Agon Mekaj

693 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 512 citations indexed

About

Agon Mekaj is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Rehabilitation and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Agon Mekaj has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 512 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Epidemiology, 5 papers in Rehabilitation and 4 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Agon Mekaj's work include Wound Healing and Treatments (5 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (4 papers) and Burn Injury Management and Outcomes (3 papers). Agon Mekaj is often cited by papers focused on Wound Healing and Treatments (5 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (4 papers) and Burn Injury Management and Outcomes (3 papers). Agon Mekaj collaborates with scholars based in Kosovo, Albania and Poland. Agon Mekaj's co-authors include Ymer Mekaj, Shkelzen B. Duci, Arsim Morina, Suzana Manxhuka-Kërliu and Merita Berisha and has published in prestigious journals such as BioMed Research International, International Wound Journal and Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research.

In The Last Decade

Agon Mekaj

17 papers receiving 495 citations

Hit Papers

New oral anticoagulants: their advantages and disadvantag... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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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.

  1. New oral anticoagulants: their advantages and disadvantages compared with vitamin K antagonists in the prevention and treatment of patients with thromboembolic events
    2015 305 citations Agon Mekaj, Ymer Mekaj et al. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management profile →

Peers

Agon Mekaj
Shkelzen B. Duci Kosovo
Ymer Mekaj Kosovo
Irina Iuliana Costache Romania
Simona Sperlongano Italy
Włądysław Sinkiewicz Poland
Keith Abe United States
N. Nathan France
Christoph B. Olivier Germany
Adam Chahine United States
Johannes Schmid Austria
Shkelzen B. Duci Kosovo
Agon Mekaj
Citations per year, relative to Agon Mekaj Agon Mekaj (= 1×) peers Shkelzen B. Duci

Countries citing papers authored by Agon Mekaj

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Fields of papers citing papers by Agon Mekaj

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Agon Mekaj

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Agon Mekaj. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Agon Mekaj based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Agon Mekaj. Agon Mekaj is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Morina, Arsim, et al.. (2021). Ability of S100B to predict post-concussion syndrome in paediatric patients who present to the emergency department with mild traumatic brain injury. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 37(1). 53–58. 8 indexed citations
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Morina, Arsim, et al.. (2018). Serum S100B Levels Can Predict Computed Tomography Findings in Paediatric Patients with Mild Head Injury. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1–7. 11 indexed citations
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Mekaj, Agon, et al.. (2016). Effects of hyaluronic acid and tacrolimus on the prevention of perineural scar formation and on nerve regeneration after sciatic nerve repair in a rabbit model. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 43(4). 497–504. 24 indexed citations
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Duci, Shkelzen B., et al.. (2016). Histological evaluation of the effects of 5-fluorouracil on partially divided flexor tendon injuries in rabbits. European Journal of Plastic Surgery. 40(1). 1–10. 4 indexed citations
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Mekaj, Agon, et al.. (2015). New insights into the mechanisms of action of aspirin and its use in the prevention and treatment of arterial and venous thromboembolism. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. 11. 1449–1449. 46 indexed citations
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Mekaj, Agon, et al.. (2015). New oral anticoagulants: their advantages and disadvantages compared with vitamin K antagonists in the prevention and treatment of patients with thromboembolic events. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. 11. 967–967. 305 indexed citations breakdown →
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Duci, Shkelzen B., et al.. (2015). Biomechanical and Macroscopic Evaluations of the Effects of 5-Fluorouracil on Partially Divided Flexor Tendon Injuries in Rabbits. Chinese Medical Journal. 128(12). 1655–1661. 10 indexed citations
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Mekaj, Agon, et al.. (2015). Surgical treatment of 137 cases with chronic subdural hematoma at the university clinical center of Kosovo during the period 2008-2012. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 6(2). 186–190. 8 indexed citations
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Mekaj, Agon, et al.. (2015). Biomechanical properties of the sciatic nerve following repair: effects of topical application of hyaluronic acid or tacrolimus.. PubMed. 8(11). 20218–26. 12 indexed citations
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Mekaj, Agon, et al.. (2015). Outcomes of Older Adults with Burn Injury: University Clinical Center of Kosovo. PubMed. 4(2). 153–8. 12 indexed citations
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Duci, Shkelzen B., et al.. (2014). Electrical burn injuries of 246 patients treated at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo during the period 2005–2010. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 40(6). 679–685. 8 indexed citations
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Mekaj, Agon, et al.. (2014). Application of topical pharmacological agents at the site of peripheral nerve injury and methods used for evaluating the success of the regenerative process. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 9(1). 94–94. 33 indexed citations
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Duci, Shkelzen B., et al.. (2014). A retrospective study of 572 patients with hand burns treated at the Department of Plastic Surgery Kosovo during the period 2000-2010.. PubMed. 4(1). 7–13. 9 indexed citations
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Duci, Shkelzen B., et al.. (2012). A retrospective study of 22 patients with necrotising fasciitis treated at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo (2005–2010). International Wound Journal. 10(4). 461–465. 6 indexed citations
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Berisha, Merita, et al.. (2010). Cases of poisoning with organophosphates treated at the University Clinical Centre of Kosova.. PubMed. 64(1). 48–50. 1 indexed citations

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