Rabeh El‐Shesheny

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Rabeh El‐Shesheny is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rabeh El‐Shesheny has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Epidemiology, 53 papers in Infectious Diseases and 40 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Rabeh El‐Shesheny's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (53 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (40 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (22 papers). Rabeh El‐Shesheny is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (53 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (40 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (22 papers). Rabeh El‐Shesheny collaborates with scholars based in Egypt, United States and Mongolia. Rabeh El‐Shesheny's co-authors include Ahmed Kandeil, Mohamed A. Ali, Ghazi Kayali, Richard J. Webby, Yassmin Moatasim, Ahmed Mostafa, Mahmoud Shehata, Mokhtar R. Gomaa, Ahmed E. Kayed and Pamela McKenzie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Rabeh El‐Shesheny

76 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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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.

The episodic resurgence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 virus

2023 143 citations Ruopeng Xie, Kimberly M. Edwards et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rabeh El‐Shesheny Egypt	23	1.1k	1.0k	722	342	240	81	2.0k
Ahmed Kandeil Egypt	32	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	717 1.0×	381 1.1×	461 1.9×	112	2.7k
Yassmin Moatasim Egypt	25	818 0.7×	558 0.6×	389 0.5×	275 0.8×	268 1.1×	62	1.8k
Mokhtar R. Gomaa Egypt	21	970 0.9×	415 0.4×	235 0.3×	349 1.0×	224 0.9×	46	1.5k
Ghazi Kayali United States	34	2.1k 1.9×	1.8k 1.8×	1.3k 1.8×	735 2.1×	288 1.2×	120	3.4k
Mahmoud Shehata Egypt	18	886 0.8×	340 0.3×	176 0.2×	332 1.0×	244 1.0×	37	1.4k
Ahmed E. Kayed Egypt	14	653 0.6×	423 0.4×	284 0.4×	237 0.7×	108 0.5×	25	1.0k
Angie Lackenby United Kingdom	28	863 0.8×	2.9k 2.8×	292 0.4×	70 0.2×	693 2.9×	52	3.3k
Irina A. Leneva Russia	16	564 0.5×	920 0.9×	219 0.3×	42 0.1×	301 1.3×	39	1.5k
Katrina Sleeman United States	23	732 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	178 0.2×	81 0.2×	467 1.9×	36	1.7k
Larisa V. Gubareva United States	39	1.2k 1.1×	4.5k 4.4×	602 0.8×	107 0.3×	1.2k 4.9×	102	5.0k

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El‐Shesheny, Rabeh, Mokhtar R. Gomaa, Mohamed El Sayes, et al.. (2025). Emergence of a novel reassortant highly pathogenic avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N2) Virus, 2024. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 14(1). 2455601–2455601. 2 indexed citations

Gomaa, Mokhtar R., Kimberly M. Edwards, Ruixuan Wang, et al.. (2025). Local and introduced lineages drive MERS-CoV recombination in Egyptian camels. Journal of Virology. 99(12). e0064125–e0064125.

Kamel, Mina Nabil, Yassmin Moatasim, Basma Emad Aboulhoda, et al.. (2025). Genetic Characterization and Pathogenesis of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus A (H5N1) Isolated in Egypt During 2021–2023. Viruses. 17(10). 1370–1370.

Abu‐Basha, Ehab A., et al.. (2024). Molecular diagnosis and phylogenetic analysis of a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus human case in Jordan. European Journal of Public Health. 35(Supplement_1). i55–i59. 1 indexed citations

Mahmoud, Sara H., Mokhtar R. Gomaa, Ahmed El Taweel, et al.. (2024). Transmission dynamics of avian influenza viruses in Egyptian poultry markets. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 25–25. 1 indexed citations

Zakaria, Mohamed Y., Ayman Abo Elmaaty, Rabeh El‐Shesheny, et al.. (2024). Biological and computational assessments of thiazole derivative-reinforced bile salt enriched nano carriers: a new gate in targeting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. RSC Advances. 14(52). 38778–38795. 2 indexed citations

Al‐Karmalawy, Ahmed A., Rabeh El‐Shesheny, Marwa Sharaky, et al.. (2023). Design and statistical optimisation of emulsomal nanoparticles for improved anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity of N -(5-nitrothiazol-2-yl)-carboxamido candidates: in vitro and in silico studies. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry. 38(1). 2202357–2202357. 13 indexed citations

Moatasim, Yassmin, Omnia Kutkat, Mokhtar R. Gomaa, et al.. (2023). Potent Antiviral Activity of Vitamin B12 against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, and Human Coronavirus 229E. Microorganisms. 11(11). 2777–2777. 4 indexed citations

Kayed, Ahmed E., Yassmin Moatasim, Mohamed El Sayes, et al.. (2023). Efficiency of natural oils as alternative adjuvants to mineral oils in inactivated avian influenza vaccine formulation. British Poultry Science. 65(1). 28–33. 1 indexed citations

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Xie, Ruopeng, Kimberly M. Edwards, Michelle Wille, et al.. (2023). The episodic resurgence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 virus. Nature. 622(7984). 810–817. 143 indexed citations breakdown →

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Habib, Walid Abi, Rabeh El‐Shesheny, Ahmed Kandeil, et al.. (2022). Lebanese SARS-CoV-2 genomics: 24 months of the pandemic. Virus Research. 317. 198824–198824. 3 indexed citations

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El‐Shesheny, Rabeh, Yassmin Moatasim, Sara H. Mahmoud, et al.. (2022). Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Clade 2.3.4.4b in Wild Birds and Live Bird Markets, Egypt. Pathogens. 12(1). 36–36. 26 indexed citations

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Roshdy, Wael H., Ahmed Kandeil, Rabeh El‐Shesheny, et al.. (2022). Insight into Genetic Characteristics of Identified SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Egypt from March 2020 to May 2021. Pathogens. 11(8). 834–834. 10 indexed citations

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Kandeil, Ahmed, Yassmin Moatasim, Ahmed El Taweel, et al.. (2022). Genetic and Antigenic Characteristics of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Viruses Circulating in Domestic Poultry in Egypt, 2017–2021. Microorganisms. 10(3). 595–595. 20 indexed citations

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Kandeil, Ahmed, Ahmed E. Kayed, Yassmin Moatasim, et al.. (2022). Molecular identification and virological characteristics of highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N5 virus in wild birds in Egypt. Microbial Pathogenesis. 174. 105928–105928. 3 indexed citations

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Kutkat, Omnia, Ahmed Kandeil, Yassmin Moatasim, et al.. (2022). In Vitro and In Vivo Antiviral Studies of New Heteroannulated 1,2,3-Triazole Glycosides Targeting the Neuraminidase of Influenza A Viruses. Pharmaceuticals. 15(3). 351–351. 21 indexed citations

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El‐Shesheny, Rabeh, Ahmed El Taweel, Mokhtar R. Gomaa, et al.. (2022). Induced humoral immunity of different types of vaccines against most common variants of SARS-CoV-2 in Egypt prior to Omicron outbreak. Vaccine. 40(32). 4303–4306. 3 indexed citations

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Gomaa, Mokhtar R., Amira S. El Refay, Mahmoud Shehata, et al.. (2021). Incidence, household transmission, and neutralizing antibody seroprevalence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Egypt: Results of a community-based cohort. PLoS Pathogens. 17(3). e1009413–e1009413. 17 indexed citations

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Mostafa, Ahmed, Ahmed Kandeil, Yaseen A. M. M. Elshaier, et al.. (2020). FDA-Approved Drugs with Potent In Vitro Antiviral Activity against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. Pharmaceuticals. 13(12). 443–443. 126 indexed citations

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Kayali, Ghazi, Rabeh El‐Shesheny, Mohamed A. Kutkat, et al.. (2011). Continuing Threat of Influenza (H5N1) Virus Circulation in Egypt. Emerging infectious diseases. 17(12). 2306–2308. 44 indexed citations

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