Mahmoud Salam

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Mahmoud Salam is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mahmoud Salam has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 8 papers in General Health Professions and 7 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Mahmoud Salam's work include Poisoning and overdose treatments (4 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (3 papers) and Patient Safety and Medication Errors (3 papers). Mahmoud Salam is often cited by papers focused on Poisoning and overdose treatments (4 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (3 papers) and Patient Safety and Medication Errors (3 papers). Mahmoud Salam collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Jordan. Mahmoud Salam's co-authors include Adel F. Almutairi, Mostafa A. Abolfotouh, Hanan H. Balkhy, Khaled Al–Surimi, Mohammed Alassiri, David R. White, Abdallah Adlan, Suliman Alghamdi, Ali Al Qarni and Allan Clark and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Mahmoud Salam

46 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The relationship between addiction to smartphone usage and depression among adults: a cross sectional study

2018 221 citations Mahmoud Salam, Adel F. Almutairi et al. BMC Psychiatry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mahmoud Salam Saudi Arabia	18	274	258	190	144	137	48	1.1k
Karen Chalmers Canada	26	425 1.6×	330 1.3×	579 3.0×	322 2.2×	71 0.5×	67	1.7k
Guiping Liu Canada	14	234 0.9×	97 0.4×	254 1.3×	61 0.4×	28 0.2×	59	893
Tazeen Saeed Ali Pakistan	21	244 0.9×	247 1.0×	383 2.0×	308 2.1×	53 0.4×	124	1.7k
Rahul Sharma India	19	83 0.3×	208 0.8×	147 0.8×	189 1.3×	49 0.4×	76	1.3k
Priyamvada Paudyal United Kingdom	19	122 0.4×	155 0.6×	225 1.2×	159 1.1×	26 0.2×	57	1.2k
Matthew J Ridd United Kingdom	29	123 0.4×	205 0.8×	908 4.8×	288 2.0×	39 0.3×	111	2.5k
Jody L. Vogelzang United States	9	86 0.3×	160 0.6×	305 1.6×	197 1.4×	27 0.2×	27	1.2k
Dorthe Susanne Nielsen Denmark	22	237 0.9×	236 0.9×	408 2.1×	219 1.5×	80 0.6×	115	1.4k
Judith S. Gordon United States	29	235 0.9×	243 0.9×	728 3.8×	417 2.9×	154 1.1×	107	2.3k
Ian Peate United Kingdom	14	110 0.4×	107 0.4×	374 2.0×	159 1.1×	47 0.3×	291	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mahmoud Salam

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20 of 20 papers shown

Aboshaiqah, Ahmad E., et al.. (2025). The Lived Experience of Adult Cancer Survivors After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Qualitative Study From Saudi Arabia. Patient Preference and Adherence. Volume 19. 279–293.

Salam, Mahmoud, et al.. (2024). Influenza vaccine hesitancy and its determinants among Lebanese public transportation drivers. Vaccine X. 22. 100606–100606. 1 indexed citations

Salam, Mahmoud, et al.. (2024). Factors associated with COVID ‐19 vaccine uptake and hesitancy among multinational refugees and migrants in Jordan. International Migration. 62(4). 57–81. 1 indexed citations

Salam, Mahmoud, et al.. (2023). Unravelling the predictors of late cancer presentation and diagnosis in Jordan: a cross-sectional study of patients with lung and colorectal cancers. BMJ Open. 13(5). e069529–e069529. 6 indexed citations

Al–Surimi, Khaled, et al.. (2020). <p>Prevalence of Workplace Bullying and Its Associated Factors at a Multi-Regional Saudi Arabian Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. Volume 13. 1905–1914. 23 indexed citations

Almutairi, Adel F., et al.. (2020). Association of oral parafunctional habits with anxiety and the Big-Five Personality Traits in the Saudi adult population. The Saudi Dental Journal. 33(2). 90–98. 30 indexed citations

Abolfotouh, Mostafa A., et al.. (2019). Attitudes toward mental illness, mentally ill persons, and help-seeking among the Saudi public and sociodemographic correlates. Psychology Research and Behavior Management. Volume 12. 45–54. 72 indexed citations

Salam, Mahmoud, et al.. (2019). Workplace bullying and its impact on the quality of healthcare and patient safety. Human Resources for Health. 17(1). 89–89. 52 indexed citations

Abolfotouh, Mostafa A., et al.. (2019). Use of smartphone and perception towards the usefulness and practicality of its medical applications among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia. BMC Health Services Research. 19(1). 826–826. 25 indexed citations

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Salam, Mahmoud, et al.. (2019). The nature of association of oral para-functional habits with anxiety and big-five personality traits in Saudi adult population. The Saudi Dental Journal. 31. S39–S40. 1 indexed citations

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Salam, Mahmoud, et al.. (2019). Dietary Habits of Students Enrolled in Faculties of Health Sciences: A Cross-sectional Study. Cureus. 11(10). e6012–e6012. 8 indexed citations

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Rahman, Saeed Ur, et al.. (2019). The perceived effectiveness of MERS-CoV educational programs and knowledge transfer among primary healthcare workers: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Infectious Diseases. 19(1). 273–273. 26 indexed citations

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Salam, Mahmoud, et al.. (2018). The relationship between addiction to smartphone usage and depression among adults: a cross sectional study. BMC Psychiatry. 18(1). 148–148. 221 indexed citations breakdown →

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Almutairi, Adel F., et al.. (2018). The public’s risk perception of blood transfusion in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Blood Medicine. Volume 9. 75–82. 2 indexed citations

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Alharthy, Nesrin, et al.. (2018). Prevalence triggers and clinical severity associated with anaphylaxis at a tertiary care facility in Saudi Arabia. Medicine. 97(31). e11582–e11582. 14 indexed citations

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Al–Surimi, Khaled, et al.. (2018). Female dental students’ perceptions of patient safety culture: a cross sectional study at a middle eastern setting. BMC Medical Education. 18(1). 301–301. 15 indexed citations

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Almutairi, Adel F., et al.. (2017). Impact of help-seeking behavior and partner support on postpartum depression among Saudi women. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Volume 13. 1929–1936. 33 indexed citations

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Alanazi, Menyfah Q., et al.. (2016). Severity scores and their associated factors among orally poisoned toddlers: a cross sectional single poison center study. BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology. 17(1). 1–1. 29 indexed citations

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Salam, Mahmoud, et al.. (2015). Incidence and predictors of antibiotic prescription errors in an emergency department of a tertiary care facility, Central Saudi Arabia. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 8(4). 394–395. 2 indexed citations

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Alanazi, Menyfah Q., et al.. (2015). Comparative outcome analysis of home-initiated non-medical interventions among toddlers with orally ingested substances. The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics. 41(1). 63–63. 5 indexed citations

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