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ArticleJournal of religion and health2025

Thematic Evolution and Scholarly Contributions: A Study of the Top 100 Most Cited Papers in the Journal of Religion and Health.

Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab, Manal Mohamed Elhassan Taha, Abdullah Farasani, Ahmed Ali Jerah, Saleh M Abdullah, Bassem Oraibi, Yasir Babiker, Hassan Ahmad Alfaifi, Amal Hamdan Alzahrani, Ahmed S Alamer and 3 more

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Article in Journal of religion and health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Judaism, Women's Health and COVID-19.Journal of religion and health · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Siddig Ibrahim AbdelwahabHealth Research Center, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Manal Mohamed Elhassan TahaHealth Research Center, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah FarasaniDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed Ali JerahDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Saleh M AbdullahDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Bassem OraibiHealth Research Center, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Yasir BabikerDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Hassan Ahmad AlfaifiPharmaceutical Care Administration (Jeddah Second Health Cluster), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Amal Hamdan AlzahraniDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed S AlamerDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Tawfeeq AltherwiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim Abdel Aziz IbrahimFaculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Waseem HassanInstitute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. waseem_anw@yahoo.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Journal of Religion and Health (JORH) has significantly contributed to the intersection of spirituality and healthcare since its inception in 1961. We analyzed the top 100 most cited papers published in JORH, which may provide insights into authorship patterns, institutional affiliations, and publication dynamics. The data was retrieved from the Scopus database. Details about the annual growth rate of publications, citation metrics, authorship trends, and collaboration patterns among authors, universities, and countries are provided. A total of 3,359 papers were published in JORH. The top 100 most cited papers exhibited an annual growth rate of 3.14%. The average age of these documents was 12.8 years, with each paper receiving an average of 88.87 citations. The analysis identified 289 authors contributing to these highly cited works, of which 11 authors produced single-authored documents, resulting in 12 single-authored papers. The co-authorship rate averaged 3.27 authors per document, with an international collaboration rate of 16%, indicating moderate global engagement. The authors were affiliated with 141 universities across 21 countries. Performance metrics, including the number of papers, citations, h-index, g-index, m-index, HG composite, and q2 index, highlighted the contributions of top authors. The analysis also included a focus on the thematic evolution of papers through unigram, bigram, and trigram analyses. This bibliometric study of the top 100 most cited papers in JORH may underscore the journal's role in fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and highlight areas for future research.

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BibliometricsPeriodicals as TopicReligion and MedicineAuthorshipHumansAuthorship patternsBibliometric analysisCitation metricsInternational collaborationJournal of Religion and HealthPublication dynamicsThematic evolution

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