Zaigham Abbas

13.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
221 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Zaigham Abbas is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zaigham Abbas has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Surgery, 94 papers in Epidemiology and 84 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Zaigham Abbas's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (67 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (49 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (48 papers). Zaigham Abbas is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (67 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (49 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (48 papers). Zaigham Abbas collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, United Kingdom and United States. Zaigham Abbas's co-authors include Wasim Jafri, Saeed Hamid, Javed Yakoob, Muhammad Islam, Shahab Abid, Hasnain Ali Shah, Rustam Khan, Shagufta Naz, Mohammad Asim Beg and Imtiaz A. Malik and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zaigham Abbas

201 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guidelines

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zaigham Abbas Pakistan	33	1.7k	1.4k	1.0k	492	459	221	3.7k
Wasim Jafri Pakistan	36	2.8k 1.7×	2.8k 2.0×	1.3k 1.3×	576 1.2×	622 1.4×	197	5.2k
Saeed Hamid Pakistan	34	2.4k 1.4×	2.3k 1.7×	1.5k 1.4×	620 1.3×	536 1.2×	190	4.8k
María Esteve Spain	46	4.5k 2.7×	1.2k 0.8×	2.1k 2.1×	1.4k 2.9×	696 1.5×	244	7.6k
Kartar Singh India	35	903 0.5×	517 0.4×	2.6k 2.6×	842 1.7×	444 1.0×	297	4.3k
Seng‐Kee Chuah Taiwan	30	490 0.3×	313 0.2×	1.7k 1.7×	897 1.8×	474 1.0×	179	3.1k
Stephen M. Riordan Australia	37	2.9k 1.7×	3.1k 2.2×	1.2k 1.2×	432 0.9×	686 1.5×	125	6.1k
C Probert United Kingdom	39	1.8k 1.1×	232 0.2×	1.2k 1.2×	419 0.9×	353 0.8×	172	4.6k
Kevin P. Rioux Canada	27	1.7k 1.0×	204 0.1×	888 0.9×	522 1.1×	999 2.2×	61	4.6k
Man‐Shan Kong Taiwan	24	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	226 0.5×	314 0.7×	82	3.2k
Natalie A. Molodecky United States	17	2.2k 1.3×	270 0.2×	1.7k 1.7×	365 0.7×	665 1.4×	25	5.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zaigham Abbas

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20 of 20 papers shown

Abbas, Zaigham, et al.. (2025). Deficiencies of Micronutrients in Potential Liver Transplant Candidates: A Cross-sectional Study. Euroasian Journal of Hepato-Gastroenterology. 15(1). 24–28.

Abbas, Sawaid, et al.. (2025). Assessing the role of Red-Edge and SWIR bands in urban land cover mapping using machine learning: spectral and spatial resolution trade-offs. GeoJournal. 90(5).

Song, Zhiquan, Lei Xu, Lan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Operation parameters investigation on combustion and emission of a non-road diesel engine based on orthogonal experiment design at different altitudes. Heliyon. 10(21). e40086–e40086. 4 indexed citations

Abbas, Zaigham, et al.. (2023). An Insight Into the Factors Affecting the Prevalence and Natural History of Hepatitis D. Cureus. 15(8). e43362–e43362. 3 indexed citations

Abbas, Zaigham, et al.. (2020). The effect of twelve weeks of treatment with ezetimibe on HDV RNA level in patients with chronic hepatitis D. The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology. 31(2). 136–141. 9 indexed citations

Gajdosechova, Zuzana, Zaigham Abbas, Enzo Lombi, et al.. (2018). Reactive gaseous mercury is generated from chloralkali factories resulting in extreme concentrations of mercury in hair of workers. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 3675–3675. 13 indexed citations

Jafri, Wasim, et al.. (2017). Cytokine changes in gastric and colonic epithelial cell in response to Planta ovata extract. Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine. 14(2). 2 indexed citations

Wait, Suzanne, Saeed Hamid, David Handojo Muljono, et al.. (2016). Hepatitis B and hepatitis C in southeast and southern Asia: challenges for governments. The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology. 1(3). 248–255. 61 indexed citations

Gilani, Syeda Rubina, et al.. (2016). A Study of Drinking Water of Industrial Area of Sheikhupura with Special Concern to Arsenic, Manganese and Chromium. 8 indexed citations

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Abbas, Zaigham, et al.. (2014). Left liver lobe diameter albumin ratio as a predictor of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis: A preliminary report. Journal of Translational Internal Medicine. 2(4). 164–167. 3 indexed citations

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Abbas, Zaigham, et al.. (2014). Interferon Lambda-3 Polymorphism and Response to Pegylated Interferon in Patients with Hepatitis D. Antiviral Therapy. 20(5). 529–533. 5 indexed citations

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Abbas, Zaigham, et al.. (2013). Comparison of Antimicrobial Activity of Zinc Chloride and Bismuth Subsalicylate Against Clinical Isolates of Helicobacter pylori. Microbial Drug Resistance. 20(4). 305–309. 11 indexed citations

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Yakoob, Javed, Zaigham Abbas, Rustam Khan, et al.. (2013). Anti-Helicobacter pylori activity and inhibition of Helicobacter pylori-induced release of IL-8 in AGS cells by plant extracts. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 7(15). 970–979. 4 indexed citations

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Yakoob, Javed, et al.. (2010). Associations between the Plasticity Region Genes of Helicobacter pylori and Gastroduodenal Diseases in a High-Prevalence Area. Gut and Liver. 4(3). 345–350. 9 indexed citations

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Quigley, Eamonn Martin, Michael Fried, Kok‐Ann Gwee, et al.. (2009). World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guideline: Irritable bowel syndrome: A global perspective - April 20, 2009. 7(3). 23–30. 5 indexed citations

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Khan, Rustam, Saeed Hamid, Shahab Abid, et al.. (2008). Predictive factors for early aspiration in liver abscess. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 14(13). 2089–2089. 44 indexed citations

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Yakoob, Javed, et al.. (2007). Signiﬁcance of cagA Status and vacA Subtypes of Helicobacter pylori in Determining Gastric Histopathology in Pakistan. Helicobacter. 12(4). 471. 1 indexed citations

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Abbas, Zaigham, et al.. (2006). Rectal malakoplakia presenting as a mass and fistulous tract in a renal transplant patient.. PubMed. 56(8). 383–5. 7 indexed citations

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Abbas, Zaigham. (2005). Effect of cytokine gene polymorphism on histological activity index, viral load and response to treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 3. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 11(42). 6656–6656. 72 indexed citations

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Hamid, Saeed, Wasim Jafri, L M Jarvis, et al.. (1996). Hepatitis G in the developing world: Impact of HGV on liver disease in Pakistan.. Hepatology. 24. 1576–1576. 1 indexed citations

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