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Table 1 Top 10 cited articles in nursing and midwifery field published from Arab countries (1900–2017)

From: Nursing and midwifery research activity in Arab countries from 1950 to 2017

Title

Year

Source title

Cited by

Document Type

Country affiliation of the corresponding author

Arab country participating in the study

Is the corresponding author affiliated with a school of nursing?

Pain in elderly people with severe dementia: A systematic review of behavioural pain assessment tools [46]

2006

BMC Geriatrics

305

Review

The Netherlands

Lebanon

Yes

Midwifery and quality care: Findings from a new evidence-informed framework for maternal and newborn care [47]

2014

The Lancet

199

Review

UK

Palestine

Yes

Job stress, job performance, and social support among hospital nurses [48]

2004

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

164

Review

Jordan

Jordan

Yes

Factors associated with poor glycemic control among patients with Type 2 diabetes [49]

2010

Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

131

Article

Jordan

Jordan

Yes

Evaluating the degree of difficulty of laparoscopic colorectal surgery [50]

2008

Archives of Surgery

128

Article

Lebanon

Lebanon

No

Critical thinking in nursing education: Literature review [51]

2002

International Journal of Nursing Practice

125

Article

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Yes

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its complications in a population-based sample in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates [52]

2007

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

107

Article

UAE

UAE

No

Factors associated with breast self-examination among Jordanian women [53]

2002

Public Health Nursing

93

Article

Jordan

Jordan

Yes

Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Lebanon: First onset, treatment, and exposure to war [54]

2008

PLoS Medicine

88

Article

Lebanon

Lebanon

No

IMPaCCT: Standards for paediatric palliative care in Europe [55]

2007

European Journal of Palliative Care

85

Article

UK

Lebanon

Yes

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