Luc de Bernis

9.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
49 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Luc de Bernis is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Luc de Bernis has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 17 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 13 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Luc de Bernis's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (38 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (13 papers) and Maternal and fetal healthcare (9 papers). Luc de Bernis is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (38 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (13 papers) and Maternal and fetal healthcare (9 papers). Luc de Bernis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Luc de Bernis's co-authors include Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Taghreed Adam, Neff Walker, Simon Cousens, Gary L. Darmstadt, Petra ten Hoope‐Bender, Gérard Bréart, Vincent Fauveau, Wim Van Lerberghe and Alexandre Dumont and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Luc de Bernis

49 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Evidence-based, cost-effective interventions: how many newborn babies can we save?

2005 1.2k citations Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Luc de Bernis et al. The Lancet profile →
Improvement of maternal and newborn health through midwifery

2014 338 citations Petra ten Hoope‐Bender, Luc de Bernis et al. The Lancet profile →
Stillbirths: ending preventable deaths by 2030

2016 280 citations Luc de Bernis, Mary Kinney et al. The Lancet profile →
Potential impact of midwives in preventing and reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and stillbirths: a Lives Saved Tool modelling study

2020 203 citations Andrea Nove, Luc de Bernis et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Luc de Bernis United States	28	3.2k	1.6k	1.2k	995	434	49	4.2k
Allisyn C. Moran United States	37	3.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	509 1.2×	113	4.3k
Véronique Filippi United Kingdom	42	4.0k 1.2×	2.3k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	611 0.6×	575 1.3×	153	5.4k
Robert Pattinson South Africa	37	5.4k 1.7×	3.1k 1.9×	1.5k 1.2×	754 0.8×	333 0.8×	140	6.6k
José Villar Switzerland	41	4.2k 1.3×	2.9k 1.8×	1.2k 1.1×	885 0.9×	337 0.8×	68	6.2k
Deborah Maine United States	22	3.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	792 0.8×	759 1.7×	49	4.4k
Mary Kinney South Africa	23	3.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	313 0.7×	50	5.0k
Jelle Stekelenburg Netherlands	31	2.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	667 0.6×	352 0.4×	259 0.6×	138	3.0k
Marge Koblinsky United States	32	2.3k 0.7×	679 0.4×	899 0.8×	980 1.0×	518 1.2×	57	3.1k
Jennifer Requejo United States	29	3.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	497 1.1×	82	4.8k
Gunilla Lindmark Sweden	36	2.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	710 0.6×	447 0.4×	199 0.5×	126	3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luc de Bernis

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bernis, Luc de, Lorena Binfa, Karyn Kaufman, et al.. (2023). Whose voice counts? Achieving better outcomes in global sexual and reproductive health and rights research. BMJ Global Health. 8(10). e012680–e012680. 3 indexed citations

Nove, Andrea, Petra ten Hoope‐Bender, Sarah Bar‐Zeev, et al.. (2021). The State of the World’s Midwifery 2021 report: findings to drive global policy and practice. Human Resources for Health. 19(1). 146–146. 58 indexed citations

Visser, Gerard H.A., Diogo Ayres‐de‐Campos, Eytan R. Barnea, et al.. (2018). FIGO position paper: how to stop the caesarean section epidemic. The Lancet. 392(10155). 1286–1287. 114 indexed citations

Bernis, Luc de, Mary Kinney, William Stones, et al.. (2016). Stillbirths: ending preventable deaths by 2030. The Lancet. 387(10019). 703–716. 280 indexed citations breakdown →

Lopes, Sofia Castro, Andrea Nove, Petra ten Hoope‐Bender, et al.. (2016). A descriptive analysis of midwifery education, regulation and association in 73 countries: the baseline for a post-2015 pathway. Human Resources for Health. 14(1). 37–37. 54 indexed citations

Bernis, Luc de, Mary Kinney, William Stones, et al.. (2016). Ending preventable stillbirths 5 Stillbirths: ending preventable deaths by 2030. 1 indexed citations

Campbell, James, Giorgio Cometto, Kumanan Rasanathan, et al.. (2015). Improving the resilience and workforce of health systems for women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health. BMJ. 351. h4148–h4148. 32 indexed citations

Lerberghe, Wim Van, Zoë Matthews, Endang Achadi, et al.. (2014). Country experience with strengthening of health systems and deployment of midwives in countries with high maternal mortality. The Lancet. 384(9949). 1215–1225. 180 indexed citations

Tatem, Andrew J., et al.. (2014). Mapping for maternal and newborn health: the distributions of women of childbearing age, pregnancies and births. International Journal of Health Geographics. 13(1). 2–2. 71 indexed citations

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Bernis, Luc de, et al.. (2012). Maternal & Newborn Health Road Maps: a review of progress in 33 sub-Saharan African countries, 2008–2009. Reproductive Health Matters. 20(39). 164–168. 6 indexed citations

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Peterson, Herbert B., Mario Merialdi, Lale Say, et al.. (2012). Preventing Maternal and Newborn Deaths Globally. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 120(3). 636–642. 17 indexed citations

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Tebeu, Pierre Marie, et al.. (2011). Risk factors for obstetric fistula: a clinical review. International Urogynecology Journal. 23(4). 387–394. 106 indexed citations

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Fauveau, Vincent, et al.. (2008). Human resources for maternal health: multi-purpose or specialists?. Human Resources for Health. 6(1). 21–21. 52 indexed citations

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Bernis, Luc de, et al.. (2008). Connaissance, attitude et perception vis-à-vis des fistules obstétricales par les femmes camerounaises. Progrès en Urologie. 18(6). 379–389. 15 indexed citations

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Major, Attila, Elisabetta Rapiti, Patrick Petignat, et al.. (2007). The attitude and knowledge of cervical cancer by Cameroonian women; a clinical survey conducted in Maroua, the capital of Far North Province of Cameroon. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 18(4). 761–765. 68 indexed citations

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Bernis, Luc de. (2007). Obstetric fistula: Guiding principles for clinical management and programme development, a new WHO guideline. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 99(S1). S117–21. 148 indexed citations

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Ronsmans, Carine, Jean-François Étard, Gijs Walraven, et al.. (2003). Maternal mortality and access to obstetric services in West Africa. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 8(10). 940–948. 131 indexed citations

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Bernis, Luc de, et al.. (2002). Grossesse extra-utérine au Sénégal.. Cahiers d'études et de recherches francophones / Santé. 12(2). 271–274. 3 indexed citations

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Prual, Alain, M.-H. Bouvier-Colle, Luc de Bernis, & Gérard Bréart. (2000). Severe maternal morbidity from direct obstetric causes in West Africa: incidence and case fatality rates.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 78(5). 593–602. 166 indexed citations

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Prual, Alain, Pilar Galán, Luc de Bernis, & Serge Herçberg. (1988). Evaluation of iron status in Chadian pregnant women: consequences of maternal iron deficiency on the haematopoietic status of newborns.. PubMed. 40(1). 1–6. 10 indexed citations

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