Ahmed A. Arifi

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Ahmed A. Arifi is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ahmed A. Arifi has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Surgery, 22 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 17 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ahmed A. Arifi's work include Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (13 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (11 papers) and Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (8 papers). Ahmed A. Arifi is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (13 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (11 papers) and Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (8 papers). Ahmed A. Arifi collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Saudi Arabia. Ahmed A. Arifi's co-authors include Song Wan, Anthony P.C. Yim, Calvin S.H. Ng, Tak Wai Lee, Innes Y.P. Wan, Hani K. Najm, Yaseen M. Arabi, Alaa Ghabashi, Abdulaziz Al‐Dawood and Hassan Hawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, CHEST Journal and Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Ahmed A. Arifi

46 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Clinical Course and Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection

2014 418 citations Yaseen M. Arabi, Ahmed A. Arifi et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ahmed A. Arifi Hong Kong	18	886	698	405	354	214	49	2.1k
Joonghyun Ahn South Korea	26	726 0.8×	924 1.3×	538 1.3×	248 0.7×	57 0.3×	139	2.4k
Rajesh Shah United Kingdom	25	889 1.0×	1.4k 1.9×	368 0.9×	100 0.3×	297 1.4×	88	2.4k
Guido Ligabue Italy	25	613 0.7×	355 0.5×	461 1.1×	250 0.7×	59 0.3×	92	2.1k
Timothy C. Lee United States	34	1.0k 1.2×	2.1k 3.0×	143 0.4×	151 0.4×	189 0.9×	119	3.1k
Meenakshi Bhalla United States	18	1.1k 1.2×	377 0.5×	701 1.7×	58 0.2×	226 1.1×	38	2.0k
Paolo Cameli Italy	27	1.4k 1.6×	247 0.4×	274 0.7×	284 0.8×	89 0.4×	162	2.3k
Darren Klugman United States	18	301 0.3×	501 0.7×	383 0.9×	65 0.2×	112 0.5×	62	1.4k
Moreno Tresoldi Italy	28	483 0.5×	320 0.5×	622 1.5×	1.3k 3.6×	127 0.6×	79	3.0k
Dale Lien Canada	23	1.1k 1.3×	607 0.9×	611 1.5×	126 0.4×	41 0.2×	100	2.3k
Chris Callaghan United Kingdom	28	279 0.3×	1.1k 1.6×	288 0.7×	172 0.5×	398 1.9×	104	2.4k

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Alghamdi, Abdullah, Arif Hussain, Ahmed A. Arifi, et al.. (2023). Case Report: COVID-19 Infection of a Transplanted Heart Simulating Cellular Rejection. Transplantation Proceedings. 55(8). 1853–1857.

Arifi, Ahmed A., et al.. (2022). Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Vascular Complications: Femoral Artery Minimal Surgical Access Versus Percutaneous Approach. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. 34(3). 175–181. 1 indexed citations

Arifi, Ahmed A., et al.. (2020). The behavior of residual pulmonary artery gradient after arterial switch operation: A longitudinal data analysis. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 35(11). 2927–2933. 2 indexed citations

Arifi, Ahmed A., et al.. (2020). The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Hospital Management of TAVI Patients: TAVI team Thoughts and Recommendation. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. 32(5). 11–15. 4 indexed citations

Althubaiti, Alaa, et al.. (2019). Impact of blood transfusion on major infection after isolated coronary artery bypass surgery: Incidence and risk factors. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. 31(4). 254–260. 5 indexed citations

Arabi, Yaseen M., Ahmed A. Arifi, Hanan H. Balkhy, et al.. (2014). Clinical Course and Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection. Annals of Internal Medicine. 160(6). 389–397. 418 indexed citations breakdown →

Mohamed, Alaa A., Ahmed A. Arifi, & Ahmed Omran. (2010). The basics of echocardiography. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. 22(2). 71–76. 23 indexed citations

Yang, Qin, Anthony P.C. Yim, Ahmed A. Arifi, & Guo‐Wei He. (2010). Procaine in Cardioplegia: The Effect on EDHF-Mediated Function in Porcine Coronary Arteries. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 17(5). 470–475. 1 indexed citations

Arifi, Ahmed A., et al.. (2009). Off-pump coronary revascularization: A potential benefit for female patients?. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. 21(4). 199–207. 1 indexed citations

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Ng, Calvin S.H., Song Wan, Anthony P.C. Yim, & Ahmed A. Arifi. (2006). Perils of pericardiocentesis. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 67(8). 436–437.

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Wan, Song, Ahmed A. Arifi, Michael C. W. Chan, et al.. (2006). Differential, time-dependent effects of perivenous application of fibrin glue on medial thickening in porcine saphenous vein grafts☆. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 29(5). 742–746. 17 indexed citations

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Lam, Po Mui, Keith W.K. Lo, Mei Yu, et al.. (2004). Intravenous leiomyomatosis: two cases with different routes of tumor extension. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 39(2). 465–469. 104 indexed citations

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Wan, Innes Y.P., Ahmed A. Arifi, Song Wan, et al.. (2004). Beating heart revascularization with or without cardiopulmonary bypass: evaluation of inflammatory response in a prospective randomized study. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 127(6). 1624–1631. 115 indexed citations

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Yim, Anthony P.C., Tak Wai Lee, David S.C. Hui, et al.. (2004). Early results of endoscopic lung volume reduction for emphysema. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 127(6). 1564–1573. 91 indexed citations

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Yim, Anthony P.C., Erino Angelo Rendina, Stephen R. Hazelrigg, et al.. (2002). A new technological approach to nonanatomical pulmonary resection: saline enhanced thermal sealing. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 74(5). 1671–1676. 35 indexed citations

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Yim, Anthony P.C., et al.. (2002). A simple maneuver to detect air leaks on the operating table after needlescopic video-assisted thoracic surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 124(5). 1029–1030. 7 indexed citations

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Ng, Calvin S.H., et al.. (2002). Video‐Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 9(2). 122–127. 10 indexed citations

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Wan, Song, Anthony P.C. Yim, Ahmed A. Arifi, et al.. (2002). Expression of FHL2 and cytokine messenger RNAs in human myocardium after cardiopulmonary bypass. International Journal of Cardiology. 86(2-3). 265–272. 20 indexed citations

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Westaby, Stephen, Xu Yu Jin, Takahiro Katsumata, Ahmed A. Arifi, & Peter Braidley. (1998). Valve replacement with a stentless bioprosthesis: Versatility of the porcine aortic root. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 116(3). 477–484. 34 indexed citations

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Westaby, Stephen, et al.. (1998). Less invasive aortic root replacement. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 66(4). 1400–1401. 4 indexed citations

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