Rola Jaafar

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 777 citations indexed

About

Rola Jaafar is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rola Jaafar has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 777 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Surgery, 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 9 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Rola Jaafar's work include Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (3 papers). Rola Jaafar is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (3 papers). Rola Jaafar collaborates with scholars based in Lebanon, United States and United Kingdom. Rola Jaafar's co-authors include Baha’ N. Noureddin, Ziad F. Bashshur, Alexandre Schakal, Zeina Haddad, Marc Saab, George F. Araj, Sabine Allam, Ghassan M. Matar, Morgan Bou Zerdan and Zeina Nahleh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Rola Jaafar

36 papers receiving 757 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.

Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Updates on Classification and Treatment in 2021

2022 125 citations Marita Yaghi, Rola Jaafar et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rola Jaafar Lebanon	13	213	187	129	103	102	39	777
S. Bahadur India	14	31 0.1×	29 0.2×	107 0.8×	76 0.7×	146 1.4×	90	840
C. Fleming Ireland	8	68 0.3×	35 0.2×	80 0.6×	107 1.0×	94 0.9×	21	505
Kachiu C. Lee United States	18	12 0.1×	64 0.3×	75 0.6×	303 2.9×	239 2.3×	94	1.1k
Zekayі Kutlubay Türkiye	18	92 0.4×	28 0.1×	90 0.7×	177 1.7×	74 0.7×	116	1.0k
Rashmi Kumari India	16	15 0.1×	40 0.2×	54 0.4×	203 2.0×	54 0.5×	89	971
Amrollah Mostafazadeh Iran	13	11 0.1×	23 0.1×	154 1.2×	64 0.6×	44 0.4×	42	594
Fumihiko Nakamura Japan	16	16 0.1×	16 0.1×	195 1.5×	161 1.6×	186 1.8×	114	1.1k
Weiping Lu China	16	15 0.1×	37 0.2×	213 1.7×	263 2.6×	40 0.4×	42	952
Stefanie Rosumeck Germany	18	63 0.3×	13 0.1×	68 0.5×	104 1.0×	72 0.7×	37	1.4k
Young Woo Park South Korea	12	12 0.1×	27 0.1×	151 1.2×	78 0.8×	35 0.3×	30	473

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rola Jaafar

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Mahamat‐Saleh, Yahya, Dagfinn Aune, Heinz Freisling, et al.. (2024). Association of metabolic obesity phenotypes with risk of overall and site-specific cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. British Journal of Cancer. 131(9). 1480–1495. 16 indexed citations

Yaghi, Marita, et al.. (2022). Choledochal anomalies in adults: A 20-year single-center retrospective cohort experience in the Middle East. Arab Journal of Gastroenterology. 23(4). 235–240.

Saadeh, Rami, et al.. (2022). Face-to-face versus distance learning of basic suturing skills in novice learners: a quantitative prospective randomized trial. BMC Medical Education. 22(1). 290–290. 15 indexed citations

Nassereldine, Hasan, et al.. (2022). Catheter-related atrial thrombosis: prevalence and risk factors in the pediatric age group—a retrospective study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18(1). 2 indexed citations

Jaafar, Rola, et al.. (2021). Epidemiology of Liver Diseases Across the Levant and Egypt: A Review. 6(1). 3 indexed citations

Faraj, Walid, et al.. (2021). Hydatid Disease of the Liver in the Middle East: A Single Center Experience. Surgical Infections. 23(1). 29–34. 2 indexed citations

Jaafar, Rola, et al.. (2020). Microbiological profile and antimicrobial resistance among diabetic foot infections in Lebanon. International Wound Journal. 17(6). 1764–1773. 40 indexed citations

Abou‐Kheir, Wassim, Deborah Mukherji, Ola Hadadeh, et al.. (2020). CYR61/CCN1 expression in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A retrospective pilot study of the interaction between the tumors and their surrounding microenvironment. Heliyon. 6(5). e03842–e03842. 3 indexed citations

Ali, Adel Hajj, et al.. (2020). Gender differences in liver fibrosis among patients younger than 50 years: A retrospective cohort study. Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology. 44(5). 733–738. 11 indexed citations

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Haddad, Fady, et al.. (2019). Long-term Results of Endovenous Laser Therapy (EVLT) of Saphenous Vein Reflux: Up to 9 Years Follow-up. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 58(6). e766–e766. 1 indexed citations

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Faraj, Walid, Deborah Mukherji, Samar Jabbour, et al.. (2019). Perioperative Management of Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Avoiding Admission to the Intensive Care Unit. PubMed. 6(3-4). 108–115.

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Labban, Muhieddine, et al.. (2019). Survey on the practice of active surveillance for prostate cancer from the Middle East. Prostate International. 8(1). 41–48. 2 indexed citations

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Jaafar, Rola, et al.. (2018). RIP2 enhances cell survival by activation of NF-ĸB in triple negative breast cancer cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 497(1). 115–121. 29 indexed citations

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Salem, Mohamed Nabil, Rola Jaafar, Ghufran Jassim, et al.. (2017). A Cross-Sectional Survey Study to Assess Prevalence and Attitudes Regarding Research Misconduct among Investigators in the Middle East. Journal of Academic Ethics. 16(1). 71–87. 30 indexed citations

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Silverman, Henry, et al.. (2014). Results of a self-assessment tool to assess the operational characteristics of research ethics committees in low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Medical Ethics. 41(4). 332–337. 27 indexed citations

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Bashshur, Ziad F., Zeina Haddad, Alexandre Schakal, et al.. (2009). Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Treatment of Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration: The Second Year of a Prospective Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 148(1). 59–65.e1. 50 indexed citations

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Kanj, Souha S., John E. Corkill, Zeina A. Kanafani, et al.. (2008). Molecular characterisation of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. isolates at a tertiary-care centre in Lebanon. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14(5). 501–504. 32 indexed citations

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Hadi, Usamah, Mira El Chaar, Rola Jaafar, & Ghassan M. Matar. (2007). Comparative Analysis of Hospital- Acquired and Community-Acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains in a Tertiary Care Medical Center. Scopus. 2 indexed citations

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Bashshur, Ziad F., Zeina Haddad, Alexandre Schakal, et al.. (2007). Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Treatment of Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration: A One-year Prospective Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 145(2). 249–256.e2. 190 indexed citations

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Matar, Ghassan M., Rola Jaafar, Ahmad Sabra, et al.. (2007). First detection and sequence analysis of thebla-CTX-M-15 gene in Lebanese isolates of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producingShigella sonnei. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 101(6). 511–517. 29 indexed citations

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