Qasim Aziz

25.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
287 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Qasim Aziz is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Qasim Aziz has authored 287 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Gastroenterology, 87 papers in Physiology and 64 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Qasim Aziz's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (86 papers), Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (73 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (39 papers). Qasim Aziz is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (86 papers), Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (73 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (39 papers). Qasim Aziz collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Belgium. Qasim Aziz's co-authors include David G. Thompson, Adam D. Farmer, Shaheen Hamdy, Anthony Hobson, John C. Rothwell, Lukas Van Oudenhove, Charles H. Knowles, Krish D. Singh, Clifford J. Woolf and Sanchoy Sarkar and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Qasim Aziz

279 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic primary pain

2018 810 citations Michael K. Nicholas, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen et al. Pain profile →
Irritable bowel syndrome

2016 687 citations Paul Enck, Qasim Aziz et al. profile →
Guidelines on the irritable bowel syndrome: mechanisms and practical management

2007 597 citations Qasim Aziz et al. Gut profile →
Esophageal Disorders

2016 388 citations Qasim Aziz et al. Gastroenterology profile →
The anatomical basis for transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation

2019 349 citations Adam D. Farmer, Qasim Aziz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qasim Aziz United Kingdom	61	5.8k	3.7k	3.6k	2.2k	1.7k	287	13.8k
Asbjørn Mohr Drewes Denmark	65	4.3k 0.7×	5.8k 1.6×	7.1k 2.0×	2.4k 1.1×	298 0.2×	699	18.0k
David G. Thompson United Kingdom	55	3.1k 0.5×	2.7k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	819 0.4×	1.7k 1.0×	155	8.8k
Guy E. Boeckxstaens Belgium	76	10.1k 1.7×	4.2k 1.1×	9.7k 2.7×	313 0.1×	1.9k 1.1×	416	21.3k
Bruce D. Naliboff United States	77	9.9k 1.7×	5.0k 1.3×	3.1k 0.9×	3.2k 1.5×	188 0.1×	348	19.4k
Lin Chang United States	67	11.3k 1.9×	4.0k 1.1×	4.6k 1.3×	1.2k 0.5×	235 0.1×	284	15.9k
William E. Whitehead United States	81	15.4k 2.7×	3.7k 1.0×	10.1k 2.8×	1.2k 0.6×	436 0.3×	403	24.4k
Nicholas E. Diamant Canada	46	3.3k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	4.1k 1.1×	402 0.2×	2.8k 1.6×	144	8.5k
Jordi Serra Spain	50	2.4k 0.4×	6.0k 1.6×	2.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	152 0.1×	201	10.7k
Hans‐Rudolf Berthoud United States	64	1.2k 0.2×	5.0k 1.4×	2.1k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	86 0.1×	158	14.6k
Bruno Bonaz France	43	2.0k 0.3×	1.3k 0.3×	955 0.3×	858 0.4×	179 0.1×	129	8.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qasim Aziz

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Fattori, Victor, Waldiceu A. Verri, Rubina Aktar, et al.. (2024). Descriptive study of perineuronal net in enteric nervous system of humans and mice. Journal of Neurochemistry. 168(9). 1956–1972.

Zaninelli, Tiago H., Rubina Aktar, Madusha Peiris, et al.. (2024). Perineuronal net in the extrinsic innervation of the distal colon of mice and its remodeling in ulcerative colitis. Journal of Neurochemistry. 168(9). 1937–1955. 4 indexed citations

Gholamrezaei, Ali, Ilse Van Diest, Qasim Aziz, et al.. (2021). Effect of slow, deep breathing on visceral pain perception and its underlying psychophysiological mechanisms. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 34(4). e14242–e14242. 16 indexed citations

Kołacz, Jacek, et al.. (2021). Cardiac autonomic regulation and joint hypermobility in adolescents with functional abdominal pain disorders. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 33(12). e14165–e14165. 20 indexed citations

Gholamrezaei, Ali, Ilse Van Diest, Qasim Aziz, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen, & Lukas Van Oudenhove. (2019). Influence of inspiratory threshold load on cardiovascular responses to controlled breathing at 0.1 Hz. Psychophysiology. 56(11). e13447–e13447. 13 indexed citations

Nicholas, Michael K., Johan W.S. Vlaeyen, Winfried Rief, et al.. (2018). The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic primary pain. Pain. 160(1). 28–37. 810 indexed citations breakdown →

Farmer, Adam D., et al.. (2017). Electrical vagal nerve stimulation prevents the development of acid induced esophageal hyperalgesia. Queen Mary Research Online (Queen Mary University of London). 1 indexed citations

Fikree, Asma, Rubina Aktar, Rodney Grahame, et al.. (2015). Functional gastrointestinal disorders are associated with the joint hypermobility syndrome in secondary care: a case–control study. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 27(4). 569–579. 72 indexed citations

Giampietro, Vincent, et al.. (2014). OC-064 Psychophysiological And Cortical Responses To Visually Induced Motion Sickness. Gut. 63(Suppl 1). A31.2–A32. 1 indexed citations

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Omran, Yasser Al & Qasim Aziz. (2014). The Brain-Gut Axis in Health and Disease. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 817. 135–153. 72 indexed citations

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Woodland, Philip, et al.. (2014). Sensiprobe—a miniature thermal device incorporating Peltier technology as a diagnostic tool for studying human oesophageal sensitivity. Physiological Measurement. 35(7). 1265–1277. 3 indexed citations

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Weltens, Nathalie, N Schaub, Huynh Giao Ly, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of reflux parameters and esophageal mucosal integrity in patients with chronic cough. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 25. 11–11. 2 indexed citations

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Oudenhove, Lukas Van, Shane McKie, Peter Paine, et al.. (2011). Fatty acid–induced gut-brain signaling attenuates neural and behavioral effects of sad emotion in humans. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(8). 3094–3099. 61 indexed citations

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Farmer, Adam D., Qasim Aziz, Jan Tack, & Lukas Van Oudenhove. (2010). The future of neuroscientific research in functional gastrointestinal disorders: Integration towards multidimensional (visceral) pain endophenotypes?. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 68(5). 475–481. 12 indexed citations

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Hobson, Anthony, Boris A. Chizh, Qasim Aziz, et al.. (2009). Neurophysiological evaluation of convergent afferents innervating the human esophagus and area of referred pain on the anterior chest wall. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 298(1). G31–G36. 12 indexed citations

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Oudenhove, Lukas Van & Qasim Aziz. (2009). Recent insights on central processing and psychological processes in functional gastrointestinal disorders. Digestive and Liver Disease. 41(11). 781–787. 30 indexed citations

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Vandenberghe, Joris, Lukas Van Oudenhove, Brecht Geeraerts, et al.. (2004). Influence of fearful mood and emotional context on gastric sensorimotor function in man. Gastroenterology. 126(4). 1 indexed citations

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Harris, M. Scott & Qasim Aziz. (2003). The Brain-Gut Axis in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Hospital Medicine. 1 indexed citations

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Aziz, Qasim, Alfons Schnitzler, & Paul Enck. (2000). Functional Neuroimaging of Visceral Sensation. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 17(6). 604–612. 121 indexed citations

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Hamdy, Shaheen, et al.. (1996). Does dysphagia in unilateral hemispheric stroke depend on cerebral asymmetry of swallowing motor function?. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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