Publications
Selected Publications
Key books and journal articles from Professor Majid’s research programme in stroke, vagus nerve stimulation and cerebrovascular disease.
Book
Majid A (Editor). Electroceuticals: Advances in Electrostimulation Therapies. Springer, 2017.
Journal Articles
Intergenerational Conditioning via Intermittent Parental Hypoxia Confers Stroke Resilience in Offspring. Stroke, February 2026. Parental hypoxic conditioning reduces infarct volume; protection transmitted to offspring.
Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Current Evidence and Future Directions. Neurosci (MDPI), 2026.
Biomarkers of Remote Ischaemic Conditioning in Stroke and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A Narrative Review, 2026.
Dawson J, Engineer ND, Cramer SC, Wolf SL, … Majid A, et al. Vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation for upper limb motor function after ischaemic stroke: the VNS-REHAB randomised, blinded, pivotal device trial. The Lancet, 2021.
Atrial Fibrillation Detected by Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry in Cryptogenic TIA or Stroke. Stroke, 2014 — his most-cited paper (357 citations).
Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell exosomes… Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 2020.
Baig SS, Mooney C, McKendrick K, … Majid A, et al. TRanscutaneous lImb reCovEry Post-Stroke (TRICEPS): study protocol for a randomised, controlled, multiarm, multistage adaptive design trial. BMJ Open, 2025.
Baig SS, Kamarova M, Bell SM, Ali AN, Su L, Dimairo M, Dawson J, Redgrave JN & Majid A. tVNS in stroke: a narrative review on the current state and the future. Stroke, 2023.
Andalib S, Divani AA, Ayata C, … Majid A, et al. Vagus nerve stimulation in ischemic stroke. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2023.
Moyle DB, Kudiersky MN, Totton MN, … Majid A & Ali AN. Remote ischaemic conditioning for fatigue after stroke (RICFAST): a pilot randomised controlled trial. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2023.
Felix-Ilemhenbhio F, Kocsy K, Azzouz M & Majid A. The role of NOTCH3 in CADASIL pathogenesis: insights into novel therapies. Brain Research, 2025.
Gene editing for collagen disorders (review). Gene Therapy, 2025.
Farmer et al. (incl. Majid A). Minimum reporting standards for transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021.
Kim E-S, Shin Y, Kim E-H, Kim D, De Felice M, Majid A & Bae O-N. Neuroprotective efficacy of N-t-butylhydroxylamine (NtBHA) in transient focal ischemia in rats. Toxicological Research, 2022.
Majid A, et al. Differences in vulnerability to permanent focal cerebral ischemia among 3 common mouse strains. Stroke, 2000 (first author).
Research impact
h-index 43, around 8,000 citations and 129 papers, as reported by third-party research databases (for verification).
Full publication list 1989–2025 on his University of Sheffield profile.