Atefeh Babaei

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 851 citations indexed

About

Atefeh Babaei is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Atefeh Babaei has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 851 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 5 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Atefeh Babaei's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (4 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (3 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (3 papers). Atefeh Babaei is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (4 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (3 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (3 papers). Atefeh Babaei collaborates with scholars based in Iran, United States and United Kingdom. Atefeh Babaei's co-authors include Sajjad Moradi, Hamed Mohammadi, Ali Pourmotabbed, Cyrus Jalili, Maryam Miraghajani, Michael Symonds, Abed Ghavami, Gholamreza Bahrami, Bahareh Mohammadi and Shahram Miraghaee and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nutrients and Nutrition Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Atefeh Babaei

27 papers receiving 842 citations

Hit Papers

Food insecurity and mental health: a systematic review an... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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. Food insecurity and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2020 337 citations Ali Pourmotabbed, Sajjad Moradi et al. Public Health Nutrition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Atefeh Babaei Iran 14 339 179 150 124 91 29 851
Katherine Kent Australia 20 269 0.8× 170 0.9× 291 1.9× 137 1.1× 203 2.2× 78 1.2k
José O. Rivera United States 17 124 0.4× 53 0.3× 121 0.8× 216 1.7× 111 1.2× 33 990
Woo Kyung Bae South Korea 14 105 0.3× 96 0.5× 154 1.0× 132 1.1× 15 0.2× 43 637
María José Tormo Spain 23 152 0.4× 217 1.2× 672 4.5× 289 2.3× 107 1.2× 39 1.7k
Sandra Plachta‐Danielzik Germany 23 373 1.1× 192 1.1× 940 6.3× 352 2.8× 57 0.6× 69 1.8k
Natalie D. Riediger Canada 17 209 0.6× 420 2.3× 381 2.5× 241 1.9× 51 0.6× 60 1.5k
Yihang Ouyang China 5 162 0.5× 205 1.1× 693 4.6× 221 1.8× 88 1.0× 12 1.2k
Eric Seymour United States 22 94 0.3× 190 1.1× 137 0.9× 273 2.2× 148 1.6× 52 1.6k
Abed Ghavami Iran 25 321 0.9× 346 1.9× 286 1.9× 394 3.2× 171 1.9× 67 1.9k
Amanda D. Hyre United States 14 140 0.4× 181 1.0× 262 1.7× 142 1.1× 20 0.2× 17 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Atefeh Babaei

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All Works

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Pourmotabbed, Ali, Sepide Talebi, Sanaz Mehrabani, et al.. (2024). The association of ultra-processed food intake with neurodegenerative disorders: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of large-scale cohorts. Nutritional Neuroscience. 28(1). 73–86. 5 indexed citations
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Pourmotabbed, Ali, Atefeh Babaei, Alexei Wong, et al.. (2024). Ultra-Processed Food Intake and Risk of Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 16(21). 3767–3767. 6 indexed citations
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Babaei, Atefeh, Ali Pourmotabbed, Sepide Talebi, et al.. (2023). The association of ultra-processed food consumption with adult inflammatory bowel disease risk: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of 4 035 694 participants. Nutrition Reviews. 82(7). 861–871. 16 indexed citations
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Jalili, Cyrus, Maryam Kazemi, Hefa Cheng, et al.. (2021). Associations between exposure to heavy metals and the risk of chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 51(2). 165–182. 80 indexed citations
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Babaei, Atefeh, Sajjad Moradi, Zohreh Hoseinkhani, et al.. (2021). Expression of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor1-α in Varicocele Disease: a Comprehensive Systematic Review. Reproductive Sciences. 29(10). 2731–2743. 17 indexed citations
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Babaei, Atefeh, et al.. (2021). Lycopene protects sperm from oxidative stress in the experimental varicocele model. Food Science & Nutrition. 9(12). 6806–6817. 20 indexed citations
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Pourmotabbed, Ali, Sajjad Moradi, Atefeh Babaei, et al.. (2020). Food insecurity and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Public Health Nutrition. 23(10). 1778–1790. 337 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bahrami, Gholamreza, et al.. (2020). Protective and Therapeutic Effects of Aloe Vera Gel on Ulcerative Colitis Induced by Acetic Acid in Rats. Clinical Nutrition Research. 9(3). 223–223. 18 indexed citations
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Bahrami, Gholamreza, et al.. (2020). Improving Animal Model of Induced Colitis by Acetic Acid in Terms of Fibrosis and Inflammation Incidence in the Colon. Journal of Investigative Surgery. 35(1). 214–222. 13 indexed citations
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Pourmotabbed, Ali, Atefeh Babaei, Omid Asbaghi, et al.. (2020). Sleep and frailty risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep And Breathing. 24(3). 1187–1197. 71 indexed citations
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Bahrami, Gholamreza, et al.. (2020). Molecular mechanism of the anti-diabetic activity of an identified oligosaccharide from Rosa canina. Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences. 15(1). 36–36. 12 indexed citations
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Moradi, Sajjad, et al.. (2020). Effects of Cynara scolymus L. on glycemic indices:A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 52. 102496–102496. 12 indexed citations
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Pourmotabbed, Ali, et al.. (2020). The Relationship between Food Insecurity and Risk of Overweight or Obesity in under 18 Years Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 11(1). 158–158. 17 indexed citations
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Pourmotabbed, Ali, Ehsan Ghaedi, Atefeh Babaei, et al.. (2019). Sleep duration and sarcopenia risk: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. Sleep And Breathing. 24(4). 1267–1278. 54 indexed citations
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Ghaheri, Matin, Shahram Miraghaee, Atefeh Babaei, et al.. (2018). Effect of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni extract on sexual dysfunction in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic male rats. Cellular and Molecular Biology. 64(2). 6–10. 36 indexed citations
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Majnooni, Mohammad Bagher, et al.. (2016). Determination of fatty acids by high-performance liquid chromatography and fluorescence detection using precolumn derivatization with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate. Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies. 39(19-20). 877–881. 6 indexed citations
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Babaei, Atefeh, et al.. (2014). Effects of saffron (Crocus sativus) petal ethanolic extract on hematology, antibody response, and spleen histology in rats. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17 indexed citations

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