Afshin Ostovar

19.0k total citations
220 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Afshin Ostovar is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Afshin Ostovar has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 41 papers in Surgery and 37 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Afshin Ostovar's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (46 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (27 papers) and Hip and Femur Fractures (22 papers). Afshin Ostovar is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (46 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (27 papers) and Hip and Femur Fractures (22 papers). Afshin Ostovar collaborates with scholars based in Iran, United States and United Kingdom. Afshin Ostovar's co-authors include Iraj Nabipour, Bagher Larijani, Alireza Raeisi, Gita Shafiee, Ramin Heshmat, Noushin Fahimfar, Mozhgan Keshtkar, Sina Dobaradaran, Katayoun Vahdat and Maryam Khorsand and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Afshin Ostovar

206 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Afshin Ostovar Iran 23 434 311 275 258 231 220 2.1k
Scott A. Venners United States 26 331 0.8× 325 1.0× 165 0.6× 224 0.9× 148 0.6× 70 2.7k
Andrea Bellavia United States 27 327 0.8× 243 0.8× 326 1.2× 173 0.7× 124 0.5× 88 2.4k
Fangfang Zeng China 31 373 0.9× 129 0.4× 266 1.0× 457 1.8× 443 1.9× 124 2.6k
Amirul Islam Australia 47 235 0.5× 242 0.8× 230 0.8× 661 2.6× 953 4.1× 159 7.3k
Ruifeng Li United States 15 398 0.9× 469 1.5× 251 0.9× 179 0.7× 163 0.7× 37 2.1k
José Juan Jiménez‐Moleón Spain 34 383 0.9× 124 0.4× 470 1.7× 222 0.9× 236 1.0× 177 3.7k
Dahai Yu United Kingdom 29 271 0.6× 108 0.3× 488 1.8× 416 1.6× 360 1.6× 142 2.5k
Malcolm Riley Australia 37 522 1.2× 366 1.2× 153 0.6× 113 0.4× 126 0.5× 112 3.6k
Yen‐Ching Chen Taiwan 28 346 0.8× 72 0.2× 204 0.7× 688 2.7× 310 1.3× 100 3.1k
Nicola M. Lowe United Kingdom 29 214 0.5× 115 0.4× 118 0.4× 178 0.7× 118 0.5× 94 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Afshin Ostovar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Afshin Ostovar

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All Works

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Khalili, Davood, Alireza Mahdavi, Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Iran-package of essential non-communicable disease (IraPEN) program in reducing cardiovascular disease risk in pilot areas. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 429–429. 1 indexed citations
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Rashidi, Homeira, Noushin Fahimfar, Hamid Reza Aghaei Meybodi, et al.. (2025). Low Bone Mineral Density and Associated Factors Among People Living With HIV in Kerman, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study in 2021–2022. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 36(2). 98–107. 1 indexed citations
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Razi, Farideh, Afshin Ostovar, Noushin Fahimfar, et al.. (2024). Protocol for preliminary, multicenteric validation of “PoCOsteo device”: A point of care tool for proteomic and genomic study of osteoporosis. Biology Methods and Protocols. 9(1). bpae006–bpae006. 2 indexed citations
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Ostovar, Afshin, Ali Akbari Sari, Sayed Mahmoud Sajjadi‐Jazi, et al.. (2023). Health-Related Quality of Life in Osteoporosis Patients with and without Fractures in Tehran, Iran. Journal of Bone Metabolism. 30(1). 37–46. 4 indexed citations
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Payab, Moloud, Farshad Sharifi, Zhaleh Shadman, et al.. (2023). Association between pre-diabetes or diabetes and cognitive impairment in a community-dwelling older population: Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 23(1). 639–646. 6 indexed citations
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Sanjari, Mahnaz, et al.. (2023). Mind the osteoporosis care gap with timely diagnosis: an executive summary of nationwide osteoporosis Campaigns 2019–2021. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 22(2). 1365–1372. 3 indexed citations
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Tehrani, Fahimeh Ramezani, Farshad Farzadfar, Farhad Hosseinpanah, et al.. (2023). Does fasting plasma glucose values 5.1-5.6 mmol/l in the first trimester of gestation a matter?. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1155007–1155007. 4 indexed citations
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Mohseni, Shahrzad, et al.. (2023). Pituitary tumor registry: a multidisciplinary program protocol. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 22(2). 1801–1804. 1 indexed citations
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Fahimfar, Noushin, et al.. (2021). Health information–seeking behavior and self-care in women with osteoporosis: a qualitative study. Archives of Osteoporosis. 16(1). 78–78. 10 indexed citations
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Heshmat, Ramin, Safoora Gharibzadeh, Afshin Ostovar, et al.. (2021). Comparison of anthro-metabolic indicators for predicting the risk of metabolic syndrome in the elderly population: Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 20(2). 1439–1447. 3 indexed citations
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Assadi, Majid, et al.. (2018). Effect of Ramadan fasting on Macronutrients & Micronutrients intake: an essential lesson for healthcare professionals. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(4). 205–212. 7 indexed citations
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Ostovar, Afshin, et al.. (2017). Predictors of Exclusive Breastfeeding among Nulliparous Iranian Mothers: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11 indexed citations
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Darabi, Hossein, Afshin Ostovar, Alireza Raeisi, et al.. (2017). The correlation between insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and novel adipocytokines in postmenopausal women: A population-based study. Endocrine Research. 42(3). 1–7. 2 indexed citations
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Vahdat, Katayoun, et al.. (2015). The associaty of Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori Herpes simplex virus type 1 and Cytomegalovirus in the northern Persian Gulf population. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18(1). 135–146. 1 indexed citations
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Ostovar, Afshin, et al.. (2014). PREVALENCE OF SEAFOOD ALLERGY IN STUDENT LIVING IN BUSHEHR AND BORAZJAN. 17(3). 407–414. 1 indexed citations
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Ostovar, Afshin, et al.. (2010). Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of AngiparsTM in Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Study Protocol. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 9. 14.
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Ostovar, Afshin, et al.. (2009). The effects of date consumption on serumic levels of glucose, lipids and lipoproteins in diabetic rats. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Ostovar, Afshin, et al.. (1999). Mental Health Status of Afghan Emigrants Living in Shiraz. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology. 5(1). 4–11. 3 indexed citations

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