Maha Ibrahim

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Maha Ibrahim is a scholar working on Surgery, Pharmacology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Maha Ibrahim has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Surgery, 10 papers in Pharmacology and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Maha Ibrahim's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (9 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (8 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (5 papers). Maha Ibrahim is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (9 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (8 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (5 papers). Maha Ibrahim collaborates with scholars based in Egypt, United States and United Arab Emirates. Maha Ibrahim's co-authors include Ahmed Samir Abdelhafiz, Zeinab Mohammed, Mohamed Ayyad, Hany H. Ziady, Eman A. Sultan, Mohamed Alorabi, L. Mettler, W. Jonat, Abdelrahman Nimeri and Mahmoud M. Said and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Maha Ibrahim

44 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitude of Egyptians Towards the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

2020 492 citations Ahmed Samir Abdelhafiz, Zeinab Mohammed et al. Journal of Community Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maha Ibrahim Egypt	14	358	310	219	161	136	48	1.1k
Noritoshi Fukushima Japan	23	182 0.5×	224 0.7×	156 0.7×	141 0.9×	429 3.2×	76	1.9k
Anu Vinod Ranade India	19	72 0.2×	423 1.4×	55 0.3×	29 0.2×	54 0.4×	67	1.2k
Raquel Lucas Portugal	19	56 0.2×	253 0.8×	23 0.1×	36 0.2×	37 0.3×	111	1.3k
Małgorzata Kowalska Poland	18	57 0.2×	53 0.2×	43 0.2×	37 0.2×	65 0.5×	127	1.1k
Marcie S. Rubin United States	15	60 0.2×	155 0.5×	24 0.1×	70 0.4×	244 1.8×	35	1.3k
Richa Sinha India	8	128 0.4×	106 0.3×	59 0.3×	66 0.4×	32 0.2×	34	751
Laurent Gerbaud France	16	110 0.3×	86 0.3×	16 0.1×	50 0.3×	40 0.3×	78	1.3k
Kathy Taylor Germany	14	69 0.2×	100 0.3×	23 0.1×	45 0.3×	40 0.3×	41	598
Gül Ergör Türkiye	19	134 0.4×	184 0.6×	11 0.1×	23 0.1×	57 0.4×	94	1.3k
Abigail Walker United Kingdom	17	79 0.2×	187 0.6×	53 0.2×	13 0.1×	22 0.2×	49	995

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Ibrahim, Maha, et al.. (2025). Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation as a pain modulator in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 26(1). 68–68. 1 indexed citations

Elimam, Hanan, et al.. (2025). Association of Zinc Finger-76 rs10947540 polymorphism and its gene expression in Egyptian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Gene. 948. 149343–149343. 1 indexed citations

Ullah, Asad, Maha Ibrahim, Shouwei Liu, et al.. (2025). Root separation modulates AMF diversity and composition in tomato–potato onion intercropping systems. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1554644–1554644. 1 indexed citations

El-Zoghby, Safaa M., et al.. (2024). Determinants of low satisfaction with life among wheelchair users with spinal cord injury in Egypt: a cross-sectional study. BMC Neurology. 24(1). 373–373. 1 indexed citations

Abdelkreem, Elsayed, et al.. (2024). Perceptions of the Research Integrity Climate in Egyptian Universities: A Survey Among Academic Researchers. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics. 19(4-5). 250–262. 1 indexed citations

Hegazy, Mohamed Tharwat, et al.. (2023). Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life and Inducing Factors in COVID-19 Cases at KasrAlainy Teaching Hospital, Egypt. The Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 32(4). 117–126. 1 indexed citations

Ibrahim, Maha, et al.. (2023). AB1170 TRANSCUTANEOUS VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION AS A PAIN MODULATOR IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 82. 1816–1816. 2 indexed citations

Ibrahim, Maha, Latifa Adarmouch, Samar Abd ElHafeez, et al.. (2023). Researchers' Perspectives Regarding Ethical Issues of Biobank Research in the Arab Region. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 22(2). 98–109.

Ibrahim, Maha, et al.. (2023). Functional ability in knee osteoarthritis: role of neuropathic pain and central sensitization. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 50(1). 1 indexed citations

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Ibrahim, Maha, et al.. (2023). AB0003 INTERLEUKIN 17A RS2275913 GENE POLYMORPHISM IS RELATED TO SEVERITY AND DISEASE ACTIVITY OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND INCREASED SERUM IL17A LEVELS IN EGYPTIAN PATIENTS.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 82. 1180–1180.

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Ahram, Mamoun, Samar Abd ElHafeez, Ahmed Samir Abdelhafiz, et al.. (2022). Perceptions, attitudes, and willingness of the public in low- and middle-income countries of the Arab region to participate in biobank research. BMC Medical Ethics. 23(1). 122–122. 11 indexed citations

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ElHafeez, Samar Abd, Mamoun Ahram, Ahmed Samir Abdelhafiz, et al.. (2021). Development and Validation of a Biobank Questionnaire Intended for the Public in the Arab Region. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 19(5). 422–431. 5 indexed citations

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Ibrahim, Maha, et al.. (2020). Long non-coding RNA MEG3 and its genetic variant rs941576 are associated with rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis in Egyptian patients. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry. 128(6). 1571–1578. 19 indexed citations

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Ibrahim, Maha, Kerstin Weber, Delphine S. Courvoisier, & Stéphane Genevay. (2020). <p>Big Five Personality Traits and Disabling Chronic Low Back Pain: Association with Fear-Avoidance, Anxious and Depressive Moods</p>. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 13. 745–754. 27 indexed citations

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Abdelhafiz, Ahmed Samir, Zeinab Mohammed, Maha Ibrahim, et al.. (2020). Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitude of Egyptians Towards the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Journal of Community Health. 45(5). 881–890. 492 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nimeri, Abdelrahman, et al.. (2017). Mandatory Risk Assessment Reduces Venous Thromboembolism in Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obesity Surgery. 28(2). 541–547. 25 indexed citations

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Nimeri, Abdelrahman, et al.. (2016). Tips and Tricks of Converting Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in one Stage. Obesity Surgery. 26(12). 3066–3068. 3 indexed citations

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Nimeri, Abdelrahman, et al.. (2015). Management Algorithm for Leaks Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Surgery. 26(1). 21–25. 35 indexed citations

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Ibrahim, Maha, et al.. (2013). Single-Stage Operative Management of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Leaks Without Endoscopic Stent Placement. Obesity Surgery. 23(5). 722–726. 18 indexed citations

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Mettler, L., Maha Ibrahim, & W. Jonat. (1998). One year of experience working with the aid of a robotic assistant (the voice-controlled optic holder AESOP) in gynaecological endoscopic surgery. Human Reproduction. 13(10). 2748–2750. 120 indexed citations

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