Rania A. Mekary

7.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
146 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Rania A. Mekary is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Rania A. Mekary has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Surgery, 32 papers in Epidemiology and 29 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Rania A. Mekary's work include Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (17 papers), Meningioma and schwannoma management (17 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (13 papers). Rania A. Mekary is often cited by papers focused on Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (17 papers), Meningioma and schwannoma management (17 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (13 papers). Rania A. Mekary collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Brazil. Rania A. Mekary's co-authors include Walter C. Willett, Timothy R. Smith, Frank B. Hu, Frank B. Hu, Eric L. Ding, Kee B. Park, Michael C. Dewan, Abbas Rattani, Edward L. Giovannucci and Rob M. van Dam and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Rania A. Mekary

137 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Traumatic Spinal Injury: Global Epidemiology and Worldwide Volume

2018 412 citations Ramesh Kumar, Jaims Lim et al. World Neurosurgery profile →
Global hydrocephalus epidemiology and incidence: systematic review and meta-analysis

2018 236 citations Michael C. Dewan, Abbas Rattani et al. profile →
Financial Toxicity Among Patients With Breast Cancer Worldwide

2023 84 citations Catherine A. Wu, Michelle Bass et al. JAMA Network Open profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rania A. Mekary United States	37	1.5k	1.4k	800	789	678	146	4.8k
Egle Perissinotto Italy	40	1.8k 1.2×	764 0.6×	697 0.9×	363 0.5×	545 0.8×	155	5.7k
Anne M. Murray United States	43	1.5k 1.0×	532 0.4×	815 1.0×	950 1.2×	1.3k 1.9×	194	9.0k
Brandon R. Grossardt United States	49	952 0.6×	982 0.7×	815 1.0×	2.0k 2.5×	1.4k 2.0×	97	9.6k
R. Taylor United Kingdom	46	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	961 1.2×	198 0.3×	699 1.0×	157	7.3k
Ricardo Vallejo Spain	35	1.4k 0.9×	392 0.3×	1.3k 1.6×	596 0.8×	339 0.5×	394	6.7k
Philippe Lehert Belgium	49	622 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	698 0.9×	2.3k 3.0×	1.2k 1.8×	172	7.7k
Scott Thomas Canada	49	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	381 0.5×	757 1.1×	239	10.4k
Eliisa Löyttyniemi Finland	36	1.0k 0.7×	447 0.3×	993 1.2×	774 1.0×	540 0.8×	302	5.5k
Angelo Di Iorio Italy	39	2.4k 1.6×	481 0.3×	916 1.1×	280 0.4×	594 0.9×	138	6.8k
Maribeth H. Johnson United States	44	967 0.6×	816 0.6×	272 0.3×	319 0.4×	892 1.3×	127	5.1k

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Mekary, Rania A., et al.. (2025). Evaluation of bony fusion after anterior cervical discectomy: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Neurosurgical Review. 48(1). 386–386.

Huizinga, T., et al.. (2025). Infliximab use and cervical spine deformity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. RMD Open. 11(1). e005237–e005237.

Chen, Karen, Ayaz Khawaja, Rania A. Mekary, et al.. (2024). Changes in inpatient brain arteriovenous malformation management in the United States following the ARUBA trial: analysis of an interrupted time series design. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 242. 108293–108293.

Nawabi, Noah, et al.. (2023). External ventricular drains and risk of freehand placement: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 231. 107852–107852. 5 indexed citations

Muñoz, Vítor Rosetto, Amandine Chaix, Maíra Felonato, et al.. (2023). Time-restricted feeding combined with resistance exercise prevents obesity and improves lipid metabolism in the liver of mice fed a high-fat diet. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 325(5). E513–E528. 12 indexed citations

Wu, Catherine A., Michelle Bass, Lydia E. Pace, et al.. (2023). Financial Toxicity Among Patients With Breast Cancer Worldwide. JAMA Network Open. 6(2). e2255388–e2255388. 84 indexed citations breakdown →

Gerstl, Jakob V. E., et al.. (2023). E-049 Complications of middle meningeal artery embolization – a systematic review. A105.1–A105. 2 indexed citations

Hulsbergen, Alexander, et al.. (2022). Risk Factors of Second Local Recurrence in Surgically Treated Recurrent Brain Metastases: An Exploratory Analysis. World Neurosurgery. 167. e639–e647. 1 indexed citations

Mekary, Rania A., Susan Kirkland, Olga Theou, et al.. (2022). Prospective study of breakfast frequency and timing and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes in community-dwelling older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 116(2). 325–334. 9 indexed citations

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Jessurun, Charissa, Alexander Hulsbergen, Anouk E. de Wit, et al.. (2021). The combined use of steroids and immune checkpoint inhibitors in brain metastasis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuro-Oncology. 23(8). 1261–1272. 35 indexed citations

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Lepard, Jacob, Jacquelyn Corley, Ernest J. Barthélemy, et al.. (2021). Differences in outcomes of mandatory motorcycle helmet legislation by country income level: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine. 18(9). e1003795–e1003795. 13 indexed citations

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Lamba, Nayan, Aaron Liew, Shreya Chawla, et al.. (2020). The safety and efficacy of steroid treatment for acute spinal cord injury: A Systematic Review and meta-analysis. Heliyon. 6(2). e03414–e03414. 57 indexed citations

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Mammi, Marco, Yu Tung Lo, Joanne Doucette, et al.. (2020). Safety and efficacy of prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) for anticoagulation reversal in patients undergoing urgent neurosurgical procedures: a systematic review and metaanalysis. Neurosurgical Review. 44(4). 1921–1931. 6 indexed citations

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Lo, Yu Tung, et al.. (2020). Long-Term Opioid Prescriptions After Spine Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Prevalence and Risk Factors. World Neurosurgery. 141. e894–e920. 29 indexed citations

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Lo, Yu Tung, et al.. (2020). Gender Differences in Preoperative Opioid Use in Spine Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Pain Medicine. 21(12). 3292–3300. 4 indexed citations

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DiRisio, Aislyn C., Maya Harary, Ivo S. Muskens, et al.. (2018). Outcomes of intraparenchymal hemorrhage after direct oral anticoagulant or vitamin K antagonist therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 62. 188–194. 2 indexed citations

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Hughes, Joshua, Kamila M. Bond, Rania A. Mekary, et al.. (2018). Estimating the Global Incidence of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review for Central Nervous System Vascular Lesions and Meta-Analysis of Ruptured Aneurysms. World Neurosurgery. 115. 430–447.e7. 77 indexed citations

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Kumar, Ramesh, Jaims Lim, Rania A. Mekary, et al.. (2018). Traumatic Spinal Injury: Global Epidemiology and Worldwide Volume. World Neurosurgery. 113. e345–e363. 412 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zaidi, Hasan A., et al.. (2017). Comparison of Gross Tumor Resection Rate between Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery versus Microscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery for Patients with Pituitary Adenomas: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base. 78(S 01). S1–S156. 1 indexed citations

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Mekary, Rania A., Eric B. Rimm, Edward L. Giovannucci, et al.. (2011). Joint association of glycemic load and alcohol intake with type 2 diabetes incidence in women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 94(6). 1525–1532. 39 indexed citations

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