Basem Azab

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Basem Azab is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Basem Azab has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Surgery, 26 papers in Oncology and 17 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Basem Azab's work include Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis (17 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (6 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (6 papers). Basem Azab is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis (17 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (6 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (6 papers). Basem Azab collaborates with scholars based in United States, Lebanon and Canada. Basem Azab's co-authors include Neeraj Shah, Joseph T. McGinn, Warren D. Widmann, Vijaya Raj Bhatt, Marlene Camacho‐Rivera, Emanuela Taioli, Meredith Akerman, Estelle Torbey, Srujitha Murukutla and Nina Kohn and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Basem Azab

57 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Usefulness of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Predicting Short- and Long-Term Mortality in Breast Cancer Patients

2011 463 citations Basem Azab, Vijaya Raj Bhatt et al. Annals of Surgical Oncology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Basem Azab United States	22	2.0k	743	619	597	518	58	3.0k
L. Grunebaum France	26	709 0.4×	544 0.7×	402 0.6×	560 0.9×	529 1.0×	82	3.8k
Umesh Tamhane United States	14	534 0.3×	437 0.6×	318 0.5×	683 1.1×	309 0.6×	18	1.6k
Sheung‐Fat Ko Taiwan	34	683 0.3×	2.1k 2.8×	442 0.7×	360 0.6×	1.2k 2.3×	230	4.4k
Luca Spiezia Italy	31	396 0.2×	444 0.6×	507 0.8×	484 0.8×	323 0.6×	146	3.4k
Gabriel Thabut France	45	457 0.2×	2.3k 3.1×	790 1.3×	1.6k 2.6×	2.5k 4.8×	131	5.9k
Larry W. Kraiss United States	36	358 0.2×	2.0k 2.7×	470 0.8×	1.4k 2.3×	1.8k 3.5×	122	5.1k
Vito D’Andrea Italy	31	470 0.2×	1.8k 2.4×	256 0.4×	275 0.5×	1.0k 2.0×	241	3.5k
Patrick O’Kelly Ireland	29	461 0.2×	762 1.0×	624 1.0×	107 0.2×	572 1.1×	122	3.2k
N. M. Gibbs Australia	26	769 0.4×	1.4k 1.9×	329 0.5×	683 1.1×	390 0.8×	98	2.8k
Joseph T. McGinn United States	20	478 0.2×	618 0.8×	267 0.4×	702 1.2×	312 0.6×	54	1.5k

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Kelly, Kristin N., Basem Azab, Danny Yakoub, et al.. (2019). Utility of Radiation After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Surgically Resectable Esophageal Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 27(3). 662–670. 4 indexed citations

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Macedo, Francisco Igor, Rachel Fayne, Basem Azab, Danny Yakoub, & Mecker G. Möller. (2018). The Role of Completion Lymphadenectomy in Positive Regional Lymph Nodes in Melanoma: A Meta-analysis. Journal of Surgical Research. 236. 83–91. 8 indexed citations

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Shariff, Masood A, et al.. (2018). Evolution of Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Innovations Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. 13(2). 81–90. 1 indexed citations

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Shariff, Masood A, et al.. (2018). Evolution of Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Innovations Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. 13(2). 81–90. 13 indexed citations

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Bradley, Terrence, Matthew Salzberg, Basem Azab, et al.. (2017). Splenectomy in a Severe Case of Acquired Factor X Deficiency Secondary to Amyloidosis: Case Discussion and Review of the Literature. Blood. 130. 4885–4885. 1 indexed citations

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Stuart, Heather, Caroline Ripat, Basem Azab, et al.. (2017). Significant upstaging of patients with stage I pancreatic cancer from clinical to pathologic staging.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 35(4_suppl). 349–349. 1 indexed citations

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Picon, Antonio I., et al.. (2017). CT scan incidental findings in trauma patients: does it impact hospital length of stay?. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2(1). e000101–e000101. 22 indexed citations

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Picado, Omar, Basem Azab, Dido Franceschi, et al.. (2017). Surgical Management of Metastatic Gastric Cancer: A National Cancer Database Analysis. Gastroenterology. 152(5). S1247–S1247. 1 indexed citations

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Azab, Basem, Nileshkumar Patel, Masood A Shariff, et al.. (2016). Long-term Outcome after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Compared with Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in the Elderly. The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal. 10(1). 11–18. 14 indexed citations

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Azab, Basem, Neeraj Shah, Nileshkumar Patel, et al.. (2014). Long-term mortality in minimally invasive compared with sternotomy coronary artery bypass surgery in the geriatric population (75 years and older patients). European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 47(5). 862–867. 28 indexed citations

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Azab, Basem, Neeraj Shah, Jared Radbel, et al.. (2013). Pretreatment neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio is superior to platelet/lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of long-term mortality in breast cancer patients. Medical Oncology. 30(1). 432–432. 210 indexed citations

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Azab, Basem, et al.. (2013). Elevated preoperative neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of increased long-term survival in minimal invasive coronary artery bypass surgery compared to sternotomy. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 8(1). 193–193. 27 indexed citations

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Khoueiry, Georges, et al.. (2012). Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in the Setting of Anaphylaxis Treated with High-dose Intravenous Epinephrine. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 44(1). 96–99. 38 indexed citations

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Azab, Basem, et al.. (2012). Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Worsening Renal Function in Diabetic Patients (3-Year Follow-Up Study). Renal Failure. 34(5). 571–576. 108 indexed citations

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Khoueiry, Georges, et al.. (2012). An unusual case of giant cardiac fibroelastoma mimicking left atrial myxoma in a patient presenting with syncope. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 41(3). 191–194. 5 indexed citations

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Khoueiry, Georges, Nidal Abi Rafeh, Basem Azab, et al.. (2012). Right Coronary Artery Fistula as a Result of Delayed Right Atrial Perforation by a Passive Fixation Lead. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 5(2). e46–7. 4 indexed citations

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Khoueiry, Georges, et al.. (2011). Left Atrial Appendage Lipoma: An Unusual Location of Cardiac Lipomas. Echocardiography. 28(5). E91–E93. 4 indexed citations

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Azab, Basem, et al.. (2011). Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Adverse outcomes of Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 11(4). 445–452. 217 indexed citations

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Azab, Basem, Estelle Torbey, Meredith Akerman, et al.. (2011). Mean platelet volume/platelet count ratio as a predictor of long-term mortality after non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Platelets. 22(8). 557–566. 95 indexed citations

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Rafeh, Nidal Abi, Robert Wetz, Georges Khoueiry, et al.. (2009). A STEMI Code Protocol Improves Door-to-Balloon Time on Weekdays and Weekends. Journal for Healthcare Quality. 31(6). 35–43. 10 indexed citations

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