Zahra Ajani

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 993 citations indexed

About

Zahra Ajani is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Rehabilitation and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zahra Ajani has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 993 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Epidemiology, 4 papers in Rehabilitation and 3 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Zahra Ajani's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (8 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (4 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (3 papers). Zahra Ajani is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (8 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (4 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (3 papers). Zahra Ajani collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Israel. Zahra Ajani's co-authors include Jeffrey L. Saver, Dileep R. Yavagal, Lee H. Schwamm, Randolph S. Marshall, Max Wintermark, Brett C. Meyer, Judy Guzy, Philip M. Meyers, Lei Feng and Sidney Starkman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Stroke and Neurological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Zahra Ajani

10 papers receiving 966 citations

Hit Papers

A Trial of Imaging Selection and Endovascular Treatment f... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 250 500 750
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. A Trial of Imaging Selection and Endovascular Treatment for Ischemic Stroke
    2013 931 citations Chelsea S. Kidwell, Reza Jahan et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zahra Ajani United States 4 933 559 364 357 246 12 993
Judy Guzy United States 4 931 1.0× 570 1.0× 358 1.0× 350 1.0× 248 1.0× 5 984
Scott Olson United States 3 905 1.0× 553 1.0× 349 1.0× 352 1.0× 244 1.0× 8 969
Emmad Qazi Canada 12 1.2k 1.3× 886 1.6× 519 1.4× 243 0.7× 352 1.4× 24 1.3k
Kilian M. Treurniet Netherlands 16 736 0.8× 382 0.7× 339 0.9× 176 0.5× 301 1.2× 31 857
Ioannis Tsogkas Germany 18 771 0.8× 437 0.8× 381 1.0× 253 0.7× 311 1.3× 45 875
Sandra Boned Spain 19 1.0k 1.1× 468 0.8× 494 1.4× 290 0.8× 384 1.6× 48 1.2k
Carlos Riquelme France 18 765 0.8× 670 1.2× 527 1.4× 215 0.6× 219 0.9× 35 1.0k
Ido R. van den Wijngaard Netherlands 15 700 0.8× 359 0.6× 327 0.9× 204 0.6× 268 1.1× 50 809
Donald Frei United States 19 810 0.9× 568 1.0× 436 1.2× 313 0.9× 332 1.3× 47 1.1k
Michael V. Mazya Sweden 14 851 0.9× 319 0.6× 376 1.0× 274 0.8× 338 1.4× 41 946

Countries citing papers authored by Zahra Ajani

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zahra Ajani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zahra Ajani. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Zahra Ajani. The network helps show where Zahra Ajani may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zahra Ajani

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

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Burchette, Raoul J., et al.. (2021). Abstract MP1: Safety and Efficacy of IV-tPA for Acute Ischemic Stroke After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Stroke. 52(Suppl_1). 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Jonathan H., et al.. (2020). Pediatric stroke associated with a sedentary lifestyle during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic: a case report on a 17-year-old. Neurological Sciences. 42(1). 21–23. 9 indexed citations
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McCartney, David L., et al.. (2020). Abstract WP430: Implementation of Inpatient Stroke Champions Leads to Improved Inpatient Code Stroke Metrics. Stroke. 51(Suppl_1). 1 indexed citations
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Nael, Kambiz, Reza Jahan, Zahra Ajani, et al.. (2017). Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Prediction of Parenchymal Hemorrhage in Acute Ischemic Stroke After Reperfusion Therapy. Stroke. 48(3). 664–670. 27 indexed citations
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Zachrison, Kori S., Ernest Shen, Navdeep Sangha, et al.. (2016). Safe and Effective Implementation of Telestroke in a US Community Hospital Setting. The Permanente Journal. 20(4). 15–217. 15 indexed citations
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Zachrison, Kori S., Ernest Shen, Zahra Ajani, et al.. (2016). Emergency Care of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Integrated Health System. The Permanente Journal. 20(2). 10–13. 3 indexed citations
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Kidwell, Chelsea S., Reza Jahan, Jeffrey Gornbein, et al.. (2013). A Trial of Imaging Selection and Endovascular Treatment for Ischemic Stroke. New England Journal of Medicine. 368(10). 914–923. 931 indexed citations breakdown →
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Govindaswami, Balaji, et al.. (2001). Patent Ductus Arteriosus ligation in very low birthweight infants Is there benefit. 2. 416. 3 indexed citations

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