María E. Fernández

16.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
166 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

María E. Fernández is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Oncology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, María E. Fernández has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in General Health Professions, 67 papers in Oncology and 40 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in María E. Fernández's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (59 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (56 papers) and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (34 papers). María E. Fernández is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (59 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (56 papers) and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (34 papers). María E. Fernández collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Australia. María E. Fernández's co-authors include L. Kay Bartholomew, G. S. Parcel, Gerjo Kok, Nora Gottlieb, Deborah J. Bowen, Matthew W. Kreuter, Laura Linnan, Cecilia Fabrizio, Diane Weiner and Linda Squiers and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of Internal Medicine and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

María E. Fernández

155 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

How We Design Feasibility Studies 2006 2026 2012 2019 2009 2006 2015 2019 2019 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. How We Design Feasibility Studies
    2009 2.4k citations María E. Fernández et al. profile →
  2. Planning Health Promotion Programs: An Intervention Mapping Approach
    2006 1.6k citations L. Kay Bartholomew, María E. Fernández et al. profile →
  3. A taxonomy of behaviour change methods: an Intervention Mapping approach
    2015 660 citations Patricia Dolan Mullen, Guy S. Parcel et al. profile →
  4. Choosing implementation strategies to address contextual barriers: diversity in recommendations and future directions
    2019 568 citations María E. Fernández et al. Implementation Science profile →
  5. Enhancing the Impact of Implementation Strategies in Healthcare: A Research Agenda
    2019 423 citations María E. Fernández, Gregory A. Aarons et al. Frontiers in Public Health profile →
  6. Implementation Mapping: Using Intervention Mapping to Develop Implementation Strategies
    2019 420 citations María E. Fernández, Serena A. Rodriguez et al. Frontiers in Public Health profile →
  7. A systematic review of adaptations of evidence-based public health interventions globally
    2018 230 citations Cam Escoffery, Erin Lebow-Skelley et al. Implementation Science profile →
  8. Reflections on 10 years of effectiveness-implementation hybrid studies
    2022 128 citations María E. Fernández et al. profile →

Peers

María E. Fernández
Patricia Dolan Mullen United States
Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi United Kingdom
L. Kay Bartholomew United States
Frances Griffiths United Kingdom
Michael K. Paasche‐Orlow United States
Deborah J. Bowen United States
Kerenza Hood United Kingdom
Nancy K. Janz United States
Lila J. Finney Rutten United States
Celette Sugg Skinner United States
Patricia Dolan Mullen United States
María E. Fernández
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of María E. Fernández

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Savas, Lara S., Paula Cuccaro, Kehe Zhang, et al.. (2025). Factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine uptake among vulnerable communities in Texas: Perceptions of 2-1-1 helpline callers. Vaccine. 60. 127554–127554.
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Kenzie, Erin S., et al.. (2025). Application of core functions and forms in complex health intervention research: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 15(1). e091088–e091088. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Peng, María E. Fernández, Belinda M. Reininger, et al.. (2024). Using social network analysis to identify influential community organizations. Social Science & Medicine. 365. 117477–117477.
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Heredia, Natalia I., et al.. (2024). Implementation of Healthy Heart Ambassador to improve blood pressure control at community health centers in Texas. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 1105–1105. 1 indexed citations
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Friebel, Tara M., Lydia E. Pace, Keng‐Yen Huang, et al.. (2024). State of the Science of Scale-Up of Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. JCO Global Oncology. 10(10). e2300238–e2300238. 5 indexed citations
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Walker, Timothy J., Heather M. Brandt, Robert W. Gibson, et al.. (2023). Using cognitive interviews to improve a measure of organizational readiness for implementation. BMC Health Services Research. 23(1). 93–93. 2 indexed citations
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Salcedo, Mila Pontremoli, Bryan Fellman, Catherine Troisi, et al.. (2023). A Comprehensive Program to Improve Treatment of Precancerous Cervical Lesions in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 30(1). 89–98.
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Wangen, Mary, Cam Escoffery, María E. Fernández, et al.. (2023). Twenty years of capacity building across the cancer prevention and control research network. Cancer Causes & Control. 34(S1). 45–56. 4 indexed citations
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Rodriguez, Serena A., et al.. (2023). Application of implementation mapping to develop strategies for integrating the National Diabetes Prevention Program into primary care clinics. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 933253–933253. 7 indexed citations
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Yan, Hui, María E. Fernández, Shuai Wu, et al.. (2020). B Cell Endosomal RAB7 Promotes TRAF6 K63 Polyubiquitination and NF-κB Activation for Antibody Class-Switching. The Journal of Immunology. 204(5). 1146–1157. 9 indexed citations
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Escoffery, Cam, Erin Lebow-Skelley, Regine Haardöerfer, et al.. (2018). A systematic review of adaptations of evidence-based public health interventions globally. Implementation Science. 13(1). 125–125. 230 indexed citations breakdown →
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McGlone, Matthew S., Keri K. Stephens, Serena A. Rodriguez, & María E. Fernández. (2017). Persuasive texts for prompting action: Agency assignment in HPV vaccination reminders. Vaccine. 35(34). 4295–4297. 24 indexed citations
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Highfield, Linda, Marieke A. Hartman, Patricia Dolan Mullen, et al.. (2015). Intervention Mapping to Adapt Evidence-Based Interventions for Use in Practice: Increasing Mammography among African American Women. BioMed Research International. 2015. 1–11. 57 indexed citations
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Escoffery, Cam, María E. Fernández, Sally W. Vernon, et al.. (2014). Patient Navigation in a Colorectal Cancer Screening Program. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 21(5). 433–440. 35 indexed citations
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Fernández, María E., Sheryl McCurdy, Sarah R. Arvey, et al.. (2009). HPV knowledge, attitudes, and cultural beliefs among Hispanic men and women living on the Texas–Mexico border. Ethnicity and Health. 14(6). 607–624. 82 indexed citations
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Zapata, Lorenzo Villa, et al.. (2009). Pharmaceutical Care Program for Dyslipidemic Patients at Three Primary Health Care Centers: Impacts and Outcomes. Latin American Journal of Pharmacy. 12 indexed citations
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Savas, Lara S., et al.. (2009). Abstract B63: Barriers to colorectal cancer screening among low income and underinsured Hispanics. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Biomarkers. 18. 1 indexed citations
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Harris, Jeffrey R., Pamela Brown, Katherine Wilson, et al.. (2005). PEER REVIEWED: The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2(1). 5 indexed citations
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Sockrider, Marianna, Susan R. Tortolero, L. Kay Bartholomew, et al.. (2001). Pilot Study of a Screening Questionnaire for Asthma. Pediatric Asthma Allergy & Immunology. 15(1). 15–24. 9 indexed citations

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