Asaf Sol

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Asaf Sol is a scholar working on Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Periodontics. According to data from OpenAlex, Asaf Sol has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Microbiology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Periodontics. Recurrent topics in Asaf Sol's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (11 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (7 papers) and Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (4 papers). Asaf Sol is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (11 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (7 papers) and Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (4 papers). Asaf Sol collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Myanmar. Asaf Sol's co-authors include Gilad Bachrach, Jawad Abed, Ronit Naor, Stella Chaushu, Shunit Coppenhagen‐Glazer, Gideon Zamir, Johanna Emgård, Gideon Almogy, Abigail L. Manson and Amalie Grenov and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Asaf Sol

25 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Fap2 Mediates Fusobacterium nucleatum Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Enrichment by Binding to Tumor-Expressed Gal-GalNAc

2016 607 citations Jawad Abed, Johanna Emgård et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
Breast cancer colonization by Fusobacterium nucleatum accelerates tumor growth and metastatic progression

2020 471 citations Asaf Sol, Deborah Nejman et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Asaf Sol Israel	14	929	397	313	232	224	26	1.6k
Ronit Naor Israel	14	686 0.7×	239 0.6×	442 1.4×	123 0.5×	215 1.0×	18	1.3k
Tomasz Kantyka Poland	24	483 0.5×	170 0.4×	455 1.5×	70 0.3×	187 0.8×	47	1.5k
Yuko Ohara‐Nemoto Japan	25	779 0.8×	274 0.7×	487 1.6×	41 0.2×	213 1.0×	71	1.7k
Charles E. Shelburne United States	24	750 0.8×	352 0.9×	792 2.5×	46 0.2×	122 0.5×	36	2.3k
Susan Bullman United States	17	1.0k 1.1×	668 1.7×	70 0.2×	306 1.3×	278 1.2×	40	2.0k
Keith P. Mintz United States	26	877 0.9×	93 0.2×	794 2.5×	68 0.3×	99 0.4×	63	2.0k
Giulia Nigro France	20	934 1.0×	378 1.0×	33 0.1×	58 0.3×	258 1.2×	40	1.7k
Joseph Aduse‐Opoku United Kingdom	30	1.1k 1.2×	148 0.4×	1.7k 5.6×	172 0.7×	172 0.8×	54	2.9k
Jannet Katz United States	27	664 0.7×	91 0.2×	819 2.6×	81 0.3×	254 1.1×	46	2.2k
Rebecca T. Horvat United States	21	434 0.5×	470 1.2×	43 0.1×	35 0.2×	416 1.9×	53	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Asaf Sol

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Fields of papers citing papers by Asaf Sol

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Asaf Sol

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

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David, Dan, Merav Ingbir, Ora Halutz, et al.. (2024). Human Infection With IsrRAPXV: A Novel Zoonotic Bat-Derived Poxvirus. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 231(2). 495–500.

David, Dan, et al.. (2023). Identification, Isolation, and Molecular Characterization of Betacoronavirus in Oryx leucoryx. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(4). e0484822–e0484822. 1 indexed citations

Asrat, Seblewongel, et al.. (2022). 5′ Untranslated mRNA Regions Allow Bypass of Host Cell Translation Inhibition by Legionella pneumophila. Infection and Immunity. 90(11). 13–e0017922. 3 indexed citations

Golender, Natalia, Velizar Bumbarov, Dan David, et al.. (2021). Identification and Genetic Characterization of Viral Pathogens in Ruminant Gestation Abnormalities, Israel, 2015–2019. Viruses. 13(11). 2136–2136. 11 indexed citations

David, Dan, et al.. (2021). Israeli Rousettus aegyptiacus Pox Virus (IsrRAPXV) Infection in Juvenile Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus): Clinical Findings and Molecular Detection. Viruses. 13(3). 407–407. 3 indexed citations

Biswas, Debabrata, Miriam Ravins, Abhinay Sharma, et al.. (2021). LL-37-mediated activation of host receptors is critical for defense against group A streptococcal infection. Cell Reports. 34(9). 108766–108766. 16 indexed citations

Sol, Asaf, Deborah Nejman, Amjad Shhadeh, et al.. (2020). Breast cancer colonization by Fusobacterium nucleatum accelerates tumor growth and metastatic progression. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3259–3259. 471 indexed citations breakdown →

Sol, Asaf, et al.. (2019). Legionella pneumophila translocated translation inhibitors are required for bacterial-induced host cell cycle arrest. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(8). 3221–3228. 20 indexed citations

Sol, Asaf, et al.. (2017). Interactions of histatin-3 and histatin-5 with actin. BMC Biochemistry. 18(1). 3–3. 15 indexed citations

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Sol, Asaf, et al.. (2017). Histones bundle F-actin filaments and affect actin structure. PLoS ONE. 12(8). e0183760–e0183760. 14 indexed citations

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Abed, Jawad, Johanna Emgård, Gideon Zamir, et al.. (2016). Fap2 Mediates Fusobacterium nucleatum Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Enrichment by Binding to Tumor-Expressed Gal-GalNAc. Cell Host & Microbe. 20(2). 215–225. 607 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sol, Asaf, et al.. (2016). Actin and DNA Protect Histones from Degradation by Bacterial Proteases but Inhibit Their Antimicrobial Activity. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1248–1248. 12 indexed citations

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Houri‐Haddad, Yael, Asaf Sol, Yechiel Shai, et al.. (2016). Sustained Release of Antibacterial Lipopeptides from Biodegradable Polymers against Oral Pathogens. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0162537–e0162537. 9 indexed citations

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Raz, Assaf, Anna Zhao, Anna Serrano‐Mollar, et al.. (2015). Streptococcus pyogenes Sortase Mutants Are Highly Susceptible to Killing by Host Factors Due to Aberrant Envelope Physiology. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0140784–e0140784. 20 indexed citations

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Coppenhagen‐Glazer, Shunit, Asaf Sol, Jawad Abed, et al.. (2015). Fap2 of Fusobacterium nucleatum Is a Galactose-Inhibitable Adhesin Involved in Coaggregation, Cell Adhesion, and Preterm Birth. Infection and Immunity. 83(3). 1104–1113. 197 indexed citations

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Sol, Asaf, et al.. (2014). Actin Enables the Antimicrobial Action of LL-37 Peptide in the Presence of Microbial Proteases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(33). 22926–22941. 16 indexed citations

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Sol, Asaf, et al.. (2014). Biohybrid Polymer-Antimicrobial Peptide Medium against Enterococcus faecalis. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e109413–e109413. 21 indexed citations

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Sol, Asaf, et al.. (2013). Oxygen deprivation affects the antimicrobial action of LL-37 as determined by microplate real-time kinetic measurements under anaerobic conditions. Anaerobe. 22. 20–24. 14 indexed citations

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Sol, Asaf, et al.. (2012). LL-37 Induces Polymerization and Bundling of Actin and Affects Actin Structure. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e50078–e50078. 13 indexed citations

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Sol, Asaf, Osnat Feuerstein, J.D.B. Featherstone, & Doron Steinberg. (2011). Effect of Sublethal CO2 Laser Irradiation on Gene Expression of Streptococcus mutans Immobilized in a Biofilm. Caries Research. 45(4). 361–369. 11 indexed citations

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