1.0×	198 0.9×	203 0.9×	78 0.6×	65 0.9×	20	467
Beth Murray‐Davis Canada	17	546 2.2×	381 1.7×	255 1.2×	106 0.8×	65 0.9×	60	782
Heather Straub United States	10	230 0.9×	176 0.8×	246 1.1×	63 0.5×	80 1.1×	26	462
Susan de Jersey Australia	17	458 1.9×	177 0.8×	346 1.6×	265 2.1×	162 2.3×	71	861
Mary Ann Faucher United States	13	182 0.7×	136 0.6×	157 0.7×	61 0.5×	46 0.6×	40	443
Michele Drehmer Brazil	16	230 0.9×	121 0.6×	508 2.4×	61 0.5×	111 1.5×	50	866
Kyra A. Sim Australia	9	135 0.6×	154 0.7×	150 0.7×	52 0.4×	30 0.4×	22	422
Jessica Brumley United States	9	246 1.0×	188 0.9×	152 0.7×	36 0.3×	121 1.7×	12	459
Swarnarekha Bhat India	11	101 0.4×	251 1.1×	206 1.0×	31 0.2×	49 0.7×	22	548

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lem Ngongalah

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All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

Ngongalah, Lem, et al.. (2024). Building and Developing a Tool (PANDEM-2 Dashboard) to Strengthen Pandemic Management: Participatory Design Study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 11. e52119–e52119.

Ngongalah, Lem, Tim Rapley, Judith Rankin, & Nicola Heslehurst. (2023). Cultural Influences on African Migrant Pregnant and Postnatal Women’s Dietary Behaviours and Nutrition Support Needs in the UK. Nutrients. 15(19). 4135–4135. 4 indexed citations

Heslehurst, Nicola, Lem Ngongalah, Theophile Bigirumurame, et al.. (2022). Association between maternal adiposity measures and adverse maternal outcomes of pregnancy: Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews. 23(7). e13449–e13449. 35 indexed citations

Hayes, Louise, Lem Ngongalah, Theophile Bigirumurame, et al.. (2022). Association between maternal adiposity measures and infant health outcomes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews. 23(10). e13491–e13491. 8 indexed citations

Ngongalah, Lem, et al.. (2022). Perceived risks of COVID-19, attitudes towards preventive guidelines and impact of the lockdown on students in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE. 17(4). e0266249–e0266249. 11 indexed citations

Ngongalah, Lem, Judith Rankin, Nicola Heslehurst, & Tim Rapley. (2021). Pre- and Post-Migration Influences on Weight Management Behaviours before and during Pregnancy: Perceptions of African Migrant Women in England. Nutrients. 13(5). 1667–1667. 3 indexed citations

Heslehurst, Nicola, Angela C. Flynn, Lem Ngongalah, et al.. (2021). Diet, Physical Activity and Gestational Weight Gain Patterns among Pregnant Women Living with Obesity in the North East of England: The GLOWING Pilot Trial. Nutrients. 13(6). 1981–1981. 8 indexed citations

Embleton, Nicholas D., et al.. (2020). Breastfeeding beliefs and experiences of African immigrant mothers in high‐income countries: A systematic review. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 16(3). e12970–e12970. 31 indexed citations

Heslehurst, Nicola, Rute Vieira, Zainab Akhter, et al.. (2019). The association between maternal body mass index and child obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine. 16(6). e1002817–e1002817. 268 indexed citations breakdown →

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Akhter, Zainab, Judith Rankin, Dries Ceulemans, et al.. (2019). Pregnancy after bariatric surgery and adverse perinatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine. 16(8). e1002866–e1002866. 125 indexed citations

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Heslehurst, Nicola, Louise Hayes, Angela C. Flynn, et al.. (2019). Early pregnancy maternal adiposity measures and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review. 1 indexed citations

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Ngongalah, Lem, et al.. (2018). Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviours in African Migrant Women Living in High Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Framework Synthesis. Nutrients. 10(8). 1017–1017. 36 indexed citations

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Ngongalah, Lem, et al.. (2018). Infant Feeding Perceptions and Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding in Urban and Rural Cameroon. International Journal of Child Health and Nutrition. 7(4). 201–209. 6 indexed citations

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