Muthanna Samara

6.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
63 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Muthanna Samara is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Muthanna Samara has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Clinical Psychology, 22 papers in Social Psychology and 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Muthanna Samara's work include Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (20 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (14 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (9 papers). Muthanna Samara is often cited by papers focused on Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (20 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (14 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (9 papers). Muthanna Samara collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Qatar and United States. Muthanna Samara's co-authors include Dieter Wolke, Neil Marlow, Melanie Bracewell, Suzet Tanya Lereya, Aiman El Asam, Koen Lamberts, Andrea Danese, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Nadine Burke Harris and Charles A. Nelson and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Muthanna Samara

61 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Neurologic and Developmental Disability at Six Years of Age after Extremely Preterm Birth

2005 1.4k citations Neil Marlow, Dieter Wolke et al. profile →
Selective drop-out in longitudinal studies and non-biased prediction of behaviour disorders

2009 514 citations Dieter Wolke, Andrea Waylen et al. The British Journal of Psychiatry profile →
Parenting behavior and the risk of becoming a victim and a bully/victim: A meta-analysis study

2013 429 citations Suzet Tanya Lereya, Muthanna Samara et al. Child Abuse & Neglect profile →
Adversity in childhood is linked to mental and physical health throughout life

2020 419 citations Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Muthanna Samara et al. BMJ profile →

Peers

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Daniel J. Flannery United States

Lutz Goldbeck Germany

T. Berry Brazelton United States

Lisa D. Butler United States

Frank Oberklaid Australia

Nancy L. Brodsky United States

Kimberly G. Noble United States

Eric S. Zhou United States

Franz Petermann Germany

Carsten Obel Denmark

Daniel J. Flannery United States

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2.4k ×1.4

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545 ×0.5

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779 ×0.9

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Citations per year, relative to Muthanna Samara Muthanna Samara (= 1×) peers Daniel J. Flannery

Countries citing papers authored by Muthanna Samara

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Fields of papers citing papers by Muthanna Samara

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muthanna Samara

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Muthanna Samara. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Muthanna Samara 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 Muthanna Samara. Muthanna Samara is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nasrallah, Gheyath K., F. Ibrahim, Muthanna Samara, et al.. (2025). Exploring Differentially Methylated Genes among Preterm Birth and Full-Term Birth. Lifestyle Genomics. 18(1). 76–89.

Livanou, Maria, et al.. (2024). The development of ReGoal, a serious mobile game for young people with conduct problems*. Behaviour and Information Technology. 44(11). 2670–2696.

Al‐Dewik, Nader, Salma Younes, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, et al.. (2024). Precision medicine activities and opportunities for shaping maternal and neonatal health in Qatar. Personalized Medicine. 21(5). 313–333. 2 indexed citations

Younes, Salma, Muthanna Samara, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, et al.. (2021). Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Preterm and Early Term Births: A Population-Based Register Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(11). 5865–5865. 19 indexed citations

Ismail, Mohamed A., Marzia Vezzalini, Ahmad A. Abujaber, et al.. (2021). Predictive value of tyrosine phosphatase receptor gamma for the response to treatment tyrosine kinase inhibitors in chronic myeloid leukemia patients. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 8833–8833. 9 indexed citations

Samara, Muthanna, et al.. (2020). Practitioners' perceptions, attitudes, and challenges around bullying and cyberbullying. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations

Ismail, Mohamed A., Muthanna Samara, Mohamed A. Yassin, et al.. (2020). Aberrant DNA methylation of PTPRG as one possible mechanism of its under‐expression in CML patients in the State of Qatar. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine. 8(10). e1319–e1319. 7 indexed citations

Samara, Muthanna, et al.. (2020). Effectiveness of a School-Based Intervention on the Students’ Mental Health After Exposure to War-Related Trauma. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 10. 1031–1031. 29 indexed citations

Ataullahjan, Anushka, Muthanna Samara, Theresa S. Betancourt, & Zulfiqar A Bhutta. (2020). Mitigating toxic stress in children affected by conflict and displacement. BMJ. 371. m2876–m2876. 12 indexed citations

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Samara, Muthanna, et al.. (2019). Do Cross-National and Ethnic Group Bullying Comparisons Represent Reality? Testing Instruments for Structural Equivalence and Structural Isomorphism. Frontiers in Psychology. 10. 1621–1621. 6 indexed citations

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Asam, Aiman El, Muthanna Samara, & Philip Terry. (2018). Problematic internet use and mental health among British children and adolescents. Addictive Behaviors. 90. 428–436. 111 indexed citations

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Wolke, Dieter, Ayten Bilgin, & Muthanna Samara. (2017). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Fussing and Crying Durations and Prevalence of Colic in Infants. The Journal of Pediatrics. 185. 55–61.e4. 156 indexed citations

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Foody, Mairéad, Muthanna Samara, & Per Carlbring. (2015). A review of cyberbullying and suggestions for online psychological therapy. Internet Interventions. 2(3). 235–242. 69 indexed citations

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Wolke, Dieter, et al.. (2013). Self and Parent Perspectives on Health-Related Quality of Life of Adolescents Born Very Preterm. The Journal of Pediatrics. 163(4). 1020–1026.e2. 36 indexed citations

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Lereya, Suzet Tanya, Muthanna Samara, & Dieter Wolke. (2013). Parenting behavior and the risk of becoming a victim and a bully/victim: A meta-analysis study. Child Abuse & Neglect. 37(12). 1091–1108. 429 indexed citations breakdown →

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Samara, Muthanna, Samantha Johnson, Koen Lamberts, Neil Marlow, & Dieter Wolke. (2009). Eating problems at age 6 years in a whole population sample of extremely preterm children. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 52(2). e16–22. 88 indexed citations

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Waylen, Andrea, Tamsin Ford, Robert Goodman, Muthanna Samara, & Dieter Wolke. (2009). Can early intake of dietary omega‐3 predict childhood externalizing behaviour?. Acta Paediatrica. 98(11). 1805–1808. 24 indexed citations

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Wolke, Dieter, Andrea Waylen, Muthanna Samara, et al.. (2009). Selective drop-out in longitudinal studies and non-biased prediction of behaviour disorders. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 195(3). 249–256. 514 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wolke, Dieter, Sarah Woods, & Muthanna Samara. (2008). Who escapes or remains a victim of bullying in primary school?. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 27(4). 835–851. 65 indexed citations

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Smith, Peter K., et al.. (2008). A content analysis of school anti‐bullying policies: progress and limitations. Educational Psychology in Practice. 24(1). 1–12. 91 indexed citations

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