Iosief Abraha

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Iosief Abraha is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Iosief Abraha has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Surgery, 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 11 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Iosief Abraha's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (8 papers), Medical Coding and Health Information (6 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (5 papers). Iosief Abraha is often cited by papers focused on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (8 papers), Medical Coding and Health Information (6 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (5 papers). Iosief Abraha collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and United Kingdom. Iosief Abraha's co-authors include Alessandro Montedori, Roberto Cirocchi, Antonio Cherubini, Alfonso J. Cruz‐Jentoft, Denis O’Mahony, Roy L. Soiza, Joseph M. Rimland, Massimiliano Orso, Eriberto Farinella and Paolo Eusebi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Stroke and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Iosief Abraha

80 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Systematic review of systematic reviews of non-pharmacological interventions to treat behavioural disturbances in older patients with dementia. The SENATOR-OnTop series

2017 327 citations Iosief Abraha, Joseph M. Rimland et al. BMJ Open profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Iosief Abraha Italy	31	926	491	407	389	350	80	3.2k
Rosemary C. Polomano United States	34	1.0k 1.1×	452 0.9×	312 0.8×	147 0.4×	647 1.8×	111	3.8k
N.L.U. van Meeteren Netherlands	28	1.3k 1.4×	289 0.6×	339 0.8×	387 1.0×	631 1.8×	100	3.6k
John Orav United States	42	1.7k 1.8×	736 1.5×	578 1.4×	406 1.0×	749 2.1×	81	6.5k
Alexandra Gorelik Australia	28	686 0.7×	256 0.5×	236 0.6×	354 0.9×	207 0.6×	168	3.1k
Rosalind Rabin United Kingdom	5	899 1.0×	315 0.6×	373 0.9×	520 1.3×	424 1.2×	5	4.8k
Birgitta Olofsson Sweden	31	927 1.0×	203 0.4×	266 0.7×	296 0.8×	273 0.8×	92	3.6k
Nathaniel D. Mercaldo United States	26	538 0.6×	140 0.3×	349 0.9×	839 2.2×	468 1.3×	107	3.2k
Dagny Faksvåg Haugen Norway	28	771 0.8×	895 1.8×	276 0.7×	275 0.7×	470 1.3×	76	4.0k
Kris Vissers Netherlands	38	559 0.6×	522 1.1×	177 0.4×	369 0.9×	625 1.8×	208	4.2k
Philip J. van der Wees Netherlands	29	652 0.7×	435 0.9×	238 0.6×	525 1.3×	289 0.8×	175	4.2k

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Orso, Massimiliano, Francesco Cozzolino, Serena Amici, et al.. (2020). Validity of cerebrovascular ICD-9-CM codes in healthcare administrative databases. The Umbria Data-Value Project. PLoS ONE. 15(1). e0227653–e0227653. 15 indexed citations

Orso, Massimiliano, Iosief Abraha, Anna Mengoni, et al.. (2020). Accuracy of ICD-9 codes in identifying patients with peptic ulcer and gastrointestinal hemorrhage in the regional healthcare administrative database of Umbria. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0235714–e0235714. 4 indexed citations

Pagano, Stefano, et al.. (2020). Lasers to prevent dental caries: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 10(10). e038638–e038638. 17 indexed citations

Cozzolino, Francesco, Alessandro Montedori, Iosief Abraha, et al.. (2019). A diagnostic accuracy study validating cardiovascular ICD-9-CM codes in healthcare administrative databases. The Umbria Data-Value Project. PLoS ONE. 14(7). e0218919–e0218919. 68 indexed citations

Stewart, Carrie, Iosief Abraha, Phyo Kyaw Myint, et al.. (2019). Non-pharmacological interventions for the improvement of post-stroke quality of life amongst older stroke survivors: a systematic review of systematic reviews (The SENATOR ONTOP series). European Geriatric Medicine. 10(3). 359–386. 6 indexed citations

Myint, Phyo Kyaw, Kathryn R. Martin, Iosief Abraha, et al.. (2019). Nonpharmacologic Management of Orthostatic Hypotension in Older People: A Systematic Review. The SENATOR ONTOP Series. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 20(9). 1065–1073.e3. 7 indexed citations

Cianetti, Stefano, et al.. (2018). Sonic and ultrasonic oscillating devices for the management of pain and dental fear in children or adolescents that require caries removal: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 8(4). e020840–e020840. 23 indexed citations

Abraha, Iosief, et al.. (2018). Diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic evidence in obstetrics for the implementation of patient blood management: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 8(10). e021322–e021322. 2 indexed citations

Cozzolino, Francesco, Ettore Bidoli, Iosief Abraha, et al.. (2018). Accuracy of colorectal cancer ICD-9-CM codes in Italian administrative healthcare databases: a cross-sectional diagnostic study. BMJ Open. 8(7). e020630–e020630. 17 indexed citations

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Montedori, Alessandro, Ettore Bidoli, Diego Serraino, et al.. (2018). Accuracy of lung cancer ICD-9-CM codes in Umbria, Napoli 3 Sud and Friuli Venezia Giulia administrative healthcare databases: a diagnostic accuracy study. BMJ Open. 8(5). e020628–e020628. 9 indexed citations

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Orso, Massimiliano, Diego Serraino, Iosief Abraha, et al.. (2018). Validating malignant melanoma ICD-9-CM codes in Umbria, ASL Napoli 3 Sud and Friuli Venezia Giulia administrative healthcare databases: a diagnostic accuracy study. BMJ Open. 8(4). e020631–e020631. 12 indexed citations

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Abraha, Iosief, Diego Serraino, Alessandro Montedori, et al.. (2018). Sensitivity and specificity of breast cancer ICD-9-CM codes in three Italian administrative healthcare databases: a diagnostic accuracy study. BMJ Open. 8(7). e020627–e020627. 11 indexed citations

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Cirocchi, Roberto, Kjetil Søreide, Salomone Di Saverio, et al.. (2018). Meta-analysis of perioperative outcomes of acute laparoscopic versus open repair of perforated gastroduodenal ulcers. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 85(2). 417–425. 41 indexed citations

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Abraha, Iosief, Alessandro Montedori, Diego Serraino, et al.. (2018). Accuracy of administrative databases in detecting primary breast cancer diagnoses: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 8(7). e019264–e019264. 18 indexed citations

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Abraha, Iosief, Francesco Cozzolino, Massimiliano Orso, et al.. (2017). A systematic review found that deviations from intention-to-treat are common in randomized trials and systematic reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 84. 37–46. 34 indexed citations

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Abraha, Iosief, Joseph M. Rimland, F. Trotta, et al.. (2017). Systematic review of systematic reviews of non-pharmacological interventions to treat behavioural disturbances in older patients with dementia. The SENATOR-OnTop series. BMJ Open. 7(3). e012759–e012759. 327 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rimland, Joseph M., Iosief Abraha, Giuseppina Dell’Aquila, et al.. (2017). Non-pharmacological interventions to prevent falls in older patients: Clinical practice recommendations – the SENATOR ONTOP Series. European Geriatric Medicine. 8(5-6). 413–418. 7 indexed citations

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Cozzolino, Francesco, Iosief Abraha, Massimiliano Orso, et al.. (2017). Protocol for validating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular ICD-9-CM codes in healthcare administrative databases: the Umbria Data Value Project. BMJ Open. 7(3). e013785–e013785. 18 indexed citations

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Montedori, Alessandro, Iosief Abraha, Carlos Chiatti, et al.. (2016). Validity of peptic ulcer disease and upper gastrointestinal bleeding diagnoses in administrative databases: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 6(9). e011776–e011776. 10 indexed citations

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Abraha, Iosief, et al.. (2016). Validity of breast, lung and colorectal cancer diagnoses in administrative databases: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 6(3). e010409–e010409. 14 indexed citations

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