Bassel E. Sawaya

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

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Bassel E. Sawaya is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Virology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Bassel E. Sawaya has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 51 papers in Virology and 20 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Bassel E. Sawaya's work include HIV Research and Treatment (51 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (25 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (15 papers). Bassel E. Sawaya is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (51 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (25 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (15 papers). Bassel E. Sawaya collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Bassel E. Sawaya's co-authors include Shohreh Amini, Satish L. Deshmane, Sergey G. Kremlev, Kamel Khalili, Ruma Mukerjee, Asen Bagashev, Mohammad Ghafouri, Maryline Santerre, Luis Del Valle and Jay Rappaport and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Bassel E. Sawaya

95 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1): An Overview

2009 3.0k citations Satish L. Deshmane, Shohreh Amini et al. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bassel E. Sawaya United States	35	2.2k	1.7k	1.4k	883	767	96	6.1k
Shohreh Amini United States	40	3.2k 1.5×	1.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.8×	934 1.2×	146	7.8k
Caroline C. Whitacre United States	39	1.2k 0.6×	2.9k 1.8×	696 0.5×	568 0.6×	578 0.8×	104	6.8k
Thomas J. Rogers United States	50	3.2k 1.5×	1.7k 1.0×	628 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	544 0.7×	184	7.8k
Satish L. Deshmane United States	26	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	584 0.4×	638 0.7×	1.6k 2.1×	40	4.9k
Larry M. Wahl United States	47	1.9k 0.9×	2.9k 1.7×	442 0.3×	985 1.1×	987 1.3×	111	7.5k
Xu Wang China	45	2.8k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	387 0.3×	605 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	279	6.6k
Barbara Sherry United States	55	3.2k 1.5×	4.4k 2.7×	591 0.4×	2.0k 2.2×	1.2k 1.5×	117	10.1k
Jeanne E. Bell United Kingdom	46	2.5k 1.1×	951 0.6×	2.8k 2.0×	378 0.4×	893 1.2×	130	6.9k
Pasquale Ferrante Italy	44	906 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	785 0.6×	1.7k 2.0×	935 1.2×	214	5.3k
Romain K. Gherardi France	55	4.2k 1.9×	1.5k 0.9×	701 0.5×	589 0.7×	2.3k 3.0×	247	11.2k

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Santerre, Maryline, Charles Allen, Robert Hooper, et al.. (2023). HIV-1 gp120 protein promotes HAND through the calcineurin pathway activation. Mitochondrion. 70. 31–40. 2 indexed citations

Allen, Charles, et al.. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 Causes Lung Inflammation through Metabolic Reprogramming and RAGE. Viruses. 14(5). 983–983. 13 indexed citations

Sawaya, Bassel E., et al.. (2019). Differential Contribution of HIV-1 Subtypes B and C to Neurological Disorders: Mechanisms and Possible Treatments. PubMed. 21(2). 76–83. 12 indexed citations

Wáng, Ying, Maryline Santerre, Italo Tempera, et al.. (2017). HIV-1 Vpr disrupts mitochondria axonal transport and accelerates neuronal aging. Neuropharmacology. 117. 364–375. 40 indexed citations

Deshmane, Satish L., et al.. (2011). Regulation of the HIV-1 promoter by HIF-1α and Vpr proteins. Virology Journal. 8(1). 477–477. 34 indexed citations

Mukerjee, Ruma, J. Robert Chang, Luis Del Valle, et al.. (2011). Deregulation of microRNAs by HIV-1 Vpr Protein Leads to the Development of Neurocognitive Disorders. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(40). 34976–34985. 36 indexed citations

Cherrier, Thomas, Lætitia Redel, Miriam Calao, et al.. (2009). p21WAF1 gene promoter is epigenetically silenced by CTIP2 and SUV39H1. Oncogene. 28(38). 3380–3389. 95 indexed citations

Abraham, Selvajothi, Thersa Sweet, Kamel Khalili, Bassel E. Sawaya, & Shohreh Amini. (2008). Evidence for Activation of the TGF-β1 Promoter by C/EBPβ and Its Modulation by Smads. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 29(1). 1–8. 23 indexed citations

Mukerjee, Ruma, Satish L. Deshmane, Nune Darbinian, et al.. (2008). St. John's Wort protein, p27SJ, regulates the MCP-1 promoter. Molecular Immunology. 45(15). 4028–4035. 15 indexed citations

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Romagnoli, Luca, Ilker K. Sariyer, Bassel E. Sawaya, et al.. (2008). Early growth response-1 protein is induced by JC virus infection and binds and regulates the JC virus promoter. Virology. 375(2). 331–341. 35 indexed citations

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Sawaya, Bassel E., Satish L. Deshmane, Ruma Mukerjee, Shongshan Fan, & Kamel Khalili. (2008). TNF Alpha Production in Morphine-Treated Human Neural Cells Is NF-κB-Dependent. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 4(1). 140–149. 40 indexed citations

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Mukerjee, Ruma, Bassel E. Sawaya, Kamel Khalili, & Shohreh Amini. (2006). Association of p65 and C/EBPβ with HIV‐1 LTR modulates transcription of the viral promoter. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 100(5). 1210–1216. 28 indexed citations

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Sweet, Thersa, Bassel E. Sawaya, Kamel Khalili, & Shohreh Amini. (2005). Interplay between NFBP and NF‐κB modulates tat activation of the LTR. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 204(2). 375–380. 14 indexed citations

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Peruzzi, Francesca, Susanna Aprea, Krzysztof Reiss, et al.. (2005). Cross talk between growth factors and viral and cellular factors alters neuronal signaling pathways: Implication for HIV-associated dementia. Brain Research Reviews. 50(1). 114–125. 17 indexed citations

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Amini, Shohreh, Kamel Khalili, & Bassel E. Sawaya. (2004). Effect of HIV-1 Vpr on Cell Cycle Regulators. DNA and Cell Biology. 23(4). 249–260. 37 indexed citations

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Sawaya, Bassel E., et al.. (2004). HIV-1 Vpr: Genetic Diversity and Functional Features from the Perspective of Structure. DNA and Cell Biology. 23(4). 207–222. 11 indexed citations

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Sweet, Thersa, Kamel Khalili, Bassel E. Sawaya, & Shohreh Amini. (2003). Identification of a novel protein from glial cells based on its ability to interact with NF‐κB subunitsr. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 90(5). 884–891. 27 indexed citations

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Sweet, Thersa, Selvajothi Abraham, Bassel E. Sawaya, et al.. (2002). Interaction between TGFβ Signaling Proteins and C/EBP Controls Basal and Tat-Mediated Transcription of HIV-1 LTR in Astrocytes. Virology. 299(2). 240–247. 34 indexed citations

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Sawaya, Bassel E., et al.. (1999). Suppression of HIV-1 transcription and replication by a Vpr mutant. Gene Therapy. 6(5). 947–950. 23 indexed citations

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Sawaya, Bassel E., Dominique Aunis, & Émmanuel Schaeffer. (1996). Distinct positive and negative regulatory elements control neuronal and hepatic transcription of the human transferrin gene. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 43(3). 261–272. 15 indexed citations

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