Samir Zakhari

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Samir Zakhari is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Samir Zakhari has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Samir Zakhari's work include Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (22 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (4 papers). Samir Zakhari is often cited by papers focused on Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (22 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (4 papers). Samir Zakhari collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Slovakia. Samir Zakhari's co-authors include Ting‐Kai Li, Philip J. Brooks, Laura E. Nagy, Bin Gao, Kenneth R. Warren, Lorraine Gunzerath, Vivian B. Faden, Shelly C. Lu, Gyöngyi Szabó and Samuel W. French and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Hepatology and Life Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Samir Zakhari

35 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Overview: how is alcohol metabolized by the body? 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Overview: how is alcohol metabolized by the body?
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Samir Zakhari United States 18 1.2k 1.0k 729 310 245 37 2.5k
C. Di Padova Italy 19 943 0.8× 875 0.9× 284 0.4× 260 0.8× 253 1.0× 50 2.2k
Shih‐Jiun Yin Taiwan 34 2.0k 1.7× 1.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.6× 293 0.9× 475 1.9× 78 3.4k
Theresa M. Worner United States 22 1000 0.8× 839 0.8× 253 0.3× 304 1.0× 156 0.6× 43 1.8k
H. W. Goedde Germany 29 1.4k 1.2× 560 0.5× 1.1k 1.6× 248 0.8× 341 1.4× 126 3.0k
H Orrego Canada 26 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 297 0.4× 292 0.9× 251 1.0× 60 2.2k
Rennan Feng China 32 425 0.4× 733 0.7× 883 1.2× 494 1.6× 69 0.3× 66 2.7k
Marco Bertolotti Italy 28 249 0.2× 1.4k 1.3× 559 0.8× 618 2.0× 153 0.6× 110 3.3k
Dharam P. Agarwal Germany 21 1.0k 0.9× 382 0.4× 619 0.8× 180 0.6× 195 0.8× 51 1.7k
Ichiro Wakabayashi Japan 29 628 0.5× 761 0.7× 778 1.1× 983 3.2× 261 1.1× 271 3.8k
M Frezza Italy 14 765 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 155 0.2× 218 0.7× 139 0.6× 33 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Samir Zakhari

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samir Zakhari

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kharbanda, Kusum K., Martin J. J. Ronis, Colin T. Shearn, et al.. (2018). Role of Nutrition in Alcoholic Liver Disease: Summary of the Symposium at the ESBRA 2017 Congress. Biomolecules. 8(2). 16–16. 14 indexed citations
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Ramchandani, Vijay A., B Stangl, Sara K. Blaine, et al.. (2018). Stress vulnerability and alcohol use and consequences: From human laboratory studies to clinical outcomes. Alcohol. 72. 75–88. 32 indexed citations
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Vasiliou, Vasilis, Samir Zakhari, Lopa Mishra, & Helmut K. Seitz. (2018). Alcohol and Cancer. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1 indexed citations
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Neuman, Manuela G., Samuel W. French, Samir Zakhari, et al.. (2017). Alcohol, microbiome, life style influence alcohol and non-alcoholic organ damage. Experimental and Molecular Pathology. 102(1). 162–180. 37 indexed citations
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Farris, Sean P., Andrzej Z. Pietrzykowski, Michael F. Miles, et al.. (2015). Applying the new genomics to alcohol dependence. Alcohol. 49(8). 825–836. 14 indexed citations
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Zakhari, Samir. (2015). Chronic alcohol drinking: Liver and pancreatic cancer?. Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology. 39. S86–S91. 8 indexed citations
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Vasiliou, Vasilis, et al.. (2014). Biological Basis of Alcohol-Induced Cancer. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 22 indexed citations
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Farghali, Hassan, Nikolina Kutinová Canová, & Samir Zakhari. (2014). Hepatoprotective properties of extensively studied medicinal plant active constituents: Possible common mechanisms. Pharmaceutical Biology. 53(6). 781–791. 35 indexed citations
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Gao, Bin, Ekihiro Seki, David A. Brenner, et al.. (2011). Innate immunity in alcoholic liver disease. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 300(4). G516–G525. 190 indexed citations
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Zakhari, Samir. (2011). Alcohol and Cancer. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 3 indexed citations
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Lakshman, M, et al.. (2009). Is alcohol beneficial or harmful for cardioprotection?. Genes & Nutrition. 5(2). 111–120. 34 indexed citations
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Shukla, Shivendra D., José Luis Pérez Velázquez, Samuel W. French, et al.. (2008). Emerging Role of Epigenetics in the Actions of Alcohol. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 32(9). 1525–1534. 152 indexed citations
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Zakhari, Samir & Ting‐Kai Li. (2007). Determinants of alcohol use and abuse: Impact of quantity and frequency patterns on liver disease. Hepatology. 46(6). 2032–2039. 250 indexed citations
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Purohit, Vishnudutt, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Shirish Barve, et al.. (2007). Role of S-adenosylmethionine, folate, and betaine in the treatment of alcoholic liver disease: summary of a symposium. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 86(1). 14–24. 148 indexed citations
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Zakhari, Samir. (2006). Special remarks from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 21(s3). S2–S2. 2 indexed citations
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Gunzerath, Lorraine, Vivian B. Faden, Samir Zakhari, & Kenneth R. Warren. (2004). National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Report on Moderate Drinking. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 28(6). 829–847. 231 indexed citations
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Zakhari, Samir & Gyöngyi Szabó. (1996). NF‐kB, a Prototypical Cytokine‐Regulated Transcription Factor: Implications for Alcohol‐Mediated Responses. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 20(s8). 236A–242A. 12 indexed citations
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Zakhari, Samir & Burton M. Altura. (1994). Introduction to the Symposium. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 18(5). 1037–1039. 1 indexed citations
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Zakhari, Samir, et al.. (1978). A Literature Review - Problem Definition Studies on Selected Toxic Chemicals. Volume 3. Occupational Health and Safety Aspects of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT). Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 6 indexed citations
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Zakhari, Samir, et al.. (1977). Isopropanol and ketones in the environment. CRC Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations

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