Joussef Hayek

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
181 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Joussef Hayek is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Joussef Hayek has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Genetics, 83 papers in Molecular Biology and 49 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Joussef Hayek's work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (122 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (49 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (28 papers). Joussef Hayek is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (122 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (49 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (28 papers). Joussef Hayek collaborates with scholars based in Italy, South Korea and France. Joussef Hayek's co-authors include Claudio De Felice, Silvia Leoncini, Giuseppe Valacchi, Michele Zappella, Alessandra Pecorelli, Alessandra Renieri, Lucia Ciccoli, Cinzia Signorini, Ilaria Longo and Ilaria Meloni and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Joussef Hayek

178 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

New evidences on the altered gut microbiota in autism spectrum disorders

2017 722 citations Francesco Strati, Duccio Cavalieri et al. Microbiome profile →

Peers

Joussef Hayek

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PMH

Andrew W. Zimmerman United States

Laila Al‐Ayadhi Saudi Arabia

Robert K. Naviaux United States

Judy Van de Water United States

Alan K. Percy United States

Silvia Leoncini Italy

Hideo Matsuzaki Japan

Judy Van de Water United States

Yasuhide Iwata Japan

Lauren A. Weiss United States

Andrew W. Zimmerman United States

Joussef Hayek

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1.5k ×0.5

3.7k ×2.0

1.8k ×2.9

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580 ×1.1

Citations per year, relative to Joussef Hayek Joussef Hayek (= 1×) peers Andrew W. Zimmerman

Countries citing papers authored by Joussef Hayek

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joussef Hayek

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joussef Hayek

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cordone, Valeria, Franco Cervellati, Mascia Benedusi, et al.. (2025). Lipid peroxidation-induced cell death in Rett syndrome. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 241. 243–257.

Falzarano, Maria Sofia, Elisa Manzati, Paola Rimessi, et al.. (2025). MECP2 mRNA Profile in Brain Tissues from a Rett Syndrome Patient and Three Human Controls: Mutated Allele Preferential Transcription and In Situ RNA Mapping. Biomolecules. 15(5). 687–687. 1 indexed citations

Pecorelli, Alessandra, Valeria Cordone, Carla Caffarelli, et al.. (2021). Altered Bone Status in Rett Syndrome. Life. 11(6). 521–521. 10 indexed citations

Pecorelli, Alessandra, Valeria Cordone, Changqing Zhang, et al.. (2019). Altered inflammasome machinery as a key player in the perpetuation of Rett syndrome oxinflammation. Redox Biology. 28. 101334–101334. 36 indexed citations

Strati, Francesco, Duccio Cavalieri, Davide Albanese, et al.. (2017). New evidences on the altered gut microbiota in autism spectrum disorders. Microbiome. 5(1). 24–24. 722 indexed citations breakdown →

Pecorelli, Alessandra, Carlo Cervellati, Alessio Cortelazzo, et al.. (2016). Proteomic analysis of 4-hydroxynonenal and nitrotyrosine modified proteins in RTT fibroblasts. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 81(Pt B). 236–245. 22 indexed citations

Cortelazzo, Alessio, Claudio De Felice, Roberto Guerranti, et al.. (2014). Subclinical Inflammatory Status in Rett Syndrome. Mediators of Inflammation. 2014. 1–13. 55 indexed citations

Papini, Anna Maria, Francesca Nuti, Feliciana Real‐Fernández, et al.. (2014). Immune Dysfunction in Rett Syndrome Patients Revealed by High Levels of Serum Anti-N(Glc) IgM Antibody Fraction. Journal of Immunology Research. 2014. 1–6. 12 indexed citations

Felice, Claudio De, Marcello Rossi, Silvia Leoncini, et al.. (2014). Inflammatory Lung Disease in Rett Syndrome. Mediators of Inflammation. 2014. 1–15. 21 indexed citations

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Felice, Claudio De, Silvia Leoncini, Cinzia Signorini, et al.. (2014). Effects ofω-3 PUFAs Supplementation on Myocardial Function and Oxidative Stress Markers in Typical Rett Syndrome. Mediators of Inflammation. 2014. 1–8. 17 indexed citations

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Signorini, Cinzia, Silvia Leoncini, Claudio De Felice, et al.. (2014). Redox Imbalance and Morphological Changes in Skin Fibroblasts in Typical Rett Syndrome. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2014. 1–10. 46 indexed citations

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Pecorelli, Alessandra, Guido Leoni, Franco Cervellati, et al.. (2013). Genes Related to Mitochondrial Functions, Protein Degradation, and Chromatin Folding Are Differentially Expressed in Lymphomonocytes of Rett Syndrome Patients. Mediators of Inflammation. 2013. 1–18. 54 indexed citations

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Cortelazzo, Alessio, Roberto Guerranti, Claudio De Felice, et al.. (2013). A Plasma Proteomic Approach in Rett Syndrome: Classical versus Preserved Speech Variant. Mediators of Inflammation. 2013. 1–10. 11 indexed citations

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Durand, Thierry, Claudio De Felice, Cinzia Signorini, et al.. (2012). F2-Dihomo-isoprostanes and brain white matter damage in stage 1 Rett syndrome. Biochimie. 95(1). 86–90. 28 indexed citations

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Buoni, Sabrina, Raffaella Zannolli, Claudio De Felice, et al.. (2008). Drug-resistant epilepsy and epileptic phenotype-EEG association in MECP2 mutated Rett syndrome. Clinical Neurophysiology. 119(11). 2455–2458. 20 indexed citations

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Caselli, Rossella, Maria Antonietta Mencarelli, Filomena Tiziana Papa, et al.. (2008). Delineation of the phenotype associated with 7q36.1q36.2 deletion: Long QT syndrome, renal hypoplasia and mental retardation. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 146A(9). 1195–1199. 19 indexed citations

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Blardi, Patrizia, Arianna De Lalla, Michele Zappella, et al.. (2006). Rett Syndrome and Plasma Leptin Levels. The Journal of Pediatrics. 150(1). 37–39. 17 indexed citations

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Orrico, Alfredo, Lucia Galli, Michele Zappella, et al.. (2002). Septo‐optic dysplasia with digital anomalies associated with maternal multidrug abuse during pregnancy. European Journal of Neurology. 9(6). 679–682. 21 indexed citations

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Dotti, M. T., Alessandro Rossi, N. Rizzuto, et al.. (1985). Atypical Phenotype of Refsum’s Disease: Clinical, Biochemical, Neurophysiological and Pathological Study. European Neurology. 24(2). 85–93. 8 indexed citations

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Buonocore, Giuseppe, et al.. (1983). Moderately Increased Hemolysis in Newborn Infants with Hyperbilirubinemia of Unknown Etiology. Neonatology. 44(4). 251–256. 12 indexed citations

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