Muhamed‐Kheir Taha

13.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
256 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Muhamed‐Kheir Taha is a scholar working on Microbiology, Epidemiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhamed‐Kheir Taha has authored 256 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 234 papers in Microbiology, 187 papers in Epidemiology and 28 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Muhamed‐Kheir Taha's work include Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (230 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (174 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (31 papers). Muhamed‐Kheir Taha is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (230 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (174 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (31 papers). Muhamed‐Kheir Taha collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. Muhamed‐Kheir Taha's co-authors include Ala‐Eddine Deghmane, Eva Hong, Aude Antignac, Dario Giorgini, Ivo G. Boneca, Jean‐Michel Alonso, Agnès Labigne, Isabelle Parent du Châtelet, Mireille Larribe and Peter S. DiStefano and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Muhamed‐Kheir Taha

248 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

Nod1 Detects a Unique Muropeptide from Gram-Negative Bact... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2021 400 800 1.2k
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. Nod1 Detects a Unique Muropeptide from Gram-Negative Bacterial Peptidoglycan
    2003 1.2k citations Stephen E. Girardin, Ivo G. Boneca et al. Science profile →
  2. Pediatric Infectious Disease Group (GPIP) position paper on the immune debt of the COVID-19 pandemic in childhood, how can we fill the immunity gap?
    2021 238 citations Robert Cohen, Muhamed‐Kheir Taha et al. Infectious Diseases Now profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Muhamed‐Kheir Taha France 43 5.1k 4.6k 1.4k 1.3k 761 256 7.8k
Sanjay Ram United States 42 4.0k 0.8× 2.7k 0.6× 2.3k 1.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 152 6.8k
Kristian Riesbeck Sweden 52 2.7k 0.5× 3.1k 0.7× 2.1k 1.6× 1.8k 1.4× 955 1.3× 268 8.3k
Dan M. Granoff United States 55 7.1k 1.4× 6.9k 1.5× 2.0k 1.5× 1.1k 0.8× 859 1.1× 234 9.9k
Ulrich Vogel Germany 44 3.2k 0.6× 3.3k 0.7× 998 0.7× 2.8k 2.1× 2.5k 3.2× 224 8.5k
Carl E. Frasch United States 51 5.4k 1.0× 5.5k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 1.8k 1.3× 777 1.0× 138 9.7k
Jan Poolman Netherlands 60 8.0k 1.6× 8.0k 1.7× 1.3k 1.0× 1.9k 1.4× 849 1.1× 233 11.6k
Birgitta Henriques‐Normark Sweden 45 1.7k 0.3× 3.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 850 1.1× 131 6.4k
E. Richard Moxon United Kingdom 47 3.8k 0.7× 3.1k 0.7× 548 0.4× 2.2k 1.7× 457 0.6× 116 6.7k
Joel B. Baseman United States 51 5.3k 1.0× 3.4k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 478 0.6× 185 7.9k
Ray Borrow United Kingdom 68 11.4k 2.2× 12.4k 2.7× 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 1.7k 2.2× 378 15.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Deghmane, Ala‐Eddine, Serges Tchatchouang, Tania Crucitti, et al.. (2025). Genetic characterization of Haemophilus ducreyi from non-genital skin lesions in Cameroon. Journal of Infection. 90(3). 106448–106448. 1 indexed citations
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Deghmane, Ala‐Eddine, et al.. (2025). Troubled Times, Changing Tides: A Seroprevalence Study on Meningococcal Immunity in France Between 2016 and 2024. Vaccines. 13(6). 647–647. 1 indexed citations
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Borrow, Ray, Dominique A. Caugant, S. A. Clark, et al.. (2025). Current global trends in meningococcal disease control, risk groups and vaccination: Consensus of the Global Meningococcal Initiative. Journal of Infection. 91(5). 106635–106635.
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Abitbol, Véronique, Federico Martinón‐Torres, Muhamed‐Kheir Taha, et al.. (2024). 4CMenB journey to the 10-year anniversary and beyond. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 20(1). 2357924–2357924. 11 indexed citations
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Rybak, Alexis, Naïm Ouldali, Emmanuelle Varon, et al.. (2023). Vaccine-preventable Pediatric Acute Bacterial Meningitis in France: A Time Series Analysis of a 19-Year Prospective National Surveillance Network. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 43(1). 74–83. 2 indexed citations
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Taha, Muhamed‐Kheir, Federico Martinón‐Torres, Paolo Bonanni, et al.. (2022). Equity in vaccination policies to overcome social deprivation as a risk factor for invasive meningococcal disease. Expert Review of Vaccines. 21(5). 659–674. 24 indexed citations
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Cohen, Robert, Muhamed‐Kheir Taha, Emmanuelle Varon, et al.. (2021). Pediatric Infectious Disease Group (GPIP) position paper on the immune debt of the COVID-19 pandemic in childhood, how can we fill the immunity gap?. Infectious Diseases Now. 51(5). 418–423. 238 indexed citations breakdown →
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Martinón‐Torres, Federico, Muhamed‐Kheir Taha, Markus Knuf, et al.. (2021). Evolving strategies for meningococcal vaccination in Europe: Overview and key determinants for current and future considerations. Pathogens and Global Health. 116(2). 85–98. 29 indexed citations
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Williams, Allison H., Richard Wheeler, Ala‐Eddine Deghmane, et al.. (2020). Defective lytic transglycosylase disrupts cell morphogenesis by hindering cell wall de-O-acetylation in Neisseria meningitidis. eLife. 9. 8 indexed citations
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Hong, Eva, Ala‐Eddine Deghmane, & Muhamed‐Kheir Taha. (2018). Acquisition of Beta-Lactamase by Neisseria meningitidis through Possible Horizontal Gene Transfer. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 62(9). 18 indexed citations
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Narni-Mancinelli, Émilie, Laurent Gauthier, Myriam Baratin, et al.. (2017). Complement factor P is a ligand for the natural killer cell–activating receptor NKp46. Science Immunology. 2(10). 93 indexed citations
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Gaschignard, Jean, Corinne Lévy, Ala‐Eddine Deghmane, et al.. (2013). Invasive Serogroup W Meningococcal Disease in Children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 32(7). 798–800. 13 indexed citations
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Madhi, Fouad, et al.. (2012). Corticosteroid Therapy in Genotype ST-11 Meningococcal Infections. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 32(3). 291–293. 4 indexed citations
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Veyrier, Frédéric J., Ivo G. Boneca, Mathieu Cellier, & Muhamed‐Kheir Taha. (2011). A Novel Metal Transporter Mediating Manganese Export (MntX) Regulates the Mn to Fe Intracellular Ratio and Neisseria meningitidis Virulence. PLoS Pathogens. 7(9). e1002261–e1002261. 73 indexed citations
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Deghmane, Ala‐Eddine & Muhamed‐Kheir Taha. (2010). Physiopathologie des infections invasives à méningocoque. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 13(2). 117–122. 1 indexed citations
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Deghmane, Ala‐Eddine, Isabelle Parent du Châtelet, Marek Szatanik, et al.. (2010). Emergence of New VirulentNeisseria meningitidisSerogroup C Sequence Type 11 Isolates in France. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 202(2). 247–250. 27 indexed citations
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Zarantonelli, Leticia, Marcelo Lancellotti, Ala‐Eddine Deghmane, et al.. (2008). Hyperinvasive genotypes of Neisseria meningitidis in France. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14(5). 467–472. 43 indexed citations
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Girardin, Stephen E., Ivo G. Boneca, Letícia A. M. Carneiro, et al.. (2003). Nod1 Detects a Unique Muropeptide from Gram-Negative Bacterial Peptidoglycan. Science. 300(5625). 1584–1587. 1220 indexed citations breakdown →
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Antignac, Aude, Ivo G. Boneca, Jean-Claude Rousselle, et al.. (2003). Correlation between Alterations of the Penicillin-binding Protein 2 and Modifications of the Peptidoglycan Structure in Neisseria meningitidis with Reduced Susceptibility to Penicillin G. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(34). 31529–31535. 37 indexed citations
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Spanjaard, Lodewijk, D Lévy-Brühl, A Perrocheau, et al.. (2000). Meningococcal infection in pilgrims returning from the haj: update from Europe and beyond. Weekly releases (1997–2007). 4(17). 11 indexed citations

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