Zaid Alsafi

13.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Zaid Alsafi is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Zaid Alsafi has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Zaid Alsafi's work include COVID-19 and healthcare impacts (5 papers), Radiology practices and education (3 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (2 papers). Zaid Alsafi is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 and healthcare impacts (5 papers), Radiology practices and education (3 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (2 papers). Zaid Alsafi collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Portugal. Zaid Alsafi's co-authors include Riaz Agha, Catrin Sohrabi, Ahmed Kerwan, Ahmed Al‐Jabir, Christos Iosifidis, Maria Nicola, Niamh O’Neill, Mehdi Khan, Maliha Agha and Michelle Griffin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of Surgery and Nanomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Zaid Alsafi

18 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

The socio-economic implications of the coronavirus pandem... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2020 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. The socio-economic implications of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19): A review
    2020 4.4k citations Maria Nicola, Zaid Alsafi et al. International Journal of Surgery profile →
  2. World Health Organization declares global emergency: A review of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
    2020 4.0k citations Catrin Sohrabi, Zaid Alsafi et al. International Journal of Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zaid Alsafi United Kingdom 12 2.1k 1.9k 1.8k 1.5k 1.1k 18 9.0k
Ahmed Al‐Jabir United Kingdom 11 2.2k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 26 9.3k
Christos Iosifidis United Kingdom 8 2.1k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 11 8.9k
Ahmed Kerwan United Kingdom 14 2.2k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 19 10.9k
Catrin Sohrabi United Kingdom 18 2.2k 1.0× 2.1k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 34 11.5k
Riaz Agha United Kingdom 37 2.4k 1.1× 2.2k 1.2× 2.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 163 17.3k
Nicola Luigi Bragazzi Italy 62 1.2k 0.6× 2.5k 1.3× 2.1k 1.2× 2.2k 1.5× 1.5k 1.3× 843 20.5k
Maria Nicola United Kingdom 12 1.6k 0.7× 836 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 847 0.6× 813 0.7× 18 6.9k
Maliha Agha United Kingdom 10 1.6k 0.7× 771 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 838 0.6× 814 0.7× 18 5.5k
Lin Yang Hong Kong 42 1.0k 0.5× 2.0k 1.0× 731 0.4× 2.6k 1.8× 431 0.4× 176 7.1k
Wei Luo China 32 1.3k 0.6× 783 0.4× 1.9k 1.1× 1.8k 1.2× 890 0.8× 175 6.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zaid Alsafi

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Alsafi, Zaid, et al.. (2022). Introduction to Refractive Eye Surgery. 1 indexed citations
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Alsafi, Zaid, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of ‘pouch failure’ of the ileoanal pouch in ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 37(2). 357–364. 22 indexed citations
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Al‐Jabir, Ahmed, Ahmed Kerwan, Maria Nicola, et al.. (2020). Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on surgical practice - Part 2 (surgical prioritisation). International Journal of Surgery. 79. 233–248. 158 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐López, Elena, Gerard Esteruelas, A. Ortiz, et al.. (2020). Dexibuprofen Biodegradable Nanoparticles: One Step Closer towards a Better Ocular Interaction Study. Nanomaterials. 10(4). 720–720. 60 indexed citations
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Al‐Jabir, Ahmed, Ahmed Kerwan, Maria Nicola, et al.. (2020). Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on surgical practice - Part 1. International Journal of Surgery. 79. 168–179. 155 indexed citations
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Griffin, Michelle, Catrin Sohrabi, Zaid Alsafi, et al.. (2020). Preparing for COVID-19 exit strategies. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 61. 88–92. 22 indexed citations
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Alsafi, Zaid, et al.. (2020). Today's actions shape tomorrow's world: is the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) eroding our privacy?. International Journal of Surgery. 79. 12–12. 2 indexed citations
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Sohrabi, Catrin, Zaid Alsafi, Niamh O’Neill, et al.. (2020). Corrigendum to “World Health Organization declares Global Emergency: A review of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)” [Int. J. Surg. 76 (2020) 71–76]. International Journal of Surgery. 77. 217–217. 160 indexed citations
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Nicola, Maria, Zaid Alsafi, Catrin Sohrabi, et al.. (2020). The socio-economic implications of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19): A review. International Journal of Surgery. 78. 185–193. 4354 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alsafi, Zaid, et al.. (2020). The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: Adaptations in medical education. International Journal of Surgery. 78. 64–65. 45 indexed citations
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Alsafi, Zaid, et al.. (2020). Foundation Doctors’ Exposure to Interventional Radiology in Two Large Teaching Hospitals in the United Kingdom. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 96–101. 1 indexed citations
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O’Neill, Niamh, Ali Abdall-Razak, Emma Norton, et al.. (2020). Use of Wide-Awake Local Anaesthetic No Tourniquet (WALANT) in upper limb and hand surgery: A systematic review protocol. PubMed. 20(0). 8–12. 15 indexed citations
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Sohrabi, Catrin, Zaid Alsafi, Niamh O’Neill, et al.. (2020). World Health Organization declares global emergency: A review of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). International Journal of Surgery. 76. 71–76. 4004 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alsafi, Zaid, et al.. (2017). Assessing the effects of manual dexterity and playing computer games on catheter–wire manipulation for inexperienced operators. Clinical Radiology. 72(9). 795.e1–795.e5. 3 indexed citations
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Alsafi, Zaid, et al.. (2017). Is it Time for a Specific Undergraduate Interventional Radiology Curriculum?. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 40(7). 1062–1069. 12 indexed citations
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Limb, Christopher, et al.. (2017). Compliance of Randomized Controlled Trials Published in General Surgical Journals With the CONSORT 2010 Statement. Annals of Surgery. 269(3). e25–e27. 13 indexed citations
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Alsafi, Ali, et al.. (2014). Changes in Renal Function in Elderly Patients Following Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Administration: A Retrospective Study. Radiology Research and Practice. 2014. 1–4. 8 indexed citations

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