Khalid O. Alfarouk

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Khalid O. Alfarouk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Khalid O. Alfarouk has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cancer Research and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Khalid O. Alfarouk's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (12 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (8 papers). Khalid O. Alfarouk is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (12 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (8 papers). Khalid O. Alfarouk collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Italy and Sudan. Khalid O. Alfarouk's co-authors include Laurent Schwartz, Claudiu T. Supuran, Stephan J. Reshkin, Abdel Khalig Muddathir, Muntaser E. Ibrahim, Adil H. H. Bashir, Salvador Harguindey, Gamal Osman Elhassan, Cyril Rauch and Daniel Verduzco and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Khalid O. Alfarouk

41 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Resistance to cancer chemotherapy: failure in drug response from ADME to P-gp

2015 506 citations Khalid O. Alfarouk, Abdel Khalig Muddathir et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Khalid O. Alfarouk Saudi Arabia	18	1.2k	683	407	181	159	46	2.0k
Béla Ózsvári United Kingdom	26	1.2k 1.0×	635 0.9×	542 1.3×	271 1.5×	198 1.2×	40	2.3k
Marco Fiorillo Italy	26	1.2k 1.0×	698 1.0×	426 1.0×	244 1.3×	88 0.6×	56	2.0k
Chern Ein Oon Malaysia	23	1.6k 1.3×	682 1.0×	533 1.3×	193 1.1×	225 1.4×	71	2.8k
Salvador Harguindey Italy	21	1.5k 1.3×	646 0.9×	393 1.0×	164 0.9×	105 0.7×	47	2.3k
Karuppaiyah Selvendiran United States	35	1.8k 1.5×	854 1.3×	687 1.7×	207 1.1×	268 1.7×	67	3.1k
Martina Raudenská Czechia	22	862 0.7×	438 0.6×	477 1.2×	170 0.9×	209 1.3×	69	1.9k
Neil Vasan United States	10	1.4k 1.2×	592 0.9×	637 1.6×	378 2.1×	212 1.3×	26	2.5k
Rong‐Guang Shao China	32	1.8k 1.6×	374 0.5×	585 1.4×	131 0.7×	208 1.3×	120	2.8k
Lajos Ráduly Romania	20	1.2k 1.0×	669 1.0×	330 0.8×	103 0.6×	132 0.8×	61	1.9k
Hai‐long Piao China	26	1.9k 1.6×	862 1.3×	348 0.9×	194 1.1×	236 1.5×	75	2.9k

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Harguindey, Salvador, Stephan J. Reshkin, & Khalid O. Alfarouk. (2023). The Prime and Integral Cause of Cancer in the Post-Warburg Era. Cancers. 15(2). 540–540.

Alfarouk, Khalid O., et al.. (2023). Epidemiological Characteristics and Outcomes Predictors for Intensive Care Unit COVID-19 Patients in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Retrospective Cohort Study. Infection and Drug Resistance. Volume 16. 5573–5586. 6 indexed citations

Harguindey, Salvador, et al.. (2022). Hydrogen Ion Dynamics as the Fundamental Link between Neurodegenerative Diseases and Cancer: Its Application to the Therapeutics of Neurodegenerative Diseases with Special Emphasis on Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(5). 2454–2454. 3 indexed citations

Alfarouk, Khalid O., et al.. (2022). Low prevalence of community-acquired influenza coinfections among COVID-19 patients in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 15(7). 752–756. 1 indexed citations

Alfarouk, Khalid O., Saad S. Alqahtani, Saeed Alshahrani, et al.. (2021). The possible role of methylglyoxal metabolism in cancer. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry. 36(1). 2010–2015. 9 indexed citations

Alfarouk, Khalid O., et al.. (2021). COVID-19 with underdiagnosed influenza B and parainfluenza-2 co-infections in Saudi Arabia: Two case reports. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 14(11). 1567–1570. 5 indexed citations

Alfarouk, Khalid O., Samrein B. M. Ahmed, Robert L. Elliott, et al.. (2020). The Pentose Phosphate Pathway Dynamics in Cancer and Its Dependency on Intracellular pH. Metabolites. 10(7). 285–285. 80 indexed citations

Harguindey, Salvador, et al.. (2020). A New and Integral Approach to the Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Breast Cancer Based upon Its Hydrogen Ion Dynamics. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(3). 1110–1110. 10 indexed citations

Alfarouk, Khalid O., Samrein B. M. Ahmed, Ahmed Ahmed, et al.. (2020). The Interplay of Dysregulated pH and Electrolyte Imbalance in Cancer. Cancers. 12(4). 898–898. 35 indexed citations

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Harguindey, Salvador, et al.. (2020). Towards an Integral Therapeutic Protocol for Breast Cancer Based upon the New H+-Centered Anticancer Paradigm of the Late Post-Warburg Era. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(20). 7475–7475. 6 indexed citations

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Harguindey, Salvador, et al.. (2019). Hydrogen Ion Dynamics of Cancer and a New Molecular, Biochemical and Metabolic Approach to the Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Brain Malignancies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(17). 4278–4278. 16 indexed citations

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Alfarouk, Khalid O., Adil H. H. Bashir, Ahmed N. Aljarbou, et al.. (2019). The Possible Role of Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Cancer and Its Management. Frontiers in Oncology. 9. 75–75. 65 indexed citations

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Aljarbou, Ahmed N., et al.. (2017). Prevalence of Lichen Planus in Hepatitis B Patients Attending Ibn Sina Hospital. 6(2). 25–29.

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Alfarouk, Khalid O., et al.. (2017). Correlation between the Body Mass Index and Psoriasis in Dermatology and Venereology Teaching Hospital in Khartoum. 6(2). 30–39. 3 indexed citations

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Elhassan, Gamal Osman, et al.. (2016). Clinicoepidemiological Study Prevalence and Types of Alopecia Areata in Khartoum Dermatology Teaching Hospital, Outpatient Clinic, Khartoum, Sudan. 5(3). 39–45. 1 indexed citations

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Bashir, Adil H. H., et al.. (2016). Scalp Perifolliculitis Capitis Abscedens et Suffodiens (PCAS) in Ethiopian Child: Single Case Report. 5(1). 4–5. 2 indexed citations

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Elhassan, Gamal Osman, et al.. (2015). Case Report: Testicular Seminoma in Sudanese Patient. 4(1). 9–11.

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Bashir, Adil H. H., et al.. (2015). Case Report: Morphea Profunda Associated with Helicobacter pylori Infection in Sudanese Patient. 4(2). 13–14. 1 indexed citations

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Elhassan, Gamal Osman, et al.. (2014). The Prevalence of Occupational Dermatosis among Workers in Khartoum State's Tanneries. 3(5). 81–83. 2 indexed citations

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Bashir, Adil H. H., et al.. (2013). Primary Cutaneous Follicular Lymphoma Associated with Helicobacter pylori Infection. 2(3). 27–30.

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