Rafea Shaaban

1.3k total citations
21 papers, 865 citations indexed

About

Rafea Shaaban is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafea Shaaban has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 865 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 7 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Rafea Shaaban's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (7 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (7 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (4 papers). Rafea Shaaban is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (7 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (7 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (4 papers). Rafea Shaaban collaborates with scholars based in Syria, United Kingdom and France. Rafea Shaaban's co-authors include Mahmoud Zureik, Bénédicte Leynaert, Françoise Neukirch, David Soussan, Isabelle Pin, Matthias Wjst, Joachim Heinrich, Jordi Sunyer, Peter Burney and Jean Bousquet and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Thorax.

In The Last Decade

Rafea Shaaban

20 papers receiving 838 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rafea Shaaban Syria 11 570 387 367 97 88 21 865
Ömür Aydın Türkiye 18 317 0.6× 285 0.7× 147 0.4× 112 1.2× 129 1.5× 81 956
Martin Andersson Sweden 15 410 0.7× 290 0.7× 151 0.4× 44 0.5× 86 1.0× 43 710
Paula Pallasaho Finland 15 458 0.8× 530 1.4× 200 0.5× 50 0.5× 162 1.8× 39 809
Brigitte Haselden United Kingdom 10 585 1.0× 690 1.8× 358 1.0× 118 1.2× 38 0.4× 11 1.2k
Rolf Hanoa Norway 11 310 0.5× 382 1.0× 119 0.3× 39 0.4× 192 2.2× 25 811
Anne Dybuncio Canada 14 390 0.7× 451 1.2× 211 0.6× 120 1.2× 169 1.9× 27 931
Bilun Gemicioğlu Türkiye 12 389 0.7× 343 0.9× 121 0.3× 34 0.4× 21 0.2× 73 578
S. K. Weiland Germany 11 836 1.5× 422 1.1× 367 1.0× 146 1.5× 186 2.1× 12 1.3k
Carol Saltoun United States 14 209 0.4× 177 0.5× 167 0.5× 84 0.9× 24 0.3× 31 589
Tregony Simoneau United States 13 233 0.4× 207 0.5× 147 0.4× 29 0.3× 31 0.4× 36 669

Countries citing papers authored by Rafea Shaaban

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rafea Shaaban

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rafea Shaaban

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rafea Shaaban. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rafea Shaaban based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Rafea Shaaban. Rafea Shaaban is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nanavaty, Mayank A., et al.. (2025). The Combined Utilization of Epithelial Thickness and Tomographic Parameters in Keratoconus Detection. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2025(1). 6647993–6647993.
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Mazzotta, Cosimo, et al.. (2023). Diagnostic Accuracy of Corneal and Epithelial Thickness Map Parameters to Detect Keratoconus and Suspect Keratoconus. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023(1). 6677932–6677932. 5 indexed citations
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Mohammad, Yousser, Rafea Shaaban, Youssef Latifeh, et al.. (2023). Global Asthma Network Phase I Syria asthma surveillance and the impact of the war. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 15(5). 2873–2881. 4 indexed citations
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Shaaban, Rafea, et al.. (2023). Corneal higher order aberrations by Sirius topography and their relation to different refractive errors. BMC Ophthalmology. 23(1). 104–104. 7 indexed citations
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Shaaban, Rafea, et al.. (2021). Factors associated with the intention of Syrian adult population to accept COVID19 vaccination: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 1310–1310. 39 indexed citations
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Shaaban, Rafea, et al.. (2021). Clinical Outcomes of Accelerated Corneal Cross-Linking for Pediatric Keratoconus. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021. 1–9. 8 indexed citations
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Shaaban, Rafea, et al.. (2021). Long-term visual, anterior and posterior corneal changes after crosslinking for progressive keratoconus. European Journal of Ophthalmology. 32(1). 50–58. 13 indexed citations
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Shaaban, Rafea, et al.. (2021). Sensitivity and specificity of Sirius indices in diagnosis of keratoconus and suspect keratoconus. European Journal of Ophthalmology. 32(2). 790–797. 13 indexed citations
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Mohammad, Yousser, et al.. (2019). Improving the quality of hospital care provided for asthma out-patients in a country in turmoil: a report from Syria. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 11(3). 1047–1055. 6 indexed citations
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Mohammad, Yousser, et al.. (2019). Right technique of inhaler after mobile training. ASVIDE. 6. 85–85. 1 indexed citations
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Youssef, Alexey, et al.. (2019). Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniases in a City in Syria and the Effects of the Syrian Conflict. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 101(1). 108–112. 12 indexed citations
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Mohammad, Yousser, et al.. (2017). Uncontrolled and under-diagnosed asthma in a Damascus shelter during the Syrian crisis. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 9(9). 3415–3424. 7 indexed citations
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Abdel‐Aziz, M.H., et al.. (2015). EFFECT OF COLLAPLUG® ON THE HEALING OF EXTRACTION SOCKETS IN PATIENTS UNDER ORAL ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY (CLINICAL STUDY). Alexandria Dental Journal. 40(2). 166–172. 4 indexed citations
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Mohammad, Yousser, Rafea Shaaban, M. Kabir Hassan, et al.. (2014). Respiratory effects in children from passive smoking of cigarettes and <I>narghile</I>: ISAAC Phase Three in Syria. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 18(11). 1279–1284. 12 indexed citations
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Shaaban, Rafea, Mahmoud Zureik, David Soussan, et al.. (2008). Rhinitis and onset of asthma: a longitudinal population-based study. The Lancet. 372(9643). 1049–1057. 430 indexed citations
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Shaaban, Rafea, Mahmoud Zureik, David Soussan, et al.. (2007). Allergic Rhinitis and Onset of Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 176(7). 659–666. 53 indexed citations
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Shaaban, Rafea, Bénédicte Leynaert, D. Soussan, et al.. (2006). Physical activity and bronchial hyperresponsiveness: European Community Respiratory Health Survey II. Thorax. 62(5). 403–410. 67 indexed citations
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Shaaban, Rafea, Sabine Kony, Fathi Driss, et al.. (2006). Change in C-reactive protein levels and FEV1 decline: A longitudinal population-based study. Respiratory Medicine. 100(12). 2112–2120. 126 indexed citations

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