Khorshed Alam

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 702 citations indexed

About

Khorshed Alam is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Khorshed Alam has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 702 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Pharmacology, 10 papers in Infectious Diseases and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Khorshed Alam's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (10 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers) and Leprosy Research and Treatment (5 papers). Khorshed Alam is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (10 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers) and Leprosy Research and Treatment (5 papers). Khorshed Alam collaborates with scholars based in Bangladesh, China and Netherlands. Khorshed Alam's co-authors include Youming Zhang, Aiying Li, Jinfang Hao, M. John Albert, Roy M. Robins‐Browne, Yiming Zhao, Saiful Islam, Chaoyi Song, Suranjana Sikdar and Yanyan Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Infection and Immunity and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Khorshed Alam

26 papers receiving 691 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Streptomyces: The biofactory of secondary metabolites

2022 207 citations Khorshed Alam, Arpita Mazumder et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Khorshed Alam Bangladesh	13	222	206	204	168	115	28	702
Hung‐Yu Shu Taiwan	16	389 1.8×	230 1.1×	71 0.3×	80 0.5×	149 1.3×	31	951
Jian Miao United States	13	344 1.5×	157 0.8×	222 1.1×	47 0.3×	172 1.5×	23	931
Michelle M. C. Buckner United Kingdom	14	483 2.2×	185 0.9×	117 0.6×	46 0.3×	61 0.5×	19	916
Laura Briñas Spain	15	366 1.6×	584 2.8×	134 0.7×	168 1.0×	30 0.3×	18	1.5k
Mercedes Zaldı́var Chile	14	191 0.9×	197 1.0×	112 0.5×	27 0.2×	92 0.8×	16	674
Sandeep Tamber Canada	16	626 2.8×	125 0.6×	363 1.8×	33 0.2×	51 0.4×	41	1.0k
Antón Ambroa Spain	14	454 2.0×	166 0.8×	102 0.5×	38 0.2×	67 0.6×	18	857
Z Markiewicz Poland	15	244 1.1×	65 0.3×	111 0.5×	96 0.6×	41 0.4×	48	805
Lotte Jelsbak Denmark	17	389 1.8×	159 0.8×	147 0.7×	35 0.2×	38 0.3×	28	826
Michael S. M. Brouwer Netherlands	15	319 1.4×	403 2.0×	116 0.6×	80 0.5×	52 0.5×	33	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Khorshed Alam

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Alam, Khorshed, et al.. (2025). Family-based genetics identifies association of CUBN, IL1RL1 and PRKN variants with leprosy in Bangladesh. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 7653–7653. 1 indexed citations

Mamun, Abdullah Al, et al.. (2024). Genome mining for ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) in Streptomyces bacteria. Journal of Asian Natural Products Research. 27(3). 354–367.

Gow, John, et al.. (2024). MT11 Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Market: An Analysis of the Patents of Monoclonal Antibodies. Value in Health. 27(6). S282–S283.

Alam, Khorshed, Yiming Zhao, Kai Gong, et al.. (2022). Isolation, complete genome sequencing and in silico genome mining of Burkholderia for secondary metabolites. BMC Microbiology. 22(1). 323–323. 6 indexed citations

Alam, Khorshed, Jinfang Hao, Lin Zhong, et al.. (2022). Complete genome sequencing and in silico genome mining reveal the promising metabolic potential in Streptomyces strain CS-7. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 939919–939919. 12 indexed citations

Alam, Khorshed, Md. Mahmudul Islam, Saiful Islam, et al.. (2022). Comparative genomics with evolutionary lineage in Streptomyces bacteria reveals high biosynthetic potentials. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 39(2). 64–64. 4 indexed citations

Alam, Khorshed, Arpita Mazumder, Suranjana Sikdar, et al.. (2022). Streptomyces: The biofactory of secondary metabolites. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 968053–968053. 207 indexed citations breakdown →

Alam, Khorshed, Md. Mahmudul Islam, Caiyun Li, et al.. (2021). Genome Mining of Pseudomonas Species: Diversity and Evolution of Metabolic and Biosynthetic Potential. Molecules. 26(24). 7524–7524. 18 indexed citations

Alam, Khorshed, Md. Mahmudul Islam, Kai Gong, et al.. (2021). In silico genome mining of potential novel biosynthetic gene clusters for drug discovery from Burkholderia bacteria. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 140. 105046–105046. 16 indexed citations

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Alam, Khorshed, et al.. (2021). Strategies for Natural Products Discovery from Uncultured Microorganisms. Molecules. 26(10). 2977–2977. 16 indexed citations

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Li, Caiyun, Khorshed Alam, Yiming Zhao, et al.. (2021). Mining and Biosynthesis of Bioactive Lanthipeptides From Microorganisms. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 9. 692466–692466. 21 indexed citations

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Alam, Khorshed, Jinfang Hao, Youming Zhang, & Aiying Li. (2021). Synthetic biology-inspired strategies and tools for engineering of microbial natural product biosynthetic pathways. Biotechnology Advances. 49. 107759–107759. 47 indexed citations

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Avanzi, Charlotte, Anouk van Hooij, Andrej Benjak, et al.. (2020). Genomic Characterization of Mycobacterium leprae to Explore Transmission Patterns Identifies New Subtype in Bangladesh. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 1220–1220. 25 indexed citations

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Hooij, Anouk van, Elisa M. Tjon Kon Fat, Daniëlle de Jong, et al.. (2020). Prototype multi-biomarker test for point-of-care leprosy diagnostics. iScience. 24(1). 102006–102006. 20 indexed citations

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Alam, Khorshed, Daan Nieboer, Roel Faber, et al.. (2019). Effectiveness of single-dose rifampicin after BCG vaccination to prevent leprosy in close contacts of patients with newly diagnosed leprosy: A cluster randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 88. 65–72. 23 indexed citations

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Alam, Khorshed, et al.. (2018). Floating Vegetable Gardening (FVG) as a Sustainable Agricultural System in Bangladesh: Prospects for Kaptai Lake, Rangamati, Chittagong Hill-Tracts. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

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Post, Erik, et al.. (2017). Early detection of neuropathy in leprosy: a comparison of five tests for field settings. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 6(1). 115–115. 9 indexed citations

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Rabbani, Golam, M. John Albert, Hafizur Rahman, et al.. (1995). Development of an improved animal model of shigellosis in the adult rabbit by colonic infection with Shigella flexneri 2a. Infection and Immunity. 63(11). 4350–4357. 34 indexed citations

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Qadri, Firdausi, Md. Azizul Haque, Anwar Hossain, et al.. (1993). Role of Shigella dysenteriae type 1 slime polysaccharide in resistance to serum killing and phagocytosis. Microbial Pathogenesis. 14(6). 441–449. 8 indexed citations

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Albert, M. John, Shah M. Faruque, M. Ansaruzzaman, et al.. (1992). Sharing of virulence-associated properties at the phenotypic and genetic levels between enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Hafnia alvei. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 37(5). 310–314. 109 indexed citations

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