Dimah Saade

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 777 citations indexed

About

Dimah Saade is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dimah Saade has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 777 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Dimah Saade's work include Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (5 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (4 papers) and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry (4 papers). Dimah Saade is often cited by papers focused on Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (5 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (4 papers) and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry (4 papers). Dimah Saade collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom. Dimah Saade's co-authors include Carsten G. Bönnemann, Alexander T. Chesler, Marcin Szczot, Nima Ghitani, A. Reghan Foley, Sandra Donkervoort, Ruby M. Lam, Jaquette Liljencrantz, M. Catherine Bushnell and Ardem Patapoutian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Dimah Saade

26 papers receiving 761 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.

PIEZO2 in sensory neurons and urothelial cells coordinates urination

2020 132 citations Kara L. Marshall, Dimah Saade et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dimah Saade United States	12	383	334	120	77	76	27	777
Gabriella Egeo Italy	27	419 1.1×	126 0.4×	147 1.2×	67 0.9×	64 0.8×	69	1.6k
Isın Ünal-Çevik Türkiye	10	180 0.5×	180 0.5×	147 1.2×	61 0.8×	72 0.9×	26	801
Jussi Kupari Sweden	10	181 0.5×	193 0.6×	132 1.1×	25 0.3×	86 1.1×	16	606
Jarrad M. Scarlett United States	26	543 1.4×	406 1.2×	222 1.9×	103 1.3×	15 0.2×	45	1.5k
Hai‐Lei Ding China	20	388 1.0×	353 1.1×	315 2.6×	46 0.6×	23 0.3×	41	1.1k
David L. Keefe United States	16	171 0.4×	180 0.5×	95 0.8×	45 0.6×	25 0.3×	24	897
Donald J. Joseph United States	16	220 0.6×	293 0.9×	319 2.7×	103 1.3×	46 0.6×	33	996
David A. Menassa United Kingdom	15	252 0.7×	225 0.7×	79 0.7×	42 0.5×	14 0.2×	26	962
Geoffrey Burnstock United Kingdom	18	338 0.9×	312 0.9×	198 1.6×	35 0.5×	74 1.0×	32	1.3k
Li‐Hsien Lin United States	20	342 0.9×	288 0.9×	323 2.7×	43 0.6×	61 0.8×	46	938

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Shchelochkov, Oleg A., Randy J. Chandler, Lina Li, et al.. (2025). Adeno-Associated Virus Gene Therapy Development: Early Planning and Regulatory Considerations to Advance the Platform Vector Gene Therapy Program. Human Gene Therapy. 36(5-6). 653–662. 1 indexed citations

Sandgren, Jeremy A, et al.. (2024). A Severe Reaction After Phototherapy in a Neonate With X-Linked Protoporphyria. PEDIATRICS. 154(2).

Donkervoort, Sandra, Ying Hu, Sarah Neuhaus, et al.. (2024). Clinical, immunohistochemical, and genetic characterization of splice-altering biallelic DES variants: Therapeutic implications. Human Genetics and Genomics Advances. 5(2). 100274–100274. 1 indexed citations

Servais, Laurent, et al.. (2023). 261st ENMC International Workshop: Management of safety issues arising following AAV gene therapy. 17th-19th June 2022, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands. Neuromuscular Disorders. 33(11). 884–896. 16 indexed citations

Lam, Ruby M., Lars J. von Buchholtz, Mélanie Falgairolle, et al.. (2023). PIEZO2 and perineal mechanosensation are essential for sexual function. Science. 381(6660). 906–910. 26 indexed citations

Servin‐Vences, M. Rocio, Ruby M. Lam, Dimah Saade, et al.. (2023). PIEZO2 in somatosensory neurons controls gastrointestinal transit. Cell. 186(16). 3386–3399.e15. 61 indexed citations

Foley, A. Reghan, Sandra Donkervoort, Diana Bharucha‐Goebel, et al.. (2023). P285 Bi-allelic variants in HMGCR cause limb girdle muscular dystrophy and further implicate the mevalonate pathway in muscle disease. Neuromuscular Disorders. 33. S114–S114. 1 indexed citations

Mroczek, Magdalena, Cheryl Longman, Maria Elena Farrugia, et al.. (2022). FXR1-related congenital myopathy: expansion of the clinical and genetic spectrum. Journal of Medical Genetics. 59(11). 1069–1074. 3 indexed citations

Horton, Rebecca H., Dimah Saade, Eli Harriss, et al.. (2022). A systematic review of adeno-associated virus gene therapies in neurology: the need for consistent safety monitoring of a promising treatment. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 93(12). jnnp–2022. 15 indexed citations

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Saade, Dimah, Diana Bharucha‐Goebel, A. Reghan Foley, et al.. (2021). Ethical challenges for a new generation of early-phase pediatric gene therapy trials. Genetics in Medicine. 23(11). 2057–2066. 11 indexed citations

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Shieh, Perry B., James J. Dowling, Wolfgang Müller‐Felber, et al.. (2021). CLINICAL TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS. Neuromuscular Disorders. 31. S47–S47. 1 indexed citations

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Marshall, Kara L., Dimah Saade, Nima Ghitani, et al.. (2020). PIEZO2 in sensory neurons and urothelial cells coordinates urination. Nature. 588(7837). 290–295. 132 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nagi, Saad S., Andrew Marshall, Ewa Jarocka, et al.. (2019). An ultrafast system for signaling mechanical pain in human skin. Science Advances. 5(7). eaaw1297–eaaw1297. 84 indexed citations

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Saade, Dimah, Sarah Neuhaus, A. Reghan Foley, & Carsten G. Bönnemann. (2019). The Use of Muscle Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Congenital Disorders of Muscle in the Age of Next Generation Genetics. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology. 29. 44–54. 7 indexed citations

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Saade, Dimah, et al.. (2019). Utility of neuromuscular ultrasound for electromyographic needle localization within diseased muscle. Muscle & Nerve. 60(6). E38–E40. 3 indexed citations

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Szczot, Marcin, Jaquette Liljencrantz, Nima Ghitani, et al.. (2018). PIEZO2 mediates injury-induced tactile pain in mice and humans. Science Translational Medicine. 10(462). 212 indexed citations

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Saade, Dimah & Charuta Joshi. (2015). Pure Cannabidiol in the Treatment of Malignant Migrating Partial Seizures in Infancy: A Case Report. Pediatric Neurology. 52(5). 544–547. 34 indexed citations

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Willer, Tobias, Dimah Saade, Tahseen Mozaffar, et al.. (2015). GMPPB-Associated Dystroglycanopathy: Emerging Common Variants with Phenotype Correlation. Human Mutation. 36(12). 1159–1163. 31 indexed citations

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Osman, Hesham, et al.. (2014). Expanding the comprehensive national neonatal screening programme in the United Arab Emirates from 1995 to 2011. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 20(1). 17–23. 39 indexed citations

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Saade, Dimah, et al.. (1999). A Comparison of Infants Affected with Congenital Abnormalities Born in the Inpatient Clinic or Treated in the Outpatient Clinic of the Same Hospital in the United Arab Emirates. Congenital Anomalies. 39(4). 253–260. 1 indexed citations

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