Issa J Dahabreh

10.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
155 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

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Issa J Dahabreh is a scholar working on Statistics and Probability, Economics and Econometrics and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Issa J Dahabreh has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Statistics and Probability, 33 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 22 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Issa J Dahabreh's work include Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (40 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (28 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (21 papers). Issa J Dahabreh is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (40 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (28 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (21 papers). Issa J Dahabreh collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and United Kingdom. Issa J Dahabreh's co-authors include Thomas A Trikalinos, Christopher H. Schmid, Byron Wallace, Samuel Murray, Helena Linardou, Joseph Lau, P. Kosmidis, Dimitrios Bafaloukos, Paul Trow and Fotios Siannis and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Issa J Dahabreh

148 papers receiving 7.1k citations

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Closing the Gap between Methodologists and End-Users:Ras a Computational Back-End

2012 899 citations Issa J Dahabreh et al. profile →
Assessment of somatic k-RAS mutations as a mechanism associated with resistance to EGFR-targeted agents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer and metastatic colorectal cancer

2008 596 citations Helena Linardou, Issa J Dahabreh et al. profile →
Development of the Instrument to assess the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses (ICEMAN) in randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses

2020 356 citations Issa J Dahabreh et al. profile →
OpenMEE: Intuitive, open‐source software for meta‐analysis in ecology and evolutionary biology

2016 334 citations Issa J Dahabreh et al. profile →
Causal Inference About the Effects of Interventions From Observational Studies in Medical Journals

2024 73 citations Issa J Dahabreh et al. profile →
The Target Trial Framework for Causal Inference From Observational Data: Why and When Is It Helpful?

2025 23 citations Miguel A. Hernán, Issa J Dahabreh et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Issa J Dahabreh United States	43	1.8k	1.5k	1.0k	848	808	155	7.3k
Jacques Bénichou France	52	2.2k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	840 0.8×	849 1.0×	793 1.0×	231	10.2k
Mike Bradburn United Kingdom	40	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	799 0.9×	533 0.7×	164	8.1k
Hajime Uno United States	44	1.3k 0.7×	2.0k 1.3×	1.0k 1.0×	1.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.8×	189	8.5k
Mousumi Banerjee United States	53	1.5k 0.8×	2.6k 1.7×	2.7k 2.7×	1.2k 1.4×	994 1.2×	247	10.6k
Olaf Gefeller Germany	48	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	881 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	675 0.8×	238	9.1k
Svend Juul Denmark	41	1.6k 0.9×	905 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.7×	983 1.2×	99	9.3k
Thomas Lumley New Zealand	39	950 0.5×	572 0.4×	679 0.7×	991 1.2×	539 0.7×	163	8.9k
Matthieu Resche‐Rigon France	53	2.4k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	2.2k 2.6×	686 0.8×	231	10.9k
Thomas Alexander Gerds Denmark	59	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	2.0k 1.9×	1.1k 1.3×	2.9k 3.6×	318	14.1k
Franco Merletti Italy	53	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	404 0.5×	252	8.8k

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Hernán, Miguel A., Issa J Dahabreh, Barbra A. Dickerman, & Sonja A. Swanson. (2025). The Target Trial Framework for Causal Inference From Observational Data: Why and When Is It Helpful?. Annals of Internal Medicine. 178(3). 402–407. 23 indexed citations breakdown →

Kazi, Dhruv S., Rishi K. Wadhera, James A. de Lemos, et al.. (2025). Social Vulnerability and Long‐Term Cardiovascular Outcomes After COVID‐19 Hospitalization: An Analysis of the American Heart Association COVID‐19 Registry Linked With Medicare Claims Data. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(7). e038073–e038073.

Matthews, Anthony, Jessica L Young, Anita Berglund, et al.. (2025). The definition of treatment assignment in observational emulations of target trials – an empirical examination in the Swedish Primary Care Cardiovascular Database. Annals of Epidemiology. 108. 56–62.

Cashin, Aidan G, Harrison J Hansford, Miguel A. Hernán, et al.. (2025). Transparent reporting of observational studies emulating a target trial: the TARGET Statement. BMJ. 390. e087179–e087179. 3 indexed citations

Steingrimsson, Jon A., et al.. (2024). Sensitivity analysis for studies transporting prediction models. Biometrics. 80(4).

Gatsonis, Constantine, et al.. (2024). Robust estimation of loss‐based measures of model performance under covariate shift. Canadian Journal of Statistics. 52(4).

Robertson, Sarah E., Nina R. Joyce, Jon A. Steingrimsson, et al.. (2024). Comparing Lung Cancer Screening Strategies in a Nationally Representative US Population Using Transportability Methods for the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial. JAMA Network Open. 7(1). e2346295–e2346295. 7 indexed citations

McConeghy, Kevin W., Kwan Hur, Issa J Dahabreh, et al.. (2024). Early Mortality After the First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccination: A Target Trial Emulation. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 78(3). 625–632. 6 indexed citations

Dahabreh, Issa J. (2024). Invited Commentary: Combining Information to Answer Epidemiologic Questions About a Target Population. American Journal of Epidemiology. 193(5). 741–750.

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Dahabreh, Issa J, Anthony Matthews, Jon A. Steingrimsson, Daniel O. Scharfstein, & Elizabeth A. Stuart. (2023). Using Trial and Observational Data to Assess Effectiveness: Trial Emulation, Transportability, Benchmarking, and Joint Analysis. Epidemiologic Reviews. 46(1). 1–16. 15 indexed citations

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Xu, Jiaman, Issa J Dahabreh, Alexis L. Beatty, et al.. (2023). Availability and Use of In-Person and Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation Among US Medicare Beneficiaries: A Post-Pandemic Update. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 43(4). 301–303. 5 indexed citations

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Oseran, Andrew S., Yang Song, Jiaman Xu, et al.. (2023). Long term risk of death and readmission after hospital admission with covid-19 among older adults: retrospective cohort study. BMJ. 382. e076222–e076222. 25 indexed citations

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Dahabreh, Issa J, James M. Robins, Sebastien Haneuse, et al.. (2023). Sensitivity analysis using bias functions for studies extending inferences from a randomized trial to a target population. Statistics in Medicine. 42(13). 2029–2043. 16 indexed citations

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Crown, William H., Issa J Dahabreh, Xiaojuan Li, Sengwee Toh, & Barbara E. Bierer. (2022). Can Observational Analyses of Routinely Collected Data Emulate Randomized Trials? Design and Feasibility of the Observational Patient Evidence for Regulatory Approval Science and Understanding Disease Project. Value in Health. 26(2). 176–184. 9 indexed citations

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Dickerman, Barbra A., Issa J Dahabreh, Roger Logan, et al.. (2022). Predicting counterfactual risks under hypothetical treatment strategies: an application to HIV. European Journal of Epidemiology. 37(4). 367–376. 12 indexed citations

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Barker, David, Issa J Dahabreh, Jon A. Steingrimsson, et al.. (2021). Causally Interpretable Meta-analysis: Application in Adolescent HIV Prevention. Prevention Science. 23(3). 403–414. 11 indexed citations

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Trikalinos, Nikolaos A., et al.. (2020). Real‐world use and survival outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitors in older adults with non–small cell lung cancer. Cancer. 126(5). 978–985. 55 indexed citations

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Varvarigou, Vasileia, Issa J Dahabreh, Atul Malhotra, & Stefanos N. Kales. (2011). A Review of Genetic Association Studies of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Field Synopsis and Meta-Analysis. SLEEP. 34(11). 1461–1468. 72 indexed citations

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Dahabreh, Issa J, Helena Linardou, Peggy Bouzika, Vasileia Varvarigou, & Samuel Murray. (2010). TP53 Arg72Pro Polymorphism and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 19(7). 1840–1847. 39 indexed citations

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Dahabreh, Issa J, et al.. (2006). Hemolytic uremic syndrome following the infusion of oxaliplatin: case report. PubMed. 6(1). 5–5. 37 indexed citations

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