Sami Hamdan

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 629 citations indexed

About

Sami Hamdan is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sami Hamdan has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 629 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Clinical Psychology, 6 papers in General Health Professions and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Sami Hamdan's work include Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (22 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (6 papers). Sami Hamdan is often cited by papers focused on Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (22 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (6 papers). Sami Hamdan collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and United Kingdom. Sami Hamdan's co-authors include David A. Brent, Yossi Levi‐Belz, Sigal Levy, Nadine Melhem, Giovanna Porta, Adrian Shulman, Alan Apter, Shulamit Geller, Subhi Abu‐Abeid and Gil Goldzweig and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Journal of Affective Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Sami Hamdan

39 papers receiving 603 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.

  1. The mental health impact of the October 7th terror attack on Jews and Arabs in Israel: A nationwide prospective study
    2024 26 citations Carmel Blank, Sami Hamdan et al. Psychiatry Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sami Hamdan Israel 14 421 141 77 74 69 42 629
Johnny Berona United States 17 582 1.4× 92 0.7× 76 1.0× 103 1.4× 83 1.2× 31 828
Michelle Byrd United States 10 305 0.7× 60 0.4× 59 0.8× 99 1.3× 42 0.6× 20 560
Thomas Corbeil United States 11 448 1.1× 54 0.4× 81 1.1× 52 0.7× 106 1.5× 30 751
Shaoling Zhong China 12 331 0.8× 183 1.3× 30 0.4× 36 0.5× 78 1.1× 30 525
Kimberly H. McManama O’Brien United States 16 509 1.2× 64 0.5× 64 0.8× 29 0.4× 61 0.9× 47 715
Ahmad Borjali Iran 12 393 0.9× 71 0.5× 96 1.2× 90 1.2× 77 1.1× 144 730
Nicole G. Hammond Canada 13 354 0.8× 58 0.4× 139 1.8× 37 0.5× 180 2.6× 35 509
Rebecca C. Kamody United States 15 445 1.1× 88 0.6× 187 2.4× 21 0.3× 32 0.5× 39 701
Minden B. Sexton United States 14 405 1.0× 66 0.5× 203 2.6× 40 0.5× 25 0.4× 32 632
Stephanie A. Gamble United States 16 580 1.4× 88 0.6× 125 1.6× 126 1.7× 133 1.9× 28 910

Countries citing papers authored by Sami Hamdan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sami Hamdan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sami Hamdan

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

All Works

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Blank, Carmel, et al.. (2024). The mental health impact of the October 7th terror attack on Jews and Arabs in Israel: A nationwide prospective study. Psychiatry Research. 337. 115973–115973. 26 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hamdan, Sami, et al.. (2024). The Clinical Sequelae of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Loneliness, Depression, Excessive Alcohol Use, Social Media Addiction, and Risk for Suicide Ideation. Archives of Suicide Research. 29(1). 238–251. 1 indexed citations
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Hamdan, Sami, Felix Hoffstaedter, Mikhail Votinov, et al.. (2023). Accurate sex prediction of cisgender and transgender individuals without brain size bias. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 13868–13868. 10 indexed citations
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Barzilay, Shira, Sami Hamdan, Alan Apter, et al.. (2023). Implicit identification with death detects and predicts short‐term suicide risk among adolescents discharged from the emergency room. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 53(3). 499–509. 5 indexed citations
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Hamdan, Sami, et al.. (2023). Suicidal ideation and behavior among perinatal women and their association with sleep disturbances, medical conditions, and known risk factors. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 987673–987673. 12 indexed citations
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Hamdan, Sami, et al.. (2022). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in HIV Testing in People Who Use Drugs Admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 36(11). 425–430. 5 indexed citations
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Hamdan, Sami, Alan Apter, & Yossi Levi‐Belz. (2022). Non-suicidal Self-Injury Among Adolescents From Diverse Ethnocultural Groups in Israel: The Association With Sleep Problems and Internet Addiction. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 899956–899956. 8 indexed citations
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Stukalin, Yelena, et al.. (2022). The relationship between non-suicidal self-injury, identity conflict, and risky behavior among Druze adolescents. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 938825–938825. 1 indexed citations
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Hamdan, Sami, et al.. (2021). Prolonged exposure to violence: Psychiatric symptoms and suicide risk among college students in the Palestinian territory.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 13(7). 772–782. 15 indexed citations
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Geller, Shulamit, et al.. (2019). Body Image and Emotional Eating as Predictors of Psychological Distress Following Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery. 30(4). 1417–1423. 24 indexed citations
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Hamdan, Sami, et al.. (2018). The effect of sleep disturbances and internet addiction on suicidal ideation among adolescents in the presence of depressive symptoms. Psychiatry Research. 267. 327–332. 77 indexed citations
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Melhem, Nadine, Sami Hamdan, Lambertus Klei, et al.. (2017). Runs of homozygosity, copy number variation, and risk for depression and suicidal behavior in an Arab Bedouin kindred. Psychiatric Genetics. 27(5). 169–177. 3 indexed citations
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Hamdan, Sami, et al.. (2014). Clinical characteristics and functions of non-suicide self-injury in youth. European Psychiatry. 29(8). 503–508. 69 indexed citations
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Hamdan, Sami, et al.. (2013). Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Parentally Bereaved Youth. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 74(8). 828–833. 48 indexed citations
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Hamdan, Sami, Nadine Melhem, Giovanna Porta, Monica Walker Payne, & David A. Brent. (2012). The Phenomenology and Course of Depression in Parentally Bereaved and Non-Bereaved Youth. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 51(5). 528–536. 11 indexed citations
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Hamdan, Sami, Nadine Melhem, Israel Orbach, et al.. (2011). Risk factors for suicide attempt in an Arab kindred. Journal of Affective Disorders. 132(1-2). 247–253. 7 indexed citations
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Hamdan, Sami, et al.. (2009). Polygamy and mental health of adolescents. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 18(12). 755–760. 20 indexed citations

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