Merga Dheresa

1.4k total citations
85 papers, 760 citations indexed

About

Merga Dheresa is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Merga Dheresa has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 760 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 26 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 18 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Merga Dheresa's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (42 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (26 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (8 papers). Merga Dheresa is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (42 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (26 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (8 papers). Merga Dheresa collaborates with scholars based in Ethiopia, Netherlands and United States. Merga Dheresa's co-authors include Nega Assefa, Biftu Geda, Tamirat Getachew, Kasiye Shiferaw, Addis Eyeberu, Tesfaye Gobena, Yemane Berhane, Solomon Shitu, Degu Abate and Moti Tolera and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Merga Dheresa

77 papers receiving 744 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Merga Dheresa Ethiopia 15 353 162 142 141 131 85 760
Getnet Gedefaw Ethiopia 16 406 1.2× 142 0.9× 157 1.1× 184 1.3× 158 1.2× 53 780
Melaku Desta Ethiopia 18 312 0.9× 163 1.0× 215 1.5× 115 0.8× 165 1.3× 54 856
Mohammad Abdul Quaiyum Bangladesh 12 230 0.7× 210 1.3× 70 0.5× 89 0.6× 79 0.6× 21 524
Emily White Johansson Sweden 14 474 1.3× 374 2.3× 175 1.2× 112 0.8× 236 1.8× 21 1.1k
Yu Gao Australia 17 382 1.1× 126 0.8× 46 0.3× 329 2.3× 117 0.9× 54 767
Rasheda Khanam United States 15 323 0.9× 223 1.4× 158 1.1× 133 0.9× 140 1.1× 32 734
Julius Wandabwa Uganda 17 500 1.4× 75 0.5× 58 0.4× 402 2.9× 114 0.9× 60 744
Amie Wilson United Kingdom 13 255 0.7× 74 0.5× 65 0.5× 93 0.7× 129 1.0× 28 543
Shabina Ariff Pakistan 17 453 1.3× 164 1.0× 381 2.7× 57 0.4× 125 1.0× 94 1.0k
Folasade Adenike Bello Nigeria 16 303 0.9× 138 0.9× 51 0.4× 155 1.1× 175 1.3× 66 704

Countries citing papers authored by Merga Dheresa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Merga Dheresa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Merga Dheresa

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

All Works

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Borderon, Marion, et al.. (2025). Unveiling invisible climate im/mobilities: mixed-methods case study of a drought-prone rural area of Kersa, Ethiopia. Regional Environmental Change. 25(1). 1 indexed citations
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Dheresa, Merga, et al.. (2024). Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening among Female Health Professionals in Harar Town, Eastern Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2024(1). 1430978–1430978.
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Reniers, Georges, Clara Calvert, Momodou Jasseh, et al.. (2023). Pregnancy‐related mortality up to 1 year postpartum in sub‐Saharan Africa: an analysis of verbal autopsy data from six countries. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 131(2). 163–174. 5 indexed citations
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Dheresa, Merga, et al.. (2022). Fear of childbirth among pregnant women in Eastern Ethiopia: A community-based study. Midwifery. 116. 103515–103515. 13 indexed citations
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Getachew, Tamirat, et al.. (2022). Maternal satisfaction on delivery care services and associated factors at public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia. International Health. 15(2). 189–197. 9 indexed citations
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Debella, Adera, et al.. (2022). Perinatal outcomes in anemic pregnant women in public hospitals of eastern Ethiopia. International Health. 15(3). 274–280. 5 indexed citations
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Misgana, Tadesse, et al.. (2022). Intimate Partner Violence and Its Predictors among Pregnant Women in Eastern Ethiopia: Generalized Structural Equation Modeling. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2022. 1–8. 5 indexed citations
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Gebremichael, Berhe, et al.. (2022). Undernutrition and associated factors among rural pregnant women in Eastern Ethiopia. SAGE Open Medicine. 10. 3911955246–3911955246. 7 indexed citations
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Getachew, Tamirat, et al.. (2021). Determinants of maternal knowledge on neonatal danger signs and care-seeking practices in a rural area of southeastern Ethiopia. International Health. 14(6). 610–618. 10 indexed citations
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Shiferaw, Kasiye, Bezatu Mengistie, Tesfaye Gobena, Merga Dheresa, & Assefa Seme. (2021). Adequacy and timeliness of antenatal care visits among Ethiopian women: a community-based panel study. BMJ Open. 11(12). e053357–e053357. 16 indexed citations
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Dheresa, Merga, Yadeta Dessie, Belay Negash, et al.. (2021). Child Vaccination Coverage, Trends and Predictors in Eastern Ethiopia: Implication for Sustainable Development Goals. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. Volume 14. 2657–2667. 19 indexed citations
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Debella, Adera, et al.. (2021). A Third of Pregnant Women are Affected by Anemia in Eastern Ethiopia: A Facility-Based Study. Journal of Blood Medicine. Volume 12. 299–306. 7 indexed citations
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Tolera, Moti, Dadi Marami, Degu Abate, & Merga Dheresa. (2020). Are Invasive Procedures and a Longer Hospital Stay Increasing the Risk of Healthcare-Associated Infections among the Admitted Patients at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2020. 1–7. 8 indexed citations
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Geda, Biftu, et al.. (2020). Low Back Pain Among Nurses Working at Public Hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Fekadu, Gelana, et al.. (2020). <p>Low Back Pain Among Nurses Working at Public Hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia</p>. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 13. 1349–1357. 21 indexed citations
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Dheresa, Merga, et al.. (2020). Cervical Cancer Screening Utilization and Associated Factors Among Women Aged 30 to 49 Years in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia. Cancer Control. 27(1). 1148393965–1148393965. 33 indexed citations

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