Lígia Kiss

5.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
73 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Lígia Kiss is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lígia Kiss has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 29 papers in Health and 28 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Lígia Kiss's work include Sex work and related issues (29 papers), Intimate Partner and Family Violence (27 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (16 papers). Lígia Kiss is often cited by papers focused on Sex work and related issues (29 papers), Intimate Partner and Family Violence (27 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (16 papers). Lígia Kiss collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Brazil and United States. Lígia Kiss's co-authors include Cathy Zimmerman, Charlotte Watts, Mazeda Hossain, Karen Devries, Tanya Abramsky, Lori Heise, Mary Ellsberg, Henrica A. F. M. Jansen, Claudia García‐Moreno and Lília Blima Schraiber and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Lígia Kiss

69 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence? findings from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence

2011 1.0k citations Tanya Abramsky, Charlotte Watts et al. BMC Public Health profile →
Violence against women is strongly associated with suicide attempts: Evidence from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence against women

2011 437 citations Charlotte Watts, Lígia Kiss et al. Social Science & Medicine profile →
Migration and Health: A Framework for 21st Century Policy-Making

2011 397 citations Cathy Zimmerman, Lígia Kiss et al. profile →
Findings from the SASA! Study: a cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of a community mobilization intervention to prevent violence against women and reduce HIV risk in Kampala, Uganda

2014 333 citations Tanya Abramsky, Lígia Kiss et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lígia Kiss United Kingdom	24	2.2k	2.0k	1.8k	1.5k	729	73	3.9k
Mzikazi Nduna South Africa	25	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	2.8k 1.6×	775 0.5×	659 0.9×	61	4.0k
Jhumka Gupta United States	35	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	609 0.8×	78	3.7k
Jennifer A. Manganello United States	26	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	989 0.7×	419 0.6×	79	3.7k
Jacquelyn Campbell United States	29	3.2k 1.4×	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	966 1.3×	60	4.1k
Kathryn E. Moracco United States	30	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	849 0.5×	866 0.6×	545 0.7×	92	2.8k
Loraine Bacchus United Kingdom	27	3.9k 1.8×	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	2.2k 1.5×	955 1.3×	76	5.1k
Tanya Abramsky United Kingdom	22	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	628 0.4×	550 0.8×	38	3.2k
Carmen Vives‐Cases Spain	31	2.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	964 0.6×	896 1.2×	213	3.6k
Heather M. Brandt United States	28	2.3k 1.0×	986 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	605 0.8×	151	4.4k
Claudı́a Garcia‐Moreno Switzerland	28	3.8k 1.8×	2.0k 1.0×	2.1k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	1.4k 1.9×	67	5.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Kiss, Lígia, et al.. (2025). Growing up without violence (GWV): Study protocol for a cluster randomised trial and process evaluation of a school-based intervention preventing adolescent sexual exploitation in Brazil. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 150. 107802–107802.

Lau, Karen, Robert W Aldridge, Marie Nørredam, et al.. (2024). Workplace mortality risk and social determinants among migrant workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Public Health. 9(11). e935–e949. 2 indexed citations

Usta, Jinan, et al.. (2023). Gender based violence (GBV) coordination in a complex, multi-crisis context: a qualitative case study of Lebanon’s compounded crises (2019–2023). Conflict and Health. 17(1). 50–50. 6 indexed citations

Kiss, Lígia, et al.. (2022). A systematic review of the effects of intimate partner violence on HIV-positive pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 220–220. 12 indexed citations

Quinlan-Davidson, Meaghen, Lígia Kiss, Delan Devakumar, et al.. (2021). The role of social support in reducing the impact of violence on adolescents’ mental health in São Paulo, Brazil. PLoS ONE. 16(10). e0258036–e0258036. 9 indexed citations

Kiss, Lígia, et al.. (2020). Male and LGBT survivors of sexual violence in conflict situations: a realist review of health interventions in low-and middle-income countries. Conflict and Health. 14(1). 11–11. 45 indexed citations

Machado, Daiane Borges, Keltie McDonald, Luís Fernando Silva Castro-de-Araujo, et al.. (2020). Association between homicide rates and suicide rates: a countrywide longitudinal analysis of 5507 Brazilian municipalities. BMJ Open. 10(11). e040069–e040069. 8 indexed citations

Santana, Vilma Sousa, Lígia Kiss, & Anne Andermann. (2019). O conhecimento científico sobre trabalho infantil na América Latina. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 2 indexed citations

Pocock, Nicola S., et al.. (2018). “Because if we talk about health issues first, it is easier to talk about human trafficking”; findings from a mixed methods study on health needs and service provision among migrant and trafficked fishermen in the Mekong. Globalization and Health. 14(1). 45–45. 22 indexed citations

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Stöckl, Heidi, et al.. (2017). Trafficking of Vietnamese women and girls for marriage in China. Global Health Research and Policy. 2(1). 28–28. 29 indexed citations

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Mak, Joelle, et al.. (2017). What is the prevalence of and associations with forced labour experiences among male migrants from Dolakha, Nepal? Findings from a cross-sectional study of returnee migrants. BMJ Open. 7(8). e015835–e015835. 12 indexed citations

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Yun, Katherine, Zeinab Mohamad, Lígia Kiss, Aniyizhai Annamalai, & Cathy Zimmerman. (2015). History of Persecution and Health Outcomes Among U.S. Refugees. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 18(1). 263–269. 12 indexed citations

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Kiss, Lígia, Lília Blima Schraiber, Mazeda Hossain, Charlotte Watts, & Cathy Zimmerman. (2015). The Link Between Community-Based Violence and Intimate Partner Violence: the Effect of Crime and Male Aggression on Intimate Partner Violence Against Women. Prevention Science. 16(6). 881–889. 36 indexed citations

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Kiss, Lígia, Nicola S. Pocock, Brett G. Dickson, et al.. (2015). Health of men, women, and children in post-trafficking services in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam: an observational cross-sectional study. The Lancet Global Health. 3(3). e154–e161. 142 indexed citations

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Hossain, Mazeda, et al.. (2014). Men's and women's experiences of violence and traumatic events in rural Côte d'Ivoire before, during and after a period of armed conflict. BMJ Open. 4(2). e003644–e003644. 67 indexed citations

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Hossain, Mazeda, Cathy Zimmerman, Lígia Kiss, et al.. (2014). Working with men to prevent intimate partner violence in a conflict-affected setting: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial in rural Côte d’Ivoire. BMC Public Health. 14(1). 339–339. 102 indexed citations

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Kiss, Lígia, Lília Blima Schraiber, Lori Heise, et al.. (2012). Gender-based violence and socioeconomic inequalities: Does living in more deprived neighbourhoods increase women’s risk of intimate partner violence?. Social Science & Medicine. 74(8). 1172–1179. 99 indexed citations

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Kiss, Lígia, Ana Flávia Pires Lucas d’Oliveira, Cathy Zimmerman, et al.. (2012). Brazilian policy responses to violence against women: government strategy and the help-seeking behaviors of women who experience violence.. PubMed. 14(1). E64–77. 46 indexed citations

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Kiss, Lígia, Lília Blima Schraiber, & Ana Flávia Pires Lucas d’Oliveira. (2007). [Possibilities of a cross-sector assistance network for women subjected to violence].. LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). 1 indexed citations

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Schraiber, Lília Blima, et al.. (2003). Violence experienced: the nameless pain. 7(12). 41–54. 3 indexed citations

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