Atta Behfar

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
179 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Atta Behfar is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Atta Behfar has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Surgery, 65 papers in Molecular Biology and 41 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Atta Behfar's work include Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (46 papers), Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (31 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (29 papers). Atta Behfar is often cited by papers focused on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (46 papers), Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (31 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (29 papers). Atta Behfar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and China. Atta Behfar's co-authors include André Terzic, Carmen Pérez-Terzic, Ruben Crespo‐Diaz, Randolph S. Faustino, Michel Pucéat, Garvan C. Kane, Denice M. Hodgson, Satsuki Yamada, Leonid V. Zingman and Petras P. Dzeja and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Atta Behfar

165 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

Cardiopoietic Stem Cell Therapy in Heart Failure

2013 348 citations Jozef Bartúnek, Atta Behfar et al. profile →
Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Individuals

2020 215 citations Rajiv Gulati, Atta Behfar et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Atta Behfar United States	45	3.2k	2.8k	1.2k	1.0k	1.0k	179	6.2k
Young‐sup Yoon United States	41	3.6k 1.1×	2.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	635 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	95	6.4k
Massimiliano Gnecchi Italy	31	3.2k 1.0×	3.0k 1.1×	2.8k 2.3×	1.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	99	6.7k
Eckhard Alt United States	46	2.2k 0.7×	3.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.9×	3.0k 2.8×	945 0.9×	173	8.9k
Antonio Paolo Beltrami Italy	37	5.2k 1.6×	4.2k 1.5×	2.6k 2.1×	1.7k 1.6×	1.5k 1.5×	134	9.5k
Chuen Neng Lee Singapore	29	3.8k 1.2×	1.5k 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	636 0.6×	585 0.6×	126	6.0k
Christof Stamm Germany	39	1.6k 0.5×	3.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.3×	1.7k 1.6×	1.2k 1.2×	151	5.8k
Theo Kofidis Singapore	34	1.8k 0.6×	3.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	1.5k 1.5×	175	5.1k
Hyun‐Jai Cho South Korea	38	1.9k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	1.7k 1.6×	464 0.5×	166	5.0k
Qizhou Lian China	42	4.5k 1.4×	2.1k 0.8×	3.2k 2.7×	313 0.3×	511 0.5×	123	8.0k
Sonja Schrepfer United States	30	2.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	495 0.5×	431 0.4×	143	4.5k

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Behfar, Atta, et al.. (2026). Purified Exosome Product Enhances Tendon-Bone Healing in a Rat Rotator Cuff Repair Model. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 54(1). 162–173.

Crespo‐Diaz, Ruben, Andrew Rosenbaum, Manish J. Gandhi, et al.. (2025). Daratumumab monotherapy as a desensitization strategy prior to cardiac transplantation. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 44(8). 1300–1306. 1 indexed citations

Moran, Steven L., et al.. (2025). A therapeutic-grade purified exosome system alleviates osteoarthritis by regulating autophagy through the BCL2–Beclin1 axis. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 24(1). 31–31.

Wang, Jie, Michèle Learmonth, Christopher J. Paradise, et al.. (2025). Extracellular Vesicles as a Promising Strategy for Aging Diabetic Kidney Disease. Cytotherapy. 27(5). S92–S92.

Abbas, M., Rabea Asleh, Sudhir S. Kushwaha, et al.. (2024). Incidence and Risk Factors for Rejection After Conversion to Sirolimus-Based Immunosuppression in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipients. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 43(4). S104–S104.

Behfar, Atta, et al.. (2024). Evolving Role of Exosomes in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dermatology. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 12(8). e6061–e6061. 3 indexed citations

Arrell, D. Kent, Satsuki Yamada, Ryoung‐Hoon Jeon, et al.. (2024). Decoded cardiopoietic cell secretome linkage to heart repair biosignature. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 13(11). 1144–1159. 3 indexed citations

Livia, Christopher, Ruben Crespo‐Diaz, Matthew L. Hillestad, et al.. (2024). Infliximab Limits Injury in Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(9). e032172–e032172. 7 indexed citations

Singh, Mandeep, Abdallah El Sabbagh, Bradley R. Lewis, et al.. (2023). Clinical Significance of Biological Age in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 98(8). 1137–1152. 3 indexed citations

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Al‐Hijji, Mohammed, Amrit Kanwar, Daniel J. Crusan, et al.. (2023). Risks of Right Heart Catheterization and Right Ventricular Biopsy. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 98(3). 419–431. 6 indexed citations

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Dayan, Steven, et al.. (2023). Safety and efficacy of human platelet extract in skin recovery after fractional CO₂ laser resurfacing of the face: A randomized, controlled, evaluator‐blinded pilot study. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 22(9). 2464–2470. 6 indexed citations

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Yamada, Satsuki, Jozef Bartúnek, Thomas J. Povsic, et al.. (2023). Cell Therapy Improves Quality-of-Life in Heart Failure: Outcomes From a Phase III Clinical Trial. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 13(2). 116–124. 4 indexed citations

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Peterson, Timothy E., Raman Deep Singh, Ao Shi, et al.. (2022). Exosome biopotentiated hydrogel restores damaged skeletal muscle in a porcine model of stress urinary incontinence. npj Regenerative Medicine. 7(1). 58–58. 25 indexed citations

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Smith, Cambray, Megan Munsie, Atta Behfar, et al.. (2021). Academic Physician Specialists’ Approaches to Counseling Patients Interested in Unproven Stem Cell and Regenerative Therapies—A Qualitative Analysis. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 96(12). 3086–3096. 5 indexed citations

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Arrell, D. Kent, Ruben Crespo‐Diaz, Satsuki Yamada, et al.. (2021). Secretome Signature of Cardiopoietic Cells Echoed in Rescued infarcted Heart Proteome. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 10(9). 1320–1328. 7 indexed citations

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Yamada, Satsuki, et al.. (2021). Screening for Regenerative Therapy Responders in Heart Failure. Biomarkers in Medicine. 15(10). 775–783. 9 indexed citations

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Zyl, Martin van, Dawn Pedrotty, Erdem Karabulut, et al.. (2020). Injectable conductive hydrogel restores conduction through ablated myocardium. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31(12). 3293–3301. 7 indexed citations

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Gulati, Rajiv, Atta Behfar, Jagat Narula, et al.. (2020). Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Individuals. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 95(1). 136–156. 215 indexed citations breakdown →

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Al‐Hijji, Mohammed, Ryan J. Lennon, Rajiv Gulati, et al.. (2017). Abstract 14914: Safety and Risk of Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization. Circulation. 1 indexed citations

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Bartunek, Jozef, Atta Behfar, Dariouch Dolatabadi, et al.. (2012). Abstract 18117: Cardiopoietic Stem Cell Therapy In Heart Failure: The Multicenter Randomized C-cure Trial. Circulation. 126. 1 indexed citations

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