Niaz Mahmood

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Niaz Mahmood is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Niaz Mahmood has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Niaz Mahmood's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (9 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (5 papers). Niaz Mahmood is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (9 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (5 papers). Niaz Mahmood collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Bangladesh. Niaz Mahmood's co-authors include Shafaat A. Rabbani, Nahid Tamanna, Catalin Mihalcioiu, Ani Arakelian, Moshe Szyf, David Cheishvili, Imrana Tanvir, Haseeb Ahmed Khan, Richard Kremer and Jiuyong Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Journal of Neurochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Niaz Mahmood

35 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Multifaceted Role of the Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator (uPA) and Its Receptor (uPAR): Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Applications

2018 342 citations Niaz Mahmood, Catalin Mihalcioiu et al. Frontiers in Oncology profile →
Food Processing and Maillard Reaction Products: Effect on Human Health and Nutrition

2015 310 citations Nahid Tamanna, Niaz Mahmood profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Niaz Mahmood Canada	15	557	252	158	153	109	38	1.2k
Libo Liu China	20	533 1.0×	193 0.8×	178 1.1×	101 0.7×	91 0.8×	77	1.1k
Zhen Yu China	18	537 1.0×	142 0.6×	119 0.8×	114 0.7×	80 0.7×	54	1.2k
João Azevedo‐Silva Portugal	16	682 1.2×	377 1.5×	75 0.5×	154 1.0×	57 0.5×	37	1.1k
Tomoko Higuchi Japan	19	354 0.6×	144 0.6×	196 1.2×	277 1.8×	68 0.6×	48	1.0k
Dong Xiang China	15	482 0.9×	209 0.8×	275 1.7×	200 1.3×	59 0.5×	29	1.1k
Fengxia Liu China	23	886 1.6×	493 2.0×	107 0.7×	74 0.5×	171 1.6×	99	1.6k
Weisen Zeng China	14	525 0.9×	170 0.7×	70 0.4×	139 0.9×	54 0.5×	39	981
Tongcun Zhang China	24	1.2k 2.1×	228 0.9×	172 1.1×	133 0.9×	168 1.5×	87	1.7k
Liqing He United States	17	844 1.5×	229 0.9×	65 0.4×	154 1.0×	50 0.5×	46	1.4k
Zitong Zhao China	19	482 0.9×	214 0.8×	72 0.5×	137 0.9×	103 0.9×	56	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niaz Mahmood

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Choi, Jung‐Hyun, Niaz Mahmood, Shaghayegh Farhangmehr, et al.. (2025). No evidence that human GIGYF2 interacts with GRB10: implications for human disease. Life Science Alliance. 8(9). e202503334–e202503334.

Amiri, Mehdi, Niaz Mahmood, Soroush Tahmasebi, & Nahum Sonenberg. (2025). eIF4F-mediated dysregulation of mRNA translation in cancer. RNA. 31(3). 416–428. 3 indexed citations

Mahmood, Niaz, et al.. (2025). Hippocampal Inhibitory Interneuron‐Specific DREADDs Treatment Alters mTORC1‐4E‐BP Signaling and Impairs Memory Formation. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(3). e70048–e70048. 1 indexed citations

Mahmood, Niaz, et al.. (2025). Cell Type‐Specific mTORC1 Signaling and Translational Control in Synaptic Plasticity and Memory. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(11). e70281–e70281.

Mahmood, Niaz, et al.. (2025). The Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor (uPAR) as a Mediator of Physiological and Pathological Processes: Potential Therapeutic Strategies. Cancers. 17(20). 3309–3309. 1 indexed citations

Wiebe, Shane, Jung‐Hyun Choi, Niaz Mahmood, et al.. (2024). Dysregulating mTORC1-4E-BP2 signaling in GABAergic interneurons impairs hippocampus-dependent learning and memory. Learning & Memory. 31(10-11). a054018–a054018. 2 indexed citations

Choi, Jung‐Hyun, Jun Luo, Niaz Mahmood, et al.. (2024). The 4EHP-mediated translational repression of cGAS impedes the host immune response against DNA viruses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(48). e2413018121–e2413018121. 1 indexed citations

Mahmood, Niaz, Jung‐Hyun Choi, Sean W. Dooling, et al.. (2024). The ISR downstream target ATF4 represses long-term memory in a cell type–specific manner. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(31). e2407472121–e2407472121. 5 indexed citations

Bermudez, Sara, Jung‐Hyun Choi, Sung‐Hoon Kim, et al.. (2024). The mTOR‐4E‐BP1 axis controls microglia inflammatory and neurodegenerative responses. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(S1). e087688–e087688.

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Sharma, Vijendra, Maurício M. Oliveira, Rapita Sood, et al.. (2023). mRNA translation in astrocytes controls hippocampal long-term synaptic plasticity and memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(49). e2308671120–e2308671120. 10 indexed citations

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Mahmood, Niaz, Ani Arakelian, Haseeb Ahmed Khan, et al.. (2020). uPAR antibody (huATN-658) and Zometa reduce breast cancer growth and skeletal lesions. Bone Research. 8(1). 18–18. 25 indexed citations

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Mahmood, Niaz & Shafaat A. Rabbani. (2019). DNA Methylation Readers and Cancer: Mechanistic and Therapeutic Applications. Frontiers in Oncology. 9. 489–489. 87 indexed citations

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Cheishvili, David, Niaz Mahmood, Ani Arakelian, et al.. (2018). DNA methylation signatures of breast cancer in peripheral T-cells. BMC Cancer. 18(1). 574–574. 35 indexed citations

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Mahmood, Niaz, Lei Lei, Yunchao Kan, et al.. (2015). Increased stability of heterogeneous ribonucleoproteins by a deacetylase inhibitor. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms. 1849(8). 1095–1103. 11 indexed citations

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Mahmood, Niaz & Jiuyong Xie. (2014). An endogenous ‘non-specific’ protein detected by a His-tag antibody is human transcription regulator YY1. Data in Brief. 2. 52–55. 7 indexed citations

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Sharmin, Sazia, Muhammad S. Azam, Md. Shahidul Islam, et al.. (2012). Xyloglucan endotransglycosylase/hydrolase genes from a susceptible and resistant jute species show opposite expression pattern followingMacrophomina phaseolinainfection. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 5(6). 598–606. 21 indexed citations

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Mahmood, Niaz, et al.. (2012). In silico analysis reveals the presence of a large number of Ankyrin repeat containing proteins in Ectocarpus siliculosus. Interdisciplinary Sciences Computational Life Sciences. 4(4). 291–295. 5 indexed citations

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Mahmood, Niaz, et al.. (2012). Members of Ectocarpus siliculosus F-box Family Are Subjected to Differential Selective Forces. 4(1). 1.1–1.7. 3 indexed citations

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Mahmood, Niaz, Muhammad S. Azam, Md. Shahidul Islam, et al.. (2010). Differentially expressed transcripts of wild and cultivated jute (Corchorusspp.) varieties upon fungal (Macrophomina phaseolina) infection. Annals of biological research. 1(3). 1–8. 4 indexed citations

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Khan, James S., et al.. (2001). Level of awareness about breast cancer among females presenting to a general hospital in Pakistan. 11(3). 131–135. 7 indexed citations

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