Melissa Bilal: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Melissa Bilal's h-index is 8 (7 i10-index, 178+ total citations across 17+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of May 2026. Melissa Bilal is affiliated with Assistant Professor, Departments of Ethnomusicology and Music, UCLA.
Melissa Bilal is a researcher affiliated with Assistant Professor, Departments of Ethnomusicology and Music, UCLA, specializing in Music Studies, Armenian Studies, Ottoman Studies. Their work has been cited 178 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Melissa Bilal's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 17 indexed publications. Of these, 14 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 8
- i10-Index
- 7
- Total Citations
- 178
- Citing Countries
- 10
As of May 2026.
Melissa Bilal has an h-index of 8 and 178 total citations across 17 publications, with research cited by institutions in 10 countries.
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The lost lullaby and other stories about being an Armenian in Turkey
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The researcher advanced the study of collective trauma by analyzing how Armenian women in Turkey use lullabies to preserve and transmit memories of historical pain.
The researcher advanced the study of Armenian identity in Turkey by publishing a seminal 2006 article that has garnered significant independent scholarly attention.
The researcher advanced the study of Armenian diasporic identity in Istanbul by analyzing how displacement shapes contemporary cultural memory and artistic expression.
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