Sawsan Abdulrahim

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Sawsan Abdulrahim is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sawsan Abdulrahim has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in General Health Professions, 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 20 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Sawsan Abdulrahim's work include Migration, Health and Trauma (14 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (14 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (8 papers). Sawsan Abdulrahim is often cited by papers focused on Migration, Health and Trauma (14 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (14 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (8 papers). Sawsan Abdulrahim collaborates with scholars based in Lebanon, United States and United Kingdom. Sawsan Abdulrahim's co-authors include Patricia Y. Miranda, Edna A. Viruell‐Fuentes, Wayne E. Baker, Kristine J. Ajrouch, Toni C. Antonucci, Mohammed Jawad, Khalil El Asmar, Elena S. H. Yu, Edwin H. Chen and Rima Afifi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sawsan Abdulrahim

55 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

More than culture: Structural racism, intersectionality t... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2024 250 500 750
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. More than culture: Structural racism, intersectionality theory, and immigrant health
    2012 846 citations Sawsan Abdulrahim et al. Social Science & Medicine profile →
  2. ‘Nowhere and no one is safe’: spatial analysis of damage to critical civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the Israeli military campaign, 7 October to 22 November 2023
    2024 40 citations Yara Asi, P. Gregg Greenough et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sawsan Abdulrahim Lebanon 18 774 754 631 379 174 62 1.7k
Jourdyn A. Lawrence United States 9 759 1.0× 1.1k 1.5× 806 1.3× 483 1.3× 262 1.5× 21 2.3k
Báltica Cabieses Chile 22 568 0.7× 420 0.6× 747 1.2× 548 1.4× 211 1.2× 189 2.0k
India J. Ornelas United States 24 876 1.1× 693 0.9× 772 1.2× 226 0.6× 344 2.0× 94 2.0k
Edna A. Viruell‐Fuentes United States 16 1.3k 1.6× 1.4k 1.8× 995 1.6× 596 1.6× 188 1.1× 22 2.4k
Miriam J. Stewart Canada 25 454 0.6× 483 0.6× 758 1.2× 266 0.7× 221 1.3× 44 1.6k
Jui‐Ying Feng Taiwan 22 747 1.0× 471 0.6× 300 0.5× 269 0.7× 189 1.1× 73 1.5k
Sepali Guruge Canada 27 1.0k 1.3× 831 1.1× 766 1.2× 599 1.6× 181 1.0× 115 2.2k
Denise L. Spitzer Canada 22 627 0.8× 626 0.8× 650 1.0× 208 0.5× 152 0.9× 56 1.5k
Wizdom Powell United States 23 606 0.8× 987 1.3× 706 1.1× 446 1.2× 261 1.5× 51 2.3k
Nihaya Daoud Israel 24 561 0.7× 469 0.6× 629 1.0× 665 1.8× 259 1.5× 73 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Sawsan Abdulrahim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sawsan Abdulrahim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sawsan Abdulrahim

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All Works

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Sibai, Abla Mehio, et al.. (2024). Predicting poor mental health among older Syrian refugees in Lebanon during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nested cross-sectional study. BMJ Global Health. 9(8). e015069–e015069. 1 indexed citations
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Kunichoff, Dennis, David Mills, Yara Asi, et al.. (2024). Are hospitals collateral damage? Assessing geospatial proximity of 2000 lb bomb detonations to hospital facilities in the Gaza Strip from October 7 to November 17, 2023. PLOS Global Public Health. 4(10). e0003178–e0003178. 16 indexed citations
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Salti, Nisreen, et al.. (2023). The determinants of sustained adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures among older Syrian refugees in Lebanon. PLoS ONE. 18(6). e0268851–e0268851. 1 indexed citations
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Fahme, Sasha, et al.. (2022). Developing a sexual and reproductive health educational intervention for adolescent Syrian refugee girls: Challenges and lessons learned. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 780157–780157. 5 indexed citations
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Abdulrahim, Sawsan, et al.. (2020). Insomnia and Related Anxiety Among Medical Students. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Abdulrahim, Sawsan & Mohammed Jawad. (2018). Socioeconomic differences in smoking in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine: A cross-sectional analysis of national surveys. PLoS ONE. 13(1). e0189829–e0189829. 46 indexed citations
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Sibai, Abla Mehio, et al.. (2017). Does published research on non-communicable disease (NCD) in Arab countries reflect NCD disease burden?. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0178401–e0178401. 16 indexed citations
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Salti, Nisreen & Sawsan Abdulrahim. (2016). The relationship between relative deprivation and self-rated health among Palestinian women in refugee camps in Lebanon. SSM - Population Health. 2. 317–326. 5 indexed citations
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Antonucci, Toni C., et al.. (2014). Social Networks and Health Among Older Adults in Lebanon: The Mediating Role of Support and Trust. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 70(1). 155–166. 37 indexed citations
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Antonucci, Toni C., Kristine J. Ajrouch, & Sawsan Abdulrahim. (2014). Social Relations in Lebanon: Convoys Across the Life Course. The Gerontologist. 55(5). 825–835. 13 indexed citations
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Mahfoud, Ziyad, Sawsan Abdulrahim, Trudy Harpham, et al.. (2011). Validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health scale as a screening tool for depression/anxiety in Lebanese children. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 5(1). 9–9. 26 indexed citations
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Abdulrahim, Sawsan, et al.. (2010). The Potentials and Challenges of an Academic–Community Partnership in a Low-Trust Urban Context. Journal of Urban Health. 87(6). 1017–1020. 13 indexed citations
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Ramahi, Tarik M., M. Khawaja, Niveen Abu-Rmeileh, & Sawsan Abdulrahim. (2010). Socio-economic disparities in heart disease in the Republic of Lebanon: findings from a population-based study. Heart Asia. 2(1). 67–72. 10 indexed citations
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Makhoul, Jihad, Rima Nakkash, Sawsan Abdulrahim, et al.. (2010). Development and Validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health Scale. Community Mental Health Journal. 47(3). 331–340. 18 indexed citations
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Abdulrahim, Sawsan & Wayne E. Baker. (2009). Differences in self-rated health by immigrant status and language preference among Arab Americans in the Detroit Metropolitan Area. Social Science & Medicine. 68(12). 2097–2103. 57 indexed citations
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Hammad, Adnan, et al.. (2005). Environmental justice and environmental health: focus group assessments of the perceptions of Arab Americans in metro Detroit.. PubMed. 15(1 Suppl 1). S1–41. 1 indexed citations

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