Melisa Martínez-Álvarez

1.8k total citations
37 papers, 974 citations indexed

About

Melisa Martínez-Álvarez is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Melisa Martínez-Álvarez has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 974 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 13 papers in General Health Professions and 13 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Melisa Martínez-Álvarez's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (27 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (13 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (10 papers). Melisa Martínez-Álvarez is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (27 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (13 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (10 papers). Melisa Martínez-Álvarez collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Gambia and United States. Melisa Martínez-Álvarez's co-authors include Rupa Chanda, Richard Smith, Josephine Borghi, Catherine Pitt, Leonardo Arregocés, Joy E Lawn, Theopista John, Corinne Armstrong, Anna Vassall and Moke Magoma and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Melisa Martínez-Álvarez

36 papers receiving 945 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melisa Martínez-Álvarez United Kingdom 16 489 395 184 176 142 37 974
Sanghita Bhattacharyya India 15 685 1.4× 462 1.2× 209 1.1× 188 1.1× 127 0.9× 30 1.2k
Assad Hafeez Pakistan 19 437 0.9× 348 0.9× 211 1.1× 138 0.8× 114 0.8× 69 1.2k
Hubert Amu Ghana 22 589 1.2× 519 1.3× 188 1.0× 291 1.7× 155 1.1× 93 1.3k
Devaki Nambiar India 19 435 0.9× 436 1.1× 100 0.5× 296 1.7× 188 1.3× 96 1.2k
Anne Schlotheuber Switzerland 17 594 1.2× 347 0.9× 176 1.0× 237 1.3× 72 0.5× 34 1.2k
Moses Tetui Sweden 19 649 1.3× 460 1.2× 204 1.1× 172 1.0× 99 0.7× 59 995
Timothy Roberton United States 12 524 1.1× 430 1.1× 222 1.2× 114 0.6× 167 1.2× 32 1.4k
Natalie Carvalho Australia 16 363 0.7× 313 0.8× 130 0.7× 231 1.3× 209 1.5× 55 1.1k
Corrina Moucheraud United States 18 307 0.6× 301 0.8× 115 0.6× 87 0.5× 155 1.1× 87 998
Lene Mikkelsen Australia 14 672 1.4× 467 1.2× 143 0.8× 250 1.4× 148 1.0× 37 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Melisa Martínez-Álvarez

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melisa Martínez-Álvarez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melisa Martínez-Álvarez

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

All Works

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Martínez-Álvarez, Melisa, Agbessi Amouzou, Aluísio J. D. Barros, et al.. (2025). Broken promises: the USA foreign aid freeze threatens women's, children's, and adolescents' health. The Lancet. 405(10488). 1448–1450. 1 indexed citations
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Binyaruka, Peter, Melisa Martínez-Álvarez, Catherine Pitt, & Josephine Borghi. (2023). Assessing equity and efficiency of health financing towards universal health coverage between regions in Tanzania. Social Science & Medicine. 340. 116457–116457. 7 indexed citations
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Geertruyden, Jean‐Pierre Van, et al.. (2023). Perceptions and acceptability of the controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) model in The Gambia: a qualitative study. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 8708–8708. 1 indexed citations
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Usuf, Effua, et al.. (2022). Clinical research on COVID-19: perceptions and barriers to participation in The Gambia. BMJ Global Health. 7(2). e007533–e007533. 7 indexed citations
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Samateh, Ahmadou Lamin, et al.. (2022). Barriers and enablers to kangaroo mother care prior to stability from perspectives of Gambian health workers: A qualitative study. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 10. 966904–966904. 5 indexed citations
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Martínez-Álvarez, Melisa, Alexander Jarde, Effua Usuf, et al.. (2020). COVID-19 pandemic in west Africa. The Lancet Global Health. 8(5). e631–e632. 123 indexed citations
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Martínez-Álvarez, Melisa, Frederik Federspiel, Neha Singh, et al.. (2020). Equity of resource flows for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: are those most in need being left behind?. BMJ. 368. m305–m305. 2 indexed citations
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Pitt, Catherine, et al.. (2018). Tracking aid for global health goals: a systematic comparison of four approaches applied to reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health. The Lancet Global Health. 6(8). e859–e874. 27 indexed citations
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Cavallaro, Francesca, et al.. (2018). Donor funding for family planning: levels and trends between 2003 and 2013. Health Policy and Planning. 33(4). 574–582. 12 indexed citations
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Hu, Dan, Weiming Zhu, Yang Zhao, et al.. (2017). Development of village doctors in China: financial compensation and health system support. International Journal for Equity in Health. 16(1). 9–9. 54 indexed citations
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Gao, Yanqiu, Hong Zhou, Neha Singh, et al.. (2017). Progress and challenges in maternal health in western China: a Countdown to 2015 national case study. The Lancet Global Health. 5(5). e523–e536. 83 indexed citations
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Remme, Michelle, Melisa Martínez-Álvarez, & Anna Vassall. (2017). Cost-Effectiveness Thresholds in Global Health: Taking a Multisectoral Perspective. Value in Health. 20(4). 699–704. 34 indexed citations
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Arregocés, Leonardo, Melisa Martínez-Álvarez, Catherine Pitt, et al.. (2017). Developing a dataset to track aid for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, 2003–2013. Scientific Data. 4(1). 170038–170038. 13 indexed citations
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Martínez-Álvarez, Melisa, Josephine Borghi, Arnab Acharya, & Anna Vassall. (2016). Is Development Assistance for Health fungible? Findings from a mixed methods case study in Tanzania. Social Science & Medicine. 159. 161–169. 15 indexed citations
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Ng, Courtney, Nadia Akseer, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, et al.. (2016). Countdown to 2015 country case studies: what can analysis of national health financing contribute to understanding MDG 4 and 5 progress?. BMC Public Health. 16(S2). 792–792. 14 indexed citations
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Arregocés, Leonardo, Catherine Pitt, Justine Hsu, et al.. (2015). Countdown to 2015: changes in official development assistance to reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health, and assessment of progress between 2003 and 2012. The Lancet Global Health. 3(7). e410–e421. 45 indexed citations
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Afnan‐Holmes, Hoviyeh, Moke Magoma, Theopista John, et al.. (2015). Tanzania's Countdown to 2015: an analysis of two decades of progress and gaps for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health, to inform priorities for post-2015. The Lancet Global Health. 3(7). e396–e409. 176 indexed citations
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Martínez-Álvarez, Melisa, Rupa Chanda, & Richard Smith. (2011). The potential for bi-lateral agreements in medical tourism: A qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives from the UK and India. Globalization and Health. 7(1). 11–11. 33 indexed citations
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Martínez-Álvarez, Melisa, Rupa Chanda, & Richard Smith. (2011). How is Telemedicine perceived? A qualitative study of perspectives from the UK and India. Globalization and Health. 7(1). 17–17. 16 indexed citations
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Smith, Richard, Melisa Martínez-Álvarez, & Rupa Chanda. (2011). Medical tourism: A review of the literature and analysis of a role for bi-lateral trade. Health Policy. 103(2-3). 276–282. 110 indexed citations

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