Wassim Abou‐Kheir

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Wassim Abou‐Kheir is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Wassim Abou‐Kheir has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Oncology and 31 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Wassim Abou‐Kheir's work include Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (27 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (20 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (7 papers). Wassim Abou‐Kheir is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (27 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (20 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (7 papers). Wassim Abou‐Kheir collaborates with scholars based in Lebanon, United States and Taiwan. Wassim Abou‐Kheir's co-authors include Hisham F. Bahmad, Georges Daoud, Ola Hadadeh, Kathleen Kelly, Philip Martin, Paul G. Hynes, Yen‐Nien Liu, Órla Casey, Dianne Cox and Farah Chamaa and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Wassim Abou‐Kheir

108 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Colorectal cancer: Recent advances in management and treatment

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Diesel generator exhaust emissions: Chemical characterization and cytotoxicity in bladder spheroids 2025 ·Atmospheric Pollution Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Konstantina Oikonomou, Jean Sciare, Dominique Courcot, Frédéric Ledoux, Charbel Afif, Wassim Abou‐Kheir, Hassan R. Dhaini	0
2	Description of the Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke in the Lebanese Population: Their Association with Age at First Stroke Incidence and the Predictors of Recurrence 2025 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wassim Abou‐Kheir, Pascale Salameh, Hassan Hosseini	0
3	From Diabetes to Oncology: Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonist’s Dual Role in Prostate Cancer 2024 ·Cancers ·(unknown), (unknown), Hisham F. Bahmad, (unknown), Ryan W. Dobbs, (unknown), Wassim Abou‐Kheir, Elai Davicioni, David I. Lee, Mohammed Shahait	11
4	Ovarian cancer in the Arab world: An updated review 2024 ·Gene Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wassim Abou‐Kheir, Georges Daoud	2
5	Vitamin D Deficiency Does Not Affect Cognition and Neurogenesis in Adult C57Bl/6 Mice 2024 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Omar Obeid, Firas Kobeissy, Hala Darwish, Wassim Abou‐Kheir	2
6	Impaired DNA Double-Strand Break Repair in Irradiated Sheep Lung Fibroblasts: Late Effects of Previous Irradiation of the Spinal Thecal Sac 2024 ·Cancers ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), P Taddei, Fady Geara, Pierre Sfeir, Abdo Jurjus, Wassim Abou‐Kheir, Larry Bodgi	1
7	Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Therapy in Spinal Cord Injury 2024 ·Cells ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mohamed Al‐Sayegh, Wassim Abou‐Kheir	2
8	ONC206, an imipridone derivative, demonstrates anti-colorectal cancer activity against stem/progenitor cells in 3D cell cultures and in patient-derived organoids 2024 ·Pharmacological Reports ·Alissar Monzer, (unknown), (unknown), Farah Ballout, Samar Al Bitar, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ayman Tawil, Samer Doughan, (unknown), Deborah Mukherji, Walid Faraj, (unknown), Varun V. Prabhu, Thamara J. Abouantoun, Hala Gali‐Muhtasib, Wassim Abou‐Kheir	3
9	How Safe Is Gadobutrol? Examining the Effect of Gadolinium Deposition on the Nervous System 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Wassim Abou‐Kheir, Nada Lawand	1
10	Inclusion of Nitrofurantoin into the Realm of Cancer Chemotherapy via Biology-Oriented Synthesis and Drug Repurposing 2023 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Perihan A. Elzahhar, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Amira F. El‐Yazbi, (unknown), Larry Bodgi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wassim Abou‐Kheir, Marwa M. Abu‐Serie, (unknown), Ahmed F. El‐Yazbi, Ahmed S.F. Belal	15
11	Urinary Tract Infections Impair Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis 2022 ·Biology ·(unknown), Farah Chamaa, (unknown), Nada Lawand, Nayef E. Saadé, Antoine Abou Fayad, Wassim Abou‐Kheir	7
12	Radiation Treatment Timing and Dose Delivery: Effects on Bladder Cancer Cells in 3D in Vitro Culture 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Larry Bodgi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hisham F. Bahmad, Toufic Eid, Fady Geara, Youssef H. Zeidan, Wassim Abou‐Kheir	3
13	Anti-Tumor Effects of Biomimetic Sulfated Glycosaminoglycans on Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells in 2D and 3D In Vitro Models 2020 ·Molecules ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ansam Sinjab, Humam Kadara, Wassim Abou‐Kheir, (unknown)	11
14	Acetylsalicylic acid and salicylic acid present anticancer properties against melanoma by promoting nitric oxide-dependent endoplasmic reticulum stress and apoptosis 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Fernando L. Palhano, Marcus F. Oliveira, Wassim Abou‐Kheir, Mauro Sola‐Penna, Patrícia Zancan	40
15	The sulfation of biomimetic glycosaminoglycan substrates controls binding of growth factors and subsequent neural and glial cell growth 2019 ·Biomaterials Science ·(unknown), Hisham F. Bahmad, Wassim Abou‐Kheir, Rami Mhanna	24
16	Second primary malignancy after radical prostatectomy in a cohort from the Middle East 2017 ·Prostate International ·Mohammed Shahait, Deborah Mukherji, (unknown), (unknown), Mark N. Jabbour, Raja B. Khauli, Muhammad Bulbul, Wassim Abou‐Kheir, Albert El Hajj	2
17	HTR-8/SVneo cell line contains a mixed population of cells 2016 ·Placenta ·Wassim Abou‐Kheir, (unknown), Ola Hadadeh, Georges Daoud	167
18	Thalamic Stimulation in Awake Rats Induces Neurogenesis in the Hippocampal Formation 2015 ·Brain stimulation ·Farah Chamaa, (unknown), Ziad Nahas, Nayef E. Saadé, Wassim Abou‐Kheir	22
19	Involvement of renal cytochromes P450 and arachidonic acid metabolites in diabetic nephropathy 2013 ·Scopus ·Stéphanie Eid, Wassim Abou‐Kheir, Ramzi Sabra, Georges Daoud, Ayad A. Jaffa, Fuad N. Ziyadeh, Luís San Román, Assaad A. Eid	3
20	Prostate Epithelial Pten/TP53 Loss Leads to Transformation of Multipotential Progenitors and Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition 2011 ·American Journal Of Pathology ·Philip Martin, Yen‐Nien Liu, (unknown), Wassim Abou‐Kheir, Órla Casey, Victoria Seng, Daniel F. Camacho, Richard J. Simpson, Kathleen Kelly	77

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