Fatma Z. Guerfali

12.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Fatma Z. Guerfali is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fatma Z. Guerfali has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Fatma Z. Guerfali's work include Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (13 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (9 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers). Fatma Z. Guerfali is often cited by papers focused on Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (13 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (9 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers). Fatma Z. Guerfali collaborates with scholars based in Tunisia, France and South Africa. Fatma Z. Guerfali's co-authors include Alia Benkahla, Slimane Ben Miled, Christine Brun, Oussema Souiai, Dhafer Laouini, Chiraz Atri, R.M. Sghaier, Koussay Dellagi, Ghada Mkannez and Patricia Renard and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Fatma Z. Guerfali

23 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

In silico prediction of protein-protein interactions in human macrophages

2014 2.6k citations Oussema Souiai, Fatma Z. Guerfali et al. BMC Research Notes profile →
Role of Human Macrophage Polarization in Inflammation during Infectious Diseases

2018 976 citations Chiraz Atri, Fatma Z. Guerfali et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fatma Z. Guerfali Tunisia	9	2.1k	785	607	377	345	27	3.8k
Arnaud Droit Canada	36	2.1k 1.0×	428 0.5×	468 0.8×	523 1.4×	304 0.9×	183	3.8k
Rong He United States	39	2.9k 1.4×	832 1.1×	388 0.6×	513 1.4×	228 0.7×	218	4.7k
Yueqin Liu China	30	1.7k 0.8×	666 0.8×	918 1.5×	306 0.8×	205 0.6×	131	3.1k
Daisuke Okuzaki Japan	38	2.4k 1.2×	1000 1.3×	870 1.4×	650 1.7×	465 1.3×	248	4.6k
Jack Pollard United States	12	2.3k 1.1×	727 0.9×	797 1.3×	606 1.6×	378 1.1×	25	4.5k
Antoine H. C. van Kampen Netherlands	36	2.4k 1.1×	824 1.0×	438 0.7×	253 0.7×	362 1.0×	130	4.1k
Michael Hubank United Kingdom	39	3.0k 1.4×	655 0.8×	474 0.8×	725 1.9×	314 0.9×	128	5.2k
Alia Benkahla Tunisia	11	2.0k 1.0×	325 0.4×	541 0.9×	365 1.0×	204 0.6×	26	3.2k
Ping Chen China	35	2.2k 1.1×	906 1.2×	931 1.5×	828 2.2×	597 1.7×	189	4.7k
Judith M. Boer Netherlands	36	2.7k 1.3×	658 0.8×	713 1.2×	650 1.7×	370 1.1×	94	4.7k

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Mekki, Najla, Amel Ben Chehida, Daniel Leung, et al.. (2025). Case Report: Dual molecular diagnosis of gain-of-function STAT1 mutation and regulatory STAT3 variant in a patient with a hyper-IgE-like phenotype. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1646761–1646761.

Atri, Chiraz, Ghada Mkannez, R.M. Sghaier, et al.. (2025). Host–parasite interactions after in vitro infection of human macrophages by Leishmania major: Dual analysis of microRNA and mRNA profiles reveals regulation of key processes through time kinetics. Microbes and Infection. 27(4). 105502–105502.

Street, Renée, Rabia Johnson, & Fatma Z. Guerfali. (2024). Double-edged sword of wastewater surveillance. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 30. 100664–100664.

Guerfali, Fatma Z., et al.. (2024). Wastewater metagenomics in Africa: Opportunities and challenges. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(12). e0004044–e0004044.

Guerfali, Fatma Z., et al.. (2024). Exploring AI governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: gaps, efforts, and initiatives. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 1 indexed citations

Guerfali, Fatma Z., Lamia Charfi, Amel Mézlini, et al.. (2024). VISTA/CTLA4/PD1 coexpression on tumor cells confers a favorable immune microenvironment and better prognosis in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology. 14. 1352053–1352053. 3 indexed citations

Sghaier, R.M., Fatma Z. Guerfali, Amor Zâatour, et al.. (2022). Healed Lesions of Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused By Leishmania major Do Not Shelter Persistent Residual Parasites. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 839216–839216. 4 indexed citations

Guerfali, Fatma Z., Dhafer Laouini, Abdellatif Boudabous, & Fredj Tekaia. (2019). Designing and running an advanced Bioinformatics and genome analyses course in Tunisia. PLoS Computational Biology. 15(1). e1006373–e1006373. 6 indexed citations

Ghouila, Amel, Fatma Z. Guerfali, Chiraz Atri, et al.. (2016). Comparative genomics of Tunisian Leishmania major isolates causing human cutaneous leishmaniasis with contrasting clinical severity. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 50. 110–120. 8 indexed citations

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Sghaier, R.M., Tesfaye Gelanew, Carola Schweynoch, et al.. (2016). Genetic micro-heterogeneity of Leishmania major in emerging foci of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 43. 179–185. 8 indexed citations

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Sghaier, R.M., Imen Aissa, Ghada Mkannez, et al.. (2016). Treatment with synthetic lipophilic tyrosyl ester controls Leishmania major infection by reducing parasite load in BALB/c mice. Parasitology. 143(12). 1615–1621. 2 indexed citations

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Souiai, Oussema, Fatma Z. Guerfali, Slimane Ben Miled, Christine Brun, & Alia Benkahla. (2014). In silico prediction of protein-protein interactions in human macrophages. BMC Research Notes. 7(1). 157–157. 2577 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ghouila, Amel, Isabelle Florent, Fatma Z. Guerfali, et al.. (2014). Identification of Divergent Protein Domains by Combining HMM-HMM Comparisons and Co-Occurrence Detection. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e95275–e95275. 4 indexed citations

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Mkannez, Ghada, et al.. (2014). MicroRNA expression profile in human macrophage in response to leishmania major infection. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 21. 168–168. 1 indexed citations

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Lemaire, Julien, Ghada Mkannez, Fatma Z. Guerfali, et al.. (2013). MicroRNA Expression Profile in Human Macrophages in Response to Leishmania major Infection. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 7(10). e2478–e2478. 86 indexed citations

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Guerfali, Fatma Z., Khadija Ben-Aissa, Dhafer Laouini, et al.. (2012). Methodology optimizing SAGE library tag-to-gene mapping: application to Leishmania. BMC Research Notes. 5(1). 74–74. 1 indexed citations

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Sghaier, R.M., Amor Zâatour, Ghada Mkannez, et al.. (2011). Do scars caused by past history of Leishmania major Ainfection may harbor persistent parasites?. BMC Proceedings. 5(S1). 2 indexed citations

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Ghouila, Amel, Nicolas Terrapon, Olivier Gascuel, et al.. (2010). EuPathDomains: The divergent domain database for eukaryotic pathogens. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 11(4). 698–707. 6 indexed citations

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Guerfali, Fatma Z., et al.. (2008). An in silico immunological approach for prediction of CD8+ T cell epitopes of Leishmania major proteins in susceptible BALB/c and resistant C57BL/6 murine models of infection. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 9(3). 344–350. 18 indexed citations

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Guerfali, Fatma Z., Dhafer Laouini, Lamia Guizani-Tabbane, et al.. (2008). Simultaneous gene expression profiling in human macrophages infected with Leishmania major parasites using SAGE. BMC Genomics. 9(1). 238–238. 54 indexed citations

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