Bassem A. Hassan

10.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Bassem A. Hassan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bassem A. Hassan has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 27 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Bassem A. Hassan's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (33 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (30 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (17 papers). Bassem A. Hassan is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (33 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (30 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (17 papers). Bassem A. Hassan collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and United States. Bassem A. Hassan's co-authors include Hugo J. Bellen, Huda Y. Zoghbi, Nessan Bermingham, Natalie De Geest, P. Robin Hiesinger, Nissim Ben‐Arie, Simon Reeve, Anna Lysakowski, Steven D. Price and Melissa A. Vollrath and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Bassem A. Hassan

114 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Math1 : An Essential Gene for the Generation of Inner Ear Hair Cells

1999 878 citations Bassem A. Hassan, Hugo J. Bellen et al. Science profile →
Gene prioritization through genomic data fusion

2006 661 citations Stein Aerts, Bassem A. Hassan et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bassem A. Hassan Belgium	40	3.9k	1.7k	1.6k	1.0k	800	117	6.6k
Wayne N. Frankel United States	43	5.2k 1.3×	2.0k 1.2×	1.9k 1.2×	366 0.4×	576 0.7×	84	8.3k
Bosiljka Tasic United States	28	4.7k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	931 0.6×	365 0.4×	781 1.0×	49	7.4k
Susan M. Sunkin United States	28	5.3k 1.4×	2.2k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	348 0.3×	1.7k 2.1×	44	10.0k
Linda Madisen United States	27	4.1k 1.1×	2.5k 1.4×	905 0.6×	564 0.6×	1.3k 1.6×	40	8.7k
Shiaoching Gong United States	30	4.2k 1.1×	3.3k 2.0×	1.6k 1.0×	306 0.3×	1.8k 2.3×	60	8.7k
Patrick M. Nolan United Kingdom	36	2.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	767 0.5×	273 0.3×	641 0.8×	108	5.2k
Michael Hawrylycz United States	32	4.1k 1.1×	2.4k 1.4×	848 0.5×	353 0.4×	1.7k 2.2×	64	8.6k
Hiroshi Kiyonari Japan	62	7.7k 2.0×	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	347 0.3×	334 0.4×	251	13.0k
Sten Linnarsson Sweden	45	10.5k 2.7×	2.8k 1.7×	1.4k 0.8×	492 0.5×	942 1.2×	79	15.8k
Seung Wook Oh United States	15	3.3k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	577 0.4×	337 0.3×	1.0k 1.3×	32	6.8k

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Cassar, Marlène, Corentine Marie, Zeynep Kalender Atak, et al.. (2025). Temporal transcriptional regulation of mitochondrial morphology primes activity-dependent circuit connectivity. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8173–8173.

Hassan, Bassem A., et al.. (2024). Timing neurogenesis: a clock or an algorithm?. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 85. 102156–102156. 1 indexed citations

Hassan, Bassem A., et al.. (2024). GENETIC VARIATION OF HOUSEKEEPING GENES IN MULTIDRUG RESISTANT PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA. 1(10). 14–28. 1 indexed citations

Linneweber, Gerit Arne, et al.. (2023). EGFR-dependent suppression of synaptic autophagy is required for neuronal circuit development. Current Biology. 33(3). 517–532.e5. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Tengyuan, Azadeh Saffarian, Jun Komatsu, et al.. (2023). The temporal balance between self-renewal and differentiation of human neural stem cells requires the amyloid precursor protein. Science Advances. 9(24). eadd5002–eadd5002. 7 indexed citations

Hassan, Bassem A., et al.. (2023). The brain on time: links between development and neurodegeneration. Development. 150(10). 17 indexed citations

Ballabio, Claudio, Konstantin Okonechnikov, Marica Anderle, et al.. (2021). Notch1 switches progenitor competence in inducing medulloblastoma. Science Advances. 7(26). 10 indexed citations

Linneweber, Gerit Arne, Radoslaw K. Ejsmont, Andrew Straw, et al.. (2020). A neurodevelopmental origin of behavioral individuality in the Drosophila visual system. Science. 367(6482). 1112–1119. 75 indexed citations

Contreras, Esteban G., et al.. (2019). Slit neuronal secretion coordinates optic lobe morphogenesis in Drosophila. Developmental Biology. 458(1). 32–42. 10 indexed citations

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Yan, Jiekun, Annelies Claeys, Natalie De Geest, et al.. (2017). Evolutionary changes in transcription factor coding sequence quantitatively alter sensory organ development and function. eLife. 6. 23 indexed citations

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Franco, Luis M., et al.. (2017). Reduced Lateral Inhibition Impairs Olfactory Computations and Behaviors in a Drosophila Model of Fragile X Syndrome. Current Biology. 27(8). 1111–1123. 35 indexed citations

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Hu, Shu, Xi Ren, Natalie De Geest, et al.. (2016). The Drosophila neurogenin Tap functionally interacts with the Wnt-PCP pathway to regulate neuronal extension and guidance. Development. 143(15). 2760–2766. 30 indexed citations

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Hassan, Bassem A., et al.. (2014). A Scalable Framework for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Simulation. 43–51. 3 indexed citations

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Oliva, Carlos, et al.. (2014). Proper connectivity of Drosophila motion detector neurons requires Atonal function in progenitor cells. Neural Development. 9(1). 4–4. 19 indexed citations

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Hassan, Bassem A., et al.. (2012). Genetic approaches in Drosophila for the study neurodevelopmental disorders. Neuropharmacology. 68. 150–156. 4 indexed citations

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Ayaz, Derya, Marcus Koch, Mohammed Srahna, et al.. (2008). Axonal Injury and Regeneration in the Adult Brain of Drosophila. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(23). 6010–6021. 75 indexed citations

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Quan, Xiao‐Jiang & Bassem A. Hassan. (2005). From skin to nerve: flies, vertebrates and the first helix. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 62(18). 2036–2049. 36 indexed citations

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Quan, Xiao‐Jiang, Tinneke Denayer, Jiekun Yan, et al.. (2004). Evolution of neural precursor selection: functional divergence of proneural proteins. Development. 131(8). 1679–1689. 50 indexed citations

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Hassan, Bassem A. & Hugo J. Bellen. (2000). Doing the MATH: is the mouse a good model for fly development?. Genes & Development. 14(15). 1852–1865. 124 indexed citations

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Hassan, Bassem A., Pavel Hozák, Rachel J. Errington, Dean A. Jackson, & Peter R. Cook. (1994). ACTIVE POLYMERASES FIXED IN REPLICATION AND TRANSCRIPTION FACTORIES. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 83–83. 7 indexed citations

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