Belal Alshaikh

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 860 citations indexed

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Belal Alshaikh is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Belal Alshaikh has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 860 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 30 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 28 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Belal Alshaikh's work include Infant Nutrition and Health (30 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (26 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (12 papers). Belal Alshaikh is often cited by papers focused on Infant Nutrition and Health (30 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (26 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (12 papers). Belal Alshaikh collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Belal Alshaikh's co-authors include Kamran Yusuf, Reg Sauvé, Deonne Dersch‐Mills, Tanis R. Fenton, Albert Akierman, Seham Elmrayed, Carlos Fajardo, Shirin Moossavi, Andrei Harabor and Marie‐Claire Arrieta and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Belal Alshaikh

56 papers receiving 847 citations

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Supplementation with a probiotic mixture accelerates gut microbiome maturation and reduces intestinal inflammation in extremely preterm infants

2022 122 citations Jumana Samara, Shirin Moossavi et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Birth weight and head circumference for 22–29 weeks gestation neonates from an international cohort 2025 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal ·Tanis R. Fenton, Belal Alshaikh, Satoshi Kusuda, Kjell Helenius, Neena Modi, Mikael Norman, Kei Lui, Liisa Lehtonen, Malcolm Battin, Gil Klinger, Máximo Vento, Vieri Lastrucci, Luigi Gagliardi, Mark Adams, Sérgio Tadeu Martins Marba, Tetsuya Isayama, Stellan Håkansson, Dirk Bassler, Prakesh S. Shah	1
2	Short- and longer-term growth and development of fat mass in preterm infants 2025 ·Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine ·(unknown), Belal Alshaikh, Seham Elmrayed, Tanis R. Fenton	0
3	Effectiveness and Risks of Probiotics in Preterm Infants 2025 ·PEDIATRICS ·Belal Alshaikh, Joseph Ting, (unknown), Brigitte Lemyre, Jonathan Wong, (unknown), Marc Beltempo, Prakesh S. Shah	10
4	A multidimensional fecal microbial and inflammatory biomarker profiling in preterm and full-term neonates 2025 ·Pediatric Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Karina Mariela Cirone, Harish Amin, Amuchou Soraisham, Belal Alshaikh, Sumesh Thomas, Eduardo R. Cobo	0
5	Impact of Refeeding Syndrome on the Short-Term Clinical Outcomes of Very-Premature Infants 2024 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), Belal Alshaikh, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Adli Abdelrahim, (unknown), Abdullah Alghamdi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
6	Postnatal acetaminophen exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18–21 months corrected gestational age in preterm infants <29 weeks gestation: a retrospective cohort study 2023 ·Pediatric Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Selphee Tang, Shabih U. Hasan, (unknown), Leonora Hendson, Belal Alshaikh, Kamran Yusuf	2
7	Rates and Determinants of Home Nasogastric Tube Feeding in Infants Born Very Preterm 2022 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·Belal Alshaikh, Kamran Yusuf, (unknown), Ayman Abou Mehrem, (unknown), Jaya Bodani, Eugene W. Yoon, Prakesh S. Shah	5
8	Neonatal and Preterm Infant Growth Assessment 2022 ·Clinics in Perinatology ·Tanis R. Fenton, (unknown), (unknown), Belal Alshaikh	15
9	Multi-strain probiotics for extremely preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial 2022 ·Pediatric Research ·Belal Alshaikh, Jumana Samara, Shirin Moossavi, Tahsin Ferdous, Amuchou Soraisham, Deonne Dersch‐Mills, Marie‐Claire Arrieta, Harish Amin	20
10	Effect of enteral zinc supplementation on growth and neurodevelopment of preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2021 ·Journal of Perinatology ·Belal Alshaikh, (unknown), Kamran Yusuf, (unknown), Tanis R. Fenton	15
11	Critical examination of relationships between early growth and childhood overweight in extremely preterm infants 2021 ·Journal of Perinatology ·Tanis R. Fenton, Roseann Nasser, Dianne Creighton, Seham Elmrayed, Selphee Tang, Chelsia Gillis, Belal Alshaikh	10
12	Endocrine-sensitive physical endpoints in newborns: ranges and predictors 2020 ·Pediatric Research ·Rachana Shah, Belal Alshaikh, Joan I. Schall, Andrea Kelly, Eileen Ford, Babette S. Zemel, David M. Umbach, Margaret A. Adgent, Virginia A. Stallings	7
13	High Early Parenteral Lipid in Very Preterm Infants: A Randomized-Controlled Trial 2020 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·(unknown), Kamran Yusuf, (unknown), (unknown), Belal Alshaikh	18
14	CD-34+ and VE-cadherin+ endothelial progenitor cells in preeclampsia and normotensive pregnancies 2019 ·Pregnancy Hypertension ·(unknown), Faisal Khan, Belal Alshaikh, Noureddine Berka, Abdelhamid Liacini, (unknown), Kamran Yusuf	6
15	Prolonged use of antibiotics after birth is associated with increased morbidity in preterm infants with negative cultures 2018 ·The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine ·Carlos Fajardo, Belal Alshaikh, Andrei Harabor	32
16	Probiotics supplementation and length of hospital stay in neonates with gastrointestinal surgery 2017 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marie‐Claire Arrieta, Paul Beaudry, Deonne Dersch‐Mills, Belal Alshaikh	3
17	Choline supplementation alters some amino acid concentrations with no change in homocysteine in children with cystic fibrosis and pancreatic insufficiency 2015 ·Nutrition Research ·Belal Alshaikh, Joan I. Schall, Asim Maqbool, Maria R. Mascarenhas, Michael J. Bennett, Virginia A. Stallings	10
18	Assessment of initial vancomycin dosing in neonates 2014 ·Paediatrics & Child Health ·Deonne Dersch‐Mills, (unknown), Albert Akierman, Belal Alshaikh, Kamran Yusuf	15
19	Extended interval dosing of gentamicin in premature neonates ≤ 28‐week gestation 2012 ·Acta Paediatrica ·Belal Alshaikh, Deonne Dersch‐Mills, Richard Taylor, Albert Akierman, Kamran Yusuf	12
20	Motor neurone disease presenting as respiratory failure. 1986 ·BMJ ·Belal Alshaikh, William Kinnear, T W Higenbottam, Helene S. Smith, John M. Shneerson, Iain Wilkinson	18

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