Mira Mousa

639 total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 366 citations indexed

About

Mira Mousa is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mira Mousa has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 366 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Infectious Diseases, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Mira Mousa's work include COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (7 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (4 papers). Mira Mousa is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (7 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (4 papers). Mira Mousa collaborates with scholars based in United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Australia. Mira Mousa's co-authors include Habiba Alsafar, Guan K. Tay, Peter Carmeliet, Habiba Al Safar, Lies Franssens, Qun Zeng, Ahmed Hassoun, Dima Abdelmannan, Herbert F. Jelinek and Eman Alefishat and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nature reviews. Cancer and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Mira Mousa

20 papers receiving 360 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.

Understanding tumour endothelial cell heterogeneity and function from single-cell omics

2023 101 citations Qun Zeng, Mira Mousa et al. Nature reviews. Cancer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mira Mousa United Arab Emirates	11	132	107	54	51	51	20	366
Minghui Cheng China	10	110 0.8×	60 0.6×	27 0.5×	52 1.0×	40 0.8×	20	328
Ruiqin Han China	14	187 1.4×	36 0.3×	104 1.9×	61 1.2×	91 1.8×	31	479
Tai-Jay Chang Taiwan	10	87 0.7×	42 0.4×	63 1.2×	104 2.0×	62 1.2×	18	388
Stephanie T. Page United States	12	108 0.8×	67 0.6×	151 2.8×	88 1.7×	20 0.4×	22	573
Rachel Royfman United States	8	108 0.8×	78 0.7×	27 0.5×	47 0.9×	22 0.4×	20	365
Emma Erlich United States	9	81 0.6×	93 0.9×	154 2.9×	84 1.6×	7 0.1×	15	455
Huixing Liu China	9	235 1.8×	33 0.3×	59 1.1×	43 0.8×	85 1.7×	15	383
E J McAllister United Kingdom	9	160 1.2×	38 0.4×	43 0.8×	92 1.8×	20 0.4×	11	477
Periklis Katopodis United Kingdom	11	85 0.6×	49 0.5×	35 0.6×	53 1.0×	42 0.8×	22	277
Huda Asif Pakistan	8	75 0.6×	72 0.7×	28 0.5×	63 1.2×	58 1.1×	17	294

Countries citing papers authored by Mira Mousa

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mira Mousa

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20 of 20 papers shown

Advani, Dia, et al.. (2025). The Identification of Novel Therapeutic Biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Combined Bioinformatics and Integrated Multi-Omics Approach. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(6). 2757–2757. 2 indexed citations

Mousa, Mira, Stefan Salcher, Christina Plattner, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the immunomodulatory dance: endothelial cells’ function and their role in non-small cell lung cancer. Molecular Cancer. 24(1). 21–21. 1 indexed citations

Becker, Lisa M., Mira Mousa, Besa Emini Veseli, et al.. (2024). Immunomodulation by endothelial cells: prospects for cancer therapy. Trends in cancer. 10(11). 1072–1091. 11 indexed citations

Mousa, Mira, et al.. (2023). Whole-Exome Sequencing in Family Trios Reveals De Novo Mutations Associated with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Biology. 12(3). 413–413. 3 indexed citations

Mousa, Mira, et al.. (2023). Risk of hospitalization and vaccine effectiveness among COVID-19 patients in the UAE during the Delta and Omicron outbreaks. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1049393–1049393. 5 indexed citations

Osman, Wael, Mira Mousa, Claire Hill, et al.. (2023). A genome-wide association study identifies a possible role for cannabinoid signalling in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 4661–4661. 4 indexed citations

Mousa, Mira, et al.. (2023). Microvascular and macrovascular complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Exome wide association analyses. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1143067–1143067. 51 indexed citations

Zeng, Qun, et al.. (2023). Understanding tumour endothelial cell heterogeneity and function from single-cell omics. Nature reviews. Cancer. 23(8). 544–564. 101 indexed citations breakdown →

Jelinek, Herbert F., Mira Mousa, Nawal Al Kaabi, et al.. (2022). Allelic Variants Within the ABO Blood Group Phenotype Confer Protection Against Critical COVID-19 Hospital Presentation. Frontiers in Medicine. 8. 759648–759648. 5 indexed citations

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Subramanian, Abhishek, Pooya Zakeri, Mira Mousa, et al.. (2022). Angiogenesis goes computational – The future way forward to discover new angiogenic targets?. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 20. 5235–5255. 7 indexed citations

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Alefishat, Eman, Herbert F. Jelinek, Mira Mousa, Guan K. Tay, & Habiba Alsafar. (2022). Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 variants: A focus on severity, susceptibility, and preexisting immunity. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 15(2). 277–288. 25 indexed citations

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Alefishat, Eman, Mira Mousa, Herbert F. Jelinek, et al.. (2022). GENETIC VARIANTS AND SERUM PROFILES OF CYTOKINES IN COVID-19 SEVERITY. Shock. 59(1). 58–65. 4 indexed citations

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Mousa, Mira, et al.. (2022). Similar effectiveness of the inactivated vaccine BBIBP-CorV (Sinopharm) and the mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) against COVID-19 related hospitalizations during the Delta outbreak in the UAE. Journal of Travel Medicine. 29(6). 20 indexed citations

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Anouti, Fatme Al, Mira Mousa, Spyridon Ν. Karras, et al.. (2021). Associations between Genetic Variants in the Vitamin D Metabolism Pathway and Severity of COVID-19 among UAE Residents. Nutrients. 13(11). 3680–3680. 19 indexed citations

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Bataineh, Mohammad Tahseen Al, Andreas Henschel, Mira Mousa, et al.. (2021). Gut Microbiota Interplay With COVID-19 Reveals Links to Host Lipid Metabolism Among Middle Eastern Populations. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 761067–761067. 24 indexed citations

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Mousa, Mira, Moamar Al‐Jefout, Habiba Alsafar, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of Common Gynecological Conditions in the Middle East: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 661360–661360. 18 indexed citations

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Alsafar, Habiba, et al.. (2021). Genetic Studies of Metabolic Syndrome in Arab Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 12. 733746–733746. 6 indexed citations

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Jelinek, Herbert F., Mira Mousa, Eman Alefishat, et al.. (2021). Evolution, Ecology, and Zoonotic Transmission of Betacoronaviruses: A Review. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 8. 644414–644414. 15 indexed citations

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Mousa, Mira, Moamar Al‐Jefout, Habiba Alsafar, et al.. (2021). Impact of Endometriosis in Women of Arab Ancestry on: Health-Related Quality of Life, Work Productivity, and Diagnostic Delay. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 708410–708410. 22 indexed citations

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Mousa, Mira, et al.. (2021). Genome-wide association study of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the United Arab Emirates. EBioMedicine. 74. 103695–103695. 23 indexed citations

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