Riham A. El‐Shiekh

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Riham A. El‐Shiekh is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Riham A. El‐Shiekh has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Plant Science and 34 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Riham A. El‐Shiekh's work include Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (29 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (20 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (20 papers). Riham A. El‐Shiekh is often cited by papers focused on Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (29 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (20 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (20 papers). Riham A. El‐Shiekh collaborates with scholars based in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and United States. Riham A. El‐Shiekh's co-authors include Essam Abdel‐Sattar, Alaa F. Bakr, Rehab M. Ashour, Dalia A. Al‐Mahdy, Mohamed S. Hifnawy, Heba M. A. Khalil, Asmaa K. Al‐Mokaddem, Shimaa R. Emam, Mostafa Shalaby and Mariam Hassan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Riham A. El‐Shiekh

119 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Metabolic syndrome: risk factors, diagnosis, pathogenesis... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75 100
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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.

  1. Metabolic syndrome: risk factors, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and management with natural approaches
    2023 109 citations Mostafa Shalaby, Riham A. El‐Shiekh et al. profile →

Peers

Riham A. El‐Shiekh
Jesús Herrera‐Bravo Chile
Sivapragasam Gothai Malaysia
Pracheta Janmeda India
Pornsiri Pitchakarn Thailand
Mohd Rais Mustafa Malaysia
Fahd A. Nasr Saudi Arabia
Gabriele Carullo Italy
Saad Bakrim Morocco
Thaise Boeing Brazil
Abuzer Ali Saudi Arabia
Jesús Herrera‐Bravo Chile
Riham A. El‐Shiekh
Citations per year, relative to Riham A. El‐Shiekh Riham A. El‐Shiekh (= 1×) peers Jesús Herrera‐Bravo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Allam, Ahmed E., et al.. (2025). Phytotherapy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Management: A Systematic Review. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 22(11). e00982–e00982. 1 indexed citations
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Elbadry, Abdullah M. M., et al.. (2025). Therapeutic Strategies on Cystitis Including Herbal Medicine, Pharmacological Treatments, Dietary and Lifestyle Interventions. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 22(11). e03487–e03487. 1 indexed citations
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El‐Shiekh, Riham A., et al.. (2025). Hesperidin in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Integrated Analysis of Traditional Pharmacology and Machine Learning–Based Therapeutic Predictions. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 22(9). e202403506–e202403506.
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El‐Shiekh, Riham A., Ali M. El‐Halawany, Mustafa Abdullah Yılmaz, et al.. (2025). Zeinosides A–D: pregnane glycosides from Caralluma adenensis. RSC Advances. 15(52). 44328–44334.
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Khidr, Emad Gamil, et al.. (2025). Natural remedies proposed for the management of diabetic retinopathy (DR): diabetic complications. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 398(7). 7919–7947. 3 indexed citations
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El‐Shiekh, Riham A., et al.. (2025). Surveying the Therapeutic Potentials of Isoliquiritigenin (ISL): A Comprehensive Review. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 22(9). e202500456–e202500456. 3 indexed citations
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Mostafa, Rasha E., et al.. (2025). Therapeutic applications of natural products in the management of venous diseases: a comprehensive review. Inflammopharmacology. 33(4). 1673–1712. 3 indexed citations
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Merghany, Rana M., et al.. (2025). Natural product-based interventions for thyroid disorders: mechanisms and applications. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 399(3). 3159–3188.
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Ibrahim, Rana M., et al.. (2024). LC/MS-Based Metabolomics Reveals Chemical Variations of Two Broccoli Varieties in Relation to Their Anticholinesterase Activity: In vitro and In silico Studies. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 79(2). 359–366. 11 indexed citations
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Ibrahim, Rana M., et al.. (2024). Metabolites profiling, in-vitro and molecular docking studies of five legume seeds for Alzheimer’s disease. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 19637–19637. 6 indexed citations
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El‐Shiekh, Riham A., et al.. (2024). Essential oils of Plumeria alba L. and Plumeria rubra L. growing in Egypt: GC/MS analysis, molecular dynamics and in-vitro anti-cholinesterase activity. Industrial Crops and Products. 221. 119316–119316. 5 indexed citations
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El‐Shiekh, Riham A., et al.. (2024). In vivo anti-gastric ulcer activity of 7-O-methyl aromadendrin and sakuranetin via mitigating inflammatory and oxidative stress trails. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 335. 118617–118617. 9 indexed citations
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Sweilam, Sherouk Hussein, et al.. (2024). A First Metabolite Analysis of Norfolk Island Pine Resin and Its Hepatoprotective Potential to Alleviate Methotrexate (MTX)-Induced Hepatic Injury. Pharmaceuticals. 17(7). 970–970. 9 indexed citations
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Dawood, Dina H., Aladdin M. Srour, Mohamed A. Omar, Thoraya A. Farghaly, & Riham A. El‐Shiekh. (2023). Synthesis and molecular docking simulation of new benzimidazole–thiazole hybrids as cholinesterase inhibitors. Archiv der Pharmazie. 357(1). e2300201–e2300201. 14 indexed citations
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El‐Shiekh, Riham A., Osama G. Mohamed, Somayah S. Elsayed, et al.. (2023). Cholinesterase Inhibitors from an Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus niveus Fv-er401: Metabolomics, Isolation and Molecular Docking. Molecules. 28(6). 2559–2559. 19 indexed citations
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Mohamed, Osama G., Somayah S. Elsayed, Ghada Ahmed Fawzy, et al.. (2023). Identification of Antimicrobial Metabolites from the Egyptian Soil-Derived Amycolatopsis keratiniphila Revealed by Untargeted Metabolomics and Molecular Docking. Metabolites. 13(5). 620–620. 3 indexed citations

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