T. Mertens

4.3k total citations
57 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

T. Mertens is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, T. Mertens has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in General Health Professions, 14 papers in Infectious Diseases and 13 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in T. Mertens's work include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (14 papers), HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (13 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (12 papers). T. Mertens is often cited by papers focused on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (14 papers), HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (13 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (12 papers). T. Mertens collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and Belgium. T. Mertens's co-authors include Antonio Gerbase, Jane Rowley, B Kanki, Etienne Traoré, Helen Ward, Michel Caraël, Simon Cousens, Daniel Low‐Beer, Carol Thomas and Peter G. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Epidemiology and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

T. Mertens

56 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
T. Mertens Switzerland 24 644 519 478 339 309 57 1.9k
Louise Causer Australia 26 321 0.5× 401 0.8× 127 0.3× 268 0.8× 312 1.0× 66 2.0k
Abdul Momin Kazi Pakistan 20 238 0.4× 322 0.6× 66 0.1× 253 0.7× 31 0.1× 57 1.1k
Eliseu Alves Waldman Brazil 26 388 0.6× 688 1.3× 141 0.3× 662 2.0× 175 0.6× 116 2.0k
Nelson Alvis‐Guzmán Colombia 20 191 0.3× 377 0.7× 34 0.1× 404 1.2× 75 0.2× 223 1.5k
Ernest Kenu Ghana 25 183 0.3× 655 1.3× 108 0.2× 617 1.8× 65 0.2× 191 1.8k
Supriya D. Mehta United States 34 843 1.3× 551 1.1× 318 0.7× 1.1k 3.4× 722 2.3× 145 3.8k
Phillip Nieburg United States 21 740 1.1× 490 0.9× 370 0.8× 527 1.6× 47 0.2× 51 2.2k
Gabriela B. Gomez United Kingdom 27 663 1.0× 1.6k 3.1× 73 0.2× 1.2k 3.6× 377 1.2× 109 3.1k
Tanmay Mahapatra United States 25 488 0.8× 501 1.0× 237 0.5× 576 1.7× 60 0.2× 127 1.8k
Sally Hull United Kingdom 34 672 1.0× 237 0.5× 115 0.2× 1.1k 3.3× 83 0.3× 116 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by T. Mertens

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Fields of papers citing papers by T. Mertens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. Mertens

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mertens, T., Ana Lúcia Teixeira, Helena Loureiro, et al.. (2022). Cohort profile: Health trajectories of Immigrant Children (CRIAS)–a prospective cohort study in the metropolitan area of Lisbon, Portugal. BMJ Open. 12(10). e061919–e061919. 2 indexed citations
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Dye, Christopher, T. Mertens, Gottfried Hirnschall, et al.. (2013). WHO and the future of disease control programmes. The Lancet. 381(9864). 413–418. 40 indexed citations
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Lin, Liyong, et al.. (2013). A novel technique for measuring the low-dose envelope of pencil-beam scanning spot profiles. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 58(12). N171–N180. 55 indexed citations
4.
Rabenau, Holger F., René Gottschalk, Lutz Gürtler, et al.. (2012). Prävention der nosokomialen Übertragung von humanem Immunschwächevirus (HIV) durch HIV-positive Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter im Gesundheitswesen. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. 55(8). 937–943. 6 indexed citations
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Smith, George Davey & T. Mertens. (2003). What's said and what's done: the reality of sexually transmitted disease consultations. Public Health. 118(2). 96–103. 7 indexed citations
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Gerbase, Antonio, Jane Rowley, & T. Mertens. (1998). Global epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases. The Lancet. 351. S2–S4. 291 indexed citations
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Burton, Anthony & T. Mertens. (1998). Provisional country estimates of prevalent adult human immunodeficiency virus infections as of end 1994: a description of the methods. International Journal of Epidemiology. 27(1). 101–107. 16 indexed citations
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Mertens, T. & Michel Caraël. (1997). Evaluation of HIV/STD Prevention, Care and Support: An Update on WHO's Approaches. AIDS Education and Prevention. 9(2). 133–145. 15 indexed citations
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Ward, Helen, T. Mertens, & Carol Thomas. (1997). Health Seeking Behaviour and the Control of Sexually Transmitted Disease. Health Policy and Planning. 12(1). 19–28. 124 indexed citations
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Low‐Beer, Daniel, et al.. (1996). Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Dynamics in East Africa Deduced from Surveillance Data. American Journal of Epidemiology. 144(7). 682–695. 38 indexed citations
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Curtis, Valérie, B Kanki, T. Mertens, et al.. (1995). Potties, pits and pipes: Explaining hygiene behaviour in Burkina Faso. Social Science & Medicine. 41(3). 383–393. 116 indexed citations
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Kanki, B, et al.. (1994). Des croyances aux comportements : diarrhées et pratiques d’hygiène au Burkina Faso. Cahiers d'études et de recherches francophones / Santé. 4(5). 359–366. 2 indexed citations
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Stoneburner, Rand, et al.. (1994). The global HIV pandemic. Acta Paediatrica. 83(s400). 1–4. 10 indexed citations
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Mertens, T., et al.. (1993). Data collection strategies in the study of behaviours: limited use of simple solutions to a complex problem.. 3(2). 1 indexed citations
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Mertens, T.. (1993). Estimating the effects of misclassification. The Lancet. 342(8868). 418–421. 55 indexed citations
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Mertens, T., et al.. (1992). Excreta Disposal Behaviour and Latrine Ownership in Relation to the Risk of Childhood Diarrhoea in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Epidemiology. 21(6). 1157–1164. 38 indexed citations
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Mertens, T. & Betty Kirkwood. (1990). Child health: its relationship with water supplies and hygiene practices in rural Sri Lanka.. 41(1). 77–120. 1 indexed citations
18.
Mertens, T., Richard Hayes, & Peter G. Smith. (1990). Epidemiological methods to study the interaction between HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases. AIDS. 4(1). 57–66. 94 indexed citations
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Mertens, T., Simon Cousens, Betty Kirkwood, et al.. (1990). Health impact evaluation of improved water supplies and hygiene practices in Sri Lanka: background and methodology.. PubMed. 41(1). 79–88. 12 indexed citations
20.
Hayes, Richard, et al.. (1989). Causes of adult deaths in developing countries: a review of data and methods.. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3 indexed citations

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