Javed Akram

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Javed Akram is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Javed Akram has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Infectious Diseases and 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Javed Akram's work include Connexins and lens biology (10 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (9 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (8 papers). Javed Akram is often cited by papers focused on Connexins and lens biology (10 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (9 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (8 papers). Javed Akram collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, United States and Saudi Arabia. Javed Akram's co-authors include Sultan Ayoub Meo, David C. Klonoff, Anusha Sultan Meo, Ishfaq A. Bukhari, Mushtaq Ahmad Shad, Muhammad Umair Mushtaq, Ubeera Shahid, Sibgha Gull, Hussain Muhammad Abdullah and Sheikh Riazuddin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Javed Akram

77 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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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.

COVID-19 vaccines: comparison of biological, pharmacological characteristics and adverse effects of Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines.

2021 404 citations Javed Akram et al. PubMed profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Javed Akram Pakistan	25	694	588	485	228	184	84	2.2k
Elaine W. Flagg United States	29	306 0.4×	563 1.0×	354 0.7×	64 0.3×	293 1.6×	63	3.6k
Ying Yan China	22	545 0.8×	424 0.7×	254 0.5×	107 0.5×	82 0.4×	106	2.2k
Klaus Stark Germany	32	617 0.9×	639 1.1×	208 0.4×	208 0.9×	131 0.7×	114	3.3k
Khabir Ahmad Pakistan	21	252 0.4×	116 0.2×	282 0.6×	388 1.7×	166 0.9×	302	1.8k
Haiyan Yang China	27	1.6k 2.3×	1.0k 1.7×	155 0.3×	38 0.2×	99 0.5×	204	3.7k
Yik Ying Teo Singapore	24	687 1.0×	410 0.7×	197 0.4×	20 0.1×	238 1.3×	62	2.9k
Jennifer Abbasi United States	23	541 0.8×	326 0.6×	248 0.5×	19 0.1×	275 1.5×	283	2.3k
Guangcai Duan China	24	1.4k 2.0×	470 0.8×	145 0.3×	34 0.1×	74 0.4×	122	2.9k
Jashin J. Wu United States	42	347 0.5×	711 1.2×	291 0.6×	38 0.2×	121 0.7×	375	7.6k
Yan Song China	24	1.1k 1.6×	378 0.6×	153 0.3×	22 0.1×	104 0.6×	102	2.8k

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Hussain, Majid, et al.. (2025). Prediction of sunspot numbers via Weibull distribution and deep learning. Astrophysics and Space Science. 370(7).

Ali, Qurban, et al.. (2025). <b>IMPACT OF ABIOTIC STRESS ON COTTON PRODUCTIVITY AND STRATEGIES TO AMELIORATE THE EFFECTS</b>. 2025(1). 41–41.

Akram, Javed, et al.. (2024). The Harm reduction associated with heated tobacco products: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 41(1). 295–301. 1 indexed citations

Shahzad, Mohsin, Javed Akram, Kausar Malik, et al.. (2024). A Missense Variant in HACE1 Is Associated with Intellectual Disability, Epilepsy, Spasticity, and Psychomotor Impairment in a Pakistani Kindred. Genes. 15(5). 580–580.

Akram, Javed, et al.. (2021). Patient safety attitudes of frontline healthcare workers in Lahore: A multicenter study. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 38(1). 40–46. 3 indexed citations

Atif, Muhammad, Farrah Naz, Junaid Akhtar, et al.. (2021). From Molecular Pathology of COVID 19 to Nigella Sativum as a Treatment Option: Scientific Based Evidence of Its Myth or Reality. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. 28(1). 88–95. 1 indexed citations

Kabir, Firoz, Sabika Firasat, Muhammad Asif Naeem, et al.. (2016). A spectrum of CYP1B1 mutations associated with primary congenital glaucoma in families of Pakistani descent. Human Genome Variation. 3(1). 16021–16021. 18 indexed citations

Khan, Shahid Y., Muhammad Ali, Haiba Kaul, et al.. (2016). Mutation in LIM2 Is Responsible for Autosomal Recessive Congenital Cataracts. PLoS ONE. 11(11). e0162620–e0162620. 20 indexed citations

Khan, Shahid Y., Shivakumar Vasanth, Firoz Kabir, et al.. (2016). FOXE3 contributes to Peters anomaly through transcriptional regulation of an autophagy-associated protein termed DNAJB1. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10953–10953. 36 indexed citations

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Naeem, Muhammad Asif, Inayat Ullah, Shaheen N. Khan, et al.. (2015). Mutations in GRM6 identified in consanguineous Pakistani families with congenital stationary night blindness.. PubMed Central. 21. 1261–71. 6 indexed citations

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Khan, Shahid Y., Arif O. Khan, Qiwei Wang, et al.. (2015). Missense Mutations in CRYAB Are Liable for Recessive Congenital Cataracts. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0137973–e0137973. 31 indexed citations

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Jawa, Ali, et al.. (2015). Turmeric use is associated with reduced goitrogenesis: Thyroid disorder prevalence in Pakistan (THYPAK) study. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 19(3). 347–347. 8 indexed citations

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Kabir, Firoz, Shagufta Naz, Sheikh Riazuddin, et al.. (2013). Novel mutations in RPE65 identified in consanguineous Pakistani families with retinal dystrophy.. PubMed. 19. 1554–64. 3 indexed citations

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Assir, Muhammad Zaman Khan, et al.. (2012). Deaths due to dengue fever during the 2011 epidemic: experience at a tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 16. e247–e247. 1 indexed citations

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Assir, Muhammad Zaman Khan, et al.. (2012). Platelet transfusion in dengue fever: a randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 16. e248–e248. 1 indexed citations

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Mushtaq, Muhammad Umair, Sibgha Gull, Mushtaq Ahmad Shad, & Javed Akram. (2011). Socio-demographic correlates of the health-seeking behaviours in two districts of Pakistan's Punjab province.. PubMed. 61(12). 1205–9. 19 indexed citations

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Jawa, Ali, et al.. (2011). Gestational diabetes mellitus is rare in primigravida Pakistani women. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 15(3). 191–193. 14 indexed citations

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Mushtaq, Muhammad Umair, Ubeera Shahid, Hussain Muhammad Abdullah, et al.. (2011). Urban-rural inequities in knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding tuberculosis in two districts of Pakistan's Punjab province. International Journal for Equity in Health. 10(1). 8–8. 74 indexed citations

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Mushtaq, Muhammad Umair, Sibgha Gull, Hussain Muhammad Abdullah, et al.. (2011). Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of overweight and obesity among Pakistani primary school children. BMC Public Health. 11(1). 64 indexed citations

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Khan, Khurshid & Javed Akram. (2009). South Asian version of flatbush diabetes mellitus- A case report and review article. International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences. 1(9). 347–352. 4 indexed citations

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