Usman Ali

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Usman Ali is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Usman Ali has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Surgery, 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Usman Ali's work include Oral health in cancer treatment (2 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (2 papers) and Infections and bacterial resistance (2 papers). Usman Ali is often cited by papers focused on Oral health in cancer treatment (2 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (2 papers) and Infections and bacterial resistance (2 papers). Usman Ali collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, United Kingdom and United States. Usman Ali's co-authors include Hira Syeda, Areeba Khaleeq, Abdul Mannan Baig, Mengli Gu, Yan Zhang, Feng Ji, Jiajia Xu, Mosang Yu, Vardah Bharuchi and Nasreen Ali and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Radiotherapy and Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Usman Ali

24 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Evidence of the COVID-19 Virus Targeting the CNS: Tissue ... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 500 1000 1.5k
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. Evidence of the COVID-19 Virus Targeting the CNS: Tissue Distribution, Host–Virus Interaction, and Proposed Neurotropic Mechanisms
    2020 1.5k citations Abdul Mannan Baig, Areeba Khaleeq et al. ACS Chemical Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Usman Ali Pakistan 7 1.2k 907 304 199 126 28 1.7k
Areeba Khaleeq Pakistan 6 1.2k 1.0× 925 1.0× 294 1.0× 199 1.0× 125 1.0× 11 1.6k
Hira Syeda Pakistan 6 1.2k 1.0× 924 1.0× 294 1.0× 199 1.0× 125 1.0× 10 1.6k
Zijun Chen China 13 1.1k 0.9× 775 0.9× 375 1.2× 210 1.1× 84 0.7× 45 1.8k
Ashley Sun United States 6 524 0.4× 349 0.4× 260 0.9× 59 0.3× 22 0.2× 13 834
Mihaéla Horoi Belgium 18 425 0.4× 305 0.3× 131 0.4× 86 0.4× 397 3.2× 39 1.4k
Vasuki Dandu United States 7 580 0.5× 452 0.5× 202 0.7× 61 0.3× 9 0.1× 20 751
Harry Crook United Kingdom 4 821 0.7× 408 0.4× 401 1.3× 87 0.4× 25 0.2× 9 1.1k
Megan Young United Kingdom 4 819 0.7× 444 0.5× 402 1.3× 85 0.4× 25 0.2× 11 1.2k
Sanara Raza United Kingdom 2 817 0.7× 388 0.4× 400 1.3× 100 0.5× 25 0.2× 4 1.1k
Enrico Bentivegna Italy 16 196 0.2× 191 0.2× 79 0.3× 71 0.4× 37 0.3× 34 851

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Fields of papers citing papers by Usman Ali

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Usman Ali

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Usman Ali. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Usman Ali 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 Usman Ali. Usman Ali is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ali, Usman, et al.. (2024). Thirty Days Outcomes of Limb Salvage Surgery in Pediatric Patients Treated at a Tertiary Care Hospital. Cureus. 16(11). e74672–e74672. 2 indexed citations
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Adnan, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Comparison of Clinical Outcome of Acute Appendicitis in Elder Versus Young Patients. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research. 4(3). 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Ali, Usman, et al.. (2024). Radiological Outcomes According to the Matta Score After the Surgical Fixation of Acetabular Fractures. Cureus. 16(11). e74803–e74803. 2 indexed citations
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Ali, Usman, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of Depression and Subjective Job Stress Among Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender Community Health Workers in Pakistan. Journal of College of Physicians And Surgeons Pakistan. 33(7). 779–783. 3 indexed citations
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Fátima, María de, et al.. (2023). From Microbes to Immunity: A Comprehensive Review of Microbiome Modulation. Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research. 3(2). 801–807. 3 indexed citations
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Ali, Usman, et al.. (2023). Dietary diversity during Covid-19 pandemic: A case of households in Lurambi and Malava sub-Counties, Kakamega County. African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 23(5). 23263–23284. 1 indexed citations
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Ali, Usman, Ahmed Waqas, & Muhammad Ayub. (2022). Research Trends and Geographical Contribution in the Field of Perinatal Mental Health: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1900 to 2020. Women s Health Reports. 3(1). 661–669. 3 indexed citations
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Rahim, Muhammad Abdur, et al.. (2022). Comparison of the Efficacy of Tap Water Iontophoresis Versus Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate in the Treatment of Palmoplantar Hyperhidrosis. Cureus. 14(12). e32367–e32367. 1 indexed citations
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Hassan, Sohaib, Usman Ali, & G. Ali Qureshi. (2022). Frequency of risk factors in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. 26(4). 673–678.
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Baig, Abdul Mannan, Areeba Khaleeq, Usman Ali, & Hira Syeda. (2020). Evidence of the COVID-19 Virus Targeting the CNS: Tissue Distribution, Host–Virus Interaction, and Proposed Neurotropic Mechanisms. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 11(7). 995–998. 1530 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ali, Usman, et al.. (2019). A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON EFFECT OF ENDOGENOUS AND EXOGENOUS ECZEMA ON QUALITY OF LIFE. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Nomani, Ali Zohair, et al.. (2018). Parry Romberg Syndrome: The Socially Appalling Yet Less Acknowledged Diagnosis: Case Series and Literature Review. 8(1). 13–17. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan, Mosang Yu, Mengli Gu, et al.. (2017). Emodin alleviates intestinal mucosal injury in rats with severe acute pancreatitis via the caspase-1 inhibition. Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international. 16(4). 431–436. 34 indexed citations
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Mahmood, Ahsan, et al.. (2013). ROLE OF HONEY IN PREVENTION OF RADIATION INDUCED MUCOSITIS IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER. 63(3). 10 indexed citations
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Ali, Usman, et al.. (2013). PO-107: Role of Honey in Prevention of Radiation Induced Mucositis in Head and Neck Cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 106. S45–S45. 3 indexed citations
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Samad, Abdus, et al.. (2011). Presentation of Abdominal Tuberculosis in NWFP and Its Correlation with Operative findings. Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute. 19(3). 9 indexed citations

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