Ali Albarrak

6.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
52 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Ali Albarrak is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali Albarrak has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Infectious Diseases, 19 papers in Epidemiology and 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Ali Albarrak's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (19 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (11 papers) and Travel-related health issues (10 papers). Ali Albarrak is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (19 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (11 papers) and Travel-related health issues (10 papers). Ali Albarrak collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, United States and United Kingdom. Ali Albarrak's co-authors include Ziad A. Memish, Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq, Abdullah M. Assiri, Alimuddin Zumla, Ali S. Omrani, Hatem Q. Makhdoom, Rafat F. Alhakeem, Abdullah A Al-Rabeeah, Fahad Alrabiah and Hanan H. Balkhy and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Ali Albarrak

49 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 47 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease from Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study

2013 1.0k citations Abdullah M. Assiri, Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →
Clinical aspects and outcomes of 70 patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection: a single-center experience in Saudi Arabia

2014 391 citations Mustafa Saad, Ali S. Omrani et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases profile →
Ribavirin and interferon alfa-2a for severe Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection: a retrospective cohort study

2014 381 citations Ali S. Omrani, Mustafa Saad et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →
Viral Shedding and Antibody Response in 37 Patients With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection

2015 266 citations Victor M. Corman, Ali Albarrak et al. profile →

Peers

Ali Albarrak

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Rafat F. Alhakeem Saudi Arabia

KH Chan Hong Kong

Hatem Q. Makhdoom Saudi Arabia

Pyoeng Gyun Choe South Korea

Susan M. Poutanen Canada

Barnaby Edward Young Singapore

Gili Regev‐Yochay Israel

Sara Y. Tartof United States

Nam Joong Kim South Korea

Meera Chand United Kingdom

Rafat F. Alhakeem Saudi Arabia

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880 ×1.1

339 ×0.6

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640 ×1.1

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Citations per year, relative to Ali Albarrak Ali Albarrak (= 1×) peers Rafat F. Alhakeem

Countries citing papers authored by Ali Albarrak

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ali Albarrak

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20 of 20 papers shown

Albarrak, Ali, et al.. (2025). Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Antibiotic Prescription Among Dentists in Saudi Arabia—A Cross-Sectional Survey. Healthcare. 13(10). 1198–1198.

AlBahrani, Salma, et al.. (2025). Assessing post-COVID-19 functional recovery in healthcare workers: Insights from the 6-minute walking test and DLCO analysis. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 18(3). 102664–102664.

Alshamrani, Majid M., Fayssal Farahat, Ali Albarrak, et al.. (2024). Hajj vaccination strategies: Preparedness for risk mitigation. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 17(11). 102547–102547. 5 indexed citations

Memish, Ziad A., Majid M. Alshamrani, Rana F Kattan, et al.. (2024). Reducing risks from respiratory pathogens at the 2024 Hajj. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 24(6). 573–575. 2 indexed citations

Somily, Ali M., Hanan H. Balkhy, Mushira Enani, et al.. (2021). Antimicrobial resistance trends of non-fermenter Gram negative bacteria in Saudi Arabia: A six-year national study. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 14(9). 1144–1150. 14 indexed citations

Albarrak, Ali, et al.. (2021). Safety and Reactogenicity of the ChAdOx1 (AZD1222) COVID-19 Vaccine in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 110. 359–362. 43 indexed citations

Varghese, Bright, Mushira A. Enani, Abdulrahman A. Alrajhi, et al.. (2019). Demographic risk factors for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis among adolescents and adults in Saudi Arabia. PLoS ONE. 14(3). e0213846–e0213846. 20 indexed citations

Elzein, Fatehi, et al.. (2019). Miliary tuberculosis presenting as bilateral superficial femoral artery mycotic aneurysm in an immunocompetent patient. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports. 26. 236–239. 7 indexed citations

Albarrak, Ali, B.M. Alotaibi, Yara Yassin, et al.. (2018). Proportion of adult community-acquired pneumonia cases attributable to Streptococcus pneumoniae among Hajj pilgrims in 2016. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 69. 68–74. 20 indexed citations

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Omrani, Ali S., et al.. (2015). High dose intravenous colistin methanesulfonate therapy is associated with high rates of nephrotoxicity; a prospective cohort study from Saudi Arabia. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 14(1). 3–3. 36 indexed citations

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Memish, Ziad A., Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq, Abdullah M. Assiri, et al.. (2014). Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Disease in Children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 33(9). 904–906. 117 indexed citations

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Saad, Mustafa, Ali S. Omrani, Kamran Baig, et al.. (2014). Clinical aspects and outcomes of 70 patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection: a single-center experience in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 29. 301–306. 391 indexed citations breakdown →

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Memish, Ziad A., Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq, Hatem Q. Makhdoom, et al.. (2014). Screening for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in hospital patients and their healthcare worker and family contacts: a prospective descriptive study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 20(5). 469–474. 102 indexed citations

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Omrani, Ali S., et al.. (2014). Ribavirin and interferon alfa-2a for severe Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 14(11). 1090–1095. 381 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lessler, Justin, Isabel Rodríguez-Barraquer, Derek A. T. Cummings, et al.. (2014). Estimating Potential Incidence of MERS-CoV Associated with Hajj Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, 2014. PLoS Currents. 6. 28 indexed citations

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Drosten, Christian, Benjamin Meyer, Marcel A. Müller, et al.. (2014). Transmission of MERS-Coronavirus in Household Contacts. New England Journal of Medicine. 371(9). 828–835. 283 indexed citations

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Omrani, Ali S., et al.. (2014). Ten-year review of invasive Candida infections in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia.. PubMed. 35(8). 821–6. 29 indexed citations

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Assiri, Abdullah M., Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq, Abdullah A Al-Rabeeah, et al.. (2013). Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 47 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease from Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 13(9). 752–761. 1048 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ghabrah, Tawfik, et al.. (2007). Assessment of infection control knowledge, attitude and practice among healthcare workers during the Hajj period of the Islamic year 1423 (2003). Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 39(11-12). 1018–1024. 23 indexed citations

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Madani, Tariq A., et al.. (2006). Steady improvement of infection control services in six community hospitals in Makkah following annual audits during Hajj for four consecutive years. BMC Infectious Diseases. 6(1). 135–135. 11 indexed citations

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