Amal Kambal

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
25 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Amal Kambal is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Amal Kambal has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Epidemiology, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Amal Kambal's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (5 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (4 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (3 papers). Amal Kambal is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (5 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (4 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (3 papers). Amal Kambal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Australia. Amal Kambal's co-authors include Herbert W. Virgin, Maxim N. Artyomov, Ramnik J. Xavier, Megan T. Baldridge, Dermot McGovern, Stanley Ching‐Cheng Huang, Catherine Y. Liu, Marco Colonna, Ali Keshavarzian and Jason M. Norman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Amal Kambal

24 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Disease-Specific Alterations in the Enteric Virome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2015 906 citations Megan T. Baldridge, Catherine Y. Liu et al. Cell profile →
TREM2 Maintains Microglial Metabolic Fitness in Alzheimer’s Disease

2017 823 citations Tyler K. Ulland, Wilbur M. Song et al. Cell profile →
Gene-microbiota interactions contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease

2016 498 citations Amal Kambal, Ramnik J. Xavier et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amal Kambal United States	16	1.6k	1.0k	955	793	636	25	3.7k
Samantha Gruenheid Canada	30	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	652 0.7×	625 0.8×	166 0.3×	78	5.4k
Neil A. Mabbott United Kingdom	43	3.2k 2.0×	607 0.6×	1.7k 1.8×	630 0.8×	1.1k 1.7×	140	6.0k
Meera G. Nair United States	31	1.3k 0.8×	598 0.6×	2.3k 2.4×	553 0.7×	188 0.3×	77	5.4k
John R. Grainger United Kingdom	25	1.2k 0.8×	701 0.7×	2.9k 3.0×	418 0.5×	193 0.3×	43	5.2k
Nemani V. Prasadarao United States	37	1.1k 0.7×	539 0.5×	687 0.7×	629 0.8×	284 0.4×	79	3.8k
Amy G. Hise United States	30	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	742 0.9×	391 0.6×	41	3.5k
Bart C. Jacobs Netherlands	49	809 0.5×	1.7k 1.6×	705 0.7×	400 0.5×	139 0.2×	176	10.2k
Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg United States	35	3.4k 2.1×	3.3k 3.3×	1.7k 1.8×	509 0.6×	175 0.3×	57	6.7k
Paul Giacomin Australia	33	1.2k 0.8×	718 0.7×	1.6k 1.7×	268 0.3×	101 0.2×	68	4.3k
Dirk Schlüter Germany	49	1.5k 1.0×	448 0.4×	1.7k 1.8×	1.9k 2.4×	703 1.1×	145	5.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amal Kambal

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Aloisio, Gina M., Trevor McBride, Letisha Aideyan, et al.. (2025). Strain-Specific Variability in Viral Kinetics, Cytokine Response, and Cellular Damage in Air–Liquid Cultures of Human Nasal Organoids After Infection with SARS-CoV-2. Viruses. 17(10). 1343–1343. 1 indexed citations

Rajan, Anubama, Gina M. Aloisio, Amal Kambal, et al.. (2025). Single cell sequencing analysis of respiratory syncytial virus–infected pediatric and adult human nose organoids reveals age differences, proliferative diversity and identifies novel cellular tropism. Journal of Infection. 91(4). 106617–106617. 1 indexed citations

Escapa, Isabel F., Amal Kambal, Hoa Nguyen‐Phuc, et al.. (2025). Nasal microbionts differentially colonize and elicit cytokines in human nasal epithelial organoids. mSphere. 10(10). e0049325–e0049325.

Aloisio, Gina M., Letisha Aideyan, David Henke, et al.. (2024). Infant-derived human nasal organoids exhibit relatively increased susceptibility, epithelial responses, and cytotoxicity during RSV infection. Journal of Infection. 89(6). 106305–106305. 13 indexed citations

Kambal, Amal, Xi‐Lei Zeng, Ketki Patil, et al.. (2024). Infant and adult human intestinal enteroids are morphologically and functionally distinct. mBio. 15(8). e0131624–e0131624. 17 indexed citations

Kambal, Amal, Hoa Nguyen‐Phuc, Sara C. Di Rienzi, et al.. (2023). Human intestinal organoids from Cronkhite-Canada syndrome patients reveal link between serotonin and proliferation. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(21). 8 indexed citations

Pierre, Joseph F., Brian M. Peters, Ashley M. Sidebottom, et al.. (2023). Peptide YY: A Paneth cell antimicrobial peptide that maintains Candida gut commensalism. Science. 381(6657). 502–508. 57 indexed citations

Frazier, Katya, Amal Kambal, Elizabeth Zale, et al.. (2022). High fat diet disrupts diurnal interactions between small intestinal host innate immune factor REG3γ and gut microbiota resulting in metabolic dysfunction. The FASEB Journal. 36(S1). 1 indexed citations

Ulland, Tyler K., Wilbur M. Song, Stanley Ching‐Cheng Huang, et al.. (2017). TREM2 Maintains Microglial Metabolic Fitness in Alzheimer’s Disease. Cell. 170(4). 649–663.e13. 823 indexed citations breakdown →

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Reese, Tiffany A., Kevin Bi, Amal Kambal, et al.. (2016). Sequential Infection with Common Pathogens Promotes Human-like Immune Gene Expression and Altered Vaccine Response. Cell Host & Microbe. 19(5). 713–719. 185 indexed citations

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Kimmey, Jacqueline M., Jeremy Huynh, Leslie A. Weiss, et al.. (2015). Unique role for ATG5 in neutrophil-mediated immunopathology during M. tuberculosis infection. Nature. 528(7583). 565–569. 289 indexed citations

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Baldridge, Megan T., Timothy J. Nice, Broc T. McCune, et al.. (2014). Commensal microbes and interferon-λ determine persistence of enteric murine norovirus infection. Science. 347(6219). 266–269. 324 indexed citations

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Canny, Susan, Tiffany A. Reese, L. Steven Johnson, et al.. (2014). Pervasive Transcription of a Herpesvirus Genome Generates Functionally Important RNAs. mBio. 5(2). e01033–13. 11 indexed citations

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Reese, Tiffany A., Brian S. Wakeman, Hong Seok Choi, et al.. (2014). Helminth infection reactivates latent γ-herpesvirus via cytokine competition at a viral promoter. Science. 345(6196). 573–577. 158 indexed citations

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Thackray, Larissa B., Helen M. Lazear, Amal Kambal, et al.. (2012). Critical Role for Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 (IRF-3) and IRF-7 in Type I Interferon-Mediated Control of Murine Norovirus Replication. Journal of Virology. 86(24). 13515–13523. 68 indexed citations

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Gruenloh, William, Amal Kambal, Claus S. Søndergaard, et al.. (2011). Characterization and In Vivo Testing of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Tissue Engineering Part A. 17(11-12). 1517–1525. 72 indexed citations

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Olson, Scott D., Kari Pollock, Amal Kambal, et al.. (2011). Genetically Engineered Mesenchymal Stem Cells as a Proposed Therapeutic for Huntington’s Disease. Molecular Neurobiology. 45(1). 87–98. 64 indexed citations

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Olson, Scott D., Amal Kambal, Kari Pollock, et al.. (2011). Examination of mesenchymal stem cell-mediated RNAi transfer to Huntington's disease affected neuronal cells for reduction of huntingtin. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 49(3). 271–281. 63 indexed citations

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Kambal, Amal, Whitney Cary, William Gruenloh, et al.. (2010). Generation of HIV-1 Resistant and Functional Macrophages From Hematopoietic Stem Cell–derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Molecular Therapy. 19(3). 584–593. 56 indexed citations

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Gruenloh, William, Amal Kambal, Claus S. Søndergaard, et al.. (2009). Characterization and In Vivo Testing of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived From Human Embryonic Stem Cells.. Blood. 114(22). 1451–1451. 5 indexed citations

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