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Ashfaq Shuaib publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ashfaq Shuaib sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 605 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Ashfaq Shuaib D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ashfaq Shuaib sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ashfaq Shuaib is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has made substantial contributions in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on the study and management of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases. Their research encompasses a wide range of topics within medicine, particularly emphasizing neurology and epidemiology.

The key fields of study for Ashfaq Shuaib include:

  • Medicine

Among the subfields Shuaib has contributed to are:

  • Epidemiology
  • Neurology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Rehabilitation
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

The main topics they investigate are:

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research

Ashfaq Shuaib has published extensively, with frequent contributions in the following venues:

  • Stroke
  • Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
  • Neurology
  • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Frontiers in Neurology

Among the recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Shuaib are:

  • Trial of Endovascular Thrombectomy for Large Ischemic Strokes, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Effect of Implantable vs Prolonged External Electrocardiographic Monitoring on Atrial Fibrillation Detection in Patients With Ischemic Stroke, 2021, JAMA
  • Tenecteplase for Stroke at 4.5 to 24 Hours with Perfusion-Imaging Selection, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Prevalence of High-risk Plaques and Risk of Stroke in Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis, 2020, JAMA Neurology
  • Collateral Circulation in Ischemic Stroke: An Updated Review, 2023, Journal of Stroke

Shuaib has collaborated frequently with other researchers in the field, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Maher Saqqur
  • Brian Buck
  • Naveed Akhtar
  • Saadat Kamran
  • Mahesh Kate

Best Publications

  • Randomized Assessment of Rapid Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke

    M. Goyal;M. Eesa;J. Thornton;D. Roy

  • Time to Treatment With Endovascular Thrombectomy and Outcomes From Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-analysis

    Jeffrey L. Saver;Mayank Goyal;Aad van der Lugt;Bijoy K. Menon

  • Magnetic resonance imaging profiles predict clinical response to early reperfusion: the diffusion and perfusion imaging evaluation for understanding stroke evolution (DEFUSE) study.

    Gregory W. Albers;Vincent N. Thijs;Lawrence Wechsler;Stephanie Kemp

  • Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke

    David J. Gladstone;Melanie Spring;Paul Dorian;Val Panzov

  • NXY-059 for the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Ashfaq Shuaib;Kennedy R. Lees;Patrick Lyden;James Grotta

  • Site of Arterial Occlusion Identified by Transcranial Doppler Predicts the Response to Intravenous Thrombolysis for Stroke

    Maher Saqqur;Ken Uchino;Andrew M. Demchuk;Carlos A. Molina

  • NXY-059 for acute ischemic stroke

    Kennedy R. Lees;Justin A. Zivin;Tim Ashwood;Antonio Davalos

  • Efficacy and safety of nerinetide for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke (ESCAPE-NA1): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial.

    Michael D Hill;Mayank Goyal;Bijoy K Menon;Raul G Nogueira

  • Collateral blood vessels in acute ischaemic stroke: a potential therapeutic target

    Ashfaq Shuaib;Ken Butcher;Askar A Mohammad;Maher Saqqur

  • Penumbral imaging and functional outcome in patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke treated with endovascular thrombectomy versus medical therapy: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data

    Bruce C V Campbell;Charles B L M Majoie;Gregory W Albers;Bijoy K Menon

  • Involvement of inflammatory cytokines in central nervous system injury

    Chen Xu Wang;Ashfaq Shuaib

  • Cervical Arterial Dissection Time for a Therapeutic Trial

    Vadim Beletsky;Zurab Nadareishvili;John Lynch;Ashfaq Shuaib

  • Endothelial Progenitor Cells During Cerebrovascular Disease

    Usman Ghani;Ashfaq Shuaib;Abdul Salam;Aman Nasir

  • Analysis of Workflow and Time to Treatment on Thrombectomy Outcome in the Endovascular Treatment for Small Core and Proximal Occlusion Ischemic Stroke (ESCAPE) Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Bijoy K. Menon;Tolulope T. Sajobi;Yukun Zhang;Jeremy L. Rempel

  • Transesophageal echocardiography in the detection of potential cardiac source of embolism in stroke patients.

    B Cujec;P Polasek;C Voll;A Shuaib

  • NXY-059 for the treatment of acute stroke: pooled analysis of the SAINT I and II Trials

    Hans-Christoph Diener;Kennedy R. Lees;Patrick Lyden;Jim Grotta

  • Vertebral artery dissection: Warning symptoms, clinical features and prognosis in 26 patients

    Abdullah Bin Saeed;Ashfaq Shuaib;Ghanem Al-Sulaiti;Derek Emery

  • Design and baseline characteristics of the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) Study

    Henrik Sillesen;Gregory Albers;Irfan Altafullah;Oscar Benavente

  • Hyperglycemia Enhances Extracellular Glutamate Accumulation in Rats Subjected to Forebrain Ischemia

    P A Li;A Shuaib;H Miyashita;Q P He

  • The Intracerebral Hemorrhage Acutely Decreasing Arterial Pressure Trial

    Kenneth S. Butcher;Thomas Jeerakathil;Michael Hill;Andrew M. Demchuk

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew M. Demchuk
Andrew M. Demchuk University of Calgary
Michael D. Hill
Michael D. Hill University of Calgary
Rayaz A. Malik
Rayaz A. Malik Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Kennedy R. Lees
Kennedy R. Lees University of Glasgow
Stephen M. Davis
Stephen M. Davis University of Melbourne
Mayank Goyal
Mayank Goyal University of Calgary
Hans-Christoph Diener
Hans-Christoph Diener University of Duisburg-Essen
Tudor G. Jovin
Tudor G. Jovin Cooper University Hospital
Patrick D. Lyden
Patrick D. Lyden University of Southern California
Paul Dorian
Paul Dorian University of Toronto

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