Bahareh Ajami

7.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
14 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Bahareh Ajami is a scholar working on Neurology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bahareh Ajami has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Neurology, 8 papers in Immunology and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Bahareh Ajami's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers), Immune cells in cancer (4 papers) and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (3 papers). Bahareh Ajami is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers), Immune cells in cancer (4 papers) and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (3 papers). Bahareh Ajami collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Bahareh Ajami's co-authors include Fábio Rossi, Charles Krieger, Jami Bennett, Wolfram Tetzlaff, Kelly M. McNagny, Edward F. Chang, Gerald A. Grant, Mariko L. Bennett, Andrew F. Tucker and F. Chris Bennett and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Bahareh Ajami

13 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

New tools for studying microglia in the mouse... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2016 2007 2011 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. New tools for studying microglia in the mouse and human CNS
    2016 1.3k citations Mariko L. Bennett, F. Chris Bennett et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Local self-renewal can sustain CNS microglia maintenance and function throughout adult life
    2007 1.3k citations Bahareh Ajami, Jami Bennett et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  3. Infiltrating monocytes trigger EAE progression, but do not contribute to the resident microglia pool
    2011 838 citations Bahareh Ajami, Jami Bennett et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bahareh Ajami United States 9 2.8k 2.4k 721 530 512 14 4.3k
Sayan Nandi United States 12 3.0k 1.1× 2.8k 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 581 1.1× 317 0.6× 17 5.0k
Jiyun V. Kim United States 7 2.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 706 1.0× 425 0.8× 216 0.4× 7 3.7k
Galina Gabriely United States 22 1.9k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 2.5k 3.5× 444 0.8× 345 0.7× 25 5.3k
Sagar Sagar Germany 18 1.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 1.3k 1.7× 312 0.6× 247 0.5× 51 3.7k
Şölen Gökhan United States 27 3.1k 1.1× 2.5k 1.1× 2.2k 3.1× 626 1.2× 268 0.5× 38 6.3k
Jami Bennett Canada 12 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 447 0.6× 360 0.7× 171 0.3× 18 2.6k
Alec J. Walker United States 11 1.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 947 1.3× 286 0.5× 1.7k 3.3× 16 3.8k
Zhihong Chen United States 22 1.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 741 1.0× 189 0.4× 379 0.7× 35 2.8k
Manon Blain Canada 24 1.2k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 706 1.0× 255 0.5× 188 0.4× 43 2.6k
Hai Ngu United States 21 1.0k 0.4× 903 0.4× 1.2k 1.6× 635 1.2× 329 0.6× 35 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bahareh Ajami

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bahareh Ajami

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Koch, Jana, Annika Hausmann, Takahiro Masuda, et al.. (2024). Redefining the ontogeny of hyalocytes as yolk sac-derived tissue-resident macrophages of the vitreous body. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 21(1). 168–168. 5 indexed citations
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Antone, Jerry, Eric Alsop, Bahareh Ajami, et al.. (2024). Cryopreservation of cerebrospinal fluid cells preserves the transcriptional landscape for single-cell analysis. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 21(1). 71–71. 2 indexed citations
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Roemer, Shanu F., Lisa Ryner, Michael Leviten, et al.. (2023). Elevated α5 integrin expression on myeloid cells in motor areas in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a therapeutic target. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(32). e2306731120–e2306731120. 2 indexed citations
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Lange, Clemens, et al.. (2022). The Role of Osteopontin in Microglia Biology: Current Concepts and Future Perspectives. Biomedicines. 10(4). 840–840. 41 indexed citations
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Ajami, Bahareh, Nikolay Samusik, Peter Wieghofer, et al.. (2018). Single-cell mass cytometry reveals distinct populations of brain myeloid cells in mouse neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration models. Nature Neuroscience. 21(4). 541–551. 236 indexed citations
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Bennett, Mariko L., F. Chris Bennett, Shane A. Liddelow, et al.. (2016). New tools for studying microglia in the mouse and human CNS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(12). E1738–46. 1298 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yiu, Gloria, Tue Kruse Rasmussen, Bahareh Ajami, et al.. (2015). Development of Th17‐Associated Interstitial Kidney Inflammation in Lupus‐Prone Mice Lacking the Gene Encoding STAT‐1. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 68(5). 1233–1244. 8 indexed citations
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Marabelle, Aurélien, Holbrook E. Kohrt, Idit Sagiv-Barfi, et al.. (2013). Depleting tumor-specific Tregs at a single site eradicates disseminated tumors. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(6). 2447–2463. 279 indexed citations
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Marabelle, Aurélien, Holbrook E. Kohrt, Idit Sagiv-Barfi, et al.. (2013). Depleting tumor-specific Tregs at a single site eradicates disseminated tumors. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(11). 4980–4980. 251 indexed citations
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Ajami, Bahareh, Jami Bennett, Charles Krieger, Kelly M. McNagny, & Fábio Rossi. (2011). Infiltrating monocytes trigger EAE progression, but do not contribute to the resident microglia pool. Nature Neuroscience. 14(9). 1142–1149. 838 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ajami, Bahareh, Jami Bennett, Charles Krieger, Wolfram Tetzlaff, & Fábio Rossi. (2007). Local self-renewal can sustain CNS microglia maintenance and function throughout adult life. Nature Neuroscience. 10(12). 1538–1543. 1260 indexed citations breakdown →
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Croitoru‐Lamoury, Juliana, et al.. (2006). Neural transplantation of human MSC and NT2 cells in the twitcher mouse model. Cytotherapy. 8(5). 445–458. 22 indexed citations
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Solomon, Jennifer, Coral-Ann Lewis, Bahareh Ajami, et al.. (2006). Origin and distribution of bone marrow‐derived cells in the central nervous system in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Glia. 53(7). 744–753. 83 indexed citations

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