Akl C. Fahed

2.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 935 citations indexed

About

Akl C. Fahed is a scholar working on Surgery, Genetics and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Akl C. Fahed has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 935 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Surgery, 15 papers in Genetics and 13 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Akl C. Fahed's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (14 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (12 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (5 papers). Akl C. Fahed is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (14 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (12 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (5 papers). Akl C. Fahed collaborates with scholars based in United States, Lebanon and South Korea. Akl C. Fahed's co-authors include Amit V. Khera, Anthony Philippakis, Aniruddh P. Patel, Patrick T. Ellinor, Deanna Brockman, Minxian Wang, Kenney Ng, Georges Nemer, Karim Sleiman and Alexander G. Bick and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Akl C. Fahed

40 papers receiving 916 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.

Polygenic background modifies penetrance of monogenic variants for tier 1 genomic conditions

2020 252 citations Akl C. Fahed, Minxian Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
A multi-ancestry polygenic risk score improves risk prediction for coronary artery disease

2023 98 citations Aniruddh P. Patel, Minxian Wang et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Association of genetic risk, lifestyle, and their interaction with obesity and obesity-related morbidities

2024 38 citations Min Seo Kim, Injeong Shim et al. profile →

Peers

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Nina Mars Finland

Wes Spiller United Kingdom

Laura M. Raffield United States

Benjamin B. Sun United Kingdom

Eric A. W. Slob United Kingdom

Julian R. Homburger United States

Maiken E. Gabrielsen Norway

W. Mark Brown United States

Diane T. Smelser United States

Zipeng Qiao China

Nina Mars Finland

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114 ×0.6

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187 ×1.0

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166 ×0.9

119 ×1.1

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Truong, Buu, Sarah Urbut, Akl C. Fahed, et al.. (2025). Instability of high polygenic risk classification and mitigation by integrative scoring. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1584–1584. 5 indexed citations

Kim, Min Seo, Shaan Khurshid, Shinwan Kany, et al.. (2025). Machine Learning-Based Plasma Protein Risk Score Improves Atrial Fibrillation Prediction Over Clinical and Genomic Models. Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. 18(4). e004943–e004943. 2 indexed citations

Kunji, Khalid, Atlas Khan, Mohammed Bashir, et al.. (2025). Genome‐Wide Association Study for Resting Electrocardiogram in the Qatari Population Identifies 6 Novel Genes and Validates Novel Polygenic Risk Scores. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(5). e038341–e038341. 1 indexed citations

Marini, Sandro, Farid Radmanesh, Joshua I. Chalif, et al.. (2025). Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury and Subsequent Risk of Developing Chronic Cardiovascular, Neurologic, Psychiatric, and Endocrine Disorders. JAMA Network Open. 8(11). e2541157–e2541157.

Urbut, Sarah, Ozan Ünlü, Sam Friedman, et al.. (2025). Genomic Drivers of Coronary Artery Disease and Risk of Future Outcomes After Coronary Angiography. JAMA Network Open. 8(1). e2455368–e2455368. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yichi & Akl C. Fahed. (2025). Breaking binary in cardiovascular disease risk prediction. PubMed. 2(1). 2 indexed citations

Cho, So Mi Jemma, Michael G. Levin, Renae Judy, et al.. (2025). AHA PREVENT Equations and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Diverse Health Care Populations. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 86(3). 181–192. 7 indexed citations

Nurmohamed, Nick S., Injeong Shim, Michiel J. Bom, et al.. (2024). Polygenic Risk Is Associated With Long-Term Coronary Plaque Progression and High-Risk Plaque. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 17(12). 1445–1459. 6 indexed citations

Urbut, Sarah, Ming Wai Yeung, Shaan Khurshid, et al.. (2024). MSGene: a multistate model using genetic risk and the electronic health record applied to lifetime risk of coronary artery disease. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4884–4884. 5 indexed citations

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Reeskamp, Laurens F., Injeong Shim, Jacqueline S. Dron, et al.. (2023). Polygenic Background Modifies Risk of Coronary Artery Disease Among Individuals With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia. JACC Advances. 2(9). 100662–100662. 7 indexed citations

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Bhattacharya, Romit, Megan Wong, Sara Haidermota, et al.. (2023). Genetic and clinical factors underlying a self-reported family history of heart disease. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 30(15). 1571–1579. 3 indexed citations

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Shim, Injeong, Hiroyuki Kuwahara, Mais Hashem, et al.. (2023). Clinical utility of polygenic scores for cardiometabolic disease in Arabs. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6535–6535. 5 indexed citations

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Kartoun, Uri, Akl C. Fahed, Shinwan Kany, et al.. (2023). Exploring the link between Gilbert’s syndrome and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: insights from a subpopulation-based analysis of over one million individuals. European Heart Journal Open. 3(3). oead059–oead059. 2 indexed citations

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Patel, Aniruddh P., Minxian Wang, Yunfeng Ruan, et al.. (2023). A multi-ancestry polygenic risk score improves risk prediction for coronary artery disease. Nature Medicine. 29(7). 1793–1803. 98 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ünlü, Ozan & Akl C. Fahed. (2023). Machine Learning in Invasive and Noninvasive Coronary Angiography. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 25(12). 1025–1033. 2 indexed citations

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Fahed, Akl C., Anthony Philippakis, & Amit V. Khera. (2022). The potential of polygenic scores to improve cost and efficiency of clinical trials. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2922–2922. 41 indexed citations

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Fahed, Akl C., Krishna G. Aragam, George Hindy, et al.. (2020). Transethnic Transferability of a Genome-Wide Polygenic Score for Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. 14(1). e003092–e003092. 24 indexed citations

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Fahed, Akl C., Minxian Wang, Julian R. Homburger, et al.. (2020). Polygenic background modifies penetrance of monogenic variants for tier 1 genomic conditions. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3635–3635. 252 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nazha, Bassel, et al.. (2015). Students’ Perceptions of Peer-Organized Extra-Curricular Research Course during Medical School: A Qualitative Study. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0119375–e0119375. 19 indexed citations

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Fahed, Akl C., Amy E. Roberts, Seema Mital, & Neal K. Lakdawala. (2013). Heart Failure in Congenital Heart Disease. Heart Failure Clinics. 10(1). 219–227. 38 indexed citations

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