Jaume Ordi

University of Ghana

Research Professor, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, since 2010per ORCID
Professor of Pathological Anatomy, University of Barcelona, since 2009per ORCID

Publishing since 1998, latest 2026

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Publications: 961998–2026
Citations: 8,195to those papers
h-index: 37i10-index 70
Field-weighted impact: 4.831.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 47%45 of 96 scored papers
Open access: 84%81 papers free to read

14 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Research ProfessorBarcelona Institute for Global Healthsince 2010
Professor of Pathological Anatomy, School of MedicineUniversity of Barcelonasince 2009
Associate Professor of Pathology, School of MedicineUniversity of Barcelona1990–2008

Education

Diploma in Hospital ManagementUniversity of Barcelona1994–1995
Medicine and Surgery Ph. D. degreeAutonomous University of Madrid1987

Publications

96 in all

Postmortem Interval and Diagnostic Performance of the Autopsy Methods
2018Scientific ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding27 citations10.1038/s41598-018-34436-1
Weak surveillance and policy attention to cancer in global health: the example of Mozambique
2018BMJ Global Health

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging3739%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2930%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2627%
Epidemiology1819%
Infectious Diseases1718%
Obstetrics and Gynecology1617%
Immunology1111%
Insect Science1010%
General Health Professions99%
Oncology88%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes36
Global Maternal and Child Health22
Malaria Research and Control20
Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies10
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies10
Maternal and fetal healthcare8
Reproductive System and Pregnancy7
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research6
Mosquito-borne diseases and control6
Parasites and Host Interactions6
Global Health and Epidemiology5
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology5

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-written4567101327Home

Most frequent partner countries

Spain96
Mozambique85
United States27
United Kingdom14
Kenya13
Brazil11
Netherlands10
South Africa9

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Universitat de BarcelonaES96 papers
Hospital Clínic de BarcelonaES84 papers
Manhiça Health Research CentreMZ78 papers
Barcelona Institute for Global HealthES69 papers
Eduardo Mondlane UniversityMZ53 papers
Maputo Central HospitalMZ51 papers
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud PúblicaES44 papers
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsES43 papers
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu BarcelonaES34 papers
Comunidad de MadridES20 papers

Where they publish

Clinical Infectious Diseases11
PLoS ONE9
PLoS Medicine8
The Journal of Infectious Diseases6
Gates Open Research5
BMJ Global Health3
Malaria Journal

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being58
1No poverty13
17Partnerships for the goals4
2Zero hunger3
5Gender equality1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Human papillomavirus genotype attribution in invasive cervical cancer: a retrospective cross-sectional worldwide study
The Lancet Oncology3
20102,775 citationsWorld top 10%
The Impact of Placental Malaria on Gestational Age and Birth Weight
The Journal of Infectious Diseases3
2000471 citationsWorld top 10%
Worldwide human papillomavirus genotype attribution in over 2000 cases of intraepithelial and invasive lesions of the vulva

Residency in Anatomical Pathology

Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz

Bachelor DegreeUniversity of Barcelona1982

M.D. degree in medicine and surgery, School of MedicineUniversity of Barcelona1981

Honours, memberships and service

Member of the Permanent Commission of the Department of Fonaments ClínicsUniversity of Barcelonasince 2015
Member of the Humanitarian Aid CommitteeHospital Clinic of Barcelonasince 2005
Head of Pathology in the Committee of Gynecologic OncologyHospital Clinic of Barcelonasince 1994
PresidentSocietat Catalana d’Anatomia Patològica2015–2017
Member of the Permanent Commission of the Department of Pathology, Pharmacology and MicrobiologyUniversity of Barcelona2010–2015
Secretary of the 3rd Intercontinental Congress of Pathology3rd Intercontinental Congress of Pathology2008
Medical representative in the Delegates CommitteeHospital Clinic of Barcelona2003–2008
Member of the Court evaluating the research sufficiency of the doctoral program of obstetrics and gynecologyUniversity of Barcelona2001–2004
Member of the organizing committee17th European Congress of Pathology1999
Member of the Cloister of the University of BarcelonaUniversity of Barcelona1993–1997

Fatal multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia in Maputo, Mozambique: A case report

2018Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología ClínicaJournalOpen access1 citation10.1016/j.eimc.2018.06.016

Precisely Tracking Childhood Death

2017American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen access37 citations10.4269/ajtmh.16-0302

Resuscitating the Dying Autopsy

2016PLoS MedicineJournalOpen access37 citations10.1371/journal.pmed.1001927

Trends in Cancer Incidence in Maputo, Mozambique, 1991–2008

2015PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding41 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0130469

“Pomegranate” Spleen in Disseminated Tuberculosis

2015American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineJournal0 citations10.1164/rccm.201502-0245im

Massive Plasmodium falciparum visceral sequestration: a cause of maternal death in Africa

2012Clinical Microbiology and InfectionJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding14 citations10.1111/1469-0691.12068

Impact of Malaria at the End of Pregnancy on Infant Mortality and Morbidity

2011The Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access139 citations10.1093/infdis/jiq049

Grading Schemes for Placental Malaria

2011The Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.1093/infdis/jir153

The Sick Placenta—The Role of Malaria

2004PlacentaJournalSenior author383 citations10.1016/j.placenta.2003.10.019

The Impact of Placental Malaria on Gestational Age and Birth Weight

2000The Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournal471 citations10.1086/315449

Massive Chronic Intervillositis of the Placenta Associated With Malaria Infection

1998The American Journal of Surgical PathologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding264 citations10.1097/00000478-199808000-00011

How it can be read

84% free to read

Diamond 2 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 46 · 48%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 23 · 24%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 6 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 15 · 16%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

73 of 96 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation52
Instituto de Salud Carlos III38
Generalitat de Catalunya27
Centres de Recerca de Catalunya23
Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo12
United States Agency for International Development11
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación9
Emory University8

European Journal of Cancer3

2013393 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

The Sick Placenta—The Role of Malaria

Placenta3

2004383 citationsWorld top 10%