Amin Safa

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Amin Safa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Amin Safa has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cancer Research and 9 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Amin Safa's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (8 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (8 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers). Amin Safa is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (8 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (8 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers). Amin Safa collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Vietnam and Spain. Amin Safa's co-authors include Bahman Yousefi, Maryam Ezzati, Kobra Velaei, Maryam Majidinia, Ansar Karimian, Mohammad Taheri, Soudeh Ghafouri‐Fard, Mohammad Mirza‐Aghazadeh‐Attari, Ainaz Mihanfar and Anne C. Roberts and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Radiology.

In The Last Decade

Amin Safa

43 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

A review on anti-cancer properties of Quercetin in breast... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200 250
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  1. A review on anti-cancer properties of Quercetin in breast cancer
    2020 264 citations Maryam Ezzati, Bahman Yousefi et al. Life Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Amin Safa Iran 21 621 385 215 178 164 45 1.6k
Shifeng Huang China 23 958 1.5× 634 1.6× 181 0.8× 407 2.3× 233 1.4× 63 2.3k
Kangkang Zhi China 22 1.1k 1.8× 913 2.4× 123 0.6× 123 0.7× 120 0.7× 57 2.0k
Yuanyuan Jiang China 30 1.4k 2.2× 494 1.3× 544 2.5× 590 3.3× 361 2.2× 191 3.0k
Faisal Aziz United States 18 791 1.3× 272 0.7× 146 0.7× 121 0.7× 323 2.0× 42 1.6k
Chao Ding China 22 734 1.2× 233 0.6× 173 0.8× 209 1.2× 127 0.8× 93 1.5k
Ali Jahanian‐Najafabadi Iran 25 926 1.5× 166 0.4× 138 0.6× 160 0.9× 248 1.5× 126 2.1k
Ning Ji China 24 876 1.4× 295 0.8× 125 0.6× 217 1.2× 341 2.1× 102 1.9k
Weiqiang Lin China 30 1.2k 1.9× 347 0.9× 254 1.2× 109 0.6× 177 1.1× 89 2.4k
Gabriele De Rubis Australia 15 565 0.9× 365 0.9× 259 1.2× 194 1.1× 114 0.7× 61 1.1k
Jun Chu China 21 747 1.2× 230 0.6× 215 1.0× 426 2.4× 194 1.2× 45 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Amin Safa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amin Safa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Amin Safa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Amin Safa 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 Amin Safa. Amin Safa is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Safa, Amin, et al.. (2023). Oral Administration of Cancer Vaccines: Challenges and Future Perspectives. Vaccines. 12(1). 26–26. 4 indexed citations
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Tehrani, Sadra Samavarchi, Tooba Yousefi, Ansar Karimian, et al.. (2020). Critical roles of long noncoding RNAs in breast cancer. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 235(6). 5059–5071. 45 indexed citations
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Safa, Amin, Rezvan Noroozi, Mohammad Taheri, & Soudeh Ghafouri‐Fard. (2020). Association Analysis of ANRIL Polymorphisms and Haplotypes with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 71(1). 187–192. 7 indexed citations
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Safa, Amin, et al.. (2020). Expression of NF-κB associated lncRNAs in schizophrenia. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 18105–18105. 20 indexed citations
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Safa, Amin, Zahra Bahroudi, Hamed Shoorei, et al.. (2020). miR-1: A comprehensive review of its role in normal development and diverse disorders. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 132. 110903–110903. 44 indexed citations
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Mirza‐Aghazadeh‐Attari, Mohammad, María J. Recio, Saber Ghazizadeh Darband, et al.. (2020). DNA damage response and breast cancer development: Possible therapeutic applications of ATR, ATM, PARP, BRCA1 inhibition. DNA repair. 98. 103032–103032. 15 indexed citations
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Majidinia, Maryam, Seyed Mostafa Mir, Mohammad Mirza‐Aghazadeh‐Attari, et al.. (2020). MicroRNAs, DNA damage response and ageing. Biogerontology. 21(3). 275–291. 29 indexed citations
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Safa, Amin, Atefe Abak, Hamed Shoorei, Mohammad Taheri, & Soudeh Ghafouri‐Fard. (2020). MicroRNAs as regulators of ERK/MAPK pathway: A comprehensive review. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 132. 110853–110853. 56 indexed citations
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Safa, Amin, Mohammad Taheri, Hamidreza Fallah, et al.. (2020). Downregulation of Cancer-Associated lncRNAs in Peripheral Blood of Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 70(10). 1533–1540. 20 indexed citations
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Ezzati, Maryam, Bahman Yousefi, Kobra Velaei, & Amin Safa. (2020). A review on anti-cancer properties of Quercetin in breast cancer. Life Sciences. 248. 117463–117463. 264 indexed citations breakdown →
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Safa, Amin, Shahram Arsang‐Jang, Mohammad Taheri, Mir Davood Omrani, & Soudeh Ghafouri‐Fard. (2020). Dysregulation of NF-κB-Associated lncRNAs in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 71(1). 80–88. 16 indexed citations
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Safa, Amin, et al.. (2020). Assessment of Association between NINJ2 Polymorphisms and Suicide Attempts in an Iranian Population. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 70(11). 1880–1886. 5 indexed citations
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Safa, Amin, et al.. (2020). A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Within Molybdenum Cofactor Sulfurase Gene Is Associated With Neuropsychiatric Conditions. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 7. 540375–540375. 2 indexed citations
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Rym, Ana Maria Van Den, Prasad Taur, Rubén Martínez‐Barricarte, et al.. (2020). Human BCL10 Deficiency due to Homozygosity for a Rare Allele. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 40(2). 388–398. 14 indexed citations
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Tehrani, Sadra Samavarchi, Tooba Yousefi, Ansar Karimian, et al.. (2019). MicroRNAs in breast cancer: Roles, functions, and mechanism of actions. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 235(6). 5008–5029. 75 indexed citations
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Bazı, Ali, et al.. (2018). A survey on structural and functional cardiac abnormalities in transfusion dependent thalassemia, a report from the south-east of Iran. 12(3). 1 indexed citations
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Mahdavi, Roya, et al.. (2016). FOXP3 polymorphism rs2232365 and its association with multiple sclerosis susceptibility. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations
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Safa, Amin, Maryam Khalili, Shahriar Dabiri, et al.. (2016). Higher circulating levels of chemokines CXCL10, CCL20 and CCL22 in patients with ischemic heart disease. Cytokine. 83. 147–157. 47 indexed citations
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Cooper, Kara, Michele M. Bird, Jun Terajima, et al.. (2006). Development and Validation of a PulseNet Standardized Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Protocol for Subtyping of Vibrio cholerae. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 3(1). 51–58. 132 indexed citations

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