Najaf Amin

85.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
83 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Najaf Amin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Najaf Amin has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Najaf Amin's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (19 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (9 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers). Najaf Amin is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (19 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (9 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers). Najaf Amin collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Najaf Amin's co-authors include Cornelia M. van Duijn, M. Arfan Ikram, André G. Uitterlinden, Yurii S. Aulchenko, Robert Kraaij, Djawad Radjabzadeh, Sven J. van der Lee, Albert Hofman, M. Kamran Ikram and Joyce B. J. van Meurs and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Najaf Amin

80 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Gut microbiome-wide association study of depressive symptoms

2022 252 citations Djawad Radjabzadeh, Jos A. Bosch et al. Nature Communications profile →
Integrating the environmental and genetic architectures of aging and mortality

2025 38 citations M. Austin Argentieri, Najaf Amin et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Jingyun Yang United States

Erifili Hatziagelaki Greece

Rima Dada India

Anita Boelen Netherlands

Hyung‐Lae Kim South Korea

Chunjiang Zhou China

Candice M. Brown United States

Yuyuan Huang China

Rainer Lüdtke Germany

Khaled Saad Egypt

Jingyun Yang United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Najaf Amin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Najaf Amin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Najaf Amin based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Najaf Amin. Najaf Amin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Argentieri, M. Austin, Najaf Amin, Alejo Nevado‐Holgado, et al.. (2025). Integrating the environmental and genetic architectures of aging and mortality. Nature Medicine. 31(3). 1016–1025. 38 indexed citations breakdown →

Simoes‐Sousa, Susana, Najaf Amin, Alison Harrod, et al.. (2025). ARID1A stabilizes non-homologous end joining factors at DNA breaks induced by the G4 ligand pyridostatin. Cell Reports. 44(9). 116277–116277.

Harrod, Alison, Theodoros I. Roumeliotis, Shane Foo, et al.. (2025). PBRM1 directs PBAF to pericentromeres and protects centromere integrity. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1980–1980. 3 indexed citations

Amin, Najaf, et al.. (2024). Neuroticism and risk of all‐cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and vascular dementia: exploring modification by genetic risk and mediation by vascular and mental health. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(S7).

Radjabzadeh, Djawad, Jos A. Bosch, André G. Uitterlinden, et al.. (2022). Gut microbiome-wide association study of depressive symptoms. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7128–7128. 252 indexed citations breakdown →

Ahmad, Shahzad, Marta del Campo, Oskar Hansson, et al.. (2020). CDH6 and HAGH protein levels in plasma associate with Alzheimer’s disease in APOE ε4 carriers. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 8233–8233. 18 indexed citations

Vries, Maaike de, Ivana Nedeljković, Diana A. van der Plaat, et al.. (2019). DNA methylation is associated with lung function in never smokers. Respiratory Research. 20(1). 268–268. 16 indexed citations

Vojinović, Dina, Djawad Radjabzadeh, Alexander Kurilshikov, et al.. (2019). Relationship between gut microbiota and circulating metabolites in population-based cohorts. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5813–5813. 189 indexed citations

Plaat, Diana A. van der, Kim de Jong, Maaike de Vries, et al.. (2018). Occupational exposure to pesticides is associated with differential DNA methylation. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 75(6). 427–435. 57 indexed citations

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Nedeljković, Ivana, Natalie Terzikhan, Judith M. Vonk, et al.. (2018). A Genome-Wide Linkage Study for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Dutch Genetic Isolate Identifies Novel Rare Candidate Variants. Frontiers in Genetics. 9. 133–133. 7 indexed citations

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Vojinović, Dina, Nathalie Brison, Shahzad Ahmad, et al.. (2017). Variants in TTC25 affect autistic trait in patients with autism spectrum disorder and general population. European Journal of Human Genetics. 25(8). 982–987. 6 indexed citations

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Iglesias, Adriana I., Sven J. van der Lee, Pieter W. M. Bonnemaijer, et al.. (2017). Haplotype reference consortium panel: Practical implications of imputations with large reference panels. Human Mutation. 38(8). 1025–1032. 17 indexed citations

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Amin, Najaf, Femke M.S. de Vrij, Rutger W. W. Brouwer, et al.. (2017). A rare missense variant in RCL1 segregates with depression in extended families. Molecular Psychiatry. 23(5). 1120–1126. 29 indexed citations

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Plaat, Diana A. van der, Kim de Jong, Lies Lahousse, et al.. (2016). The Well-Known Gene HHIP and Novel Gene MECR Are Implicated in Small Airway Obstruction. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 194(10). 1299–1302. 8 indexed citations

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Pirastu, Nicola, Maarten Kooyman, Michela Traglia, et al.. (2016). A Genome-Wide Association Study in isolated populations reveals new genes associated to common food likings. Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. 17(2). 209–219. 17 indexed citations

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Silva, Claudia, Irina V. Zorkoltseva, Najaf Amin, et al.. (2016). A Combined Linkage and Exome Sequencing Analysis for Electrocardiogram Parameters in the Erasmus Rucphen Family Study. Frontiers in Genetics. 7. 190–190. 3 indexed citations

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Demirkan, Ayşe, Peter Henneman, Aswin Verhoeven, et al.. (2015). Insight in Genome-Wide Association of Metabolite Quantitative Traits by Exome Sequence Analyses. PLoS Genetics. 11(1). e1004835–e1004835. 41 indexed citations

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Verwoert, Germaine C., Johannes Hofland, Najaf Amin, et al.. (2014). Expression and Gene Variation Studies Deny Association of Human HSD3B1 Gene With Aldosterone Production or Blood Pressure. American Journal of Hypertension. 28(1). 113–120. 4 indexed citations

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Ramdas, Wishal D., Leonieke M. E. van Koolwijk, Angela J. Cree, et al.. (2011). Clinical Implications of Old and New Genes for Open-Angle Glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 118(12). 2389–2397. 22 indexed citations

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Ramdas, Wishal D., Leonieke M. E. van Koolwijk, M. Kamran Ikram, et al.. (2010). A Genome-Wide Association Study of Optic Disc Parameters. PLoS Genetics. 6(6). e1000978–e1000978. 140 indexed citations

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