Mahmoud Abdelaal

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 847 citations indexed

About

Mahmoud Abdelaal is a scholar working on Surgery, Physiology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Mahmoud Abdelaal has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 847 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Physiology and 6 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Mahmoud Abdelaal's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (10 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (7 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (4 papers). Mahmoud Abdelaal is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (10 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (7 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (4 papers). Mahmoud Abdelaal collaborates with scholars based in Egypt, Ireland and United Kingdom. Mahmoud Abdelaal's co-authors include Neil G. Docherty, Carel W. le Roux, Mohamed Talaat, Mohamed A. Mekky, Meera G. Nair, Anders Pedersen, Lars Fändriks, Jessie A. Elliott, Violetta Naughton and William P. Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Science and Obesity Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Mahmoud Abdelaal

12 papers receiving 830 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.

Morbidity and mortality associated with obesity

2017 708 citations Mahmoud Abdelaal, Carel W. le Roux et al. Annals of Translational Medicine profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mahmoud Abdelaal Egypt	8	291	234	184	115	96	13	847
Rogério Friedman Brazil	20	267 0.9×	182 0.8×	164 0.9×	286 2.5×	87 0.9×	63	1.1k
Juliet Mancino United States	11	304 1.0×	110 0.5×	158 0.9×	201 1.7×	92 1.0×	16	958
Lorenzo Romano Italy	19	323 1.1×	110 0.5×	148 0.8×	67 0.6×	172 1.8×	37	967
Young Jin Tak South Korea	16	346 1.2×	80 0.3×	130 0.7×	153 1.3×	95 1.0×	75	968
Deborah Cristina Landi Masquio Brazil	21	426 1.5×	121 0.5×	242 1.3×	114 1.0×	101 1.1×	59	925
Julie Ménard Canada	18	164 0.6×	179 0.8×	100 0.5×	208 1.8×	92 1.0×	37	1.1k
Marjorie Bastien Canada	11	394 1.4×	176 0.8×	220 1.2×	158 1.4×	102 1.1×	19	1.1k
Qingya Tang China	18	259 0.9×	189 0.8×	190 1.0×	72 0.6×	126 1.3×	71	1.1k
Cheryl A.M. Anderson United States	10	283 1.0×	221 0.9×	399 2.2×	314 2.7×	131 1.4×	17	1.3k
Xavier Formiguera Spain	15	582 2.0×	307 1.3×	292 1.6×	231 2.0×	113 1.2×	34	1.3k

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13 of 13 papers shown

Abdelnour, Sameh A., et al.. (2025). Physio-metabolic response, immune function, epigenetic markers, and reproductive performance of rabbits under environmental stress: the mitigating role of boswellia essential oil nanoemulsion. BMC Veterinary Research. 21(1). 168–168. 3 indexed citations

ElFawal, Mohamad Hayssam, et al.. (2025). Four-Year Outcomes of One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: Safety, Effectiveness, and Resolution of Obesity-Related Medical Conditions. Obesity Surgery. 35(8). 2978–2989.

Martin, William P., Mahmoud Abdelaal, Anders Pedersen, et al.. (2022). Medications Activating Tubular Fatty Acid Oxidation Enhance the Protective Effects of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in a Rat Model of Early Diabetic Kidney Disease. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 757228–757228. 7 indexed citations

Khan, Dawood, Mahmoud Abdelaal, Jessie A. Elliott, et al.. (2022). Differential effects of RYGB surgery and best medical treatment for obesity-diabetes on intestinal and islet adaptations in obese-diabetic ZDSD rats. PLoS ONE. 17(9). e0274788–e0274788. 7 indexed citations

Martin, William P., Meera G. Nair, Daniel Malmodin, et al.. (2022). Dietary restriction and medical therapy drives PPARα-regulated improvements in early diabetic kidney disease in male rats. Clinical Science. 136(21). 1485–1511. 9 indexed citations

Abdelaal, Mahmoud, et al.. (2020). Outcomes of a Swallowable Intragastric Balloon (Elipse™) on 96 Overweight and Obese Patients. Obesity Surgery. 31(3). 965–969. 5 indexed citations

Mekky, Mohamed A., et al.. (2018). Studying the frequency of aberrant DNA methylation of APC, P14, and E-cadherin genes in HCV-related hepatocarcinogenesis. Cancer Biomarkers. 22(3). 503–509. 8 indexed citations

Abdelaal, Mahmoud, et al.. (2017). Impact of Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat Reduction on Glycemic Control in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care. 13(1). 25–32. 1 indexed citations

Abdelaal, Mahmoud, Carel W. le Roux, & Neil G. Docherty. (2017). Validated Scoring Systems for Predicting Diabetes Remission After Bariatric Surgery. Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care. 12(4). 153–161. 2 indexed citations

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Abdelaal, Mahmoud, et al.. (2017). Outcomes of Omega Loop Gastric Bypass, 6-Years Experience of 1520 Cases. Obesity Surgery. 27(8). 1952–1960. 55 indexed citations

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Abdelaal, Mahmoud, et al.. (2017). A Randomized Comparison Between Staple-Line Oversewing Versus No Reinforcement During Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Surgery. 28(1). 218–225. 29 indexed citations

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Abdelaal, Mahmoud, Carel W. le Roux, & Neil G. Docherty. (2017). Morbidity and mortality associated with obesity. Annals of Translational Medicine. 5(7). 161–161. 708 indexed citations breakdown →

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Abdelaal, Mahmoud, et al.. (2017). Outcomes of One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass in 472 Diabetic Patients. Obesity Surgery. 27(11). 2802–2810. 13 indexed citations

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