Safa Abdalla

19.2k total citations
52 papers, 745 citations indexed

About

Safa Abdalla is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Safa Abdalla has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 745 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 15 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Safa Abdalla's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (23 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (12 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (10 papers). Safa Abdalla is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (23 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (12 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (10 papers). Safa Abdalla collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. Safa Abdalla's co-authors include Gary L. Darmstadt, Glenn M. Chertow, Ann M. Weber, Patrick S. Parfrey, Sharon M. Moe, César G. Victora, David C. Wheeler, William G. Goodman, Tilman B. Drüeke and Bastian Dehmel and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology and The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Safa Abdalla

49 papers receiving 724 citations

Peers

Safa Abdalla
Ted Chen United States
Percy Herrera‐Añazco Peru
Carinna Hockham United Kingdom
Jaquelyne T. Hughes Australia
Kathleen A. Culhane‐Pera United States
Yvette Meuleman Netherlands
Tabassum Firoz Canada
James Merlino United States
Gerald E. Thomson United States
Mark Nuijten Netherlands
Ted Chen United States
Safa Abdalla
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Safa Abdalla

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All Works

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Hameed, Irbaz, Mohamed Rahouma, Safa Abdalla, et al.. (2025). Current Practices for Cohort Reporting and Statistical Adjustment in Studies From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 119(6). 1317–1324.
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Gupta, Ribhav, Safa Abdalla, Valerie Meausoone, et al.. (2022). Effect of imbalanced sampling and missing data on associations between gender norms and risk of adolescent HIV. EClinicalMedicine. 50. 101513–101513. 3 indexed citations
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Cislaghi, Beniamino, Ann M. Weber, Holly B. Shakya, et al.. (2021). Innovative methods to analyse the impact of gender norms on adolescent health using global health survey data. Social Science & Medicine. 293. 114652–114652. 10 indexed citations
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Weber, Ann M., Ribhav Gupta, Safa Abdalla, et al.. (2021). Gender-related data missingness, imbalance and bias in global health surveys. BMJ Global Health. 6(11). e007405–e007405. 23 indexed citations
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Erickson, Anne, et al.. (2021). Association between maternity waiting home stay and obstetric outcomes in Yetebon, Ethiopia: a mixed-methods observational cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 21(1). 482–482. 4 indexed citations
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Darmstadt, Gary L., Yingjie Weng, Victoria Ward, et al.. (2020). Impact of the Ananya program on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition in Bihar, India: early results from a quasi-experimental study. Journal of Global Health. 10(2). 11 indexed citations
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Štěpáníková, Irena, Sanjeev Acharya, Safa Abdalla, et al.. (2020). Gender discrimination and depressive symptoms among child-bearing women: ELSPAC-CZ cohort study. EClinicalMedicine. 20. 100297–100297. 34 indexed citations
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Abdalla, Safa, et al.. (2019). Seeking care from a traditional healer after injury in Sudan: an exploratory cross-sectional analysis. International Health. 12(3). 177–183. 2 indexed citations
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Cohen, Emmanuel, Linda Richter, Safa Abdalla, et al.. (2019). Relationships Between Maternal Factors and Weight Loss Attempts Among Urban Male and Female Adolescents Living in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Journal of Adolescent Health. 66(1). S17–S24. 9 indexed citations
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Costa, Janaína Calu, Ann M. Weber, Gary L. Darmstadt, Safa Abdalla, & César G. Victora. (2019). Religious affiliation and immunization coverage in 15 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Vaccine. 38(5). 1160–1169. 66 indexed citations
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Heuch, Ivar, et al.. (2018). Modelling memory decay after injuries using household survey data from Khartoum State, Sudan. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 18(1). 58–58. 2 indexed citations
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Chang, Tara I., Safa Abdalla, Gérard M. London, et al.. (2015). The effects of cinacalcet on blood pressure, mortality and cardiovascular endpoints in the EVOLVE trial. Journal of Human Hypertension. 30(3). 204–209. 9 indexed citations
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Abdalla, Safa, et al.. (2014). Use of healthcare services by injured people in Khartoum State, Sudan. International Health. 7(3). 183–189. 11 indexed citations
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Abdalla, Safa, et al.. (2014). Respondents’ recall of injury events: an investigation of recall bias in cross-sectional injury data from the Sudan Household Health Survey 2010. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 22(3). 215–223. 11 indexed citations
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Moe, Sharon M., Safa Abdalla, Glenn M. Chertow, et al.. (2014). Effects of Cinacalcet on Fracture Events in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 26(6). 1466–1475. 139 indexed citations
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Abdalla, Safa, et al.. (2013). Socioeconomic and disability consequences of injuries in the Sudan: a community-based survey in Khartoum State. Injury Prevention. 21(e1). e56–e62. 19 indexed citations
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Abdalla, Safa, et al.. (2013). Injuries in Khartoum state, the Sudan: a household survey of incidence and risk factors. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 21(2). 144–153. 28 indexed citations

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