Elie G. Karam

34.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
130 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Elie G. Karam is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Elie G. Karam has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Clinical Psychology, 37 papers in Social Psychology and 26 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Elie G. Karam's work include Migration, Health and Trauma (37 papers), Mental Health Treatment and Access (33 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (19 papers). Elie G. Karam is often cited by papers focused on Migration, Health and Trauma (37 papers), Mental Health Treatment and Access (33 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (19 papers). Elie G. Karam collaborates with scholars based in Lebanon, United States and United Kingdom. Elie G. Karam's co-authors include Ronald C. Kessler, José Posada‐Villa, Sing Lee, Mariana Salamoun, María Elena Medina‐Mora, Zeina Mneimneh, Laura Helena Andrade, Nancy A. Sampson, Chiyi Hu and Zahari Zarkov and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Elie G. Karam

122 papers receiving 6.8k citations

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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.

Prevalence and Correlates of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder in the World Mental Health Survey Initiative

2011 1.8k citations Kathleen R. Merikangas, Robert Jin et al. Archives of General Psychiatry profile →
Common Chronic Pain Conditions in Developed and Developing Countries: Gender and Age Differences and Comorbidity With Depression-Anxiety Disorders

2008 869 citations Sing Lee, Elie G. Karam et al. profile →
Mental Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review and Recommendations for Moving Forward

2022 272 citations Lara B. Aknin, Jan‐Emmanuel De Neve et al. Perspectives on Psychological Science profile →
Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countries

2022 132 citations Lara B. Aknin, John F. Helliwell et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elie G. Karam Lebanon	34	2.8k	2.4k	1.2k	1.1k	757	130	7.0k
Søren Dinesen Østergaard Denmark	34	2.4k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	844 1.1×	200	7.6k
José Posada‐Villa United States	21	2.1k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	943 0.8×	958 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	31	6.5k
Michael E. Benros Denmark	42	3.3k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	993 0.8×	877 0.8×	439 0.6×	181	9.7k
Heimo Viinamäki Finland	54	2.5k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	977 0.9×	1.3k 1.7×	205	8.8k
Ronan E. O’Carroll United Kingdom	58	3.0k 1.1×	2.9k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	817 1.1×	265	11.2k
Matti Joukamaa Finland	45	2.9k 1.0×	3.2k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	387 0.5×	182	7.5k
Laura Helena Andrade Brazil	36	3.1k 1.1×	2.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	591 0.8×	135	8.9k
Jaana Suvisaari Finland	53	3.3k 1.2×	4.1k 1.7×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	534 0.7×	335	11.3k
José Luis Vázquez‐Barquero Spain	49	2.2k 0.8×	4.0k 1.6×	1.4k 1.2×	875 0.8×	545 0.7×	148	7.4k
Marco Innamorati Italy	50	4.5k 1.6×	2.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	670 0.6×	576 0.8×	235	7.8k

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Keyes, Katherine M., et al.. (2025). Substance use and traumatic events among Afghan general population: findings from the Afghanistan national mental health survey. BMC Psychiatry. 25(1). 251–251. 1 indexed citations

Poddubnyy, Denis, Marco Garrido‐Cumbrera, Victoria Navarro‐Compán, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic delay in patients from the International Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis: geographic, sociodemographic and disease-related factors. Lara D. Veeken. 64(4). 1873–1879. 6 indexed citations

Smeeth, Demelza, Fiona McEwen, Elie G. Karam, et al.. (2024). The role of environmental sensitivity in the mental health of Syrian refugee children: a multi-level analysis. Molecular Psychiatry. 29(10). 3170–3179. 5 indexed citations

Garrido‐Cumbrera, Marco, Denis Poddubnyy, Christine Bundy, et al.. (2024). Regional Differences in Diagnosis Journey and Healthcare Utilization: Results from the International Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (IMAS). Rheumatology and Therapy. 11(4). 927–945. 3 indexed citations

Garrido‐Cumbrera, Marco, Denis Poddubnyy, Christine Bundy, et al.. (2024). International Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (IMAS): results from the perspective of 5557 patients from 27 countries around the globe. RMD Open. 10(2). e003504–e003504. 7 indexed citations

Karam, Elie G., et al.. (2024). The role of environmental sensitivity in post-traumatic stress symptoms in Lebanese children and adolescents. Development and Psychopathology. 37(1). 251–258. 2 indexed citations

Rahman, Proton, Marco Garrido‐Cumbrera, Sherry Rohekar, et al.. (2024). Canadian Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis Require Almost a Decade To Be Diagnosed Leading to Severe Functional Limitation. Results From the International Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (IMAS). Musculoskeletal Care. 22(4). e70010–e70010.

Kovess–Masféty, Viviane, Rochelle L. Frounfelker, Katherine M. Keyes, et al.. (2023). Education as a protective factor for mental health risks among youth living in highly dangerous regions in Afghanistan. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 17(1). 12–12. 5 indexed citations

Poddubnyy, Denis, Victoria Navarro‐Compán, Christine Bundy, et al.. (2023). Regional differences in clinical phenotype of axial spondyloarthritis: results from the International Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (IMAS). Lara D. Veeken. 63(9). 2328–2335. 12 indexed citations

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Smeeth, Demelza, Elie G. Karam, Michael Rieder, et al.. (2023). Risk and resilience in Syrian refugee children: A multisystem analysis. Development and Psychopathology. 35(5). 2275–2287. 8 indexed citations

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Aknin, Lara B., Jan‐Emmanuel De Neve, Elizabeth W. Dunn, et al.. (2022). Mental Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review and Recommendations for Moving Forward. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 17(4). 915–936. 272 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bosqui, Tania, Elie G. Karam, Georges Karam, et al.. (2022). The culturally and contextually sensitive assessment of mental health using a structured diagnostic interview (MINI Kid) for Syrian refugee children and adolescents in Lebanon: Challenges and solutions. Transcultural Psychiatry. 60(1). 125–141. 9 indexed citations

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Karam, Elie G., et al.. (2022). Predictors and severity of probable acute stress disorder following the Beirut Port Blast. European journal of psychotraumatology. 13(1). 2040232–2040232. 7 indexed citations

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Kovess–Masféty, Viviane, et al.. (2021). Access to Care for Mental Health Problems in Afghanistan: A National Challenge. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 11(8). 1442–1450. 11 indexed citations

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Zisook, Sidney, Emmanuelle Corruble, Naihua Duan, et al.. (2012). THE BEREAVEMENT EXCLUSION AND DSM-5. Depression and Anxiety. 29(5). 425–443. 63 indexed citations

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Merikangas, Kathleen R., Robert Jin, Jianping He, et al.. (2011). Prevalence and Correlates of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder in the World Mental Health Survey Initiative. Archives of General Psychiatry. 68(3). 241–241. 1778 indexed citations breakdown →

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Karam, Elie G., et al.. (2010). Partial k-space MRI reconstruction using a modified Homodyne approach. 56–61. 1 indexed citations

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Karam, Elie G., Zeina Mneimneh, Hani Dimassi, et al.. (2008). Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Lebanon: First Onset, Treatment, and Exposure to War. PLoS Medicine. 5(4). e61–e61. 203 indexed citations

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Karam, Elie G., Kypros Kypri, & Mariana Salamoun. (2007). Alcohol use among college students: an international perspective. Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 20(3). 213–221. 248 indexed citations

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Karam, Elie G., et al.. (1974). Consanguineous Marriages and Umbilical Tetanus in Brazilian Populations. Human Heredity. 24(1). 75–81. 1 indexed citations

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