Ambigga Krishnapillai

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 670 citations indexed

About

Ambigga Krishnapillai is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Ambigga Krishnapillai has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 670 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 6 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 5 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Ambigga Krishnapillai's work include Health and Well-being Studies (5 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (5 papers) and Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors (5 papers). Ambigga Krishnapillai is often cited by papers focused on Health and Well-being Studies (5 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (5 papers) and Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors (5 papers). Ambigga Krishnapillai collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Bangladesh and United States. Ambigga Krishnapillai's co-authors include Suthahar Ariaratnam, Guat Hiong Tee, Gurpreet Kaur, Halyna Lugova, Mainul Haque, Anis Safura Ramli, Khalid Yusoff, Salequl Islam, Hapizah Nawawi and Mazapuspavina Md Yasin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ambigga Krishnapillai

35 papers receiving 640 citations

Hit Papers

Benefits of gamification in medical education 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 25 50 75
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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.

  1. Benefits of gamification in medical education
    2022 94 citations Kandamaran Krishnamurthy, Palak Gupta et al. Clinical Anatomy profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ambigga Krishnapillai Malaysia 14 158 136 112 106 89 38 670
Alfa Muhihi Tanzania 18 120 0.8× 117 0.9× 169 1.5× 295 2.8× 151 1.7× 53 1.1k
Isabela de Carlos Back Giuliano Brazil 15 101 0.6× 72 0.5× 90 0.8× 294 2.8× 157 1.8× 23 584
Anil J Purty India 12 98 0.6× 115 0.8× 58 0.5× 127 1.2× 87 1.0× 51 564
Whye Lian Cheah Malaysia 16 111 0.7× 86 0.6× 85 0.8× 271 2.6× 145 1.6× 86 778
Nor Azwany Yaacob Malaysia 13 147 0.9× 73 0.5× 48 0.4× 144 1.4× 95 1.1× 41 597
Katja Wikström Finland 13 212 1.3× 221 1.6× 60 0.5× 230 2.2× 132 1.5× 60 800
Juan Carlos Abánades-Herranz Spain 14 233 1.5× 164 1.2× 95 0.8× 67 0.6× 97 1.1× 21 635
Mohammad Haji Aghajani Iran 10 159 1.0× 112 0.8× 78 0.7× 99 0.9× 99 1.1× 47 584
Zaliha Ismail Malaysia 14 137 0.9× 55 0.4× 63 0.6× 67 0.6× 67 0.8× 64 655
Girish Thunga India 13 207 1.3× 116 0.9× 31 0.3× 79 0.7× 63 0.7× 115 783

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ambigga Krishnapillai

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All Works

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Joseph, Philip, Álvaro Avezum, Chinthanie Ramasundarahettige, et al.. (2025). Secondary Prevention Medications in 17 Countries Grouped by Income Level (PURE). Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 85(5). 436–447. 5 indexed citations
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Krishnapillai, Ambigga, Chee Cheong Kee, Suthahar Ariaratnam, et al.. (2023). Social Support among Older Persons and Its Association with Smoking: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2018. Healthcare. 11(16). 2249–2249. 1 indexed citations
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Ariaratnam, Suthahar, Chee Cheong Kee, Ambigga Krishnapillai, et al.. (2023). Smoking status and its relationship with depression amongthe elderly population in Malaysia: Findings from theNational Health and Morbidity Survey 2018. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 21(August). 1–8. 4 indexed citations
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Jaffar, Aida, et al.. (2023). Enhancing public health resilience in urban disaster settings: A study protocol on civil-military coordination in Malaysia. MethodsX. 11. 102456–102456. 1 indexed citations
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Krishnamurthy, Kandamaran, Palak Gupta, Adnan Abdullah, et al.. (2022). Benefits of gamification in medical education. Clinical Anatomy. 35(6). 795–807. 94 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lugova, Halyna, et al.. (2021). Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Antimicrobial Uses and Resistance Among Public University Students in Bangladesh. Infection and Drug Resistance. Volume 14. 519–533. 39 indexed citations
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Charan, Jaykaran, Siddhartha Dutta, Praveen Sharma, et al.. (2020). Favipiravir Use in COVID-19: Analysis of Suspected Adverse Drug Events Reported in the WHO Database. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
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Ho, Bee Kiau, Mohd Azahadi Omar, Sazlina Shariff Ghazali, et al.. (2020). Trends in population blood pressure and prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among older persons: The 2006 & 2015 National Health and Morbidity Survey in Malaysia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Ariaratnam, Suthahar, Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani, Ambigga Krishnapillai, et al.. (2020). Prevalence of obesity and its associated risk factors among the elderly in Malaysia: Findings from The National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2015. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0238566–e0238566. 27 indexed citations
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Ghazali, Sazlina Shariff, Rajini Sooryanarayana, Bee Kiau Ho, et al.. (2020). Cardiovascular disease risk factors among older people: Data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2015. PLoS ONE. 15(10). e0240826–e0240826. 17 indexed citations
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Ho, Bee Kiau, Mohd Azahadi Omar, Rajini Sooryanarayana, et al.. (2020). Trends in population blood pressure and prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among older persons: The 2006 & 2015 National Health and Morbidity Survey in Malaysia. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0238780–e0238780. 4 indexed citations
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Ariaratnam, Suthahar, Ambigga Krishnapillai, Aqil Mohammad Daher, et al.. (2017). Relationship between coping styles and lipid profile among public university staff. Lipids in Health and Disease. 16(1). 50–50. 4 indexed citations
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Krishnapillai, Ambigga, et al.. (2017). Risk perception of cardiovascular diseases among individuals with hypertension in rural Malaysia. Heart Asia. 9(2). e010864–e010864. 15 indexed citations
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Krishnapillai, Ambigga, et al.. (2016). Hypercholesterolemia Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control among the Elderly: The 2011 National Health and Morbidity Survey, Malaysia. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 13(6). 1–9. 1 indexed citations
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Krishnapillai, Ambigga, et al.. (2014). Electromagnetic Radiation Health Effects in Exposed and Non-Exposed Residents in Penang. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection. 2(2). 77–83. 5 indexed citations
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Kaur, Gurpreet, et al.. (2013). Depression, anxiety and stress symptoms among diabetics in Malaysia: a cross sectional study in an urban primary care setting. BMC Family Practice. 14(1). 69–69. 122 indexed citations
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Yasin, Mazapuspavina Md, Aqil Mohammad Daher, Nafiza Mat Nasir, et al.. (2012). 220 OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN MALAYSIA. Journal of Hypertension. 30(Supplement 1). e67–e67.
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Ariaratnam, Suthahar, Ambigga Krishnapillai, Gurpreet Kaur, et al.. (2008). Psychiatric morbidity and survival in newly diagnosed treatment-naive cancer patients - A Study from Malaysia. Biomedical Research-tokyo. 19(2). 113–116. 8 indexed citations

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