Raed Bahelah

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Raed Bahelah is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Raed Bahelah has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Physiology, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Raed Bahelah's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (17 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (6 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers). Raed Bahelah is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (17 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (6 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers). Raed Bahelah collaborates with scholars based in United States, Yemen and Lebanon. Raed Bahelah's co-authors include Wasim Maziak, Ziyad Ben Taleb, Rana Jaber, Ramzi G. Salloum, Rehab Auf, Farahnaz Islam, Thomas Eissenberg, Fouad M. Fouad, Kenneth D. Ward and Rima Nakkash and has published in prestigious journals such as BMC Public Health, Vaccine and Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

In The Last Decade

Raed Bahelah

24 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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The global epidemiology of waterpipe smoking

2014 416 citations Wasim Maziak, Ziyad Ben Taleb et al. Tobacco Control profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Raed Bahelah United States	13	632	216	159	159	142	24	1.0k
Ziyad Ben Taleb United States	16	747 1.2×	243 1.1×	157 1.0×	141 0.9×	185 1.3×	64	1.2k
Fadi Hammal Canada	17	914 1.4×	240 1.1×	113 0.7×	328 2.1×	205 1.4×	32	1.2k
Saida R. Sharapova United States	12	778 1.2×	353 1.6×	112 0.7×	128 0.8×	180 1.3×	16	1.1k
Hans Gilljam Sweden	22	856 1.4×	340 1.6×	120 0.8×	173 1.1×	110 0.8×	56	1.3k
Karl Erik Lund Norway	20	773 1.2×	249 1.2×	187 1.2×	153 1.0×	187 1.3×	72	1.1k
Omar El‐Shahawy United States	17	635 1.0×	281 1.3×	131 0.8×	108 0.7×	157 1.1×	82	1.1k
Mirna Waked Lebanon	21	645 1.0×	165 0.8×	102 0.6×	130 0.8×	192 1.4×	62	1.1k
Laura Rosen Israel	22	696 1.1×	323 1.5×	302 1.9×	292 1.8×	268 1.9×	72	1.4k
Sara Kalkhoran United States	18	1.1k 1.8×	504 2.3×	213 1.3×	125 0.8×	226 1.6×	36	1.4k
Rehab Auf United States	9	371 0.6×	108 0.5×	70 0.4×	98 0.6×	89 0.6×	13	648

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raed Bahelah

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kalan, Mohammad Ebrahimi, Ziyad Ben Taleb, Kenneth D. Ward, et al.. (2021). The effect of price on cigarette consumption, distribution, and sale in Tehran: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 1720–1720. 7 indexed citations

Kalan, Mohammad Ebrahimi, Raed Bahelah, Zoran Bursac, et al.. (2021). A Group-Based Modeling Approach to Identify Developmental Trajectories of Nicotine Dependence Among Lebanese Adolescents Waterpipe Smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 23(12). 2056–2064. 2 indexed citations

Kalan, Mohammad Ebrahimi, Raed Bahelah, Zoran Bursac, et al.. (2020). Predictors of nicotine dependence among adolescent waterpipe and cigarette smokers: A 6-year longitudinal analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 217. 108346–108346. 13 indexed citations

Taleb, Ziyad Ben, et al.. (2020). Vaping while high: Factors associated with vaping marijuana among youth in the United States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 217. 108290–108290. 14 indexed citations

Ward, Kenneth D., et al.. (2020). The Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies-13 (SCTS-13): Psychometric evaluation of a waterpipe-specific nicotine dependence instrument. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 215. 108192–108192. 10 indexed citations

Osibogun, Olatokunbo, Ziyad Ben Taleb, Raed Bahelah, Ramzi G. Salloum, & Wasim Maziak. (2018). Correlates of poly-tobacco use among youth and young adults: Findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study, 2013–2014. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 187. 160–164. 62 indexed citations

Bahelah, Raed, Kenneth D. Ward, Ziyad Ben Taleb, et al.. (2018). Determinants of progression of nicotine dependence symptoms in adolescent waterpipe smokers. Tobacco Control. 28(3). 254–260. 21 indexed citations

Taleb, Ziyad Ben, Alison Breland, Raed Bahelah, et al.. (2018). Flavored Versus Nonflavored Waterpipe Tobacco: A Comparison of Toxicant Exposure, Puff Topography, Subjective Experiences, and Harm Perceptions. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 21(9). 1213–1219. 20 indexed citations

Bahelah, Raed, Joseph R. DiFranza, Kenneth D. Ward, et al.. (2017). Waterpipe smoking patterns and symptoms of nicotine dependence: The Waterpipe Dependence in Lebanese Youth Study. Addictive Behaviors. 74. 127–133. 36 indexed citations

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Bahelah, Raed. (2017). Curiosity and susceptibility to cigarette smoking among cigarette-naïve, waterpipe smoking US youth: National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2014. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 3(November). 132–132. 4 indexed citations

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Jaber, Rana, Ziyad Ben Taleb, Raed Bahelah, Purnima Madhivanan, & Wasim Maziak. (2016). Perception, intention and attempts to quit smoking among Jordanian adolescents from the Irbid Longitudinal Study. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 20(12). 1689–1694. 8 indexed citations

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Bahelah, Raed, Joseph R. DiFranza, Kenneth D. Ward, et al.. (2016). Correlates of nicotine dependence among adolescent waterpipe smokers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 168. 230–238. 12 indexed citations

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Taleb, Ziyad Ben, Kenneth D. Ward, Taghrid Asfar, et al.. (2016). Smoking Cessation and Changes in Body Mass Index: Findings From the First Randomized Cessation Trial in a Low-Income Country Setting. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 19(3). ntw223–ntw223. 9 indexed citations

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Taleb, Ziyad Ben, Kenneth D. Ward, Taghrid Asfar, Raed Bahelah, & Wasim Maziak. (2015). Predictors of adherence to pharmacological and behavioral treatment in a cessation trial among smokers in Aleppo, Syria. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 153. 167–172. 19 indexed citations

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Mukherjee, Soumyadeep, et al.. (2014). Mental Health Issues Among Pregnant Women in Correctional Facilities: A Systematic Review. Women & Health. 54(8). 816–842. 30 indexed citations

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Taleb, Ziyad Ben, Raed Bahelah, Fouad M. Fouad, et al.. (2014). Syria: health in a country undergoing tragic transition. International Journal of Public Health. 60(S1). 63–72. 119 indexed citations

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Maziak, Wasim, Ziyad Ben Taleb, Raed Bahelah, et al.. (2014). The global epidemiology of waterpipe smoking. Tobacco Control. 24(Suppl 1). i3–i12. 416 indexed citations breakdown →

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Taleb, Ziyad Ben & Raed Bahelah. (2014). Viewpoint: Methanol poisoning outbreak in Libya: A need for policy reforms. Journal of Public Health Policy. 35(4). 489–498. 6 indexed citations

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Mukherjee, Soumyadeep, et al.. (2014). Human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among males 11–26 years in United States: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011–2012. Vaccine. 32(49). 6655–6658. 18 indexed citations

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Maziak, Wasim, et al.. (2013). Tobacco in the Arab world: old and new epidemics amidst policy paralysis. Health Policy and Planning. 29(6). 784–794. 143 indexed citations

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