Nastaran Zahir

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Nastaran Zahir is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Immunology and Allergy and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Nastaran Zahir has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Cell Biology, 5 papers in Immunology and Allergy and 4 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Nastaran Zahir's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (4 papers). Nastaran Zahir is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (4 papers). Nastaran Zahir collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malaysia and Netherlands. Nastaran Zahir's co-authors include Valerie M. Weaver, Johnathon N. Lakins, Gabriela I. Rozenberg, Amit Gefen, David Boettiger, Micah Dembo, Daniel A. Hammer, Cynthia A. Reinhart‐King, Susan S. Margulies and Matthew J. Paszek and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Nastaran Zahir

9 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Tensional homeostasis and the malignant phenotype

2005 3.1k citations Matthew J. Paszek, Nastaran Zahir et al. Cancer Cell profile →
Effects of substrate stiffness on cell morphology, cytoskeletal structure, and adhesion

2004 1.9k citations Tony Yeung, Penelope C. Georges et al. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nastaran Zahir United States	7	3.5k	2.5k	1.3k	1.2k	859	12	5.4k
Matthew J. Paszek United States	20	3.8k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	2.1k 1.7×	989 1.2×	46	6.3k
Sanjay Kumar United States	46	5.0k 1.4×	3.7k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	2.2k 1.7×	615 0.7×	139	8.4k
Alberto Elósegui-Artola Spain	26	3.3k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	743 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	603 0.7×	37	5.1k
Claudia Tanja Mierke Germany	38	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	866 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	577 0.7×	85	4.0k
Robert J. Pelham United States	16	2.9k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	393 0.3×	1.3k 1.0×	617 0.7×	28	4.7k
Dana M. Pirone United States	13	3.5k 1.0×	3.5k 1.4×	508 0.4×	1.7k 1.4×	542 0.6×	19	6.3k
Kiran Bhadriraju United States	19	3.5k 1.0×	3.6k 1.4×	490 0.4×	1.6k 1.3×	528 0.6×	34	6.5k
Gabriela I. Rozenberg United States	10	2.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	672 0.8×	12	3.7k
Yingxiao Wang United States	43	2.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	839 0.7×	2.9k 2.3×	766 0.9×	159	6.2k
Janna K. Mouw United States	18	1.8k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	1.8k 1.4×	578 0.7×	27	5.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nastaran Zahir

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Mortadza, Sharifah Alawieyah Syed, Nastaran Zahir, Chengcheng Wei, & Lin‐Hua Jiang. (2025). The PKC/NOX/ROS and PYK2/MEK/ERK/PARP signalling pathways drive TRPM2 channel activation induced by non-cytolytic oxidative stress in microglial cells. Redox Report. 30(1). 2503131–2503131.

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Schmidt, Michael, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) Program. Journal of Cancer Education. 39(5). 490–503.

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Drain, Allison P., Nastaran Zahir, Jason J. Northey, et al.. (2021). Matrix compliance permits NF-κB activation to drive therapy resistance in breast cancer. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(5). 45 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Claire E., et al.. (2021). Developing and validating model systems for immuno-oncology. Cancer Cell. 39(8). 1018–1022. 6 indexed citations

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Zahir, Nastaran, Ruping Sun, Daniel Gallahan, Robert A. Gatenby, & Christina Curtis. (2020). Characterizing the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of cancer. Nature Genetics. 52(8). 759–767. 68 indexed citations

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Zahir, Nastaran. (2018). The NCI Physical Sciences – Oncology Network. Trends in cancer. 4(4). e1–e6.

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Dong, Cheng, Nastaran Zahir, & Κωνσταντίνος Κωνσταντόπουλος. (2018). Biomechanics in Oncology. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 26 indexed citations

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Paszek, Matthew J., Nastaran Zahir, Johnathon N. Lakins, et al.. (2005). Tensional homeostasis and the malignant phenotype. Cancer Cell. 8(3). 241–254. 3051 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yeung, Tony, Penelope C. Georges, Lisa A. Flanagan, et al.. (2004). Effects of substrate stiffness on cell morphology, cytoskeletal structure, and adhesion. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 60(1). 24–34. 1861 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zahir, Nastaran & Valerie M. Weaver. (2003). Death in the third dimension: apoptosis regulation and tissue architecture. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 14(1). 71–80. 134 indexed citations

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Zahir, Nastaran, et al.. (2003). Peering from the outside in: viscoelastic properties of the extracellular matrix dictate spatial organization and apoptosis resistance in mammary epithelial cells. 1. 430–431. 2 indexed citations

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Zahir, Nastaran, Johnathon N. Lakins, Alan J. Russell, et al.. (2003). Autocrine laminin-5 ligates α6β4 integrin and activates RAC and NFκB to mediate anchorage-independent survival of mammary tumors. The Journal of Cell Biology. 163(6). 1397–1407. 160 indexed citations

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