Leila Simani

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Leila Simani is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leila Simani has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 16 papers in Neurology and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Leila Simani's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (12 papers), Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (8 papers) and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (4 papers). Leila Simani is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (12 papers), Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (8 papers) and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (4 papers). Leila Simani collaborates with scholars based in Iran, United States and Canada. Leila Simani's co-authors include Ali A. Asadi‐Pooya, Mahtab Ramezani, Marjan Asadollahi, Hossein Pakdaman, Mohammadreza Hajiesmaeili, Omidvar Rezaei, Abbas Aliaghaei, Mastooreh Sagharichi, Ilad Alavi Darazam and Mohammad Amin Aalipour and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Brain Research and Journal of the Neurological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Leila Simani

42 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Central nervous system manifestations of COVID-19: A systematic review

2020 530 citations Ali A. Asadi‐Pooya, Leila Simani Journal of the Neurological Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leila Simani Iran	16	730	392	244	217	174	47	1.3k
Cunming Liu China	18	1.2k 1.6×	810 2.1×	404 1.7×	121 0.6×	249 1.4×	67	2.3k
Wanzhu Bai China	11	1.4k 1.9×	1.0k 2.6×	402 1.6×	113 0.5×	90 0.5×	40	2.0k
Yeshun Wu China	6	1.1k 1.6×	788 2.0×	365 1.5×	78 0.4×	128 0.7×	10	1.5k
J. Porta‐Etessam Spain	28	1.3k 1.8×	391 1.0×	253 1.0×	996 4.6×	173 1.0×	193	2.9k
Melanie Dani United Kingdom	16	616 0.8×	187 0.5×	164 0.7×	256 1.2×	175 1.0×	46	1.4k
Joseph Nowell United Kingdom	4	848 1.2×	388 1.0×	401 1.6×	196 0.9×	142 0.8×	9	1.3k
Víctor Gómez‐Mayordomo Spain	13	1.2k 1.6×	411 1.0×	557 2.3×	337 1.6×	76 0.4×	27	1.3k
Shin Jie Yong Malaysia	8	863 1.2×	407 1.0×	356 1.5×	189 0.9×	200 1.1×	12	1.3k
Susan Ling Canada	6	712 1.0×	145 0.4×	497 2.0×	211 1.0×	78 0.4×	7	1.0k
Khalid El‐Salem Jordan	17	471 0.6×	150 0.4×	65 0.3×	168 0.8×	79 0.5×	85	1.3k

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Leavitt, Victoria M., et al.. (2025). The language and memory test: A brief multidomain digital cognitive measure for multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 31(11). 1348–1357.

Leavitt, Victoria M., Leila Simani, Afshin Borhani‐Haghighi, et al.. (2025). Language dysfunction as a primary feature of cognitive decline in neurological populations. Journal of Neural Transmission. 133(3). 397–407.

Hooshmandi, Etrat, Maryam Owjfard, Farhad Koohpeyma, et al.. (2025). Neuroprotective and Immunomodulatory effects of human hair follicle stem cells on streptozotocin-induced memory impairment in rats: insights into inflammation and neurotrophic mechanisms. Molecular Biology Reports. 53(1). 178–178.

Simani, Leila, et al.. (2024). Correlation between cognitive changes and neuroradiological changes over time in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Neurology. 271(8). 5498–5518. 4 indexed citations

Firouzabadi, Negar, et al.. (2023). Polymorphism of glucocorticoid receptor gene (rs41423247) in functional seizures (psychogenic nonepileptic seizures/attacks). Epilepsia Open. 8(4). 1425–1431. 7 indexed citations

Simani, Leila, et al.. (2023). The Possible Role of COVID-19 in the Triggering of Underlying Mitochondrial Dysfunction in MELAS Syndrome, A Brief Report of three cases.. PubMed. 32(2). 74–78. 1 indexed citations

Ramezani, Mahtab, Fari Ryan, Mohammad Ali Sahraian, & Leila Simani. (2021). The impact of brain lesions on sexual dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review of magnetic resonance imaging studies. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 57. 103336–103336. 4 indexed citations

Rezaei, Omidvar, Mahtab Ramezani, Mehrdad Roozbeh, et al.. (2021). Does vitamin D administration play a role in outcome of patients with acute ischemic stroke? A randomized controlled trial. PubMed. 20(1). 8–14. 4 indexed citations

Abbaszadeh, Hojjat‐Allah, et al.. (2021). Apelin-13 prevents apoptosis in the cochlear tissue of noise-exposed rat via Sirt-1 regulation. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy. 114. 101956–101956. 24 indexed citations

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Simani, Leila, Mahtab Ramezani, Ilad Alavi Darazam, et al.. (2021). Prevalence and correlates of chronic fatigue syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder after the outbreak of the COVID-19. Journal of NeuroVirology. 27(1). 154–159. 105 indexed citations

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Asadi‐Pooya, Ali A. & Leila Simani. (2020). Clinical trials of vitamin-mineral supplementations in people with epilepsy: A systematic review. Clinical Nutrition. 40(5). 3045–3051. 3 indexed citations

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Asadi‐Pooya, Ali A. & Leila Simani. (2020). Central nervous system manifestations of COVID-19: A systematic review. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 413. 116832–116832. 530 indexed citations breakdown →

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Simani, Leila, et al.. (2020). Coenzyme Q10 Insufficiency Contributes to the Duration and Frequency of Seizures in Epileptic Patients. Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal. 11(6). 765–772. 4 indexed citations

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Simani, Leila, et al.. (2020). Neurochemicals of limbic system and thalamofrontal cortical network: Are they different between patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic seizure?. Epilepsy & Behavior. 112. 107480–107480. 7 indexed citations

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Simani, Leila, et al.. (2019). Attention and inhibitory control deficits in patients with genetic generalized epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic seizure. Epilepsy & Behavior. 102. 106672–106672. 18 indexed citations

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Simani, Leila, et al.. (2018). Serum GFAP level: A novel adjunctive diagnostic test in differentiate epileptic seizures from psychogenic attacks. Seizure. 61. 41–44. 40 indexed citations

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Asadollahi, Marjan, et al.. (2018). Two predictors of postictal generalized EEG suppression: Tonic phase duration and postictal immobility period. Seizure. 61. 135–138. 20 indexed citations

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Asadollahi, Marjan & Leila Simani. (2018). The diagnostic value of serum UCHL-1 and S100-B levels in differentiate epileptic seizures from psychogenic attacks. Brain Research. 1704. 11–15. 16 indexed citations

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Simani, Leila, Fari Ryan, Etrat Hooshmandi, et al.. (2018). Serum Coenzyme Q10 Is Associated with Clinical Neurological Outcomes in Acute Stroke Patients. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 66(1). 53–58. 18 indexed citations

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Simani, Leila, Nima Naderi, Fariba Khodagholi, Masoud Mehrpour, & Sanaz Nasoohi. (2016). Association of Long-Term Atorvastatin with Escalated Stroke-Induced Neuroinflammation in Rats. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 61(1). 32–41. 8 indexed citations

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