Abd A. Tahrani

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
174 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Abd A. Tahrani is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Abd A. Tahrani has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 49 papers in Surgery and 48 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Abd A. Tahrani's work include Diabetes Treatment and Management (31 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (31 papers) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (27 papers). Abd A. Tahrani is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Treatment and Management (31 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (31 papers) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (27 papers). Abd A. Tahrani collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Abd A. Tahrani's co-authors include Anthony Barnett, Clifford J. Bailey, Milan K. Piya, Stefano Del Prato, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Asad Ali, Konstantinos A. Toulis, Neil T. Raymond, Martin J. Stevens and Rishi Singhal and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Abd A. Tahrani

165 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Management of type 2 diabetes: new and future developments in treatment

2011 429 citations Abd A. Tahrani, Anthony Barnett et al. profile →
Pharmacology and therapeutic implications of current drugs for type 2 diabetes mellitus

2016 315 citations Abd A. Tahrani, Anthony Barnett et al. profile →
Proteomic changes upon treatment with semaglutide in individuals with obesity

2025 20 citations Abd A. Tahrani et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Abd A. Tahrani United Kingdom	40	2.1k	1.4k	1.2k	1.0k	485	174	5.2k
Naftali Stern Israel	44	2.6k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	923 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	984 2.0×	261	7.1k
Ranganath Muniyappa United States	33	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	917 0.8×	1.5k 1.5×	1.2k 2.5×	85	6.5k
Jørgen Rungby Denmark	41	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	834 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	269 0.6×	202	6.0k
Graydon S. Meneilly Canada	42	3.1k 1.5×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	517 1.1×	136	5.5k
Jill P. Crandall United States	39	2.4k 1.2×	1.9k 1.4×	1.0k 0.8×	1.5k 1.5×	855 1.8×	91	7.0k
Dirk Müller‐Wieland Germany	38	2.0k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	1.9k 1.6×	2.5k 2.5×	548 1.1×	284	7.4k
Stéphan Martin Germany	43	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	528 1.1×	162	6.5k
Asimina Mitrakou Greece	39	3.5k 1.7×	1.9k 1.3×	1.7k 1.4×	1.7k 1.7×	751 1.5×	91	7.0k
Samy I. McFarlane United States	41	2.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	1.9k 3.8×	284	7.7k
Birgitte Brock Denmark	34	1.9k 0.9×	977 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	471 1.0×	129	4.6k

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Mostafa, Samiul, Wasim Hanif, Francesca L. Crowe, et al.. (2025). The effect of non-pharmacological sleep interventions on glycaemic measures in adults with sleep disturbances and behaviours: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research. 22(1). 1507150055–1507150055. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Zhaonan, Francesca L. Crowe, Abd A. Tahrani, et al.. (2024). The effect of bariatric surgery on diabetes related foot complications among patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 38(9). 108813–108813. 2 indexed citations

Eleftheriadou, Aikaterini, Vincenza Spallone, Abd A. Tahrani, & Uazman Alam. (2024). Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in diabetes: an update with a focus on management. Diabetologia. 67(12). 2611–2625. 13 indexed citations

Pournaras, Dimitri J., et al.. (2024). Assessing economic investment required to scale up bariatric surgery capacity in England: a health economic modelling analysis. BMJ Open. 14(7). e084356–e084356. 1 indexed citations

Abbott, Sally, Fiona Chan, Abd A. Tahrani, et al.. (2023). Weight Management Interventions for Adults With Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Neurology. 101(21). e2138–e2150. 25 indexed citations

Gokhale, Krishna, Joht Singh Chandan, Christopher Sainsbury, et al.. (2023). Using Repeated Measurements to Predict Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The American Journal of Cardiology. 210. 133–142. 1 indexed citations

Alimajstorovic, Zerin, James Mitchell, Andreas Yiangou, et al.. (2023). Determining the role of novel metabolic pathways in driving intracranial pressure reduction after weight loss. Brain Communications. 5(5). fcad272–fcad272. 13 indexed citations

Ajjan, Ramzi, E. Hensor, Francesco Del Galdo, et al.. (2022). Oral 11β-HSD1 inhibitor AZD4017 improves wound healing and skin integrity in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a pilot randomised controlled trial. White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York). 15 indexed citations

Hazlehurst, Jonathan, et al.. (2022). How to manage weight loss in women with obesity and PCOS seeking fertility?. Clinical Endocrinology. 97(2). 208–216. 19 indexed citations

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Grech, Olivia, Andrew Clouter, James Mitchell, et al.. (2021). Cognitive performance in idiopathic intracranial hypertension and relevance of intracranial pressure. Brain Communications. 3(3). fcab202–fcab202. 39 indexed citations

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Kumarendran, Balachandran, Michael O’Reilly, Anuradhaa Subramanian, et al.. (2021). Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Combined Oral Contraceptives, and the Risk of Dysglycemia: A Population-Based Cohort Study With a Nested Pharmacoepidemiological Case-Control Study. Diabetes Care. 44(12). 2758–2766. 5 indexed citations

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Yiangou, Andreas, James Mitchell, Yu Jeat Chong, et al.. (2021). Obstructive sleep apnoea in women with idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a sub-study of the idiopathic intracranial hypertension weight randomised controlled trial (IIH: WT). Journal of Neurology. 269(4). 1945–1956. 28 indexed citations

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Dobbie, Laurence J., Abd A. Tahrani, Uazman Alam, et al.. (2021). Exercise in Obesity—the Role of Technology in Health Services: Can This Approach Work?. Current Obesity Reports. 11(3). 93–106. 18 indexed citations

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Abbott, Sally, J.H. Lawson, Rishi Singhal, Helen M. Parretti, & Abd A. Tahrani. (2020). Weight loss during medical weight management does not predict weight loss after bariatric surgery: a retrospective cohort study. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 16(11). 1723–1730. 6 indexed citations

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Flint, Stuart W., et al.. (2020). Cross-sectional analysis to explore the awareness, attitudes and actions of UK adults at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19. BMJ Open. 10(12). e045309–e045309. 17 indexed citations

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Dodson, P M, Asad Ali, Neil T. Raymond, et al.. (2017). Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. A Longitudinal Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 196(7). 892–900. 75 indexed citations

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Tahrani, Abd A., Asad Ali, Neil T. Raymond, et al.. (2012). Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Diabetic Neuropathy: A Novel Association in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 186(5). 434–441. 142 indexed citations

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Siddique, Haroon, Abd A. Tahrani, & J. H. B. Scarpello. (2008). Does poor adolescent diabetic control result in poor adult control. 15. 1 indexed citations

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Tahrani, Abd A., et al.. (2007). Short Synacthen Test (Standard and Low dose): Do we need multiple cortisol samples?. 13. 1 indexed citations

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Tahrani, Abd A., et al.. (2006). Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia (FHH) caused by P748L mutation in the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) gene. 11. 1 indexed citations

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