Mahmoud Yousefifard

69.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
212 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Mahmoud Yousefifard is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mahmoud Yousefifard has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Surgery, 37 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 36 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Mahmoud Yousefifard's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (32 papers), Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (19 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (16 papers). Mahmoud Yousefifard is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (32 papers), Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (19 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (16 papers). Mahmoud Yousefifard collaborates with scholars based in Iran, United States and Iraq. Mahmoud Yousefifard's co-authors include Mostafa Hosseini, Saeed Safari, Hadi Asady, Masoud Baikpour, Farinaz Nasirinezhad, Ali Moghadas Jafari, Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar, Parisa Ghelichkhani, Arash Sarveazad and Atousa Janzadeh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Mahmoud Yousefifard

198 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Neurological recovery following traumatic spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2019 224 citations Mahmoud Yousefifard, Yi Lu et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mahmoud Yousefifard Iran 31 833 727 452 425 392 212 3.2k
Chun Soo Lim South Korea 39 698 0.8× 430 0.6× 216 0.5× 635 1.5× 122 0.3× 251 5.4k
Saeed Safari Iran 25 681 0.8× 184 0.3× 157 0.3× 357 0.8× 389 1.0× 155 2.4k
Corrado P. Marini United States 32 1.0k 1.2× 370 0.5× 115 0.3× 749 1.8× 197 0.5× 152 3.3k
Bernhard Gräf Germany 41 2.2k 2.6× 389 0.5× 232 0.5× 417 1.0× 722 1.8× 323 6.4k
Jeffrey M. Singh Canada 23 397 0.5× 200 0.3× 222 0.5× 541 1.3× 489 1.2× 78 2.7k
Hinnerk Wulf Germany 42 3.8k 4.6× 647 0.9× 202 0.4× 182 0.4× 730 1.9× 346 6.5k
Robert Jan Stolker Netherlands 33 1.5k 1.8× 332 0.5× 74 0.2× 357 0.8× 218 0.6× 173 3.5k
Jou‐Wei Lin Taiwan 39 1.4k 1.7× 203 0.3× 182 0.4× 890 2.1× 100 0.3× 157 5.3k
Richard C. Woodman United States 28 616 0.7× 318 0.4× 86 0.2× 507 1.2× 164 0.4× 95 6.7k
Joachim Gerß Germany 35 858 1.0× 275 0.4× 45 0.1× 759 1.8× 426 1.1× 154 4.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Ataei, Neamatollah, et al.. (2025). Incidence of acute kidney injury-associated mortality in hospitalized children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Nephrology. 26(1). 117–117. 2 indexed citations
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Hashemi, Behrooz, et al.. (2023). Prevalence and Predictive Factors of Rhabdomyolysis in COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-sectional Study. Indian Journal of Nephrology. 34(2). 144–148. 1 indexed citations
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Hosseini, Mostafa, et al.. (2023). Can metformin use reduce the risk of stroke in diabetic patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews. 17(2). 102721–102721. 16 indexed citations
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Sadeghi-Naini, Mohsen, Mahmoud Yousefifard, Zahra Ghodsi, et al.. (2023). In-hospital mortality rate in subaxial cervical spinal cord injury patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Neurochirurgica. 165(9). 2675–2688. 8 indexed citations
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Yousefifard, Mahmoud, Solmaz Nasseri Maleki, Seyedeh Niloufar Rafiei Alavi, et al.. (2022). Combined application of neural stem/progenitor cells and scaffolds on locomotion recovery following spinal cord injury in rodents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosurgical Review. 45(6). 3469–3488. 4 indexed citations
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Yousefifard, Mahmoud, Leila Haghani, Farhad Shokraneh, et al.. (2020). Early General Hypothermia Improves Motor Function after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(1). e80–e80. 3 indexed citations
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Gubari, Mohammed Ibrahim Mohialdeen, et al.. (2020). Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Derived Conditioned Medium in Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Archives of Iranian Medicine. 23(12). 870–879. 5 indexed citations
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Gubari, Mohammed Ibrahim Mohialdeen, et al.. (2020). The Efficacy of Paricalcitol Administration for Management of Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. International journal of pediatrics. 8(2). 10951–10959. 1 indexed citations
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Yousefifard, Mahmoud, Mostafa Hosseini, Alireza Oraii, et al.. (2018). Effect of Active and Passive Exposure to Cigarette Smoke on Lipid Profile of Children and Adolescents; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(5). 7575–7588. 2 indexed citations
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Ataei, Neamatollah, Mostafa Hosseini, Mahmoud Yousefifard, et al.. (2018). Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection in Children with Chronic Kidney Diseases; A Historical Cohort Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Safari, Saeed, Iraj Najafi, Mostafa Hosseini, et al.. (2018). 20-Day Trend of Serum Potassium Changes in Bam Earthquake Victims with Crush Syndrome; a Cross-sectional Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Yousefifard, Mahmoud, Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar, Masoud Baikpour, et al.. (2016). Early versus Late Decompression for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9 indexed citations
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Ghelichkhani, Parisa, Mahmoud Yousefifard, Saeed Safari, et al.. (2016). The Value of Serum Β-Subunit of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Level in Prediction of Treatment Response to Methotrexate in Management of Ectopic Pregnancy; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11 indexed citations
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Ataei, Neamatollah, et al.. (2016). Etiology and Outcome of Chronic Kidney Disease in Iranian Children. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(7). 2105–2112. 5 indexed citations
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Yousefifard, Mahmoud, et al.. (2014). THE EFFECT OF BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION TRAINING ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF WOMEN WORKING IN SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITIES IN 2010. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 30–36. 4 indexed citations
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Shojaee, Majid, et al.. (2014). New scoring system for intra-abdominal injury diagnosis after blunt trauma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Heydari, Gholamreza, Mahmoud Yousefifard, Mostafa Hosseini, Ali Ramezankhani, & Mohammad Reza Masjedi. (2013). Cigarette Smoking, Knowledge, Attitude and Prediction of Smoking Between Male Students, Teachers and Clergymen in Tehran, Iran, 2009. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11 indexed citations
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Heydari, Gholamreza, et al.. (2010). Evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practice about smoking among male teachers in Tehran, Iran. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations

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