Moosa Mohammadi

63.1k total citations · 17 hit papers
143 papers, 25.3k citations indexed

About

Moosa Mohammadi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Moosa Mohammadi has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 25.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Cell Biology and 35 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Moosa Mohammadi's work include Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (96 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (35 papers) and Kruppel-like factors research (25 papers). Moosa Mohammadi is often cited by papers focused on Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (96 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (35 papers) and Kruppel-like factors research (25 papers). Moosa Mohammadi collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Moosa Mohammadi's co-authors include Joseph Schlessinger, Regina Goetz, Andrew Beenken, Omar A. Ibrahimi, Stevan R. Hubbard, Anna V. Eliseenkova, Shaun K. Olsen, Steven A. Kliewer, A.N. Plotnikov and David J. Mangelsdorf and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Moosa Mohammadi

141 papers receiving 24.8k citations

Hit Papers

The FGF family: biology, pathophysiology ... 1991 2026 2002 2014 2009 2007 1997 2006 2000 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. The FGF family: biology, pathophysiology and therapy
    2009 1.5k citations Andrew Beenken, Moosa Mohammadi Nature Reviews Drug Discovery profile →
  2. Endocrine Regulation of the Fasting Response by PPARα-Mediated Induction of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21
    2007 1.3k citations Takeshi Inagaki, Paul A. Dutchak et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
  3. Structures of the Tyrosine Kinase Domain of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor in Complex with Inhibitors
    1997 960 citations Moosa Mohammadi, Brian Yeh et al. profile →
  4. Receptor Specificity of the Fibroblast Growth Factor Family
    2006 946 citations Omar A. Ibrahimi, Shaun K. Olsen et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  5. Crystal Structure of a Ternary FGF-FGFR-Heparin Complex Reveals a Dual Role for Heparin in FGFR Binding and Dimerization
    2000 931 citations Joseph Schlessinger, A.N. Plotnikov et al. Molecular Cell profile →
  6. Catalytic specificity of protein-tyrosine kinases is critical for selective signalling
    1995 805 citations Moosa Mohammadi, Joseph Schlessinger et al. Nature profile →
  7. The parathyroid is a target organ for FGF23 in rats
    2007 741 citations Regina Goetz, Moosa Mohammadi et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  8. Tissue-specific Expression of βKlotho and Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) Receptor Isoforms Determines Metabolic Activity of FGF19 and FGF21
    2007 620 citations Regina Goetz, Anna V. Eliseenkova et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  9. FGF21 induces PGC-1α and regulates carbohydrate and fatty acid metabolism during the adaptive starvation response
    2009 590 citations Takeshi Inagaki, Xunshan Ding et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  10. Cloning of PI3 kinase-associated p85 utilizing a novel method for expression/cloning of target proteins for receptor tyrosine kinases
    1991 582 citations Moosa Mohammadi, Joseph Schlessinger et al. profile →
  11. Structural basis for fibroblast growth factor receptor activation
    2005 577 citations Moosa Mohammadi, Shaun K. Olsen et al. profile →
  12. Research Resource: Comprehensive Expression Atlas of the Fibroblast Growth Factor System in Adult Mouse
    2010 568 citations Xunshan Ding, Regina Goetz et al. profile →
  13. The Function of GRB2 in Linking the Insulin Receptor to Ras Signaling Pathways
    1993 538 citations Moosa Mohammadi, Joseph Schlessinger et al. profile →
  14. βKlotho is required for metabolic activity of fibroblast growth factor 21
    2007 505 citations Regina Goetz, Anna V. Eliseenkova et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  15. Circulating FGF21 Is Liver Derived and Enhances Glucose Uptake During Refeeding and Overfeeding
    2014 488 citations David J. Mangelsdorf, Steven A. Kliewer et al. profile →
  16. Exploring mechanisms of FGF signalling through the lens of structural biology
    2013 436 citations Regina Goetz, Moosa Mohammadi Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
  17. α-Klotho is a non-enzymatic molecular scaffold for FGF23 hormone signalling
    2018 363 citations Gaozhi Chen, Regina Goetz et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Moosa Mohammadi United States 72 18.6k 5.0k 4.0k 3.6k 2.5k 143 25.3k
Catherine M. Shanahan United Kingdom 74 9.4k 0.5× 2.8k 0.6× 3.3k 0.8× 6.0k 1.7× 1.1k 0.4× 191 21.0k
Henry M. Kronenberg United States 81 17.7k 1.0× 5.0k 1.0× 1.9k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 8.1k 3.2× 241 28.9k
Jeffrey H. Miner United States 72 9.7k 0.5× 2.4k 0.5× 2.9k 0.7× 5.6k 1.6× 1.0k 0.4× 247 18.4k
Allen M. Spiegel United States 79 10.0k 0.5× 2.7k 0.5× 2.1k 0.5× 3.2k 0.9× 4.2k 1.6× 294 19.0k
Jonathan G. Seidman United States 92 16.3k 0.9× 2.7k 0.5× 1.4k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 296 27.6k
Roland Baron United States 80 14.8k 0.8× 2.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 927 0.3× 7.5k 3.0× 252 22.7k
Gerd Walz Germany 60 8.6k 0.5× 5.7k 1.1× 1.8k 0.5× 2.6k 0.7× 722 0.3× 222 14.1k
Tim M. Strom Germany 63 8.0k 0.4× 6.0k 1.2× 1.2k 0.3× 3.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 216 16.6k
Katsuya Okawa Japan 52 10.3k 0.6× 1.8k 0.4× 3.9k 1.0× 1.6k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 118 15.9k
Tadashi Yamamoto Japan 77 13.2k 0.7× 2.0k 0.4× 2.8k 0.7× 872 0.2× 5.0k 2.0× 400 22.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Razzaque, Mohammed S. & Moosa Mohammadi. (2025). Can targeting the FGF23-αKlotho signaling system delay phosphate-driven organ damage?. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 29(3). 93–100.
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Chen, Lingfeng, Lili Fu, Jingchuan Sun, et al.. (2023). Structural basis for FGF hormone signalling. Nature. 618(7966). 862–870. 68 indexed citations
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Lei, Ying, Luyao Wang, Kaiwen Guo, et al.. (2021). Paracrine FGFs target skeletal muscle to exert potent anti-hyperglycemic effects. Nature Communications. 12(1). 7256–7256. 54 indexed citations
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Gu, Junlian, Ying Lei, Dezhong Wang, et al.. (2020). Curtailing FGF19’s mitogenicity by suppressing its receptor dimerization ability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(46). 29025–29034. 18 indexed citations
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̃Tassi, E., Marcel O. Schmidt, Xiaoting Ma, et al.. (2018). Fibroblast Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 (FGFBP3) impacts carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 15973–15973. 10 indexed citations
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Huang, Zhifeng, William M. Marsiglia, Upal Roy, et al.. (2015). Two FGF Receptor Kinase Molecules Act in Concert to Recruit and Transphosphorylate Phospholipase Cγ. Molecular Cell. 61(1). 98–110. 42 indexed citations
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Goetz, Regina & Moosa Mohammadi. (2013). Exploring mechanisms of FGF signalling through the lens of structural biology. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 14(3). 166–180. 436 indexed citations breakdown →
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Olauson, Hannes, Karolina Lindberg, Risul Amin, et al.. (2013). Parathyroid-Specific Deletion of Klotho Unravels a Novel Calcineurin-Dependent FGF23 Signaling Pathway That Regulates PTH Secretion. PLoS Genetics. 9(12). e1003975–e1003975. 122 indexed citations
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Zhou, Hong‐Hao, Weiwei Huang, Ellen Shapiro, et al.. (2012). Urothelial tumor initiation requires deregulation of multiple signaling pathways: implications in target-based therapies. Carcinogenesis. 33(4). 770–780. 17 indexed citations
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Trarbach, Ericka Barbosa, Ana Paula Abreu, Letícia Ferreira Gontijo Silveira, et al.. (2010). Nonsense Mutations inFGF8Gene Causing Different Degrees of Human Gonadotropin-Releasing Deficiency. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 95(7). 3491–3496. 58 indexed citations
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Makarenkova, Helen P., Matthew P. Hoffman, Andrew Beenken, et al.. (2009). Differential Interactions of FGFs with Heparan Sulfate Control Gradient Formation and Branching Morphogenesis. Science Signaling. 2(88). ra55–ra55. 149 indexed citations
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Kalinina, Juliya, Sara A. Byron, Helen P. Makarenkova, et al.. (2009). Homodimerization Controls the Fibroblast Growth Factor 9 Subfamily's Receptor Binding and Heparan Sulfate-Dependent Diffusion in the Extracellular Matrix. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 29(17). 4663–4678. 38 indexed citations
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Gartside, Michael G., Huaibin Chen, Omar A. Ibrahimi, et al.. (2009). Loss-of-Function Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor-2 Mutations in Melanoma. Molecular Cancer Research. 7(1). 41–54. 102 indexed citations
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Beenken, Andrew & Moosa Mohammadi. (2009). The FGF family: biology, pathophysiology and therapy. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 8(3). 235–253. 1513 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ichikawa, Shoji, Erik A. Imel, Xijie Yu, et al.. (2008). A homozygous missense mutation in human KLOTHO causes severe tumoral calcinosis.. PubMed. 7(4). 318–9. 39 indexed citations
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Inagaki, Takeshi, Paul A. Dutchak, Guixiang Zhao, et al.. (2007). Endocrine Regulation of the Fasting Response by PPARα-Mediated Induction of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21. Cell Metabolism. 5(6). 415–425. 1265 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ichikawa, Shoji, Erik A. Imel, Xijie Yu, et al.. (2007). A homozygous missense mutation in human KLOTHO causes severe tumoral calcinosis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(9). 2684–2691. 336 indexed citations
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Yeh, Brian, Anna V. Eliseenkova, A.N. Plotnikov, et al.. (2002). Structural Basis for Activation of Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling by Sucrose Octasulfate. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22(20). 7184–7192. 44 indexed citations
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Hubbard, Stevan R., Moosa Mohammadi, & Joseph Schlessinger. (1998). Autoregulatory Mechanisms in Protein-tyrosine Kinases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(20). 11987–11990. 242 indexed citations
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Huang, Jiaoti, Moosa Mohammadi, Gerard A. Rodrigues, & Joseph Schlessinger. (1995). Reduced Activation of RAF-1 and MAP Kinase by a Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Mutant Deficient in Stimulation of Phosphatidylinositol Hydrolysis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(10). 5065–5072. 91 indexed citations

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