Ahmad M. Khalil

10.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
96 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Ahmad M. Khalil is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ahmad M. Khalil has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Cancer Research and 11 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ahmad M. Khalil's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (24 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (20 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (18 papers). Ahmad M. Khalil is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (24 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (20 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (18 papers). Ahmad M. Khalil collaborates with scholars based in United States, Jordan and Lebanon. Ahmad M. Khalil's co-authors include John L. Rinn, Aviv Regev, Maite Huarte, Mitchell Guttman, Manuel Garber, Eric S. Lander, Ranjan J. Perera, Alexander van Oudenaarden, B Bernstein and Arjun Raj and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ahmad M. Khalil

89 papers receiving 8.0k citations

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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.

Many human large intergenic noncoding RNAs associate with chromatin-modifying complexes and affect gene expression

2009 2.3k citations Ahmad M. Khalil, Mitchell Guttman et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A Large Intergenic Noncoding RNA Induced by p53 Mediates Global Gene Repression in the p53 Response

2010 1.7k citations Maite Huarte, Mitchell Guttman et al. profile →
Expression of a noncoding RNA is elevated in Alzheimer's disease and drives rapid feed-forward regulation of β-secretase

2008 1.1k citations Ahmad M. Khalil et al. profile →
Emerging functional and mechanistic paradigms of mammalian long non-coding RNAs

2012 538 citations Ranjan J. Perera, Ahmad M. Khalil et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ahmad M. Khalil United States	27	6.8k	5.9k	539	390	323	96	8.1k
Ulf Andersson Ørom Denmark	25	5.2k 0.8×	4.1k 0.7×	356 0.7×	192 0.5×	265 0.8×	41	6.0k
Wenbo Li China	31	4.7k 0.7×	2.0k 0.3×	485 0.9×	496 1.3×	266 0.8×	91	5.9k
Chandrasekhar Kanduri Sweden	35	5.7k 0.8×	3.1k 0.5×	1.5k 2.8×	187 0.5×	427 1.3×	100	6.6k
Reinhard Rauhut Germany	18	7.2k 1.1×	5.5k 0.9×	509 0.9×	256 0.7×	593 1.8×	26	8.6k
David M. Feldser United States	27	8.1k 1.2×	6.9k 1.2×	656 1.2×	549 1.4×	293 0.9×	42	11.1k
Mo‐Fang Liu China	36	5.4k 0.8×	3.4k 0.6×	562 1.0×	247 0.6×	830 2.6×	73	6.6k
Andrew C. Perkins Australia	41	5.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.2×	838 1.6×	360 0.9×	272 0.8×	146	7.1k
Christine Mayr United States	23	7.9k 1.2×	2.7k 0.5×	491 0.9×	156 0.4×	296 0.9×	42	9.2k
Maite Huarte Spain	32	15.8k 2.3×	13.4k 2.3×	958 1.8×	1.2k 3.1×	596 1.8×	52	18.2k
Claudio Santoro Italy	31	3.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.2×	428 0.8×	198 0.5×	185 0.6×	90	4.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Khalil, Ahmad M., et al.. (2025). Soil toxicity, biochemical and histopathological alterations of the cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) liver at Sharkia province, Egypt, under soil pollution. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 32(7). 4137–4149. 1 indexed citations

Khalil, Ahmad M., et al.. (2024). Oxidative stress and type 2 diabetes: the development and the pathogenesis, Jordanian cross-sectional study. European journal of medical research. 29(1). 370–370. 9 indexed citations

Khalil, Ahmad M.. (2023). Advances in Epigenome Engineering: Mastering Technical Approaches for Better Outcomes. 3(2). 21–34. 1 indexed citations

Mumme, Marcus, Cristina Manferdini, Salim Darwiche, et al.. (2021). Engineered nasal cartilage for the repair of osteoarthritic knee cartilage defects. Science Translational Medicine. 13(609). eaaz4499–eaaz4499. 33 indexed citations

Khalil, Ahmad M.. (2021). Apoptosis, guardian of the genome: Review. World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 5(1). 37–54. 5 indexed citations

Parameswaran, Neetha, Courtney A. Bartel, Kristy Miskimen, et al.. (2019). A FAM83A Positive Feed-back Loop Drives Survival and Tumorigenicity of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinomas. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 13396–13396. 28 indexed citations

Blackshaw, Seth, et al.. (2019). Tissue- and Species-Specific Patterns of RNA metabolism in Post-Mortem Mammalian Retina and Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 14821–14821. 9 indexed citations

Kenyon, Jonathan, Rodrigo A. Somoza, Ming Li, et al.. (2018). Analysis of -5p and -3p Strands of miR-145 and miR-140 During Mesenchymal Stem Cell Chondrogenic Differentiation. Tissue Engineering Part A. 25(1-2). 80–90. 19 indexed citations

Khalil, Ahmad M., et al.. (2018). In vivo combined treatment of rats with ivermectin and aged garlic extract attenuates ivermectin-induced cytogenotoxicity in bone marrow cells. Research in Veterinary Science. 120. 94–100. 4 indexed citations

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Khalil, Ahmad M., et al.. (2017). Evaluation of Genotoxic Potential of 2-(Bromoacetamido) Phenylboronic Acid on Balb/C Mice Peripheral Blood Cells Using In Vivo Micronucleus Assay. Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 10(2). 2 indexed citations

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Merry, Callie R., Sarah McMahon, Cheryl L. Thompson, et al.. (2015). Integrative transcriptome-wide analyses reveal critical HER2-regulated mRNAs and lincRNAs in HER2+ breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 150(2). 321–334. 16 indexed citations

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Khalil, Ahmad M., et al.. (2013). Assessment of oxidant/antioxidant status in saliva of cell phone users. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine. 33(2). 92–97. 18 indexed citations

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Perera, Ranjan J., et al.. (2012). Emerging functional and mechanistic paradigms of mammalian long non-coding RNAs. Nucleic Acids Research. 40(14). 6391–6400. 538 indexed citations breakdown →

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Geisler, Sarah, et al.. (2012). Decapping of Long Noncoding RNAs Regulates Inducible Genes. Molecular Cell. 45(3). 279–291. 113 indexed citations

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Khalil, Ahmad M., et al.. (2010). No significant Cytogenetic Effects in Cultured Human Lymphocytes Exposed to Cell Phones Radiofrequencies (900MHz and 1800MHz). Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences. 3(1). 21–28. 9 indexed citations

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Khalil, Ahmad M., Mitchell Guttman, Maite Huarte, et al.. (2009). Many human large intergenic noncoding RNAs associate with chromatin-modifying complexes and affect gene expression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(28). 11667–11672. 2331 indexed citations breakdown →

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Khalil, Ahmad M.. (1996). THE IN VITRO GENOTOXIC ACTIVITY OF ALBENDAZOLE AND PRAZIQUANTEL, SINGLY AND IN COMBINATION ON HUMAN BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 40(2). 365–6. 1 indexed citations

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Hussein, Ayman S., Sami K. Abdel-Hafez, & Ahmad M. Khalil. (1994). Isolation and Characterization of Excretory/Secretory Products from In Vitro Developmental Stages of Echinococcus granulosus. 43(2). 82–89.

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Khalil, Ahmad M. & Khaled M. Al-Qaoud. (1993). Toxicity and Partial Characterization of Ecballium elaterium Fruit Juice. International Journal of Pharmacognosy. 31(2). 135–141. 5 indexed citations

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Khalil, Ahmad M., et al.. (1990). Chromosome aberrations, sister-chromatid exchanges and cell-cycle kinetics in human peripheral blood lymphocytes exposed to organoselenium in vitro. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 232(2). 227–232. 24 indexed citations

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