Leila Itani

2.4k total citations
84 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Leila Itani is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Leila Itani has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 47 papers in Physiology and 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Leila Itani's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (32 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (30 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (29 papers). Leila Itani is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (32 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (30 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (29 papers). Leila Itani collaborates with scholars based in Lebanon, Italy and United States. Leila Itani's co-authors include Farah Naja, Nahla Hwalla, Lara Nasreddine, Marwan El Ghoch, Abla Mehio Sibai, Dima Kreidieh, Dana El Masri, Hana Tannir, Nada Adra and Marie Claire Chamieh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Leila Itani

82 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leila Itani Lebanon 23 871 622 225 170 157 84 1.7k
Nithya Neelakantan Singapore 23 812 0.9× 332 0.5× 260 1.2× 156 0.9× 198 1.3× 46 2.0k
Marta Stelmach-Mardas Poland 21 710 0.8× 495 0.8× 311 1.4× 121 0.7× 106 0.7× 62 1.7k
Lourdes Ribas‐Barba Spain 26 1.1k 1.3× 488 0.8× 271 1.2× 353 2.1× 92 0.6× 40 1.9k
Rhonda Sebastian United States 14 1.6k 1.9× 609 1.0× 558 2.5× 239 1.4× 134 0.9× 40 2.3k
Alfons Ramel Iceland 28 423 0.5× 876 1.4× 544 2.4× 224 1.3× 135 0.9× 88 2.1k
Gangqiang Ding China 22 802 0.9× 471 0.8× 458 2.0× 128 0.8× 191 1.2× 110 2.1k
Akis Zeimbekis Greece 26 671 0.8× 534 0.9× 160 0.7× 132 0.8× 151 1.0× 46 1.4k
Hassanali Vatanparast Canada 26 866 1.0× 547 0.9× 462 2.1× 172 1.0× 196 1.2× 53 2.1k
Jee‐Seon Shim South Korea 22 1.1k 1.3× 573 0.9× 495 2.2× 247 1.5× 209 1.3× 76 2.3k
George Pounis Italy 24 789 0.9× 460 0.7× 246 1.1× 114 0.7× 118 0.8× 37 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leila Itani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leila Itani

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All Works

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Cavedon, Valentina, Dima Kreidieh, Chiara Milanese, et al.. (2025). The Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Disordered Eating Among Adult Athletes in Italy and Lebanon. Nutrients. 17(1). 191–191. 1 indexed citations
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Rochira, Vincenzo, et al.. (2024). The Effect of Tirzepatide on Body Composition in People with Overweight and Obesity: A Systematic Review of Randomized, Controlled Studies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(9). 204–204. 14 indexed citations
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Lorenzo, Antonino De, Leila Itani, Marwan El Ghoch, et al.. (2024). Difference in Body Composition Patterns between Age Groups in Italian Individuals with Overweight and Obesity: When BMI Becomes a Misleading Tool in Nutritional Settings. Nutrients. 16(15). 2415–2415. 5 indexed citations
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Itani, Leila, Massimo Pellegrini, Hanen Samouda, et al.. (2024). Association between Dietary Practice and Gait Speed in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Overweight and Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(3). 54–54.
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Lorenzo, Antonino De, et al.. (2024). The Association between Sarcopenic Obesity and DXA-Derived Visceral Adipose Tissue (VAT) in Adults. Nutrients. 16(11). 1645–1645. 5 indexed citations
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Lorenzo, Antonino De, Massimo Pellegrini, Paola Gualtieri, et al.. (2024). The Association between Obesity and Reduced Weight-Adjusted Bone Mineral Content in Older Adults: A New Paradigm That Contrasts with the Obesity Paradox. Nutrients. 16(3). 352–352. 5 indexed citations
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Zmerly, Hassan, Marwan El Ghoch, Leila Itani, et al.. (2023). Personalized Nutritional Strategies to Reduce Knee Osteoarthritis Severity and Ameliorate Sarcopenic Obesity Indices: A Practical Guide in an Orthopedic Setting. Nutrients. 15(14). 3085–3085. 5 indexed citations
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Zmerly, Hassan, Chiara Milanese, Marwan El Ghoch, et al.. (2023). Personalized Physical Activity Programs for the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis in Individuals with Obesity: A Patient-Centered Approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(4). 182–182. 5 indexed citations
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Cena, Hellas, Debora Porri, Rachele De Giuseppe, et al.. (2021). How Healthy Are Health-Related Behaviors in University Students: The HOLISTic Study. Nutrients. 13(2). 675–675. 35 indexed citations
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Citarella, Roberto, Leila Itani, Hana Tannir, et al.. (2021). Association between dietary practice, body composition, training volume and sport performance in 100-Km elite ultramarathon runners. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 42. 239–243. 9 indexed citations
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Kreidieh, Dima, et al.. (2020). Cross-validation of prediction equations for estimating the body fat percentage in adults with obesity. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 41. 346–350. 6 indexed citations
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Itani, Leila, Hadia Radwan, Mona Hashim, et al.. (2020). Dietary patterns and their associations with gestational weight gain in the United Arab Emirates: results from the MISC cohort. Nutrition Journal. 19(1). 36–36. 24 indexed citations
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Masri, Dana El, Leila Itani, Dima Kreidieh, Hana Tannir, & Marwan El Ghoch. (2020). Relationship between multiple weight cycles and early weight loss in patients with obesity: a longitudinal study. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity. 26(6). 2083–2087. 5 indexed citations
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Naja, Farah, Leila Itani, Samer Kharroubi, et al.. (2020). Food insecurity is associated with lower adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern among Lebanese adolescents: a cross-sectional national study. European Journal of Nutrition. 59(7). 3281–3292. 21 indexed citations
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Naja, Farah, et al.. (2018). Environmental footprints of food consumption and dietary patterns among Lebanese adults: a cross-sectional study. Nutrition Journal. 17(1). 85–85. 45 indexed citations
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Nasreddine, Lara, et al.. (2017). A traditional dietary pattern is associated with lower odds of overweight and obesity among preschool children in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study. European Journal of Nutrition. 58(1). 91–102. 34 indexed citations
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Naja, Farah, et al.. (2012). Dietary patterns and odds of Type 2 diabetes in Beirut, Lebanon: a case–control study. Nutrition & Metabolism. 9(1). 111–111. 51 indexed citations
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Naja, Farah, Lara Nasreddine, Leila Itani, et al.. (2011). Association between dietary patterns and the risk of metabolic syndrome among Lebanese adults. European Journal of Nutrition. 52(1). 97–105. 96 indexed citations

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