Wael M. El‐Sayed

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
122 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Wael M. El‐Sayed is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wael M. El‐Sayed has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Organic Chemistry, 36 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Wael M. El‐Sayed's work include Synthesis and biological activity (25 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (12 papers) and Selenium in Biological Systems (9 papers). Wael M. El‐Sayed is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and biological activity (25 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (12 papers) and Selenium in Biological Systems (9 papers). Wael M. El‐Sayed collaborates with scholars based in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and United States. Wael M. El‐Sayed's co-authors include Mohamed A. Ismail, Gamal Ramadan, Mohammed Al‐Kahtani, Michael R. Franklin, Tarek Aboul‐Fadl, Jeanette C. Roberts, Ashraf M. Abdel‐Moneim, Reem K. Arafa, Mohamed A. Al‐Kahtani and Magdy M. Youssef and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Wael M. El‐Sayed

107 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Recent developments and future directions in point-of-care next-generation CRISPR-based rapid diagnosis
    2025 37 citations Ahmed Mohamed, Yahaya Hassan et al. Clinical and Experimental Medicine profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wael M. El‐Sayed Egypt 22 489 396 217 169 121 122 1.6k
Lekan M. Latinwo United States 20 246 0.5× 309 0.8× 172 0.8× 172 1.0× 126 1.0× 60 1.3k
Nathan R. Perron United States 7 255 0.5× 296 0.7× 255 1.2× 212 1.3× 60 0.5× 11 1.5k
Sally A. El Awdan Egypt 24 187 0.4× 365 0.9× 142 0.7× 124 0.7× 150 1.2× 70 1.5k
J.P. Kamat India 16 305 0.6× 339 0.9× 124 0.6× 161 1.0× 159 1.3× 28 1.3k
Keitaro Satoh Japan 22 217 0.4× 615 1.6× 147 0.7× 226 1.3× 134 1.1× 97 1.6k
Phaniendra Alugoju India 12 234 0.5× 740 1.9× 347 1.6× 208 1.2× 190 1.6× 22 2.4k
María Eugenia Letelier Chile 20 267 0.5× 366 0.9× 149 0.7× 214 1.3× 44 0.4× 53 1.3k
Hanan F. Aly Egypt 22 183 0.4× 306 0.8× 295 1.4× 137 0.8× 142 1.2× 140 1.5k
Imrana Naseem India 26 208 0.4× 752 1.9× 136 0.6× 221 1.3× 103 0.9× 89 2.0k
Branislava Srđenović Čonić Serbia 18 362 0.7× 342 0.9× 192 0.9× 93 0.6× 167 1.4× 58 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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El‐Sayed, Wael M., et al.. (2025). Nuclear receptors in metabolic, inflammatory, and oncologic diseases: mechanisms, therapeutic advances, and future directions. European journal of medical research. 30(1). 843–843.
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El‐Sayed, Wael M., et al.. (2025). Integrating artificial intelligence with nanodiagnostics for early detection and precision management of neurodegenerative diseases. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 668–668. 4 indexed citations
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El‐Sayed, Wael M., et al.. (2025). Nanophotonics in Molecular Imaging and Biomedicine: Diagnostics, Therapies, and Translational Challenges. Molecular Imaging and Biology. 27(6). 914–929.
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Mohamed, Ahmed, et al.. (2025). Recent developments and future directions in point-of-care next-generation CRISPR-based rapid diagnosis. Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 25(1). 33–33. 37 indexed citations breakdown →
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El‐Sayed, Wael M., et al.. (2024). Corrosion Inhibition of Copper by Pisum sativum Peel Extracts in NaCl Solution: Phytochemical Analysis and DFT Study. Chemistry Africa. 7(9). 4947–4964. 5 indexed citations
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El‐Beih, Nadia M., et al.. (2024). Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Induced Testicular Toxicity Through Inflammation and Reducing Testosterone and Cell Viability in Adult Male Rats. Biological Trace Element Research. 203(4). 1934–1948. 5 indexed citations
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El‐Sayed, Wael M., et al.. (2024). Phytochemical and biological investigation of Astragalus Caprinus L. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. 24(1). 294–294.
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Saleh, Ibrahim A., et al.. (2024). A new cadinane-type sesquiterpenoid glucoside from Centaurea alexandrina. Natural Product Research. 40(7). 1885–1891.
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Hekal, Mohamed H., et al.. (2023). New 1,3,4-thiadiazoles as potential anticancer agents: pro-apoptotic, cell cycle arrest, molecular modelling, and ADMET profile. RSC Advances. 13(23). 15810–15825. 21 indexed citations
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El‐Sayed, Wael M., et al.. (2023). miRNome of Child A hepatocellular carcinoma in Egyptian patients. Frontiers in Oncology. 13. 1137585–1137585. 1 indexed citations
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El‐Sayed, Wael M., et al.. (2020). Astragalus membranaceus and Punica granatum alleviate infertility and kidney dysfunction induced by aging in male rats. TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY. 44(4). 166–175. 13 indexed citations
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Ali, Ahmed M., et al.. (2020). Design and synthesis of novel isatin-based derivatives targeting cell cycle checkpoint pathways as potential anticancer agents. Bioorganic Chemistry. 105. 104366–104366. 40 indexed citations
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El‐Sayed, Wael M., et al.. (2017). Mitigation of Acute Aluminum Toxicity by Sodium Selenite and N-Acetylcysteine in Adult Male Rats. Biological Trace Element Research. 183(1). 128–137. 11 indexed citations
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El‐Sayed, Wael M., et al.. (2016). Antioxidant activity of chemical constituents from Prunus avium seeds. Der pharmacia lettre. 8(17). 19–25. 2 indexed citations
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El‐Sayed, Wael M., et al.. (2015). The Influence of Cadmium on the Food Consumption and Utilization of the Cotton Leaf Worm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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El‐Sayed, Wael M.. (2015). Antimutagenic and antioxidant activity of novel 4-substituted Phenyl-2, 2?-bichalcophenes and aza-analogues. Pharmaceutica Analytica Acta.
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El‐Sayed, Wael M., et al.. (2013). Novel 4-substituted phenyl-2,2'-bichalcophenes and aza-analogs as antibacterial agents: a structural activity relationship. Drug Design Development and Therapy. 7. 185–185. 15 indexed citations

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