Azar Dashti

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 962 citations indexed

About

Azar Dashti is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Azar Dashti has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 962 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 2 papers in Surgery and 2 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Azar Dashti's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (3 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (2 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (2 papers). Azar Dashti is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (3 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (2 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (2 papers). Azar Dashti collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and China. Azar Dashti's co-authors include Jordan Tang, Xinli Lin, Shili Wu, Gerald Koelsch, Timothy J. Lyons, Sarah X. Zhang, Jian‐xing Ma, Deborah Downs, Alicia J. Jenkins and Christopher E. Aston and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Azar Dashti

13 papers receiving 938 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.

Human aspartic protease memapsin 2 cleaves the β-secretase site of β-amyloid precursor protein

2000 641 citations Xinli Lin, Gerald Koelsch et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Azar Dashti United States	11	578	403	237	225	118	13	962
Lei Gu China	17	356 0.6×	419 1.0×	72 0.3×	68 0.3×	35 0.3×	40	932
R. Dennis Miranda United States	8	660 1.1×	539 1.3×	146 0.6×	77 0.3×	191 1.6×	9	1.2k
Karen Ackermann United States	16	133 0.2×	549 1.4×	143 0.6×	43 0.2×	189 1.6×	24	1.1k
Guozhang Mao United States	11	329 0.6×	370 0.9×	125 0.5×	81 0.4×	90 0.8×	15	701
Maya Mamarbachi Canada	13	246 0.4×	436 1.1×	81 0.3×	61 0.3×	206 1.7×	16	914
Shoji Takakura Japan	16	147 0.3×	297 0.7×	74 0.3×	22 0.1×	69 0.6×	51	803
Justyna Sosna Germany	13	277 0.5×	647 1.6×	51 0.2×	32 0.1×	53 0.4×	16	1.1k
Henry J. Hiddinga United States	9	460 0.8×	542 1.3×	91 0.4×	13 0.1×	188 1.6×	10	1.3k
Anitha Suram United States	10	544 0.9×	495 1.2×	66 0.3×	43 0.2×	49 0.4×	15	885
Tomohiko Sasase Japan	20	286 0.5×	390 1.0×	33 0.1×	22 0.1×	53 0.4×	67	1.0k

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Basu, Arpita, Petar Alaupovic, Mingyuan Wu, et al.. (2012). Plasma Lipoproteins and Preeclampsia in Women with Type 1 Diabetes: A Prospective Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 97(5). 1752–1762. 19 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Alicia J., Sarah X. Zhang, Christopher E. Aston, et al.. (2008). Increased serum pigment epithelium derived factor levels in Type 2 diabetes patients. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 82(1). e5–e7. 69 indexed citations

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Zhang, Sarah X., Joshua J. Wang, Azar Dashti, et al.. (2008). Pigment epithelium-derived factor mitigates inflammation and oxidative stress in retinal pericytes exposed to oxidized low-density lipoprotein. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 41(3). 135–143. 68 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Alicia J., et al.. (2008). Coated-platelet levels in patients with Type 1 and with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 81(2). e8–e10. 15 indexed citations

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Song, Weiwei, Jeremy L. Barth, Yongxin Yu, et al.. (2005). Effects of Oxidized and Glycated LDL on Gene Expression in Human Retinal Capillary Pericytes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(8). 2974–2974. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Chi‐Sun, Azar Dashti, & Deborah Downs. (2003). Bile Salt-Activated Lipase. Humana Press eBooks. 109. 71–80. 15 indexed citations

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Downs, Deborah, Shili Wu, Azar Dashti, et al.. (2002). Enzymic properties of recombinant BACE2. European Journal of Biochemistry. 269(22). 5668–5677. 12 indexed citations

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Pan, Yujun, Peng Zhai, Azar Dashti, et al.. (2002). A combined gene delivery by co-transduction of adenoviral and retroviral vectors for cancer gene therapy. Cancer Letters. 184(2). 179–188. 3 indexed citations

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Lin, Xinli, et al.. (2000). Human aspartic protease memapsin 2 cleaves the β-secretase site of β-amyloid precursor protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(4). 1456–1460. 641 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jackson, Kenneth W., et al.. (1998). Mass Spectrometric Characterization and Glycosylation Profile of Bovine Pancreatic Bile Salt-Activated Lipase. Protein Expression and Purification. 12(2). 259–268. 2 indexed citations

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Downs, Deborah, et al.. (1996). Isolation and characterization of recombinant human apolipoprotein C-II expressed in Escherichia coli. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1302(3). 224–230. 19 indexed citations

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Dashti, Azar, et al.. (1995). Isolation and Characterization of Human Milk Bile Salt-Activated Lipase C-Tail Fragment. Biochemistry. 34(33). 10639–10644. 52 indexed citations

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Lin, Xinli, Azar Dashti, Raymond F. Schinazi, & Jordan Tang. (1993). Intracellular diversion of glycoprotein GP160 of human immunodeficiency virus to lysosomes as a strategy of AIDS gene therapy. The FASEB Journal. 7(11). 1070–1080. 16 indexed citations

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