Table 4 Top ten cited research articles on mental health and well-being of university students from Arab region
Rank | Title | Year | Journals | Number of citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | “Stress and its effects on medical students: A cross-sectional study at a college of medicine in Saudi Arabia” | 2011 | Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition | 136 |
2 | “Depression, anxiety, and smartphone addiction in university students- A cross sectional study” | 2017 | PLoS ONE | 104 |
3 | “Internet addiction and relationships with insomnia, anxiety, depression, stress and self-esteem in university students: A cross-sectional designed study” | 2016 | PLoS ONE | 89 |
3 | “Cognitive emotions: Depression and anxiety in medical students and staff” | 2009 | Journal of Critical Care | 89 |
5 | “Quality of life, subjective well-being, and religiosity in Muslim college students” | 2010 | Quality of Life Research | 82 |
6 | “Humour styles, personality, and well-being among Lebanese university students” | 2004 | European Journal of Personality | 79 |
6 | “Undergraduate nursing students’ stress sources and coping behaviours during their initial period of clinical training: A Jordanian perspective” | 2012 | Nurse Education in Practice | 76 |
8 | “The Relations Among Social Media Addiction, Self-Esteem, and Life Satisfaction in University Students” | 2017 | Social Science Computer Review | 69 |
9 | “Stress, anxiety, and depression among medical students in a multiethnic setting” | 2015 | Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment | 66 |
10 | “Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) associated stress among medical students at a university teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia” | 2020 | Journal of Infection and Public Health | 65 |