Ali Aminian

15.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
233 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Ali Aminian is a scholar working on Surgery, Physiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali Aminian has authored 233 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 190 papers in Surgery, 49 papers in Physiology and 43 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ali Aminian's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (140 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (51 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (41 papers). Ali Aminian is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (140 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (51 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (41 papers). Ali Aminian collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iran and Malaysia. Ali Aminian's co-authors include Philip R. Schauer, Stacy A. Brethauer, Sangeeta R. Kashyap, Steven E. Nissen, John P. Kirwan, Kathy Wolski, Deepak L. Bhatt, Sankar D. Navaneethan, Claire E. Pothier and Rishi P. Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ali Aminian

221 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Di... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2017 2014 2013 2019 2021 500 1000 1.5k
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. Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes — 5-Year Outcomes
    2017 1.8k citations Philip R. Schauer, Ali Aminian et al. profile →
  2. Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes — 3-Year Outcomes
    2014 1.4k citations Philip R. Schauer, Stacy A. Brethauer et al. profile →
  3. Can Diabetes Be Surgically Cured? Long-Term Metabolic Effects of Bariatric Surgery in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
    2013 380 citations Stacy A. Brethauer, Ali Aminian et al. profile →
  4. Association of Metabolic Surgery With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity
    2019 306 citations Ali Aminian, Alexander Zajichek et al. profile →
  5. Association of Bariatric Surgery With Major Adverse Liver and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Biopsy-Proven Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
    2021 203 citations Ali Aminian, Rickesha Wilson et al. profile →
  6. Association of Bariatric Surgery With Cancer Risk and Mortality in Adults With Obesity
    2022 184 citations Ali Aminian, Rickesha Wilson et al. profile →
  7. Long-Term Outcomes of Medical Management vs Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes
    2024 110 citations Philip R. Schauer, Sangeeta R. Kashyap 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 Aminian United States 40 7.1k 3.0k 1.9k 1.4k 1.4k 233 9.1k
Stacy A. Brethauer United States 58 14.6k 2.1× 6.5k 2.1× 3.2k 1.7× 2.4k 1.8× 2.0k 1.5× 263 17.4k
Melinda A. Maggard United States 39 4.0k 0.6× 719 0.2× 184 0.1× 1.4k 1.0× 893 0.7× 82 8.0k
William E. Strodel United States 40 2.5k 0.3× 618 0.2× 399 0.2× 812 0.6× 249 0.2× 134 4.5k
Lorraine L. Lipscombe Canada 44 1.1k 0.2× 404 0.1× 2.2k 1.1× 382 0.3× 631 0.5× 168 6.3k
Jonathan F. Finks United States 26 3.5k 0.5× 620 0.2× 115 0.1× 902 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 87 4.7k
Su‐Hsin Chang United States 22 1.6k 0.2× 719 0.2× 229 0.1× 472 0.3× 202 0.1× 143 3.2k
Tamara Isakova United States 44 1.6k 0.2× 628 0.2× 562 0.3× 1.2k 0.8× 863 0.6× 145 11.2k
Michael Brändle Switzerland 27 1.1k 0.1× 515 0.2× 2.8k 1.5× 139 0.1× 236 0.2× 111 4.8k
Charles J. Ferro United Kingdom 43 972 0.1× 741 0.2× 938 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 2.5k 1.8× 213 6.1k
Lars Lundell Sweden 59 13.7k 1.9× 742 0.2× 218 0.1× 5.2k 3.8× 276 0.2× 377 15.9k

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All Works

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Gasoyan, Hamlet, Alexander Zajichek, James Bena, et al.. (2025). Macrovascular and microvascular outcomes of metabolic surgery versus GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with diabetes and obesity. Nature Medicine. 31(10). 3341–3349. 1 indexed citations
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Wills, Mélissa, Essa M. Aleassa, Chao Tu, et al.. (2024). Clinical outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with obesity and idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Surgical Endoscopy. 39(1). 425–431. 4 indexed citations
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Hughes, Diarmaid, Ali Aminian, Chao Tu, et al.. (2023). Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Left Ventricular Structure and Function. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(1). e031505–e031505. 9 indexed citations
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Strong, Andrew T., et al.. (2023). Use of Acid Suppressive Therapy Following Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy at Long-Term Follow-Up. Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care. 18(2). 66–71.
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Clapp, Benjamin, Amy E. Glasgow, Elizabeth B. Habermann, et al.. (2023). Bariatric surgery is as safe as other common operations: an analysis of the ACS-NSQIP. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 20(6). 515–525. 23 indexed citations
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Yurista, Salva R., Shi Chen, Thomas Garrett, et al.. (2023). Mapping the Unseen: In Vivo CEST-MRI of Creatine Reveals Improved Cardiac Energetics in Subjects with Obesity Following Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery. 33(6). 1944–1948. 2 indexed citations
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Gobbo, Gabriel Díaz Del, Juan S. Barajas‐Gamboa, Ali Aminian, et al.. (2022). Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass to Enhance Weight Loss: Single Enterprise Mid-Term Outcomes and Literature Review. Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care. 17(4). 197–205. 5 indexed citations
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Morey‐Vargas, Oscar L., Ali Aminian, Karen Steckner, et al.. (2022). Perioperative management of diabetes in patients undergoing bariatric and metabolic surgery: a narrative review and the Cleveland Clinic practical recommendations. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 18(8). 1087–1101. 6 indexed citations
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Aminian, Ali, et al.. (2021). The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) updated position statement on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 18(2). 165–174. 27 indexed citations
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Vangoitsenhoven, Roman, Rickesha Wilson, Deepa V. Cherla, et al.. (2020). Presence of Liver Steatosis Is Associated With Greater Diabetes Remission After Gastric Bypass Surgery. Diabetes Care. 44(2). 321–325. 14 indexed citations
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Aminian, Ali, et al.. (2019). Breast Cancer, a Well-treated Medical Issue by Rhazes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Khorgami, Zhamak, Guido M. Sclabas, Ali Aminian, et al.. (2019). Mortality in open abdominal aortic surgery in patients with morbid obesity. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 15(6). 958–963. 4 indexed citations
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Hanipah, Zubaidah Nor, Michael Mulcahy, Gautam Sharma, et al.. (2018). Bariatric surgery in patients with pulmonary hypertension. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 14(10). 1581–1586. 9 indexed citations
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Sharma, Gautam, Zubaidah Nor Hanipah, Ali Aminian, et al.. (2018). Bariatric Surgery in Patients on Chronic Anticoagulation Therapy. Obesity Surgery. 28(8). 2225–2232. 16 indexed citations
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Aminian, Ali, et al.. (2011). Correlation Between Serum Magnesium and Serum PTH Levels in Patients with Peritoneal Dialysis. Journal of Birjand University of Medical Sciences. 18(348). 151–158. 1 indexed citations
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Ghaderi, Hamid, et al.. (2010). A new look at an old dogma: wound complications in two methods of skin closure in uncomplicated appendicitis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Aminian, Ali, et al.. (2009). Comparison of two methods for mechanical bowel preparation in elective operations of colon. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Aminian, Ali. (2007). Non-Occlusive Mesenteric Ischemia in Acute Pancreatitis. Shiraz E-Medical Journal. 8(1). 45–48. 1 indexed citations
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Aminian, Ali, et al.. (2006). Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in the surgical intensive care unit of Imam Khomeini Hospital: a 12 months study. 64(12). 76–83. 1 indexed citations

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