Syed Saad

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 345 citations indexed

About

Syed Saad is a scholar working on Nephrology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Syed Saad has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 345 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Nephrology, 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 4 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Syed Saad's work include Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (20 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (12 papers) and Organ Donation and Transplantation (8 papers). Syed Saad is often cited by papers focused on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (20 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (12 papers) and Organ Donation and Transplantation (8 papers). Syed Saad collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. Syed Saad's co-authors include Ikechi G. Okpechi, Marcello Tonelli, David W. Johnson, Mohamed A. Osman, Meaghan Lunney, David C.H. Harris, Aminu K. Bello, Feng Ye, John Feehally and Kailash Jindal and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Syed Saad

17 papers receiving 339 citations

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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.

Assessment of Global Kidney Health Care Status

2017 283 citations Aminu K. Bello, Marcello Tonelli et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Syed Saad Canada	5	204	49	43	39	38	23	345
Bilal Qarni Canada	4	190 0.9×	44 0.9×	41 1.0×	34 0.9×	37 1.0×	5	327
Devinder Singh Rana India	8	202 1.0×	39 0.8×	36 0.8×	42 1.1×	39 1.0×	40	506
Walter Douthat Argentina	13	266 1.3×	88 1.8×	36 0.8×	59 1.5×	47 1.2×	54	504
Sana Fathima India	3	150 0.7×	23 0.5×	26 0.6×	27 0.7×	42 1.1×	9	311
Dilip Pahari India	3	175 0.9×	27 0.6×	35 0.8×	37 0.9×	34 0.9×	8	372
Mohammed Benghanem Gharbi Morocco	9	266 1.3×	63 1.3×	42 1.0×	74 1.9×	40 1.1×	18	413
Charu Malik United Kingdom	6	197 1.0×	34 0.7×	55 1.3×	37 0.9×	52 1.4×	11	480
Meaghan Lunney Canada	10	277 1.4×	61 1.2×	99 2.3×	74 1.9×	59 1.6×	23	530
Shona Methven United Kingdom	14	299 1.5×	65 1.3×	43 1.0×	49 1.3×	66 1.7×	30	472
Titilayo O. Ilori United States	11	157 0.8×	55 1.1×	27 0.6×	91 2.3×	67 1.8×	26	410

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Syed Saad

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Kelly, Dearbhla, Erika Jones, Silvia Arruebo, et al.. (2025). Global availability of medications and health technologies for kidney care: A multinational study from the ISN-GKHA. PLOS Global Public Health. 5(2). e0004268–e0004268. 1 indexed citations

Okpechi, Ikechi G., Sri Lekha Tummalapalli, Mogamat‐Yazied Chothia, et al.. (2024). A global assessment of kidney care workforce. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 39(Supplement_2). ii43–ii48. 3 indexed citations

Viecelli, Andrea K., Zunaid Barday, Soroush Shojai, et al.. (2024). Worldwide organization and structures for kidney transplantation services. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 39(Supplement_2). ii26–ii34.

Yeung, Emily K., Silvia Arruebo, Sandrine Damster, et al.. (2024). A global overview of health system financing and available infrastructure and oversight for kidney care. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 39(Supplement_2). ii3–ii10. 2 indexed citations

Wainstein, Marina, Sophanny Tiv, Silvia Arruebo, et al.. (2024). Global Policy and Advocacy Initiatives for Improving Kidney Care. Kidney360. 6(3). 369–378.

Erickson, Robin L., Arpana Iyengar, Adebowale Ademola, et al.. (2024). Disparities in kidney care in vulnerable populations: A multinational study from the ISN-GKHA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(12). e0004086–e0004086.

Wijewickrama, Eranga, Silvia Arruebo, Fergus Caskey, et al.. (2024). Regional hotspots for chronic kidney disease: A multinational study from the ISN-GKHA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(12). e0004014–e0004014.

Cho, Yeoungjee, Brett Cullis, Isabelle Éthier, et al.. (2024). Global structures, practices, and tools for provision of chronic peritoneal dialysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 39(Supplement_2). ii18–ii25. 3 indexed citations

Hole, Barnaby, Nicola Wearne, Silvia Arruebo, et al.. (2024). Global access and quality of conservative kidney management. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 39(Supplement_2). ii35–ii42. 3 indexed citations

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Htay, Htay, Yeoungjee Cho, Vivekanand Jha, et al.. (2024). Global structures, practices, and tools for provision of hemodialysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 39(Supplement_2). ii11–ii17. 1 indexed citations

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Irish, Georgina, Fergus Caskey, Mogamat Razeen Davids, et al.. (2024). Global data monitoring systems and early identification for kidney diseases. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 39(Supplement_2). ii49–ii55.

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See, Emily, Isabelle Éthier, Yeoungjee Cho, et al.. (2024). Dialysis Outcomes Across Countries and Regions: A Global Perspective From the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas Study. Kidney International Reports. 9(8). 2410–2419. 4 indexed citations

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Tungsanga, Somkanya, Silvia Arruebo, Fergus Caskey, et al.. (2024). Landscape of kidney replacement therapy provision in low- and lower-middle income countries: A multinational study from the ISN-GKHA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(12). e0003979–e0003979. 3 indexed citations

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Wainstein, Marina, Yannick Mayamba Nlandu, Andrea K. Viecelli, et al.. (2024). A global snapshot on health systems capacity for detection, monitoring, and management of acute kidney injury: A multinational study from the ISN-GKHA. PLOS Global Public Health. 4(10). e0003823–e0003823. 1 indexed citations

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Okpechi, Ikechi G., Adeera Levin, Somkanya Tungsanga, et al.. (2024). Progress of nations in the organisation of, and structures for, kidney care delivery between 2019 and 2023: cross sectional survey in 148 countries. BMJ. 387. e079937–e079937. 3 indexed citations

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Okpechi, Ikechi G., Feng Ye, Deenaz Zaidi, et al.. (2022). Global eHealth capacity: secondary analysis of WHO data on eHealth and implications for kidney care delivery in low-resource settings. BMJ Open. 12(3). e055658–e055658. 8 indexed citations

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Abu‐Alfa, Ali K., Mona Alrukhaimi, Aminu K. Bello, et al.. (2021). International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in the Middle East. Kidney International Supplements. 11(2). e47–e56. 10 indexed citations

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Éthier, Isabelle, David W. Johnson, Aminu K. Bello, et al.. (2021). International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Oceania and South East Asia. Kidney International Supplements. 11(2). e86–e96. 3 indexed citations

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Dębska‐Ślizień, Alicja, Aminu K. Bello, David W. Johnson, et al.. (2021). International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Eastern and Central Europe. Kidney International Supplements. 11(2). e24–e34. 8 indexed citations

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Zakharova, Elena, Abduzhappar Gaipov, Aminu K. Bello, et al.. (2021). International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Newly Independent States and Russia. Kidney International Supplements. 11(2). e57–e65. 4 indexed citations

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