Elie Akl: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Elie Akl's h-index is 158 (572 i10-index, 390,883+ total citations across 1,000+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of August 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 390,883 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, spanning a global audience.
Elie Akl's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 1,000 indexed publications. Of these, 19 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 158
- i10-Index
- 572
- Total Citations
- 390,883
- Citing Countries
- 0
As of August 2026.
Elie Akl has an h-index of 158 and 390,883 total citations across 1000 publications, with research cited by institutions in 0 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 390,883 times across 1,000 publications (h-index 158), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews” (2021), has accumulated 174,288 citations. Other influential works include “PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR): checklist and explanation” (2018) with 48,111 citations and “GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction—GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables” (2011) with 11,834 citations.
