Margus Lember

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Margus Lember is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Margus Lember has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in General Health Professions, 17 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 16 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Margus Lember's work include Primary Care and Health Outcomes (14 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (13 papers) and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (13 papers). Margus Lember is often cited by papers focused on Primary Care and Health Outcomes (14 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (13 papers) and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (13 papers). Margus Lember collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Finland and Netherlands. Margus Lember's co-authors include Riina Kallikorm, Mart Kull, Kaja Põlluste, Ruth Kalda, W.G.W. Boerma, Dionne Kringos, Marek Oleszczyk, Adam Windak, Stefan Wilm and Andrew Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Margus Lember

81 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

The strength of primary care in Europe: an international ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 50 100 150 200 250
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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 →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Margus Lember Estonia 20 620 392 291 240 213 90 1.6k
Romain Neugebauer United States 24 258 0.4× 201 0.5× 291 1.0× 70 0.3× 224 1.1× 92 2.3k
Calypse Agborsangaya Canada 15 216 0.3× 275 0.7× 426 1.5× 174 0.7× 113 0.5× 21 1.1k
Anuja Roy United States 11 148 0.2× 344 0.9× 167 0.6× 115 0.5× 78 0.4× 41 2.2k
Santanu Datta United States 26 417 0.7× 111 0.3× 318 1.1× 96 0.4× 136 0.6× 60 1.9k
Anita Burrell United States 9 129 0.2× 383 1.0× 156 0.5× 112 0.5× 76 0.4× 22 2.0k
Neil R. Bell Canada 23 589 0.9× 236 0.6× 323 1.1× 58 0.2× 143 0.7× 76 1.8k
Pei‐Tseng Kung Taiwan 25 262 0.4× 203 0.5× 332 1.1× 89 0.4× 54 0.3× 113 1.6k
Paul Roderick United Kingdom 23 468 0.8× 216 0.6× 361 1.2× 73 0.3× 110 0.5× 53 2.2k
Janelle Guirguis‐Blake United States 19 255 0.4× 158 0.4× 161 0.6× 60 0.3× 143 0.7× 70 1.9k
Lisa Stirk United Kingdom 19 440 0.7× 134 0.3× 154 0.5× 69 0.3× 105 0.5× 43 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Margus Lember

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Margus Lember

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Margus Lember. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Margus Lember based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Margus Lember. Margus Lember is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kilk, Kalle, et al.. (2026). Shifts in amino acids profile in chronic pancreatitis. PLoS ONE. 21(1). e0341087–e0341087.
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Kallaste, Anne, et al.. (2025). Long COVID and Biomarker Dysregulation—A Shift Toward Immune Exhaustion?. Medicina. 61(6). 996–996. 1 indexed citations
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Põlluste, Kaja, et al.. (2023). Planned improvement actions based on patient safety incident reports in Estonian hospitals: a document analysis. BMJ Open Quality. 12(2). e002058–e002058. 3 indexed citations
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Forbes, Alastair, et al.. (2022). Raised dietary Zn:Cu ratio increases the risk of atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 50. 218–224. 8 indexed citations
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Kirsimägi, Ülle, Raili Müller, Mart Kull, et al.. (2022). Factors associated with hand bone changes in early rheumatoid arthritis. Musculoskeletal Care. 21(1). 108–116. 1 indexed citations
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Kirsimägi, Ülle, Raili Müller, Mart Kull, et al.. (2021). Structural and Functional Changes of Hands and Legs in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis. Medicina. 57(4). 317–317. 1 indexed citations
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Pechter, Ülle, et al.. (2021). Effect of Pretransplant Body Mass Index on Kidney Transplant Recipient and Graft Long-term Survival. Transplantation Proceedings. 53(10). 2879–2887. 1 indexed citations
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Müller, Raili, et al.. (2019). Factors Associated with Low Lean Mass in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study. Medicina. 55(11). 730–730. 24 indexed citations
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Põlluste, Kaja, Elise Kosunen, Tuomas Koskela, et al.. (2018). Primary health care in transition: Variations in service profiles of general practitioners in Estonia and in Finland between 1993 and 2012. Health Policy. 123(1). 37–44. 6 indexed citations
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Müller, Raili, et al.. (2017). Insulin Resistance in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with Low Appendicular Lean Mass. BioMed Research International. 2017. 1–8. 10 indexed citations
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Rakitin, Aleksei, et al.. (2014). Comparison of the Metabolic Syndrome Risk in Valproate-Treated Patients with Epilepsy and the General Population in Estonia. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e103856–e103856. 13 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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Lember, Margus, et al.. (2012). Gender differences in serum high-molecular-weight adiponectin levels in metabolic syndrome. European Journal of Endocrinology. 168(3). 385–391. 31 indexed citations
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Põlluste, Kaja, et al.. (2011). Assistive devices, home adjustments and external help in rheumatoid arthritis. Disability and Rehabilitation. 34(10). 839–845. 9 indexed citations
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Põlluste, Kaja, et al.. (2011). Use of general practice and rheumatology outpatient services in rheumatoid arthritis. Family Practice. 29(4). 433–440. 12 indexed citations
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Kalda, Ruth, Marje Oona, Heidi‐Ingrid Maaroos, & Margus Lember. (2004). Patient evaluation on family doctors’ family orientation. Patient Education and Counseling. 56(3). 296–301. 3 indexed citations
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Lember, Margus, et al.. (1997). How Estonian and Finnish primary care doctors rate their need for common drugs. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 52(6). 437–440. 4 indexed citations
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Lember, Margus & A. Tamm. (1988). Lactose absorption and milk drinking habits in Estonians with myocardial infarction. BMJ. 296(6615). 95–96. 9 indexed citations

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