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

Abdelwahab, Siddig Ibrahim and Taha, Manal Mohamed Elhassan and Farasani, Abdullah and Jerah, Ahmed Ali and Abdullah, Saleh M. and Oraibi, Bassem and Babiker, Yasir and Alfaifi, Hassan Ahmad and Alzahrani, Amal Hamdan and Alamer, Ahmed S. and Altherwi, Tawfeeq and Ibrahim, Ibrahim Abdel Aziz and Hassan, Waseem

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 docu

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