Elie Akl Google Scholar: 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 October 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, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
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
- 123
As of October 2026.
Elie Akl has an h-index of 158 and 390,883 total citations across 1000 publications, with research cited by institutions in 123 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.
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.
