Afif Hentati

15.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Afif Hentati is a scholar working on Neurology, Neurology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Afif Hentati has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Neurology, 11 papers in Neurology and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Afif Hentati's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (12 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (11 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (8 papers). Afif Hentati is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (12 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (11 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (8 papers). Afif Hentati collaborates with scholars based in United States, Tunisia and Australia. Afif Hentati's co-authors include Teepu Siddique, Han‐Xiang Deng, Young W. Kwon, Robert Sufit, Ping Zhai, Mark E. Gurney, Haifeng Pu, Mauro C. Dal Canto, Arlene Y. Chiu and Margaret A. Pericak‐Vance and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Genetics and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Afif Hentati

22 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Motor Neuron Degeneration in Mice that Express a Human Cu,Zn Superoxide Dismutase Mutation

1994 3.4k citations Mark E. Gurney, Haifeng Pu et al. Science profile →
The gene encoding alsin, a protein with three guanine-nucleotide exchange factor domains, is mutated in a form of recessive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2001 548 citations Yi Yang, Afif Hentati et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Afif Hentati United States	14	3.7k	2.2k	1.6k	1.3k	1.3k	22	5.0k
Ping Zhai United States	10	3.6k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	890 0.7×	851 0.7×	10	4.4k
Piera Pasinelli United States	35	3.6k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.5×	947 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	61	5.7k
Séverine Boillée France	24	4.5k 1.2×	2.5k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	2.0k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	41	6.3k
Thomas T. Chou United States	13	4.0k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	2.4k 1.6×	939 0.7×	733 0.6×	21	5.6k
Haifeng Pu United States	10	2.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	696 0.5×	720 0.6×	11	3.7k
Deepak M. Sampathu United States	10	4.5k 1.2×	1.8k 0.8×	2.4k 1.5×	1.0k 0.8×	729 0.6×	10	5.9k
Edor Kabashi France	33	3.5k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	800 0.6×	595 0.5×	63	4.7k
Makiko Nagai Japan	27	2.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	788 0.6×	803 0.6×	61	3.4k
Matthew C. Micsenyi United States	10	4.0k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	2.4k 1.5×	989 0.8×	640 0.5×	11	5.9k
Pietro Fratta United Kingdom	32	2.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 1.3×	483 0.4×	920 0.7×	59	4.0k

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Simon, Kelly Claire, et al.. (2018). Successful utilization of the EMR in a multiple sclerosis clinic to support quality improvement and research initiatives at the point of care. Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental Translational and Clinical. 4(4). 2453233704–2453233704. 11 indexed citations

Ouahchi, Karim, Thomas T. Warner, Yi Yang, et al.. (2008). Sequence Alterations within CYP7B1 Implicate Defective Cholesterol Homeostasis in Motor-Neuron Degeneration. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 82(2). 510–515. 117 indexed citations

Siddique, Teepu & Afif Hentati. (2005). Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. PubMed. 3(6). 550–550. 6 indexed citations

Yang, Yi, Afif Hentati, Han‐Xiang Deng, et al.. (2001). The gene encoding alsin, a protein with three guanine-nucleotide exchange factor domains, is mutated in a form of recessive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Nature Genetics. 29(2). 160–165. 548 indexed citations breakdown →

Hentati, Afif, Han‐Xiang Deng, Hong Zhai, et al.. (2000). Novel mutations in spastin gene and absence of correlation with age at onset of symptoms. Neurology. 55(9). 1388–1391. 51 indexed citations

Hentati, Afif, Karim Ouahchi, Margaret A. Pericak‐Vance, et al.. (1998). Linkage of a commoner form of recessive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to chromosome 15q15-q22 markers. Neurogenetics. 2(1). 55–60. 126 indexed citations

Siddique, Teepu, Deepak Nijhawan, & Afif Hentati. (1997). Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 219–233. 17 indexed citations

Ahmed, Mohamed, Salahuddin Afsar, Afif Hentati, et al.. (1997). A Novel Mutation in the Sterol 27-hydroxylase Gene of a Pakistani Family with Autosomal Recessive Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis. Neurology. 48(1). 258–260. 12 indexed citations

Fink, John K., Terry Heiman‐Patterson, Thomas D. Bird, et al.. (1996). Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. Neurology. 46(6). 1507–1514. 147 indexed citations

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Siddique, Teepu, Deepak Nijhawan, & Afif Hentati. (1996). Molecular genetic basis of familial ALS. Neurology. 47(4_suppl_2). S27–34; discussion S34. 73 indexed citations

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Hentati, Afif, Han‐Xiang Deng, W.‐Y. Hung, et al.. (1996). Human α‐tocopherol transfer protein: Gene structure and mutations in familial vitamin E deficiency. Annals of Neurology. 39(3). 295–300. 86 indexed citations

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Deng, Han‐Xiang, John A. Tainer, Hiroshi Mitsumoto, et al.. (1995). Two novel SOD1 mutations in patients with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Human Molecular Genetics. 4(6). 1113–1116. 49 indexed citations

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Siddique, Teepu & Afif Hentati. (1995). Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Teepu Siddique and Afif Hentati. 3(6). 338–347. 8 indexed citations

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Siddique, Teepu, et al.. (1994). Identification of new mutations in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 55. 3 indexed citations

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Hentati, Afif, Margaret A. Pericak‐Vance, Felicia Lennon, et al.. (1994). Linkage of a locus for autosomal dominant familial spastic paraplegia to chromosome 2p markers. Human Molecular Genetics. 3(10). 1867–1871. 71 indexed citations

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Hentati, Afif, Khemissa Bejaoui, Margaret A. Pericak‐Vance, et al.. (1994). Linkage of recessive familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to chromosome 2q33–q35. Nature Genetics. 7(3). 425–428. 164 indexed citations

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Hentati, Afif, et al.. (1994). Linkage of ‘pure’ autosomal recessive familial spastic paraplegia to chromosome 8 markers and evidence of genetic locus heterogeneity. Human Molecular Genetics. 3(8). 1263–1267. 92 indexed citations

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Gurney, Mark E., Haifeng Pu, Arlene Y. Chiu, et al.. (1994). Motor Neuron Degeneration in Mice that Express a Human Cu,Zn Superoxide Dismutase Mutation. Science. 264(5166). 1772–1775. 3369 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hentati, Afif, Catherine Lamy, Judith Melki, et al.. (1992). Clinical and genetic heterogeneity of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Genomics. 12(1). 155–157. 10 indexed citations

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Hentati, Afif, Pan Hu, Shahab Asgharzadeh, & Teepu Siddique. (1992). Dinucleotide repeat polymorphism at the human erythroid alpha spectrin (SPTA1) locus. Human Molecular Genetics. 1(3). 218–218. 7 indexed citations

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