Pouya Saeedi

23.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
27 papers, 15.5k citations indexed

About

Pouya Saeedi is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Pouya Saeedi has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 15.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 6 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Pouya Saeedi's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (5 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (4 papers). Pouya Saeedi is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (5 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (4 papers). Pouya Saeedi collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, New Zealand and United States. Pouya Saeedi's co-authors include Suvi Karuranga, Katherine Ogurtsova, Belma Malanda, Rhys Williams, Stephen Colagiuri, Nigel Unwin, Jonathan E. Shaw, Leonor Guariguata, Ayesha A. Motala and Abdul Basit and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Pouya Saeedi

26 papers receiving 15.2k citations

Hit Papers

Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 201... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2021 2020 2020 2019 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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. Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition
    2019 7.1k citations Pouya Saeedi, Belma Malanda et al. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice profile →
  2. IDF Diabetes Atlas: Global, regional and country-level diabetes prevalence estimates for 2021 and projections for 2045
    2021 5.7k citations Hong Sun, Pouya Saeedi et al. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice profile →
  3. Global and regional estimates and projections of diabetes-related health expenditure: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition
    2020 606 citations Rhys Williams, Suvi Karuranga et al. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice profile →
  4. Mortality attributable to diabetes in 20–79 years old adults, 2019 estimates: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition
    2020 449 citations Pouya Saeedi, Suvi Karuranga et al. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice profile →
  5. Worldwide estimates of incidence, prevalence and mortality of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition
    2019 373 citations Christopher Patterson, Suvi Karuranga et al. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice profile →
  6. Diabetes and global ageing among 65–99-year-old adults: Findings from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition
    2020 320 citations Alan J. Sinclair, Pouya Saeedi et al. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pouya Saeedi Belgium 19 6.4k 3.3k 2.4k 2.2k 1.9k 27 15.5k
Belma Malanda Belgium 17 5.9k 0.9× 3.0k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 23 14.2k
Katherine Ogurtsova Germany 11 8.0k 1.3× 4.1k 1.2× 2.9k 1.2× 2.9k 1.3× 2.2k 1.2× 23 19.0k
Dianna J. Magliano Australia 50 7.7k 1.2× 3.7k 1.1× 3.0k 1.3× 3.0k 1.4× 2.2k 1.2× 245 18.9k
Leonor Guariguata Belgium 17 9.1k 1.4× 4.0k 1.2× 2.8k 1.2× 3.1k 1.4× 2.6k 1.4× 30 20.6k
Suvi Karuranga Belgium 16 8.9k 1.4× 4.6k 1.4× 3.2k 1.3× 3.1k 1.4× 2.8k 1.5× 20 21.5k
Soo Lim South Korea 60 4.5k 0.7× 2.8k 0.8× 4.0k 1.7× 2.6k 1.2× 2.5k 1.4× 364 14.3k
Gojka Roglić Switzerland 29 9.6k 1.5× 2.7k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 3.4k 1.6× 2.3k 1.3× 48 18.3k
Jean Claude Mbanya Cameroon 53 6.4k 1.0× 1.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 2.5k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 293 15.0k
Rhys Williams United Kingdom 26 4.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 58 11.4k
Hak Chul Jang South Korea 58 4.0k 0.6× 2.2k 0.7× 3.7k 1.6× 1.7k 0.8× 2.4k 1.3× 356 12.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pouya Saeedi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Penders, Yolanda, Guy Brusselle, Ann R. Falsey, et al.. (2025). Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease in Adults with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Literature Review. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports. 25(1). 14–14. 7 indexed citations
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Penders, Yolanda, Ann R. Falsey, Deepak L. Bhatt, et al.. (2025). Burden and severity of respiratory syncytial virus infection in adults with cardiovascular diseases: A systematic literature review. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 92. 130–143.
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Sun, Hong, Pouya Saeedi, Suvi Karuranga, et al.. (2021). IDF Diabetes Atlas: Global, regional and country-level diabetes prevalence estimates for 2021 and projections for 2045. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 183. 109119–109119. 5739 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sinclair, Alan J., et al.. (2020). Diabetes and global ageing among 65–99-year-old adults: Findings from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 162. 108078–108078. 320 indexed citations breakdown →
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Saeedi, Pouya, Suvi Karuranga, Belma Malanda, et al.. (2020). Mortality attributable to diabetes in 20–79 years old adults, 2019 estimates: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 162. 108086–108086. 449 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williams, Rhys, Suvi Karuranga, Belma Malanda, et al.. (2020). Global and regional estimates and projections of diabetes-related health expenditure: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 162. 108072–108072. 606 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aschner, Pablo, Suvi Karuranga, Steven James, et al.. (2020). The International Diabetes Federation’s guide for diabetes epidemiological studies. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 172. 108630–108630. 84 indexed citations
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Saeedi, Pouya, et al.. (2020). Cardiovascular diseases and risk factors knowledge and awareness in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a global evaluation. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 165. 108194–108194. 15 indexed citations
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Saeedi, Pouya, Jillian J. Haszard, Lee Stoner, et al.. (2020). Relationships between Dietary Patterns and Indices of Arterial Stiffness and Central Arterial Wave Reflection in 9–11-Year-Old Children. Children. 7(6). 66–66. 5 indexed citations
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Saeedi, Pouya, Belma Malanda, Suvi Karuranga, et al.. (2019). Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 157. 107843–107843. 7115 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yuen, Lili, Pouya Saeedi, Musarrat Riaz, et al.. (2019). Projections of the prevalence of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in 2019 and beyond: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 157. 107841–107841. 131 indexed citations
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Patterson, Christopher, Suvi Karuranga, Pouya Saeedi, et al.. (2019). Worldwide estimates of incidence, prevalence and mortality of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 157. 107842–107842. 373 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shavandi, Amin, Alaa El‐Din A. Bekhit, Pouya Saeedi, et al.. (2018). Polyphenol uses in biomaterials engineering. Biomaterials. 167. 91–106. 185 indexed citations
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Saeedi, Pouya, Katherine Black, Jillian J. Haszard, et al.. (2018). Dietary Patterns, Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Fitness in 9–11-Year-Old Children from Dunedin, New Zealand. Nutrients. 10(7). 887–887. 20 indexed citations
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Saeedi, Pouya, Amin Shavandi, & Kim Meredith‐Jones. (2018). Nail Properties and Bone Health: A Review. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 9(2). 31–31. 18 indexed citations
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Skidmore, Paula, et al.. (2018). Associations of Short Bout Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity with Adiposity and Fitness in Children. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 50(5S). 454–455. 1 indexed citations
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Bekhit, Alaa El‐Din A., Amin Shavandi, John Birch, et al.. (2017). Flaxseed: Composition, detoxification, utilization, and opportunities. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 13. 129–152. 174 indexed citations
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Saeedi, Pouya, Katherine Black, Jillian J. Haszard, et al.. (2017). The Association between Parent Diet Quality and Child Dietary Patterns in Nine- to Eleven-Year-Old Children from Dunedin, New Zealand. Nutrients. 9(5). 483–483. 30 indexed citations
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Saeedi, Pouya, Mohd Nasir Mohd Taib, & Hazizi Abu Saad. (2012). Differences in Sociodemographic, Health-Related, and Psychological Factors in Users and Nonusers of Nutritional Supplements in Fitness Club Participants in Tehran, Iran. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 22(5). 323–330. 3 indexed citations
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Saeedi, Pouya, Mohd Nasir Mohd Taib, Hazizi Abu Saad, Mohammadreza Vafa, & Abbas Rahimi Foroushani. (2012). Nutritional supplement use among fitness club participants in Tehran, Iran. Appetite. 60(1). 20–26. 28 indexed citations

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