Mehdi Jorfi

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
32 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Mehdi Jorfi is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mehdi Jorfi has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 10 papers in Physiology and 9 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Mehdi Jorfi's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (9 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Mehdi Jorfi is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (9 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Mehdi Jorfi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Mehdi Jorfi's co-authors include E. Johan Foster, Christoph Weder, Rudolph E. Tanzi, Jeffrey R. Capadona, John L. Skousen, Richard T. Olsson, Ryan C. Nieuwendaal, Daniel J. Burnett, Jeffery W. Gilman and Stephan J. Stranick and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, Nature Neuroscience and Nature reviews. Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Mehdi Jorfi

31 papers receiving 2.4k 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 nanocellulose for biomedical applications

2014 554 citations Mehdi Jorfi, E. Johan Foster Journal of Applied Polymer Science profile →
Comparison of the Properties of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Cellulose Nanofibrils Isolated from Bacteria, Tunicate, and Wood Processed Using Acid, Enzymatic, Mechanical, and Oxidative Methods

2014 506 citations Mehdi Jorfi, Christoph Weder et al. profile →
The neuroimmune axis of Alzheimer’s disease

2023 174 citations Mehdi Jorfi, Rudolph E. Tanzi et al. Genome Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mehdi Jorfi United States	16	1.1k	687	543	316	292	32	2.4k
Attilio Marino Italy	34	795 0.7×	2.4k 3.5×	637 1.2×	662 2.1×	198 0.7×	89	3.5k
Vo Van Toi Vietnam	26	712 0.6×	665 1.0×	411 0.8×	314 1.0×	61 0.2×	132	2.4k
Jing Sun China	37	968 0.8×	1.7k 2.5×	398 0.7×	552 1.7×	84 0.3×	99	3.7k
Mainak Das India	28	332 0.3×	750 1.1×	480 0.9×	556 1.8×	62 0.2×	81	2.6k
Xiaoyu Hu China	30	396 0.3×	922 1.3×	249 0.5×	457 1.4×	58 0.2×	128	3.0k
Sahar Kiani Iran	26	463 0.4×	776 1.1×	615 1.1×	907 2.9×	66 0.2×	88	2.8k
Yandao Gong China	33	1.7k 1.5×	1.2k 1.8×	646 1.2×	517 1.6×	100 0.3×	67	3.3k
Valentina Benfenati Italy	26	428 0.4×	455 0.7×	745 1.4×	670 2.1×	192 0.7×	62	2.1k
Maria Summa Italy	29	434 0.4×	241 0.4×	334 0.6×	685 2.2×	138 0.5×	69	2.2k
Toshihisa Tanaka Japan	29	934 0.8×	242 0.4×	295 0.5×	676 2.1×	63 0.2×	106	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mehdi Jorfi

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Shanmugam, Nanda Kumar N., Frank Zamudio, Deepak Kumar Vijaya Kumar, et al.. (2025). Acute experimental colitis in 5xFAD Alzheimer's disease mice leads to enhanced monocyte infiltration into the brain accompanied by reduced β‐amyloid deposition. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(6). e70292–e70292. 2 indexed citations

Butovsky, Oleg, Neta Rosenzweig, Kilian Kleemann, et al.. (2025). Immune dysfunction in Alzheimer disease. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 27(3). 196–218.

Spitz, Sarah, Xun Wang, Eunkyung Ko, et al.. (2024). Engineered 3D human neurovascular model of Alzheimer's disease to study vascular dysfunction. Biomaterials. 314. 122864–122864. 10 indexed citations

Lin, Chih‐Chung, et al.. (2024). Approaches for studying neuroimmune interactions in Alzheimer’s disease. Trends in Immunology. 45(12). 971–986. 1 indexed citations

Javanmardi, Yousef, Andrea Malandrino, Michelle Chen, et al.. (2023). Endothelium and Subendothelial Matrix Mechanics Modulate Cancer Cell Transendothelial Migration. Advanced Science. 10(16). e2206554–e2206554. 16 indexed citations

Ko, Eunkyung, Sarah Spitz, Shun Zhang, et al.. (2023). Accelerating the in vitro emulation of Alzheimer’s disease-associated phenotypes using a novel 3D blood-brain barrier neurosphere co-culture model. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1251195–1251195. 12 indexed citations

Jorfi, Mehdi, Joseph Park, Chih‐Chung Lin, et al.. (2023). Infiltrating CD8+ T cells exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease pathology in a 3D human neuroimmune axis model. Nature Neuroscience. 26(9). 1489–1504. 91 indexed citations

Jorfi, Mehdi, et al.. (2023). The neuroimmune axis of Alzheimer’s disease. Genome Medicine. 15(1). 6–6. 174 indexed citations breakdown →

Shen, Ning, Mehdi Jorfi, Shaun R. Patel, Doo Yeon Kim, & Rudolph E. Tanzi. (2022). Neurotechnological Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 16. 854992–854992. 22 indexed citations

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Jorfi, Mehdi, et al.. (2022). Microfluidic separation of axonal and somal compartments of neural progenitor cells differentiated in a 3D matrix. STAR Protocols. 3(1). 101028–101028. 3 indexed citations

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Bhattacharyya, Raja, et al.. (2021). Axonal generation of amyloid-β from palmitoylated APP in mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membranes. Cell Reports. 35(7). 109134–109134. 51 indexed citations

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Shen, Ning & Mehdi Jorfi. (2019). Beyond the sleep-amyloid interactions in Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis. Journal of Neurophysiology. 122(1). 1–4. 14 indexed citations

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Jorfi, Mehdi, Avanish Mishra, Keith H.K. Wong, et al.. (2018). Trapped Chromatin Fibers Damage Flowing Red Blood Cells. Advanced Biosystems. 2(10). 4 indexed citations

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DeVos, Sarah L., Bianca T. Corjuc, Caitlin Commins, et al.. (2018). Tau reduction in the presence of amyloid-β prevents tau pathology and neuronal death in vivo. Brain. 141(7). 2194–2212. 79 indexed citations

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Jorfi, Mehdi, Carla D’Avanzo, Rudolph E. Tanzi, Doo Yeon Kim, & Daniel Irimia. (2018). Human Neurospheroid Arrays for In Vitro Studies of Alzheimer’s Disease. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 2450–2450. 90 indexed citations

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Jorfi, Mehdi, Carla D’Avanzo, Doo Yeon Kim, & Daniel Irimia. (2017). Three‐Dimensional Models of the Human Brain Development and Diseases. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 7(1). 71 indexed citations

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Jorfi, Mehdi, et al.. (2017). Mechanically switchable polymer fibers for sensing in biological conditions. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 22(2). 27001–27001. 5 indexed citations

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Jorfi, Mehdi, Kelsey A. Potter, Allison Hess‐Dunning, et al.. (2015). Mechanically adaptive materials for intracortical implants. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 601–602. 5 indexed citations

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Jorfi, Mehdi & E. Johan Foster. (2014). Recent advances in nanocellulose for biomedical applications. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 132(14). 554 indexed citations breakdown →

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Potter, Kelsey A., Mehdi Jorfi, Kyle T. Householder, et al.. (2014). Curcumin-releasing mechanically adaptive intracortical implants improve the proximal neuronal density and blood–brain barrier stability. Acta Biomaterialia. 10(5). 2209–2222. 100 indexed citations

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