Mohsen Sharafi

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Mohsen Sharafi is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mohsen Sharafi has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 82 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Mohsen Sharafi's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (102 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (82 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (18 papers). Mohsen Sharafi is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (102 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (82 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (18 papers). Mohsen Sharafi collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Canada and United States. Mohsen Sharafi's co-authors include Abdolhossein Shahverdi, Mahdi Zhandi, Reza Masoudi, Vahid Esmaeili, Maryam Hezavehei, Ahmad Zare Shahneh, Hamid Kohram, Armin Towhidi, Ellen I. Closs and Ulrich Förstermann and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Mohsen Sharafi

125 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Sperm cryopreservation: A review on current molecular cry... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Sperm cryopreservation: A review on current molecular cryobiology and advanced approaches
    2018 287 citations Maryam Hezavehei, Mohsen Sharafi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mohsen Sharafi Iran 31 2.2k 1.7k 472 436 394 134 3.0k
Mustafa Numan Bucak Türkiye 29 2.7k 1.2× 2.2k 1.3× 556 1.2× 424 1.0× 450 1.1× 96 3.1k
Cristina Ortega‐Ferrusola Spain 34 2.8k 1.2× 2.3k 1.3× 526 1.1× 206 0.5× 280 0.7× 113 3.4k
T. Muiño‐Blanco Spain 38 2.7k 1.2× 2.1k 1.2× 370 0.8× 178 0.4× 201 0.5× 105 3.4k
J.A. Cebrián-Pérez Spain 38 2.7k 1.2× 2.1k 1.2× 372 0.8× 183 0.4× 201 0.5× 117 3.5k
José A. Tapia Spain 37 2.3k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 486 1.0× 155 0.4× 251 0.6× 102 3.6k
Giovanna Galeati Italy 32 1.7k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 151 0.3× 140 0.3× 300 0.8× 108 3.1k
Cristián O’Flaherty Canada 35 2.5k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 299 0.6× 833 1.9× 154 0.4× 66 3.3k
Pürhan Barbaros Tuncer Türkiye 22 1.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 364 0.8× 228 0.5× 260 0.7× 46 1.7k
Zamira Gibb Australia 23 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 247 0.5× 195 0.4× 110 0.3× 76 2.1k
T. Rigau Spain 30 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 283 0.6× 88 0.2× 113 0.3× 66 2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mohsen Sharafi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nouri, Masoumeh, et al.. (2025). Noncoding RNAs as mechanistic regulators and therapeutic modulators of YAP/TAZ signaling in colorectal cancer. Medical Oncology. 42(8). 357–357. 1 indexed citations
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Shahverdi, Abdolhossein, AliReza Alizadeh, Leila Rashki Ghaleno, et al.. (2025). Effects of N-Acetyl Cysteine on Human Post-Thaw Sperm Quality and Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 Relative Quantity. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 24(1). 63–69.
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Hezavehei, Maryam, et al.. (2025). Beneficial Effects of N‐Acetyl Cysteine in the Different Equilibration Times on Post‐Thawed Rooster Sperm Quality. Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 60(3). e70035–e70035.
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Sharafi, Mohsen, et al.. (2023). Beneficial effects of trehalose and gentiobiose on human sperm cryopreservation. PLoS ONE. 18(4). e0271210–e0271210. 9 indexed citations
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Sharafi, Mohsen, et al.. (2023). The Effects of Glycerophospholipid Nanomicelles on the Cryotolerance of Frozen–Thawed Rooster Sperm. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 21(6). 593–598.
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Zhandi, Mahdi, et al.. (2022). Determining the Optimal Dosage of Lecithin Nanoliposome in Rooster Semen Freezing Medium and Fertility Potential. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 21(2). 191–199. 2 indexed citations
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Sharafi, Mohsen, et al.. (2022). Sublethal Xanthine Oxidase Stress Prefreezing of Bull Sperm Improves the Post-Thaw Functionality and Fertility Potential Parameters. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 21(3). 288–293. 2 indexed citations
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Farshad, Abbas, et al.. (2022). Effects of Antifreeze Protein Type I and Glycerol in Diluents on Cryopreserved Goat Epididymal Sperm. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 21(1). 65–73. 6 indexed citations
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Ghaleno, Leila Rashki, Mohsen Sharafi, Maryam Hezavehei, et al.. (2021). Gene Expression Alteration of Sperm-Associated Antigens in Human Cryopreserved Sperm. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 19(6). 503–510. 6 indexed citations
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Sharafi, Mohsen, et al.. (2021). Protective Effect of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles on Human Sperm Function During Cryopreservation. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 20(1). 24–30. 20 indexed citations
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Rahimi, Shaban, et al.. (2021). The effect of methyl-beta-cyclodextrin on DNA absorption and quality of posttransfected sperm. Poultry Science. 100(5). 101058–101058. 3 indexed citations
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Towhidi, Armin, et al.. (2020). Supplemental Glutathione Improves Post-Thaw Quality of Holstein Bulls Sperm in a Nanomicelle based Extender. Iranian journal of applied animal science. 10(4). 615–622. 2 indexed citations
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Ghaffari, Seyed Mahmood, Gholam Hossein Riazi, Rouhollah Fathi, et al.. (2019). Electromagnetic field in human sperm cryopreservation improves fertilizing potential of thawed sperm through physicochemical modification of water molecules in freezing medium. PLoS ONE. 14(9). e0221976–e0221976. 8 indexed citations
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Zhandi, Mahdi, et al.. (2017). High dilution rate of bull semen affects cryopreservation outcomes: kinematic and flowcytometric parameters. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Masoudi, Reza, et al.. (2017). Effects of estradiol and oxytocin injection on the efficiency of artificial insemination in Iranian Zel ewes during the breeding season. Archives of Razi Institute. 72(1). 33–41. 2 indexed citations
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Sharafi, Mohsen, et al.. (2017). Hyaluronic acid improves frozen-thawed sperm quality and fertility potential in rooster. Animal Reproduction Science. 184. 204–210. 52 indexed citations
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Rahmani, Hamid, Mehdi Hajian, S. Ostadhosseini, et al.. (2009). In Vitro Comparison of Soybean Lecithin Based-Extender with Commercially Available Extender for Ram Semen Cryopreservation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
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Sharafi, Mohsen, Mohsen Forouzanfar, Mehdi Hajian, et al.. (2009). IN VITRO COMPARISON OF SOYBEAN LECITHIN BASED-EXTENDER WITH COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE EXTENDER FOR RAM SEMEN CRYOPRESERVATION. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 149–152. 41 indexed citations

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