Jihad Irani

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Jihad Irani is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jihad Irani has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Surgery, 6 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jihad Irani's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (5 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (4 papers) and Antibiotic Use and Resistance (3 papers). Jihad Irani is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (5 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (4 papers) and Antibiotic Use and Resistance (3 papers). Jihad Irani collaborates with scholars based in Lebanon, United States and Canada. Jihad Irani's co-authors include Elie A. Akl, Philippe Jaoude, Sameer Gunukula, Rawad Obeid, Srinivas Gaddam, Sohaib Aleem, Mohammed Jawad, Dany Raad, Holger J. Schünemann and Swarna Gaddam and has published in prestigious journals such as CHEST Journal, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology and International Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Jihad Irani

25 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

The effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking on health outcom... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400
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. The effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking on health outcomes: a systematic review
    2010 493 citations Elie A. Akl, Srinivas Gaddam et al. International Journal of Epidemiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jihad Irani Lebanon 12 969 288 282 256 173 27 1.6k
Samer Rastam United States 27 1.0k 1.0× 372 1.3× 342 1.2× 306 1.2× 154 0.9× 42 1.8k
Mangesh S. Pednekar United States 28 1.3k 1.3× 480 1.7× 298 1.1× 245 1.0× 197 1.1× 97 2.4k
Ziyad Ben Taleb United States 16 747 0.8× 243 0.8× 141 0.5× 185 0.7× 82 0.5× 64 1.2k
Mirna Waked Lebanon 21 645 0.7× 165 0.6× 130 0.5× 192 0.8× 89 0.5× 62 1.1k
Laura Rosen Israel 22 696 0.7× 323 1.1× 292 1.0× 268 1.0× 90 0.5× 72 1.4k
Raed Bahelah United States 13 632 0.7× 216 0.8× 159 0.6× 142 0.6× 71 0.4× 24 1.0k
Tamara T. Perry United States 26 1.5k 1.5× 236 0.8× 166 0.6× 137 0.5× 76 0.4× 122 3.7k
Omara Dogar United Kingdom 17 470 0.5× 116 0.4× 86 0.3× 86 0.3× 123 0.7× 50 832
Javaid Ahmed Khan Pakistan 19 343 0.4× 129 0.4× 148 0.5× 66 0.3× 235 1.4× 78 1.1k
Jacek M. Mazurek United States 25 512 0.5× 582 2.0× 88 0.3× 607 2.4× 109 0.6× 110 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Jihad Irani

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Jihad Irani's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Jihad Irani with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Jihad Irani more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Jihad Irani

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Jihad Irani. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Jihad Irani. The network helps show where Jihad Irani may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jihad Irani

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jihad Irani. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jihad Irani based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jihad Irani. Jihad Irani is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Irani, Jihad, et al.. (2025). Placental histological differences between COVID19 infected and non-infected mothers during third trimester of pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 25(1). 597–597. 1 indexed citations
2.
3.
Ballouz, Tala, et al.. (2017). Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation, and Outcome of Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteremia. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 7. 156–156. 84 indexed citations
4.
Daoud, Ziad, Elie Salem Sokhn, Elias Dahdouh, et al.. (2017). Resistance and clonality in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. and relationship with antibiotic consumption in major Lebanese hospitals. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 11. 45–51. 12 indexed citations
5.
Rassi, George El, et al.. (2016). Arthroscopic treatment of non-homogeneous calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff. SpringerPlus. 5(1). 190–190. 3 indexed citations
6.
Irani, Jihad, et al.. (2015). Extended Spectrum Beta‐Lactamase Carriage State among Elderly Nursing Home Residents in Beirut. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 2015(1). 987580–987580. 16 indexed citations
7.
Irani, Jihad, et al.. (2015). Probiotic Effect of Lebanese Darfiyeh Cheese: A Randomized Case Control Prospective Study in the Elderly. Food and Nutrition Sciences. 6(12). 1086–1094. 3 indexed citations
8.
9.
Irani, Jihad, et al.. (2014). Nursing faculty teaching a module in clinical skills to medical students: a Lebanese experience. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. 5. 427–427. 11 indexed citations
10.
Akl, Elie A., et al.. (2013). Motives, beliefs and attitudes towards waterpipe tobacco smoking: a systematic review. Harm Reduction Journal. 10(1). 12–12. 239 indexed citations
11.
Soulié, M., P. Coloby, Jihad Irani, et al.. (2013). Recommandations de bonnes pratiques cliniques 2013 du CCAFU: Diagnostic, traitement et suivi des cancers urologiques chez l’homme et la femme. Progrès en Urologie. 23. S51–S54. 5 indexed citations
12.
13.
Waked, Mirna, et al.. (2012). Acquired and genetic risk factors for deep vein thrombosis of lower extremities among Lebanese patients.. PubMed. 60(1). 24–9. 4 indexed citations
14.
Akl, Elie A., et al.. (2012). Willingness of Lebanese physicians in the United States to relocate to Lebanon. Human Resources for Health. 10(1). 15–15. 4 indexed citations
15.
Raad, Dany, et al.. (2012). Implantable electrophysiologic cardiac device infections: a risk factor analysis. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 31(11). 3015–3021. 34 indexed citations
16.
Akl, Elie A., Sameer Gunukula, Sohaib Aleem, et al.. (2011). The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking among the general and specific populations: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 11(1). 244–244. 332 indexed citations
17.
Akl, Elie A., Gordon Guyatt, Jihad Irani, et al.. (2011). “Might” or “suggest”? No wording approach was clearly superior in conveying the strength of recommendation. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 65(3). 268–275. 17 indexed citations
18.
Akl, Elie A., et al.. (2010). The effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking on health outcomes: a systematic review. International Journal of Epidemiology. 39(3). 834–857. 493 indexed citations breakdown →
19.
Raad, Dany, Swarna Gaddam, Holger J. Schünemann, et al.. (2010). Effects of Water-Pipe Smoking on Lung Function. CHEST Journal. 139(4). 764–774. 180 indexed citations
20.
Irani, Jihad, et al.. (2009). The Use of Electronic Health Records in the Exam Room and Patient Satisfaction: A Systematic Review. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 22(5). 553–562. 64 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Samer Rastam Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mangesh S. Pednekar Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ziyad Ben Taleb Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mirna Waked Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Laura Rosen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Raed Bahelah Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Tamara T. Perry Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Omara Dogar Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Javaid Ahmed Khan Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jacek M. Mazurek
Rankless by CCL
2026