Zeinab Ghorbani

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Zeinab Ghorbani is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zeinab Ghorbani has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 22 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 17 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Zeinab Ghorbani's work include Migraine and Headache Studies (33 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (11 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (10 papers). Zeinab Ghorbani is often cited by papers focused on Migraine and Headache Studies (33 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (11 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (10 papers). Zeinab Ghorbani collaborates with scholars based in Iran, United States and Germany. Zeinab Ghorbani's co-authors include Soodeh Razeghi Jahromi, Mansoureh Togha, Azita Hekmatdoost, Marjan Mahdavi‐Roshan, Paolo Martelletti, Parvin Mirmiran, Fahimeh Martami, Arsalan Salari, Amir Ghaemi and Pegah Rafiee and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Neurology and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Zeinab Ghorbani

78 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Gut-brain Axis and migraine headache: a comprehensive review 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200
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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. Gut-brain Axis and migraine headache: a comprehensive review
    2020 245 citations Mahsa Arzani, Soodeh Razeghi Jahromi et al. The Journal of Headache and Pain profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zeinab Ghorbani Iran 22 735 478 387 341 196 83 1.8k
Soodeh Razeghi Jahromi Iran 25 863 1.2× 532 1.1× 515 1.3× 390 1.1× 230 1.2× 94 2.1k
Sieglinde Zelzer Austria 27 394 0.5× 404 0.8× 341 0.9× 377 1.1× 79 0.4× 99 2.1k
Michela Barichella Italy 32 401 0.5× 684 1.4× 700 1.8× 124 0.4× 45 0.2× 57 2.8k
Ömer Akyol Türkiye 26 452 0.6× 338 0.7× 555 1.4× 116 0.3× 51 0.3× 71 2.6k
Shima Jazayeri Iran 29 165 0.2× 600 1.3× 712 1.8× 336 1.0× 36 0.2× 82 2.5k
Abolghassem Djazayery Iran 23 116 0.2× 409 0.9× 201 0.5× 527 1.5× 57 0.3× 77 1.6k
Naghmeh Mirhosseini Iran 30 85 0.1× 571 1.2× 608 1.6× 605 1.8× 200 1.0× 64 2.5k
Mustafa Kavutçu Türkiye 22 173 0.2× 199 0.4× 413 1.1× 226 0.7× 31 0.2× 102 2.1k
Michael Morcos Germany 18 90 0.1× 406 0.8× 489 1.3× 173 0.5× 100 0.5× 41 2.5k
Naoki Nakaya Japan 25 87 0.1× 305 0.6× 208 0.5× 711 2.1× 167 0.9× 92 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zeinab Ghorbani

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All Works

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Mahdavi‐Roshan, Marjan, et al.. (2025). Investigating the dietary inflammatory index and pro-inflammatory immune dynamics: insights from a cross-sectional study of severe vs. non-severe coronary artery disease patients. European journal of medical research. 30(1). 588–588. 2 indexed citations
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Togha, Mansoureh, Zeinab Ghorbani, Azita Hekmatdoost, et al.. (2024). Healthy eating index 2015 might be associated with migraine headaches: Results from a Case–Control study. Food Science & Nutrition. 12(7). 5220–5230.
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Ghorbani, Zeinab, Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi, Nasim Rezaeimanesh, et al.. (2023). Higher Dietary Acid Load Might Be a Potent Derivative Factor for Multiple Sclerosis: The Results from a Case–Control Study. Nutrients. 15(15). 3311–3311. 5 indexed citations
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Togha, Mansoureh, et al.. (2022). Characteristics and comorbidities of headache in patients over 50 years of age: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics. 22(1). 313–313. 11 indexed citations
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Togha, Mansoureh, et al.. (2021). Assessment of Utility in Migraine: Mapping the Migraine-Specific Questionnaire to the EQ-5D-5L. Value in Health Regional Issues. 25. 57–63. 5 indexed citations
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Rezaeimanesh, Nasim, et al.. (2021). Whole grains and legumes consumption in association with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder odds. PubMed. 20(3). 131–138. 1 indexed citations
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Ghorbani, Zeinab, Pegah Rafiee, Soodeh Razeghi Jahromi, et al.. (2021). The effects of vitamin D3 supplementation on TGF-β and IL-17 serum levels in migraineurs: post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences. 7(1). 9–9. 10 indexed citations
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Arzani, Mahsa, Soodeh Razeghi Jahromi, Zeinab Ghorbani, et al.. (2020). Gut-brain Axis and migraine headache: a comprehensive review. The Journal of Headache and Pain. 21(1). 245 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ghorbani, Zeinab, Mansoureh Togha, Pegah Rafiee, et al.. (2020). Vitamin D3 might improve headache characteristics and protect against inflammation in migraine: a randomized clinical trial. Neurological Sciences. 41(5). 1183–1192. 29 indexed citations
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Togha, Mansoureh, Elham Jafari, Zahra Vahabi, et al.. (2020). Estimating quality of life in a headache referral population based on Migraine Disability Assessment Scale and Headache Impact Test. PubMed. 19(2). 76–84. 3 indexed citations
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Jahromi, Soodeh Razeghi, Zeinab Ghorbani, Paolo Martelletti, Christian Lampl, & Mansoureh Togha. (2019). Association of diet and headache. The Journal of Headache and Pain. 20(1). 106–106. 104 indexed citations
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Rezaeimanesh, Nasim, Soodeh Razeghi Jahromi, Zeinab Ghorbani, et al.. (2019). The association between dietary sugar intake and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A case–control study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 31. 112–117. 8 indexed citations
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Ghorbani, Zeinab, Azita Hekmatdoost, Hossein Poustchi, et al.. (2017). Higher Intake of Dietary Fiber, but not Fruits or Vegetables Is Associated with Lower Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: A Large Prospective Study. GOVARESH. 22(1). 17–27. 3 indexed citations
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Ghorbani, Zeinab, Akram Pourshams, Akbar Fazeltabar Malekshah, et al.. (2016). Major Dietary Protein Sources in Relation to Pancreatic Cancer: a Large Prospective Study.. PubMed. 19(4). 248–56. 14 indexed citations
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Ghorbani, Zeinab, Azita Hekmatdoost, & Parvin Mirmiran. (2014). Anti-Hyperglycemic and Insulin Sensitizer Effects of Turmeric and Its Principle Constituent Curcumin. International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 12(4). e18081–e18081. 125 indexed citations

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