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Dr. Nora Althumiri

CEO of Informed Decision Making (IDM)

Obesity and population-health researcher. Science writer.

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1,518 citations

58peer-reviewed papers
20h-index
1,249,251article readers
65published essays

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Science in service of decisions

Dr. Nora Althumiri is a Saudi researcher specialising in obesity and population health, and the CEO of Informed Decision Making (IDM). Her work turns national data into decisions and policies that can actually be implemented, with a focus on the prevalence, behavioural drivers and psychological dimensions of obesity in Saudi Arabia.

She has authored more than 58 peer-reviewed papers with over 1,500 citations, placing her among the most cited researchers in her field. Her work has appeared in Healthcare, Frontiers in Public Health, Nutrients and JMIR Public Health and Surveillance.

Beyond research, she writes for 3qool, the Arabic science magazine, where her output exceeds 85,000 words and has been read more than 1.2 million times.

CEO of Informed Decision Making (IDM) — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Research

A documented research impact

Fifteen years of work on obesity and population health in the Kingdom, with more than 1,500 citations and 58 peer-reviewed papers.

1,518Total citations

20h-index

34i10-index

58publications

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Books

Published books

Three books spanning applied research, execution and knowledge built early.

The Science of Execution: Turning Strategy into Reality

After eight years of research and field application across sectors, this book answers the question every leader faces: how do we actually execute what we plan?

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Navigating Research Data Governance

A practical guide for universities and research centres to turn research data into strategic assets, showing how governance raises data quality and value.

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Seeds of Greatness

An interactive children's book that helps young readers discover the values at the core of their character, with space to think and express themselves freely.

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Science writing

3qool: science in Arabic

65 essays, more than 85,000 words and over a million reads. Ranked third among all magazine authors.

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Media

Media presence

When excess comfort weakens our relationship with life

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Dr. Nora Althumiri

Science in service of decisions

A documented research impact

Most-cited work

Published books

The Science of Execution: Turning Strategy into Reality

Navigating Research Data Governance

Seeds of Greatness

3qool: science in Arabic

كمية الغذاء أم مستوى ومدة ممارسة الرياضة: من يحفز السمنة حقًا؟

خرافة السعرات الحرارية: لماذا يفشل الملايين رغم التزامهم

عبودية الجسد: حين يتحوّل الحفاظ على الوزن إلى مشروع دائم للحرمان

السمنة في السعودية: بين التحولات الصحية والواقع الاجتماعي

All essays

Media presence

When excess comfort weakens our relationship with life

With Yasser Al-Amro on Min wa Ila

National health surveillance systems

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