Neeraj Bhala

136.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
81 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Neeraj Bhala is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Neeraj Bhala has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Surgery, 28 papers in Epidemiology and 14 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Neeraj Bhala's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (14 papers), Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (14 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (9 papers). Neeraj Bhala is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (14 papers), Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (14 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (9 papers). Neeraj Bhala collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Neeraj Bhala's co-authors include Jonathan Emberson, Colin Baigent, Christina Reith, Elizabeth H Barnes, R Peto, John Simes, L E Holland, Anthony Keech, Lisa Blackwell and Tariq Iqbal and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Neeraj Bhala

78 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

Efficacy and safety of more intensive lowering of LDL cho... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2020 2012 2017 2017 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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. Efficacy and safety of more intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol: a meta-analysis of data from 170 000 participants in 26 randomised trials
    2010 4.4k citations Neeraj Bhala et al. profile →
  2. Association Between Fibrosis Stage and Outcomes of Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2020 681 citations Rod S Taylor, Rebecca J. Taylor et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  3. Tobacco use in 3 billion individuals from 16 countries: an analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional household surveys
    2012 572 citations Neeraj Bhala et al. profile →
  4. Systematic review with meta‐analysis: the efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of recurrent and refractory Clostridium difficile infection
    2017 443 citations Mohammed Nabil Quraishi, Neeraj Bhala et al. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics profile →
  5. The Global Incidence of Appendicitis
    2017 352 citations Mollie Ferris, Samuel Quan et al. Annals of Surgery profile →
  6. The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractoryClostridium difficileinfection and other potential indications: joint British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) guidelines
    2018 251 citations Benjamin H. Mullish, Mohammed Nabil Quraishi et al. Gut profile →
  7. British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines for the management of iron deficiency anaemia in adults
    2021 144 citations Jonathon Snook, Neeraj Bhala et al. Gut profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Neeraj Bhala United Kingdom 26 4.6k 2.1k 1.9k 1.5k 1.4k 81 8.8k
Giovanni Corrao Italy 63 3.1k 0.7× 4.4k 2.1× 1.8k 0.9× 3.7k 2.5× 1.0k 0.7× 419 16.5k
K. Arnold Chan United States 51 1.8k 0.4× 2.0k 1.0× 1.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 995 0.7× 210 10.4k
Jodi B Segal United States 59 2.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 2.0k 1.4× 982 0.7× 247 12.4k
Mei‐Shu Lai Taiwan 49 1.3k 0.3× 2.7k 1.3× 871 0.5× 837 0.6× 571 0.4× 228 9.8k
Steven J. Chadban Australia 62 2.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 984 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 419 0.3× 283 12.8k
Benjamin French United States 46 2.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 2.5k 1.7× 375 0.3× 168 8.2k
Matthew T. James Canada 58 2.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 892 0.5× 2.4k 1.7× 832 0.6× 271 12.0k
Francisco Antônio Helfenstein Fonseca Brazil 29 6.2k 1.4× 2.3k 1.1× 2.5k 1.3× 3.4k 2.4× 1.6k 1.1× 154 11.7k
Shin‐Wook Kang South Korea 55 1.7k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 353 0.3× 530 12.4k
Amos Pasternack Finland 45 3.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 2.3k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 454 0.3× 252 10.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neeraj Bhala

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nirantharakumar, Krishnarajah, Rasiah Thayakaran, Joht Singh Chandan, et al.. (2025). Estimating inequality in alcohol-related liver disease burden in the UK, 2009 to 2020: a population-based study using routinely collected data. PubMed. 1(1). 100002–100002.
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Dhanda, Ashwin, James A. King, Fiona C Warren, et al.. (2024). Association between glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists use and change in alcohol consumption: a systematic review. EClinicalMedicine. 78. 102920–102920. 15 indexed citations
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Bhala, Neeraj & Vijay H. Shah. (2024). Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, and Digital Health in the Management of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease. Clinics in Liver Disease. 28(4). 819–830. 1 indexed citations
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Sebastian, Shaji, Jonathan Segal, Sreedhar Subramanian, et al.. (2022). Ambulatory care management of 69 patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis in comparison to 695 inpatients: insights from a multicentre UK cohort study. BMJ Open Gastroenterology. 9(1). e000763–e000763. 6 indexed citations
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Saifuddin, Aamir, Alexandra Kent, Shameer Mehta, et al.. (2022). Treatment adaptations and outcomes of patients experiencing inflammatory bowel disease flares during the early COVID‐19 pandemic: the PREPARE‐IBD multicentre cohort study. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 56(10). 1460–1474. 3 indexed citations
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Chapman, Rachel, Shamil Haroon, Nikita Simms-Williams, et al.. (2022). Socioeconomic deprivation, age and language are barriers to accessing personal health records: a cross-sectional study of a large hospital-based personal health record system. BMJ Open. 12(1). e054655–e054655. 4 indexed citations
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Snook, Jonathon, Neeraj Bhala, Ian Beales, et al.. (2021). British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines for the management of iron deficiency anaemia in adults. Gut. 70(11). 2030–2051. 144 indexed citations breakdown →
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Taylor, Rod S, Rebecca J. Taylor, Susan Bayliss, et al.. (2020). Association Between Fibrosis Stage and Outcomes of Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Gastroenterology. 158(6). 1611–1625.e12. 681 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chandan, Joht Singh, Chun‐Ting Lai, Wenjuan Tang, et al.. (2019). GLOBAL SMOKING TRENDS IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF INCEPTION COHORTS. Gut. 68. 2 indexed citations
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Harvey, Philip, Tom Thomas, Joht Singh Chandan, et al.. (2019). Outcomes following feeding gastrostomy (FG) insertion in patients with learning disability: a retrospective cohort study using the health improvement network (THIN) database. BMJ Open. 9(6). e026714–e026714. 2 indexed citations
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Kotecha, Deevia, Jason Mak, Neel Sharma, et al.. (2019). PTU-072 A multi-centre review of acute upper GI bleeding; can blood urea levels aid diagnosis?. A153.2–A153. 1 indexed citations
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Quraishi, Mohammed Nabil, Neel Sharma, Naveen Sharma, et al.. (2019). PTU-060 Iron deficiency anaemia in plain sight at the front door in the midlands. A147.1–A147. 1 indexed citations
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Haroon, Shamil, et al.. (2018). Information standards for recording alcohol use in electronic health records: findings from a national consultation. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 18(1). 36–36. 11 indexed citations
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Ferris, Mollie, Samuel Quan, Belle Kaplan, et al.. (2017). The Global Incidence of Appendicitis. Annals of Surgery. 266(2). 237–241. 352 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bhala, Neeraj, et al.. (2010). Nichtalkoholische Fettlebererkrankung. Praxis. 99(3). 187–189. 1 indexed citations
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Bhala, Neeraj, Raj Bhopal, Anita Brock, Clare Griffiths, & Sarah H. Wild. (2009). Alcohol-related and hepatocellular cancer deaths by country of birth in England and Wales: analysis of mortality and census data. Journal of Public Health. 31(2). 250–257. 16 indexed citations
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Bhala, Neeraj & Michele Zaman. (2009). Preventing premature mortality in chronic diseases for South Asians in the UK and beyond. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 102(11). 459–463. 2 indexed citations
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Halliday, M I, et al.. (2007). Iron deficiency anaemia: further education regarding the British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines is required. Gut. 56(9). 1319.1–1319. 2 indexed citations
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Newton, Julia L., Simon Kerr, Neeraj Bhala, et al.. (2007). Autonomic dysfunction in primary biliary cirrhosis correlates with fatigue severity. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 19(2). 125–132. 65 indexed citations

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