Faisal Fecto

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Faisal Fecto is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Faisal Fecto has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Neurology, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Faisal Fecto's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (9 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (4 papers). Faisal Fecto is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (9 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (4 papers). Faisal Fecto collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Pakistan. Faisal Fecto's co-authors include Teepu Siddique, Han‐Xiang Deng, Nailah Siddique, Senda Ajroud‐Driss, Kaouther Ajroud, Yong Shi, Eileen H. Bigio, Hong Zhai, Enrico Mugnaini and Marco Martina and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Faisal Fecto

18 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

  1. <emph type="ital">SQSTM1</emph> Mutations in Familial and Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
    2011 503 citations Faisal Fecto Archives of Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Faisal Fecto United States 13 984 669 532 314 287 19 1.6k
Eva Teuling Netherlands 12 444 0.5× 462 0.7× 238 0.4× 178 0.6× 274 1.0× 14 1.1k
Nailah Siddique United States 14 525 0.5× 383 0.6× 295 0.6× 216 0.7× 199 0.7× 20 938
Sandra Minotti Canada 20 865 0.9× 839 1.3× 335 0.6× 272 0.9× 338 1.2× 29 1.6k
Masako M. Bilak United States 20 198 0.2× 664 1.0× 104 0.2× 215 0.7× 377 1.3× 26 1.3k
Kim A. Staats Belgium 16 383 0.4× 354 0.5× 199 0.4× 134 0.4× 119 0.4× 26 848
Hoon Shim United States 15 754 0.8× 520 0.8× 164 0.3× 228 0.7× 434 1.5× 20 1.3k
Kathleen M. Schoch United States 16 432 0.4× 666 1.0× 284 0.5× 310 1.0× 347 1.2× 24 1.5k
Ingrid Goebel Germany 13 675 0.7× 619 0.9× 70 0.1× 307 1.0× 310 1.1× 18 1.4k
Owen M. Peters United Kingdom 21 685 0.7× 466 0.7× 199 0.4× 164 0.5× 342 1.2× 28 1.2k
Thomas W. Gould United States 19 344 0.3× 535 0.8× 236 0.4× 99 0.3× 477 1.7× 37 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Faisal Fecto

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Fecto, Faisal, et al.. (2014). Protein recycling pathways in neurodegenerative diseases. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 6(2). 13–13. 25 indexed citations
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Gorrie, George, Faisal Fecto, Daniel Radzicki, et al.. (2014). Dendritic spinopathy in transgenic mice expressing ALS/dementia-linked mutant UBQLN2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(40). 14524–14529. 59 indexed citations
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Ajroud‐Driss, Senda, Faisal Fecto, Kaouther Ajroud, et al.. (2014). Mutation in the novel nuclear-encoded mitochondrial protein CHCHD10 in a family with autosomal dominant mitochondrial myopathy. Neurogenetics. 16(1). 1–9. 81 indexed citations
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Fecto, Faisal, George Gorrie, Hong Zhai, et al.. (2013). Impaired Activity of the Ubiquitin–Proteasome System in Transgenic Mice Expressing ALS/Dementia-Linked Mutant UBQLN2 (P02.170). Neurology. 80(7_supplement). 1 indexed citations
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Fecto, Faisal, et al.. (2012). Autophagy Is Impaired by UBQLN2 Mutations Linked to ALS/FTD (P05.164). Neurology. 78(Meeting Abstracts 1). P05.164–P05.164. 3 indexed citations
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Fecto, Faisal, Yong Shi, Rafiq Huda, et al.. (2011). Mutant TRPV4-mediated Toxicity Is Linked to Increased Constitutive Function in Axonal Neuropathies. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(19). 17281–17291. 42 indexed citations
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Fecto, Faisal. (2011). <emph type="ital">SQSTM1</emph> Mutations in Familial and Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Archives of Neurology. 68(11). 1440–1440. 503 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fecto, Faisal & Teepu Siddique. (2011). Making Connections: Pathology and Genetics Link Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 45(3). 663–675. 58 indexed citations
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Fecto, Faisal & Teepu Siddique. (2011). UBQLN2/P62 cellular recycling pathways in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia. Muscle & Nerve. 45(2). 157–162. 41 indexed citations
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Klein, Christopher J., Yong Shi, Faisal Fecto, et al.. (2011). TRPV4 mutations and cytotoxic hypercalcemia in axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathies. Neurology. 76(10). 887–894. 64 indexed citations
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Deng, Han‐Xiang, Hong Zhai, Eileen H. Bigio, et al.. (2010). FUS‐immunoreactive inclusions are a common feature in sporadic and non‐SOD1 familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Annals of Neurology. 67(6). 739–748. 264 indexed citations
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Fecto, Faisal, et al.. (2010). An unusual case of familial ALS and cerebellar ataxia. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 11(6). 568–570. 11 indexed citations
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Yan, J, Han‐Xiang Deng, N. Siddique, et al.. (2010). Frameshift and novel mutations in FUS in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and ALS/dementia. Neurology. 75(9). 807–814. 155 indexed citations
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Fecto, Faisal, Han‐Xiang Deng, & Teepu Siddique. (2010). Discovering the connection between familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: pathology trumps genetics. Future Neurology. 5(5). 625–628. 3 indexed citations
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Ajroud‐Driss, Senda, Faisal Fecto, Kaouther Ajroud, et al.. (2009). A novel de novo MFN2 mutation causing CMT2A with upper motor neuron signs. Neurogenetics. 10(4). 359–361. 11 indexed citations
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Deng, Han‐Xiang, Christopher J. Klein, Jianhua Yan, et al.. (2009). Scapuloperoneal spinal muscular atrophy and CMT2C are allelic disorders caused by alterations in TRPV4. Nature Genetics. 42(2). 165–169. 189 indexed citations
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Watson, Robert, James E.C. Jepson, Isabel Bermúdez, et al.. (2005). α7-Acetylcholine receptor antibodies in two patients with Rasmussen encephalitis. Neurology. 65(11). 1802–1804. 52 indexed citations
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Fecto, Faisal, et al.. (2004). Patterns of tuberculosis in the central nervous system. eCommons - AKU (Aga Khan University). 99. 2 indexed citations
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SAEED, SHEIKH A., et al.. (2004). Signaling mechanisms mediated by G-protein coupled receptors in human platelets.. PubMed. 25(7). 887–92. 13 indexed citations

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