Hossein Nikzad

884 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 671 citations indexed

About

Hossein Nikzad is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hossein Nikzad has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 671 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Hossein Nikzad's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (11 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (6 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (5 papers). Hossein Nikzad is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (11 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (6 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (5 papers). Hossein Nikzad collaborates with scholars based in Iran, United Kingdom and United States. Hossein Nikzad's co-authors include Mohammad Karimian, Erfaneh Barati, Younes Aftabı, Mohammad Ali Atlasi, Majid Nejati, Mohaddeseh Behjati, Mahdi Noureddini, Ahmad Ebrahimi, Javad Amini Mahabadi and Tahereh Mazoochi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences and Journal of Cellular Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Hossein Nikzad

19 papers receiving 662 citations

Hit Papers

Oxidative stress and male infertility: current knowledge ... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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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. Oxidative stress and male infertility: current knowledge of pathophysiology and role of antioxidant therapy in disease management
    2019 368 citations Erfaneh Barati, Hossein Nikzad et al. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hossein Nikzad Iran 11 329 223 208 108 85 19 671
Joëlle Henry-Berger France 16 417 1.3× 327 1.5× 267 1.3× 121 1.1× 125 1.5× 25 954
Sara Correia Portugal 19 215 0.7× 207 0.9× 113 0.5× 106 1.0× 66 0.8× 36 685
Zhide Ding China 16 460 1.4× 230 1.0× 245 1.2× 93 0.9× 65 0.8× 30 870
S. Venkatesh India 11 396 1.2× 148 0.7× 300 1.4× 74 0.7× 49 0.6× 13 619
Yue Jia United States 18 230 0.7× 313 1.4× 119 0.6× 89 0.8× 83 1.0× 36 757
Joana Vieira Silva Portugal 16 278 0.8× 224 1.0× 183 0.9× 94 0.9× 25 0.3× 38 608
Elizabeth Oliver Sweden 12 228 0.7× 298 1.3× 242 1.2× 94 0.9× 134 1.6× 14 809
Rujun Ma China 18 235 0.7× 396 1.8× 393 1.9× 58 0.5× 43 0.5× 43 953
Christelle Damon‐Soubeyrand France 15 214 0.7× 234 1.0× 129 0.6× 124 1.1× 42 0.5× 24 769
Catherine S. Gardiner United States 13 195 0.6× 288 1.3× 349 1.7× 82 0.8× 49 0.6× 24 726

Countries citing papers authored by Hossein Nikzad

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hossein Nikzad

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hossein Nikzad

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Nikzad, Hossein, et al.. (2024). The effect of L-carnitine in reactive oxygen species reduction and apoptotic gene expression in mice after cyclophosphamide: An experimental study. International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine (IJRM). 22(8). 661–672. 1 indexed citations
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Miyan, Jaleel A., et al.. (2022). Melatonin protects against visible light-induced oxidative stress and promotes the implantation potential of mouse blastocyst in vitro. Research in Veterinary Science. 155. 29–35. 6 indexed citations
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Azadbakht, Javid, Hassan Ehteram, Hamed Haddad Kashani, et al.. (2022). Molecular and Clinical Investigation of COVID-19: From Pathogenesis and Immune Responses to Novel Diagnosis and Treatment. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 9. 770775–770775. 4 indexed citations
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Barati, Erfaneh, Mohammad Karimian, & Hossein Nikzad. (2020). Oxidative stress markers in seminal plasma of idiopathic infertile men may be associated with glutathione S‐transferase M1 and T1 null genotypes. Andrologia. 52(9). e13703–e13703. 9 indexed citations
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Barati, Erfaneh, Hossein Nikzad, & Mohammad Karimian. (2019). Oxidative stress and male infertility: current knowledge of pathophysiology and role of antioxidant therapy in disease management. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 77(1). 93–113. 368 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mahabadi, Javad Amini, Mohammad Karimian, Seyed Ehsan Enderami, et al.. (2019). Retinoic acid and 17β‐estradiol improve male germ cell differentiation from mouse‐induced pluripotent stem cells. Andrologia. 52(2). 5 indexed citations
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Nikzad, Hossein, et al.. (2019). Protective effect of oestrogen receptor α-PvuII transition against idiopathic male infertility: a case-control study and meta-analysis. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 38(4). 588–598. 20 indexed citations
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Mahabadi, Javad Amini, Sayyed Alireza Talaei, Mohammad Karimian, et al.. (2019). Retinoic acid and/or progesterone differentiate mouse induced pluripotent stem cells into male germ cells in vitro. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 121(3). 2159–2169. 6 indexed citations
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Karimian, Mohammad, et al.. (2018). Survivin polymorphisms and susceptibility to prostate cancer: a genetic association study and an in silico analysis. PubMed. 17. 479–491. 22 indexed citations
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Noureddini, Mahdi, et al.. (2018). Arg399Gln substitution in XRCC1 as a prognostic and predictive biomarker for prostate cancer: Evidence from 8662 subjects and a structural analysis. The Journal of Gene Medicine. 20(10-11). e3053–e3053. 24 indexed citations
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Nejati, Majid, et al.. (2018). Lipoprotein lipase gene polymorphisms as risk factors for stroke: a computational and meta-analysis.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(7). 701–708. 32 indexed citations
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Karimian, Mohammad, et al.. (2018). IL-1ɑ C376A Transversion Variant and Risk of Idiopathic Male Infertility in Iranian Men: A Genetic Association Study.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(3). 229–234. 5 indexed citations
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Nikzad, Hossein, et al.. (2017). Association of the c.-9C>T and c.368A>G transitions in H2BFWT gene with male infertility in an Iranian population. Andrologia. 50(1). e12805–e12805. 25 indexed citations
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Karimian, Mohammad, et al.. (2017). Association of sperm mitochondrial DNA deletions with male infertility in an Iranian population. Mitochondrial DNA Part A. 29(4). 615–623. 41 indexed citations
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Karimian, Mohammad, et al.. (2017). Association of C3953T transition in interleukin 1β gene with idiopathic male infertility in an Iranian population. Human Fertility. 22(2). 111–117. 24 indexed citations
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Karimian, Mohammad, et al.. (2016). The c.−190 C>A transversion in promoter region of protamine1 gene as a genetic risk factor for idiopathic oligozoospermia. Molecular Biology Reports. 43(8). 795–802. 23 indexed citations

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