Issam A. Awad

27.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
299 papers, 16.3k citations indexed

About

Issam A. Awad is a scholar working on Neurology, Epidemiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Issam A. Awad has authored 299 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 244 papers in Neurology, 73 papers in Epidemiology and 33 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Issam A. Awad's work include Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research (164 papers), Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (151 papers) and Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (149 papers). Issam A. Awad is often cited by papers focused on Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research (164 papers), Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (151 papers) and Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (149 papers). Issam A. Awad collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Issam A. Awad's co-authors include John R. Robinson, John R. Little, Robert Shenkar, Hans O. Lüders, Gordon J. Chelune, R. F. Spetzler, Richard I. Naugle, Melinda L. Estes, Daniel F. Hanley and Pierre Fayad and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Issam A. Awad

288 papers receiving 15.8k 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.

Natural history of the cavernous angioma

1991 724 citations Issam A. Awad et al. profile →
Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Women

2014 645 citations Issam A. Awad et al. Stroke profile →
Incidental subcortical lesions identified on magnetic resonance imaging in the elderly. I. Correlation with age and cerebrovascular risk factors.

1986 504 citations Issam A. Awad et al. Stroke profile →
Incidental subcortical lesions identified on magnetic resonance imaging in the elderly. II. Postmortem pathological correlations.

1986 480 citations Issam A. Awad et al. Stroke profile →
Cerebral Hemorrhage: Pathophysiology, Treatment, and Future Directions

2022 301 citations Jessica Magid-Bernstein, Romuald Girard et al. Circulation Research profile →
Synopsis of Guidelines for the Clinical Management of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: Consensus Recommendations Based on Systematic Literature Review by the Angioma Alliance Scientific Advisory Board Clinical Experts Panel

2017 269 citations Issam A. Awad, Helen Kim et al. Neurosurgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Issam A. Awad United States	70	11.5k	3.1k	2.0k	1.8k	1.7k	299	16.3k
Neil A. Martin United States	70	12.8k 1.1×	4.6k 1.5×	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	2.7k 1.6×	321	17.9k
H. Richard Winn United States	75	8.3k 0.7×	3.7k 1.2×	2.3k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	262	16.1k
Fredric B. Meyer United States	71	5.8k 0.5×	3.2k 1.0×	3.1k 1.5×	2.9k 1.6×	2.6k 1.5×	366	15.3k
David J. Werring United Kingdom	61	7.1k 0.6×	4.8k 1.5×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	310	13.1k
Joseph E. Parisi United States	62	6.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	2.1k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	180	16.0k
Hugues Chabriat France	65	9.1k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	3.4k 1.9×	2.4k 1.4×	266	17.8k
Andreas Unterberg Germany	61	8.2k 0.7×	3.6k 1.2×	2.1k 1.1×	564 0.3×	2.2k 1.2×	505	17.2k
David L. McArthur United States	55	4.5k 0.4×	3.0k 1.0×	881 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	433 0.2×	165	9.6k
Michael T. Lawton United States	68	11.2k 1.0×	2.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	419 0.2×	3.3k 1.9×	513	16.6k
Jay Mandrekar United States	48	3.8k 0.3×	1.4k 0.5×	967 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	229	9.5k

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Iqbal, Javed, Abhinav Srinath, Carolyn M. Bennett, et al.. (2025). A Systematic Review of MicroRNAs in Hemorrhagic Neurovascular Disease: Cerebral Cavernous Malformations as a Paradigm. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(8). 3794–3794.

Morrison, Leslie, Juan Gutierrez, Cenk Ayata, et al.. (2024). Current and Future Treatment Options for Cerebral Cavernous Malformations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). e001140–e001140. 4 indexed citations

Sweid, Ahmad, Rami Z. Morsi, Julián Carrión‐Penagos, et al.. (2024). Fourth-generation Pipeline^™ Vantage flow diversion: First reported US experience of safety and feasibility. Interventional Neuroradiology. 3994377343–3994377343.

Hanley, Daniel F., Wendy Ziai, Farhaan Vahidy, et al.. (2024). Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Keep It Simple. Stroke. 55(12). 2942–2945. 1 indexed citations

Bako, Abdulaziz, Thomas Potter, Alan Pan, et al.. (2023). Minimally Invasive Surgery With Thrombolysis for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation. Neurology. 101(16). e1614–e1622. 2 indexed citations

Morsi, Rami Z., Theodore Karrison, Harrison Lee, et al.. (2023). Abstract Number ‐ 163: Underlying ICAD is associated with worse outcomes in acute large vessel occlusion undergoing endovascular thrombectomy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(S1). 1 indexed citations

Magid-Bernstein, Jessica, Romuald Girard, Sean P. Polster, et al.. (2022). Cerebral Hemorrhage: Pathophysiology, Treatment, and Future Directions. Circulation Research. 130(8). 1204–1229. 301 indexed citations breakdown →

Loggini, Andrea, Issam A. Awad, Christos Lazaridis, et al.. (2021). Temporal Evolution and Outcomes of Non-Traumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Hospitalized Patients. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 30(3). 105584–105584. 1 indexed citations

Snellings, Daniel, Courtney C. Hong, Aileen A. Ren, et al.. (2021). Cerebral Cavernous Malformation: From Mechanism to Therapy. Circulation Research. 129(1). 195–215. 79 indexed citations

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Li, Wenqing, Iftach Shaked, Thomas Moore, et al.. (2021). Abortive intussusceptive angiogenesis causes multi-cavernous vascular malformations. eLife. 10. 11 indexed citations

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Hanley, Daniel F., Issam A. Awad, & Wendy Ziai. (2020). Role of Temporal Sequence in Treating Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Annals of Neurology. 88(2). 237–238. 2 indexed citations

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Detter, Matthew R., Robert Shenkar, Thomas Moore, et al.. (2020). Novel Murine Models of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations. Angiogenesis. 23(4). 651–666. 26 indexed citations

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Shah, Jharna N., Santosh B. Murthy, Rachel Dlugash, et al.. (2018). Venous Thromboembolism After Intraventricular Hemorrhage: Results From the CLEAR III Trial. Neurosurgery. 84(3). 709–716. 12 indexed citations

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Shenkar, Robert, J. Paul Elliott, Katrina Diener, et al.. (2003). Differential Gene Expression in Human Cerebrovascular Malformations. Neurosurgery. 52(2). 465–478. 73 indexed citations

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Bederson, Joshua B., Issam A. Awad, David O. Wiebers, et al.. (2000). Recommendations for the Management of Patients With Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms. Circulation. 102(18). 2300–2308. 126 indexed citations

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Günel, Murat, Eric W. Johnson, Louis J. Ptáček, et al.. (1998). Multilocus linkage identifies two new loci for a mendelian form of stroke, cerebral cavernous malformation, at 7p15-13 and 3q25.2-27. Human Molecular Genetics. 7(12). 1851–1858. 253 indexed citations

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Awad, Issam A. & Daniel L. Barrow. (1996). Giant intracranial aneurysms. 3 indexed citations

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Awad, Issam A., et al.. (1991). Natural History of Recurrent Seizures After Resective Surgery for Epilepsy. Epilepsia. 32(6). 851–856. 64 indexed citations

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Katz, Amiram, Issam A. Awad, Gordon J. Chelune, et al.. (1989). Extent of Resection in Temporal Lobectomy for Epilepsy. II. Memory Changes and Neurologic Complications. Epilepsia. 30(6). 763–771. 115 indexed citations

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Awad, Issam A., et al.. (1989). Extent of Resection in Temporal Lobectomy for Epilepsy. I. Interobserver Analysis and Correlation with Seizure Outcome. Epilepsia. 30(6). 756–762. 99 indexed citations

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