Maher Saqqur

7.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
114 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Maher Saqqur is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Neurology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Maher Saqqur has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Epidemiology, 62 papers in Neurology and 57 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Maher Saqqur's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (72 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (55 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (36 papers). Maher Saqqur is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (72 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (55 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (36 papers). Maher Saqqur collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Qatar. Maher Saqqur's co-authors include Ashfaq Shuaib, Andrei V. Alexandrov, Carlos A. Molina, Zsolt Garami, Andrew M. Demchuk, Ken Uchino, Andrew M. Demchuk, José Álvarez‐Sabín, Michael D. Hill and Kenneth Butcher and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Maher Saqqur

111 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Ultrasound-Enhanced Systemic Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke

2004 749 citations Andrei V. Alexandrov, Carlos A. Molina et al. profile →
Site of Arterial Occlusion Identified by Transcranial Doppler Predicts the Response to Intravenous Thrombolysis for Stroke

2007 513 citations Maher Saqqur, Ken Uchino et al. Stroke profile →
Collateral blood vessels in acute ischaemic stroke: a potential therapeutic target

2011 391 citations Ashfaq Shuaib, Maher Saqqur et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maher Saqqur Canada	26	2.6k	1.8k	1.5k	652	635	114	3.8k
Zsolt Garami United States	28	2.1k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	489 0.8×	458 0.7×	76	3.5k
Marc Malkoff United States	34	2.3k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	560 0.9×	544 0.9×	69	3.6k
W. Scott Burgin United States	27	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	672 1.0×	733 1.2×	55	3.2k
Mohammed Almekhlafi Canada	31	2.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	876 1.3×	752 1.2×	179	3.2k
Robert A. Felberg United States	24	2.3k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	502 0.8×	582 0.9×	35	3.3k
Deborah Summers United States	5	3.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 1.6×	932 1.5×	6	3.7k
Caspar Brekenfeld Switzerland	38	3.2k 1.2×	2.3k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	887 1.4×	1.1k 1.7×	114	4.2k
Marwan El‐Koussy Switzerland	34	2.1k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	564 0.9×	536 0.8×	114	3.7k
Adam S Arthur United States	40	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	3.1k 2.0×	764 1.2×	646 1.0×	214	4.8k
Serge Bracard France	40	3.8k 1.4×	3.0k 1.7×	3.3k 2.1×	1.3k 1.9×	1.2k 1.9×	250	6.5k

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Price, James H., Kori S. Zachrison, Jonathan A. Edlow, et al.. (2024). Success with incrementally faster times to endovascular therapy (SWIFT-EVT): A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 33(11). 107964–107964. 2 indexed citations

Fatima, Nida, et al.. (2024). Beyond conventional imaging: A systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the impact of computed tomography perfusion on ischemic stroke outcomes in the late window. International Journal of Stroke. 20(3). 278–288. 2 indexed citations

Fatima, Nida, et al.. (2023). Is telestroke more effective than conventional treatment for acute ischemic stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient outcomes and thrombolysis rates. International Journal of Stroke. 19(3). 280–292. 10 indexed citations

Shuaib, Ashfaq, et al.. (2022). The impact of leptomeningeal collaterals in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurological Sciences. 44(2). 471–489. 6 indexed citations

Fatima, Nida, et al.. (2022). Neurotrauma in the Syrian War: analysis of 41,143 cases from July 2013–July 2015. Neurological Sciences. 43(6). 3769–3774. 2 indexed citations

Shuaib, Ashfaq, et al.. (2022). Predictors of 30-day mortality using machine learning approach following carotid endarterectomy. Neurological Sciences. 44(1). 253–261. 2 indexed citations

Salam, Abdul, et al.. (2022). Effect of the Preparatory School FAST Stroke Educational Program. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 54(5). 202–207.

Fatima, Nida, et al.. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 on neurological manifestations: an overview of stroke presentation in pandemic. Neurological Sciences. 41(10). 2675–2679. 17 indexed citations

Fatima, Nida, et al.. (2020). Comparative Radiographic Factors Predicting Functional Outcome After Decompressive Craniectomy in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. World Neurosurgery. 138. e876–e882. 4 indexed citations

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Fatima, Nida, Ashfaq Shuaib, & Maher Saqqur. (2020). Intra-cortical brain-machine interfaces for controlling upper-limb powered muscle and robotic systems in spinal cord injury. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 196. 106069–106069. 16 indexed citations

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Kamtchum‐Tatuene, Joseph, Alan H. Wilman, Maher Saqqur, Ashfaq Shuaib, & Glen C. Jickling. (2020). Abstract WP177: Frequency of Carotid Plaque With High-Risk Features in Cryptogenic Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Stroke. 51(Suppl_1). 1 indexed citations

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Kalashyan, Hayrapet, Harald Becher, Maher Saqqur, et al.. (2018). Comparison of Carotid Doppler Ultrasound to Other Angiographic Modalities in the Measurement of Carotid Artery Stenosis. Journal of Neuroimaging. 28(6). 683–687. 8 indexed citations

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Saqqur, Maher, et al.. (2017). Psychiatric morbidity among physically injured Syrian refugees in Turkey. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 80. 34–38. 15 indexed citations

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Kalashyan, Hayrapet, Maher Saqqur, Harald Becher, et al.. (2016). Three-Dimensional and Conventional Carotid Ultrasound for Assessment of Carotid Plaque in a Stroke Patient: A Simple Way to Validate Findings. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 33(3). 412.e1–412.e3. 1 indexed citations

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Tsivgoulis, Georgios, Maher Saqqur, Andrew D. Barreto, et al.. (2011). Validity of HAT Score for Predicting Symptomatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in Acute Stroke Patients with Proximal Occlusions: Data from Randomized Trials of Sonothrombolysis. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 31(5). 471–476. 8 indexed citations

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Saqqur, Maher, Vijay K. Sharma, Georgios Tsivgoulis, et al.. (2010). Real-Time Hemodynamic Assessment of Downstream Effects of Intracranial Stenoses in Patients with Orthostatic Hypoperfusion Syndrome. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 30(4). 355–361. 10 indexed citations

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Saqqur, Maher, Ken Uchino, Andrew M. Demchuk, et al.. (2007). Site of Arterial Occlusion Identified by Transcranial Doppler Predicts the Response to Intravenous Thrombolysis for Stroke. Stroke. 38(3). 948–954. 513 indexed citations breakdown →

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Roy, Jayanta, Naveed Akhtar, Timothy Watson, Andrew M. Demchuk, & Maher Saqqur. (2007). Transcranial Doppler Microembolic Signal Monitoring is Useful in Diagnosis and Treatment of Carotid Artery Dissection: Two Case Reports. Journal of Neuroimaging. 17(4). 350–352. 4 indexed citations

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Saqqur, Maher, David Zygun, & Andrew M. Demchuk. (2007). Role of transcranial Doppler in neurocritical care. Critical Care Medicine. 35(Suppl). S216–S223. 68 indexed citations

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Saqqur, Maher, Andrew M. Demchuk, Anna M. Button, et al.. (2002). Reversed ophthalmic artery flow is very specific for critical ICA stenosis or occlusion using power-M mode Doppler. Stroke. 33. 370–370. 1 indexed citations

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