Galal Yahya

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Galal Yahya is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Galal Yahya has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Plant Science and 8 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Galal Yahya's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (5 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (5 papers). Galal Yahya is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (5 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (5 papers). Galal Yahya collaborates with scholars based in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Germany. Galal Yahya's co-authors include Simona Cavalu, Sameh Saber, Kamel Metwally, Mahmoud E. Youssef, Mohamed M. Abdel‐Daim, Yahya Al Naggar, Marwa A. Abdel-Dayem, Martí Aldea, Eva Parisi and Mihaela Simona Popoviciu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Galal Yahya

68 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Emerging Role of GLP-1 Agonists in Obesity: A Comprehensi... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 40 80 120
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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. Emerging Role of GLP-1 Agonists in Obesity: A Comprehensive Review of Randomised Controlled Trials
    2023 136 citations Galal Yahya, Kamel Metwally et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Galal Yahya Egypt 24 536 174 147 133 109 74 1.4k
Vishakha Singh India 23 560 1.0× 110 0.6× 112 0.8× 84 0.6× 104 1.0× 38 1.3k
Peipei Yin China 25 563 1.1× 162 0.9× 212 1.4× 116 0.9× 78 0.7× 56 1.5k
Weicang Wang United States 23 569 1.1× 89 0.5× 99 0.7× 116 0.9× 78 0.7× 44 1.4k
Mohnad Abdalla China 25 634 1.2× 75 0.4× 234 1.6× 135 1.0× 195 1.8× 145 1.9k
Deepak Kumar India 20 675 1.3× 154 0.9× 212 1.4× 60 0.5× 77 0.7× 76 1.4k
In‐Chul Lee South Korea 21 465 0.9× 64 0.4× 135 0.9× 99 0.7× 86 0.8× 81 1.3k
Haitao Shi China 21 632 1.2× 118 0.7× 161 1.1× 118 0.9× 49 0.4× 104 1.7k
Qing Ning China 17 494 0.9× 96 0.6× 175 1.2× 146 1.1× 46 0.4× 38 1.1k
Tse‐Hung Huang Taiwan 23 761 1.4× 84 0.5× 123 0.8× 135 1.0× 41 0.4× 83 2.2k
Dae‐Geun Song South Korea 25 673 1.3× 110 0.6× 193 1.3× 126 0.9× 45 0.4× 88 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Galal Yahya

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Fields of papers citing papers by Galal Yahya

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Galal Yahya. 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 Galal Yahya. The network helps show where Galal Yahya may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Galal Yahya

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Galal Yahya. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Galal Yahya 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 Galal Yahya. Galal Yahya is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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El‐Moselhy, Tarek F., Andrea Angeli, Ahmed M. El‐Dessouki, et al.. (2024). A new framework for novel analogues of pazopanib as potent and selective human carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: Design, repurposing rational, synthesis, crystallographic, in vivo and in vitro biological assessments. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 274. 116527–116527. 30 indexed citations
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Yahya, Galal, et al.. (2024). Transcriptomic balance and optimal growth are determined by cell size. Molecular Cell. 84(17). 3288–3301.e3. 1 indexed citations
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Saber, Sameh, et al.. (2024). Silk fibroin/gelatin electrospun nanofibrous dressing loaded with roxadustat accelerates wound healing in diabetic rats via HIF-1α stabilization. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 103. 106439–106439. 1 indexed citations
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Rahim, Kashif, Ihtisham Ul Haq, Muhammad Nawaz, et al.. (2024). Revolutionizing Treatment Strategies for Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders: The Impact of Dipeptidyl-Peptidase 4 Inhibitors. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 17. 1897–1917. 2 indexed citations
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Attia, Mai, et al.. (2024). Mitigating diabetes-related complications: Empowering metformin with cholecalciferol and taurine supplementation in type 2 diabetic rats. World Journal of Diabetes. 15(8). 1778–1792. 1 indexed citations
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Yahya, Galal, et al.. (2023). Emerging Role of GLP-1 Agonists in Obesity: A Comprehensive Review of Randomised Controlled Trials. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(13). 10449–10449. 136 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abdelfattah, Mohamed A. O., et al.. (2023). Pharmaceutical polymers and P-glycoprotein: Current trends and possible outcomes in drug delivery. Materials Today Communications. 34. 105318–105318. 17 indexed citations
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Metwally, Kamel, Nader E. Abo‐Dya, Mohammed Issa Alahmdi, et al.. (2023). The Unusual Architecture of RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase (RdRp)’s Catalytic Chamber Provides a Potential Strategy for Combination Therapy against COVID-19. Molecules. 28(6). 2806–2806. 3 indexed citations
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Awan, Zuhier, et al.. (2023). Optimizing Eco-Friendly Degradation of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic Using Environmental Strains of Malassezia Species and Aspergillus fumigatus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(20). 15452–15452. 23 indexed citations
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Mostafa, Islam, Ibrahim H. Eissa, Ahmed M. Metwaly, et al.. (2023). Phytoestrogen β-Sitosterol Exhibits Potent In Vitro Antiviral Activity against Influenza A Viruses. Vaccines. 11(2). 228–228. 22 indexed citations
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Sethi, Yashendra, et al.. (2023). Streptomyces Paradigm in Anticancer Therapy: A State-of-the Art Review. Current Cancer Therapy Reviews. 20(4). 386–401. 5 indexed citations
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Pijuan, Jordi, David F. Moreno, Galal Yahya, et al.. (2023). Regulatory and pathogenic mechanisms in response to iron deficiency and excess in fungi. Microbial Biotechnology. 16(11). 2053–2071. 16 indexed citations
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Abdullah, Abdullah, Tahir Hussain, Shah Faisal, et al.. (2023). Zingiber officinale rhizome extracts mediated ni nanoparticles and its promising biomedical and environmental applications. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. 23(1). 349–349. 14 indexed citations
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Shaldam, Moataz A., et al.. (2021). In silico screening of potent bioactive compounds from honeybee products against COVID-19 target enzymes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(30). 40507–40514. 56 indexed citations
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Amponsah, Prince Saforo, et al.. (2021). Peroxiredoxins couple metabolism and cell division in an ultradian cycle. Nature Chemical Biology. 17(4). 477–484. 22 indexed citations
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Yahya, Galal, et al.. (2020). Stress granules display bistable dynamics modulated by Cdk. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(3). 8 indexed citations
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Yahya, Galal, et al.. (2014). A Whi7-Anchored Loop Controls the G1 Cdk-Cyclin Complex at Start. Molecular Cell. 53(1). 115–126. 42 indexed citations

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