Saied Ghorbani

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Saied Ghorbani is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Saied Ghorbani has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Infectious Diseases, 17 papers in Epidemiology and 12 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Saied Ghorbani's work include Viral-associated cancers and disorders (9 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (8 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers). Saied Ghorbani is often cited by papers focused on Viral-associated cancers and disorders (9 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (8 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers). Saied Ghorbani collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Canada and United States. Saied Ghorbani's co-authors include Ali Pormohammad, Mohammad Zarei, Mohammad Hossein Razizadeh, Raymond J. Turner, Mehdi Mohammadi, Diana Turner, Alireza Khatami, Juan‐Pablo Idrovo, Ahmad Tavakoli and Saeideh Aghayari Sheikh Neshin and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Journal of Medical Virology and BMC Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Saied Ghorbani

42 papers receiving 995 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.

Efficacy and Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

2021 228 citations Ali Pormohammad, Saied Ghorbani et al. profile →
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women with COVID‐19 and comparison with control patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

2021 163 citations Ali Pormohammad, Saied Ghorbani et al. Reviews in Medical Virology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Saied Ghorbani Iran	13	486	181	178	160	138	49	1.0k
Mohammad Hossein Razizadeh Iran	11	347 0.7×	177 1.0×	117 0.7×	142 0.9×	59 0.4×	35	701
Stefania Bellino Italy	18	477 1.0×	55 0.3×	359 2.0×	94 0.6×	128 0.9×	45	1.1k
Ji‐Man Kang South Korea	20	528 1.1×	106 0.6×	289 1.6×	27 0.2×	109 0.8×	94	1.5k
Yuliang Zhao China	14	839 1.7×	91 0.5×	185 1.0×	313 2.0×	135 1.0×	42	1.2k
Maria K. Smatti Qatar	17	604 1.2×	34 0.2×	366 2.1×	39 0.2×	217 1.6×	34	1.3k
Man Chun Chiu Hong Kong	17	682 1.4×	164 0.9×	248 1.4×	13 0.1×	254 1.8×	35	1.4k
Hongxing Pan China	13	1.4k 2.8×	87 0.5×	416 2.3×	501 3.1×	189 1.4×	39	1.8k
Minnan Yang China	7	949 2.0×	55 0.3×	79 0.4×	302 1.9×	218 1.6×	8	1.2k
Katie E. Flight United Kingdom	6	658 1.4×	41 0.2×	92 0.5×	202 1.3×	183 1.3×	7	942
Gemma Moncunill Spain	21	364 0.7×	59 0.3×	107 0.6×	35 0.2×	207 1.5×	70	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saied Ghorbani

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Razizadeh, Mohammad Hossein, Saied Ghorbani, Fahimeh Safarnezhad Tameshkel, et al.. (2025). The prevalence and role of human metapneumovirus in respiratory tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of global data. EClinicalMedicine. 88. 103480–103480.

Razizadeh, Mohammad Hossein, et al.. (2025). Prevalence of respiratory viruses in children with respiratory tract infections during the COVID-19 pandemic era: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 25(1). 135–135. 4 indexed citations

Farhadi, Ali, Somayeh Jalilvand, Fariba Yarandi, et al.. (2025). Analysis of HPV-16 viral load, integration status, and p16 expression in relation to EBV co-infection and cervical lesion severity. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 8329–8329.

Ghorbani, Saied, et al.. (2024). Silymarin mitigates toxic effects of cyclophosphamide on testicular tissue and sperm parameters in mice. Reproductive Biology. 24(4). 100946–100946.

Ghorbani, Saied, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic Effects of Exosomal miRNA-4731‐5p from Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells on Human Glioblastoma Cells. Archives of Medical Research. 55(7). 103061–103061. 8 indexed citations

Razizadeh, Mohammad Hossein, Saied Ghorbani, Afagh Moattari, et al.. (2024). Human adenoviruses in children with gastroenteritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases. 24(1). 478–478. 10 indexed citations

Hosseini, Mohammad Javad, et al.. (2023). COVID-19 and Kawasaki Disease: Kawasaki-Like Disease Case Report in Iran. Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 17(3). 373–376.

Alborzi, Ehsan, Ahmad Tavakoli, Seyed Jalal Kiani, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection in Iranian Prostate Cancer Patients. Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 17(4). 379–386. 1 indexed citations

Khoshmirsafa, Majid, Saied Ghorbani, Alireza Khatami, et al.. (2023). Single nucleotide polymorphism in toll-like receptor 3 gene as a potential risk factor for severe outcome of coronavirus disease 2019. 35(3). 119–126.

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Ghorbani, Saied, et al.. (2023). Acute Viral Gastroenteritis. International Journal of Enteric Pathogens. 11(2). 81–82.

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Poortahmasebi, Vahdat, Saber Soltani, Ali Jafarian, et al.. (2022). Characterization of occult hepatitis B infection among Iranian liver transplant recipients. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. 36(10). e24614–e24614. 1 indexed citations

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Saadati, Hassan, et al.. (2022). Association between human polyomavirus infection and brain cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Microbial Pathogenesis. 173(Pt A). 105797–105797. 1 indexed citations

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Moghoofei, Mohsen, Ahmad Tavakoli, Alireza Tabibzadeh, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of miRNA-122, miRNA-149, miRNA-199a, and miRNA- let7 Expression in HIV, HBV, and HIV-HBV Co-infected Patients. Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 16(5). 420–429. 1 indexed citations

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Ghaffari, Hadi, Ahmad Tavakoli, Mohammad Faranoush, et al.. (2021). Molecular Investigation of Human Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus in Glioblastoma Brain Tumor: A Case-Control Study in Iran. Iranian Biomedical Journal. 25(6). 426–433. 6 indexed citations

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Najafipour, Sohrab, Shayan Mostafaei, Ahmad Tavakoli, et al.. (2020). MicroRNAs Profiling in HIV, HCV, and HIV/HCV Co-Infected Patients. Current HIV Research. 19(1). 27–34. 12 indexed citations

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Ghorbani, Saied, et al.. (2020). No evidence of Human Cytomegalovirus infection among Behcet's Patients. Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 14(2). 133–137. 1 indexed citations

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Khatami, Alireza, Ali Pormohammad, Hassan Saadati, et al.. (2020). Bovine Leukemia virus (BLV) and risk of breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies. Infectious Agents and Cancer. 15(1). 48–48. 34 indexed citations

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Mirzaei, Habibollah, Saied Ghorbani, Sayyad Khanizadeh, et al.. (2019). Histone deacetylases in virus‐associated cancers. Reviews in Medical Virology. 30(1). e2085–e2085. 32 indexed citations

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Akbarzadeh, Arash, et al.. (2017). Assessment of the Antibacterial Effect of Chitosan Coated with Heracleum persicum Oil on Rainbow Trout Quality. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology. 26(6). 756–768. 2 indexed citations

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Monavari, Seyed Hamid Reza, et al.. (2015). Sero-prevalence of Herpes Simplex and Epstein Barr Viruses in HIV positive patients in Tehran. 9(4). 29–34. 1 indexed citations

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