Shahnaz Sultan

23.7k total citations · 16 hit papers
177 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Shahnaz Sultan is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Shahnaz Sultan has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Surgery, 49 papers in Oncology and 39 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Shahnaz Sultan's work include Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (28 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (23 papers) and Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (18 papers). Shahnaz Sultan is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (28 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (23 papers) and Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (18 papers). Shahnaz Sultan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Shahnaz Sultan's co-authors include M. Hassan Murad, Yngve Falck–Ytter, Fateh Bazerbachi, Samir Haffar, Reem A. Mustafa, Philipp Dahm, Holger J. Schünemann, Rebecca L. Morgan, Osama Altayar and David S. Weinberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Shahnaz Sultan

161 papers receiving 12.7k 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.

  1. Methodological quality and synthesis of case series and case reports
    2018 1.6k citations M. Hassan Murad, Shahnaz Sultan et al. profile →
  2. GRADE guidelines: 9. Rating up the quality of evidence
    2011 971 citations Shahnaz Sultan, Philipp Dahm et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  3. Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients With COVID-19 (April 2020)
    2020 741 citations Adarsh Bhimraj, Rebecca L. Morgan et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  4. American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Asymptomatic Neoplastic Pancreatic Cysts
    2015 712 citations Shahnaz Sultan et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  5. GRADE guidelines 26: informative statements to communicate the findings of systematic reviews of interventions
    2019 686 citations Philipp Dahm, Rebecca L. Morgan et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  6. GRADE guidelines: 11. Making an overall rating of confidence in effect estimates for a single outcome and for all outcomes
    2012 563 citations Shahnaz Sultan, Philipp Dahm et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  7. Rating the certainty in evidence in the absence of a single estimate of effect
    2017 448 citations M. Hassan Murad, Reem A. Mustafa et al. profile →
  8. American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    2017 411 citations Yngve Falck–Ytter, Shahnaz Sultan et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  9. ASGE guideline on screening and surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus
    2019 267 citations Shahnaz Sultan et al. profile →
  10. AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Role of Probiotics in the Management of Gastrointestinal Disorders
    2020 261 citations Grace L. Su, Cynthia W. Ko et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  11. AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia
    2019 189 citations Perica Davitkov, Shahnaz Sultan et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  12. AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on Pharmacological Interventions for Adults With Obesity
    2022 142 citations Shahnaz Sultan, Perica Davitkov et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  13. AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on Systemic Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    2022 131 citations Grace L. Su, Shahnaz Sultan et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  14. American Gastroenterological Association-American College of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline: Pharmacological Management of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
    2023 73 citations Cynthia W. Ko, M. Hassan Murad et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  15. AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Role of Biomarkers for the Management of Ulcerative Colitis
    2023 71 citations Shahnaz Sultan, Shazia Mehmood Siddique et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  16. American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline on Pharmacologic Management of Adults With Dyslipidemia
    2025 15 citations Shahnaz Sultan et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Shahnaz Sultan 4.3k 2.5k 2.1k 2.1k 2.0k 177 12.9k
Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf 4.8k 1.1× 3.0k 1.2× 2.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 2.1k 1.1× 297 12.9k
Kristian Thorlund 4.3k 1.0× 3.7k 1.5× 1.8k 0.8× 2.8k 1.3× 1.7k 0.8× 147 20.9k
Reimar W. Thomsen 2.8k 0.6× 3.2k 1.3× 940 0.4× 1.9k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 330 11.7k
Yizhong Wang 4.3k 1.0× 2.8k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 2.8k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 34 20.2k
Elda Dermyshi 4.3k 1.0× 2.7k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 2.8k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 5 19.8k
Xiaohui Gong 4.3k 1.0× 2.8k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 2.9k 1.4× 1.1k 0.6× 52 20.5k
Chongbing Yan 4.3k 1.0× 2.7k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 2.8k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 11 19.8k
Wenchao Hong 4.3k 1.0× 2.7k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 2.8k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 8 19.8k
Catherine Klersy 5.1k 1.2× 4.6k 1.8× 3.2k 1.5× 4.9k 2.3× 1.2k 0.6× 690 26.7k
Olaf M. Dekkers 6.7k 1.6× 4.1k 1.6× 1.8k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 398 22.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shahnaz Sultan

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All Works

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Hassan, Cesare, Loredana Correale, Nastazja Pilonis, et al.. (2025). Benefits, burden, and harms of computer aided polyp detection with artificial intelligence in colorectal cancer screening: microsimulation modelling study. PubMed. 4(1). e001446–e001446. 2 indexed citations
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Murad, M. Hassan, Rebecca L. Morgan, Yngve Falck–Ytter, et al.. (2025). Risk of bias assessment tools often addressed items not related to risk of bias and used numerical scores. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 180. 111684–111684. 1 indexed citations
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Viswanathan, Meera, Jennifer S Lin, Rania Ali, et al.. (2025). Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Health Equity in Systematic Reviews and Evidence-Based Guidelines. Annals of Internal Medicine. 178(11_Supplement). e2403875–e2403875. 3 indexed citations
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Sultan, Shahnaz, et al.. (2024). ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MODE OF DELIVERY AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal. 2024(1). 825–825. 1 indexed citations
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Hayden, Mary K., Kimberly E. Hanson, Janet A. Englund, et al.. (2024). Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Serologic Testing. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 13 indexed citations
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Soleymanjahi, Saeed, et al.. (2024). Tu2010 PROVIDER TRUST TOWARDS ADOPTING REAL TIME ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN COLONOSCOPY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Gastroenterology. 166(5). S–1490.
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Parikh, Romil R, Kathleen Thiede Call, Janette Dill, et al.. (2024). Strategies to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care for Chronic Conditions. Annals of Internal Medicine. 178(1). 88–97. 1 indexed citations
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Parikh, Romil R, Shahnaz Sultan, Edward Greeno, et al.. (2024). Treatment of stage I-III squamous cell anal cancer: a comparative effectiveness systematic review. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 117(2). 240–252. 2 indexed citations
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Kaka, Anjum S., et al.. (2023). Risk prediction models for diabetic foot ulcer development or amputation: a review of reviews. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research. 16(1). 13–13. 12 indexed citations
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Mohamed, Mouhand, Azizullah Beran, Tarek Nayfeh, et al.. (2023). Dye Chromoendoscopy Outperforms High-Definition White Light Endoscopy in Dysplasia Detection for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 119(4). 719–726. 9 indexed citations
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Stratton, Matthew T., Zeinab Hosseini, Yngve Falck–Ytter, et al.. (2023). Certainty of Evidence Assessment in Systematic Reviews Published by High-Impact Sports Science Journals: A Meta-epidemiological Study. Sports Medicine. 54(2). 473–484. 2 indexed citations
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Sathianathen, Niranjan, Eu Chang Hwang, Ayman Soubra, et al.. (2022). Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors for Premature Ejaculation in Adult Men: A Cochrane Systematic Review. The World Journal of Men s Health. 40(2). 257–257. 3 indexed citations
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Linskens, Eric J., Noah C. Venables, Allison M. Gustavson, et al.. (2022). Population- and Community-Based Interventions to Prevent Suicide. Crisis. 44(4). 330–340. 16 indexed citations
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O’Shea, Robert S., Perica Davitkov, Cynthia W. Ko, et al.. (2021). AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Coagulation Disorders in Patients With Cirrhosis. Gastroenterology. 161(5). 1615–1627.e1. 55 indexed citations
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Curbow, Barbara, et al.. (2018). Social vs. practical problems in attaining a colonoscopy: Different patient profiles?. Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno). 12(1). 11. 1 indexed citations
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Galvagno, Samuel M., Charles E. Smith, Albert J. Varon, et al.. (2016). Pain management for blunt thoracic trauma. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 81(5). 936–951. 153 indexed citations
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Ferrada, Paula, Mayur B. Patel, Vitaliy Poylin, et al.. (2016). Surgery or stenting for colonic obstruction. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 80(4). 659–664. 16 indexed citations
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Ferrada, Paula, Catherine G. Velopulos, Shahnaz Sultan, et al.. (2014). Timing and type of surgical treatment of Clostridium difficile–associated disease. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 76(6). 1484–1493. 33 indexed citations

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