Leyla de Avila

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Leyla de Avila is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Leyla de Avila has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Epidemiology, 15 papers in Hepatology and 9 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Leyla de Avila's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (24 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (12 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (9 papers). Leyla de Avila is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (24 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (12 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (9 papers). Leyla de Avila collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Saudi Arabia. Leyla de Avila's co-authors include Zobair M. Younossi, Pegah Golabi, James M. Paik, Manirath Srishord, Natsu Fukui, Fatema Nader, Ying Qiu, Leah Burns, Arian Afendy and Linda Henry and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, PLoS ONE and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Leyla de Avila

34 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The global epidemiology of NAFLD and NASH in patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2019 1.5k citations Zobair M. Younossi, Pegah Golabi et al. Journal of Hepatology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leyla de Avila United States	16	2.0k	1.0k	864	381	330	36	2.5k
Andrei Racila United States	20	2.1k 1.0×	734 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	367 1.0×	300 0.9×	55	2.4k
Natsu Fukui United States	8	1.6k 0.8×	843 0.8×	529 0.6×	295 0.8×	267 0.8×	19	1.9k
Amy Webb United States	13	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	519 0.6×	336 0.9×	315 1.0×	16	2.2k
Dante Romagnoli Italy	14	1.6k 0.8×	820 0.8×	616 0.7×	257 0.7×	308 0.9×	25	1.8k
Marika Holmqvist Sweden	12	2.2k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	879 1.0×	304 0.8×	472 1.4×	19	2.4k
Fatema Nader United States	29	3.4k 1.7×	1.3k 1.2×	2.2k 2.5×	456 1.2×	383 1.2×	76	3.9k
Takao Kojima Japan	22	2.4k 1.2×	1.5k 1.5×	710 0.8×	403 1.1×	646 2.0×	64	3.1k
Sandra Milić Croatia	23	1.4k 0.7×	542 0.5×	596 0.7×	670 1.8×	352 1.1×	70	2.5k
Ibrahim Mostafa Egypt	13	1.3k 0.6×	470 0.5×	633 0.7×	449 1.2×	207 0.6×	28	1.9k
Sanjaya K. Satapathy United States	31	2.5k 1.2×	674 0.7×	1.7k 2.0×	825 2.2×	445 1.3×	170	3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leyla de Avila

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20 of 20 papers shown

Younossi, Z.M., Leyla de Avila, Andrei Racila, et al.. (2025). Prevalence and predictors of cirrhosis and portal hypertension in the United States. Hepatology. 82(5). 1229–1240. 5 indexed citations

Henry, Linda, Leyla de Avila, Saleh A. Alqahtani, et al.. (2024). Food Swamps and Food Deserts Impact on Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Mortality in US Counties. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 23(6). 997–1007.e5. 9 indexed citations

Younossi, Zobair M., Shira Zelber‐Sagi, Jeffrey V. Lazarus, et al.. (2024). Association of food insecurity with MASLD prevalence and liver-related mortality. Journal of Hepatology. 82(2). 203–210. 19 indexed citations

Owrangi, Soroor, James M. Paik, Pegah Golabi, et al.. (2024). Meta‐Analysis: Global Prevalence and Mortality of Cirrhosis in Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatotic Liver Disease. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 61(3). 433–443. 15 indexed citations

Avila, Leyla de, Linda Henry, James M. Paik, et al.. (2023). Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Independently Associated With Higher All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 21(10). 2588–2596.e3. 14 indexed citations

Avila, Leyla de, Jillian Kallman Price, Maria Stepanova, et al.. (2023). Regular Exercise Is Associated With Low Fatigue Levels and Good Functional Outcomes After COVID-19. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 102(5). 433–443. 3 indexed citations

Avila, Leyla de, et al.. (2022). Second victim experiences and moral injury as predictors of hospitalist burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE. 17(10). e0275494–e0275494. 15 indexed citations

Weinstein, Ali A., Leyla de Avila, James M. Paik, et al.. (2022). Interrelationship between physical activity and depression in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. World Journal of Hepatology. 14(3). 612–622. 8 indexed citations

Younossi, Zobair M., Maria Stepanova, Brian Lam, et al.. (2021). Independent Predictors of Mortality Among Patients With NAFLD Hospitalized With COVID‐19 Infection. Hepatology Communications. 6(11). 3062–3072. 36 indexed citations

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Golabi, Pegah, et al.. (2020). Contribution of sarcopenia and physical inactivity to mortality in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. JHEP Reports. 2(6). 100171–100171. 94 indexed citations

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Paik, James M., Linda Henry, Leyla de Avila, et al.. (2019). Mortality Related to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Increasing in the United States. Hepatology Communications. 3(11). 1459–1471. 161 indexed citations

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Younossi, Zobair M., Pegah Golabi, Leyla de Avila, et al.. (2019). The global epidemiology of NAFLD and NASH in patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Hepatology. 71(4). 793–801. 1517 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sayıner, Mehmet, Maria Stepanova, Leyla de Avila, et al.. (2019). Outcomes of Liver Transplant Candidates with Primary Biliary Cholangitis: The Data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 65(2). 416–422. 7 indexed citations

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Avila, Leyla de, Ali A. Weinstein, Michael Estep, et al.. (2019). Cytokine balance is restored as patient‐reported outcomes improve in patients recovering from chronic hepatitis C. Liver International. 39(9). 1631–1640. 8 indexed citations

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Weinstein, Ali A., Michael Estep, Leyla de Avila, et al.. (2019). Relationships among neurotransmitters, cytokines and cognitive performance for individuals with hepatitis C achieving sustained virologic response: A pilot study. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 335. 577022–577022. 8 indexed citations

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Paik, James M., Linda Henry, Leyla de Avila, et al.. (2019). Sa1612 – Mortality Related to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is Increasing in the United States Over the Last Decade. Gastroenterology. 156(6). S–1253. 2 indexed citations

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Fukui, Natsu, Pegah Golabi, Munkhzul Otgonsuren, et al.. (2018). Hospice care in Medicare patients with primary liver cancer: the impact on resource utilisation and mortality. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 47(5). 680–688. 16 indexed citations

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Weinstein, Ali A., Leyla de Avila, James M. Paik, et al.. (2018). Cognitive Performance in Individuals With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and/or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Psychosomatics. 59(6). 567–574. 40 indexed citations

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Stepanova, Maria, Leyla de Avila, Mariam Afendy, et al.. (2016). Direct and Indirect Economic Burden of Chronic Liver Disease in the United States. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 15(5). 759–766.e5. 130 indexed citations

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López, Pedro Benito, et al.. (1991). Sex differences in growth hormone response to growth hormone-releasing hormone. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 14(4). 265–268. 20 indexed citations

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