Amir H. Pakpour

59.2k total citations · 12 hit papers
385 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

Amir H. Pakpour is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Amir H. Pakpour has authored 385 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 151 papers in Clinical Psychology, 85 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 68 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Amir H. Pakpour's work include COVID-19 and Mental Health (69 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (62 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (31 papers). Amir H. Pakpour is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 and Mental Health (69 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (62 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (31 papers). Amir H. Pakpour collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Sweden and United Kingdom. Amir H. Pakpour's co-authors include Chung‐Ying Lin, Mark D. Griffiths, Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu, Mohsen Saffari, Vida Imani, Anders Broström, Isa Mohammadi Zeidi, Zainab Alimoradi, I‐Hua Chen and Maurice M. Ohayon and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Amir H. Pakpour

371 papers receiving 15.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Fear of COVID-19 Scal... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2020 2020 2019 2020 2021 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and Initial Validation
    2020 3.1k citations Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu, Chung‐Ying Lin et al. profile →
  2. The fear of COVID-19 and its role in preventive behaviours
    2020 337 citations Amir H. Pakpour, Mark D. Griffiths profile →
  3. Internet addiction and sleep problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2019 321 citations Zainab Alimoradi, Chung‐Ying Lin et al. Sleep Medicine Reviews profile →
  4. COVID-19-Related Suicides in Bangladesh Due to Lockdown and Economic Factors: Case Study Evidence from Media Reports
    2020 282 citations Amir H. Pakpour, Mark D. Griffiths et al. profile →
  5. Sleep problems during COVID-19 pandemic and its’ association to psychological distress: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2021 251 citations Zainab Alimoradi, Anders Broström et al. EClinicalMedicine profile →
  6. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the United States: A Systematic Review
    2021 211 citations Chung‐Ying Lin, Amir H. Pakpour et al. profile →
  7. Measurement invariance across young adults from Hong Kong and Taiwan among three internet-related addiction scales: Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS), and Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS-SF9) (Study Part A)
    2019 210 citations Amir H. Pakpour, Carol Strong et al. profile →
  8. Time invariance of three ultra-brief internet-related instruments: Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS), Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), and the nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scale- Short Form (IGDS-SF9) (Study Part B)
    2019 157 citations I‐Hua Chen, Carol Strong et al. profile →
  9. Fear of COVID-19 and its association with mental health-related factors: systematic review and meta-analysis
    2022 125 citations Zainab Alimoradi, Maurice M. Ohayon et al. profile →
  10. Estimation of Behavioral Addiction Prevalence During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    2022 114 citations Zainab Alimoradi, Chung‐Ying Lin et al. profile →
  11. Psychometric Properties of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form (IGDS9-SF): Systematic Review
    2021 108 citations Hector W. H. Tsang, Chung‐Ying Lin et al. profile →
  12. Psychometric properties of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) among different Chinese populations: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis
    2023 55 citations I‐Hua Chen, Chung‐Ying Lin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Amir H. Pakpour Iran 58 7.9k 4.3k 2.3k 2.2k 2.2k 385 15.8k
Chung‐Ying Lin Taiwan 64 9.5k 1.2× 5.7k 1.3× 2.3k 1.0× 2.5k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 516 18.3k
Louise Smith United Kingdom 23 8.6k 1.1× 1.8k 0.4× 2.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 108 13.3k
Mark Shevlin United Kingdom 70 12.1k 1.5× 2.5k 0.6× 2.2k 1.0× 1.0k 0.5× 2.2k 1.0× 500 19.5k
Samantha K. Brooks United Kingdom 27 9.5k 1.2× 1.7k 0.4× 2.8k 1.2× 1.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 74 13.6k
Rebecca Webster United Kingdom 16 8.2k 1.0× 1.4k 0.3× 2.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 48 11.8k
Gideon James Rubin United Kingdom 7 8.3k 1.1× 1.5k 0.4× 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 16 11.5k
John Cairney Canada 57 4.4k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 4.1k 1.8× 840 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 407 23.8k
Lisa Woodland United Kingdom 9 8.2k 1.0× 1.4k 0.3× 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 21 11.2k
Daniel K. Mroczek United States 41 7.0k 0.9× 2.8k 0.7× 3.9k 1.7× 1.9k 0.9× 2.6k 1.2× 155 16.9k
John Weinman United Kingdom 79 4.1k 0.5× 2.2k 0.5× 6.5k 2.9× 2.5k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 365 30.5k

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All Works

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Maraghi, Elham, et al.. (2025). Modeling factors related to earthquake preparedness: a structural equation modeling approach. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 431–431. 2 indexed citations
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Jahrami, Haitham, Khaled Trabelsi, Amir H. Pakpour, et al.. (2024). Assessing the psychometric properties of the Biphasic Sleep Scale ( BiSS ): A novel 16‐item self‐report measure. Journal of Sleep Research. 34(4). e14424–e14424. 1 indexed citations
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Jahrami, Haitham, Waqar Husain, Khaled Trabelsi, et al.. (2024). A meta‐analysis assessing reliability of the Yale Food Addiction Scale: Implications for compulsive eating and obesity. Obesity Reviews. 26(4). e13881–e13881.
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Pakpour, Amir H., et al.. (2024). Alfentanil for Pain Relief in a Swedish Emergency Medical Service – An Eleven-Year Follow-up on Safety and Effect. Prehospital Emergency Care. 29(2). 188–193. 2 indexed citations
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Husain, Waqar, Achraf Ammar, Khaled Trabelsi, et al.. (2024). Translating and validating the Ghosting Questionnaire into Arabic: results from classical test theory and item response theory analyses. BMC Psychology. 12(1). 599–599. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, I‐Hua, Pei‐Ling Wu, Cheng‐Fang Yen, et al.. (2022). Motors of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Scale (MoVac-COVID19S): Evidence of Measurement Invariance Across Five Countries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21 indexed citations
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Malik, Sadia, Irfan Ullah, Muhammad Irfan, et al.. (2021). Fear of COVID-19 and workplace phobia among Pakistani doctors: A survey study. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 833–833. 42 indexed citations
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Alimoradi, Zainab, Anders Broström, Hector W. H. Tsang, et al.. (2021). Sleep problems during COVID-19 pandemic and its’ association to psychological distress: A systematic review and meta-analysis. EClinicalMedicine. 36. 100916–100916. 251 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pakpour, Amir H., et al.. (2021). Using an Integrated Social Cognition Model to Explain Green Purchasing Behavior among Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(23). 12663–12663. 19 indexed citations
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Ullah, Irfan, Chung‐Ying Lin, Najma Iqbal Malik, et al.. (2021). Factors affecting Pakistani young adults’ intentions to uptake COVID‐19 vaccination: An extension of the theory of planned behavior. Brain and Behavior. 11(11). e2370–e2370. 30 indexed citations
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Strong, Carol, et al.. (2020). Factors related to preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors among people with mental illness. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 119(12). 1772–1780. 94 indexed citations
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Abbasi, Mahnaz, Kyra Hamilton, Yu‐Pin Chen, et al.. (2020). A theory-based intervention to promote medication adherence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized controlled trial. Clinical Rheumatology. 40(1). 101–111. 12 indexed citations
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Alimoradi, Zainab, Chung‐Ying Lin, Anders Broström, et al.. (2019). Internet addiction and sleep problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 47. 51–61. 321 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sanaeinasab, Hormoz, et al.. (2013). How to Do a Systematic Review Regard to Health: A Narrative Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
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Pakpour, Amir H., et al.. (2013). Effect of using the transtheoretical model for breakfast and healthy snacks on education for elementary students in Qazvin. Iranian Journal of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology. 8(2). 201–210. 2 indexed citations
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Zeidi, Isa Mohammadi, Amir H. Pakpour, & Isa Mohammadi Zeidi. (2012). Reliability and Validity of Persian Version of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile. Majallah-i dānishgāh-i ̒ulūm-i pizishkī-i Māzandarān/Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. 21(1). 103–113. 107 indexed citations

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