Featured researcher
Marie Carmela Lapitan
Associated with University of the Philippines System
Marie Carmela Lapitan's research profile
Marie Carmela Lapitan is associated with University of the Philippines System, with OpenAlex placing the work in Medicine. The record carries 119 works, 13k citations, and an h-index of 39.
Signature papers include A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population, Global burden of postoperative death, and Changes in safety attitude and relationship to decreased postoperative morbidity and mortality following implementation of a checklist-based surgical safety intervention.
Research metrics and source context are drawn from OpenAlex public scholarly records.
Annual citations across signature papers
OpenAlex yearly citation counts for the signature works used in this feature.
Research that anchors the feature
A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population
5589 citations in OpenAlex.
Global burden of postoperative death
601 citations in OpenAlex.
Changes in safety attitude and relationship to decreased postoperative morbidity and mortality following implementation of a checklist-based surgical safety intervention
526 citations in OpenAlex.
Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study
476 citations in OpenAlex.
Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence in Men, Women, and Children—Current Evidence: Findings of the Fourth International Consultation on Incontinence
377 citations in OpenAlex.
How to cite this feature
Significant Figures Editors. “Marie Carmela Lapitan.” Significant Figures, Featured researchers, June 2026. https://sigfigsstudio.com/featured/researchers/marie-carmela-lapitan/.
