Pashtun Shahim

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Pashtun Shahim is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Neurology and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Pashtun Shahim has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Epidemiology, 28 papers in Neurology and 16 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Pashtun Shahim's work include Traumatic Brain Injury Research (32 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (25 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (14 papers). Pashtun Shahim is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury Research (32 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (25 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (14 papers). Pashtun Shahim collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Pashtun Shahim's co-authors include Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Yelverton Tegner, Jessica Gill, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, David L. Brody, Niklas Mattsson, Tobias Skillbäck, Magnus Gren and Jeffrey Randall and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Pashtun Shahim

47 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Serum neurofilament light as a biomarker for mild traumatic brain injury in contact sports

2017 250 citations Pashtun Shahim, Henrik Zetterberg et al. Neurology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pashtun Shahim Sweden	22	1.4k	1.3k	600	585	191	48	2.3k
Caroline A. Kubilus United States	4	1.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	332 0.6×	663 1.1×	189 1.0×	5	2.2k
Denes V. Agoston United States	31	1.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	711 1.2×	623 1.1×	121 0.6×	67	2.6k
Kimbra Kenney United States	27	1.1k 0.8×	834 0.6×	1.1k 1.8×	379 0.6×	231 1.2×	78	2.6k
Stuart J. McDonald Australia	24	945 0.7×	819 0.6×	571 1.0×	364 0.6×	80 0.4×	102	1.9k
Eric Peter Thelin Sweden	31	2.0k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.8×	680 1.2×	82 0.4×	108	3.0k
Daniel F. Kelly United States	19	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	334 0.6×	578 1.0×	279 1.5×	32	2.7k
Bertrand R. Huber United States	22	807 0.6×	857 0.7×	353 0.6×	297 0.5×	80 0.4×	51	1.5k
Mujun Sun Australia	23	788 0.6×	611 0.5×	505 0.8×	256 0.4×	129 0.7×	56	1.6k
Joanne Outtrim United Kingdom	25	1.5k 1.1×	947 0.7×	356 0.6×	488 0.8×	86 0.5×	45	2.2k
Geoffrey T. Manley United States	14	952 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	579 1.0×	346 0.6×	112 0.6×	23	2.3k

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All Works

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Shahim, Pashtun, Angela Kokkinis, George G. Harmison, et al.. (2025). CSF and blood neuronal injury biomarkers in spinal bulbar muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4. Brain Communications. 7(4). fcaf275–fcaf275.

Shahim, Pashtun, Dzung L. Pham, Brian Moore, et al.. (2024). Serum NfL and GFAP as biomarkers of progressive neurodegeneration in TBI. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(7). 4663–4676. 9 indexed citations

Shahim, Pashtun, Gina Norato, Ninet Sinaii, et al.. (2024). Neurofilaments in Sporadic and Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Genes. 15(4). 496–496. 13 indexed citations

Zampieri, Cris, Jacob B. Leary, Pashtun Shahim, et al.. (2023). Associations between white matter integrity and postural control in adults with traumatic brain injury. PLoS ONE. 18(11). e0288727–e0288727. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Linda, Jeffrey B. Ware, Junghoon Kim, et al.. (2021). Arterial Spin Labeling Reveals Elevated Cerebral Blood Flow with Distinct Clusters of Hypo- and Hyperperfusion after Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 38(18). 2538–2548. 8 indexed citations

Shahim, Pashtun & Henrik Zetterberg. (2021). Neurochemical Markers of Traumatic Brain Injury: Relevance to Acute Diagnostics, Disease Monitoring, and Neuropsychiatric Outcome Prediction. Biological Psychiatry. 91(5). 405–412. 21 indexed citations

Shahim, Pashtun, Adam Politis, André van der Merwe, et al.. (2020). Time course and diagnostic utility of NfL, tau, GFAP, and UCH-L1 in subacute and chronic TBI. Neurology. 95(6). e623–e636. 156 indexed citations

Shahim, Pashtun, Adam Politis, André van der Merwe, et al.. (2020). Neurofilament light as a biomarker in traumatic brain injury. Neurology. 95(6). e610–e622. 161 indexed citations

Siddiqi, Shan H., Nicholas T. Trapp, Pashtun Shahim, et al.. (2019). Individualized Connectome-Targeted Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of Repetitive Traumatic Brain Injury in a Retired NFL Player. Journal of Neuropsychiatry. 31(3). 254–263. 26 indexed citations

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Gill, Jessica, Lawrence L. Latour, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, et al.. (2018). Glial fibrillary acidic protein elevations relate to neuroimaging abnormalities after mild TBI. Neurology. 91(15). e1385–e1389. 110 indexed citations

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Sofou, Kalliopi, Pashtun Shahim, M. Tulinius, et al.. (2018). Cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light is associated with survival in mitochondrial disease patients. Mitochondrion. 46. 228–235. 11 indexed citations

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Shahim, Pashtun, Yelverton Tegner, Niklas Marklund, et al.. (2017). Astroglial activation and altered amyloid metabolism in human repetitive concussion. Neurology. 88(15). 1400–1407. 34 indexed citations

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Shahim, Pashtun, Magnus Gren, Victor Liman, et al.. (2016). Serum neurofilament light protein predicts clinical outcome in traumatic brain injury. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 36791–36791. 276 indexed citations

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Shahim, Pashtun, Kaj Blennow, Per Johansson, et al.. (2016). Cerebrospinal Fluid Stanniocalcin-1 as a Biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Neurodegenerative Disorders. NeuroMolecular Medicine. 19(1). 154–160. 20 indexed citations

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Lysholm, Jack, et al.. (2016). Concussed athletes are more prone to injury both before and after their index concussion: a data base analysis of 699 concussed contact sports athletes. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 2(1). e000092–e000092. 38 indexed citations

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Shahim, Pashtun, Niklas Mattsson, Elizabeth M. Macy, et al.. (2015). Serum visinin-like protein-1 in concussed professional ice hockey players. Brain Injury. 29(7-8). 872–876. 21 indexed citations

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Shahim, Pashtun, Yelverton Tegner, David Wilson, et al.. (2014). Blood Biomarkers for Brain Injury in Concussed Professional Ice Hockey Players (S11.005). Neurology. 82(10_supplement). 1 indexed citations

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Siman, Robert, Pashtun Shahim, Yelverton Tegner, et al.. (2014). Serum SNTF Increases in Concussed Professional Ice Hockey Players and Relates to the Severity of Postconcussion Symptoms. Journal of Neurotrauma. 32(17). 1294–1300. 81 indexed citations

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Shahim, Pashtun, Niklas Darín, Ulf Andréasson, et al.. (2013). Cerebrospinal Fluid Brain Injury Biomarkers in Children: A Multicenter Study. Pediatric Neurology. 49(1). 31–39.e2. 36 indexed citations

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Shahim, Pashtun, Jan‐Eric Månsson, Niklas Darín, Henrik Zetterberg, & Niklas Mattsson. (2012). Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in neurological diseases in children. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 17(1). 7–13. 20 indexed citations

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