Junaid Akhtar

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 935 citations indexed

About

Junaid Akhtar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Junaid Akhtar has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 935 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Junaid Akhtar's work include RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (4 papers). Junaid Akhtar is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (4 papers). Junaid Akhtar collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Pakistan and France. Junaid Akhtar's co-authors include Jean‐Yves Roignant, Nastasja Kreim, Marc Bayer, Katharina Schmid, Cheuk Hei Ho, Tina Lenče, Burkhard Poeck, Miguel A. Andrade‐Navarro, Mark Helm and Eileen E. M. Furlong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Junaid Akhtar

20 papers receiving 927 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.

m6A modulates neuronal functions and sex determination in Drosophila

2016 425 citations Tina Lenče, Junaid Akhtar et al. Nature profile →

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Thomas M. Carlile United States

T. K. Rajendra United States

Piero Sanfilippo United States

Natalie G. Farny United States

Naomi R. Genuth United States

Tyler Matheny United States

Sol Shenker United States

Isac Lee United States

Franz Wittwer Switzerland

Yongkyu Park United States

Thomas M. Carlile United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Junaid Akhtar

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junaid Akhtar

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20 of 20 papers shown

Anwar, Arif, Junaid Akhtar, Muhammad Khuram Razzaq, et al.. (2025). Genome-wide identification of MGT gene family in soybean (Glycine max) and their expression analyses under magnesium stress conditions. BMC Plant Biology. 25(1). 83–83. 2 indexed citations

Akhtar, Junaid, et al.. (2023). A Case of Subacute Degeneration of the Spinal Cord Due to Vitamin B12 Deficiency Triggered by Nitrous Oxide Use. Cureus. 15(11). e48312–e48312. 1 indexed citations

Akhtar, Junaid, et al.. (2022). Comparison of Maitland Mobilization and Mulligan Mobilization with movement on pain and hand function in patients having post Colle’s Fracture Stiffness. 16(1). 169–171. 1 indexed citations

Atif, Muhammad, Farrah Naz, Junaid Akhtar, et al.. (2021). From Molecular Pathology of COVID 19 to Nigella Sativum as a Treatment Option: Scientific Based Evidence of Its Myth or Reality. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. 28(1). 88–95. 1 indexed citations

Akhtar, Junaid, Yoan Renaud, Steffen Albrecht, et al.. (2021). m6A RNA methylation regulates promoter- proximal pausing of RNA polymerase II. Molecular Cell. 81(16). 3356–3367.e6. 59 indexed citations

Akhtar, Junaid, et al.. (2021). m⁶A RNA modification in transcription regulation. Transcription. 12(5). 266–276. 29 indexed citations

Noreen, Mamoona, Junaid Akhtar, Muhammad Imran, et al.. (2021). Analyses of ABO blood groups with susceptibility and symptomatic variations of COVID‐19 infection, a questionnaire‐based survey. Apmis. 129(10). 579–586. 6 indexed citations

Rauf, Abdul, et al.. (2020). Prevalence of Overweight among Students of Sagodha Medical College and its relation to Increased Consumption of Fast Food. 3(1). 19–22. 1 indexed citations

Jagannath, Somanath, Junaid Akhtar, Konstantin Radyushkin, et al.. (2020). Inhibition of histone deacetylation rescues phenotype in a mouse model of Birk-Barel intellectual disability syndrome. Nature Communications. 11(1). 480–480. 18 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Junaid, Piyush More, Steffen Albrecht, et al.. (2019). TAF-ChIP: an ultra-low input approach for genome-wide chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. Life Science Alliance. 2(4). e201900318–e201900318. 8 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Junaid, et al.. (2019). ON selectivity in the Drosophila visual system is a multisynaptic process involving both glutamatergic and GABAergic inhibition. eLife. 8. 29 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Junaid, et al.. (2019). Awareness and Attitudes of Research Students Toward Dual-use Research of Concern in Pakistan: A Cross-sectional Questionnaire. Health Security. 17(3). 229–239. 8 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Junaid, Nastasja Kreim, Fédérico Marini, et al.. (2019). Promoter-proximal pausing mediated by the exon junction complex regulates splicing. Nature Communications. 10(1). 521–521. 34 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Junaid, et al.. (2018). HFE GENE MUTATIONS. The Professional Medical Journal. 25(1). 129–134. 2 indexed citations

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Lenče, Tina, Junaid Akhtar, Marc Bayer, et al.. (2016). m6A modulates neuronal functions and sex determination in Drosophila. Nature. 540(7632). 242–247. 425 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nitta, Kazuhiro R., Arttu Jolma, Yimeng Yin, et al.. (2015). Conservation of transcription factor binding specificities across 600 million years of bilateria evolution. eLife. 4. 190 indexed citations

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Malone, Colin D., Junaid Akhtar, Nastasja Kreim, et al.. (2014). The exon junction complex controls transposable element activity by ensuring faithful splicing of the piwi transcript. Genes & Development. 28(16). 1786–1799. 50 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Junaid, et al.. (2012). Peripheral (limb) myokymic discharges in motor neuron disease. BMJ Case Reports. 2012. bcr2012006399–bcr2012006399. 2 indexed citations

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Spivakov, Mikhail, Junaid Akhtar, Pouya Kheradpour, et al.. (2012). Analysis of variation at transcription factor binding sites in Drosophila and humans. Genome biology. 13(9). R49–R49. 65 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Junaid, et al.. (2005). Adverse drug reactions: clinical assessment of drug induced disease.. PubMed. 17(1). 89–91. 4 indexed citations

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