Amena Arif

820 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 481 citations indexed

About

Amena Arif is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Amena Arif has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 481 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Plant Science and 2 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Amena Arif's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (6 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (6 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (3 papers). Amena Arif is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (6 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (6 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (3 papers). Amena Arif collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Netherlands. Amena Arif's co-authors include Phillip D. Zamore, Ildar Gainetdinov, Katharine Cecchini, Cansu Colpan, Deniz M. Özata, Pei-Hsuan Wu, Tianxiong Yu, Zhiping Weng, Yu Fu and Ian J. MacRae and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Genetics and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Amena Arif

9 papers receiving 478 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.

Improved cytosine base editors generated from TadA variants

2023 79 citations Dieter K. Lam, Patrícia R. Feliciano et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amena Arif United States	8	432	283	68	50	19	9	481
Cansu Colpan United States	11	508 1.2×	339 1.2×	79 1.2×	81 1.6×	15 0.8×	11	569
Jordi Xiol France	4	491 1.1×	360 1.3×	86 1.3×	37 0.7×	16 0.8×	4	553
Pavol Genzor United States	10	403 0.9×	211 0.7×	75 1.1×	81 1.6×	10 0.5×	15	455
Evelyn L. Eastwood United Kingdom	6	498 1.2×	368 1.3×	60 0.9×	72 1.4×	14 0.7×	7	563
Alexei A. Kotov Russia	11	267 0.6×	198 0.7×	96 1.4×	16 0.3×	15 0.8×	22	339
Emma Kneuss United Kingdom	6	546 1.3×	378 1.3×	67 1.0×	88 1.8×	18 0.9×	8	631
Adam N. Harris United States	2	370 0.9×	203 0.7×	82 1.2×	40 0.8×	6 0.3×	4	434
Thomas Grentzinger France	8	396 0.9×	382 1.3×	41 0.6×	45 0.9×	13 0.7×	10	526
Nadine Schulz Germany	5	421 1.0×	358 1.3×	51 0.8×	52 1.0×	16 0.8×	7	501
Daniel Gebert Germany	8	261 0.6×	182 0.6×	42 0.6×	72 1.4×	9 0.5×	13	332

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amena Arif

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Lam, Dieter K., Patrícia R. Feliciano, Amena Arif, et al.. (2023). Improved cytosine base editors generated from TadA variants. Nature Biotechnology. 41(5). 686–697. 79 indexed citations breakdown →

2.

Gainetdinov, Ildar, Joel Vega‐Badillo, Katharine Cecchini, et al.. (2023). Relaxed targeting rules help PIWI proteins silence transposons. Nature. 619(7969). 394–402. 42 indexed citations

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Arif, Amena, Shannon M. Bailey, Natsuko Izumi, et al.. (2022). GTSF1 accelerates target RNA cleavage by PIWI-clade Argonaute proteins. Nature. 608(7923). 618–625. 39 indexed citations

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Cecchini, Katharine, Tianxiong Yu, Haiwei Mou, et al.. (2022). The transcription factor TCFL5 responds to A-MYB to elaborate the male meiotic program in mice. Reproduction. 165(2). 183–196. 16 indexed citations

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Yu, Tianxiong, Katharine Cecchini, Haiwei Mou, et al.. (2022). A-MYB/TCFL5 regulatory architecture ensures the production of pachytene piRNAs in placental mammals. RNA. 29(1). 30–43. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Zexiang, Gitali Devi, Amena Arif, et al.. (2022). Tetrazine-Ligated CRISPR sgRNAs for Efficient Genome Editing. ACS Chemical Biology. 17(5). 1045–1050. 5 indexed citations

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Gainetdinov, Ildar, Cansu Colpan, Katharine Cecchini, et al.. (2021). Terminal modification, sequence, length, and PIWI-protein identity determine piRNA stability. Molecular Cell. 81(23). 4826–4842.e8. 41 indexed citations

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Wu, Pei-Hsuan, Yu Fu, Katharine Cecchini, et al.. (2020). The evolutionarily conserved piRNA-producing locus pi6 is required for male mouse fertility. Nature Genetics. 52(7). 728–739. 93 indexed citations

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Gainetdinov, Ildar, Cansu Colpan, Amena Arif, Katharine Cecchini, & Phillip D. Zamore. (2018). A Single Mechanism of Biogenesis, Initiated and Directed by PIWI Proteins, Explains piRNA Production in Most Animals. Molecular Cell. 71(5). 775–790.e5. 149 indexed citations

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