Elie Akl: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Elie Akl's h-index is 154 (557 i10-index, 362,917+ total citations across 3+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Elie Akl is affiliated with Professor of Medicine, American University of Beirut.
Elie Akl is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Medicine, American University of Beirut, specializing in Health Research Methodology, guidelines. Their work has been cited 362,917 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Elie Akl's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 3 indexed publications. Of these, 19 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 154
- i10-Index
- 557
- Total Citations
- 362,917
- Citing Countries
- 85
As of June 2026.
Elie Akl has an h-index of 154 and 362,917 total citations across 3 publications, with research cited by institutions in 85 countries.
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The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
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About Elie Akl's research
Elie Akl is a researcher in Health Research Methodology and guidelines at Professor of Medicine, American University of Beirut. Their work has been cited 362,917 times across 3 publications (h-index 154), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews” (2021), has accumulated 158,501 citations. Other influential works include “PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR): checklist and explanation” (2018) with 44,050 citations and “GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction—GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables” (2011) with 11,432 citations.
Citations of Elie Akl's research come primarily from United States, China and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
