Bahman Yousefi

26.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
266 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Bahman Yousefi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bahman Yousefi has authored 266 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Molecular Biology, 69 papers in Cancer Research and 34 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Bahman Yousefi's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (43 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (30 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (24 papers). Bahman Yousefi is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (43 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (30 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (24 papers). Bahman Yousefi collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Canada and United States. Bahman Yousefi's co-authors include Maryam Majidinia, Ansar Karimian, Yasin Ahmadi, Zatollah Asemi, Mehdi Yousefi, Alireza Sadeghpour, Hossein Samadi Kafil, Ainaz Mihanfar, Vahid Shafiei‐Irannejad and Amin Safa and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Journal of Controlled Release.

In The Last Decade

Bahman Yousefi

263 papers receiving 11.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Multiple functions of p21 in cell cycle, apoptosis and transcriptional regulation after DNA damage

2016 844 citations Ansar Karimian, Yasin Ahmadi et al. profile →
Flavonoid biosynthetic pathways in plants: Versatile targets for metabolic engineering

2018 453 citations Seyed Mohammad Nabavi, İpek Süntar et al. profile →
The roles of signaling pathways in bone repair and regeneration

2017 392 citations Maryam Majidinia, Bahman Yousefi et al. Journal of Cellular Physiology profile →
A review on anti-cancer properties of Quercetin in breast cancer

2020 264 citations Bahman Yousefi, Amin Safa et al. profile →
The role of polyphenols in overcoming cancer drug resistance: a comprehensive review

2022 136 citations Zatollah Asemi, Bahman Yousefi et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bahman Yousefi Iran	54	5.5k	1.9k	1.4k	1.1k	1.1k	266	11.3k
Kyung‐Sun Kang South Korea	61	5.5k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	864 0.8×	347	12.3k
Mahitosh Mandal India	64	6.0k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	2.5k 1.8×	1.7k 1.5×	1.7k 1.5×	302	12.6k
Mehdi Shakibaei Germany	72	5.3k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	260	14.7k
Weidong Chen China	48	4.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	789 0.7×	848 0.8×	363	10.5k
Yang Yang China	54	6.0k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	591 0.5×	684 0.6×	531	12.1k
Ali Mobasheri United Kingdom	73	7.1k 1.3×	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	808 0.7×	394	19.5k
Gaurav Gupta India	53	4.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	573 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	906 0.8×	413	11.2k
Milad Ashrafizadeh Iran	72	7.2k 1.3×	3.4k 1.7×	1.8k 1.2×	2.2k 1.9×	1.9k 1.7×	265	14.3k
Changyi Chen United States	64	5.2k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.4×	858 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	283	14.0k
Qizhi Yao United States	59	4.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.3×	680 0.6×	746 0.7×	215	11.8k

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Majidinia, Maryam, et al.. (2025). Critical Contribution of Various Signaling Pathways in the Development of Drug Resistance in Colorectal Cancer: An Update. IUBMB Life. 77(11). e70074–e70074. 1 indexed citations

Nasehi, Mohammad, et al.. (2024). Polyphenols Modulate the miRNAs Expression that Involved in Glioblastoma. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry. 24(21). 1953–1969. 1 indexed citations

Yousefi, Bahman, et al.. (2024). lncRNAs: New players of cancer drug resistance via targeting ABC transporters. IUBMB Life. 76(11). 883–921. 19 indexed citations

Yousefi, Bahman, et al.. (2024). A Distributed Finite Time Based Secondary Average Controller for Voltage/Frequency Regulation and Active/Reactive Power Sharing of AC Microgrids. International Journal of Engineering. 38(1). 1–11. 1 indexed citations

Valizadeh, Amir, et al.. (2024). Thymoquinone reversed doxorubicin resistance in U87 glioblastoma cells via targeting PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling. Chemical Biology & Drug Design. 104(2). e14587–e14587. 1 indexed citations

Vaghari‐Tabari, Mostafa, Soheila Moein, Durdi Qujeq, et al.. (2022). Melatonin and inflammatory bowel disease: From basic mechanisms to clinical application. Biochimie. 209. 20–36. 12 indexed citations

Mihanfar, Ainaz, Niloufar Targhazeh, Shirin Sadighparvar, et al.. (2021). Doxorubicin loaded magnetism nanoparticles based on cyclodextrin dendritic-graphene oxide inhibited MCF-7 cell proliferation. BioMolecular Concepts. 12(1). 8–15. 23 indexed citations

Zarezadeh, Reza, Mohammad Nouri, Farhad Pouremamali, et al.. (2020). Graphene Oxide: A Promising Material for Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering. BioMolecular Concepts. 11(1). 182–200. 54 indexed citations

Süntar, İpek, Antonio García‐Ríos, Tarun Belwal, et al.. (2020). Natural products, PGC-1 , and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 10(5). 734–745. 72 indexed citations

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Yousefi, Bahman, et al.. (2020). The role of epigenetics and non-coding RNAs in autophagy: A new perspective for thorough understanding. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 190. 111309–111309. 34 indexed citations

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Pishgahi, Alireza, Shahla Danaii, Mohammad Sadegh Soltani‐Zangbar, et al.. (2020). Immunological and oxidative stress biomarkers in Ankylosing Spondylitis patients with or without metabolic syndrome. Cytokine. 128. 155002–155002. 31 indexed citations

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Jahanban‐Esfahlan, Rana, Khaled Seidi, Maryam Majidinia, et al.. (2019). Toll‐like receptors as novel therapeutic targets for herpes simplex virus infection. Reviews in Medical Virology. 29(4). e2048–e2048. 26 indexed citations

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Karimian, Ansar, Hadi Parsian, Maryam Majidinia, et al.. (2019). RAS/MAPK signaling functions in oxidative stress, DNA damage response and cancer progression. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 234(9). 14951–14965. 248 indexed citations

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Tehrani, Sadra Samavarchi, Tooba Yousefi, Ansar Karimian, et al.. (2019). MicroRNAs in breast cancer: Roles, functions, and mechanism of actions. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 235(6). 5008–5029. 75 indexed citations

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Saadatian, Zahra, Ziba Nariman‐Saleh‐Fam, Milad Bastami, et al.. (2019). Dysregulated expression of STAT1, miR‐150, and miR‐223 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of coronary artery disease patients with significant or insignificant stenosis. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 120(12). 19810–19824. 19 indexed citations

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Nikkhoo, Afshin, Gholamreza Azizi, Mohammad Hojjat‐Farsangi, et al.. (2019). S1PR1 as a Novel Promising Therapeutic Target in Cancer Therapy. Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy. 23(4). 467–487. 47 indexed citations

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Nikkhoo, Afshin, Mohammad Hojjat‐Farsangi, Gholamreza Azizi, et al.. (2018). Smac mimetics as novel promising modulators of apoptosis in the treatment of breast cancer. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 120(6). 9300–9314. 24 indexed citations

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Ghalamfarsa, Ghasem, Ali Rastegari, Fatemeh Atyabi, et al.. (2018). Anti‐angiogenic effects of CD73‐specific siRNA‐loaded nanoparticles in breast cancer‐bearing mice. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 233(10). 7165–7177. 53 indexed citations

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Badalzadeh, Reza, Mustafa Mohammadi, Bahman Yousefi, et al.. (2015). Involvement of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β and Oxidation Status in the Loss of Cardioprotection by Postconditioning in Chronic Diabetic Male Rats. Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 5(3). 321–327. 29 indexed citations

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Yousefi, Bahman, Yasin Ahmadi, Amir Ghorbanihaghjo, Zeinab Faghfoori, & Vahid Shafiei‐Irannejad. (2014). Serum Arsenic and Lipid Peroxidation Levels in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Biological Trace Element Research. 158(3). 276–279. 33 indexed citations

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