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h-index: 22
Works: 98
Citations: 2,531

Most-cited papers

More than culture: structural racism, intersectionality theory, and immigrant health.
Edna A. Viruell-Fuentes, Patricia Y. Miranda, S. Abdulrahim
2012Social Science & Medicine (1967)1,192 citations
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Discrimination and psychological distress: does Whiteness matter for Arab Americans?
S. Abdulrahim, S. James, R. Yamout, W. Baker
2012Social Science & Medicine (1967)100 citations
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Smoking among Chinese Americans: behavior, knowledge, and beliefs.
E. Yu, E. Chen, Katherine K. Kim, S. Abdulrahim
2002American Journal of Public Health96 citations Open access
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‘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
Yara M Asi, David Mills, P. G. Greenough, D. Kunichoff +9 more
2024Conflict and Health92 citations Open access
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Differences in self-rated health by immigrant status and language preference among Arab Americans in the Detroit Metropolitan Area.
S. Abdulrahim, W. Baker
2009Social Science & Medicine (1967)86 citations
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Socioeconomic differences in smoking in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine: A cross-sectional analysis of national surveys
S. Abdulrahim, Mohammed Jawad
2018PLoS ONE74 citations Open access
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The global prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting: A systematic review and meta-analysis of national, regional, facility, and school-based studies
L. Farouki, Z. El-Dirani, S. Abdulrahim, C. Akl +2 more
2022PLoS Medicine58 citations Open access
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Is self-rated health a valid measure to use in social inequities and health research? Evidence from the PAPFAM women’s data in six Arab countries
S. Abdulrahim, K. El Asmar
2012International Journal for Equity in Health57 citations Open access
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Aging in Lebanon: Challenges and Opportunities.
S. Abdulrahim, K. Ajrouch, T. Antonucci
2015The gerontologist50 citations Open access
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Social networks and health among older adults in Lebanon: the mediating role of support and trust.
Noah J. Webster, T. Antonucci, K. Ajrouch, S. Abdulrahim
2015The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences43 citations Open access
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Distrust, social fragmentation and adolescents' health in the outer city: Beirut and beyond
M. Khawaja, S. Abdulrahim, Rima A. Afifi Soweid, Dima Karam
2006Social Science & Medicine (1967)40 citations
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Validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health scale as a screening tool for depression/anxiety in Lebanese children
Z. Mahfoud, S. Abdulrahim, M. Taha, T. Harpham +5 more
2011Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health39 citations Open access
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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in older Syrian refugees: Preliminary findings from an ongoing study
N. Salibi, S. Abdulrahim, M. El Haddad, Stephanie Bassil +3 more
2021medRxiv37 citations Open access
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Maternal Education and Low Birth Weight in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
M. Godah, Z. Beydoun, Rima A. Abdul-Khalek, B. Safieddine +2 more
2021Maternal and Child Health Journal35 citations
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Survey methods and aging research in an Arab sociocultural context--a case study from Beirut, Lebanon.
S. Abdulrahim, K. Ajrouch, A. Jammal, T. Antonucci
2012The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences33 citations Open access
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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
D. Kunichoff, David Mills, Yara M Asi, S. Abdulrahim +7 more
2024PLOS Global Public Health29 citations Open access
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Sexual and reproductive health of adolescent Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon: a qualitative study of healthcare provider and educator perspectives
S. Fahme, M. Sieverding, S. Abdulrahim
2021Reproductive Health28 citations Open access
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Social and Cultural Meanings of Self-Rated Health: Arab Immigrants in the United States
S. Abdulrahim, K. Ajrouch
2010Qualitative Health Research27 citations
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Development and Validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health Scale
J. Makhoul, R. Nakkash, T. El Hajj, S. Abdulrahim +3 more
2011Community mental health journal26 citations
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Implementing community-based participatory research (CBPR) with communities affected by humanitarian crises: the potential to recalibrate equity and power in vulnerable contexts
R. Afifi, S. Abdulrahim, T. Betancourt, Dima Btedinni +9 more
2020American Journal of Community Psychology25 citations
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‘Most at risk’ for COVID19? The imperative to expand the definition from biological to social factors for equity
R. Afifi, Nicole L. Novak, P. Gilbert, B. Pauly +4 more
2020Preventive Medicine25 citations Open access
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The Social Patterning of Tobacco Use Among Women in Jordan: The Protective Effect of Education on Cigarette Smoking and the Deleterious Effect of Wealth on Cigarette and Waterpipe Smoking.
Mohammed Jawad, S. Abdulrahim, A. Daouk
2016Nicotine & Tobacco Research25 citations Open access
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Marriage and Fertility Patterns among Jordanians and Syrian Refugees in Jordan
M. Sieverding, N. Berri, S. Abdulrahim
2018The Jordanian Labor Market22 citations
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The Potentials and Challenges of an Academic–Community Partnership in a Low-Trust Urban Context
S. Abdulrahim, Maya El Shareef, Maysam Alameddine, R. Afifi +1 more
2010Journal of urban health21 citations Open access
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Experiences Among Syrian Refugee Adolescent Girls in Lebanon
L'Emira Lama El Ayoubi, S. Abdulrahim, M. Sieverding
2021Qualitative Health Research19 citations
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Does published research on non-communicable disease (NCD) in Arab countries reflect NCD disease burden?
A. Sibai, Neil V. Singh, S. Jabbour, Shadi Saleh +3 more
2017PLoS ONE18 citations Open access
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Estimates of early marriage among Syrian refugees in Lebanon in 2016 compared to Syria pre-2011Sawsan Abdulrahim
S. Abdulrahim, J. DeJong, R. Mourtada, H. Zurayk
201718 citations Open access
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The Cost of Being Palestinian in Lebanon
S. Abdulrahim, M. Khawaja
201118 citations Open access
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Developing a sexual and reproductive health educational intervention for adolescent Syrian refugee girls: Challenges and lessons learned
S. Fahme, Beatrice Khater, M. Dagher, J. DeJong +1 more
2022Frontiers in Reproductive Health15 citations Open access
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Social Relations in Lebanon: Convoys Across the Life Course.
T. Antonucci, K. Ajrouch, S. Abdulrahim
2015The gerontologist15 citations Open access
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Socio-economic disparities in heart disease in the Republic of Lebanon: findings from a population-based study
T. Ramahi, M. Khawaja, N. Abu-Rmeileh, S. Abdulrahim
2010Heart Asia15 citations Open access
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Stress, social relations, and psychological health over the life course
K. Ajrouch, S. Abdulrahim, T. Antonucci
201314 citations
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Realising health justice in Palestine: beyond humanitarian voices
James Smith, Sara el-Solh, Layth Hanbali, S. Abdulrahim +12 more
2025Conflict and Health13 citations Open access
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Development of a Prediction Model for the Management of Noncommunicable Diseases Among Older Syrian Refugees Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon
S. McCall, T. El Khoury, N. Salibi, Berthe Abi Zeid +6 more
2022JAMA Network Open12 citations Open access
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Predictors and barriers to vaccination among older Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a cross-sectional analysis of a multi-wave longitudinal study
Berthe Abi Zeid, T. El Khoury, H. Ghattas, M. Alawieh +4 more
2023The Lancet Healthy Longevity11 citations Open access
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Reducing vulnerability to forced labour and trafficking of women migrant workers from South- to West-Asia
Hagar ElDidi, C. van Biljon, M. Alvi, C. Ringler +5 more
2022Development in Practice9 citations Open access
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Legal residency status and its relationship with health indicators among Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a nested cross-sectional study
Marie-Elizabeth Ragi, H. Ghattas, Berthe Abi Zeid, H. Shamas +5 more
2024BMJ Global Health6 citations Open access
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The relationship between relative deprivation and self-rated health among Palestinian women in refugee camps in Lebanon
Nisreen Salti, S. Abdulrahim
2016SSM: Population Health6 citations Open access
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Full-Length Research Report Stress , Social Relations , and Psychological Health Over the Life Course A Focus on Lebanon
K. Ajrouch, S. Abdulrahim, T. Antonucci
20136 citations
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Qaderoon youth mental health promotion programme in the Burj El Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp, Beirut, Lebanon: a community-intervention analysis
R. Afifi, R. Afifi, R. Nakkash, T. El Hajj +6 more
20106 citations
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Predicting poor mental health among older Syrian refugees in Lebanon during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nested cross-sectional study
Berthe Abi Zeid, L. Farouki, T. El Khoury, A. Sibai +6 more
2024BMJ Global Health5 citations Open access
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Adaptation and psychometric assessment of a sexual and reproductive empowerment scale in Arabic among refugee and non-refugee adolescent girls
M. Dagher, S. Abdulrahim, Berthe Abi Zeid, M. Sieverding
2024BMC Medical Research Methodology5 citations Open access
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Design and Implementation of the Amenah Early Marriage Pilot Intervention Among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
M. Sieverding, D. Bteddini, R. Mourtada, Lama Al Ayoubi +4 more
2022Global Health: Science and Practice Journal5 citations Open access
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Regional Inequalities in Maternal and Neonatal Health Services in Iraq and Syria From 2000 to 2011
S. Abdulrahim, M. Bousmah
2019International Journal of Health Services5 citations
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Family relations and health over the life course. A Lebanese perspective.
K. Ajrouch, S. Abdulrahim, T. Antonucci
2015Lebanese Medical Journal5 citations
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Filial Closeness and Attitudes on Intergenerational Familial Care in Lebanon: Implications for Future Care Policy for Older Adults.
Myriam Al Bcherraoui, K. Ajrouch, S. Abdulrahim, Toni C. Antonucci
2025The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences4 citations
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Structural racism and diminished health returns on education among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
S. Abdulrahim, D. Kunichoff, Yara M Asi, Nadine Bahour +5 more
2025Social Science & Medicine (1967)4 citations
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The determinants of sustained adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures among older Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Nisreen Salti, S. McCall, Berthe Abi Zeid, Noura El Salibi +4 more
2023PLoS ONE4 citations Open access
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Inequalities in Wellbeing in Lebanese Children and Different Refugee Subpopulations: A Multidimensional Child Deprivation Analysis
Zeina Jamaluddine, Gloria Safadi, Alexandra Irani, Nisreen Salti +4 more
2023Child Indicators Research4 citations Open access
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Integration of Palestinian Refugee Children from Syria in UNRWA Schools in Lebanon
Z. Beydoun, S. Abdulrahim, George E. Sakr
2021Journal of International Migration and Integration4 citations Open access
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