Zahid Azam

786 total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 528 citations indexed

About

Zahid Azam is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Zahid Azam has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 528 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Hepatology, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Zahid Azam's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (9 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (7 papers). Zahid Azam is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (9 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (7 papers). Zahid Azam collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, United States and Japan. Zahid Azam's co-authors include Wasim Jafri, Shahab Abid, Saeed Hamid, Hasnain Ali Shah, Zaigham Abbas, Mohammad Salih, Javed Yakoob, Muhammad Islam, Khalid Mumtaz and Zubair Ahmad and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Hepatology and The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Zahid Azam

20 papers receiving 511 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.

Carvedilol reduces the risk of decompensation and mortality in patients with compensated cirrhosis in a competing-risk meta-analysis

2022 94 citations Càndid Villanueva, Ferràn Torres et al. Journal of Hepatology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zahid Azam Pakistan	11	373	317	176	107	73	23	528
Saqib Walayat United States	10	163 0.4×	193 0.6×	108 0.6×	63 0.6×	39 0.5×	32	465
C K Nain India	12	270 0.7×	241 0.8×	182 1.0×	52 0.5×	125 1.7×	37	613
V. Di Gregorio Italy	9	447 1.2×	416 1.3×	138 0.8×	35 0.3×	69 0.9×	17	627
Francisco Ledesma Spain	6	199 0.5×	239 0.8×	67 0.4×	44 0.4×	17 0.2×	8	350
Madhu Chopra India	9	238 0.6×	295 0.9×	119 0.7×	22 0.2×	28 0.4×	21	439
Wanda Regina Caly Brazil	6	479 1.3×	438 1.4×	187 1.1×	11 0.1×	33 0.5×	10	585
Karen Madsen Canada	11	48 0.1×	166 0.5×	157 0.9×	71 0.7×	21 0.3×	24	562
Juan Carlos Quer Spain	9	305 0.8×	282 0.9×	158 0.9×	39 0.4×	12 0.2×	18	393
Carmen Vila Spain	2	530 1.4×	463 1.5×	228 1.3×	11 0.1×	74 1.0×	3	595
Fatemeh Famouri Iran	9	47 0.1×	199 0.6×	59 0.3×	31 0.3×	18 0.2×	28	423

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zahid Azam

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Zaheer, Sidra, et al.. (2024). Metabolic puzzle: Exploring liver fibrosis differences in Asian metabolic-associated fatty liver disease subtypes. World Journal of Hepatology. 16(1). 54–64. 1 indexed citations

Shah, Muhammad Raza, et al.. (2024). The safety and efficacy of Houtou Jianweiling tablet in patients with chronic non-atrophic gastritis: a double-blind, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1293272–1293272. 2 indexed citations

Villanueva, Càndid, Ferràn Torres, Shiv Kumar Sarin, et al.. (2022). Carvedilol reduces the risk of decompensation and mortality in patients with compensated cirrhosis in a competing-risk meta-analysis. Journal of Hepatology. 77(4). 1014–1025. 94 indexed citations breakdown →

Azam, Zahid, et al.. (2022). Efficacy of Melatonin and Pentoxifylline combination therapy in treatment of endotoxin induced hepatic dysfunction in white albino mice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 26(1). 11–18. 1 indexed citations

Azam, Zahid, et al.. (2020). Double blind, randomised trial to compare efficacy of escitalopram versus citalopram for interferon induced depression in hepatitis C patients. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 19. 100622–100622. 2 indexed citations

Alam, Altaf, Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, Zeeshan Ali, et al.. (2020). HEP-Net opinion on the management of ascites and its complications in the setting of decompensated cirrhosis in the resource constrained environment of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 36(5). 1117–1132. 3 indexed citations

Abidi, Syed Hani, et al.. (2018). Evolution of HBV S-gene in the backdrop of HDV co-infection. Journal of Medical Virology. 1 indexed citations

Abidi, Syed Hani, et al.. (2018). Evolution of HBV S‐gene in the backdrop of HDV co‐infection. Journal of Medical Virology. 90(8). 1328–1336. 4 indexed citations

Azam, Zahid, et al.. (2017). Initial results of efficacy and safety of Sofosbuviramong Pakistani Population: A real life trial Hepatitis Eradication Accuracy Trial of Sofosbuvir (HEATS). Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 33(1). 48–52. 10 indexed citations

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Farooqi, Javed Iqbal, Altaf Alam, Zaigham Abbas, et al.. (2016). HEP-NET OPINION ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C IN PAKISTAN IN THE ERA OF AVAILABLE DIRECT ACTING ANTIVIRALS. Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute. 30(1). 6–14. 1 indexed citations

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Abbas, Zaigham, Javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, et al.. (2014). Cytokine and clinical response to Saccharomyces boulardii therapy in diarrhea-dominant irritable bowel syndrome. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 26(6). 630–639. 76 indexed citations

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Shah, Hasnain Ali, Zahid Azam, Shahab Abid, et al.. (2013). Carvedilol vs. esophageal variceal band ligation in the primary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage: A multicentre randomized controlled trial. Journal of Hepatology. 60(4). 757–764. 70 indexed citations

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Shiha, Gamal, et al.. (2013). A Novel Method For Non-Invasive Diagnosis Of Hepatitis C Virus Using Electromagnetic Signal Detection: A Multicenter International Study. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

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Azam, Zahid, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri, et al.. (2011). Short course adjuvant terlipressin in acute variceal bleeding: A randomized double blind dummy controlled trial. Journal of Hepatology. 56(4). 819–824. 36 indexed citations

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Khan, Anis, Yasuhito Tanaka, Fuat Kurbanov, et al.. (2011). Investigating an outbreak of acute viral hepatitis caused by hepatitis E virus variants in Karachi, South Pakistan. Journal of Medical Virology. 83(4). 622–629. 19 indexed citations

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Abid, Shahab, et al.. (2009). Satiety drinking tests: Effects of caloric content, drinking rate, gender, age, and body mass index. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 44(5). 551–556. 10 indexed citations

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Abid, Shahab, Wasim Jafri, Saeed Hamid, et al.. (2009). Terlipressin vs. Octreotide in Bleeding Esophageal Varices as an Adjuvant Therapy With Endoscopic Band Ligation: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 104(3). 617–623. 52 indexed citations

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Azam, Zahid, Hasnain Ali Shah, Mohammad Salih, et al.. (2009). Factors determining the clinical outcome of acute variceal bleed in cirrhotic patients. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. 28(3). 93–95. 10 indexed citations

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Khan, Anis, Yasuhito Tanaka, Zahid Azam, et al.. (2009). Epidemic spread of hepatitis C virus genotype 3a and relation to high incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in Pakistan. Journal of Medical Virology. 81(7). 1189–1197. 45 indexed citations

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Abbas, Zaigham, Javed Yakoob, Shahab Abid, et al.. (2008). Furazolidone, Co-amoxiclav, Colloidal Bismuth Subcitrate, and Esomeprazole for Patients Who Failed to Eradicate Helicobacter pylori with Triple Therapy. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 54(9). 1953–1957. 14 indexed citations

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