Muhammad Zafarullah

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

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Muhammad Zafarullah is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Zafarullah has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Rheumatology, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Zafarullah's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (27 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (19 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (16 papers). Muhammad Zafarullah is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (27 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (19 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (16 papers). Muhammad Zafarullah collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. Muhammad Zafarullah's co-authors include Judith Sylvester, Mushtaq Ahmad, Wenqing Li, Lashitew Gedamu, Abdelhamid Liacini, Faramaze Dehnade, Per‐Erik Olsson, Keith Bonham, Hamid Y. Qureshi and Johanne Martel‐Pelletier and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Zafarullah

87 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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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.

Molecular mechanisms of N -acetylcysteine actions

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Muhammad Zafarullah Canada	38	1.5k	922	722	695	617	91	4.5k
Young‐Ok Son South Korea	44	2.4k 1.6×	358 0.4×	603 0.8×	507 0.7×	733 1.2×	140	5.5k
Jeong‐Chae Lee South Korea	37	2.3k 1.5×	211 0.2×	455 0.6×	345 0.5×	397 0.6×	147	4.9k
María Celeste Lopes Portugal	42	1.7k 1.1×	297 0.3×	587 0.8×	122 0.2×	346 0.6×	116	4.9k
Zhanxiang Zhou United States	44	2.1k 1.4×	302 0.3×	389 0.5×	1.2k 1.7×	405 0.7×	105	6.0k
Jimmy W. Crott United States	26	1.6k 1.1×	780 0.8×	876 1.2×	241 0.3×	428 0.7×	61	3.3k
Aldo Paolicchi Italy	39	1.7k 1.1×	575 0.6×	386 0.5×	388 0.6×	147 0.2×	142	5.8k
Shuang Liu China	41	3.2k 2.1×	177 0.2×	831 1.2×	327 0.5×	282 0.5×	242	6.5k
Yanfei Li China	42	2.8k 1.8×	157 0.2×	452 0.6×	582 0.8×	524 0.8×	212	5.6k
Yan Yuan China	40	2.1k 1.4×	125 0.1×	512 0.7×	946 1.4×	1.3k 2.2×	191	5.2k
Jianhong Gu China	37	1.4k 0.9×	160 0.2×	258 0.4×	784 1.1×	1.2k 1.9×	148	3.7k

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Zafarullah, Muhammad, Rabia Ramzan, Ruifen Zhang, & Mingwei Zhang. (2025). Isolation, physicochemical characterization, fractionation, and in vitro digestibility of non-conventional starches from Pueraria montana var. thomsonii and Eleocharis tuberosa. Food Chemistry Advances. 7. 100976–100976. 3 indexed citations

Ramzan, Rabia, Muhammad Zafarullah, Zhenglian Xue, et al.. (2025). Fabricating the polysaccharides-based Micro-particles co-encapsulating the hydrophilic-hydrophobic vitamins (B9 and D3) using spray-dried pickering double emulsions: Assessment of multilayered microcapsules structure, retention stability, encapsulation efficiency, and in vitro release. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 430. 127753–127753. 1 indexed citations

Ramzan, Rabia, Muhammad Zafarullah, F.G. Shi, et al.. (2025). Stability of conventional vs. Pickering emulsions using ovalbumin-anionic starch complexes for spray-dried lipid microcapsules. Food Chemistry X. 31. 103102–103102.

Virk, Muhammad Safiullah, Qiufang Liang, Junxia Wang, et al.. (2024). Enhancing storage, thermal, and gastroprotective viability of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum bilayer encapsulated in ultrasonically prepared gum and protein-based composites. Food Bioscience. 63. 105803–105803. 1 indexed citations

Zafarullah, Muhammad, Rabia Ramzan, Ruifen Zhang, et al.. (2021). Assessment of In Vitro and In Vivo Bioremediation Potentials of Orally Supplemented Free and Microencapsulated Lactobacillus acidophilus KLDS Strains to Mitigate the Chronic Lead Toxicity. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 9. 698349–698349. 5 indexed citations

Hu, Haijuan, Shanshan Zhang, Fengxia Liu, et al.. (2019). Role of the Gut Microbiota and Their Metabolites in Modulating the Cholesterol-Lowering Effects of Citrus Pectin Oligosaccharides in C57BL/6 Mice. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 67(43). 11922–11930. 60 indexed citations

Sylvester, Judith, Rasheed Ahmad, & Muhammad Zafarullah. (2011). Role of Sp1 transcription factor in Interleukin-1-induced ADAMTS-4 (aggrecanase-1) gene expression in human articular chondrocytes. Rheumatology International. 33(2). 517–522. 12 indexed citations

Mabrouk, Mohammed El, et al.. (2011). Enhanced Expression of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-4 Gene in Human Osteoarthritic Synovial Membranes and Its Differential Regulation by Cytokines in Chondrocytes. The Open Rheumatology Journal. 5(1). 81–87. 13 indexed citations

Ahmad, Rasheed, Judith Sylvester, Mushtaq Ahmad, & Muhammad Zafarullah. (2009). Adaptor Proteins and Ras Synergistically Regulate IL-1-Induced ADAMTS-4 Expression in Human Chondrocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 182(8). 5081–5087. 20 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Rasheed, Mohammed El Mabrouk, Judith Sylvester, & Muhammad Zafarullah. (2009). Human osteoarthritic chondrocytes are impaired in matrix metalloproteinase-13 inhibition by IFN-γ due to reduced IFN-γ receptor levels. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 17(8). 1049–1055. 17 indexed citations

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Mabrouk, Mohammed El, Hamid Y. Qureshi, Wenqing Li, Judith Sylvester, & Muhammad Zafarullah. (2007). Interleukin‐4 antagonizes oncostatin M and transforming growth factor beta‐induced responses in articular chondrocytes. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 103(2). 588–597. 10 indexed citations

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Mabrouk, Mohammed El, Judith Sylvester, & Muhammad Zafarullah. (2006). Signaling pathways implicated in oncostatin M-induced aggrecanase-1 and matrix metalloproteinase-13 expression in human articular chondrocytes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1773(3). 309–320. 40 indexed citations

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Sylvester, Judith, Abdelhamid Liacini, Wenqing Li, & Muhammad Zafarullah. (2003). Interleukin-17 signal transduction pathways implicated in inducing matrix metalloproteinase-3, -13 and aggrecanase-1 genes in articular chondrocytes. Cellular Signalling. 16(4). 469–476. 92 indexed citations

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Li, Wenqing, Faramaze Dehnade, & Muhammad Zafarullah. (2001). Oncostatin M-Induced Matrix Metalloproteinase and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-3 Genes Expression in Chondrocytes Requires Janus Kinase/STAT Signaling Pathway. The Journal of Immunology. 166(5). 3491–3498. 143 indexed citations

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Dehnade, Faramaze, et al.. (1996). Regulation of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-3 Gene Expression by Transforming Growth Factor-β and Dexamethasone in Bovine and Human Articular Chondrocytes. DNA and Cell Biology. 15(12). 1039–1048. 60 indexed citations

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DiBattista, John A., Jean‐Pierre Pelletier, Muhammad Zafarullah, Kazushi Iwata, & Johanne Martel‐Pelletier. (1995). Interleukin‐1β induction of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP‐1) is functionally antagonized by prostaglandin E₂ in human synovial fibroblasts. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 57(4). 619–629. 18 indexed citations

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Olsson, Per‐Erik, Sven Johan Hyllner, Muhammad Zafarullah, Tommy Andersson, & Lashitew Gedamu. (1990). Differences in metallothionein gene expression in primary cultures of rainbow trout hepatocytes and the RTH-149 cell line. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1049(1). 78–82. 39 indexed citations

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Imbert, Jean, Muhammad Zafarullah, Valeria Culotta, Lashitew Gedamu, & Dean H. Hamer. (1989). Transcription Factor MBF-I Interacts with Metal Regulatory Elements of Higher Eucaryotic Metallothionein Genes. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 9(12). 5315–5323. 15 indexed citations

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Olsson, Per‐Erik, Åke Larsson, Amund Maage, et al.. (1989). Induction of metallothionein synthesis in rainbow trout,Salmo gairdneri, during long-term exposure to waterborne cadmium. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 6(4). 221–229. 66 indexed citations

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Bonham, Keith, Muhammad Zafarullah, & Lashitew Gedamu. (1987). The Rainbow Trout Metallothioneins: Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Two Distinct cDNA Sequences. DNA. 6(6). 519–528. 108 indexed citations

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