Mohammad Akhoundi

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

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Mohammad Akhoundi is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mohammad Akhoundi has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 28 papers in Infectious Diseases and 23 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Mohammad Akhoundi's work include Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (25 papers), Dermatological diseases and infestations (23 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (16 papers). Mohammad Akhoundi is often cited by papers focused on Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (25 papers), Dermatological diseases and infestations (23 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (16 papers). Mohammad Akhoundi collaborates with scholars based in France, Iran and Czechia. Mohammad Akhoundi's co-authors include Denis Séréno, Pascal Delaunay, Pierre Marty, Arnaud Cannet, Katrin Kuhls, Jan Votýpka, Arezki Izri, Jérôme Depaquit, Mehdi Mohebali and Luigi Gradoni and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Mohammad Akhoundi

73 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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A Historical Overview of the Classification, Evolution, and Dispersion of Leishmania Parasites and Sandflies

2016 650 citations Mohammad Akhoundi, Katrin Kuhls et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mohammad Akhoundi France	17	1.2k	770	343	336	284	79	1.7k
Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo Brazil	20	616 0.5×	609 0.8×	190 0.6×	263 0.8×	332 1.2×	115	1.3k
Luciana Aguiar Figueredo Italy	21	351 0.3×	634 0.8×	517 1.5×	522 1.6×	239 0.8×	48	1.3k
Yavar Rassi Iran	26	1.7k 1.4×	608 0.8×	238 0.7×	409 1.2×	586 2.1×	107	2.0k
José E. Calzada Panama	26	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	276 0.8×	374 1.1×	563 2.0×	95	1.8k
Stefania Weigl Italy	17	243 0.2×	148 0.2×	500 1.5×	536 1.6×	218 0.8×	20	1.2k
Ian Maudlin United Kingdom	24	711 0.6×	843 1.1×	214 0.6×	366 1.1×	653 2.3×	38	1.6k
Camila González Colombia	19	905 0.8×	461 0.6×	231 0.7×	268 0.8×	232 0.8×	69	1.4k
N. Pradeep Kumar India	18	1.0k 0.9×	216 0.3×	437 1.3×	210 0.6×	258 0.9×	59	1.3k
Toby V. Barrett Brazil	22	826 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	126 0.4×	315 0.9×	479 1.7×	42	1.4k
Christel Schmetz Germany	17	289 0.2×	147 0.2×	487 1.4×	246 0.7×	398 1.4×	27	979

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Galati, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi, Andrey José de Andrade, Farzana Parveen, et al.. (2025). Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) of the world. Parasites & Vectors. 18(1). 220–220. 5 indexed citations

Cannet, Arnaud, Aymeric Histace, Mohammad Akhoundi, et al.. (2025). Application of wings interferential patterns (WIPs) and deep learning (DL) to classify some Culex. spp (Culicidae) of medical or veterinary importance. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 21548–21548. 1 indexed citations

Izri, Arezki, et al.. (2024). Demodicosis in an Immunocompetent Child. The Journal of Pediatrics. 276. 114336–114336.

Cannet, Arnaud, Aymeric Histace, Mohammad Akhoundi, et al.. (2024). An annotated wing interferential pattern dataset of dipteran insects of medical interest for deep learning. Scientific Data. 11(1). 4–4. 5 indexed citations

Cannet, Arnaud, Mohammad Akhoundi, Aymeric Histace, et al.. (2023). Deep learning and wing interferential patterns identify Anopheles species and discriminate amongst Gambiae complex species. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 13895–13895. 11 indexed citations

Akhoundi, Mohammad, et al.. (2023). Volatile Organic Compounds: A Promising Tool for Bed Bug Detection. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(6). 5214–5214. 7 indexed citations

Akhoundi, Mohammad, et al.. (2023). Bed Bugs (Hemiptera, Cimicidae): A Global Challenge for Public Health and Control Management. Diagnostics. 13(13). 2281–2281. 12 indexed citations

Akhoundi, Mohammad, Philippe Wind, Robert Benamouzig, et al.. (2022). Updates on the worldwide burden of amoebiasis: A case series and literature review. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 15(10). 1134–1141. 21 indexed citations

Akhoundi, Mohammad, et al.. (2021). Molecular characterization and genetic diversity of Loa loa parasites responsible of a long-delayed filarial infection in an immigrant patient inhabited in Paris. Microbial Pathogenesis. 158. 105101–105101. 1 indexed citations

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Izri, Arezki, et al.. (2020). Severe anemia due to bed bugs hyperinfestation. Microbial Pathogenesis. 149. 104564–104564. 9 indexed citations

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Akhoundi, Mohammad, et al.. (2020). Pediculicidal activity assessment of four essential oil terpenoids using filter contact and immersion bioassays. Tropical parasitology. 10(2). 165–165. 1 indexed citations

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Izri, Arezki, Typhaine Billard‐Pomares, Théo Ghelfenstein-Ferreira, et al.. (2020). Molecular identification of Actinomadura madurae isolated from a patient originally from Algeria; observations from a case report. BMC Infectious Diseases. 20(1). 829–829. 4 indexed citations

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Akhoundi, Mohammad, et al.. (2017). Age-dependance of pteridines in the malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi. Pteridines. 28(3-4). 157–161. 1 indexed citations

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Akhoundi, Mohammad, Tim Downing, Jan Votýpka, et al.. (2017). Leishmania infections: Molecular targets and diagnosis. Molecular Aspects of Medicine. 57. 1–29. 240 indexed citations

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Cannet, Arnaud, Mohammad Akhoundi, Jean-Michel Bérenger, et al.. (2015). A review of data on laboratory colonies of bed bugs (Cimicidae), an insect of emerging medical relevance. Parasite. 22. 21–21. 16 indexed citations

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Akhoundi, Mohammad, et al.. (2013). Molecular Characterization of Leishmania Infection from Naturally Infected Sand Flies Caught in a Focus of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (Eastern Iran). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Akhoundi, Mohammad, et al.. (2013). Geographical Distribution of Leishmania Species of Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Fars Province, Southern Iran. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18 indexed citations

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Depaquit, Jérôme, Mohammad Akhoundi, Denis Augot, et al.. (2013). A taxonomic study of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perfiliewi s. l.. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 20. 500–508. 29 indexed citations

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Akhoundi, Mohammad, Ronak Bakhtiari, Thomas Guillard, et al.. (2012). Diversity of the Bacterial and Fungal Microflora from the Midgut and Cuticle of Phlebotomine Sand Flies Collected in North-Western Iran. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e50259–e50259. 47 indexed citations

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Ebadi, R., et al.. (2000). Using electrophoretic characteristics of thoracic proteins in the separation of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) populations in Iran.. JWSS - Isfahan University of Technology. 3(4). 97–104. 2 indexed citations

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