Maria Lisa Odland

Ghana Health Service

Also at University of Liverpool, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme and St Olav's University Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2014, latest 2025

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Emergency Medicine
Epidemiology
General Health Professions

Publications: 482014–2025
Citations: 797to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 2.371.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 27%13 of 48 scored papers
Open access: 98%47 papers free to read

13 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

On their papers

Publications

48 in all

Equitable access to quality trauma systems in Ghana: a qualitative study
2025BMJ OpenJournalOpen access2 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087095
Avoidable factors associated with maternal death from postpartum haemorrhage: a national Malawian surveillance study
2025BMJ Global HealthJournal

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2756%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2144%
Obstetrics and Gynecology1021%
Emergency Medicine919%
Epidemiology613%
General Health Professions613%
Health510%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism48%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine36%
Emergency Medical Services36%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health14
Global Health and Surgery10
Maternal and fetal healthcare10
Reproductive Health and Contraception8
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies8
Injury Epidemiology and Prevention7
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions7
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins4
Aging and Gerontology Research3
Global Health Workforce Issues3
Health disparities and outcomes3
Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention3

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

100% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written234561729Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom43
Norway32
South Africa29
Malawi29
United States17
Rwanda9
Sierra Leone6
Botswana4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of BirminghamGB27 papers
Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research ProgrammeMW26 papers
St Olav's University HospitalNO25 papers
Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNO24 papers
University of LiverpoolGB23 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA15 papers
Kamuzu Central HospitalMW13 papers
Stellenbosch UniversityZA13 papers
Kamuzu University of Health SciencesMW13 papers
University of PretoriaZA10 papers

Where they publish

BMJ Global Health8
BMJ Open8
PLoS ONE7
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health4
BMC Health Services Research3
Global Health Action3
PLOS Global Public Health

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being17
1No poverty9
11Sustainable cities and communities3
4Quality education2
17Partnerships for the goals2
13Climate action1

Most cited

Temporal trends in associations between severe mental illness and risk of cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLoS Medicine3
2022127 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone
BMJ Global Health3
202184 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Experiences of Using Misoprostol in the Management of Incomplete Abortions: A Voice of Healthcare Workers in Central Malawi

2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.3390/ijerph191912045

Identifying a Basket of Surgical Procedures to Standardize Global Surgical Metrics

2020Annals of SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding24 citations10.1097/sla.0000000000004611

The Use of Manual Vacuum Aspiration in the Treatment of Incomplete Abortions: A Descriptive Study from Three Public Hospitals in Malawi

2018International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding21 citations10.3390/ijerph15020370

How it can be read

98% free to read

Diamond 1 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 43 · 90%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 1 · 2%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

40 of 48 papers name a funder

National Institute for Health and Care Research23
Wellcome Trust14
Government of the United Kingdom9
Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet7
NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre5
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation4
Department of Health and Social Care4
Medical Research Council4