Amir Ajoolabady

3.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
40 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Amir Ajoolabady is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Amir Ajoolabady has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Epidemiology and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Amir Ajoolabady's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (11 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (6 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (5 papers). Amir Ajoolabady is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (11 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (6 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (5 papers). Amir Ajoolabady collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Finland. Amir Ajoolabady's co-authors include Jun Ren, Guido Kroemer, Domenico Praticò, Daniel J. Klionsky, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Daolin Tang, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Cynthia Lebeaupin, Randal J. Kaufman and Shuyi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Amir Ajoolabady

34 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Ferritinophagy and ferroptosis in the management of metab... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2022 2021 2022 2022 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Ferritinophagy and ferroptosis in the management of metabolic diseases
    2021 251 citations Amir Ajoolabady, Peter Libby et al. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism profile →
  2. Endoplasmic reticulum stress in liver diseases
    2022 224 citations Amir Ajoolabady, Guido Kroemer et al. profile →
  3. Targeting autophagy in ischemic stroke: From molecular mechanisms to clinical therapeutics
    2021 220 citations Amir Ajoolabady, Shuyi Wang et al. profile →
  4. ER stress and UPR in Alzheimer’s disease: mechanisms, pathogenesis, treatments
    2022 147 citations Amir Ajoolabady, Dan Lindholm et al. Cell Death and Disease profile →
  5. Mitophagy in cardiovascular diseases: molecular mechanisms, pathogenesis, and treatment
    2022 138 citations Amir Ajoolabady, Daniel J. Klionsky et al. profile →
  6. FUNDC1 interacts with GPx4 to govern hepatic ferroptosis and fibrotic injury through a mitophagy-dependent manner
    2023 118 citations Yaguang Bi, Amir Ajoolabady et al. profile →
  7. Inflammation in atherosclerosis: pathophysiology and mechanisms
    2024 89 citations Amir Ajoolabady, Domenico Praticò et al. Cell Death and Disease profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Amir Ajoolabady China 23 1.1k 691 440 357 331 40 2.3k
Shunying Hu China 22 2.3k 2.2× 1.1k 1.6× 156 0.4× 333 0.9× 430 1.3× 33 3.6k
Shan Lu China 36 1.8k 1.7× 459 0.7× 286 0.7× 835 2.3× 167 0.5× 89 3.5k
Jian‐Xiong Chen United States 33 1.2k 1.1× 302 0.4× 243 0.6× 475 1.3× 132 0.4× 94 2.7k
Laura Pellegrini Italy 21 993 0.9× 329 0.5× 416 0.9× 422 1.2× 91 0.3× 37 2.4k
Ping Xie China 28 1.4k 1.3× 205 0.3× 213 0.5× 346 1.0× 141 0.4× 128 3.4k
Fiona L. Wilkinson United Kingdom 28 977 0.9× 340 0.5× 125 0.3× 143 0.4× 349 1.1× 59 2.4k
Anisha A. Gupte United States 25 897 0.8× 348 0.5× 181 0.4× 370 1.0× 261 0.8× 38 2.3k
Jeffrey G. Dickhout Canada 30 959 0.9× 488 0.7× 205 0.5× 130 0.4× 833 2.5× 50 2.8k
Robert P. Ostrowski United States 30 809 0.8× 406 0.6× 241 0.5× 293 0.8× 109 0.3× 80 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alasiri, Glowi, Johra Khan, Amir Ajoolabady, et al.. (2025). SIRT1 in Aging and Diseases. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 126(10). e70069–e70069.
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Khan, Johra, Amir Ajoolabady, Domenico Praticò, et al.. (2025). SIRT1–FOXO1 Signaling in Cancer. Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology. 39(10). e70553–e70553.
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Ajoolabady, Amir, Domenico Praticò, Suhad Bahijri, et al.. (2025). Hallmarks of cellular senescence: biology, mechanisms, regulations. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 57(7). 1482–1491. 6 indexed citations
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Fang, Wei, et al.. (2025). Extracellular vesicles in skin health and diseases. Life Sciences. 378. 123813–123813.
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Alasiri, Glowi, Bonglee Kim, Johra Khan, et al.. (2025). Role of TREM2 in neuroinflammation. Experimental Neurology. 396. 115547–115547.
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Ajoolabady, Amir, Domenico Praticò, Suhad Bahijri, et al.. (2025). Hallmarks and mechanisms of cellular senescence in aging and disease. Cell Death Discovery. 11(1). 364–364. 6 indexed citations
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Ajoolabady, Amir, Domenico Praticò, & Jun Ren. (2024). Angiotensin II: Role in oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, and diseases. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 592. 112309–112309. 12 indexed citations
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Ajoolabady, Amir, Domenico Praticò, Ling Lin, et al.. (2024). Inflammation in atherosclerosis: pathophysiology and mechanisms. Cell Death and Disease. 15(11). 817–817. 89 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ajoolabady, Amir, Domenico Praticò, Warwick B. Dunn, Gregory Y.H. Lip, & Jun Ren. (2024). Metabolomics: Implication in cardiovascular research and diseases. Obesity Reviews. 25(12). e13825–e13825. 3 indexed citations
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Ajoolabady, Amir, Domenico Praticò, Daolin Tang, et al.. (2024). Immunosenescence and inflammaging: Mechanisms and role in diseases. Ageing Research Reviews. 101. 102540–102540. 40 indexed citations
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Ajoolabady, Amir, Dan Lindholm, Jun Ren, & Domenico Praticò. (2022). ER stress and UPR in Alzheimer’s disease: mechanisms, pathogenesis, treatments. Cell Death and Disease. 13(8). 706–706. 147 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ajoolabady, Amir, Stanley Nattel, Gregory Y.H. Lip, & Jun Ren. (2022). Inflammasome Signaling in Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 79(23). 2349–2366. 85 indexed citations
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Wu, Ne N., Yaguang Bi, Amir Ajoolabady, et al.. (2022). Parkin Insufficiency Accentuates High-Fat Diet–Induced Cardiac Remodeling and Contractile Dysfunction Through VDAC1-Mediated Mitochondrial Ca2+ Overload. JACC Basic to Translational Science. 7(8). 779–796. 25 indexed citations
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Pei, Zhaohui, Yandong Liu, Suqin Liu, et al.. (2021). FUNDC1 insufficiency sensitizes high fat diet intake-induced cardiac remodeling and contractile anomaly through ACSL4-mediated ferroptosis. Metabolism. 122. 154840–154840. 121 indexed citations
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Ajoolabady, Amir, Peter Libby, Jaakko Tuomilehto, et al.. (2021). Ferritinophagy and ferroptosis in the management of metabolic diseases. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 32(7). 444–462. 251 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bi, Yaguang, et al.. (2021). Dysregulation of iron metabolism in cardiovascular diseases: From iron deficiency to iron overload. Biochemical Pharmacology. 190. 114661–114661. 36 indexed citations
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Ren, Jun, Mingming Sun, Hao Zhou, et al.. (2020). FUNDC1 interacts with FBXL2 to govern mitochondrial integrity and cardiac function through an IP3R3-dependent manner in obesity. Science Advances. 6(38). 110 indexed citations
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Ajoolabady, Amir, Ayuob Aghanejad, Yaguang Bi, et al.. (2020). Enzyme-based autophagy in anti-neoplastic management: From molecular mechanisms to clinical therapeutics. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1874(1). 188366–188366. 47 indexed citations

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