Abderrezak Bouchama

9.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
84 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Abderrezak Bouchama is a scholar working on Physiology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Abderrezak Bouchama has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Physiology, 41 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 24 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in Abderrezak Bouchama's work include Thermoregulation and physiological responses (44 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (41 papers) and Thermal Regulation in Medicine (20 papers). Abderrezak Bouchama is often cited by papers focused on Thermoregulation and physiological responses (44 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (41 papers) and Thermal Regulation in Medicine (20 papers). Abderrezak Bouchama collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, United States and France. Abderrezak Bouchama's co-authors include James P. Knöchel, Lisa R. Leon, Sultan T. Al‐Sedairy, Jean Chastre, Essam Al Shail, Mohammed Dehbi, F Viau, Muhammad M. Hammami, Yaseen M. Arabi and Claude Gibert and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Abderrezak Bouchama

81 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

Heat Stroke

2002 1.4k citations Abderrezak Bouchama et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

2017 373 citations Yaseen M. Arabi, Hanan H. Balkhy et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Severe neurologic syndrome associated with Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus (MERS-CoV)

2015 283 citations Yaseen M. Arabi, Abderrezak Bouchama et al. profile →
Classic and exertional heatstroke

2022 242 citations Abderrezak Bouchama, Bisher Abuyassin et al. Nature Reviews Disease Primers profile →

Peers

Abderrezak Bouchama

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Marisa Dolhnikoff Brazil

Michel Aubier France

Philippe G. Jorens Belgium

Sisse Rye Ostrowski Denmark

Teal S. Hallstrand United States

Sanja Stanojevic Canada

Elizabeth Sapey United Kingdom

Fanny W.S. Ko Hong Kong

Charlene Compher United States

Marco Maggiorini Switzerland

Marisa Dolhnikoff Brazil

Abderrezak Bouchama

1.5k ×0.5

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795 ×0.3

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124 ×0.1

CCICM

821 ×0.9

215 ×0.3

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Countries citing papers authored by Abderrezak Bouchama

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Fields of papers citing papers by Abderrezak Bouchama

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Abderrezak Bouchama

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bouchama, Abderrezak. (2025). Redefining human heat limits: integrating molecular and evolutionary physiology. The Journal of Physiology. 603(22). 6675–6678.

Gómez-Hernández, María Teresa, Saeed Al Mahri, Mashan L. Abdullah, et al.. (2024). Age-related differences in gene expression and pathway activation following heatstroke. Physiological Genomics. 57(2). 65–79. 2 indexed citations

Bouchama, Abderrezak, Toby Mündel, & Orlando Laitano. (2024). Beyond heatwaves: A nuanced view of temperature-related mortality. Temperature. 11(3). 190–202. 9 indexed citations

Rashid, Mamoon, Ali Al Qarni, Saeed Al Mahri, et al.. (2023). Transcriptome Changes and Metabolic Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery in Adults With Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 8(1). bvad159–bvad159. 1 indexed citations

Abdullah, Mashan L., Salleh N. Ehaideb, George T. Roberts, & Abderrezak Bouchama. (2023). Insights into pathophysiology and therapeutic strategies for heat stroke: Lessons from a baboon model. Experimental Physiology. 109(4). 484–501. 10 indexed citations

Bouchama, Abderrezak, et al.. (2022). Heat-Induced Proteotoxic Stress Response in Placenta-Derived Stem Cells (PDSCs) Is Mediated through HSPA1A and HSPA1B with a Potential Higher Role for HSPA1B. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 44(10). 4748–4768. 1 indexed citations

Bouchama, Abderrezak, Bisher Abuyassin, Cynthia Lehé, et al.. (2022). Classic and exertional heatstroke. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 8(1). 8–8. 242 indexed citations breakdown →

Ehaideb, Salleh N., Mashan L. Abdullah, Bisher Abuyassin, & Abderrezak Bouchama. (2020). Evidence of a wide gap between COVID-19 in humans and animal models: a systematic review. Critical Care. 24(1). 594–594. 27 indexed citations

Bouchama, Abderrezak, Mohammad Azhar Aziz, Saeed Al Mahri, et al.. (2017). A Model of Exposure to Extreme Environmental Heat Uncovers the Human Transcriptome to Heat Stress. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9429–9429. 56 indexed citations

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Arabi, Yaseen M., Hanan H. Balkhy, Frederick G. Hayden, et al.. (2017). Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. New England Journal of Medicine. 376(6). 584–594. 373 indexed citations breakdown →

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Leon, Lisa R. & Abderrezak Bouchama. (2015). Heat Stroke. Comprehensive physiology. 5(2). 611–647. 35 indexed citations

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Dehbi, Mohammed, et al.. (2012). Toll-Like Receptor 4 and High-Mobility Group Box 1 Are Critical Mediators of Tissue Injury and Survival in a Mouse Model for Heatstroke. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e44100–e44100. 37 indexed citations

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Dehbi, Mohammed, Engin Baturcam, Abdelmoneim Eldali, et al.. (2010). Hsp-72, a candidate prognostic indicator of heatstroke. Cell Stress and Chaperones. 15(5). 593–603. 46 indexed citations

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Bouchama, Abderrezak. (2007). Prognostic Factors in Heat Wave–Related Deaths<subtitle>A Meta-analysis</subtitle>. Archives of Internal Medicine. 167(20). 2170–2170. 413 indexed citations

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Bouchama, Abderrezak, Raafat El-Sayed, Abdelmoneim Eldali, et al.. (2005). EXPERIMENTAL HEATSTROKE IN BABOON: ANALYSIS OF THE SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE. Shock. 24(4). 332–335. 58 indexed citations

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Bouchama, Abderrezak & Edward B. De Vol. (2001). Acid-base alterations in heatstroke. Intensive Care Medicine. 27(4). 680–685. 43 indexed citations

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Hammami, Muhammad M., et al.. (1997). Concentrations of soluble tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-6 receptors in heatstroke and heatstress. Critical Care Medicine. 25(8). 1314–1319. 110 indexed citations

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Bouchama, Abderrezak, Muhammad M. Hammami, Afrozul Haq, John Jackson, & Sultan T. Al‐Sedairy. (1996). Evidence for endothelial cell activation/injury in heatstroke. Critical Care Medicine. 24(7). 1173–1178. 104 indexed citations

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Bouchama, Abderrezak, et al.. (1994). CT-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Mediastinal Tuberculosis. CHEST Journal. 106(5). 1329–1332. 20 indexed citations

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Bouchama, Abderrezak, et al.. (1993). Elevated Pyrogenic Cytokines in Heatstroke. CHEST Journal. 104(5). 1498–1502. 161 indexed citations

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