Mahmood Akhtar

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Mahmood Akhtar is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mahmood Akhtar has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Food Science, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Mahmood Akhtar's work include Proteins in Food Systems (18 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (11 papers) and Microencapsulation and Drying Processes (9 papers). Mahmood Akhtar is often cited by papers focused on Proteins in Food Systems (18 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (11 papers) and Microencapsulation and Drying Processes (9 papers). Mahmood Akhtar collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia. Mahmood Akhtar's co-authors include Eric Dickinson, Anwesha Sarkar, Andrea Araiza‐Calahorra, Brent S. Murray, Mark A. Tarnopolsky, Keith T. Wilson, Yulan Cheng, Adeel Safdar, Derek M. McKay and Johan Mazoyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Blood and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Mahmood Akhtar

60 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Recent advances in emulsion-based delivery approaches for curcumin: From encapsulation to bioaccessibility

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mahmood Akhtar Canada	29	1.5k	954	432	372	354	61	3.3k
Sung Gu Han South Korea	31	893 0.6×	922 1.0×	146 0.3×	373 1.0×	387 1.1×	132	3.3k
Abolfazl Barzegari Iran	36	509 0.3×	1.5k 1.6×	335 0.8×	190 0.5×	268 0.8×	123	3.3k
Mingliang Jin China	35	977 0.6×	1.7k 1.8×	467 1.1×	197 0.5×	615 1.7×	73	4.0k
Mingzhu Zheng China	33	909 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	328 0.8×	109 0.3×	733 2.1×	108	3.4k
Qiuxiang Zhang China	34	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.7×	355 0.8×	355 1.0×	711 2.0×	177	3.6k
Manoj Kumar India	29	1.3k 0.8×	1.7k 1.8×	533 1.2×	94 0.3×	785 2.2×	82	3.8k
Qingsheng Huang China	28	539 0.3×	1.1k 1.2×	271 0.6×	195 0.5×	233 0.7×	54	2.8k
Majid Saeedi Iran	37	969 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	119 0.3×	291 0.8×	204 0.6×	230	4.8k
Lili Zhang China	39	433 0.3×	1.1k 1.2×	550 1.3×	148 0.4×	882 2.5×	160	4.2k
Zacharias E. Suntres Canada	32	695 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	131 0.3×	157 0.4×	273 0.8×	71	3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mahmood Akhtar

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20 of 20 papers shown

Akhtar, Mahmood, et al.. (2024). Respiratory health and the Syrian conflict: a scoping literature review. Medicine Conflict & Survival. 40(2). 111–152. 3 indexed citations

Housawi, Abdulrahman, et al.. (2018). New-onset diabetes after transplantation among renal transplant recipients at a new transplant center; King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 29(4). 863–863. 4 indexed citations

Akhtar, Mahmood, et al.. (2017). Insignificant impact of the presence of lactose impurity on formation and colloid stabilising properties of whey protein–maltodextrin conjugates prepared via Maillard reactions. Food Structure. 12. 43–53. 16 indexed citations

Safdar, Adeel, Mats I. Nilsson, Mahmood Akhtar, & Mark A. Tarnopolsky. (2016). Exosome-mRNA (EXERNA) therapy for Pompe disease. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 117(2). S100–S100. 2 indexed citations

Rodrigues, Maria Isabel, et al.. (2016). Effect of egg white protein-pectin electrostatic interactions in a high sugar content system on foaming and foam rheological properties. Food Hydrocolloids. 58. 1–10. 67 indexed citations

Saleem, Ayesha, Adeel Safdar, Yu Kitaoka, et al.. (2015). Polymerase gamma mutator mice rely on increased glycolytic flux for energy production. Mitochondrion. 21. 19–26. 15 indexed citations

Nilsson, Mats I., et al.. (2014). Redox State and Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Function in Skeletal Muscle of LGMD2A Patients. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e102549–e102549. 19 indexed citations

Akhtar, Mahmood, et al.. (2011). Concentration of Apple Juice Using Spinning Disc Reactor Technology. Journal of Food Processing & Technology. 2(2). 8 indexed citations

Maher, Amy C., Mahmood Akhtar, Jerry Vockley, & Mark A. Tarnopolsky. (2010). Women Have Higher Protein Content of β-Oxidation Enzymes in Skeletal Muscle than Men. PLoS ONE. 5(8). e12025–e12025. 46 indexed citations

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Samjoo, Imtiaz A., Adeel Safdar, Mazen J. Hamadeh, et al.. (2010). Endurance Training‐mediated Differential Regulation of miRNAs in Skeletal Muscle of Lean and Obese Men. The FASEB Journal. 24(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Safdar, Adeel, Arkan Abadi, Mahmood Akhtar, Bart P. Hettinga, & Mark A. Tarnopolsky. (2009). miRNA in the Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Adaptation to Acute Endurance Exercise in C57Bl/6J Male Mice. PLoS ONE. 4(5). e5610–e5610. 182 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Mahmood, et al.. (2009). The use of spinning disc reactor for processing ice cream base – effect of ageing in making model ice cream. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 44(6). 1139–1145. 6 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Mahmood & Eric Dickinson. (2006). WITHDRAWN: Whey protein–maltodextrin conjugates as emulsifying agents: An alternative to gum arabic. Food Hydrocolloids. 2 indexed citations

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Gobert, Alain P., Yulan Cheng, Mahmood Akhtar, et al.. (2004). Protective Role of Arginase in a Mouse Model of Colitis. The Journal of Immunology. 173(3). 2109–2117. 110 indexed citations

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Watson, James L., Sara Ansari, Heather Cameron, et al.. (2004). Green tea polyphenol (−)-epigallocatechin gallate blocks epithelial barrier dysfunction provoked by IFN-γ but not by IL-4. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 287(5). G954–G961. 72 indexed citations

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Sánchez, Ana, Carrie M. Langdon, Mahmood Akhtar, et al.. (2003). Adenoviral Transfer of the Murine Oncostatin M Gene Suppresses Dextran-Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 23(4). 193–201. 15 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Mahmood, et al.. (2003). Brain death and related issues.. PubMed. 13(7). 423–7. 2 indexed citations

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Gobert, Alain P., David J. McGee, Mahmood Akhtar, et al.. (2001). Helicobacter pyloriarginase inhibits nitric oxide production by eukaryotic cells: A strategy for bacterial survival. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(24). 13844–13849. 297 indexed citations

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OHRI, VC, et al.. (1984). Effect of digoxin on serum and urinary cation changes on acute induction to high altitude.. PubMed. 55(4). 287–90. 1 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Mahmood. (1969). The biochemical role of vitamin-B12. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 28(1). 1–9. 2 indexed citations

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