Hatem A Wafa

14.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 597 citations indexed

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Hatem A Wafa is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Hatem A Wafa has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 597 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Epidemiology, 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 4 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Hatem A Wafa's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (7 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (4 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (3 papers). Hatem A Wafa is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (7 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (4 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (3 papers). Hatem A Wafa collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Hatem A Wafa's co-authors include Yanzhong Wang, Charles Wolfe, Eva Emmett, Gregory A. Roth, Catherine O. Johnson, Ajay Bhalla, Anthony Rudd, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Catey Bunce and David Steel and has published in prestigious journals such as Stroke, PLoS Medicine and Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

In The Last Decade

Hatem A Wafa

11 papers receiving 584 citations

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Burden of Stroke in Europe

2020 478 citations Hatem A Wafa, Charles Wolfe et al. Stroke profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hatem A Wafa United Kingdom	6	264	253	94	84	76	13	597
Eva Emmett United Kingdom	7	276 1.0×	262 1.0×	99 1.1×	77 0.9×	102 1.3×	12	618
Laetitia Yperzeele Belgium	12	295 1.1×	238 0.9×	110 1.2×	54 0.6×	125 1.6×	35	630
Yongchai Nilanont Thailand	10	280 1.1×	334 1.3×	156 1.7×	87 1.0×	52 0.7×	25	661
Dorcas B.C. Gandhi India	13	298 1.1×	348 1.4×	78 0.8×	50 0.6×	74 1.0×	31	714
Thomas Toell Austria	12	304 1.2×	237 0.9×	88 0.9×	116 1.4×	171 2.3×	24	661
Teresa Ullberg Sweden	13	428 1.6×	285 1.1×	158 1.7×	93 1.1×	107 1.4×	48	651
Saad Shafqat Pakistan	13	311 1.2×	266 1.1×	157 1.7×	92 1.1×	70 0.9×	25	672
Kürşad Kutluk Türkiye	7	264 1.0×	218 0.9×	121 1.3×	64 0.8×	60 0.8×	23	476
Iuri Santana Neville Brazil	11	203 0.8×	135 0.5×	139 1.5×	62 0.7×	27 0.4×	42	494
Jessica Kepplinger Germany	11	251 1.0×	168 0.7×	96 1.0×	93 1.1×	73 1.0×	22	473

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Wafa, Hatem A, Yanzhong Wang, Catey Bunce, et al.. (2025). Vitrectomy, subretinal Tissue plasminogen activator and Intravitreal Gas for submacular haemorrhage secondary to Exudative Age-Related macular degeneration (TIGER): update to study protocol and addition of a statistical analysis plan and health economic analysis plan for a randomised controlled surgical trial. Trials. 26(1). 131–131.

Wafa, Hatem A, James Budge, Tom Carrell, et al.. (2025). Statistical analysis plan for the ARtificially Intelligent image fusion system versus standard treatment to guide endovascular Aortic aneurysm repair (ARIA): a multi-centre randomised controlled trial. Trials. 26(1). 143–143.

Budge, James, Tom Carrell, Hatem A Wafa, et al.. (2024). The ARIA trial protocol: a randomised controlled trial to assess the clinical, technical, and cost-effectiveness of a cloud-based, ARtificially Intelligent image fusion system in comparison to standard treatment to guide endovascular Aortic aneurysm repair. Trials. 25(1). 214–214. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Lidan, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic accuracy of deep learning using speech samples in depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 31(10). 2394–2404. 5 indexed citations

Marshall, Iain, Charles Wolfe, Eva Emmett, et al.. (2023). Cohort profile: The South London Stroke Register – a population-based register measuring the incidence and outcomes of stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 32(8). 107210–107210. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Lu, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness and Safety of Non-Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Previous Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neuroepidemiology. 58(1). 1–14. 1 indexed citations

Jackson, Timothy L., Catey Bunce, Jost Hillenkamp, et al.. (2022). Vitrectomy, subretinal Tissue plasminogen activator and Intravitreal Gas for submacular haemorrhage secondary to Exudative Age-Related macular degeneration (TIGER): study protocol for a phase 3, pan-European, two-group, non-commercial, active-control, observer-masked, superiority, randomised controlled surgical trial. Trials. 23(1). 99–99. 20 indexed citations

Marshall, Iain, Christopher McKevitt, Yanzhong Wang, et al.. (2022). Stroke pathway — An evidence base for commissioning — An evidence review for NHS England and NHS Improvement. NIHR Open Research. 2. 43–43. 4 indexed citations

Youkee, Daniel, Gibrilla F. Deen, Edward J. Barrett, et al.. (2021). A Prospective Stroke Register in Sierra Leone: Demographics, Stroke Type, Stroke Care and Hospital Outcomes. Frontiers in Neurology. 12. 712060–712060. 9 indexed citations

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Wafa, Hatem A, Charles Wolfe, Eva Emmett, et al.. (2020). Burden of Stroke in Europe. Stroke. 51(8). 2418–2427. 478 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wafa, Hatem A, Charles Wolfe, Ajay Bhalla, & Yanzhong Wang. (2020). Long-term trends in death and dependence after ischaemic strokes: A retrospective cohort study using the South London Stroke Register (SLSR). PLoS Medicine. 17(3). e1003048–e1003048. 39 indexed citations

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Wafa, Hatem A, Eva Emmett, Charles Wolfe, & Yanzhong Wang. (2019). BURDEN OF STROKE IN EUROPE: 30-YEAR PROJECTIONS OF INCIDENCE, PREVALENCE, DEATHS AND DALYS IN EU COUNTRIES. 4. 5–5. 1 indexed citations

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Wafa, Hatem A, Charles Wolfe, Anthony Rudd, & Yanzhong Wang. (2018). Long-term trends in incidence and risk factors for ischaemic stroke subtypes: Prospective population study of the South London Stroke Register. PLoS Medicine. 15(10). e1002669–e1002669. 29 indexed citations

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