Fikadu Tafesse

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Fikadu Tafesse is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fikadu Tafesse has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Infectious Diseases and 12 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Fikadu Tafesse's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (19 papers), Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (14 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers). Fikadu Tafesse is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (19 papers), Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (14 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers). Fikadu Tafesse collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Netherlands. Fikadu Tafesse's co-authors include Joost C. M. Holthuis, Philipp Ternes, Hans C. Leier, Timothy A. Bates, William B. Messer, Pentti Somerharju, Martin Hermansson, Marcel E. Curlin, Jules B. Weinstein and Savannah K. McBride and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Fikadu Tafesse

51 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Vaccination before or after SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to robust humoral response and antibodies that effectively neutralize variants

2022 173 citations Timothy A. Bates, Savannah K. McBride et al. Science Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fikadu Tafesse United States	23	1.2k	665	292	280	280	57	2.1k
Carlos A. Gómez United States	21	1.0k 0.9×	264 0.4×	188 0.6×	279 1.0×	209 0.7×	58	2.2k
Sumana Sanyal United Kingdom	25	944 0.8×	318 0.5×	352 1.2×	352 1.3×	113 0.4×	39	1.7k
Alex K. Lancaster United States	22	1.6k 1.4×	374 0.6×	717 2.5×	167 0.6×	223 0.8×	34	3.0k
Matthieu Prot France	19	728 0.6×	392 0.6×	162 0.6×	102 0.4×	283 1.0×	34	1.6k
C.E. Naylor United Kingdom	30	1.7k 1.4×	702 1.1×	362 1.2×	149 0.5×	165 0.6×	49	2.8k
Junko S. Takeuchi Japan	23	1.2k 1.0×	275 0.4×	349 1.2×	265 0.9×	77 0.3×	85	2.1k
Boris M. Hogema Netherlands	35	1.3k 1.1×	865 1.3×	77 0.3×	146 0.5×	390 1.4×	83	3.3k
Dennis C. Ko United States	22	912 0.8×	500 0.8×	384 1.3×	334 1.2×	549 2.0×	55	2.3k
Chao Zhao China	27	1.2k 1.0×	149 0.2×	291 1.0×	164 0.6×	180 0.6×	89	2.5k
Nicholas J. Matheson United Kingdom	20	991 0.8×	427 0.6×	394 1.3×	58 0.2×	329 1.2×	44	2.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Guzman, Gaelen, Helene Jahn, Jennifer Kyle, et al.. (2025). Characterization of Caenorhabditis elegans sphingomyelin synthases through heterologous expression. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(7). 110300–110300.

Nguyenla, Xammy, et al.. (2025). Immune imprinting and vaccine interval determine antibody responses to monovalent XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccination. Communications Medicine. 5(1). 182–182.

Alfadhli, Ayna, et al.. (2024). A nanobody interaction with SARS-COV-2 Spike allows the versatile targeting of lentivirus vectors. Journal of Virology. 98(9). e0079524–e0079524.

Bates, Timothy A., Xammy Nguyenla, Jessica R. Ingram, et al.. (2024). ESAT-6 undergoes self-association at phagosomal pH and an ESAT-6-specific nanobody restricts M. tuberculosis growth in macrophages. eLife. 12. 6 indexed citations

Bates, Timothy A., et al.. (2024). Biolayer interferometry for measuring the kinetics of protein–protein interactions and nanobody binding. Nature Protocols. 20(4). 861–883. 8 indexed citations

Bates, Timothy A., Xammy Nguyenla, Jessica R. Ingram, et al.. (2023). ESAT-6 undergoes self-association at phagosomal pH and an ESAT-6-specific nanobody restricts M. tuberculosis growth in macrophages. eLife. 12. 5 indexed citations

Adhikari, Emily H., Jessica Pruszynski, Timothy A. Bates, et al.. (2023). Diverging Maternal and Cord Antibody Functions From SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination in Pregnancy. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 229(2). 462–472. 7 indexed citations

Bates, Timothy A., Hans C. Leier, Savannah K. McBride, et al.. (2023). An extended interval between vaccination and infection enhances hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants. JCI Insight. 8(5). 20 indexed citations

Bates, Timothy A., Savannah K. McBride, Hans C. Leier, et al.. (2022). Vaccination before or after SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to robust humoral response and antibodies that effectively neutralize variants. Science Immunology. 7(68). eabn8014–eabn8014. 173 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kyle, Jennifer, Hans C. Leier, Lisa Bramer, et al.. (2022). A global lipid map reveals host dependency factors conserved across SARS-CoV-2 variants. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3487–3487. 38 indexed citations

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Lyski, Zoë L., Amanda E. Brunton, Sarah Siegel, et al.. (2021). Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–Specific Memory B Cells From Individuals With Diverse Disease Severities Recognize SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 225(6). 947–956. 12 indexed citations

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Bates, Timothy A., et al.. (2021). Cross-reactivity of SARS-CoV structural protein antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. Cell Reports. 34(7). 108737–108737. 49 indexed citations

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Barklis, Eric, Ayna Alfadhli, Jennifer Kyle, et al.. (2021). Ceramide synthase 2 deletion decreases the infectivity of HIV-1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100340–100340. 18 indexed citations

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Alfadhli, Ayna, et al.. (2021). Capsid-specific nanobody effects on HIV-1 assembly and infectivity. Virology. 562. 19–28. 9 indexed citations

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Leier, Hans C., Jules B. Weinstein, Jennifer Kyle, et al.. (2020). A global lipid map defines a network essential for Zika virus replication. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3652–3652. 63 indexed citations

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Bryson, Bryan D., Tracy R. Rosebrock, Fikadu Tafesse, et al.. (2019). Heterogeneous GM-CSF signaling in macrophages is associated with control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2329–2329. 58 indexed citations

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Leier, Hans C., William B. Messer, & Fikadu Tafesse. (2018). Lipids and pathogenic flaviviruses: An intimate union. PLoS Pathogens. 14(5). e1006952–e1006952. 45 indexed citations

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Bachran, Christopher, Matthias Schröder, Juan J. Cragnolini, et al.. (2017). The activity of myeloid cell-specific VHH immunotoxins is target-, epitope-, subset- and organ dependent. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 17916–17916. 17 indexed citations

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Strijbis, Karin, Fikadu Tafesse, Gregory D. Fairn, et al.. (2013). Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) and Vav1 Contribute to Dectin1-Dependent Phagocytosis of Candida albicans in Macrophages. PLoS Pathogens. 9(6). e1003446–e1003446. 66 indexed citations

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Tafesse, Fikadu, Martin Hermansson, Joep van den Dikkenberg, et al.. (2007). Both Sphingomyelin Synthases SMS1 and SMS2 Are Required for Sphingomyelin Homeostasis and Growth in Human HeLa Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(24). 17537–17547. 187 indexed citations

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