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

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Methodological quality and synthesis of case series and case reports

2018 1.6k citations M. Hassan Murad, Shahnaz Sultan et al. profile →
GRADE guidelines: 9. Rating up the quality of evidence

2011 971 citations Shahnaz Sultan, Philipp Dahm et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
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 →
American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Asymptomatic Neoplastic Pancreatic Cysts

2015 712 citations Shahnaz Sultan et al. Gastroenterology profile →
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 →
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 →
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 →
American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2017 411 citations Yngve Falck–Ytter, Siddharth Singh et al. Gastroenterology profile →
ASGE guideline on screening and surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus

2019 267 citations Shahnaz Sultan et al. profile →
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 →
AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia

2019 189 citations Perica Davitkov, Shahnaz Sultan et al. Gastroenterology profile →
AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on Pharmacological Interventions for Adults With Obesity

2022 142 citations Shahnaz Sultan, Siddharth Singh et al. Gastroenterology profile →
AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on Systemic Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

2022 131 citations Grace L. Su, Shahnaz Sultan et al. Gastroenterology profile →
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 →
AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Role of Biomarkers for the Management of Ulcerative Colitis

2023 71 citations Siddharth Singh, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan et al. Gastroenterology profile →
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline on Pharmacologic Management of Adults With Dyslipidemia

2025 15 citations Shahnaz Sultan et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Shahnaz Sultan

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Shahnaz Sultan's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Shahnaz Sultan with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Shahnaz Sultan more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Shahnaz Sultan

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Shahnaz Sultan. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Shahnaz Sultan. The network helps show where Shahnaz Sultan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shahnaz Sultan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shahnaz Sultan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shahnaz Sultan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Shahnaz Sultan. Shahnaz Sultan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Health Equity in Systematic Reviews and Evidence-Based Guidelines 2025 ·Annals of Internal Medicine ·Meera Viswanathan, Jennifer S Lin, Rania Ali, Amy Cantor, (unknown), Christine Fu, (unknown), Margaret Maglione, (unknown), Nila A Sathe, Shazia Mehmood Siddique, Shahnaz Sultan, Kelley Tipton, Elizabeth M. Webber, Vivian Welch	3
2	Effect of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulators and dedicated cystic fibrosis gastrointestinal clinic visits on the incidence of distal intestinal obstructive syndrome in persons with cystic fibrosis 2025 ·PLoS ONE ·Nicha Wongjarupong, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Joanne Billings, Jordan Dunitz, Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, (unknown), Shahnaz Sultan	0
3	Benefits, burden, and harms of computer aided polyp detection with artificial intelligence in colorectal cancer screening: microsimulation modelling study 2025 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Cesare Hassan, Loredana Correale, Nastazja Pilonis, Lise Mørkved Helsingen, Marco Spadaccini, Alessandro Repici, Farid Foroutan, Per Olav Vandvik, Shahnaz Sultan, Magnus Løberg, Mette Kalager, Yuichi Mori, Michael Bretthauer	2
4	Risk of bias assessment tools often addressed items not related to risk of bias and used numerical scores 2025 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), M. Hassan Murad, Rebecca L. Morgan, Yngve Falck–Ytter, Shahnaz Sultan, Philipp Dahm, Reem A. Mustafa	1
5	ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MODE OF DELIVERY AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL 2024 ·Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal ·(unknown), Shahnaz Sultan	1
6	Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Serologic Testing 2024 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Mary K. Hayden, (unknown), Kimberly E. Hanson, Janet A. Englund, Romney M. Humphries, Francesca Lee, Mark Loeb, Daniel J. Morgan, Robin Patel, Omar Al Ta’ani, (unknown), (unknown), Justin Z. Amarin, Shahnaz Sultan, Yngve Falck–Ytter, Rebecca L. Morgan, M. Hassan Murad, Adarsh Bhimraj, Reem A. Mustafa	13
7	Tu2010 PROVIDER TRUST TOWARDS ADOPTING REAL TIME ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN COLONOSCOPY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW 2024 ·Gastroenterology ·Saeed Soleymanjahi, Jennifer M. Kolb, (unknown), Farid Foroutan, Shahnaz Sultan, Dennis Shung	0
8	Strategies to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care for Chronic Conditions 2024 ·Annals of Internal Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Romil R Parikh, Kathleen Thiede Call, (unknown), Janette Dill, Stuart W. Grande, (unknown), Rhonda Jones‐Webb, Manka Nkimbeng, Elizabeth A. Rogers, Shahnaz Sultan, Rachel Widome, Timothy J Wilt, Mary Butler	1
9	OP0184 A TREATMENT STRATEGY COMBINING TNF-INHIBITOR, METHOTREXATE AND STEROIDS IS NOT SUPERIOR TO METHOTREXATE AND STEROIDS IN EARLY PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS: RESULTS FROM THE GOLMEPSA RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND CLINICAL TRIAL 2024 ·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Gabriele De Marco, E. Hensor, Philip Helliwell, Shahnaz Sultan, Suraiya Dubash, Xabier Michelena, Laura C. Coates, Ai Lyn Tan, P. Emery, Dennis McGonagle, (unknown)	1
10	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 2023 ·The American Journal of Gastroenterology ·Mouhand Mohamed, (unknown), (unknown), Azizullah Beran, Tarek Nayfeh, Mohamed Abdallah, Shahnaz Sultan, Samir A. Shah	9
11	AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Role of Biomarkers for the Management of Crohn’s Disease 2023 ·Gastroenterology ·Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Jeremy Adler, Karen A. Chachu, Nghia Nguyen, Shazia Mehmood Siddique, Jennifer M. Weiss, Shahnaz Sultan, Fernando Velayos, Benjamin L. Cohen, Siddharth Singh	43
12	Certainty of Evidence Assessment in Systematic Reviews Published by High-Impact Sports Science Journals: A Meta-epidemiological Study 2023 ·Sports Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Matthew T. Stratton, (unknown), Zeinab Hosseini, Yngve Falck–Ytter, Reem A. Mustafa, Shahnaz Sultan, Philipp Dahm, Rebecca L. Morgan, M. Hassan Murad	2
13	Population- and Community-Based Interventions to Prevent Suicide 2022 ·Crisis ·Eric J. Linskens, Noah C. Venables, Allison M. Gustavson, Nina A. Sayer, Maureen Murdoch, Roderick MacDonald, Kristen Ullman, Lauren McKenzie, Timothy J Wilt, Shahnaz Sultan	16
14	Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors for Premature Ejaculation in Adult Men: A Cochrane Systematic Review 2022 ·The World Journal of Men s Health ·Niranjan Sathianathen, Eu Chang Hwang, (unknown), (unknown), Ayman Soubra, Jennifer A. Lyon, Shahnaz Sultan, Philipp Dahm	3
15	AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Coagulation Disorders in Patients With Cirrhosis 2021 ·Gastroenterology ·Robert S. O’Shea, Perica Davitkov, Cynthia W. Ko, Anita Rajasekhar, Grace L. Su, Shahnaz Sultan, Alina M. Allen, Yngve Falck–Ytter	55
16	Social vs. practical problems in attaining a colonoscopy: Different patient profiles? 2018 ·Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno) ·Barbara Curbow, (unknown), Nora Mueller, (unknown), Shahnaz Sultan, Thomas J. George	1
17	Pain management for blunt thoracic trauma 2016 ·The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care ·Samuel M. Galvagno, Charles E. Smith, Albert J. Varon, Erik A. Hasenboehler, Shahnaz Sultan, (unknown), Kathleen To, Adam D. Fox, (unknown), Michael Ditillo, Bellal Joseph, Bryce R. H. Robinson, Elliott R. Haut	153
18	Surgery or stenting for colonic obstruction 2016 ·The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care ·Paula Ferrada, Mayur B. Patel, Vitaliy Poylin, Brandon Bruns, Stefan W. Leichtle, (unknown), Shahnaz Sultan, Elliott R. Haut, Bryce R. H. Robinson	16
19	“It is just another test they want to do”: Patient and caregiver understanding of the colonoscopy procedure 2015 ·Patient Education and Counseling ·(unknown), Nora Mueller, Amy B. Dailey, Tracey E. Barnett, Thomas J. George, Shahnaz Sultan, Barbara Curbow	16
20	Timing and type of surgical treatment of Clostridium difficile–associated disease 2014 ·The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care ·Paula Ferrada, Catherine G. Velopulos, Shahnaz Sultan, Elliott R. Haut, Emily M. Johnson, (unknown), Toby M. Enniss, (unknown), Niels D. Martin, Patrick L. Bosarge, Amy P. Rushing, Therèse M. Duane	33

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact