Afshin A. Divani

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
125 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Afshin A. Divani is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Neurology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Afshin A. Divani has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Epidemiology, 66 papers in Neurology and 32 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Afshin A. Divani's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (58 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (31 papers) and Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research (24 papers). Afshin A. Divani is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (58 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (31 papers) and Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research (24 papers). Afshin A. Divani collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Iran. Afshin A. Divani's co-authors include Adnan I. Qureshi, Jawad F. Kirmani, Mario Di Napoli, M. Fareed K. Suri, Abu Nasar, Simona Lattanzi, M. Fareed K. Suri, Mustapha A. Ezzeddine, José Biller and Yousef Mohammad and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, Stroke and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Afshin A. Divani

120 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Neuroinflammation in Acute Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke

2023 194 citations Diana Alsbrook, Mario Di Napoli et al. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports profile →
Peripheral Nervous System Manifestations Associated with COVID-19

2021 141 citations Sasan Andalib, José Biller et al. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Afshin A. Divani United States	35	1.9k	1.5k	773	740	447	125	4.1k
Fred Rincón United States	37	2.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	817 1.1×	358 0.5×	405 0.9×	121	4.3k
José Gutierrez United States	30	1.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.9×	1.2k 1.7×	401 0.9×	165	4.3k
Manuel Quintana Spain	38	1.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.5×	1.0k 1.3×	545 0.7×	501 1.1×	212	5.6k
Hagen B. Huttner Germany	40	3.2k 1.7×	2.7k 1.8×	700 0.9×	676 0.9×	203 0.5×	179	4.9k
Aristeidis H. Katsanos Greece	41	1.9k 1.0×	2.9k 1.9×	1.4k 1.8×	1.1k 1.4×	449 1.0×	216	5.3k
Christopher S. Coffey United States	32	1.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	900 1.2×	659 0.9×	288 0.6×	71	4.5k
Elena Haapaniemi Finland	30	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	947 1.2×	444 0.6×	421 0.9×	56	4.2k
Christine Roffe United Kingdom	31	997 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	684 0.9×	410 0.6×	209 0.5×	113	3.2k
Nerses Sanossian United States	35	1.3k 0.7×	2.4k 1.6×	1.2k 1.5×	455 0.6×	398 0.9×	163	3.9k
Keun‐Sik Hong South Korea	38	966 0.5×	2.1k 1.4×	1.3k 1.6×	1.1k 1.5×	298 0.7×	171	4.5k

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Lin, Derek, Mario Di Napoli, Eder Cáceres, et al.. (2025). Traumatic Brain Injury and Gut Microbiome: The Role of the Gut-Brain Axis in Neurodegenerative Processes. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 25(1). 23–23. 1 indexed citations

Napoli, Mario Di, Rachel Kasper, Jeffrey L. Saver, et al.. (2025). Trends in Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization and Outcomes in the United States Pre- and Peri-COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Inpatient Sample Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(4). 1354–1354. 1 indexed citations

Cáceres, Eder, Afshin A. Divani, Clio Rubiños, et al.. (2024). PaCO2 Association with Outcomes of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury at High Altitude: A Prospective Single-Center Cohort Study. Neurocritical Care. 41(3). 767–778. 1 indexed citations

Divani, Afshin A., Colin M. Wilson, Yirong Yang, et al.. (2023). Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Brain Lesion Volume and Neurobehavioral Outcomes in a Rat Model of Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 40(13-14). 1481–1494. 13 indexed citations

Alsbrook, Diana, Mario Di Napoli, Kunal Bhatia, et al.. (2023). Pathophysiology of Early Brain Injury and Its Association with Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Review of Current Literature. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(3). 1015–1015. 30 indexed citations

Alsbrook, Diana, Mario Di Napoli, Kunal Bhatia, et al.. (2023). Neuroinflammation in Acute Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 23(8). 407–431. 194 indexed citations breakdown →

Divani, Afshin A., Sasan Andalib, Mario Di Napoli, et al.. (2020). Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Stroke: Clinical Manifestations and Pathophysiological Insights. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 29(8). 104941–104941. 146 indexed citations

Divani, Afshin A., Mario Di Napoli, Simona Lattanzi, et al.. (2019). Blood Pressure Variability Predicts Poor In-Hospital Outcome in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke. 50(8). 2023–2029. 75 indexed citations

Jafari, Mostafa, Mario Di Napoli, Simona Lattanzi, et al.. (2019). Serum magnesium level and hematoma expansion in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 398. 39–44. 25 indexed citations

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Divani, Afshin A., et al.. (2015). Comparison of two free retinal vascular measurement software packages: IVAN and VAMPIRE. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 3320–3320. 5 indexed citations

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Tummala, Ramachandra P., et al.. (2011). Intracranial Aneurysms: Review of Current Treatment Options and Outcomes. Frontiers in Neurology. 2. 45–45. 87 indexed citations

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Divani, Afshin A., et al.. (2009). Nationwide Frequency and Association of Coexisting Heart Failure on Stroke Outcomes in the United States: 1995-2005. Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent). 1 indexed citations

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Divani, Afshin A., et al.. (2009). Effect of Blood Soluble Clotting Factors on Coagulation Profile. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 16(4). 475–479. 1 indexed citations

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Janjua, Nazli, Afshin A. Divani, & Adnan I. Qureshi. (2008). Anterior cerebral artery angioplasty for intracranial atherosclerosis.. PubMed Central. 3 indexed citations

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Divani, Afshin A., et al.. (2008). Microscopic and Macroscopic Evaluation of Emboli Captured During Angioplasty and Stent Procedures in Extracranial Vertebral and Internal Carotid Arteries. Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 15(3). 263–269. 14 indexed citations

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Suri, M. Fareed K., Mustapha A. Ezzeddine, Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, Afshin A. Divani, & Adnan I. Qureshi. (2008). Validation of Two Different Grading Schemes to Identify Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in General Population. Journal of Neuroimaging. 18(2). 142–147. 13 indexed citations

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Qureshi, Adnan I., Pansy Harris‐Lane, Jawad F. Kirmani, et al.. (2006). Intra-arterial Reteplase and Intravenous Abciximab in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: An Open-label, Dose-ranging, Phase I Study. Neurosurgery. 59(4). 789–797. 74 indexed citations

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Qureshi, Adnan I., Pansy Harris‐Lane, Jawad F. Kirmani, et al.. (2006). Treatment of acute hypertension in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage using American Heart Association guidelines*. Critical Care Medicine. 34(7). 1975–1980. 57 indexed citations

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Qureshi, Adnan I., Fareed Suri, Abu Nasar, et al.. (2006). Free thyroxine index and risk of stroke: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Follow-up Study.. PubMed. 12(12). CR501–506. 24 indexed citations

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Kirmani, Jawad F., Nazli Janjua, Shafiuddin Ahmed, et al.. (2005). Therapeutic advances in interventional neurology. PubMed. 2(2). 304–323. 3 indexed citations

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