Waleed Abu Al‐Soud

13.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
99 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Waleed Abu Al‐Soud is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Waleed Abu Al‐Soud has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Waleed Abu Al‐Soud's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (24 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (17 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (12 papers). Waleed Abu Al‐Soud is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (24 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (17 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (12 papers). Waleed Abu Al‐Soud collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Sweden and Saudi Arabia. Waleed Abu Al‐Soud's co-authors include Peter Rådström, Søren J. Sørensen, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen, Mogens Jakobsen, Finn K. Vogensen, Nadja Larsen, Dennis Sandris Nielsen, Anne Sofie Andreasen, Bente Klarlund Pedersen and Frans van den Berg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Waleed Abu Al‐Soud

97 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

Gut Microbiota in Human Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Dif... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2010 2001 2013 2018 2016 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Gut Microbiota in Human Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Differs from Non-Diabetic Adults
    2010 2.3k citations Nadja Larsen, Finn K. Vogensen et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  2. Purification and Characterization of PCR-Inhibitory Components in Blood Cells
    2001 724 citations Waleed Abu Al‐Soud, Peter Rådström Journal of Clinical Microbiology profile →
  3. 454 pyrosequencing analyses of bacterial and archaeal richness in 21 full-scale biogas digesters
    2013 600 citations Waleed Abu Al‐Soud, Søren J. Sørensen et al. FEMS Microbiology Ecology profile →
  4. Maturation of the gut microbiome and risk of asthma in childhood
    2018 413 citations Jakob Stokholm, Jonathan Thorsen et al. profile →
  5. It is elemental: soil nutrient stoichiometry drives bacterial diversity
    2016 304 citations Waleed Abu Al‐Soud, Søren J. Sørensen et al. Environmental Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Waleed Abu Al‐Soud Denmark 46 4.6k 2.0k 1.3k 1.1k 1.1k 99 9.8k
Barbara A. Methé United States 39 5.0k 1.1× 2.4k 1.2× 942 0.7× 725 0.6× 880 0.8× 98 9.8k
Morgan G. I. Langille Canada 38 7.3k 1.6× 3.0k 1.5× 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 99 13.5k
Paul Wilmes Luxembourg 51 7.1k 1.5× 1.8k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 747 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 156 11.1k
Sarah K. Highlander United States 31 5.7k 1.2× 3.0k 1.5× 916 0.7× 980 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 71 11.7k
Knut Rudi Norway 58 6.1k 1.3× 1.4k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 726 0.6× 1.5k 1.4× 223 11.1k
Dietmar H. Pieper Germany 60 5.0k 1.1× 2.1k 1.0× 747 0.6× 3.5k 3.0× 840 0.8× 222 10.5k
William G. Wade United Kingdom 51 4.1k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 1.7k 1.3× 485 0.4× 1.0k 0.9× 177 13.8k
Anders F. Andersson Sweden 44 7.1k 1.5× 5.4k 2.7× 887 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 905 0.8× 105 13.2k
William W. Mohn Canada 62 5.5k 1.2× 2.5k 1.3× 1.1k 0.8× 2.9k 2.6× 953 0.9× 165 12.4k
Mark Morrison Australia 65 8.4k 1.8× 1.3k 0.7× 2.1k 1.6× 971 0.8× 1.8k 1.7× 281 17.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alharbi, Bandar, Salem Hussain Alharethi, Waleed Abu Al‐Soud, et al.. (2023). Exploring the potential of phytochemicals as inhibitors of 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate synthase 1 targeting cancer therapy. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 42(6). 3193–3203.
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Elasbali, Abdelbaset Mohamed, Waleed Abu Al‐Soud, Hassan H. Alhassan, et al.. (2023). Antioxidative and ROS-dependent apoptotic effects of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. stem against human lung cancer: network pharmacology and in vitro experimental validation. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 42(21). 11651–11676. 6 indexed citations
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Patel, Mitesh, Kartik Patel, Lamya Ahmed Al‐Keridis, et al.. (2022). Cadmium-Tolerant Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria Curtobacterium oceanosedimentum Improves Growth Attributes and Strengthens Antioxidant System in Chili (Capsicum frutescens). Sustainability. 14(7). 4335–4335. 19 indexed citations
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Al‐Soud, Waleed Abu, et al.. (2020). Azo dying of α‐keratin material improves microbial keratinase screening and standardization. Microbial Biotechnology. 13(4). 984–996. 13 indexed citations
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Gülay, Arda, Jane Fowler, Bo Thamdrup, et al.. (2019). DNA- and RNA-SIP Reveal Nitrospira spp. as Key Drivers of Nitrification in Groundwater-Fed Biofilters. mBio. 10(6). 31 indexed citations
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Cyriaque, Valentine, Samuel Jacquiod, Leise Riber, et al.. (2019). Selection and propagation of IncP conjugative plasmids following long-term anthropogenic metal pollution in river sediments. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 382. 121173–121173. 9 indexed citations
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Herschend, Jakob, et al.. (2018). Enrichment and characterization of an environmental microbial consortium displaying efficient keratinolytic activity. Bioresource Technology. 270. 303–310. 45 indexed citations
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Zhu, Zhigang, Lise Kristensen, Gareth F. Difford, et al.. (2018). Changes in rumen bacterial and archaeal communities over the transition period in primiparous Holstein dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science. 101(11). 9847–9862. 49 indexed citations
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Jacquiod, Samuel, Valentine Cyriaque, Leise Riber, et al.. (2017). Long-term industrial metal contamination unexpectedly shaped diversity and activity response of sediment microbiome. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 344. 299–307. 88 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Martin Steen, Asker Brejnrod, Michael Roggenbuck, et al.. (2016). The developing hypopharyngeal microbiota in early life. Microbiome. 4(1). 70–70. 39 indexed citations
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Sipkema, Detmer, Sònia de Caralt, José A. Morillo, et al.. (2015). Similar sponge‐associated bacteria can be acquired via both vertical and horizontal transmission. Environmental Microbiology. 17(10). 3807–3821. 58 indexed citations
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Glaring, Mikkel A., et al.. (2015). Microbial Diversity in a Permanently Cold and Alkaline Environment in Greenland. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0124863–e0124863. 43 indexed citations
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Delvigne, Frank, et al.. (2014). Metabolic variability in bioprocessing: implications of microbial phenotypic heterogeneity. Trends in biotechnology. 32(12). 608–616. 79 indexed citations
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Larsen, Nadja, Finn K. Vogensen, Frans van den Berg, et al.. (2010). Gut Microbiota in Human Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Differs from Non-Diabetic Adults. PLoS ONE. 5(2). e9085–e9085. 2250 indexed citations breakdown →
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Møller, Annette K., Tamar Barkay, Waleed Abu Al‐Soud, et al.. (2010). Diversity and characterization of mercury-resistant bacteria in snow, freshwater and sea-ice brine from the High Arctic. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 75(3). 390–401. 65 indexed citations
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Al‐Soud, Waleed Abu, et al.. (2006). Prevalence helicobacter and other bacteria in bile and gallbladders of Kosovan patients with chronic cholecystitis in correlation to age, gender, and urban-rural differences. Helicobacter. 11(4). 414–414.
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Al‐Soud, Waleed Abu, et al.. (2005). Identification of Helicobacter spp. by multiple PCR-DGGE analysis of the 16S rDNA. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 1 indexed citations
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Apostolov, Eugene O., et al.. (2005). Helicobacter pyloriand otherHelicobacterspecies in gallbladder and liver of patients with chronic cholecystitis detected by immunological and molecular methods. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 40(1). 96–102. 54 indexed citations
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Al‐Soud, Waleed Abu, et al.. (2000). Biotechnical use of polymerase chain reaction for microbiological analysis of biological samples. PubMed. 5. 87–130. 92 indexed citations
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Al‐Soud, Waleed Abu & Peter Rådström. (2000). Effects of Amplification Facilitators on Diagnostic PCR in the Presence of Blood, Feces, and Meat. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 38(12). 4463–4470. 310 indexed citations

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