Sidra Zaheer

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 769 citations indexed

About

Sidra Zaheer is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Sidra Zaheer has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 769 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Physiology, 10 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Sidra Zaheer's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (8 papers), School Health and Nursing Education (4 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (4 papers). Sidra Zaheer is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (8 papers), School Health and Nursing Education (4 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (4 papers). Sidra Zaheer collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, United Kingdom and United States. Sidra Zaheer's co-authors include Kashif Shafique, Nilofer Fatimi Safdar, Sadaf Khan, Nasim Karim, Tahir Khan, Muhammad Talha Khan, Deepak Kumar, Sadaf Khan, Zeba Haque and Syed Akhtar Hussain Bokhari and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Sidra Zaheer

43 papers receiving 744 citations

Hit Papers

Determinants of stunting, underweight and wasting among c... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150
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. Determinants of stunting, underweight and wasting among children < 5 years of age: evidence from 2012-2013 Pakistan demographic and health survey
    2019 198 citations Sidra Zaheer, Nilofer Fatimi Safdar et al. BMC Public Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sidra Zaheer Pakistan 16 214 204 139 117 104 48 769
Chandan Kumar India 14 211 1.0× 373 1.8× 185 1.3× 78 0.7× 69 0.7× 52 662
Pranil Man Singh Pradhan Nepal 18 265 1.2× 152 0.7× 179 1.3× 211 1.8× 171 1.6× 53 886
Kathleen Abu-Saad Israel 15 279 1.3× 344 1.7× 189 1.4× 83 0.7× 311 3.0× 30 908
V. Raman Kutty India 19 90 0.4× 129 0.6× 145 1.0× 63 0.5× 134 1.3× 41 1.1k
Adyya Gupta Australia 15 88 0.4× 150 0.7× 172 1.2× 33 0.3× 221 2.1× 40 746
Umesh Kapil India 15 336 1.6× 219 1.1× 101 0.7× 45 0.4× 232 2.2× 78 888
Md. Shafiur Rahman Japan 21 511 2.4× 635 3.1× 361 2.6× 33 0.3× 179 1.7× 76 1.6k
Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman Bangladesh 14 119 0.6× 56 0.3× 70 0.5× 61 0.5× 135 1.3× 38 671
Katarina Ekholm Selling Sweden 23 231 1.1× 603 3.0× 274 2.0× 20 0.2× 306 2.9× 55 1.2k
Rashmi Pant India 14 153 0.7× 76 0.4× 118 0.8× 33 0.3× 167 1.6× 49 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Sidra Zaheer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sidra Zaheer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sidra Zaheer

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

All Works

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Zaheer, Sidra, et al.. (2024). Esophageal cancer patient survival: A retrospective study from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 40(5). 811–819.
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Haque, Zeba, et al.. (2024). Oxidative stress in polycystic ovary syndrome: a case- control study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 74(2). S2–S7. 3 indexed citations
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Khan, Saeed, et al.. (2023). Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients During the Delta-Omicron Wave with Risk Assessment of Adverse Outcomes. Journal of College of Physicians And Surgeons Pakistan. 33(3). 297–302.
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Zaheer, Sidra & Farah Yasmeen. (2023). Historical trends in breast cancer presentation among women in Pakistan from join-point regression analysis. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 40(1). 134–139. 3 indexed citations
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Jiao, Li, Deborah Bujnowski, Pengfeï Liu, et al.. (2023). Asthma and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in a community setting. Public Health. 226. 84–90. 1 indexed citations
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Lowe, Nicola M., et al.. (2023). Reliability and Validity of the COPE Index among Caregivers of Hemodialysis Patients in Pakistan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 8–8. 1 indexed citations
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Qureshi, Ambrina, et al.. (2021). Clinical efficacy of scaling and root planing with and without metronidazole on glycemic control: three-arm randomized controlled trial. BMC Oral Health. 21(1). 253–253. 17 indexed citations
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Zaheer, Sidra, et al.. (2018). Systemic Inflammatory Markers Among Waterpipe Smokers, Cigarette Smokers, and Nonsmokers. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 13(1). 55–60. 7 indexed citations
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Zaheer, Sidra, et al.. (2017). Prognostic Role of Acellular Mucin Pools in Patients with Rectal Cancer after Pathological Complete Response to Preoperative Chemoradiation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. PubMed. 27(11). 714–718. 9 indexed citations
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Safdar, Nilofer Fatimi, et al.. (2016). Socio-economic, environmental and demographic determinants of rise in obesity among Pakistani women: A Systematic Review.. PubMed. 66(9). 1165–1172. 16 indexed citations
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Zaheer, Sidra, et al.. (2016). Socio-Economic Disparities in Use of Family Planning Methods among Pakistani Women: Findings from Pakistan Demographic and Health Surveys. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0153313–e0153313. 24 indexed citations
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Zaheer, Sidra, et al.. (2015). Awareness and support for anti-tobacco policies among health professional students in Pakistan: findings from the Global Health Professional Students Survey, 2011. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 10(1). 7–7. 5 indexed citations
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Zaheer, Sidra, et al.. (2015). Is Spousal Violence Being “Vertically Transmitted” through Victims? Findings from the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2012-13. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0129790–e0129790. 25 indexed citations
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Zaheer, Sidra, L. Watson, & Nicholas J.A. Webb. (2014). Unmet needs in the measurement of blood pressure in primary care. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 99(5). 463–464. 6 indexed citations
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Zaheer, Sidra, et al.. (2014). Health professional students’ perceptions regarding their role in tobacco control: findings from the Global Health Professional Students Survey, Pakistan, 2011. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 9(1). 25–25. 2 indexed citations
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Zaheer, Sidra, et al.. (2014). Anti-smoking initiatives and current smoking among 19,643 adolescents in South Asia: findings from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey. Harm Reduction Journal. 11(1). 8–8. 34 indexed citations

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