Rafik Karaman

9.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
159 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Rafik Karaman is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafik Karaman has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Organic Chemistry, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Rafik Karaman's work include Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (33 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (18 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (15 papers). Rafik Karaman is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (33 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (18 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (15 papers). Rafik Karaman collaborates with scholars based in Palestinian Territory, Italy and Israel. Rafik Karaman's co-authors include Zeinab Breijyeh, Anas Najjar, Sabino Aurelio Bufo, Laura Scrano, Mustafa Khamis, Thomas C. Bruice, Donia Karaman, Amin Mahmood Thawabteh, Fatma Haddad and James L. Fry and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rafik Karaman

153 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Comprehensive Review on Alzheimer’s Disease: Causes and Treatment

2020 1.7k citations Zeinab Breijyeh, Rafik Karaman Molecules profile →
Resistance of Gram-Negative Bacteria to Current Antibacterial Agents and Approaches to Resolve It

2020 1.0k citations Zeinab Breijyeh, Rafik Karaman et al. Molecules profile →
Skin Pigmentation Types, Causes and Treatment—A Review

2023 89 citations Amin Mahmood Thawabteh, Donia Karaman et al. Molecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rafik Karaman Palestinian Territory	35	2.0k	1.4k	890	755	552	159	6.4k
Shizuo Yamada Japan	48	3.0k 1.5×	664 0.5×	908 1.0×	871 1.2×	656 1.2×	404	9.3k
Dietrich Büsselberg Qatar	54	4.7k 2.4×	859 0.6×	810 0.9×	929 1.2×	382 0.7×	216	11.1k
Shams Tabrez Saudi Arabia	41	1.8k 0.9×	455 0.3×	646 0.7×	637 0.8×	941 1.7×	227	6.2k
Sanjula Baboota India	60	3.2k 1.6×	708 0.5×	685 0.8×	677 0.9×	656 1.2×	282	12.0k
Anca Oana Docea Romania	53	2.1k 1.1×	542 0.4×	715 0.8×	668 0.9×	438 0.8×	169	8.6k
Lixia Chen China	49	4.8k 2.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	468 0.6×	809 1.5×	506	11.7k
Mohsen Amini Iran	44	2.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	769 0.9×	188 0.2×	474 0.9×	370	7.4k
Mariusz Jaremko Saudi Arabia	41	3.1k 1.6×	1.2k 0.9×	531 0.6×	545 0.7×	677 1.2×	295	7.8k
Daniela Călina Romania	60	3.3k 1.7×	778 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	858 1.1×	340 0.6×	291	10.8k
Amnon Hoffman Israel	45	2.2k 1.1×	824 0.6×	730 0.8×	241 0.3×	293 0.5×	138	6.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rafik Karaman

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Thawabteh, Amin Mahmood, et al.. (2025). Promising Natural Remedies for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy. Molecules. 30(4). 922–922. 4 indexed citations

Thawabteh, Amin Mahmood, et al.. (2024). Recent Advances in Therapeutics for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. Molecules. 29(21). 5131–5131. 19 indexed citations

Thawabteh, Amin Mahmood, et al.. (2024). Antibacterial Activity and Antifungal Activity of Monomeric Alkaloids. Toxins. 16(11). 489–489. 13 indexed citations

Thawabteh, Amin Mahmood, et al.. (2023). Antifungal and Antibacterial Activities of Isolated Marine Compounds. Toxins. 15(2). 93–93. 29 indexed citations

Haddad, Fatma, et al.. (2023). A Comprehensive Review on Therapeutic Potential of Nanobodies. Preprints.org. 1 indexed citations

Breijyeh, Zeinab, et al.. (2020). Antibacterial Prodrugs to Overcome Bacterial Resistance. Molecules. 25(7). 1543–1543. 76 indexed citations

Shoqeir, Jawad H., et al.. (2017). Removal of Diclofenace Sodium from Aqueous Environments Using Heterogeneous Photocatalysis Treatment. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Basilicata). 3(9). 1 indexed citations

Khamis, Mustafa, Shlomo Nir, Filomena Lelario, et al.. (2015). Stability and removal of spironolactone from wastewater. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 50(11). 1127–1135. 6 indexed citations

Karaman, Donia, et al.. (2015). ANTIBACTERIAL PREDRUGS-FROM 1899 TILL 2015. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 4(8). 1 indexed citations

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Karaman, Rafik. (2015). Novel Modified Bentonite-Montmorillonite and Activated Charcoal Complexes for Detoxification.. Journal of Clinical Toxicology. 2(2). 37–41. 4 indexed citations

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Pizio, Antonella Di, Anat Levit, Michal Slutzki, et al.. (2015). Comparing Class A GPCRs to bitter taste receptors. Methods in cell biology. 132. 401–427. 74 indexed citations

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Al‐Rimawi, Fuad, et al.. (2015). Removal of amoxicillin and cefuroxime axetil by advanced membranes technology, activated carbon and micelle–clay complex. Environmental Technology. 36(16). 2069–2078. 24 indexed citations

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Khamis, Mustafa, et al.. (2013). Stability and Removal of Naproxen and Its Metabolite by Advanced Membrane Wastewater Treatment Plant and Micelle–Clay Complex. CLEAN - Soil Air Water. 42(5). 594–600. 34 indexed citations

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Al‐Rimawi, Fuad, Mustafa Khamis, Shlomo Nir, et al.. (2013). Efficiency of membrane technology, activated charcoal, and a micelle-clay complex for removal of the acidic pharmaceutical mefenamic acid. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 48(13). 1655–1662. 20 indexed citations

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Khamis, Mustafa, et al.. (2012). Performance of Micelle-Clay Filters for Removing Pollutants and Bacteria from Tertiary Treated Wastewater. DSpace at AUS (American University of Sharjah). 1(2). 30–38. 11 indexed citations

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Karaman, Rafik, et al.. (2012). Prodrugs of fumarate esters for the treatment of psoriasis and multiple sclerosis—a computational approach. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 19(1). 439–452. 16 indexed citations

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Khamis, Mustafa, et al.. (2011). Efficiency of Advanced Membrane Wastewater Treatment Plant towards Removal of Aspirin, Salicylic Acid, Paracetamol and p-Aminophenol. DSpace at AUS (American University of Sharjah). 5(2). 121–137. 21 indexed citations

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Karaman, Rafik, et al.. (2010). Multi Transition States for SN2 Reaction in Intramolecular Processes. 1(1). 14–23. 3 indexed citations

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Karaman, Rafik. (2010). The effective molarity (EM) – A computational approach. Bioorganic Chemistry. 38(4). 165–172. 27 indexed citations

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Karaman, Rafik. (2009). The effective molarity (EM) puzzle in proton transfer reactions. Bioorganic Chemistry. 37(4). 106–110. 34 indexed citations

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