Mousa Khalafi

1.2k total citations
47 papers, 810 citations indexed

About

Mousa Khalafi is a scholar working on Physiology, Complementary and alternative medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mousa Khalafi has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 810 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Physiology, 13 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Mousa Khalafi's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (14 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (13 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (11 papers). Mousa Khalafi is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (14 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (13 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (11 papers). Mousa Khalafi collaborates with scholars based in Iran, United States and United Kingdom. Mousa Khalafi's co-authors include Michael Symonds, Sara K. Rosenkranz, Mohammad Hossein Sakhaei, Pouran Karimi, Hadi Nobarı, José Carmelo Adsuar, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Rodrigo Aquino, Jorge Pérez‐Gómez and Fatemeh Kazeminasab and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Mousa Khalafi

44 papers receiving 802 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mousa Khalafi Iran	18	426	197	166	148	147	47	810
Ayoub Saeidi Iran	18	462 1.1×	173 0.9×	115 0.7×	139 0.9×	121 0.8×	92	909
Amy E. Mendham South Africa	16	377 0.9×	127 0.6×	142 0.9×	144 1.0×	89 0.6×	53	736
Arthur Fernandes Gáspari Brazil	17	339 0.8×	252 1.3×	187 1.1×	110 0.7×	165 1.1×	37	741
Guilherme Borges Pereira Brazil	20	373 0.9×	259 1.3×	239 1.4×	133 0.9×	169 1.1×	59	857
Cheyne E. Donges Australia	14	380 0.9×	166 0.8×	207 1.2×	119 0.8×	83 0.6×	20	779
Hamid Agha-Alinejad Iran	18	228 0.5×	282 1.4×	194 1.2×	82 0.6×	336 2.3×	85	872
Juliano Boufleur Farinha Brazil	15	295 0.7×	263 1.3×	134 0.8×	69 0.5×	89 0.6×	56	783
Fábio Lera Orsatti Brazil	20	551 1.3×	221 1.1×	161 1.0×	116 0.8×	274 1.9×	90	1.1k
Marcos Martín-Rincón Spain	17	323 0.8×	287 1.5×	262 1.6×	98 0.7×	153 1.0×	40	866
Aleksandra Żebrowska Poland	16	231 0.5×	136 0.7×	185 1.1×	49 0.3×	125 0.9×	70	827

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Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2025). The Effects of Exercise Training on Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Healthcare. 13(3). 246–246. 1 indexed citations

Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2025). Effects of Whey Protein Supplementation on Body Composition, Muscular Strength, and Cardiometabolic Health in Older Adults: A Systematic Review with Pairwise Meta-Analysis. Healthcare. 13(21). 2814–2814.

Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2025). The combined effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation and exercise training on body composition and cardiometabolic health in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 66. 151–159.

Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2024). The effects of intermittent fasting on body composition and cardiometabolic health in adults with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 26(9). 3830–3841. 16 indexed citations

Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2024). Combined versus independent effects of exercise training and intermittent fasting on body composition and cardiometabolic health in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition Journal. 23(1). 7–7. 19 indexed citations

Khalafi, Mousa, Michael Symonds, Mohammad Hossein Sakhaei, et al.. (2024). Interleukin-15 responses to acute and chronic exercise in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1288537–1288537. 21 indexed citations

Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2023). The effects of resistance training on myostatin and follistatin in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Physiology & Behavior. 269. 114272–114272. 14 indexed citations

Kavyani, Zeynab, et al.. (2023). The effects of camelina sativa oil and high-intensity interval training on liver function and metabolic outcomes in male type 2 diabetic rats. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1102862–1102862. 1 indexed citations

Moslemi, Elham, Parvin Dehghan, & Mousa Khalafi. (2023). Effectiveness of supplementation with date seed (Phoenix dactylifera) as a functional food on inflammatory markers, muscle damage, and BDNF following high-intensity interval training: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. European Journal of Nutrition. 62(5). 2001–2014. 5 indexed citations

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Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2023). The effects of exercise training on postprandial glycemia and insulinemia in adults with overweight or obesity and with cardiometabolic disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 201. 110741–110741. 2 indexed citations

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Khalafi, Mousa, Mohammad Hossein Sakhaei, Fatemeh Kazeminasab, Sara K. Rosenkranz, & Michael Symonds. (2023). Exercise training, dietary intervention, or combined interventions and their effects on lipid profiles in adults with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 33(9). 1662–1683. 23 indexed citations

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Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2023). The effects of exercise training on body composition in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1183765–1183765. 16 indexed citations

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Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2023). The effects of exercise training on circulating adhesion molecules in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 18(10). e0292734–e0292734. 4 indexed citations

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Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2023). Impact of Exercise in Hypoxia on Inflammatory Cytokines in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine - Open. 9(1). 50–50. 7 indexed citations

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Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2022). The impact of high-intensity interval training on postprandial glucose and insulin: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 186. 109815–109815. 25 indexed citations

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Khalafi, Mousa, Hamid Mohebbi, & Pouran Karimi. (2019). High-intensity interval training increases mitochondria biogenesis in adipose tissue and improves insulin resistance in high fat diet-induced obese rat. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(1). 43–50. 1 indexed citations

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Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2019). THE EFFECTS OF HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING ON SERUM LEVELS OF FGF21 AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN OBESE MEN. Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism. 18(1). 41–48. 3 indexed citations

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Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2017). Effect of Aerobic Training on Serum Adiponectin and Ctrp-3 in Males with Metabolic Syndrome. Majallah-i ghudad-i darūn/rīz va mitābulīsm-i Īrān./Majallah-i ghudad-i darūn/rīz va mitābulīsm-i Īrān.. 18(5). 368–377. 1 indexed citations

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Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2016). THE EFFECTS OF HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL EXERCISE (HIIE) AND MODERATE INTENSITY CONTINUOUS EXERCISE (MICE) ON SERUM IRISIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS UCP-1 IN DIABETIC MALE RATS. Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism. 15(4). 237–246. 1 indexed citations

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Khalafi, Mousa, et al.. (2016). Irisin Response to Two Types of Exercise Training in Type 2 Diabetic Male Rats. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations

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