Raf Mertens

825 total citations
28 papers, 632 citations indexed

About

Raf Mertens is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Raf Mertens has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 632 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 6 papers in General Health Professions and 6 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Raf Mertens's work include Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (6 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (5 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (4 papers). Raf Mertens is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (6 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (5 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (4 papers). Raf Mertens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Netherlands. Raf Mertens's co-authors include Olivier Ronveaux, Béatrice Jans, Natasha S. Crowcroft, Dominique L. Monnet, Xavier Kurz, Marc Struelens, Christel Faes, Jean‐Yves Reginster, Johan Vanoverloop and Véronique Rabenda and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment and Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Raf Mertens

25 papers receiving 601 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Raf Mertens United States	12	167	142	129	115	108	28	632
Dong Ah Park South Korea	16	115 0.7×	72 0.5×	40 0.3×	39 0.3×	160 1.5×	41	602
Sue Kirsa Australia	18	63 0.4×	29 0.2×	175 1.4×	25 0.2×	115 1.1×	44	695
Brenda Hackett United States	10	85 0.5×	42 0.3×	52 0.4×	9 0.1×	91 0.8×	13	706
Raffaella Rosso Italy	15	501 3.0×	80 0.6×	85 0.7×	30 0.3×	336 3.1×	54	898
Roger Bedimo United States	14	365 2.2×	69 0.5×	60 0.5×	26 0.2×	311 2.9×	25	638
Kristin Mondy United States	20	713 4.3×	83 0.6×	90 0.7×	303 2.6×	268 2.5×	35	1.4k
Dumessa Edessa Ethiopia	15	110 0.7×	33 0.2×	91 0.7×	5 0.0×	140 1.3×	41	622
Nesrine Rizk Lebanon	14	264 1.6×	44 0.3×	20 0.2×	13 0.1×	199 1.8×	35	745
Isabel Cassetti Argentina	15	875 5.2×	26 0.2×	17 0.1×	44 0.4×	258 2.4×	48	1.1k
Yaw Ampem Amoako Ghana	13	185 1.1×	67 0.5×	82 0.6×	4 0.0×	337 3.1×	54	732

Countries citing papers authored by Raf Mertens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Raf Mertens

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raf Mertens

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Voorde, Carine Van de, Koen Van den Heede, Raf Mertens, et al.. (2014). Cadre conceptuel pour la réforme du financement des hôpitaux.

Voorde, Carine Van de, Koen Van den Heede, Raf Mertens, et al.. (2014). Conceptueel kader voor de hervorming van de ziekenhuisfinanciering –. 1 indexed citations

Paulus, Dominique, Koen Van den Heede, Sophie Gerkens, Anja Desomer, & Raf Mertens. (2013). Development of a national position paper for chronic care: Example of Belgium. Health Policy. 111(2). 105–109. 11 indexed citations

Paulus, Dominique, Koen Van den Heede, & Raf Mertens. (2012). Organisation of care for chronic patients in Belgium. 1 indexed citations

Paulus, Dominique, Koen Van den Heede, & Raf Mertens. (2012). Organisatie van zorg voor chronisch zieken in België. 1 indexed citations

Paulus, Dominique, Koen Van den Heede, & Raf Mertens. (2012). Position paper. 1 indexed citations

Desomer, Anja, Germaine Hanquet, Christian Léonard, et al.. (2011). Stand van zaken van de homeopathie in België. 2 indexed citations

Desomer, Anja, Germaine Hanquet, Christian Léonard, et al.. (2010). Stand van zaken voor de osteopathie en de chiropraxie in België. 2 indexed citations

Mertens, Raf, et al.. (2010). Patterns of health care use and expenditure during the last 6 months of life in Belgium: Differences between age categories in cancer and non-cancer patients. Health Policy. 97(1). 53–61. 62 indexed citations

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Desomer, Anja, Germaine Hanquet, Christian Léonard, et al.. (2010). Etat des lieux de l’ostéopathie et de la chiropraxie en Belgique. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 2 indexed citations

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Vankrunkelsven, Patrik, Eliane Kellen, Christel Faes, et al.. (2009). Reduction in hormone replacement therapy use and declining breast cancer incidence in the Belgian province of Limburg. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 118(2). 425–432. 28 indexed citations

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Laenen, Annouschka, et al.. (2008). Les séjours psychiatriques de longue duréer en lits T.

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Laenen, Annouschka, et al.. (2008). Langverblijvende psychiatrische patiënten in T-bedden. 13 indexed citations

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Rabenda, Véronique, et al.. (2008). Low Incidence of Anti-Osteoporosis Treatment After Hip Fracture. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 90(10). 2142–2148. 125 indexed citations

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Rabenda, Véronique, Raf Mertens, Johan Vanoverloop, et al.. (2007). Low incidence of osteoporosis treatment after hip fracture. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations

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Bartholomeeusen, Stefaan, et al.. (2005). The denominator in general practice, a new approach from the Intego database. Family Practice. 22(4). 442–447. 59 indexed citations

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Crowcroft, Natasha S., Olivier Ronveaux, Dominique L. Monnet, & Raf Mertens. (1999). Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Hospitals. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 20(1). 31–36. 100 indexed citations

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Struelens, Marc, Olivier Ronveaux, Béatrice Jans, & Raf Mertens. (1996). Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Epidemiology and Control in Belgian Hospitals, 1991 to 1995. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 17(8). 503–508. 20 indexed citations

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Struelens, Marc, Olivier Ronveaux, Béatrice Jans, & Raf Mertens. (1996). Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusEpidemiology and Control in Belgian Hospitals, 1991 to 1995. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 17(8). 503–508. 43 indexed citations

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Mertens, Raf, Béatrice Jans, & Xavier Kurz. (1994). A Computerized Nationwide Network for Nosocomial Infection Surveillance in Belgium. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 15(3). 171–179. 39 indexed citations

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