Ali Amara

16.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
82 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Ali Amara is a scholar working on Immunology, Virology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali Amara has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Immunology, 26 papers in Virology and 25 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Ali Amara's work include HIV Research and Treatment (26 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (22 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (17 papers). Ali Amara is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (26 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (22 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (17 papers). Ali Amara collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Ali Amara's co-authors include Fernando Arenzana‐Seisdedos, Olivier Schwartz, Jean‐Louis Virelizier, Laurent Meertens, Marco Baggiolini, Philippe Desprès, Pierre‐Yves Lozach, Bernhard Moser, Xavier Carnec and Marcel Loetscher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ali Amara

81 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

The CXC chemokine SDF-1 i... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 2015 2017 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. The CXC chemokine SDF-1 is the ligand for LESTR/fusin and prevents infection by T-cell-line-adapted HIV-1
    1996 1.4k citations Estelle Oberlin, Ali Amara et al. profile →
  2. Biology of Zika Virus Infection in Human Skin Cells
    2015 895 citations Ophélie Dejarnac, Philippe Desprès et al. Journal of Virology profile →
  3. Axl Mediates ZIKA Virus Entry in Human Glial Cells and Modulates Innate Immune Responses
    2017 336 citations Laurent Meertens, Athéna Labeau et al. Cell Reports profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ali Amara 4.7k 3.5k 3.0k 2.4k 2.1k 82 10.5k
Benjamin J. Doranz 4.1k 0.9× 3.5k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 4.2k 1.8× 1.5k 0.7× 104 9.2k
Benhur Lee 5.3k 1.1× 4.1k 1.2× 896 0.3× 4.3k 1.8× 1.4k 0.7× 202 13.1k
Andreas Suhrbier 2.9k 0.6× 3.8k 1.1× 3.9k 1.3× 951 0.4× 834 0.4× 218 9.4k
Gavin Screaton 2.7k 0.6× 4.6k 1.3× 4.4k 1.5× 873 0.4× 842 0.4× 128 11.8k
Olivier Schwartz 9.6k 2.0× 6.6k 1.9× 3.0k 1.0× 8.8k 3.7× 1.7k 0.8× 241 19.7k
Daved H. Fremont 6.9k 1.5× 7.2k 2.0× 6.1k 2.1× 1.0k 0.4× 1.5k 0.7× 218 17.7k
Yoshio Koyanagi 6.0k 1.3× 3.7k 1.0× 710 0.2× 6.4k 2.7× 1.3k 0.6× 222 12.8k
Bernhard Fleischer 5.2k 1.1× 2.5k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 346 0.1× 1.6k 0.8× 299 12.0k
Joshua Μ. Farber 8.9k 1.9× 1.4k 0.4× 635 0.2× 2.7k 1.1× 4.7k 2.2× 135 14.1k
Barry T. Rouse 10.1k 2.1× 1.8k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 987 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 377 17.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ali Amara

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ali Amara

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ali Amara. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ali Amara based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ali Amara. Ali Amara is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Amara, Ali, et al.. (2025). CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing for Targeting Cancer Stem Cells in Glioblastoma Multiforme. 3(2). 394–407. 1 indexed citations
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Hons, Michael, Julien Burlaud‐Gaillard, Andrei Karpov, et al.. (2024). Alphavirus nsP3 organizes into tubular scaffolds essential for infection and the cytoplasmic granule architecture. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8106–8106. 14 indexed citations
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Gras, Julien, M.N. Peraldi, Lucie Bonnet‐Madin, et al.. (2023). BK virus genotypes and humoral response in kidney transplant recipients with BKV associated nephropathy. Transplant Infectious Disease. 25(2). e14012–e14012. 6 indexed citations
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Lemmens, Irma, Karin Weening, Freya Van Houtte, et al.. (2023). The phosphatidylserine receptor TIM1 promotes infection of enveloped hepatitis E virus. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 80(11). 326–326. 12 indexed citations
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Pourcelot, Marie, Beate M. Kümmerer, Sarah Gallois‐Montbrun, et al.. (2022). RACK1 Associates with RNA-Binding Proteins Vigilin and SERBP1 to Facilitate Dengue Virus Replication. Journal of Virology. 96(7). e0196221–e0196221. 25 indexed citations
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Onodi, Fanny, Lucie Bonnet‐Madin, Laurent Meertens, et al.. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 induces human plasmacytoid predendritic cell diversification via UNC93B and IRAK4. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(4). 80 indexed citations
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Monel, Blandine, Alex A. Compton, Timothée Bruel, et al.. (2017). Zika virus induces massive cytoplasmic vacuolization and paraptosis‐like death in infected cells. The EMBO Journal. 36(12). 1653–1668. 111 indexed citations
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Hafirassou, Mohamed Lamine, Laurent Meertens, Claudia Umaña-Diaz, et al.. (2017). A Global Interactome Map of the Dengue Virus NS1 Identifies Virus Restriction and Dependency Host Factors. Cell Reports. 21(13). 3900–3913. 92 indexed citations
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Varga, Norbert, Ieva Sutkevičiu̅tė, Renato Ribeiro-Viana, et al.. (2014). A multivalent inhibitor of the DC-SIGN dependent uptake of HIV-1 and Dengue virus. Biomaterials. 35(13). 4175–4184. 92 indexed citations
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Lozach, Pierre‐Yves, Laura Burleigh, Isabelle Staropoli, et al.. (2005). Dendritic Cell-specific Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 3-grabbing Non-integrin (DC-SIGN)-mediated Enhancement of Dengue Virus Infection Is Independent of DC-SIGN Internalization Signals. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(25). 23698–23708. 196 indexed citations
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Balabanian, Karl, Jacques Couderc, Laurence Bouchet‐Delbos, et al.. (2003). Role of the Chemokine Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1 in Autoantibody Production and Nephritis in Murine Lupus. The Journal of Immunology. 170(6). 3392–3400. 92 indexed citations
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Staropoli, Isabelle, Françoise Baleux, Ali Amara, et al.. (2002). Low levels of co-receptor CCR5 are sufficient to permit HIV envelope-mediated fusion with resting CD4 T cells. AIDS. 16(17). 2337–2340. 17 indexed citations
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Foussat, Arnaud, Karl Balabanian, Ali Amara, et al.. (2001). Production of stromal cell-derived factor 1 by mesothelial cells and effects of this chemokine on peritoneal B lymphocytes. European Journal of Immunology. 31(2). 350–359. 56 indexed citations
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Buckley, Christopher D., Nicole Amft, Paul F. Bradfield, et al.. (2000). Persistent Induction of the Chemokine Receptor CXCR4 by TGF-β1 on Synovial T Cells Contributes to Their Accumulation Within the Rheumatoid Synovium. The Journal of Immunology. 165(6). 3423–3429. 275 indexed citations
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Agace, William W., Ali Amara, A I Roberts, et al.. (2000). Constitutive expression of stromal derived factor-1 by mucosal epithelia and its role in HIV transmission and propagation. Current Biology. 10(6). 325–328. 163 indexed citations
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Heveker, Nikolaus, Mônica Montes, Lothar Germeroth, et al.. (1998). Dissociation of the signalling and antiviral properties of SDF-1-derived small peptides. Current Biology. 8(7). 369–376. 103 indexed citations
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Loetscher, Marcel, Ali Amara, Estelle Oberlin, et al.. (1997). TYMSTR, a putative chemokine receptor selectively expressed in activated T cells, exhibits HIV-1 coreceptor function. Current Biology. 7(9). 652–660. 76 indexed citations
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