Soraya Seedat

116.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
590 papers, 19.1k citations indexed

About

Soraya Seedat is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Soraya Seedat has authored 590 papers receiving a total of 19.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 338 papers in Clinical Psychology, 99 papers in General Health Professions and 92 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Soraya Seedat's work include Child Abuse and Trauma (141 papers), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (106 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (88 papers). Soraya Seedat is often cited by papers focused on Child Abuse and Trauma (141 papers), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (106 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (88 papers). Soraya Seedat collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Soraya Seedat's co-authors include Dan J. Stein, David R. Williams, Sian Hemmings, Sharain Suliman, Landon Myer, Christine Löchner, Robin Emsley, Paul D. Carey, Georgina Spies and Murray B. Stein and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Soraya Seedat

567 papers receiving 18.4k 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.

Common Chronic Pain Conditions in Developed and Developing Countries: Gender and Age Differences and Comorbidity With Depression-Anxiety Disorders

2008 869 citations Oye Gureje, Soraya Seedat et al. profile →
HIV

2018 215 citations Soraya Seedat et al. profile →
The prevalence of mental health problems in sub-Saharan adolescents: A systematic review

2021 145 citations Dan J. Stein, Sharain Suliman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Soraya Seedat South Africa	72	9.7k	4.0k	3.3k	2.3k	2.0k	590	19.1k
Neil Schneiderman United States	77	4.2k 0.4×	4.0k 1.0×	3.7k 1.1×	2.7k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	465	23.6k
Michael H. Antoni United States	78	4.8k 0.5×	4.0k 1.0×	3.1k 0.9×	2.7k 1.2×	3.3k 1.6×	434	20.6k
Bradley N. Gaynes United States	62	5.9k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	3.6k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	2.9k 1.4×	335	17.5k
Sally McManus United Kingdom	49	6.0k 0.6×	3.7k 0.9×	2.8k 0.8×	711 0.3×	2.1k 1.0×	163	12.6k
Gail Ironson United States	67	4.3k 0.4×	3.4k 0.8×	2.9k 0.9×	2.9k 1.3×	1.3k 0.6×	276	14.7k
Alan J. Flisher South Africa	57	6.1k 0.6×	5.5k 1.4×	3.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	877 0.4×	247	14.1k
Ricardo Araya United Kingdom	66	7.9k 0.8×	5.0k 1.3×	6.4k 1.9×	793 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	325	17.6k
Michael J. Zvolensky United States	80	16.2k 1.7×	2.7k 0.7×	3.3k 1.0×	585 0.3×	2.8k 1.4×	923	30.0k
Cheryl Koopman United States	67	4.5k 0.5×	3.5k 0.9×	1.9k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	217	12.6k
Richard Lowry United States	56	7.4k 0.8×	6.9k 1.7×	3.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	680 0.3×	142	20.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Soraya Seedat

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Oladeji, Bibilola, Olatunde Ayinde, Toyin Bello, et al.. (2025). Screening and detection of perinatal depression by non-physician primary healthcare workers in Nigeria. BMC Primary Care. 26(1). 35–35. 2 indexed citations

Asmal, Laila, et al.. (2025). Investigating the gut microbiome in schizophrenia cases versus controls: South Africa’s version. Neurogenetics. 26(1). 34–34. 1 indexed citations

Heuvel, Leigh L. van den, et al.. (2025). Cardiovascular risk and allostatic load in PTSD: The role of cumulative trauma and resilience in affected and trauma-exposed adults. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 182. 338–346. 1 indexed citations

Heuvel, Leigh L. van den, et al.. (2025). Increased Brain Age Among Psychiatrically Healthy Adults Exposed to Childhood Trauma. Brain and Behavior. 15(4). e70450–e70450.

Kaminer, Debra, et al.. (2024). Coping motives as a mediator of the relationship between child maltreatment and substance use problems in south African adolescents. Child Abuse & Neglect. 154. 106885–106885.

Hare, Monika, Patricia Swart, Stefanie Malan‐Müller, et al.. (2024). The saNeuroGut Initiative: Investigating the Gut Microbiome and Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress. NeuroImmunoModulation. 32(1). 1–15. 3 indexed citations

Amsalem, Doron, et al.. (2024). Childhood maltreatment and its associations with trauma-related psychopathology: disentangling two classification approaches. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 39–39. 3 indexed citations

Karyotaki, Eirini, Pim Cuijpers, Jonathan I. Bisson, et al.. (2024). EMDR v. other psychological therapies for PTSD: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine. 54(8). 1580–1588. 12 indexed citations

Womersley, Jacqueline S., et al.. (2024). Differential microRNA expression in adolescent anxiety proneness. European Journal of Neuroscience. 60(7). 5680–5693. 2 indexed citations

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Edge, Jenny, et al.. (2023). Desktop Analysis and Qualitative Investigation of Programmes and Initiatives for the Prevention of and Response to Gender Based Violence at South African Universities with Medical Campuses. South African Journal of Higher Education. 37(5). 1 indexed citations

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Morris, Linzette, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of family‐based therapy for depressive symptoms in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. International Journal of Psychology. 58(6). 499–511. 4 indexed citations

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Tlali, Mpho, John A. Joska, Morna Cornell, et al.. (2022). The effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on mental health care use in South Africa: an interrupted time-series analysis. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 31. e43–e43. 12 indexed citations

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Karyotaki, Eirini, Jonathan I. Bisson, Pim Cuijpers, et al.. (2022). Protocol for individual participant data meta-analysis of interventions for post-traumatic stress. BMJ Open. 12(2). e054830–e054830. 5 indexed citations

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Womersley, Jacqueline S., Jani Nöthling, Sylvanus Toikumo, et al.. (2021). Childhood trauma, the stress response and metabolic syndrome: A focus on DNA methylation. European Journal of Neuroscience. 55(9-10). 2253–2296. 33 indexed citations

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Womersley, Jacqueline S., Martin Kidd, Thomas Elbert, et al.. (2021). Associations between telomere length and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and appetitive aggression in trauma-exposed men. Neuroscience Letters. 769. 136388–136388. 5 indexed citations

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Alisic, Eva, Vanessa E. Cobham, Rowena Conroy, et al.. (2020). Working towards inclusive and equitable trauma treatment guidelines: a child-centered reflection. European journal of psychotraumatology. 11(1). 1833657–1833657. 5 indexed citations

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Emsley, Robin, Lyndon Emsley, & Soraya Seedat. (2009). Occupational disability on psychiatric grounds in South African school-teachers. African Journal of Psychiatry. 12(3). 223–6. 12 indexed citations

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Seedat, Soraya, et al.. (2008). Factor structure of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale in South African adolescents. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 20(1). 23–32. 122 indexed citations

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Olley, Benjamin O., M. Zeier, Soraya Seedat, & Dan J. Stein. (2005). Post-traumatic stress disorder among recently diagnosed patients with HIV/AIDS in South Africa. AIDS Care. 17(5). 550–557. 125 indexed citations

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Stein, Dan J., Soraya Seedat, Dana Niehaus, Wessel Pienaar, & Robin Emsley. (2000). Psychiatric medications in primary care: algorithms and guidelines.. 19(3). 246–8. 4 indexed citations

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