Abdo A. Elfiky

5.8k citations

100 papers · 4.1k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 26

Impact in

Infectious Diseases top 0.5%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
Computational Theory and Mathematics top 0.5%
- Computational Drug Discovery Methods

Papers in

Infectious Diseases 39
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research 20
- Viral Infections and Vectors 7
Hepatology 14
- Hepatitis C virus research 14

Co-authors: Ibrahim M. Ibrahim Wael M. Elshemey Mohammed El-Shahat Alaa M. Ismail Azhar Rasul Jameel M. Abduljalil Volkan Eyüpoğlu Şevki Adem
Journals: Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics (15 papers)Computers in Biology and Medicine (6 papers)Scientific Reports (5 papers)Journal of Medical Virology (5 papers)Life Sciences (5 papers)
Partner nations: Egypt Saudi Arabia Yemen

In The Last Decade

Abdo A. Elfiky

97 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Ribavirin, Remdesivir, Sofosbuvir, Galidesivir, and Tenofovir against SARS-CoV-2 RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp): A molecular docking study 2020 · 698 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 Life Sciences
2020 Journal of Infection
2020 Life Sciences
2019 Life Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	GRP78 and cell-surface GRP78 self-association; In silico perspective International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·Abdo A. Elfiky, 角田朝美	2025	2
2	Tackling SARS‐CoV‐2: Deep Purpose Virtual Screening Identified Compounds to Target the Glycosylated Full‐Length GRP78 Advanced Theory and Simulations ·Wael M. Elshemey, Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, Marcelo Henrique da Silva, 角田朝美, Abdo A. Elfiky, Ronny Charles Lopes de Torres	2024	3
3	Prediction of the binding location between the nuclear inhibitor of DNA binding and differentiation 2 (ID2) and HSPA5 Pathology - Research and Practice ·Abdo A. Elfiky	2024	3
4	Tepotinib and tivantinib as potential inhibitors for the serine/threonine kinase of the mpox virus: insights from structural bioinformatics analysis Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics ·Jameel M. Abduljalil, Abdo A. Elfiky, Maha AlKhazindar	2024	3
5	Investigating the Structure–Activity Relationship of Laulimalides Marine Macrolides as Promising Inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease (Mpro) Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry ·角田朝美, Abdo A. Elfiky, Florbela Pereira, Mariam I. Gamal El‐Din, Mohamed A. Tammam, Adnane Aouidate, Amr El‐Demerdash	2024	0
6	Binding site prediction between lysozyme and glucose-regulated protein 78, a hope to fight amyloidosis Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics ·E. P. Merkes, Wael M. Elshemey, Abdo A. Elfiky	2024	3
7	Simulation of gold nanoparticle movement through normal and cancer cell membranes Computers in Biology and Medicine ·Abdo A. Elfiky, Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, 齐敦一, 樊志伟, Ahmed Samir, P. Hadley, Fatma Ahmed AL-Deeb, Erica Penteado, 안선필, David W. Carey, 赵艳娜, M. Podciechowski	2023	5
8	Serine/threonine kinase of Mpox virus: computational modeling and structural analysis Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics ·Jameel M. Abduljalil, Jerd Dela Gente, Abdo A. Elfiky, Maha AlKhazindar	2023	2
9	A Computational Approach to Predict the Possible Binding Site of HCV NS5A and the Host Cell Chaperone, GRP78 Future Virology ·Wael M. Elshemey, Abdo A. Elfiky, 角田朝美	2023	3
10	A structural-based virtual screening and in vitro validation reveals novel effective inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 helicase and endoribonuclease Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics ·Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, Abdo A. Elfiky, Sara H. Mahmoud, Mahmoud ElHefnawi	2023	4
11	An insight into synthesis and antitumor activity of citrate and gallate stabilizing gold nanospheres Scientific Reports ·Mohamed M. Fathy, Abdo A. Elfiky, 樊志伟, P. Hadley, E. P. Merkes, Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, Fatma Ahmed AL-Deeb, Zhifei Luan, David W. Carey, Ola S. Ahmed, 안선필, 赵艳娜, Erica Penteado, Криницына Елена Николаевна	2023	18
12	New progresses on cell surface protein HSPA5/BiP/GRP78 in cancers and COVID-19 Frontiers in Immunology ·Ju-Hyung Ryu, Jiewen Fu, Jingliang Cheng, Abdo A. Elfiky, Chunli Wei, Junjiang Fu	2023	31
13	Chia seeds and coenzyme Q10 alleviate iron overload induced hepatorenal toxicity in mice via iron chelation and oxidative stress modulation Scientific Reports ·S. van der Geest, Mohamed Marzouk, Hanan R. H. Mohamed, Jun-II Kim, Abdo A. Elfiky, Amany A. Sayed	2023	8
14	In silicostructural elucidation of Nipah virus L protein and targeting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase domain by nucleoside analogs Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics ·Jameel M. Abduljalil, Abdo A. Elfiky, Smucker Wd, Maha AlKhazindar	2022	6
15	Predicting the insecticide-driven mutations in a crop pest insect: Evidence for multiple polymorphisms of acetylcholinesterase gene with potential relevance for resistance to chemicals Environmental Science and Pollution Research ·David Renault, Abdo A. Elfiky, Amr A. Mohamed	2022	6
16	Multidimensional in silico strategy for identification of natural polyphenols-based SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) inhibitors to unveil a hope against COVID-19 Computers in Biology and Medicine ·Şevki Adem, Volkan Eyüpoğlu, Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, Iqra Sarfraz, Azhar Rasul, Muhammad Ali, Abdo A. Elfiky	2022	43
17	GRP78: A possible relationship of COVID-19 and the mucormycosis; in silico perspective Computers in Biology and Medicine ·角田朝美, Abdo A. Elfiky, Khaled Barakat	2021	15
18	Ebola virus glycoprotein GP1—host cell-surface HSPA5 binding site prediction Cell Stress and Chaperones ·Abdo A. Elfiky	2020	17
19	Quantitative structure‐activity relationship and molecular docking revealed a potency of anti‐hepatitis C virus drugs against human corona viruses Journal of Medical Virology ·Abdo A. Elfiky, Thomas Cronhamn, Wael M. Elshemey	2016	95
20	Zika viral polymerase inhibition using anti‐HCV drugs both in market and under clinical trials Journal of Medical Virology ·Abdo A. Elfiky	2016	73

About Abdo A. Elfiky

Abdo A. Elfiky is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Hepatology, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Virology and Cell Biology, having authored 100 papers that have together received 4.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Computational Drug Discovery Methods (26 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (20 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (17 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (14 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (13 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (8 papers), Heat shock proteins research (8 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Infectious Diseases (2.1k citations), Computational Theory and Mathematics (1.1k citations), Complementary and alternative medicine (222 citations), Pharmacology (233 citations) and Cell Biology (414 citations). Abdo A. Elfiky has collaborated with scholars based in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Frequent co-authors include Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, Wael M. Elshemey, Mohammed El-Shahat, Alaa M. Ismail, Azhar Rasul, Jameel M. Abduljalil, Volkan Eyüpoğlu, Şevki Adem, Muhammad Ali and Sobhi M. Gomha. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, Computers in Biology and Medicine, Scientific Reports, Journal of Medical Virology and Life Sciences.

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