Obtin Alkhamis

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Obtin Alkhamis is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Obtin Alkhamis has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Obtin Alkhamis's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (37 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (16 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (14 papers). Obtin Alkhamis is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (37 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (16 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (14 papers). Obtin Alkhamis collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Obtin Alkhamis's co-authors include Yi Xiao, Juan Canoura, Haixiang Yu, Yingzhu Liu, FengFu Fu, Weijuan Yang, Zongwen Wang, Boyang Yu, Yingping Luo and Linlin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nucleic Acids Research and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Obtin Alkhamis

35 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Advances and Challenges in Small‐Molecule DNA Aptamer Iso... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 100 200 300
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  1. Advances and Challenges in Small‐Molecule DNA Aptamer Isolation, Characterization, and Sensor Development
    2021 336 citations Haixiang Yu, Obtin Alkhamis et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Obtin Alkhamis United States 21 1.4k 677 336 160 147 37 1.5k
Juan Canoura United States 19 1.3k 0.9× 641 0.9× 310 0.9× 156 1.0× 125 0.9× 34 1.4k
Zahra Khoshbin Iran 20 913 0.7× 571 0.8× 193 0.6× 121 0.8× 135 0.9× 65 1.2k
Ahmad Sarreshtehdar Emrani Iran 27 1.4k 1.0× 838 1.2× 371 1.1× 148 0.9× 281 1.9× 30 1.7k
Christine Reinemann Germany 11 1.7k 1.3× 817 1.2× 182 0.5× 92 0.6× 109 0.7× 12 1.9k
Di Kang United States 15 1.3k 1.0× 739 1.1× 413 1.2× 121 0.8× 263 1.8× 23 1.6k
Paloma de Prada United States 10 1.1k 0.8× 511 0.8× 221 0.7× 112 0.7× 65 0.4× 15 1.3k
Rohit Chand South Korea 19 535 0.4× 522 0.8× 312 0.9× 81 0.5× 96 0.7× 35 1.0k
Xu Hun China 20 718 0.5× 425 0.6× 276 0.8× 44 0.3× 144 1.0× 47 999
Pınar Kara Türkiye 21 1.2k 0.9× 571 0.8× 490 1.5× 62 0.4× 481 3.3× 42 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alkhamis, Obtin, et al.. (2025). Exploring the relationship between aptamer binding thermodynamics, affinity, and specificity. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(6). 4 indexed citations
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Alkhamis, Obtin, et al.. (2025). Reagentless Real‐Time ATP Monitoring with New DNA Aptamers. Small. 21(48). e08898–e08898.
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Yu, Haixiang, Juan Canoura, Obtin Alkhamis, et al.. (2025). Improving Aptamer Affinity and Determining Sequence–Activity Relationships via Motif-SELEX. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(11). 9472–9486. 9 indexed citations
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Alkhamis, Obtin, Juan Canoura, Linlin Wang, & Yi Xiao. (2024). Nuclease-assisted selection of slow-off rate aptamers. Science Advances. 10(24). eadl3426–eadl3426. 12 indexed citations
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Yang, Kyung-Ae, Obtin Alkhamis, Juan Canoura, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Landscape of Aptamers: From Cross-Reactive to Selective to Specific, High-Affinity Receptors for Cocaine. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 760–770. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Linlin, Obtin Alkhamis, Juan Canoura, Haixiang Yu, & Yi Xiao. (2024). Rapid Nuclease-Assisted Selection of High-Affinity Small-Molecule Aptamers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(31). 21296–21307. 16 indexed citations
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Wang, Linlin, et al.. (2024). Examining the Relationship between Aptamer Complexity and Molecular Discrimination of a Low-Epitope Target. ACS Central Science. 10(12). 2213–2228. 9 indexed citations
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Alkhamis, Obtin, Juan Canoura, Yuyang Wu, et al.. (2024). High-Affinity Aptamers forIn VitroandIn VivoCocaine Sensing. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(5). 3230–3240. 37 indexed citations
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Alkhamis, Obtin, et al.. (2023). Using Exonucleases for Aptamer Characterization, Engineering, and Sensing. Accounts of Chemical Research. 56(13). 1731–1743. 35 indexed citations
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Alkhamis, Obtin, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Aptamer Signaling Mechanisms Reveals Disparities in Sensor Response and Strategies to Eliminate False Signals. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(22). 12407–12422. 26 indexed citations
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Yu, Haixiang, Yingping Luo, Obtin Alkhamis, et al.. (2021). Isolation of Natural DNA Aptamers for Challenging Small-Molecule Targets, Cannabinoids. Analytical Chemistry. 93(6). 3172–3180. 57 indexed citations
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Yu, Haixiang, Obtin Alkhamis, Juan Canoura, Yingzhu Liu, & Yi Xiao. (2021). Advances and Challenges in Small‐Molecule DNA Aptamer Isolation, Characterization, and Sensor Development. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(31). 16800–16823. 336 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Yingzhu, Obtin Alkhamis, Xintong Liu, et al.. (2021). Aptamer-Integrated Multianalyte-Detecting Paper Electrochemical Device. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(15). 17330–17339. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Yingzhu, Juan Canoura, Obtin Alkhamis, & Yi Xiao. (2021). Immobilization Strategies for Enhancing Sensitivity of Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(8). 9491–9499. 96 indexed citations
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Alkhamis, Obtin, Juan Canoura, Konstantin V. Bukhryakov, et al.. (2021). DNA Aptamer–Cyanine Complexes as Generic Colorimetric Small‐Molecule Sensors. Angewandte Chemie. 134(3). 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Yingzhu, et al.. (2020). Tuning Biosensor Cross-Reactivity Using Aptamer Mixtures. Analytical Chemistry. 92(7). 5041–5047. 36 indexed citations
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Alkhamis, Obtin, et al.. (2020). Label-free profiling of DNA aptamer-small molecule binding using T5 exonuclease. Nucleic Acids Research. 48(20). e120–e120. 33 indexed citations
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Yu, Haixiang, Zhimin Chen, Yingzhu Liu, et al.. (2020). Fabrication of Aptamer‐Modified Paper Electrochemical Devices for On‐Site Biosensing. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(6). 2993–3000. 48 indexed citations
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Luo, Yingping, Haixiang Yu, Obtin Alkhamis, et al.. (2019). Label-Free, Visual Detection of Small Molecules Using Highly Target-Responsive Multimodule Split Aptamer Constructs. Analytical Chemistry. 91(11). 7199–7207. 65 indexed citations
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Alkhamis, Obtin, Juan Canoura, Haixiang Yu, Yingzhu Liu, & Yi Xiao. (2019). Innovative engineering and sensing strategies for aptamer-based small-molecule detection. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 121. 115699–115699. 117 indexed citations

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