Behzad Yeganeh

14.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Behzad Yeganeh is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Behzad Yeganeh has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Epidemiology, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Behzad Yeganeh's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (18 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (7 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (5 papers). Behzad Yeganeh is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (18 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (7 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (5 papers). Behzad Yeganeh collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Iran and Sweden. Behzad Yeganeh's co-authors include Saeid Ghavami, Mohammad Hashemi, Sudharsana Rao Ande, Andrew J. Halayko, Hessam H. Kashani, Adel Rezaei Moghadam, Shahla Shojaei, Marek Łoś, Thomas Klonisch and Ali Akbar Owji and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Behzad Yeganeh

40 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Autophagy and apoptosis dysfunction in neurodegenerative disorders

2013 831 citations Saeid Ghavami, Shahla Shojaei et al. Progress in Neurobiology profile →
Apoptosis and cancer: mutations within caspase genes

2009 574 citations Saeid Ghavami, Mohammad Hashemi et al. Journal of Medical Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Behzad Yeganeh Canada	25	1.4k	1.0k	397	379	377	41	3.3k
Yanjun Li China	25	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	279 0.7×	341 0.9×	185 0.5×	66	3.2k
Hui Gong China	34	2.0k 1.4×	561 0.5×	245 0.6×	495 1.3×	358 0.9×	140	4.1k
Eiji Warabi Japan	31	1.5k 1.1×	651 0.6×	274 0.7×	438 1.2×	186 0.5×	81	2.8k
Sudharsana Rao Ande Canada	28	2.4k 1.6×	933 0.9×	506 1.3×	495 1.3×	231 0.6×	55	4.3k
Lu Yu China	35	1.6k 1.1×	577 0.6×	179 0.5×	419 1.1×	296 0.8×	166	3.5k
Mireia Niso‐Santano Spain	29	2.2k 1.5×	2.0k 2.0×	505 1.3×	491 1.3×	313 0.8×	57	4.4k
Pil‐Hoon Park South Korea	39	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	175 0.4×	453 1.2×	312 0.8×	123	3.6k
Rodrigo Troncoso Chile	29	1.7k 1.2×	912 0.9×	636 1.6×	536 1.4×	318 0.8×	76	3.2k
Seon‐Yong Jeong South Korea	25	3.4k 2.4×	712 0.7×	354 0.9×	578 1.5×	152 0.4×	79	4.6k
Akihito Ishigami Japan	38	2.0k 1.4×	398 0.4×	459 1.2×	876 2.3×	397 1.1×	194	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Behzad Yeganeh

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Behzad Yeganeh's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Behzad Yeganeh with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Behzad Yeganeh more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Behzad Yeganeh

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Behzad Yeganeh. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Behzad Yeganeh. The network helps show where Behzad Yeganeh may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Behzad Yeganeh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Behzad Yeganeh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Behzad Yeganeh based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Behzad Yeganeh. Behzad Yeganeh is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Yeganeh, Behzad, Joyce Lee, Leonardo Ermini, et al.. (2018). Acid Sphingomyelinase Inhibition Attenuates Cell Death in Mechanically Ventilated Newborn Rat Lung. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 199(6). 760–772. 19 indexed citations

Yeganeh, Behzad, et al.. (2018). Explant Culture for Studying Lung Development. Methods in molecular biology. 1752. 81–90. 9 indexed citations

Ermini, Leonardo, Megan Melland‐Smith, Behzad Yeganeh, et al.. (2017). A Single Sphingomyelin Species Promotes Exosomal Release of Endoglin into the Maternal Circulation in Preeclampsia. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12172–12172. 60 indexed citations

Peymani, Payam, Saeid Ghavami, Behzad Yeganeh, et al.. (2016). Effect of chloroquine on some clinical and biochemical parameters in non-response chronic hepatitis C virus infection patients: pilot clinical trial.. PubMed. 87(1). 46–53. 9 indexed citations

Peymani, Payam, Behzad Yeganeh, Siamak Sabour, et al.. (2016). New use of an old drug: chloroquine reduces viral and ALT levels in HCV non-responders (a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial). Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 94(6). 613–619. 32 indexed citations

Yeganeh, Behzad. (2015). Hepatitis B and C virus-induced hepatitis: Apoptosis, autophagy, and unfolded protein response. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 21(47). 13225–13225. 61 indexed citations

Yeganeh, Behzad, et al.. (2015). Autophagy in airway diseases: a new frontier in human asthma?. Allergy. 71(1). 5–14. 70 indexed citations

Ermini, Leonardo, Cameron Ackerley, Jinxia Wang, et al.. (2015). Acellular Lung Scaffolds Direct Differentiation of Endoderm to Functional Airway Epithelial Cells: Requirement of Matrix-Bound HS Proteoglycans. Stem Cell Reports. 4(3). 419–430. 79 indexed citations

Ghavami, Saeid, Behzad Yeganeh, Darren H. Freed, et al.. (2015). Autophagy is a regulator of TGF-β1-induced fibrogenesis in primary human atrial myofibroblasts. Cell Death and Disease. 6(3). e1696–e1696. 170 indexed citations

10.

Ghavami, Saeid, Pawan Sharma, Behzad Yeganeh, et al.. (2014). Airway mesenchymal cell death by mevalonate cascade inhibition: Integration of autophagy, unfolded protein response and apoptosis focusing on Bcl2 family proteins. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1843(7). 1259–1271. 61 indexed citations

11.

Ghavami, Saeid, Shahla Shojaei, Behzad Yeganeh, et al.. (2013). Autophagy and apoptosis dysfunction in neurodegenerative disorders. Progress in Neurobiology. 112. 24–49. 831 indexed citations breakdown →

12.

Yeganeh, Behzad, et al.. (2013). Different Faces of Hepatocellular Carcinoma as a Health Threat in 21st Century. Hepatitis Monthly. 13(2). e9308–e9308. 6 indexed citations

13.

Sharma, Pawan, Min Hyung Ryu, Sujata Basu, et al.. (2012). Epithelium‐dependent modulation of responsiveness of airways from caveolin‐1 knockout mice is mediated through cyclooxygenase‐2 and 5‐lipoxygenase. British Journal of Pharmacology. 167(3). 548–560. 16 indexed citations

14.

Yeganeh, Behzad, Hesam Movassagh, Cynthia Koziol‐White, et al.. (2012). Emerging mediators of airway smooth muscle dysfunction in asthma. Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 26(1). 105–111. 29 indexed citations

15.

Ghavami, Saeid, Ryan H. Cunnington, Behzad Yeganeh, et al.. (2012). Autophagy regulates trans fatty acid-mediated apoptosis in primary cardiac myofibroblasts. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1823(12). 2274–2286. 37 indexed citations

16.

Ghavami, Saeid, Mark M. Mutawe, Pawan Sharma, et al.. (2011). Mevalonate Cascade Regulation of Airway Mesenchymal Cell Autophagy and Apoptosis: A Dual Role for p53. PLoS ONE. 6(1). e16523–e16523. 79 indexed citations

17.

Ghavami, Saeid, Mohammad Hashemi, Sudharsana Rao Ande, et al.. (2009). Apoptosis and cancer: mutations within caspase genes. Journal of Medical Genetics. 46(8). 497–510. 574 indexed citations breakdown →

18.

DeClercq, Vanessa, et al.. (2005). Paradoxical Effects of Fenofibrate and Nicotinic Acid in Apo E-Deficient Mice. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 46(1). 18–24. 20 indexed citations

19.

Nashed, Baher, Behzad Yeganeh, Kent T. HayGlass, & Mohammed H. Moghadasian. (2005). Antiatherogenic Effects of Dietary Plant Sterols Are Associated with Inhibition of Proinflammatory Cytokine Production in Apo E-KO Mice. Journal of Nutrition. 135(10). 2438–2444. 91 indexed citations

20.

Yeganeh, Behzad, et al.. (2000). The epidemiology of AIDS in Iran from beginning until now. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 58(4). 79–88. 2 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact