Zainab Samaan

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
150 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Zainab Samaan is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zainab Samaan has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 47 papers in Epidemiology and 35 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Zainab Samaan's work include Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (49 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (43 papers) and Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (21 papers). Zainab Samaan is often cited by papers focused on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (49 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (43 papers) and Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (21 papers). Zainab Samaan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Zainab Samaan's co-authors include Lehana Thabane, Rebecca Anglin, Monica Bawor, Brittany B. Dennis, Stephen D. Walter, Sarah D. McDonald, David C. Marsh, Andrew Worster, Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Meha Bhatt and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Zainab Samaan

142 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

A tutorial on sensitivity analyses in clinical trials: the what, why, when and how

2013 600 citations Lehana Thabane, Lawrence Mbuagbaw et al. profile →
Vitamin D deficiency and depression in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis

2013 593 citations Zainab Samaan et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zainab Samaan Canada	33	1.3k	786	764	577	502	150	3.9k
Philippe Lehert Belgium	49	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.6×	463 0.6×	1.1k 1.9×	998 2.0×	172	7.7k
Sharon L. Brennan‐Olsen Australia	37	906 0.7×	456 0.6×	686 0.9×	348 0.6×	489 1.0×	208	5.2k
Donna Kritz‐Silverstein United States	49	1.1k 0.9×	515 0.7×	781 1.0×	1.1k 1.9×	756 1.5×	159	7.6k
Maragatha Kuchibhatla United States	44	1.0k 0.8×	510 0.6×	910 1.2×	285 0.5×	1.2k 2.3×	180	7.6k
Brittany B. Dennis Canada	29	897 0.7×	1000 1.3×	386 0.5×	198 0.3×	211 0.4×	105	3.2k
Cinzia Del Giovane Italy	41	771 0.6×	747 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	656 1.1×	2.2k 4.3×	166	8.5k
Kristian Midthjell Norway	42	1.1k 0.9×	917 1.2×	294 0.4×	274 0.5×	502 1.0×	104	6.4k
Lisa C. McGuire United States	35	1.1k 0.9×	693 0.9×	421 0.6×	555 1.0×	1.1k 2.1×	108	5.2k
John E. Lewis United States	37	815 0.6×	362 0.5×	931 1.2×	263 0.5×	992 2.0×	186	4.7k
Knashawn H. Morales United States	36	1.0k 0.8×	753 1.0×	906 1.2×	106 0.2×	690 1.4×	140	5.1k

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Rodrigues, Myanca, Jordan Edwards, Tea Rosic, et al.. (2025). A tutorial on the what, why, and how of Bayesian analysis: Estimating mood and anxiety disorder prevalence using a Canadian data linkage study. PLOS mental health.. 2(2). e0000253–e0000253.

Bach, Paxton, M. Eugenia Socías, Nadia Fairbairn, et al.. (2025). Trends in stimulant use among patients with opioid use disorder receiving substance use treatment: Findings from a prospective cohort study from 2013 to 2020. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 273. 112703–112703. 2 indexed citations

Rosic, Tea, Myanca Rodrigues, Paxton Bach, et al.. (2025). Impact of hepatitis C serostatus on health service utilization for opioid-related harms among individuals prescribed opioid agonist therapy: A longitudinal prospective cohort study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. 16. 100368–100368.

Juul, Sophie, Faiza Siddiqui, Caroline Barkholt Kamp, et al.. (2024). Less focus on symptom scales in psychiatric trials: it is time to ensure research equality between psychiatry and other medical specialities. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 43. 100993–100993. 4 indexed citations

Sanger, Nitika, et al.. (2022). The Inclusion of Patients’ Reported Outcomes to Inform Treatment Effectiveness Measures in Opioid Use Disorder. A Systematic Review. Patient Related Outcome Measures. Volume 13. 113–130. 8 indexed citations

Rodrigues, Myanca, Nitika Sanger, Stephanie Sanger, et al.. (2021). Outcomes reported in randomised controlled trials of major depressive disorder in older adults: protocol for a methodological review. BMJ Open. 11(11). e054777–e054777. 2 indexed citations

Rosic, Tea, Leen Naji, Nitika Sanger, et al.. (2021). Factors Associated With Increased Opioid Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Study of Patients Enrolled in Opioid Agonist Treatment. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 16(4). e257–e264. 9 indexed citations

Naji, Leen, Brittany B. Dennis, Rebecca L. Morgan, et al.. (2021). Investigating and addressing the immediate and long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with substance use disorders: a scoping review and evidence map protocol. BMJ Open. 11(9). e045946–e045946. 2 indexed citations

Rosic, Tea, Leen Naji, Nitika Sanger, et al.. (2021). Are patients’ goals in treatment associated with expected treatment outcomes? Findings from a mixed-methods study on outpatient pharmacological treatment for opioid use disorder. BMJ Open. 11(1). e044017–e044017. 9 indexed citations

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Samaan, Zainab, et al.. (2021). Problematic Opioid Use Among Older Adults: Epidemiology, Adverse Outcomes and Treatment Considerations. Drugs & Aging. 38(12). 1043–1053. 56 indexed citations

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Lamri, Amel, et al.. (2021). Implications of OPRM1 and CYP2B6 variants on treatment outcomes in methadone-maintained patients in Ontario: Exploring sex differences. PLoS ONE. 16(12). e0261201–e0261201. 4 indexed citations

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Rosic, Tea, et al.. (2020). Psychosis and Comorbid Opioid Use Disorder: Characteristics and Outcomes in Opioid Substitution Therapy. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open. 1(1). sgaa007–sgaa007. 10 indexed citations

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Naji, Leen, Tea Rosic, Nitika Sanger, et al.. (2020). The Role of Cannabis Use in Suicidal Ideation Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 15(5). 370–375. 2 indexed citations

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Woo, Julia, et al.. (2020). National suicide management guidelines with family as an interv’ention and suicide mortality rates: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 10(7). e034694–e034694. 3 indexed citations

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Álvarez, Elizabeth, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, John N. Lavis, et al.. (2019). Feasibility and implementation of a healthy lifestyles program in a community setting in Ontario, Canada: protocol for a pragmatic mixed methods pilot study. BMJ Open. 9(10). e031298–e031298. 1 indexed citations

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Sanger, Nitika, Hamnah Shahid, Brittany B. Dennis, et al.. (2018). Identifying patient-important outcomes in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder patients: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 8(12). e025059–e025059. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Guowei, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Zainab Samaan, et al.. (2017). State of reporting of primary biomedical research: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 7(3). e014749–e014749. 3 indexed citations

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Samaan, Zainab, Hertzel C. Gerstein, James C. Engert, et al.. (2015). Obesity Genes and Risk of Major Depressive Disorder in a Multiethnic Population. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 76(12). e1611–e1618. 31 indexed citations

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Samaan, Zainab, Hertzel C. Gerstein, James C. Engert, et al.. (2015). Lack of association between type 2 diabetes and major depression: epidemiologic and genetic evidence in a multiethnic population. Translational Psychiatry. 5(8). e618–e618. 37 indexed citations

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Samaan, Zainab, Karleen Schulze, Catherine A. Middleton, et al.. (2013). South Asian Heart Risk Assessment (SAHARA): Randomized Controlled Trial Design and Pilot Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). e33–e33. 15 indexed citations

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