Gaafar Ragab

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 699 citations indexed

About

Gaafar Ragab is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Gaafar Ragab has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 699 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Rheumatology, 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Gaafar Ragab's work include Vasculitis and related conditions (8 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (7 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (7 papers). Gaafar Ragab is often cited by papers focused on Vasculitis and related conditions (8 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (7 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (7 papers). Gaafar Ragab collaborates with scholars based in Egypt, United States and Canada. Gaafar Ragab's co-authors include Mohsen Elshahaly, Thomas Bardin, Mohamed Hussein, Manal S. Fawzy, Mahmoud M. Soliman, Hussein Okasha, Amr Edrees, Rehab Nabil Shamma, Tamer A. Macky and Hadi Goubran and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The American Journal of Gastroenterology and Lara D. Veeken.

In The Last Decade

Gaafar Ragab

34 papers receiving 672 citations

Hit Papers

Gout: An old disease in new perspective – A review 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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. Gout: An old disease in new perspective – A review
    2017 379 citations Gaafar Ragab, Mohsen Elshahaly et al. Journal of Advanced Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gaafar Ragab Egypt 12 294 212 150 127 76 36 699
Krzysztof Pawlaczyk Poland 15 333 1.1× 53 0.3× 127 0.8× 168 1.3× 88 1.2× 64 913
Chantal Lefebvre Belgium 12 81 0.3× 323 1.5× 72 0.5× 53 0.4× 56 0.7× 32 681
Bo Young Yoon South Korea 16 37 0.1× 253 1.2× 77 0.5× 50 0.4× 70 0.9× 48 595
Yoko Obata Japan 18 334 1.1× 95 0.4× 242 1.6× 148 1.2× 115 1.5× 78 996
Pierre‐André Jarrot France 9 137 0.5× 100 0.5× 190 1.3× 70 0.6× 71 0.9× 32 783
Maria Vincenza Mastrolia Italy 13 24 0.1× 83 0.4× 89 0.6× 112 0.9× 278 3.7× 54 605
Tristan Pascart France 22 800 2.7× 494 2.3× 214 1.4× 434 3.4× 58 0.8× 86 1.2k
Alicja Połubińska Poland 18 344 1.2× 33 0.2× 114 0.8× 240 1.9× 49 0.6× 50 895
Jan Tencer Sweden 16 347 1.2× 58 0.3× 151 1.0× 58 0.5× 95 1.3× 31 778
William J. Huang Taiwan 9 518 1.8× 299 1.4× 201 1.3× 379 3.0× 27 0.4× 18 830

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gaafar Ragab

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gaafar Ragab

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gaafar Ragab. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gaafar Ragab based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gaafar Ragab. Gaafar Ragab is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Goubran, Hadi, Shahid Ahmed, Gaafar Ragab, Jerard Seghatchian, & Thierry Burnouf. (2024). Platelet proteomics: Clinical implications – Decoding the black box!. Transfusion and Apheresis Science. 64(1). 104060–104060. 1 indexed citations
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Goubran, Hadi, Gaafar Ragab, Jerard Seghatchian, & Thierry Burnouf. (2024). Towards personalized and rational use of immunoglobulins amid expanding indications and shortages. Transfusion and Apheresis Science. 63(5). 103987–103987. 1 indexed citations
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Goubran, Hadi, Julie Stakiw, Jerard Seghatchian, Gaafar Ragab, & Thierry Burnouf. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 and cancer: the intriguing and informative cross-talk. Transfusion and Apheresis Science. 61(4). 103488–103488. 6 indexed citations
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Ragab, Gaafar, et al.. (2022). Behçet uveitis: Current practice and future perspectives. Frontiers in Medicine. 9. 968345–968345. 10 indexed citations
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El‐Beshlawy, Amal, et al.. (2022). Genotype–phenotype associations in familial Mediterranean fever: a study of 500 Egyptian pediatric patients. Clinical Rheumatology. 41(5). 1511–1521. 12 indexed citations
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Goubran, Hadi, Gaafar Ragab, Jerard Seghatchian, & Thierry Burnouf. (2022). Blood transfusion in autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Transfusion and Apheresis Science. 61(6). 103596–103596. 3 indexed citations
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Shamma, Rehab Nabil, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of the effect of topical tacrolimus 0.03% versus cyclosporine 0.05% in the treatment of dry eye secondary to Sjogren syndrome. European Journal of Ophthalmology. 32(1). 673–679. 35 indexed citations
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Treppo, Elena, Luca Quartuccio, Gaafar Ragab, & Salvatore De Vita. (2021). Rheumatologic manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus. Minerva Medica. 112(2). 201–214. 10 indexed citations
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Ragab, Gaafar, et al.. (2020). Three Patterns of Cutaneous Involvement in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. Journal of Advanced Research. 24. 311–315. 6 indexed citations
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Goubran, Hadi, et al.. (2019). Precision Anticoagulation Medicine. 2 indexed citations
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Ragab, Gaafar, Mohsen Elshahaly, & Thomas Bardin. (2017). Gout: An old disease in new perspective – A review. Journal of Advanced Research. 8(5). 495–511. 379 indexed citations breakdown →
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Goubran, Hadi, et al.. (2017). The microbiome and transfusion in cancer patients. Transfusion and Apheresis Science. 56(3). 330–335. 8 indexed citations
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Macky, Tamer A., et al.. (2016). INTRAVITREAL INFLIXIMAB IN REFRACTORY UVEITIS IN BEHCET'S DISEASE. Retina. 36(12). 2399–2408. 24 indexed citations
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Salem, Mohamed Nabil, et al.. (2016). CD28 and PTPN22 are associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in Egyptians. Human Immunology. 77(6). 522–526. 15 indexed citations
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Ragab, Gaafar & Mohamed Hussein. (2016). Vasculitic syndromes in hepatitis C virus: A review. Journal of Advanced Research. 8(2). 99–111. 30 indexed citations
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Shohdy, Kyrillus S., et al.. (2016). Leprosy Masquerading as Systemic Rheumatic Diseases. JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 22(5). 264–271. 10 indexed citations
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Saadi, Gamal, et al.. (2016). Antiviral treatment prioritization in HCV-infected patients with extrahepatic manifestations – An Egyptian perspective. Journal of Advanced Research. 7(3). 391–402. 12 indexed citations
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Edrees, Amr, et al.. (2013). Activated protein C resistance in Behcet’s disease. Thrombosis Journal. 11(1). 17–17. 4 indexed citations
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Ragab, Gaafar, et al.. (2012). The importance of using ultrasonography in knee osteoarthritis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24(3). 93–96. 3 indexed citations

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