Ashraf S. Habib

15.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
244 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Ashraf S. Habib is a scholar working on Surgery, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashraf S. Habib has authored 244 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 184 papers in Surgery, 83 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 74 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ashraf S. Habib's work include Anesthesia and Pain Management (162 papers), Nausea and vomiting management (86 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (58 papers). Ashraf S. Habib is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Pain Management (162 papers), Nausea and vomiting management (86 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (58 papers). Ashraf S. Habib collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Singapore. Ashraf S. Habib's co-authors include Tong J. Gan, Terrence K. Allen, Ronald B. George, Tong J. Gan, Basem M. Mishriky, Nathan H. Waldron, William D. White, Timothy E. Miller, Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum and William G. White and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Pain.

In The Last Decade

Ashraf S. Habib

236 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
    2013 961 citations Tong J. Gan, Ashraf S. Habib et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →
  2. Incidence, patient satisfaction, and perceptions of post-surgical pain: results from a US national survey
    2013 578 citations Tong J. Gan, Ashraf S. Habib et al. profile →
  3. Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Guidelines for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
    2007 482 citations Tong J. Gan, Ashraf S. Habib et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →
  4. Impact of perioperative dexamethasone on postoperative analgesia and side-effects: systematic review and meta-analysis
    2012 459 citations Nathan H. Waldron, Cheryl A. Jones et al. British Journal of Anaesthesia profile →
  5. Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology: Consensus Statement and Recommendations for Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean
    2020 173 citations Ashraf S. Habib, Brendan Carvalho et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →
  6. Selective Inhibition of Na V 1.8 with VX-548 for Acute Pain
    2023 110 citations J. W. Jones, Darin Correll et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ashraf S. Habib United States 44 7.1k 3.1k 2.6k 1.0k 871 244 9.0k
Girish P. Joshi United States 54 7.3k 1.0× 4.0k 1.3× 2.6k 1.0× 738 0.7× 1.3k 1.5× 346 10.2k
Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum United States 33 3.7k 0.5× 4.0k 1.3× 1.6k 0.6× 680 0.7× 785 0.9× 122 7.0k
M. J. Paech Australia 46 3.2k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 321 0.4× 198 6.4k
K. Korttila Finland 47 4.5k 0.6× 4.1k 1.3× 2.1k 0.8× 409 0.4× 512 0.6× 191 7.7k
Leopold Eberhart Germany 38 4.2k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 456 0.4× 713 0.8× 193 5.7k
Françis Bonnet France 53 6.9k 1.0× 3.7k 1.2× 2.2k 0.9× 637 0.6× 991 1.1× 294 9.7k
Marc Van de Velde Belgium 40 3.7k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 872 0.9× 189 0.2× 237 5.1k
Pierre Diemunsch France 31 2.9k 0.4× 985 0.3× 875 0.3× 328 0.3× 471 0.5× 160 4.3k
Juraj Šprung United States 50 3.9k 0.6× 4.0k 1.3× 3.3k 1.3× 556 0.5× 857 1.0× 372 11.3k
Alparslan Turan United States 42 6.1k 0.9× 3.4k 1.1× 3.1k 1.2× 389 0.4× 775 0.9× 276 8.4k

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All Works

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Kim, Matthew, et al.. (2025). Intrathecal morphine 100 µg versus 150 µg for post-cesarean delivery analgesia: a retrospective cohort study (2020–2022). International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 62. 104348–104348. 1 indexed citations
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Devinney, Michael J., Matthew W. Foster, Rachel A. Myers, et al.. (2025). Cerebrospinal fluid proteome of patients with persistent pain and/or postpartum depression after elective cesarean delivery: An exploratory prospective cohort study. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 104. 111855–111855. 1 indexed citations
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Meng, Marie‐Louise, Jerome J. Federspiel, Matthew A. Fuller, et al.. (2023). Severe Maternal Morbidity According to Mode of Delivery Among Pregnant Patients With Cardiomyopathies. JACC Heart Failure. 11(12). 1678–1689. 4 indexed citations
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Fuller, Matthew, et al.. (2023). Opioid-Sparing Multimodal Analgesia Use After Cesarean Delivery Under General Anesthesia: A Retrospective Cohort Study in 729 US Hospitals. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 137(2). 256–266. 3 indexed citations
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Jones, J. W., Darin Correll, Sandra Lechner, et al.. (2023). Selective Inhibition of Na V 1.8 with VX-548 for Acute Pain. New England Journal of Medicine. 389(5). 393–405. 110 indexed citations breakdown →
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Monuszko, Karen, et al.. (2022). Development and Validation of a Model for Opioid Prescribing Following Gynecological Surgery. JAMA Network Open. 5(7). e2222973–e2222973. 4 indexed citations
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Tan, Hon Sen & Ashraf S. Habib. (2021). Safety evaluation of oliceridine for the management of postoperative moderate-to-severe acute pain. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety. 20(11). 1291–1298. 7 indexed citations
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Tan, Hon Sen, et al.. (2020). Quadratus lumborum block for postoperative analgesia after cesarean delivery: A systematic review with meta-analysis and trial-sequential analysis. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 67. 110003–110003. 40 indexed citations
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Fuller, Matthew, et al.. (2020). Intra-operative ketorolac 15 mg versus 30 mg for analgesia following cesarean delivery: a retrospective study. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 44. 116–121. 5 indexed citations
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Nedeljković, Srdjan S., Manuel C. Vallejo, Jean-Louis Horn, et al.. (2020). Transversus Abdominis Plane Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain After Cesarean Delivery in a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 131(6). 1830–1839. 60 indexed citations
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Nobuhara, Chloe K., W. Michael Bullock, Mary Cooter, et al.. (2020). A protocol to reduce self-reported pain scores and adverse events following lumbar punctures in older adults. Journal of Neurology. 267(7). 2002–2006. 9 indexed citations
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Oderda, Gary M., et al.. (2019). Opioid-related respiratory and gastrointestinal adverse events in patients with acute postoperative pain: prevalence, predictors, and burden. Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy. 33(3-4). 82–97. 46 indexed citations
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Habib, Ashraf S., et al.. (2016). Local anaesthetic wound infiltration for postcaesarean section analgesia. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 33(10). 731–742. 57 indexed citations
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Mishriky, Basem M., Nathan H. Waldron, & Ashraf S. Habib. (2014). Impact of pregabalin on acute and persistent postoperative pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 114(1). 10–31. 238 indexed citations
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Waldron, Nathan H., Cheryl A. Jones, Tong J. Gan, Terrence K. Allen, & Ashraf S. Habib. (2012). Impact of perioperative dexamethasone on postoperative analgesia and side-effects: systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 110(2). 191–200. 459 indexed citations breakdown →
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Allen, Terrence K., Cheryl Jones, & Ashraf S. Habib. (2012). Dexamethasone for the Prophylaxis of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Associated with Neuraxial Morphine Administration. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 114(4). 813–822. 67 indexed citations
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McCarthy, Grace C., Sohair A. Megalla, & Ashraf S. Habib. (2010). Impact of Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion on Postoperative Analgesia and Recovery from Surgery. Drugs. 70(9). 1149–1163. 285 indexed citations
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Fleming, Nicole D., Laura J. Havrilesky, Fidel A. Valea, et al.. (2010). Analgesic and antiemetic needs following minimally invasive vs open staging for endometrial cancer. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 204(1). 65.e1–65.e6. 17 indexed citations
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Sun, Yi, et al.. (2008). Acupuncture and related techniques for postoperative pain: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 101(2). 151–160. 218 indexed citations
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Allen, Terrence K., et al.. (2007). How much are patients willing to pay to avoid postoperative muscle pain associated with succinylcholine?. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 19(8). 601–608. 8 indexed citations

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