Shamsa Zafar

2.7k total citations
35 papers, 580 citations indexed

About

Shamsa Zafar 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, Shamsa Zafar has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 580 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 9 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Shamsa Zafar's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers), Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (11 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (7 papers). Shamsa Zafar is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers), Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (11 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (7 papers). Shamsa Zafar collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, United Kingdom and United States. Shamsa Zafar's co-authors include Atıf Rahman, Assad Hafeez, Nynke van den Broek, Siham Sikander, Mary McCauley, Najia Atif, Huma Nazir, Zaeem Haq, Joanna Maselko and Syed Usman Hamdani and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Shamsa Zafar

34 papers receiving 562 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shamsa Zafar Pakistan 15 223 211 168 128 104 35 580
Michael Nnachebe Onah South Africa 13 202 0.9× 296 1.4× 203 1.2× 214 1.7× 76 0.7× 17 625
Pranee C. Lundberg Sweden 18 127 0.6× 322 1.5× 235 1.4× 193 1.5× 73 0.7× 42 900
Anna Divney United States 14 94 0.4× 250 1.2× 194 1.2× 188 1.5× 36 0.3× 27 613
Liliana Carvajal–Aguirre United States 12 285 1.3× 82 0.4× 95 0.6× 190 1.5× 65 0.6× 17 479
Daniel Palazuelos United States 15 204 0.9× 105 0.5× 131 0.8× 242 1.9× 24 0.2× 47 665
Anshu Banerjee Switzerland 9 156 0.7× 82 0.4× 89 0.5× 216 1.7× 38 0.4× 29 589
Reindolf Anokye Ghana 11 96 0.4× 194 0.9× 118 0.7× 99 0.8× 51 0.5× 35 518
Peggy L. Parks United States 16 120 0.5× 328 1.6× 184 1.1× 145 1.1× 99 1.0× 33 769
Mikki Meadows‐Oliver United States 16 108 0.5× 222 1.1× 225 1.3× 298 2.3× 24 0.2× 46 712
Meroe Vameghi Iran 14 64 0.3× 89 0.4× 183 1.1× 200 1.6× 34 0.3× 62 592

Countries citing papers authored by Shamsa Zafar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shamsa Zafar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shamsa Zafar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shamsa Zafar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shamsa Zafar 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 Shamsa Zafar. Shamsa Zafar 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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Bilal, Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Development of the Systems Thinking for Health Actions framework: a literature review and a case study. BMJ Global Health. 8(3). e010191–e010191. 27 indexed citations
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Hill, Zelee, Shamsa Zafar, Seyi Soremekun, et al.. (2023). Can home visits for early child development be implemented with sufficient coverage and quality at scale? Evidence from the SPRING program in India and Pakistan. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1152548–1152548. 2 indexed citations
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McCauley, Mary, Sarah White, Sarah Bar‐Zeev, et al.. (2022). Physical morbidity and psychological and social comorbidities at five stages during pregnancy and after childbirth: a multicountry cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 12(4). e050287–e050287. 9 indexed citations
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Saulnier, Dell D., et al.. (2022). Digital communities of practice: one step towards decolonising global health partnerships. BMJ Global Health. 7(2). e008174–e008174. 5 indexed citations
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Zafar, Shamsa, et al.. (2022). Lessons learnt of the COVID-19 contact tracing strategy in Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan using systems thinking processes. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 909931–909931. 3 indexed citations
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Zafar, Shamsa, et al.. (2021). Translation and Validation of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised in Urdu for Use in Pakistan. International Journal of Childbirth. 11(2). 72–83. 5 indexed citations
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Waqas, Ahmed, Shamsa Zafar, Debbie A. Lawlor, et al.. (2020). A scientometric analysis of birth cohorts in South Asia: Way forward for Pakistan. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0235385–e0235385. 5 indexed citations
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McCauley, Mary, Shamsa Zafar, & Nynke van den Broek. (2020). Maternal multimorbidity during pregnancy and after childbirth in women in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic literature review. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 20(1). 637–637. 22 indexed citations
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Surkan, Pamela J., Syed Usman Hamdani, Zille Huma, et al.. (2020). Cognitive–behavioral therapy-based intervention to treat symptoms of anxiety in pregnancy in a prenatal clinic using non-specialist providers in Pakistan: design of a randomised trial. BMJ Open. 10(4). e037590–e037590. 31 indexed citations
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Rahman, Atıf, Parveen Akhtar, Syed Usman Hamdani, et al.. (2019). Using technology to scale-up training and supervision of community health workers in the psychosocial management of perinatal depression: a non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. e8–e8. 64 indexed citations
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Utz, Bettina, et al.. (2015). Status of emergency obstetric care in four districts of Punjab, Pakistan - results of a baseline assessment.. PubMed. 65(5). 480–5. 11 indexed citations
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Sikander, Siham, Joanna Maselko, Shamsa Zafar, et al.. (2015). Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling for Exclusive Breastfeeding in Rural Pediatrics: A Cluster RCT. PEDIATRICS. 135(2). e424–e431. 40 indexed citations
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Zafar, Shamsa, et al.. (2015). Non-Life Threatening Maternal Morbidity: Cross Sectional Surveys from Malawi and Pakistan. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0138026–e0138026. 20 indexed citations
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Zafar, Shamsa, et al.. (2015). A randomized controlled trial comparing Pentazocine and Chamomilla recutita for labor pain relief. Homeopathy. 105(1). 66–70. 14 indexed citations
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Zafar, Shamsa, Siham Sikander, Ikhlaq Ahmad, et al.. (2015). Is home delivery really preferred? a mixed-methods national study in Pakistan. Health Research Policy and Systems. 13(S1). 52–52. 6 indexed citations
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Bile, K.M., Assad Hafeez, Nick Brown, et al.. (2012). A proposed new international convention supporting the rights of pregnant women and girls and their newborn infants. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 97(5). 447–451. 3 indexed citations
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Nisar, Yasir Bin, Assad Hafeez, Shamsa Zafar, & D P Southall. (2011). Impact of essential surgical skills with an emphasis on emergency maternal, neonatal and child health training on the practice of doctors: A cluster randomised controlled trial in Pakistan. Resuscitation. 82(8). 1047–1052. 5 indexed citations
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Zafar, Shamsa. (2006). Role of metformin in correcting hyperinsulinemia, menstrual irregularity and anovulation in polycystic ovary syndrome.. PubMed. 17(4). 54–6. 8 indexed citations

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