Ali Al‐Ahmad

9.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
174 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Ali Al‐Ahmad is a scholar working on Periodontics, Oral Surgery and Orthodontics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali Al‐Ahmad has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Periodontics, 50 papers in Oral Surgery and 36 papers in Orthodontics. Recurrent topics in Ali Al‐Ahmad's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (86 papers), Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (30 papers) and Dental materials and restorations (30 papers). Ali Al‐Ahmad is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (86 papers), Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (30 papers) and Dental materials and restorations (30 papers). Ali Al‐Ahmad collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Greece. Ali Al‐Ahmad's co-authors include Elmar Hellwig, Klaus Kümmerer, Christian Hannig, Lamprini Karygianni, Volker Mersch‐Sundermann, Fabian Cieplik, Wolfgang Buchalla, Tim Maisch, Marie Follo and Annette Wittmer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ali Al‐Ahmad

169 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Antimicrobial photodynami... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2018 2000 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy – what we know and what we don’t
    2018 657 citations Fabian Cieplik, Wolfgang Buchalla et al. profile →
  2. Biodegradability of some antibiotics, elimination of the genotoxicity and affection of wastewater bacteria in a simple test
    2000 558 citations Ali Al‐Ahmad et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ali Al‐Ahmad Germany 45 2.4k 1.4k 1.3k 1.2k 1.0k 174 7.2k
Abbas Bahador Iran 42 969 0.4× 1.0k 0.8× 2.0k 1.6× 966 0.8× 210 0.2× 311 6.4k
Dongmei Deng Netherlands 33 1.3k 0.5× 444 0.3× 799 0.6× 898 0.8× 300 0.3× 132 4.2k
Jonathan Pratten United Kingdom 43 1.4k 0.6× 939 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 964 0.8× 88 0.1× 111 5.1k
Ervin I. Weiss Israel 39 1.6k 0.7× 1.6k 1.2× 614 0.5× 863 0.7× 98 0.1× 128 5.3k
Thomas Thurnheer Switzerland 34 2.2k 0.9× 649 0.5× 374 0.3× 1.5k 1.3× 246 0.2× 91 4.3k
Geelsu Hwang United States 35 1.4k 0.6× 254 0.2× 1.3k 1.0× 1.4k 1.2× 206 0.2× 67 4.6k
Doron Steinberg Israel 41 1.7k 0.7× 978 0.7× 592 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 70 0.1× 176 5.3k
Andrew J. McBain United Kingdom 50 1.1k 0.5× 243 0.2× 528 0.4× 3.1k 2.7× 612 0.6× 185 7.7k
Nobuhiro Takahashi Japan 41 2.6k 1.1× 946 0.7× 464 0.4× 1.6k 1.4× 139 0.1× 181 5.4k
Alexander H. Rickard United States 36 2.0k 0.9× 418 0.3× 356 0.3× 3.0k 2.6× 338 0.3× 77 5.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ali Al‐Ahmad

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ali Al‐Ahmad

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All Works

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Rühle, Alexander, Andreas Thomsen, Henning Schäfer, et al.. (2025). Oral Lachnoanaerobaculum Levels and Survival in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. 151(11). 1026–1026.
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Scholz, Konstantin J., et al.. (2025). Effects of Antimicrobial Agents Used for Dental Treatments: Impacts on the Human Oral Ecosystem and the Resistome. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1472. 261–275. 3 indexed citations
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Buchalla, Wolfgang, André Gessner, Nicholas S. Jakubovics, et al.. (2025). Genomic and Transcriptomic Adaptation to Chlorhexidine in Streptococcus spp.. Journal of Dental Research. 104(8). 851–861.
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Al‐Ahmad, Ali, et al.. (2024). Copper-enriched hydroxyapatite coatings obtained by high-velocity suspension flame spraying. Effect of various gas parameters on biocompatibility. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 35(1). 70–70. 2 indexed citations
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Killinger, Andreas, Wolfgang Rheinheimer, Sofia Dembski, et al.. (2024). Suspension-Sprayed Calcium Phosphate Coatings with Antibacterial Properties. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 15(10). 281–281. 6 indexed citations
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Bernardi, Sara, et al.. (2024). Antimicrobial Therapy Using VIS Plus Water-Filtered Infrared-A as an Alternative Method to Treat Oral Diseases. Future Microbiology. 19(3). 241–254. 2 indexed citations
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Al‐Ahmad, Ali, et al.. (2023). Surface‐Attached Polymer Networks Made from Cationic Poly(diitaconates): Synthesis, Surface Characterization, and Bioactivity. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 224(5). 1 indexed citations
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Alt, Kurt W., Ali Al‐Ahmad, & Johan Peter Woelber. (2022). Nutrition and Health in Human Evolution–Past to Present. Nutrients. 14(17). 3594–3594. 54 indexed citations
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Vach, Kirstin, Ali Al‐Ahmad, Annette Anderson, et al.. (2022). Examining the Composition of the Oral Microbiota as a Tool to Identify Responders to Dietary Changes. Nutrients. 14(24). 5389–5389. 4 indexed citations
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Karygianni, Lamprini, Aikaterini Argyropoulou, Annette Anderson, et al.. (2022). The antimicrobial effect of Rosmarinus officinalis extracts on oral initial adhesion ex vivo. Clinical Oral Investigations. 26(6). 4369–4380. 22 indexed citations
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Vach, Kirstin, Ali Al‐Ahmad, Annette Anderson, et al.. (2021). A Log Ratio-Based Analysis of Individual Changes in the Composition of the Oral Microbiota in Different Dietary Phases. Nutrients. 13(3). 793–793. 3 indexed citations
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Bernardi, Sara, Annette Anderson, Guido Macchiarelli, et al.. (2021). Subinhibitory Antibiotic Concentrations Enhance Biofilm Formation of Clinical Enterococcus faecalis Isolates. Antibiotics. 10(7). 874–874. 47 indexed citations
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Kurz, Hannah, Lamprini Karygianni, Aikaterini Argyropoulou, et al.. (2021). Antimicrobial Effects of Inula viscosa Extract on the In Situ Initial Oral Biofilm. Nutrients. 13(11). 4029–4029. 13 indexed citations
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Tennert, Christian, Ali Al‐Ahmad, Lamprini Karygianni, et al.. (2020). An oral health optimized diet reduces the load of potential cariogenic and periodontal bacterial species in the supragingival oral plaque: A randomized controlled pilot study. MicrobiologyOpen. 9(8). e1056–e1056. 31 indexed citations
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Wolf, Moritz, Markus Guttmann, Richard Thelen, et al.. (2019). Initial Bacterial Adhesion Properties of Anodically Oxidized Ti6Al4V. PubMed. 2019. 6476–6480. 2 indexed citations
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Karygianni, Lamprini, Alexios Léandros Skaltsounis, Aikaterini Argyropoulou, et al.. (2014). High-Level Antimicrobial Efficacy of Representative Mediterranean Natural Plant Extracts against Oral Microorganisms. BioMed Research International. 2014. 1–8. 65 indexed citations
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Al‐Ahmad, Ali, et al.. (2010). Simultaneous Determination of Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate Preservatives in Foodstuffs Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 22(1). 178–182. 4 indexed citations

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