Alaa S. Awad

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Alaa S. Awad is a scholar working on Nephrology, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alaa S. Awad has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Nephrology, 10 papers in Physiology and 9 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Alaa S. Awad's work include Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (16 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (10 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (7 papers). Alaa S. Awad is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (16 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (10 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (7 papers). Alaa S. Awad collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Egypt. Alaa S. Awad's co-authors include William Reeves, Mark D. Okusa, Ralph A. DeFronzo, Timothy K. Cooper, Hanning You, Helmy M. Siragy, Ting Gao, Kevin R. Lynch, Joel Linden and Emaad M. Abdel‐Rahman and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, PLoS ONE and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Alaa S. Awad

43 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Pathophysiology of diabetic kidney disease: impact of SGLT2 inhibitors

2021 382 citations William Reeves, Alaa S. Awad et al. profile →
Acute Kidney Injury: Medical Causes and Pathogenesis

2023 81 citations Faruk Turğut, Alaa S. Awad et al. Journal of Clinical Medicine profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alaa S. Awad

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The differences in injury patterns and outcomes of thoracic trauma between rural and urban level two trauma centers in a single country 2025 ·European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery ·Adam Lee Goldstein, (unknown), (unknown), Shachar Laks, Firas Abu Akar, (unknown), (unknown), Alaa S. Awad, (unknown), Ory Wiesel	0
2	Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitors: Mechanism of Action and Efficacy in Non-Diabetic Kidney Disease from Bench to Bed-Side 2024 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Aly M. Abdelrahman, Alaa S. Awad, Emaad M. Abdel‐Rahman	6
3	Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Diabetic Kidney Disease: From Bench to Bed-Side 2024 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Aly M. Abdelrahman, Alaa S. Awad, (unknown), Emaad M. Abdel‐Rahman	1
4	SGLT2 inhibitors: Beyond glycemic control 2024 ·Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology ·(unknown), (unknown), Vishal Jaikaransingh, Charles M. Heilig, Emaad M. Abdel‐Rahman, Alaa S. Awad	26
5	Nonsteroidal Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist (Finerenone) in Cardiorenal Disease 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·(unknown), Alaa S. Awad, Emaad M. Abdel‐Rahman	10
6	Acute Kidney Injury: Medical Causes and Pathogenesis breakdown → 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Faruk Turğut, Alaa S. Awad, Emaad M. Abdel‐Rahman	81
7	Microscopic Polyangiitis Presenting as Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage 2022 ·Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alaa S. Awad	0
8	Investigation of indoor and outdoor air quality in a university campus during COVID-19 lock down period 2022 ·Building and Environment ·Mansoor Ahmad Bhat, (unknown), Alaa S. Awad, (unknown), Özlem Özden Üzmez, Tuncay Döğeroğlu, Eftade O. Gaga	37
9	Evaluation of the effectiveness of educational medical informatics tutorial on improving pharmacy students’ knowledge and skills about the clinical problem-solving process 2022 ·Pharmacy Practice ·Ahmad R. Alsayed, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alaa S. Awad, Iman A. Basheti, Mohammed Al Maqbali	8
10	Podocyte-specific chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 2 overexpression mediates diabetic renal injury in mice 2016 ·Kidney International ·Hanning You, Ting Gao, Wesley M. Raup‐Konsavage, Timothy K. Cooper, Sarah K. Bronson, William Reeves, Alaa S. Awad	27
11	Therapeutic Modalities in Diabetic Nephropathy: <i>Future Approaches</i> 2012 ·PubMed ·William Reeves, (unknown), Emaad M. Abdel‐Rahman, Alaa S. Awad	11
12	Therapeutic Modalities in Diabetic Nephropathy: Standard and Emerging Approaches 2011 ·Journal of General Internal Medicine ·Emaad M. Abdel‐Rahman, (unknown), William Reeves, Alaa S. Awad	54
13	Chronic sphingosine 1-phosphate 1 receptor activation attenuates early-stage diabetic nephropathy independent of lymphocytes 2011 ·Kidney International ·Alaa S. Awad, Michael Rouse, (unknown), Liping Huang, W. Kline Bolton, Kevin R. Lynch, Mark D. Okusa	83
14	Activation of Adenosine 2A Receptors Preserves Structure and Function of Podocytes 2007 ·Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ·Alaa S. Awad, Michael Rouse, Lixia Liu, Amy L. Vergis, Diane L. Rosin, Joel Linden, John R. Sedor, Mark D. Okusa	44
15	Cognition, functioning and quality of life in schizophrenia treatment: Results of a one-year randomized controlled trial of olanzapine and quetiapine 2007 ·Schizophrenia Research ·Lakshmi P. Voruganti, Alaa S. Awad, Gayle R. Parker, Christopher B. Forrest, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	37
16	Dysglycemia in a community sample of people treated for schizophrenia: The Diabetes in Schizophrenia in Central-south Ontario (DiSCO) study 2007 ·Schizophrenia Research ·Lakshmi P. Voruganti, Zubin Punthakee, (unknown), Duncan J. MacCrimmon, Gayle R. Parker, Alaa S. Awad, Hertzel C. Gerstein	31
17	Selective sphingosine 1-phosphate 1 receptor activation reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury in mouse kidney 2006 ·American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology ·Alaa S. Awad, Hong Ye, Liping Huang, Li L, Frank W. Foss, Timothy L. Macdonald, Kevin R. Lynch, Mark D. Okusa	199
18	Adenosine A_2Areceptor activation attenuates inflammation and injury in diabetic nephropathy 2005 ·American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology ·Alaa S. Awad, Liping Huang, (unknown), (unknown), W. Kline Bolton, Joel Linden, Mark D. Okusa	120
19	Increased renal production of angiotensin II and thromboxane B in conscious diabetic rats 2005 ·American Journal of Hypertension ·Alaa S. Awad, Randy L. Webb, Robert J. Carey, Helmy M. Siragy	11
20	Renal nitric oxide production is decreased in diabetic rats and improved by AT1 receptor blockade 2004 ·Journal of Hypertension ·Alaa S. Awad, Randy L. Webb, Robert M. Carey, Helmy M. Siragy	29

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