Ara Darzi

97.2k total citations · 14 hit papers
1.5k papers, 59.3k citations indexed

About

Ara Darzi is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ara Darzi has authored 1.5k papers receiving a total of 59.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 728 papers in Surgery, 262 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 260 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ara Darzi's work include Surgical Simulation and Training (369 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (227 papers) and Anatomy and Medical Technology (142 papers). Ara Darzi is often cited by papers focused on Surgical Simulation and Training (369 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (227 papers) and Anatomy and Medical Technology (142 papers). Ara Darzi collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. Ara Darzi's co-authors include Thanos Athanasiou, Rajesh Aggarwal, Hutan Ashrafian, Krishna Moorthy, Paris Tekkis, Nick Sevdalis, Guang‐Zhong Yang, Sonal Arora, Charles Vincent and Jeremy K. Nicholson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ara Darzi

1.5k papers receiving 57.5k citations

Hit Papers

Systematic review of the application of the plan–do–study... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2013 2021 2011 2009 2012 250 500 750 1000
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. Systematic review of the application of the plan–do–study–act method to improve quality in healthcare
    2013 1.1k citations Ara Darzi et al. BMJ Quality & Safety profile →
  2. Diagnostic accuracy of deep learning in medical imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2021 503 citations Hutan Ashrafian, Ara Darzi et al. profile →
  3. Gut microbiome-host interactions in health and disease
    2011 497 citations Ara Darzi, Jeremy K. Nicholson et al. profile →
  4. The impact of stress on surgical performance: A systematic review of the literature
    2009 464 citations Debra Nestel, Ara Darzi et al. profile →
  5. Preparing for Precision Medicine
    2012 443 citations Jeremy K. Nicholson, Ara Darzi et al. profile →
  6. Intraoperative Tissue Identification Using Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry
    2013 438 citations Laura J. Muirhead, Kirill Veselkov et al. profile →
  7. Soft Robotics in Minimally Invasive Surgery
    2019 367 citations Ara Darzi et al. profile →
  8. Persistent COVID-19 symptoms in a community study of 606,434 people in England
    2022 231 citations Matthew Whitaker, Steven Riley et al. Nature Communications profile →
  9. Does Sleeve Gastrectomy Expose the Distal Esophagus to Severe Reflux?
    2019 211 citations Ara Darzi, Hutan Ashrafian et al. profile →
  10. Characteristics and predictors of acute and chronic post-COVID syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2021 211 citations Jonathan Clarke, Hutan Ashrafian et al. profile →
  11. Changing health behaviors using financial incentives: a review from behavioral economics
    2019 186 citations Ara Darzi et al. profile →
  12. Ambient temperature and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2023 92 citations Hutan Ashrafian, Ara Darzi et al. profile →
  13. LLM-based agentic systems in medicine and healthcare
    2024 48 citations Ara Darzi et al. profile →
  14. An introduction to digital determinants of health
    2024 47 citations Ara Darzi 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
Ara Darzi United Kingdom 117 27.9k 10.3k 8.9k 7.8k 7.1k 1.5k 59.3k
George A. Wells Canada 126 18.1k 0.6× 3.2k 0.3× 14.3k 1.6× 8.7k 1.1× 6.0k 0.8× 875 89.9k
Mike Clarke United Kingdom 77 21.9k 0.8× 2.6k 0.3× 9.9k 1.1× 15.4k 2.0× 10.1k 1.4× 611 120.9k
P.J. Devereaux Canada 84 24.8k 0.9× 2.4k 0.2× 17.4k 1.9× 10.6k 1.4× 6.1k 0.9× 404 96.0k
Jonathan J Deeks United Kingdom 92 20.0k 0.7× 2.5k 0.2× 9.1k 1.0× 9.1k 1.2× 8.3k 1.2× 368 96.6k
Jos Kleijnen United Kingdom 82 17.2k 0.6× 2.3k 0.2× 7.6k 0.9× 10.0k 1.3× 7.1k 1.0× 324 90.0k
A. Liberati Italy 21 19.0k 0.7× 2.3k 0.2× 8.4k 0.9× 12.1k 1.6× 8.1k 1.1× 53 100.3k
Erik von Elm Switzerland 43 18.6k 0.7× 1.8k 0.2× 9.3k 1.0× 12.9k 1.7× 7.8k 1.1× 131 89.7k
Gary G. Koch United States 75 12.7k 0.5× 3.5k 0.3× 4.9k 0.5× 8.1k 1.0× 3.3k 0.5× 485 89.9k
Cynthia D. Mulrow United States 60 17.6k 0.6× 2.0k 0.2× 9.3k 1.0× 10.0k 1.3× 6.7k 0.9× 142 90.2k
John P. A. Ioannidis United States 165 25.9k 0.9× 3.5k 0.3× 15.3k 1.7× 20.6k 2.6× 13.3k 1.9× 1.1k 189.3k

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All Works

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Mathew, Philip, et al.. (2025). Patient and public involvement and engagement to improve impact on antimicrobial resistance. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1022–1022.
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Darzi, Ara, et al.. (2025). A Population Survey on Barriers and Facilitators to Breast Cancer Screening Based on the Theoretical Domains Framework. Behavioral Sciences. 15(2). 209–209. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Edmond, et al.. (2024). Patient and caregiver perceptions of electronic health records interoperability in the NHS and its impact on care quality: a focus group study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 24(1). 370–370. 4 indexed citations
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Nazarian, Scarlet, et al.. (2023). The future of endoscopy – what are the thoughts on artificial intelligence?. Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence. 36(8). 1875–1884. 4 indexed citations
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Atchison, Christina, Maya Moshe, Jonathan C. Brown, et al.. (2022). Validity of Self-testing at Home With Rapid Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibody Detection by Lateral Flow Immunoassay. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 76(4). 658–666. 9 indexed citations
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Gordon, Ben, et al.. (2022). Systems leadership: how chief executives manage tension between organisation and system pressures. BMJ Leader. 7(1). 72–74. 2 indexed citations
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Davies, Bethan, Marzieh Araghi, Maya Moshe, et al.. (2021). Acceptability, Usability, and Performance of Lateral Flow Immunoassay Tests for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibodies: REACT-2 Study of Self-Testing in Nonhealthcare Key Workers. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 8(11). ofab496–ofab496. 13 indexed citations
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Neves, Ana Luísa, Jackie van Dael, Kelsey Flott, et al.. (2021). Use and impact of virtual primary care on quality and safety: The public's perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 30(2). 393–401. 17 indexed citations
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Ravindran, Srivathsan, Chris Healey, Sarah C. Marshall, et al.. (2021). PTU-19 The endoscopy safety attitudes questionnaire (ENDO-SAQ): Results of a pilot study. A51.1–A51.
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Guenther, Sabine, Laura J. Muirhead, Abigail V.M. Speller, et al.. (2015). Spatially Resolved Metabolic Phenotyping of Breast Cancer by Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Cancer Research. 75(9). 1828–1837. 129 indexed citations
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Nestel, Debra, et al.. (2009). Formative assessment of procedural skills: students’ responses to the Objective Structured Clinical Examination and the Integrated Performance Procedural Instrument. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 36(2). 171–183. 7 indexed citations
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Darzi, Ara, et al.. (2007). Apoptosis and chemo‐resistance in colorectal cancer. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 96(1). 77–88. 37 indexed citations
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Mayer, Erik, Mathias Winkler, Rajesh Aggarwal, et al.. (2006). Robotic prostatectomy: the first UK experience. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. 2(4). 321–328. 29 indexed citations
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Stoyanov, Danail, Ara Darzi, & Guang Yang. (2005). A practical approach towards accurate dense 3D depth recovery for robotic laparoscopic surgery. Computer Aided Surgery. 10(4). 199–208. 12 indexed citations
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Taffinder, N, I. C. McManus, Yahya Gül, R C G Russell, & Ara Darzi. (1998). Effect of sleep deprivation on surgeons' dexterity on laparoscopy simulator.. UCL Discovery (University College London). 19 indexed citations

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