About

- Assistant professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Jordan.

- Teach several core courses including fundamentals of nutrition, community nutrition, nutrition counseling, physiology, seminar, and supervise students during their field training.

- PhD from the University of Texas at Austin - my project studied 'Food Insecurity and Food Rescue Nutrition in the Low-Income in Austin, Texas.'

- MSc. From the University of Jordan - my project investigated 'Eating and Body Image Disturbances among Adolescent Schoolgirls in Jordan.'

- Member of the:

Supreme National Committee for Nutrition at the Ministry of Health - June 2022

Youth Health Promotion Clinic with the Royal Health Awareness Society and USAID - 2019

American Society of Nutrition - April 2016

- Editor-in-chief of Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems - May 2022

- Editorial board of numerous journals such as the Inter. Journal of Food & Nutritional Disorders

- Reviewer for several journals, such as:

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Abstracts of the Annual Nutrition Science Meeting and of Food and Nutrition program for the APHA Annual Meeting and Expo

- Certificates in teaching and statistical analysis such as:

Open Educational Resources and MCQ Test Item Analysis

Information Advice and Guidance, and Training of Trainers

Structural Equation Modeling and Power Analysis

- Awards in research and academia:

Nominated for the Emerging Leader in Nutrition Science at the 2016 EB Conference, San Diego

Dr. John B. Longenecker and Tyrrell E. Flawn Graduate Fellowships - UT Austin.

- Participated in several Conferences, and have Publications (scientific papers and chapters) in refereed journals/agencies including:

Public Health Nutrition

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Appetite

Public Health

- Languages - Fluent in Arabic and English; Good in French and Spanish, Fair in Italian

- Community service - raising nutrition awareness via giving lectures in schools and society unions.

Research interests

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Total publications
13
Total citations
286
Citations per publication
22
Average publications per year
0.87
Average coauthors
1.38
Publications years
2010-2024 (15 years)
h-index
8
i10-index
8
m-index
0.53
o-index
24
g-index
13
w-index
3
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.
i10-index
The number of the author's publications that received at least 10 links each.
m-index
The researcher's m-index is numerically equal to the ratio of his h-index to the number of years that have passed since the first publication.
o-index
The geometric mean of the h-index and the number of citations of the most cited article of the scientist.
g-index
For a given set of articles, sorted in descending order of the number of citations that these articles received, the g-index is the largest number such that the g most cited articles received (in total) at least g2 citations.
w-index
If w articles of a researcher have at least 10w citations each and other publications are less than 10(w+1) citations, then the researcher's w-index is equal to w.

Fields of science

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 3, 23.08%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
3 publications, 23.08%
Biochemistry, 2, 15.38%
Biochemistry
2 publications, 15.38%
Inorganic Chemistry, 2, 15.38%
Inorganic Chemistry
2 publications, 15.38%
General Medicine, 2, 15.38%
General Medicine
2 publications, 15.38%
Molecular Medicine, 2, 15.38%
Molecular Medicine
2 publications, 15.38%
Food Science, 2, 15.38%
Food Science
2 publications, 15.38%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 2, 15.38%
Nutrition and Dietetics
2 publications, 15.38%
General Psychology, 2, 15.38%
General Psychology
2 publications, 15.38%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 1, 7.69%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
1 publication, 7.69%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous), 1, 7.69%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
1 publication, 7.69%
Applied Psychology, 1, 7.69%
Applied Psychology
1 publication, 7.69%
Social Psychology, 1, 7.69%
Social Psychology
1 publication, 7.69%
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Journals

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Public Health
2 publications, 15.38%
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology
2 publications, 15.38%
Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences
2 publications, 15.38%
Journal of Nutritional Science
1 publication, 7.69%
International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
1 publication, 7.69%
Body Image
1 publication, 7.69%
Appetite
1 publication, 7.69%
Public Health Nutrition
1 publication, 7.69%
Cogent Food & Agriculture
1 publication, 7.69%
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Citing journals

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Journal not defined, 28, 9.79%
Journal not defined
28 citations, 9.79%
Journal of Eating Disorders
11 citations, 3.85%
Nutrients
8 citations, 2.8%
Sustainability
6 citations, 2.1%
Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
6 citations, 2.1%
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
5 citations, 1.75%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
4 citations, 1.4%
Biological Trace Element Research
4 citations, 1.4%
Eating and Weight Disorders
4 citations, 1.4%
Public Health Nutrition
4 citations, 1.4%
Current Opinion in Psychiatry
4 citations, 1.4%
Social Sciences
3 citations, 1.05%
Appetite
3 citations, 1.05%
Journal of Obesity
3 citations, 1.05%
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology
3 citations, 1.05%
International Journal of Eating Disorders
3 citations, 1.05%
Sustainable Production and Consumption
3 citations, 1.05%
Heliyon
3 citations, 1.05%
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
3 citations, 1.05%
International Quarterly of Community Health Education
2 citations, 0.7%
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
2 citations, 0.7%
Journal of Nutritional Science
2 citations, 0.7%
Science of the Total Environment
2 citations, 0.7%
Nutrition Reviews
2 citations, 0.7%
International Journal of Nursing Practice
2 citations, 0.7%
Journal of Biosocial Science
2 citations, 0.7%
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
2 citations, 0.7%
Healthcare
2 citations, 0.7%
FASEB Journal
2 citations, 0.7%
Foods
2 citations, 0.7%
Frontiers in Public Health
2 citations, 0.7%
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
2 citations, 0.7%
Scientific Reports
2 citations, 0.7%
Journal of Adolescent Health
2 citations, 0.7%
Preventive Medicine Reports
2 citations, 0.7%
American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
2 citations, 0.7%
Obesity Surgery
2 citations, 0.7%
Revue Europeenne de Psychologie Appliquee
2 citations, 0.7%
Journal of Nutrition
2 citations, 0.7%
Cureus
2 citations, 0.7%
Children
2 citations, 0.7%
Revista Brasileira de Educação Física e Esporte
2 citations, 0.7%
Revista del Laboratorio Clínico
2 citations, 0.7%
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
1 citation, 0.35%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
1 citation, 0.35%
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
1 citation, 0.35%
Journal of the American College of Nutrition
1 citation, 0.35%
Molecular Nutrition and Food Research
1 citation, 0.35%
Indian Journal of Psychiatry
1 citation, 0.35%
Frontiers in Immunology
1 citation, 0.35%
Journal of Cleaner Production
1 citation, 0.35%
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
1 citation, 0.35%
Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
1 citation, 0.35%
Revista de Nutricao
1 citation, 0.35%
Community Mental Health Journal
1 citation, 0.35%
Motriz. Revista de Educacao Fisica
1 citation, 0.35%
Nature Communications
1 citation, 0.35%
Obesity
1 citation, 0.35%
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
1 citation, 0.35%
Chinese Medical Journal
1 citation, 0.35%
Frontiers in Psychology
1 citation, 0.35%
Nutrition Clinique et Metabolisme
1 citation, 0.35%
Sustainable Cities and Society
1 citation, 0.35%
Middle East Current Psychiatry
1 citation, 0.35%
Surgery (US)
1 citation, 0.35%
Comprehensive Psychiatry
1 citation, 0.35%
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
1 citation, 0.35%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
1 citation, 0.35%
Eating Disorders
1 citation, 0.35%
Area
1 citation, 0.35%
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
1 citation, 0.35%
Clinical Nursing Research
1 citation, 0.35%
Animals
1 citation, 0.35%
Computers and Industrial Engineering
1 citation, 0.35%
Ecology of Food and Nutrition
1 citation, 0.35%
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
1 citation, 0.35%
Agronomy
1 citation, 0.35%
Hormones and Behavior
1 citation, 0.35%
Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
1 citation, 0.35%
Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health
1 citation, 0.35%
Sociology Compass
1 citation, 0.35%
BMC Pediatrics
1 citation, 0.35%
Review of Social Economy
1 citation, 0.35%
Journal of American College Health
1 citation, 0.35%
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
1 citation, 0.35%
South African Journal of Botany
1 citation, 0.35%
Waste Management
1 citation, 0.35%
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management
1 citation, 0.35%
Sport Sciences for Health
1 citation, 0.35%
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
1 citation, 0.35%
BMC psychology
1 citation, 0.35%
Open Psychology Journal
1 citation, 0.35%
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
1 citation, 0.35%
Acta Psychologica
1 citation, 0.35%
Food and Function
1 citation, 0.35%
International Review of Psychiatry
1 citation, 0.35%
Frontiers in Genetics
1 citation, 0.35%
Frontiers in Nutrition
1 citation, 0.35%
Journal of School Nursing
1 citation, 0.35%
Journal of Social Entrepreneurship
1 citation, 0.35%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
6 publications, 46.15%
Cambridge University Press
2 publications, 15.38%
Taylor & Francis
2 publications, 15.38%
The University of Jordan
2 publications, 15.38%
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Organizations from articles

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University of Texas at Austin
6 publications, 46.15%
University of Jordan
4 publications, 30.77%
Organization not defined, 3, 23.08%
Organization not defined
3 publications, 23.08%
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Countries from articles

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USA, 7, 53.85%
USA
7 publications, 53.85%
Jordan, 4, 30.77%
Jordan
4 publications, 30.77%
Country not defined, 3, 23.08%
Country not defined
3 publications, 23.08%
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Citing organizations

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Organization not defined, 55, 19.23%
Organization not defined
55 citations, 19.23%
Lebanese American University
8 citations, 2.8%
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
7 citations, 2.45%
University of Michigan
7 citations, 2.45%
University of California, Davis
6 citations, 2.1%
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
6 citations, 2.1%
King Saud University
5 citations, 1.75%
Effat University
5 citations, 1.75%
University of Bahrain
5 citations, 1.75%
American University of Beirut
5 citations, 1.75%
University of Washington
5 citations, 1.75%
University of São Paulo
5 citations, 1.75%
University of Lisbon
4 citations, 1.4%
Lebanese International University
4 citations, 1.4%
Columbia University
4 citations, 1.4%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4 citations, 1.4%
Leiden University Medical Center
4 citations, 1.4%
Purdue University
4 citations, 1.4%
Tunis El Manar University
4 citations, 1.4%
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
4 citations, 1.4%
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
3 citations, 1.05%
Qatar University
3 citations, 1.05%
University of Jordan
3 citations, 1.05%
Jordan University of Science and Technology
3 citations, 1.05%
Hashemite University
3 citations, 1.05%
Johns Hopkins University
3 citations, 1.05%
Harvard University
3 citations, 1.05%
San Diego State University
3 citations, 1.05%
University of Texas at Austin
3 citations, 1.05%
Federal University of Pernambuco
3 citations, 1.05%
Leiden University
3 citations, 1.05%
University of Coimbra
3 citations, 1.05%
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
3 citations, 1.05%
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy
3 citations, 1.05%
Universidade Aberta
3 citations, 1.05%
P.G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University
2 citations, 0.7%
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
2 citations, 0.7%
Taibah University
2 citations, 0.7%
United Arab Emirates University
2 citations, 0.7%
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
2 citations, 0.7%
American University of Sharjah
2 citations, 0.7%
Gulf Medical University
2 citations, 0.7%
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
2 citations, 0.7%
Indian Statistical Institute
2 citations, 0.7%
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
2 citations, 0.7%
University of Lorraine
2 citations, 0.7%
University of Haifa
2 citations, 0.7%
Humboldt University of Berlin
2 citations, 0.7%
Southeast University
2 citations, 0.7%
Mutah University
2 citations, 0.7%
University of Bologna
2 citations, 0.7%
University of Milan
2 citations, 0.7%
King's College London
2 citations, 0.7%
Michigan State University
2 citations, 0.7%
Cornell University
2 citations, 0.7%
University of Florence
2 citations, 0.7%
University of Queensland
2 citations, 0.7%
Curtin University
2 citations, 0.7%
University of the Witwatersrand
2 citations, 0.7%
South African Medical Research Council
2 citations, 0.7%
Auburn University
2 citations, 0.7%
Massachusetts General Hospital
2 citations, 0.7%
University of California, San Diego
2 citations, 0.7%
University of California, San Francisco
2 citations, 0.7%
University of California, Santa Cruz
2 citations, 0.7%
University of the Basque Country
2 citations, 0.7%
Universidad de Sevilla
2 citations, 0.7%
Tilburg University
2 citations, 0.7%
Federal University of Bahia
2 citations, 0.7%
Warsaw University of Life Sciences
2 citations, 0.7%
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
2 citations, 0.7%
Ain Shams University
2 citations, 0.7%
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2 citations, 0.7%
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
2 citations, 0.7%
University of Guelph
2 citations, 0.7%
Biodonostia Health Research Institute
2 citations, 0.7%
University of Texas at Arlington
2 citations, 0.7%
Mansoura University
2 citations, 0.7%
Federal University of Santa Maria
2 citations, 0.7%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
2 citations, 0.7%
University of Rouen Normandy
2 citations, 0.7%
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen
2 citations, 0.7%
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
2 citations, 0.7%
University of Missouri
2 citations, 0.7%
National Research University Higher School of Economics
1 citation, 0.35%
Orenburg State University
1 citation, 0.35%
Semey Medical University
1 citation, 0.35%
Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1 citation, 0.35%
King Abdulaziz University
1 citation, 0.35%
Istanbul Technical University
1 citation, 0.35%
Umm al-Qura University
1 citation, 0.35%
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1 citation, 0.35%
University of Tehran
1 citation, 0.35%
Kharazmi University
1 citation, 0.35%
Amirkabir University of Technology
1 citation, 0.35%
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
1 citation, 0.35%
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
1 citation, 0.35%
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
1 citation, 0.35%
University of Sharjah
1 citation, 0.35%
University of Delhi
1 citation, 0.35%
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Citing countries

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USA, 81, 28.32%
USA
81 citations, 28.32%
Country not defined, 44, 15.38%
Country not defined
44 citations, 15.38%
Brazil, 17, 5.94%
Brazil
17 citations, 5.94%
China, 14, 4.9%
China
14 citations, 4.9%
United Kingdom, 14, 4.9%
United Kingdom
14 citations, 4.9%
Lebanon, 14, 4.9%
Lebanon
14 citations, 4.9%
UAE, 14, 4.9%
UAE
14 citations, 4.9%
Spain, 13, 4.55%
Spain
13 citations, 4.55%
Jordan, 12, 4.2%
Jordan
12 citations, 4.2%
Italy, 12, 4.2%
Italy
12 citations, 4.2%
France, 11, 3.85%
France
11 citations, 3.85%
India, 10, 3.5%
India
10 citations, 3.5%
Saudi Arabia, 10, 3.5%
Saudi Arabia
10 citations, 3.5%
Canada, 9, 3.15%
Canada
9 citations, 3.15%
Germany, 8, 2.8%
Germany
8 citations, 2.8%
Australia, 8, 2.8%
Australia
8 citations, 2.8%
Poland, 8, 2.8%
Poland
8 citations, 2.8%
Netherlands, 7, 2.45%
Netherlands
7 citations, 2.45%
Egypt, 6, 2.1%
Egypt
6 citations, 2.1%
Iran, 6, 2.1%
Iran
6 citations, 2.1%
Portugal, 5, 1.75%
Portugal
5 citations, 1.75%
Bahrain, 5, 1.75%
Bahrain
5 citations, 1.75%
Russia, 4, 1.4%
Russia
4 citations, 1.4%
Israel, 4, 1.4%
Israel
4 citations, 1.4%
Nigeria, 4, 1.4%
Nigeria
4 citations, 1.4%
Norway, 4, 1.4%
Norway
4 citations, 1.4%
Tunisia, 4, 1.4%
Tunisia
4 citations, 1.4%
Turkey, 4, 1.4%
Turkey
4 citations, 1.4%
Sweden, 4, 1.4%
Sweden
4 citations, 1.4%
South Africa, 4, 1.4%
South Africa
4 citations, 1.4%
Qatar, 3, 1.05%
Qatar
3 citations, 1.05%
Kuwait, 3, 1.05%
Kuwait
3 citations, 1.05%
New Zealand, 3, 1.05%
New Zealand
3 citations, 1.05%
Republic of Korea, 3, 1.05%
Republic of Korea
3 citations, 1.05%
Belgium, 2, 0.7%
Belgium
2 citations, 0.7%
Denmark, 2, 0.7%
Denmark
2 citations, 0.7%
Cyprus, 2, 0.7%
Cyprus
2 citations, 0.7%
Malaysia, 2, 0.7%
Malaysia
2 citations, 0.7%
Oman, 2, 0.7%
Oman
2 citations, 0.7%
Ethiopia, 2, 0.7%
Ethiopia
2 citations, 0.7%
Kazakhstan, 1, 0.35%
Kazakhstan
1 citation, 0.35%
Austria, 1, 0.35%
Austria
1 citation, 0.35%
Algeria, 1, 0.35%
Algeria
1 citation, 0.35%
Argentina, 1, 0.35%
Argentina
1 citation, 0.35%
Hungary, 1, 0.35%
Hungary
1 citation, 0.35%
Ghana, 1, 0.35%
Ghana
1 citation, 0.35%
Guinea, 1, 0.35%
Guinea
1 citation, 0.35%
Libya, 1, 0.35%
Libya
1 citation, 0.35%
Luxembourg, 1, 0.35%
Luxembourg
1 citation, 0.35%
Morocco, 1, 0.35%
Morocco
1 citation, 0.35%
Mexico, 1, 0.35%
Mexico
1 citation, 0.35%
Palestine, 1, 0.35%
Palestine
1 citation, 0.35%
Peru, 1, 0.35%
Peru
1 citation, 0.35%
Romania, 1, 0.35%
Romania
1 citation, 0.35%
Singapore, 1, 0.35%
Singapore
1 citation, 0.35%
Syria, 1, 0.35%
Syria
1 citation, 0.35%
Switzerland, 1, 0.35%
Switzerland
1 citation, 0.35%
Ecuador, 1, 0.35%
Ecuador
1 citation, 0.35%
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