Zahra Ismail

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 652 citations indexed

About

Zahra Ismail is a scholar working on Oncology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Zahra Ismail has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 652 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Oncology, 6 papers in Infectious Diseases and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Zahra Ismail's work include Cancer survivorship and care (5 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (3 papers) and HIV-related health complications and treatments (3 papers). Zahra Ismail is often cited by papers focused on Cancer survivorship and care (5 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (3 papers) and HIV-related health complications and treatments (3 papers). Zahra Ismail collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Zahra Ismail's co-authors include Muhammed Kermali, Amer Harky, Kiran Pillai, Adrienne K. Chan, Joep J. van Oosterhout, Alemayehu Amberbir, Colin Pfaff, Sumeet Sodhi, Theresa J. Allain and Lisa Barbera and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, PLoS ONE and Life Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Zahra Ismail

17 papers receiving 631 citations

Hit Papers

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  1. The role of biomarkers in diagnosis of COVID-19 – A systematic review
    2020 445 citations Muhammed Kermali, Kiran Pillai et al. Life Sciences 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 Ismail Canada 8 428 171 136 96 65 20 652
Atul Sharma India 11 462 1.1× 248 1.5× 182 1.3× 49 0.5× 60 0.9× 23 853
Jiling Zhu China 10 462 1.1× 214 1.3× 225 1.7× 43 0.4× 62 1.0× 19 734
Luke Wooster United States 9 380 0.9× 209 1.2× 150 1.1× 27 0.3× 92 1.4× 14 1.1k
Zhaohui Tong China 8 295 0.7× 99 0.6× 72 0.5× 35 0.4× 90 1.4× 27 555
Xinsheng Yan China 3 723 1.7× 352 2.1× 217 1.6× 32 0.3× 135 2.1× 8 882
Raef Fadel United States 9 520 1.2× 298 1.7× 181 1.3× 25 0.3× 83 1.3× 36 707
Dayre McNally Canada 8 361 0.8× 170 1.0× 123 0.9× 63 0.7× 398 6.1× 21 975
Lianfeng Lu China 8 554 1.3× 260 1.5× 97 0.7× 20 0.2× 85 1.3× 21 758
Yunlei Deng China 8 554 1.3× 287 1.7× 216 1.6× 15 0.2× 127 2.0× 11 878

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zahra Ismail

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ismail, Zahra, et al.. (2024). Advances in pharmacotherapy for heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: what’s new in 2024?. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 25(14). 1887–1902.
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Ismail, Zahra, et al.. (2024). PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY: EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND ETIOLOGIES. International Journal of Advanced Research. 12(5). 49–53.
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Ismail, Zahra, et al.. (2024). Subacute Granulomatous Thyroiditis Occurring after SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report. Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences. 12(4). 374–377.
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Ismail, Zahra, et al.. (2023). Impact of body mass index (BMI) and weight changes on hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) outcomes in the elderly population.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 41(16_suppl). e19058–e19058. 1 indexed citations
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Kermali, Muhammed, et al.. (2020). The role of biomarkers in diagnosis of COVID-19 ?? A systematic review. 5 indexed citations
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Howell, Doris, Zahra Ismail, Susan J. Bartlett, et al.. (2020). Selecting, implementing and evaluating patient-reported outcome measures for routine clinical use in cancer: the Cancer Care Ontario approach. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes. 4(1). 101–101. 34 indexed citations
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Kermali, Muhammed, et al.. (2020). The role of biomarkers in diagnosis of COVID-19 – A systematic review. Life Sciences. 254. 117788–117788. 445 indexed citations breakdown →
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Amberbir, Alemayehu, Colin Pfaff, Zahra Ismail, et al.. (2019). Effect of cardio-metabolic risk factors on all-cause mortality among HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: A prospective cohort study. PLoS ONE. 14(1). e0210629–e0210629. 12 indexed citations
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Dai, Wei Fang, Jaclyn Beca, Helen Guo, et al.. (2019). Are population‐based patient‐reported outcomes associated with overall survival in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer?. Cancer Medicine. 9(1). 215–224. 13 indexed citations
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Amberbir, Alemayehu, et al.. (2018). Dyslipidemia among rural and urban HIV patients in south-east Malawi. PLoS ONE. 13(5). e0197728–e0197728. 19 indexed citations
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Ismail, Zahra, et al.. (2018). A tale of 2,000 charts: Measuring provider response to patient-reported outcome measures.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 36(30_suppl). 157–157. 1 indexed citations
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Bartlett, Susan J., Michael Brundage, Denise Bryant‐Lukosius, et al.. (2018). Defining a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) selection process: What criteria should be considered when choosing a PROM for routine symptom assessment in clinical practice?. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 36(30_suppl). 187–187. 3 indexed citations
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Ismail, Zahra, et al.. (2017). COST-EFFECTIVENESS IMPACTS CANCER CARE FUNDING DECISIONS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, EVIDENCE FROM 1998 TO 2008. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 33(4). 481–486. 3 indexed citations
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Green, Esther, Martin Chasen, Michael Brundage, et al.. (2017). Oncology Nurses’ Attitudes Toward the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System: Results From a Large Cancer Care Ontario Study. Oncology nursing forum. 44(1). 116–125. 13 indexed citations
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Amberbir, Alemayehu, Zahra Ismail, Daniela Garone, et al.. (2016). The burden of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular risk factors among adult Malawians in HIV care: consequences for integrated services. BMC Public Health. 16(1). 1243–1243. 83 indexed citations
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Pataky, Reka, Zahra Ismail, Andrew J. Coldman, et al.. (2014). Cost-effectiveness of annual versus biennial screening mammography for women with high mammographic breast density. Journal of Medical Screening. 21(4). 180–188. 16 indexed citations
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Ismail, Zahra, et al.. (2008). Emerging from the Shadows: Finding a Place for Children Born of War. 1 indexed citations

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