Hamza Atcha

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 800 citations indexed

About

Hamza Atcha is a scholar working on Physiology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hamza Atcha has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 800 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Physiology, 4 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Hamza Atcha's work include Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (5 papers), Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (3 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (3 papers). Hamza Atcha is often cited by papers focused on Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (5 papers), Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (3 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (3 papers). Hamza Atcha collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Hamza Atcha's co-authors include Wendy F. Liu, Vijaykumar S. Meli, Praveen Krishna Veerasubramanian, Raji R. Nagalla, Medha M. Pathak, Michael D. Cahalan, Amit Jairaman, Shivashankar Othy, Jesse R. Holt and Timothy L. Downing and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Cell Science and Cell stem cell.

In The Last Decade

Hamza Atcha

9 papers receiving 796 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.

Mechanically activated ion channel Piezo1 modulates macrophage polarization and stiffness sensing

2021 367 citations Hamza Atcha, Amit Jairaman et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hamza Atcha United States	7	275	262	248	196	167	9	800
Raji R. Nagalla United States	6	265 1.0×	228 0.9×	200 0.8×	189 1.0×	263 1.6×	8	941
Kosuke Yamaga Japan	7	229 0.8×	169 0.6×	107 0.4×	152 0.8×	77 0.5×	9	797
Becky K. Brisson United States	19	467 1.7×	171 0.7×	105 0.4×	58 0.3×	110 0.7×	25	969
Jessica Hsieh United States	6	155 0.6×	135 0.5×	40 0.2×	195 1.0×	125 0.7×	8	639
Ashley G. Goodman United States	8	241 0.9×	164 0.6×	72 0.3×	72 0.4×	151 0.9×	9	704
Lilian Hook United Kingdom	11	220 0.8×	267 1.0×	40 0.2×	130 0.7×	96 0.6×	19	559
M. O. Wright United Kingdom	20	492 1.8×	359 1.4×	136 0.5×	112 0.6×	149 0.9×	26	1.6k
Leah C. Biggs United States	13	581 2.1×	385 1.5×	76 0.3×	38 0.2×	75 0.4×	17	1.1k
Michael Heke United States	10	771 2.8×	89 0.3×	84 0.3×	70 0.4×	211 1.3×	15	1.2k
Younan Liu Canada	15	155 0.6×	50 0.2×	361 1.5×	44 0.2×	100 0.6×	29	696

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hamza Atcha

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

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Atcha, Hamza, Vijaykumar S. Meli, Praveen Krishna Veerasubramanian, et al.. (2024). Piezo1-mediated mechanotransduction enhances macrophage oxidized low-density lipoprotein uptake and atherogenesis. PNAS Nexus. 3(11). pgae436–pgae436. 4 indexed citations

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Atcha, Hamza, Yu Suk Choi, Ovijit Chaudhuri, & Adam J. Engler. (2023). Getting physical: Material mechanics is an intrinsic cell cue. Cell stem cell. 30(6). 750–765. 17 indexed citations

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Atcha, Hamza, et al.. (2023). AP-1 signaling modulates cardiac fibroblast stress responses. Journal of Cell Science. 136(23). 1 indexed citations

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Atcha, Hamza, Amit Jairaman, Jesse R. Holt, et al.. (2021). Mechanically activated ion channel Piezo1 modulates macrophage polarization and stiffness sensing. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3256–3256. 367 indexed citations breakdown →

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Atcha, Hamza, et al.. (2021). Crosstalk Between CD11b and Piezo1 Mediates Macrophage Responses to Mechanical Cues. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 689397–689397. 62 indexed citations

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Atcha, Hamza, Amit Jairaman, Elizabeth L. Evans, et al.. (2021). Ion channel mediated mechanotransduction in immune cells. Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science. 25(6). 100951–100951. 22 indexed citations

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Meli, Vijaykumar S., Hamza Atcha, Praveen Krishna Veerasubramanian, et al.. (2020). YAP-mediated mechanotransduction tunes the macrophage inflammatory response. Science Advances. 6(49). 209 indexed citations

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Meli, Vijaykumar S., Praveen Krishna Veerasubramanian, Hamza Atcha, et al.. (2019). Biophysical regulation of macrophages in health and disease. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 106(2). 283–299. 96 indexed citations

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Atcha, Hamza, et al.. (2018). A Low-Cost Mechanical Stretching Device for Uniaxial Strain of Cells: A Platform for Pedagogy in Mechanobiology. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 140(8). 81005–81005. 22 indexed citations

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