Basil S. Karam

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Basil S. Karam is a scholar working on Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Basil S. Karam has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Emergency Medicine and 5 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Basil S. Karam's work include Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (7 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (6 papers) and Trauma Management and Diagnosis (4 papers). Basil S. Karam is often cited by papers focused on Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (7 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (6 papers) and Trauma Management and Diagnosis (4 papers). Basil S. Karam collaborates with scholars based in United States, Lebanon and Canada. Basil S. Karam's co-authors include Fadi G. Akar, Won-Joon Koh, Joseph G. Akar, Elie A. Akl, Ramez Kouzy, Jabra Zarka, Elio Adib, Joseph Abi Jaoude, Khalil Baddour and Cindy Traboulsi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American College of Cardiology, PLoS ONE and Journal of General Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Basil S. Karam

24 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Coronavirus Goes Viral: Quantifying the COVID-19 Misinformation Epidemic on Twitter

2020 586 citations Ramez Kouzy, Joseph Abi Jaoude et al. Cureus profile →
Oxidative stress and inflammation as central mediators of atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes

2017 361 citations Basil S. Karam, Won-Joon Koh et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Basil S. Karam United States	9	466	250	205	191	163	26	1.4k
Hourmazd Haghbayan Canada	10	541 1.2×	80 0.3×	87 0.4×	744 3.9×	159 1.0×	22	1.8k
Patrick Archambault Canada	21	59 0.1×	109 0.4×	119 0.6×	137 0.7×	39 0.2×	153	1.6k
Nabarun Dasgupta United States	32	214 0.5×	69 0.3×	234 1.1×	233 1.2×	63 0.4×	114	3.7k
Tina D Purnat Switzerland	12	239 0.5×	55 0.2×	29 0.1×	154 0.8×	56 0.3×	45	1.1k
Israel Júnior Borges do Nascimento Brazil	16	161 0.3×	39 0.2×	57 0.3×	121 0.6×	64 0.4×	47	1.3k
Min‐Huei Hsu Taiwan	12	147 0.3×	31 0.1×	36 0.2×	137 0.7×	83 0.5×	39	700
Kevin O. Hwang United States	17	157 0.3×	55 0.2×	123 0.6×	125 0.7×	19 0.1×	38	1.2k
Jinhai Huo United States	24	101 0.2×	54 0.2×	376 1.8×	99 0.5×	44 0.3×	133	1.8k
Baharudin Ibrahim Malaysia	20	89 0.2×	195 0.8×	109 0.5×	80 0.4×	10 0.1×	90	1.5k
Jane Robertson Australia	26	74 0.2×	111 0.4×	102 0.5×	38 0.2×	34 0.2×	66	2.0k

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Karam, Basil S., et al.. (2025). Ergonomics and body wellness during surgery: A review and practical guide. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 36(1). 101085–101085. 1 indexed citations

Pokrzywa, Courtney, Basil S. Karam, Anikó Szabó, et al.. (2024). Prospective validation of a hospital triage predictive model to decrease undertriage: an EAST multicenter study. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 9(1). e001280–e001280.

Pokrzywa, Courtney, et al.. (2024). Feasibility of ultraportable US in detecting clinically concerning recurrent pneumothorax in patients with chest trauma. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 9(1). e001464–e001464. 1 indexed citations

Pokrzywa, Courtney, et al.. (2023). Predictive Factors for the Application of Pelvic Binders in the Prehospital Setting. Prehospital Emergency Care. 28(2). 425–430.

Karam, Basil S., Katherine Tyson, William Peppard, et al.. (2023). A Prescribing Guideline Decreases Postoperative Opioid Prescribing in Emergency General Surgery. Journal of Surgical Research. 293. 607–612. 1 indexed citations

Tyson, Katherine, Basil S. Karam, William Peppard, et al.. (2022). Optimizing discharge opioid prescribing in trauma patients: A quasi-experimental study. Surgery. 173(3). 794–798. 3 indexed citations

Morris, Rachel, Courtney Pokrzywa, Jason Barber, et al.. (2022). Predicting outcomes after traumatic brain injury: A novel hospital prediction model for a patient reported outcome. The American Journal of Surgery. 224(4). 1150–1155. 2 indexed citations

Karam, Basil S., Savo Bou Zein Eddine, Juan David Figueroa, et al.. (2022). Trauma surgeon–performed peripheral arterial repairs are associated with equivalent outcomes when compared with vascular surgeons. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 92(4). 754–759. 6 indexed citations

Lusczek, Elizabeth R., Nicholas E. Ingraham, Basil S. Karam, et al.. (2021). Characterizing COVID-19 clinical phenotypes and associated comorbidities and complication profiles. PLoS ONE. 16(3). e0248956–e0248956. 36 indexed citations

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Morris, Rachel, Basil S. Karam, Patrick Murphy, et al.. (2021). Field-Triage, Hospital-Triage and Triage-Assessment: A Literature Review of the Current Phases of Adult Trauma Triage. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 90(6). e138–e145. 40 indexed citations

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Murphy, Patrick, Marc de Moya, Basil S. Karam, et al.. (2021). Optimal timing of venous thromboembolic chemoprophylaxis initiation following blunt solid organ injury: meta-analysis and systematic review. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 48(3). 2039–2046. 10 indexed citations

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Ingraham, Nicholas E., Laura N. Purcell, Basil S. Karam, et al.. (2021). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospital Admissions from COVID-19: Determining the Impact of Neighborhood Deprivation and Primary Language. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 36(11). 3462–3470. 60 indexed citations

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Moheb, Mohamad El, et al.. (2021). Appraising the Quality of Reporting of American College of Surgeons NSQIP Emergency General Surgery Studies. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 232(5). 671–680. 6 indexed citations

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Eddine, Savo Bou Zein, et al.. (2020). Neither Skin Sutures nor Foam Dressing Use Affect Tracheostomy Complication Rates. Journal of Surgical Research. 260. 116–121. 3 indexed citations

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Kouzy, Ramez, Joseph Abi Jaoude, Afif Kraitem, et al.. (2020). Coronavirus Goes Viral: Quantifying the COVID-19 Misinformation Epidemic on Twitter. Cureus. 12(3). e7255–e7255. 586 indexed citations breakdown →

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Karam, Basil S., et al.. (2017). Oxidative stress and inflammation as central mediators of atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 16(1). 120–120. 361 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xie, Chaoqin, Jun Hu, Lukas J. Motloch, Basil S. Karam, & Fadi G. Akar. (2015). The Classically Cardioprotective Agent Diazoxide Elicits Arrhythmias in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 66(10). 1144–1156. 16 indexed citations

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Karam, Basil S. & Fadi G. Akar. (2014). Blue LEDs get the Nobel Prize while Red LEDs are poised to save lives. Frontiers in Physiology. 5. 443–443. 1 indexed citations

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Karam, Basil S., et al.. (2000). Ergotism Precipitated by Erythromycin: a Rare Case of Vasospasm. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 19(1). 96–98. 6 indexed citations

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Karam, Basil S., et al.. (1989). Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgery in morbidly obese patients.. PubMed. 106(4). 750–6; discussion 756. 171 indexed citations

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