Salam Zakko

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
48 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Salam Zakko is a scholar working on Surgery, Gastroenterology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Salam Zakko has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Surgery, 19 papers in Gastroenterology and 16 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Salam Zakko's work include Inflammatory Bowel Disease (16 papers), Microscopic Colitis (15 papers) and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (13 papers). Salam Zakko is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (16 papers), Microscopic Colitis (15 papers) and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (13 papers). Salam Zakko collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Salam Zakko's co-authors include Anthony Lembo, Mark Pimentel, William P. Forbes, Enoch Bortey, William D. Chey, Yehuda Ringel, Jing Yu, Shadreck M. Mareya, Audrey L. Shaw and Ali Rezaie and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Salam Zakko

46 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Rifaximin Therapy for Pat... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2017 200 400 600
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.

  1. Rifaximin Therapy for Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome without Constipation
    2011 720 citations Mark Pimentel, Anthony Lembo et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Hydrogen and Methane-Based Breath Testing in Gastrointestinal Disorders: The North American Consensus
    2017 534 citations Anthony Lembo, Salam Zakko et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Salam Zakko United States 16 1.2k 875 383 365 327 48 2.1k
Richard J. Saad United States 17 1.2k 1.0× 986 1.1× 292 0.8× 116 0.3× 121 0.4× 61 1.8k
Craig Paterson United States 22 531 0.4× 700 0.8× 319 0.8× 535 1.5× 319 1.0× 102 1.9k
Young‐Tae Bak South Korea 28 1.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.6× 303 0.8× 88 0.2× 503 1.5× 145 2.9k
Matteo Neri Italy 28 705 0.6× 937 1.1× 250 0.7× 129 0.4× 281 0.9× 101 2.2k
Peter Layer Germany 32 1.7k 1.4× 2.7k 3.1× 389 1.0× 184 0.5× 315 1.0× 103 4.1k
Pauline Jouët France 23 632 0.5× 857 1.0× 521 1.4× 305 0.8× 923 2.8× 57 2.3k
Miguel A. Valdovinos Mexico 22 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.4× 256 0.7× 168 0.5× 237 0.7× 74 1.9k
P A Cann United Kingdom 20 903 0.7× 659 0.8× 443 1.2× 273 0.7× 263 0.8× 29 1.7k
Homayoon Vahedi Iran 20 551 0.4× 575 0.7× 164 0.4× 228 0.6× 366 1.1× 68 1.5k
Yoshikazu Kinoshita Japan 34 2.4k 1.9× 2.3k 2.6× 310 0.8× 111 0.3× 283 0.9× 154 3.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Salam Zakko

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bosworth, Brian P., Glenn L. Gordon, William J. Sandborn, et al.. (2021). Budesonide Foam Induces Remission in Patients With Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Proctitis and Ulcerative Proctosigmoiditis. UNC Libraries. 1 indexed citations
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Danese, Silvio, Markus F. Neurath, Salam Zakko, et al.. (2018). 813 - Apremilast for Active Ulcerative Colitis: A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. Gastroenterology. 154(6). S–167. 4 indexed citations
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Rubin, David T., William J. Sandborn, Brian P. Bosworth, et al.. (2015). Budesonide Foam Has a Favorable Safety Profile for Inducing Remission in Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Proctitis or Proctosigmoiditis. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 60(11). 3408–3417. 13 indexed citations
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Gordon, Glenn L., Salam Zakko, Uma K. Murthy, et al.. (2015). Once-daily Mesalamine Formulation for Maintenance of Remission in Ulcerative Colitis. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 50(4). 318–325. 20 indexed citations
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Sandborn, William J., Brian P. Bosworth, Salam Zakko, et al.. (2013). P-149 Efficacy and Safety of Budesonide Foam for Inducing Remission in Mildly to Moderately Active Ulcerative Proctitis or Ulcerative Proctosigmoiditis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 19. S83–S83.
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Lichtenstein, Gary R., Salam Zakko, Glenn L. Gordon, et al.. (2012). Mesalazine granules 1.5 g once‐daily maintain remission in patients with ulcerative colitis who switch from other 5‐ ASA formulations: a pooled analysis from two randomised controlled trials. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 36(2). 126–134. 8 indexed citations
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Zakko, Salam, et al.. (2011). Randomised clinical trial: the clinical effects of a novel neurokinin receptor antagonist, DNK333, in women with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 33(12). 1311–1321. 22 indexed citations
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Pimentel, Mark, Anthony Lembo, William D. Chey, et al.. (2011). Rifaximin Therapy for Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome without Constipation. New England Journal of Medicine. 364(1). 22–32. 720 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vakil, Nimish, Loren Laine, Nicholas J. Talley, et al.. (2008). Tegaserod Treatment for Dysmotility-Like Functional Dyspepsia: Results of Two Randomized, Controlled Trials. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 103(8). ???–???. 86 indexed citations
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Zakko, Salam, Harry Seifert, & Jeffrey B. Gross. (1999). A comparison of midazolam and diazepam for conscious sedation during colonoscopy in a prospective double-blind study. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 49(6). 684–689. 46 indexed citations
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MacGillivray, Dougald C., Salam Zakko, Michael Siegenthaler, & Gale R. Ramsby. (1997). Early carcinoma of the gallbladder diagnosed by percutaneous cholecystoscopy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 45(2). 207–210. 3 indexed citations
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Ramsey, William H., Salam Zakko, Gale R. Ramsby, & Jerome H. Siegel. (1992). Choledocho-duodenal fistula: tailoring the fistulotomy using a needle knife papillotome. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 38(2). 190–192. 5 indexed citations
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Zakko, Salam, Alan F. Hofmann, Horacio D’Agostino, et al.. (1991). Human gallbladder morphology after gallstone dissolution with methyl tert-butyl ether. Gastroenterology. 100(6). 1718–1723. 11 indexed citations
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Hofmann, A.F., et al.. (1991). Contact Dissolution of Cholesterol Gallstones with Organic Solvents. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 20(1). 183–199. 16 indexed citations
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Zakko, Salam & Alan F. Hofmann. (1990). Microprocessor-assisted solvent-transfer system for gallstone dissolution. Gastroenterology. 99(6). 1807–1813. 15 indexed citations
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vanSonnenberg, Eric, G Casola, R R Varney, et al.. (1989). Interventional radiology in the gallbladder.. Radiographics. 9(1). 39–49. 7 indexed citations
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vanSonnenberg, Eric, G Casola, Salam Zakko, et al.. (1988). Gallbladder and bile duct stones: percutaneous therapy with primary MTBE dissolution and mechanical methods.. Radiology. 169(2). 505–509. 37 indexed citations

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