Rita Issa

1.6k total citations
26 papers, 384 citations indexed

About

Rita Issa is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita Issa has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 384 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Rita Issa's work include Climate Change and Health Impacts (12 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (4 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (4 papers). Rita Issa is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change and Health Impacts (12 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (4 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (4 papers). Rita Issa collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Belgium. Rita Issa's co-authors include Delan Devakumar, Kim Robin van Daalen, Laura Jung, Lucy Singh, Sara Dada, Miriam Orcutt, Inês Keygnaert, Isla Kuhn, Maria Skyvell Nilsson and Jason Hickel and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Rita Issa

25 papers receiving 371 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rita Issa United Kingdom 11 138 108 99 50 49 26 384
Jason A. Douglas United States 12 70 0.5× 103 1.0× 114 1.2× 31 0.6× 62 1.3× 21 363
Malo Hutson United States 8 175 1.3× 118 1.1× 93 0.9× 52 1.0× 52 1.1× 14 427
Amit Prasad United States 12 127 0.9× 51 0.5× 193 1.9× 33 0.7× 156 3.2× 29 608
Peggy Shepard United States 13 351 2.5× 205 1.9× 172 1.7× 39 0.8× 87 1.8× 24 746
Thilagawathi Abi Deivanayagam United Kingdom 8 79 0.6× 95 0.9× 116 1.2× 13 0.3× 46 0.9× 12 320
Nia King Canada 10 41 0.3× 116 1.1× 121 1.2× 53 1.1× 54 1.1× 19 391
J.L. Gamble United States 8 295 2.1× 96 0.9× 91 0.9× 80 1.6× 61 1.2× 13 515
James Manley United States 12 103 0.7× 78 0.7× 156 1.6× 149 3.0× 38 0.8× 29 740
Laura Senier United States 14 111 0.8× 153 1.4× 152 1.5× 21 0.4× 70 1.4× 37 616
Laura Nieuwendyk Canada 9 140 1.0× 198 1.8× 145 1.5× 21 0.4× 41 0.8× 21 545

Countries citing papers authored by Rita Issa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rita Issa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rita Issa

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Womersley, Kate, et al.. (2025). NHS must tackle racism and sexism for the benefit of patients, staff, and society. BMJ. 390. r1334–r1334.
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Essex, Ryan, et al.. (2024). Health Related Quality of life Amongst Refugees: A meta Analysis of Studies Using the SF-36. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 26(5). 925–935. 1 indexed citations
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Ansbro, Éimhín, Lavanya Vijayasingham, Claire Stein, et al.. (2024). Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to strengthen NCD care and policy in humanitarian settings: a mixed methods study exploring humanitarian actors’ experiences. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 1081–1081. 2 indexed citations
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Issa, Rita, et al.. (2023). Human migration on a heating planet: A scoping review. PLOS Climate. 2(5). e0000214–e0000214. 13 indexed citations
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Deivanayagam, Thilagawathi Abi, Jason Hickel, Renzo Guinto, et al.. (2023). Envisioning environmental equity: climate change, health, and racial justice. The Lancet. 402(10395). 64–78. 85 indexed citations
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Issa, Rita, et al.. (2023). Gaps and opportunities in the climate change, migration and health nexus: Insights from a questionnaire based study of practitioners and researchers. Journal of Migration and Health. 7. 100171–100171. 3 indexed citations
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Shannon, Geordan, et al.. (2022). Regenerative economics for planetary health: A scoping review. 2(3). 81–105. 7 indexed citations
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Deivanayagam, Thilagawathi Abi, et al.. (2022). Developing a guide to climate & health justice education: Process and content. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 100188–100188. 1 indexed citations
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Issa, Rita, Zelal Kharaba, Vanessa Azzi, et al.. (2022). Menstrual symptoms variation among Lebanese women before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Pharmacy Practice. 20(3). 1–8. 6 indexed citations
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Ansbro, Éimhín, Rita Issa, Ruth Willis, et al.. (2022). Chronic NCD care in crises: A qualitative study of global experts’ perspectives on models of care for hypertension and diabetes in humanitarian settings. Journal of Migration and Health. 5. 100094–100094. 15 indexed citations
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Devakumar, Delan & Rita Issa. (2022). Migrant traumas heard. The Lancet. 399(10338). 1859–1859. 1 indexed citations
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Essex, Ryan, et al.. (2022). A decade of the hostile environment and its impact on health. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 115(3). 87–90. 12 indexed citations
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Daalen, Kim Robin van, Sara Dada, Laura Jung, et al.. (2022). Extreme events and gender-based violence: a mixed-methods systematic review. The Lancet Planetary Health. 6(6). e504–e523. 85 indexed citations
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Issa, Rita, et al.. (2021). Mapping the movement for climate change and health in England: a descriptive review and theory of change analysis. Perspectives in Public Health. 141(6). 328–337. 5 indexed citations
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Daalen, Kim Robin van, Sara Dada, Rita Issa, et al.. (2021). A Scoping Review to Assess Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes, Challenges and Recommendations in the Context of Climate Migration. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 757153–757153. 19 indexed citations
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Issa, Rita, et al.. (2021). Finding hope in COP26. BMJ. 375. n2940–n2940. 2 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Bayes, Miriam Orcutt, Peter Sammonds, et al.. (2018). Humanitarian disaster for Rohingya refugees: impending natural hazards and worsening public health crises. The Lancet Global Health. 6(5). e487–e488. 36 indexed citations
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Issa, Rita, et al.. (2017). Effect of biomechanical stress on endogenous antioxidant networks in bovine articular cartilage. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 36(2). 760–769. 18 indexed citations
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Fletcher, Kate, Rita Issa, & Diana N.J. Lockwood. (2015). Visceral Leishmaniasis and Immunocompromise as a Risk Factor for the Development of Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Changing Pattern at The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0121418–e0121418. 20 indexed citations
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Romanelli, Cristina, Anthony Capon, Marina Maiero, et al.. (2015). Climate change, biodiversity and human health. UCL Discovery (University College London). 222–237. 4 indexed citations

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