Maurice Bucagu

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 786 citations indexed

About

Maurice Bucagu is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Maurice Bucagu has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 786 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 9 papers in General Health Professions and 5 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Maurice Bucagu's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (14 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 papers) and Child and Adolescent Health (4 papers). Maurice Bucagu is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (14 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 papers) and Child and Adolescent Health (4 papers). Maurice Bucagu collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. Maurice Bucagu's co-authors include Özge Tunçalp, Theresa A Lawrie, Anayda Portela, OT Oladapo, A Metin Gülmezoglu, Olufemi T. Oladapo, A. Metin Gülmezog̈lu, Angela C. Lee, Paulin Basinga and Fidèle Ngabo and has published in prestigious journals such as BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, BMJ Open and Bulletin of the World Health Organization.

In The Last Decade

Maurice Bucagu

19 papers receiving 759 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.

  1. WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience—going beyond survival
    2017 269 citations Özge Tunçalp, Theresa A Lawrie et al. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maurice Bucagu Switzerland 11 558 233 230 172 137 19 786
Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman Bangladesh 17 565 1.0× 234 1.0× 195 0.8× 212 1.2× 105 0.8× 74 873
Moke Magoma Tanzania 15 689 1.2× 193 0.8× 262 1.1× 310 1.8× 143 1.0× 21 849
Stephen Munjanja Zimbabwe 17 752 1.3× 380 1.6× 285 1.2× 164 1.0× 92 0.7× 48 991
Suzanne Penfold United Kingdom 18 577 1.0× 102 0.4× 254 1.1× 216 1.3× 133 1.0× 33 833
Angelo Nyamtema Tanzania 15 596 1.1× 224 1.0× 225 1.0× 100 0.6× 93 0.7× 29 761
Eva Bazant United States 17 821 1.5× 418 1.8× 354 1.5× 147 0.9× 133 1.0× 38 1.1k
Barbara Rawlins United States 16 618 1.1× 178 0.8× 198 0.9× 217 1.3× 68 0.5× 36 760
Anatole Manzi United States 14 468 0.8× 77 0.3× 304 1.3× 135 0.8× 153 1.1× 31 757
Isabelle L. Lange United Kingdom 14 421 0.8× 139 0.6× 200 0.9× 90 0.5× 128 0.9× 34 626
Fannie Kachale Malawi 13 501 0.9× 138 0.6× 277 1.2× 128 0.7× 48 0.4× 33 632

Countries citing papers authored by Maurice Bucagu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maurice Bucagu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maurice Bucagu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Maurice Bucagu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Maurice Bucagu 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 Maurice Bucagu. Maurice Bucagu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Noguchi, Lisa, Maurice Bucagu, & Özge Tunçalp. (2023). Strengthening antenatal care services for all: implementing imaging ultrasound before 24 weeks of pregnancy. BMJ Global Health. 8(5). e011170–e011170. 3 indexed citations
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Barreix, María, et al.. (2020). Development of the WHO Antenatal Care Recommendations Adaptation Toolkit: a standardised approach for countries. Health Research Policy and Systems. 18(1). 70–70. 18 indexed citations
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Lattof, Samantha R., Özge Tunçalp, Allisyn C. Moran, et al.. (2019). Developing measures for WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience: a conceptual framework and scoping review. BMJ Open. 9(4). e024130–e024130. 37 indexed citations
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Vogel, Joshua P., Therese Dowswell, Simon Lewin, et al.. (2019). Developing and applying a "living guidelines" approach to WHO recommendations on maternal and perinatal health. BMJ Global Health. 4(4). e001683–e001683. 54 indexed citations
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Opiyo, Newton, Carol Kingdon, Olufemi T. Oladapo, et al.. (2019). Non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections: WHO recommendations. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 98(1). 66–68. 78 indexed citations
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Widmer, Mariana, Özge Tunçalp, MR Torloni, et al.. (2018). Improving care for women with obstetric fistula: new WHO recommendation on duration of bladder catheterisation after the surgical repair of a simple obstetric urinary fistula. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 125(12). 1502–1503. 7 indexed citations
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Bucagu, Maurice, Özge Tunçalp, Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas, et al.. (2017). Integrated Person-Centered Health Care for All Women During Pregnancy: Implementing World Health Organization Recommendations on Antenatal Care for a Positive Pregnancy Experience. Global Health Science and Practice. 5(2). 197–201. 66 indexed citations
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Tunçalp, Özge, Theresa A Lawrie, Maurice Bucagu, et al.. (2017). WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience—going beyond survival. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 124(6). 860–862. 269 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bucagu, Maurice. (2016). Improving Maternal Health in Rwanda: The Role of Community-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review (2005-2015). Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education. 6(3). 10 indexed citations
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Owiredu, Morkor Newman, Lori M. Newman, Nathan Shaffer, et al.. (2015). Elimination of mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV and syphilis: A dual approach in the African Region to improve quality of antenatal care and integrated disease control. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 130(S1). S27–31. 22 indexed citations
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Bucagu, Maurice, et al.. (2014). Implementing primary health care-based PMTCT interventions: operational perspectives from Muhima cohort analysis (Rwanda). Pan African Medical Journal. 18. 59–59. 6 indexed citations
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Bucagu, Maurice, et al.. (2012). Impact of health systems strengthening on coverage of maternal health services in Rwanda, 2000–2010: a systematic review. Reproductive Health Matters. 20(39). 50–61. 74 indexed citations
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Bucagu, Maurice, et al.. (2012). Impact of Health Systems Strengthening on Coverage of Antenatal and Delivery Services in Rwanda, 2000-2010: A Systematic Review. 1 indexed citations
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Mock, Charles, et al.. (2012). Identifying barriers to emergency care services. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 27(2). e104–20. 34 indexed citations
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Harvey, Steven A., et al.. (2004). Skilled birth attendant competence: an initial assessment in four countries, and implications for the Safe Motherhood movement. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 87(2). 203–210. 80 indexed citations

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