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Social Sciences and Humanities
Singapore
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
58
Citations
13226
World Ranking
1647
National Ranking
4

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  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Singapore Leader Award

Overview

Helena Legido-Quigley is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. The core of their research focuses on public health, with particular attention to healthcare systems, epidemiology, and infectious diseases. Their work primarily engages with the study of health systems resilience, global public health policies, and the management of pandemics such as COVID-19.

Their research spans several main fields including Medicine and Health Professions, with subfields such as General Health Professions, Modeling and Simulation, Infectious Diseases, Economics and Econometrics, and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. These disciplines reflect a broad approach to health systems and policies from both clinical and administrative perspectives.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Health systems resilience in managing the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from 28 countries, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Lessons learnt from easing COVID-19 restrictions: an analysis of countries and regions in Asia Pacific and Europe, 2020, The Lancet
  • Are high-performing health systems resilient against the COVID-19 epidemic?, 2020, The Lancet
  • The resilience of the Spanish health system against the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, The Lancet Public Health

Research topics central to their studies include:

  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Global Health Care Issues

The scientist frequently publishes in leading journals such as The Lancet, BMJ, Antibiotics, Research Square, and The Lancet Public Health, reflecting consistent contributions to high-impact venues in health sciences.

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Chuan De Foo, Anne-Sophie Jung, Melisa Mei Jin Tan, Monica Verma, and Alvin Qijia Chua. These collaborators highlight a network of researchers working on multidisciplinary aspects of public health and health systems.

Best Publications

  • Health systems resilience in managing the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from 28 countries.

    Victoria Haldane;Chuan De Foo;Salma M. Abdalla;Anne-Sophie Jung

  • Lessons learnt from easing COVID-19 restrictions: an analysis of countries and regions in Asia Pacific and Europe.

    Emeline Han;Melisa Mei Jin Tan;Eva Turk;Eva Turk;Devi Sridhar

  • Community participation in health services development, implementation, and evaluation: A systematic review of empowerment, health, community, and process outcomes.

    Victoria Haldane;Fiona L. H. Chuah;Aastha Srivastava;Shweta R. Singh

  • Are high-performing health systems resilient against the COVID-19 epidemic?

    Helena Legido-Quigley;Nima Asgari;Yik Ying Teo;Gabriel M Leung

  • The economic burden of cardiovascular disease and hypertension in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

    Adrian Gheorghe;Adrian Gheorghe;Ulla Griffiths;Ulla Griffiths;Adrianna Murphy;Helena Legido-Quigley;Helena Legido-Quigley

  • The resilience of the Spanish health system against the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Helena Legido-Quigley;Helena Legido-Quigley;Helena Legido-Quigley;José Tomás Mateos-García;José Tomás Mateos-García;Vanesa Regulez Campos;Montserrat Gea-Sánchez

  • Defeating AIDS—advancing global health

    Peter Piot;Salim S Abdool Karim;Robert Hecht;Helena Legido-Quigley;Helena Legido-Quigley

  • Towards an understanding of resilience: responding to health systems shocks

    Johanna Hanefeld;Susannah Mayhew;Helena Legido-Quigley;Helena Legido-Quigley;Frederick Martineau

  • Assuring the Quality of Health Care in the European Union: A Case for Action

    H Legido-Quigley;M McKee;E Nolte;I Glinos

  • The path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans by 2030: the Lancet Commission on the future of health in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Irene Akua Agyepong;Nelson Sewankambo;Agnes Binagwaho;Awa Marie Coll-Seck

  • Will Austerity Cuts Dismantle the Spanish Healthcare System

    Helena Legido-Quigley;Laura Otero;Daniel la Parra;Carlos Alvarez-Dardet

  • Telemedicine across borders: a systematic review of factors that hinder or support implementation.

    Vanessa Saliba;Helena Legido-Quigley;Riina Hallik;Ain Aaviksoo

  • The Influence of Health Systems on Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control: A Systematic Literature Review

    Will Maimaris;Jared Paty;Pablo Perel;Helena Legido-Quigley

  • Integrating tuberculosis and HIV services in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

    Helena Legido-Quigley;Catherine M. Montgomery;Palwasha Khan;Rifat Atun

  • Interventions and approaches to integrating HIV and mental health services: a systematic review

    Fiona Leh Hoon Chuah;Victoria Elizabeth Haldane;Francisco Cervero-Liceras;Suan Ee Ong

  • Safeguarding people living in vulnerable conditions in the COVID-19 era through universal health coverage and social protection

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  • Effects of the financial crisis and Troika austerity measures on health and health care access in Portugal.

    Helena Legido-Quigley;Helena Legido-Quigley;Marina Karanikolos;Sonia Hernandez-Plaza;Sonia Hernandez-Plaza;Clã¡udia de Freitas;Clã¡udia de Freitas

  • An analysis of national action plans on antimicrobial resistance in Southeast Asia using a governance framework approach.

    Alvin Qijia Chua;Monica Verma;Li Yang Hsu;Helena Legido-Quigley;Helena Legido-Quigley

  • Effects of the Global Financial Crisis on Health in High-Income Oecd Countries: A Narrative Review.

    Marina Karanikolos;Pia Heino;Martin McKee;David Stuckler

  • Integrating cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and diabetes with HIV services: a systematic review.

    Victoria Haldane;Helena Legido-Quigley;Fiona Leh Hoon Chuah;Louise Sigfrid

  • Patients' Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviour and Health Care Experiences on the Prevention, Detection, Management and Control of Hypertension in Colombia: A Qualitative Study

    Helena Legido-Quigley;Paul Anthony Camacho Lopez;Dina Balabanova;Pablo Perel

  • Interventions and approaches to integrating HIV and mental health services: a systematic review

    V Haldane;F Cervero-Liceras;S E Ong;G Murphy

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin McKee
Martin McKee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Reinhard Busse
Reinhard Busse Technical University of Berlin
Dina Balabanova
Dina Balabanova London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Carles Muntaner
Carles Muntaner University of Toronto
Kent Buse
Kent Buse Imperial College London
Ellen Nolte
Ellen Nolte London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Cécile Knai
Cécile Knai London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Richard Coker
Richard Coker London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Kieran Walshe
Kieran Walshe University of Manchester
Yik Ying Teo
Yik Ying Teo National University of Singapore

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