Najla Kfoury

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Najla Kfoury is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Najla Kfoury has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Physiology and 3 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Najla Kfoury's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (5 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (3 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (3 papers). Najla Kfoury is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (5 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (3 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (3 papers). Najla Kfoury collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and France. Najla Kfoury's co-authors include Marc I. Diamond, David M. Holtzman, Brandon B. Holmes, Kiran Yanamandra, Hong Jiang, David F. Wozniak, Thomas E. Mahan, Susan E. Maloney, Sheng‐mei Ma and Hong Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Najla Kfoury

14 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Heparan sulfate proteoglycans mediate internalization and... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2013 2012 200 400 600
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. Heparan sulfate proteoglycans mediate internalization and propagation of specific proteopathic seeds
    2013 649 citations Brandon B. Holmes, Sarah L. DeVos et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Trans-cellular Propagation of Tau Aggregation by Fibrillar Species
    2012 440 citations Najla Kfoury, Brandon B. Holmes et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers

Najla Kfoury
Massimiliano Stagi United States
Qingli Xiao United States
Séverine Bégard France
An Snellinx Belgium
Ayodeji A. Asuni United States
Baiping Wang United States
Caitlin Commins United States
Dawn H. W. Lau United Kingdom
Jessica E. Young United States
Garth F. Hall United States
Massimiliano Stagi United States
Najla Kfoury
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Countries citing papers authored by Najla Kfoury

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Fields of papers citing papers by Najla Kfoury

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Najla Kfoury. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Najla Kfoury. The network helps show where Najla Kfoury may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Najla Kfoury

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Najla Kfoury. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Najla Kfoury 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 Najla Kfoury. Najla Kfoury is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Niekerk, Erna A. van, Camila Marques Freria, B. Ogan Mancarci, et al.. (2025). Thiorphan reprograms neurons to promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury. Nature. 648(8093). 402–408.
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Kfoury, Najla, Ramachandran Prakasam, Santhi Pondugula, et al.. (2022). The H3K27M mutation alters stem cell growth, epigenetic regulation, and differentiation potential. BMC Biology. 20(1). 124–124. 30 indexed citations
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Broestl, Lauren, Nicole M. Warrington, Gina Rhee, et al.. (2022). Gonadal sex patterns p21-induced cellular senescence in mouse and human glioblastoma. Communications Biology. 5(1). 781–781. 18 indexed citations
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Kfoury, Najla, Zongtai Qi, Briana C. Prager, et al.. (2021). Brd4-bound enhancers drive cell-intrinsic sex differences in glioblastoma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(16). 28 indexed citations
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Broestl, Lauren, et al.. (2020). CBIO-08. ASTROCYTE SENESCENCE CONTRIBUTES TO SEX DIFFERENCES IN GLIOBLASTOMA INCIDENCE AND OUTCOME. Neuro-Oncology. 22(Supplement_2). ii17–ii17. 1 indexed citations
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Kfoury, Najla, Tao Sun, Kwanha Yu, et al.. (2018). Cooperative p16 and p21 action protects female astrocytes from transformation. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 6(1). 12–12. 49 indexed citations
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Reilly, Patrick T., Charisse N. Winston, Margarita Trejo, et al.. (2017). Novel human neuronal tau model exhibiting neurofibrillary tangles and transcellular propagation. Neurobiology of Disease. 106. 222–234. 47 indexed citations
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Slat, Emily A., Jasmin Sponagel, Luciano Marpegán, et al.. (2017). Cell-intrinsic, Bmal1-dependent Circadian Regulation of Temozolomide Sensitivity in Glioblastoma. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 32(2). 121–129. 63 indexed citations
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Ward, Stacey, Nicole M. Warrington, Sara Taylor, et al.. (2016). Reprogramming Medulloblastoma-Propagating Cells by a Combined Antagonism of Sonic Hedgehog and CXCR4. Cancer Research. 77(6). 1416–1426. 13 indexed citations
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Holmes, Brandon B., Sarah L. DeVos, Najla Kfoury, et al.. (2013). Heparan sulfate proteoglycans mediate internalization and propagation of specific proteopathic seeds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(33). E3138–47. 649 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yanamandra, Kiran, Najla Kfoury, Hong Jiang, et al.. (2013). Anti-Tau Antibodies that Block Tau Aggregate Seeding In Vitro Markedly Decrease Pathology and Improve Cognition In Vivo. Neuron. 80(2). 402–414. 430 indexed citations
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Yanamandra, Kiran, Najla Kfoury, Thomas E. Mahan, et al.. (2013). Anti-Tau Antibodies that Block Tau Aggregate Seeding In Vitro Markedly Decrease Pathology and Improve Cognition In Vivo. Neuron. 80(6). 1572–1572. 8 indexed citations
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Kfoury, Najla, Brandon B. Holmes, Hong Jiang, David M. Holtzman, & Marc I. Diamond. (2012). Trans-cellular Propagation of Tau Aggregation by Fibrillar Species. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(23). 19440–19451. 440 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kfoury, Najla & Gregory Kapatos. (2008). Identification of neuronal target genes for CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Proteins. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 40(3). 313–327. 37 indexed citations
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Kfoury, Najla, et al.. (2004). Quantification and assessment of viability of Cryptococcus neoformans by LightCycler amplification of capsule gene mRNA. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 53(12). 1201–1206. 7 indexed citations

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