Maurício Simões Abrão

12.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
217 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Maurício Simões Abrão is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maurício Simões Abrão has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 201 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 160 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 54 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Maurício Simões Abrão's work include Endometriosis Research and Treatment (199 papers), Uterine Myomas and Treatments (135 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (53 papers). Maurício Simões Abrão is often cited by papers focused on Endometriosis Research and Treatment (199 papers), Uterine Myomas and Treatments (135 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (53 papers). Maurício Simões Abrão collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and United Kingdom. Maurício Simões Abrão's co-authors include Sérgio Podgaec, Marina Paula Andres, João Dias, Charles Chapron, Giuliano Moysés Borrelli, Rosanne M. Kho, Manoel Orlando Gonçalves, Edmund Chada Baracat, J. Keckstein and Roberto Blasbalg and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Maurício Simões Abrão

204 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

  1. World Endometriosis Society consensus on the classification of endometriosis
    2016 434 citations Neil Johnson, J. Keckstein et al. Human Reproduction profile →
  2. Deep endometriosis infiltrating the recto-sigmoid: critical factors to consider before management
    2015 281 citations Maurício Simões Abrão, Felice Petraglia et al. Human Reproduction Update profile →
  3. Diagnosing adenomyosis: an integrated clinical and imaging approach
    2020 248 citations Charles Chapron, Silvia Vannuccini et al. Human Reproduction Update profile →
  4. Strengths and limitations of diagnostic tools for endometriosis and relevance in diagnostic test accuracy research
    2022 95 citations Jocelyn M. Wessels, M. K. Aas‐Eng et al. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →
  5. Once daily oral relugolix combination therapy versus placebo in patients with endometriosis-associated pain: two replicate phase 3, randomised, double-blind, studies (SPIRIT 1 and 2)
    2022 91 citations Linda C. Giudice, Sawsan As‐Sanie et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maurício Simões Abrão Brazil 49 6.6k 5.4k 2.2k 762 758 217 7.2k
Christel Meuleman Belgium 40 5.1k 0.8× 4.1k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 999 1.3× 639 0.8× 102 5.9k
Piétro Santulli France 38 4.6k 0.7× 3.4k 0.6× 1.8k 0.8× 1.0k 1.4× 351 0.5× 179 5.3k
Nicola Ragni Italy 41 2.9k 0.4× 2.5k 0.5× 767 0.3× 804 1.1× 874 1.2× 171 4.6k
Errico Zupi Italy 41 4.4k 0.7× 4.3k 0.8× 645 0.3× 680 0.9× 815 1.1× 180 5.3k
Sérgio Podgaec Brazil 29 3.0k 0.4× 2.4k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 490 0.6× 373 0.5× 127 3.3k
Francisco Carmona Spain 38 2.8k 0.4× 1.7k 0.3× 989 0.4× 1.3k 1.7× 440 0.6× 188 4.3k
Keith Isaacson United States 34 1.7k 0.2× 1.7k 0.3× 750 0.3× 653 0.9× 620 0.8× 105 3.1k
Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore Italy 35 2.4k 0.4× 2.1k 0.4× 403 0.2× 393 0.5× 802 1.1× 171 4.1k
Hideaki Masuzaki Japan 37 2.0k 0.3× 1.9k 0.3× 1.4k 0.6× 481 0.6× 409 0.5× 151 4.1k
Phyllis C. Leppert United States 35 2.2k 0.3× 1.7k 0.3× 516 0.2× 1.5k 2.0× 338 0.4× 106 4.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lee, Ted, Maurício Simões Abrão, Mindy S. Christianson, et al.. (2025). Optimizing Patient Experiences and Outcomes: Proposal to Develop an Endometriosis Care Quality Collaborative in the United States. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 33(2). 141–146.
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Condous, G., B. Gerges, Isabelle Thomassin‐Naggara, et al.. (2024). Non-invasive imaging techniques for diagnosis of pelvic deep endometriosis and endometriosis classification systems: an International Consensus Statement. Facts Views and Vision in ObGyn. 16(2). 127–144. 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Christian M., Neil P. Johnson, Sawsan As‐Sanie, et al.. (2024). Two-year efficacy and safety of relugolix combination therapy in women with endometriosis-associated pain: SPIRIT open-label extension study. Human Reproduction. 39(3). 526–537. 25 indexed citations
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Guerriero, S., G. Condous, Martino Rolla, et al.. (2023). Addendum to consensus opinion from International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group: sonographic evaluation of the parametrium. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 64(2). 275–280. 10 indexed citations
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Wessels, Jocelyn M., M. K. Aas‐Eng, Maurício Simões Abrão, et al.. (2022). Strengths and limitations of diagnostic tools for endometriosis and relevance in diagnostic test accuracy research. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 60(3). 309–327. 95 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zondervan, Krina T., Stacey A. Missmer, Maurício Simões Abrão, et al.. (2022). Endometriosis classification systems: an international survey to map current knowledge and uptake. Human Reproduction Open. 2022(1). hoac002–hoac002. 4 indexed citations
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Abrão, Maurício Simões, et al.. (2022). Surgical Classification of Endometriosis. Revista Brasileira Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 44(8). 737–739.
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Gonçalves, Manoel Orlando, et al.. (2021). Systematic evaluation of endometriosis by transvaginal ultrasound can accurately replace diagnostic laparoscopy, mainly for deep and ovarian endometriosis. Human Reproduction. 36(6). 1492–1500. 58 indexed citations
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Tomassetti, Carla, Neil Johnson, John C. Petrozza, et al.. (2021). An international terminology for endometriosis, 2021,. Human Reproduction Open. 2021(4). hoab029–hoab029. 90 indexed citations
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Vermeulen, Nathalie, Maurício Simões Abrão, Jon I. Einarsson, et al.. (2021). Endometriosis classification, staging and reporting systems: a review on the road to a universally accepted endometriosis classification,. Human Reproduction Open. 2021(4). hoab025–hoab025. 31 indexed citations
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Casalechi, Maíra, Márcia Mendonça Carneiro, Cynthia Dela Cruz, et al.. (2021). Immunolocalization of stem/progenitor cell biomarkers Oct-4, C-kit and Musashi-1 in endometriotic lesions. Molecular Biology Reports. 48(10). 6863–6870. 1 indexed citations
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Carneiro, Márcia Mendonça, João Sabino Cunha‐Filho, Carlos Alberto Petta, et al.. (2021). Fertility preservation in women with endometriosis. Revista Brasileira Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 43(10). 796–802. 2 indexed citations
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Leonardi, Mathew, Alan Lam, Maurício Simões Abrão, Neil Johnson, & G. Condous. (2020). Ignored Because It Is Benign – It Is Time to Treat Endometriosis as if It Were Cancer. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 42(4). 507–509. 10 indexed citations
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Marin, Maria Lúcia Carnevale, Verônica Coelho, Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer, et al.. (2020). Inhibitory KIR2DL2 Gene: Risk for Deep Endometriosis in Euro-descendants. Reproductive Sciences. 28(1). 291–304. 8 indexed citations
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Chapron, Charles, Silvia Vannuccini, Piétro Santulli, et al.. (2020). Diagnosing adenomyosis: an integrated clinical and imaging approach. Human Reproduction Update. 26(3). 392–411. 248 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bassi, Marco, et al.. (2019). Postoperative Bowel Symptoms Improve over Time after Rectosigmoidectomy for Endometriosis. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 27(6). 1316–1323. 9 indexed citations
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Silveira, Cássia Gisele Terrassani, Sílvia Regina Rogatto, Sérgio Podgaec, & Maurício Simões Abrão. (2009). Recent advances in molecular genetics of endometriosis. Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders. 1(1). 9–18. 1 indexed citations
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Averbach, Marcelo, et al.. (2005). Rectal endometriosis: Commentary. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 62(6). 978–979. 2 indexed citations
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Podgaec, Sérgio & Maurício Simões Abrão. (2004). Endometriose: aspectos atuais do diagnostico e tratamento. RBM. Revista brasileira de medicina. 61. 41–46. 1 indexed citations
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Abrão, Maurício Simões, et al.. (1992). Humoral immunological alterations in endometriosis. Abstracts. 2 indexed citations

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