Akram Alyass

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 896 citations indexed

About

Akram Alyass is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Akram Alyass has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 896 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Akram Alyass's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (4 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (3 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (3 papers). Akram Alyass is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (4 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (3 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (3 papers). Akram Alyass collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Mexico and India. Akram Alyass's co-authors include David Meyre, Michelle Turcotte, Carolina Stryjecki, Leif Groop, Bo Isomaa, Valeriya Lyssenko, Mikael Åkerlund, Jonathan Dushoff, Peter Almgren and Peter M. Nilsson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Diabetes and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Akram Alyass

23 papers receiving 874 citations

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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.

From big data analysis to personalized medicine for all: challenges and opportunities

2015 318 citations Akram Alyass, Michelle Turcotte et al. BMC Medical Genomics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akram Alyass Canada	13	285	160	149	125	108	23	896
Samuel A. Stewart Canada	17	356 1.2×	245 1.5×	143 1.0×	195 1.6×	141 1.3×	84	1.4k
Julia S. El-Sayed Moustafa United Kingdom	14	288 1.0×	275 1.7×	115 0.8×	74 0.6×	204 1.9×	27	1.6k
Susan Park South Korea	20	409 1.4×	193 1.2×	224 1.5×	58 0.5×	215 2.0×	81	1.5k
Marquitta J. White United States	16	175 0.6×	210 1.3×	241 1.6×	56 0.4×	106 1.0×	29	985
Wendy A. Wolf United States	14	229 0.8×	299 1.9×	139 0.9×	158 1.3×	45 0.4×	35	813
Jennifer Gill United States	17	173 0.6×	161 1.0×	102 0.7×	98 0.8×	45 0.4×	51	1.1k
Jian Lu China	21	310 1.1×	107 0.7×	83 0.6×	96 0.8×	80 0.7×	55	1.2k
Endeshaw Chekol Abebe Ethiopia	16	258 0.9×	76 0.5×	61 0.4×	84 0.7×	66 0.6×	67	1.1k
Weiwei Gong China	18	148 0.5×	77 0.5×	230 1.5×	215 1.7×	140 1.3×	91	1.1k
Benoît Tyl France	14	182 0.6×	148 0.9×	112 0.8×	64 0.5×	82 0.8×	28	808

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Malanga, Gerard A., et al.. (2021). Delay to TKA in Patients Treated with a Multimodal Approach Using High Molecular Weight, Biologically Derived Hyaluronic Acid. Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants. 31(3). 45–50. 1 indexed citations

Sunderji, Nadiya, et al.. (2021). Conceptualizing success factors for patient engagement in patient medical homes: a cross-sectional survey. CMAJ Open. 9(4). E1159–E1167. 2 indexed citations

Naji, Leen, Ajay Shah, Faysal Naji, et al.. (2021). Global prevalence of burnout among postgraduate medical trainees: a systematic review and meta-regression. CMAJ Open. 9(1). E189–E200. 47 indexed citations

Concoff, Andrew L., Faizan Niazi, Forough Farrokhyar, et al.. (2021). Delay to TKA and Costs Associated with Knee Osteoarthritis Care Using Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid: Analysis of an Administrative Database. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14. 15 indexed citations

Nicholls, Mathew, Peter Shaw, Faizan Niazi, et al.. (2020). Intra-articular hyaluronic acid delay to total knee by number of injection courses received: analysis of an administrative database. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 28. S451–S451. 1 indexed citations

Stryjecki, Carolina, Hudson Reddon, Jesús Peralta‐Romero, et al.. (2019). Adiponectin is associated with cardio-metabolic traits in Mexican children. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 3084–3084. 11 indexed citations

Kaur, Yuvreet, et al.. (2019). A Candidate-Gene Approach Identifies Novel Associations Between Common Variants in/Near Syndromic Obesity Genes and BMI in Pediatric and Adult European Populations. Diabetes. 68(4). 724–732. 11 indexed citations

Alyass, Akram, Arkan Abadi, Jesús Peralta‐Romero, et al.. (2018). Fine-mapping of 98 obesity loci in Mexican children. International Journal of Obesity. 43(1). 23–32. 13 indexed citations

Qasim, Anila, Alexandra Mayhew, Sahar Ehtesham, et al.. (2018). Gain‐of‐function variants in the melanocortin 4 receptor gene confer susceptibility to binge eating disorder in subjects with obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews. 20(1). 13–21. 14 indexed citations

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Langlois, Christine, Akram Alyass, Fereshteh Yazdi, et al.. (2017). Rationale and design of GENEiUS: a prospective observational study on the genetic and environmental determinants of body mass index evolution in Canadian undergraduate students. BMJ Open. 7(12). e019365–e019365. 7 indexed citations

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Abadi, Arkan, Akram Alyass, Benjamin M. Bolker, et al.. (2017). Penetrance of Polygenic Obesity Susceptibility Loci across the Body Mass Index Distribution. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 101(6). 925–938. 52 indexed citations

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Sohani, Zahra, Shohinee Sarma, Akram Alyass, et al.. (2016). Empirical evaluation of the Q-Genie tool: a protocol for assessment of effectiveness. BMJ Open. 6(6). e010403–e010403. 37 indexed citations

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Stryjecki, Carolina, Jesús Peralta‐Romero, Akram Alyass, et al.. (2016). Association between PPAR-γ2 Pro12Ala genotype and insulin resistance is modified by circulating lipids in Mexican children. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 24472–24472. 23 indexed citations

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Langlois, Christine, Arkan Abadi, Jesús Peralta‐Romero, et al.. (2016). Evaluating the transferability of 15 European-derived fasting plasma glucose SNPs in Mexican children and adolescents. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 36202–36202. 8 indexed citations

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Ralhan, Ranju, Akram Alyass, Christina MacMillan, et al.. (2015). Immunohistochemical Subcellular Localization of Protein Biomarkers Distinguishes Benign from Malignant Thyroid Nodules: Potential for Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy Clinical Application. Thyroid. 25(11). 1224–1234. 9 indexed citations

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Chauhan, Shyam S., Jasbir Kaur, Manish Kumar, et al.. (2015). Prediction of recurrence-free survival using a protein expression-based risk classifier for head and neck cancer. Oncogenesis. 4(4). e147–e147. 42 indexed citations

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Alyass, Akram, Michelle Turcotte, & David Meyre. (2015). From big data analysis to personalized medicine for all: challenges and opportunities. BMC Medical Genomics. 8(1). 33–33. 318 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kumar, Manish, Gunjan Srivastava, Jasbir Kaur, et al.. (2015). Prognostic significance of cytoplasmic S100A2 overexpression in oral cancer patients. Journal of Translational Medicine. 13(1). 8–8. 27 indexed citations

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Alyass, Akram, Ryan T. Muir, Sandra E. Black, et al.. (2015). Validity of Self-Report of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Population at High Risk for Stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 24(12). 2860–2865. 34 indexed citations

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Alyass, Akram, Peter Almgren, Mikael Åkerlund, et al.. (2014). Modelling of OGTT curve identifies 1 h plasma glucose level as a strong predictor of incident type 2 diabetes: results from two prospective cohorts. Diabetologia. 58(1). 87–97. 106 indexed citations

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