Moustapha Kassem

27.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
361 papers, 21.6k citations indexed

About

Moustapha Kassem is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Moustapha Kassem has authored 361 papers receiving a total of 21.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 191 papers in Molecular Biology, 117 papers in Genetics and 81 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Moustapha Kassem's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (114 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (65 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (38 papers). Moustapha Kassem is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (114 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (65 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (38 papers). Moustapha Kassem collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Saudi Arabia and Germany. Moustapha Kassem's co-authors include Basem M. Abdallah, Erik Fink Eriksen, Karin Stenderup, Nicholas Ditzel, Abdullah Aldahmash, Suresh I. S. Rattan, Pierre J. Marie, J. Justesen, Jorge S. Burns and Michaela Tencerová and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Moustapha Kassem

358 papers receiving 21.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Adipocyte tissue volume in bone marrow is increased with aging and in patients with osteoporosis

2001 691 citations Moustapha Kassem et al. profile →
Telomerase expression extends the proliferative life-span and maintains the osteogenic potential of human bone marrow stromal cells

2002 677 citations Moustapha Kassem et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Moustapha Kassem Denmark	79	10.5k	6.0k	3.7k	3.7k	3.0k	361	21.6k
Paolo Bianco Italy	57	6.2k 0.6×	6.7k 1.1×	4.2k 1.1×	3.7k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	146	17.3k
Daniel R. Marshak United States	33	9.0k 0.9×	10.9k 1.8×	5.9k 1.6×	2.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	64	21.8k
Mark A. Moorman United States	22	7.4k 0.7×	11.4k 1.9×	7.7k 2.1×	2.0k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	29	20.9k
Massimo Dominici Italy	50	7.7k 0.7×	14.9k 2.5×	8.1k 2.2×	4.0k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	282	24.3k
Jeffrey M. Gimble United States	88	9.2k 0.9×	14.0k 2.3×	9.8k 2.6×	2.8k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	324	30.5k
Stephen C. Beck United States	11	6.5k 0.6×	11.3k 1.9×	6.2k 1.7×	1.8k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	12	19.2k
Armand Keating Canada	63	8.5k 0.8×	16.0k 2.7×	8.1k 2.2×	5.3k 1.4×	2.4k 0.8×	342	29.8k
Stewart Craig United States	23	7.1k 0.7×	10.5k 1.7×	5.7k 1.5×	2.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	38	20.0k
André J. van Wijnen United States	94	25.7k 2.4×	3.2k 0.5×	3.4k 0.9×	6.4k 1.7×	7.4k 2.4×	732	36.8k
Christian Jørgensen France	72	6.6k 0.6×	8.0k 1.3×	3.8k 1.0×	2.3k 0.6×	3.0k 1.0×	386	19.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Moustapha Kassem

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Chen, Li, Kaikai Shi, Nicholas Ditzel, et al.. (2025). KIAA1199 (CEMIP) regulates adipogenesis and whole-body energy metabolism. Bone Research. 13(1). 43–43. 1 indexed citations

Tencerová, Michaela, Lilli Lundby, Steen Buntzen, et al.. (2021). Molecular differences of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells between non-responders and responders in treatment of transphincteric perianal fistulas. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 12(1). 586–586. 4 indexed citations

Elsafadi, Mona, Muthurangan Manikandan, Sami G. Almalki, et al.. (2020). Transgelin is a poor prognostic factor associated with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) stage promoting tumor growth and migration in a TGFβ-dependent manner. Cell Death and Disease. 11(5). 341–341. 38 indexed citations

Rumman, Mohammad, et al.. (2018). Induction of quiescence (G0) in bone marrow stromal stem cells enhances their stem cell characteristics. Stem Cell Research. 30. 69–80. 25 indexed citations

Twine, Natalie A., Linda Harkness, James Adjaye, et al.. (2018). Molecular Phenotyping of Telomerized Human Bone Marrow Skeletal Stem Cells Reveals a Genetic Program of Enhanced Proliferation and Maintenance of Differentiation Responses. JBMR Plus. 2(5). 257–267. 21 indexed citations

Manikandan, Muthurangan, Sarah Abuelreich, Mona Elsafadi, et al.. (2018). NR2F1 mediated down-regulation of osteoblast differentiation was rescued by bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) in human MSC. Differentiation. 104. 36–41. 16 indexed citations

Hamam, Rimi, Dana Hamam, Khalid Alsaleh, et al.. (2017). Circulating microRNAs in breast cancer: novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. Cell Death and Disease. 8(9). e3045–e3045. 284 indexed citations

Ali, Dalia, Radhakrishnan Vishnubalaji, Elna Paul Chalisserry, et al.. (2016). CUDC-907 Promotes Bone Marrow Adipocytic Differentiation Through Inhibition of Histone Deacetylase and Regulation of Cell Cycle. Stem Cells and Development. 26(5). 353–362. 22 indexed citations

Twine, Natalie A., Linda Harkness, Moustapha Kassem, & Marc R. Wilkins. (2016). Transcription factor ZNF25 is associated with osteoblast differentiation of human skeletal stem cells. BMC Genomics. 17(1). 872–872. 8 indexed citations

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Hamam, Dana, Dalia Ali, Moustapha Kassem, Abdullah Aldahmash, & Nehad M. Alajez. (2014). microRNAs as Regulators of Adipogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 24(4). 417–425. 60 indexed citations

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Mahmood, Amer, Linda Harkness, Basem M. Abdallah, et al.. (2012). Derivation of Stromal (Skeletal and Mesenchymal) Stem-Like Cells from Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 21(17). 3114–3124. 14 indexed citations

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Limbert, Catarina, G Päth, Regina Ebert, et al.. (2011). PDX1- and NGN3-mediated in vitro reprogramming of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells into pancreatic endocrine lineages. Cytotherapy. 13(7). 802–813. 33 indexed citations

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Tormin, Ariane, Li Ou, Jan C. Brune, et al.. (2011). CD146 expression on primary nonhematopoietic bone marrow stem cells is correlated with in situ localization. Blood. 117(19). 5067–5077. 348 indexed citations

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Burns, Jorge S., et al.. (2010). Parameters in Three-Dimensional Osteospheroids of Telomerized Human Mesenchymal (Stromal) Stem Cells Grown on Osteoconductive Scaffolds That Predict In Vivo Bone-Forming Potential. Tissue Engineering Part A. 16(7). 2331–2342. 43 indexed citations

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Seefried, Lothar, Thomas Schwarz, Thomas Lind, et al.. (2010). A small scale cell culture system to analyze mechanobiology using reporter gene constructs and polyurethane dishes. European Cells and Materials. 20. 344–355. 19 indexed citations

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Prokhorova, Tatyana, Linda Harkness, Ulrik Frandsen, et al.. (2008). Teratoma Formation by Human Embryonic Stem Cells Is Site Dependent and Enhanced by the Presence of Matrigel. Stem Cells and Development. 18(1). 47–54. 178 indexed citations

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Abdallah, Basem M. & Moustapha Kassem. (2007). Human mesenchymal stem cells: from basic biology to clinical applications. Gene Therapy. 15(2). 109–116. 300 indexed citations

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Bentzon, Jacob Fog, et al.. (2006). Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerosis Originate From the Local Vessel Wall and Not Circulating Progenitor Cells in ApoE Knockout Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 26(12). 2696–2702. 181 indexed citations

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Kassem, Moustapha, et al.. (2004). The use of hTERT-immortalized cells in tissue engineering. Cytotechnology. 45(1-2). 39–46. 28 indexed citations

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Kassem, Moustapha. (2004). Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Biological Characteristics and Potential Clinical Applications. Cloning and Stem Cells. 6(4). 369–374. 151 indexed citations

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