Hoda Elkafas

929 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 553 citations indexed

About

Hoda Elkafas is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hoda Elkafas has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 553 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 9 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Hoda Elkafas's work include Endometriosis Research and Treatment (10 papers), Uterine Myomas and Treatments (9 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (4 papers). Hoda Elkafas is often cited by papers focused on Endometriosis Research and Treatment (10 papers), Uterine Myomas and Treatments (9 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (4 papers). Hoda Elkafas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Egypt and Poland. Hoda Elkafas's co-authors include Ayman Al‐Hendy, Mohamed Ali, Michał Ciebiera, Qiwei Yang, María Victoria Bariani, Thomas G. Boyer, Sahar Esfandyari, Nahed Ismail, Hang-Soo Park and Rishi Man Chugh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Endocrine Reviews and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hoda Elkafas

16 papers receiving 547 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.

Comprehensive Review of Uterine Fibroids: Developmental Origin, Pathogenesis, and Treatment

2021 193 citations Qiwei Yang, Michał Ciebiera et al. Endocrine Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hoda Elkafas United States	9	332	302	131	99	54	16	553
Virginia Foreste Italy	12	257 0.8×	103 0.3×	117 0.9×	97 1.0×	82 1.5×	22	445
Shuai Sun China	9	278 0.8×	106 0.4×	151 1.2×	178 1.8×	61 1.1×	19	444
Maria Teresa Schettino Italy	14	108 0.3×	134 0.4×	102 0.8×	78 0.8×	42 0.8×	45	501
Sebastian Franik Netherlands	13	542 1.6×	224 0.7×	98 0.7×	82 0.8×	308 5.7×	19	819
Valeria Stella Vanni Italy	16	561 1.7×	254 0.8×	94 0.7×	250 2.5×	386 7.1×	50	796
Claudio Gustavino Italy	10	152 0.5×	153 0.5×	33 0.3×	35 0.4×	45 0.8×	32	361
Shadi Eghbal‐Fard Iran	13	113 0.3×	193 0.6×	103 0.8×	363 3.7×	158 2.9×	16	574
Bárbara Yasmin Gueuvoghlanian‐Silva Brazil	11	197 0.6×	319 1.1×	42 0.3×	257 2.6×	74 1.4×	20	483
Nissim Arbib Israel	14	94 0.3×	219 0.7×	138 1.1×	31 0.3×	79 1.5×	39	501
Annalisa Tancredi Italy	10	60 0.2×	76 0.3×	127 1.0×	69 0.7×	61 1.1×	19	411

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16 of 16 papers shown

Elkafas, Hoda, et al.. (2024). Integrating leiomyoma genetics, epigenomics, and single-cell transcriptomics reveals causal genetic variants, genes, and cell types. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1169–1169. 7 indexed citations

Elkafas, Hoda, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in Egypt (2010–2022): a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association. 98(1). 8–8. 12 indexed citations

Kanmani, Paulraj, et al.. (2023). p120-Catenin suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome activation in macrophages. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 324(5). L596–L608. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Xintong, Hoda Elkafas, Fidan Seker-Polat, et al.. (2023). Engineered MED12 mutations drive leiomyoma-like transcriptional and metabolic programs by altering the 3D genome compartmentalization. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4057–4057. 13 indexed citations

Teymournejad, Omid, et al.. (2023). Hepatocyte-specific regulation of autophagy and inflammasome activation via MyD88 during lethal Ehrlichia infection. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1212167–1212167. 2 indexed citations

Elkafas, Hoda, et al.. (2022). Gut and genital tract microbiomes: Dysbiosis and link to gynecological disorders. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 1059825–1059825. 56 indexed citations

Elkafas, Hoda, et al.. (2021). Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Vitamin D Deficiency in the Pathogenesis of Uterine Fibroids. PubMed. 5(2). 248–263. 8 indexed citations

Yang, Qiwei, Michał Ciebiera, María Victoria Bariani, et al.. (2021). Comprehensive Review of Uterine Fibroids: Developmental Origin, Pathogenesis, and Treatment. Endocrine Reviews. 43(4). 678–719. 193 indexed citations breakdown →

Ciebiera, Michał, Sahar Esfandyari, Hoda Elkafas, et al.. (2021). Nutrition in Gynecological Diseases: Current Perspectives. Nutrients. 13(4). 1178–1178. 62 indexed citations

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Esfandyari, Sahar, Hoda Elkafas, Rishi Man Chugh, et al.. (2021). Exosomes as Biomarkers for Female Reproductive Diseases Diagnosis and Therapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(4). 2165–2165. 103 indexed citations

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Elkafas, Hoda, María Victoria Bariani, Mohamed Ali, et al.. (2020). PRO-INFLAMMATORY AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESSION OF UTERINE FIBROIDS. Fertility and Sterility. 114(3). e87–e87. 6 indexed citations

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Elkafas, Hoda, Mohamed Ali, Rehab Kamel, et al.. (2020). Vitamin D3 Ameliorates DNA Damage Caused by Developmental Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors in the Uterine Myometrial Stem Cells of Eker Rats. Cells. 9(6). 1459–1459. 34 indexed citations

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Elkafas, Hoda, et al.. (2019). Targeting activated pro-inflammatory pathway in primed myometrial stem cells with vitamin D3 and Paricalcitol. Fertility and Sterility. 112(3). e100–e101. 3 indexed citations

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Elhusseini, Heba, Hoda Elkafas, Sunil K. Halder, et al.. (2018). Diet-induced vitamin D deficiency triggers inflammation and DNA damage profile in murine myometrium. International Journal of Women s Health. Volume 10. 503–514. 30 indexed citations

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Elkafas, Hoda, Abdeljabar El Andaloussi, & Ayman Al‐Hendy. (2017). Emergence of uterine fibroid driver mutations in perturbed myometrial stem cells: the role ofhypovitaminosis D. Fertility and Sterility. 108(3). e390–e390. 1 indexed citations

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Elkafas, Hoda, et al.. (2017). Origin of Uterine Fibroids: Conversion of Myometrial Stem Cells to Tumor-Initiating Cells. Seminars in Reproductive Medicine. 35(6). 481–486. 19 indexed citations

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