Omar Akil

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Omar Akil is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Omar Akil has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Sensory Systems, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Omar Akil's work include Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (29 papers), Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (8 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (7 papers). Omar Akil is often cited by papers focused on Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (29 papers), Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (8 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (7 papers). Omar Akil collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and South Korea. Omar Akil's co-authors include Lawrence R. Lustig, Rebecca P. Seal, Robert H. Edwards, A. Sean Alemi, Kevin Burke, Chuansong Wang, Matthew J. During, Kevin W. Kelley, Phi T. Nguyen and Satoru Joshita and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Omar Akil

33 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Astrocyte-derived interleukin-33 promotes microglial synapse engulfment and neural circuit development
    2018 464 citations Ilia D. Vainchtein, Gregory Chin et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Omar Akil United States 21 1.2k 885 602 456 311 35 2.1k
Hainan Lang United States 26 1.3k 1.1× 484 0.5× 471 0.8× 647 1.4× 132 0.4× 47 1.8k
Martine Cohen‐Salmon France 27 1.1k 0.9× 1.6k 1.9× 879 1.5× 352 0.8× 483 1.6× 58 3.0k
Azel Zine France 22 1.3k 1.1× 706 0.8× 319 0.5× 399 0.9× 158 0.5× 46 1.9k
Isabelle Perfettini France 14 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 346 0.6× 283 0.6× 180 0.6× 17 1.8k
Raquel Rabionet Spain 27 1.5k 1.3× 2.1k 2.4× 520 0.9× 493 1.1× 165 0.5× 65 3.4k
Huawei Li China 21 733 0.6× 537 0.6× 443 0.7× 201 0.4× 118 0.4× 100 1.4k
Kevin K. Ohlemiller United States 40 2.7k 2.3× 1.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.7× 1.4k 3.0× 278 0.9× 82 4.4k
Xi Lin United States 27 1.6k 1.4× 1.4k 1.6× 406 0.7× 392 0.9× 222 0.7× 55 2.3k
Ulrike Zimmermann Germany 36 2.8k 2.4× 1.0k 1.1× 1.2k 1.9× 1.4k 3.0× 479 1.5× 87 3.7k
Yutaka Takumi Japan 25 754 0.7× 690 0.8× 487 0.8× 619 1.4× 808 2.6× 77 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Omar Akil

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Omar Akil

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

All Works

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Benamer, Najate, Charlotte Calvet, M. Lecomte, et al.. (2025). Cochlear gene therapy restores hearing and auditory processing in an atypical DFNB9 mouse model. Communications Medicine. 5(1). 229–229.
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Akil, Omar, et al.. (2024). End-Stage Achalasia With Megaesophagus Refractory to Two Heller Myotomies. Cureus. 16(3). e55721–e55721.
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Leake, Patricia A., Omar Akil, & Hainan Lang. (2020). Neurotrophin gene therapy to promote survival of spiral ganglion neurons after deafness. Hearing Research. 394. 107955–107955. 26 indexed citations
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Cepeda, Carlos, Brian C. Chu, Paul Zhao, et al.. (2019). Trophic factors are essential for the survival of grafted oligodendrocyte progenitors and for neuroprotection after perinatal excitotoxicity. Neural Regeneration Research. 15(3). 557–557. 4 indexed citations
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Vainchtein, Ilia D., Gregory Chin, Frances S. Cho, et al.. (2018). Astrocyte-derived interleukin-33 promotes microglial synapse engulfment and neural circuit development. Science. 359(6381). 1269–1273. 464 indexed citations breakdown →
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Akil, Omar, Bas Blits, Lawrence R. Lustig, & Patricia A. Leake. (2018). Virally Mediated Overexpression of Glial-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Elicits Age- and Dose-Dependent Neuronal Toxicity and Hearing Loss. Human Gene Therapy. 30(1). 88–105. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Jiang, Omar Akil, Ian R. Matthews, et al.. (2018). Deletion of Tmtc4 activates the unfolded protein response and causes postnatal hearing loss. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128(11). 5150–5162. 40 indexed citations
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Geng, Ruishuang, Omar Akil, Ruben Stepanyan, et al.. (2017). Modeling and Preventing Progressive Hearing Loss in Usher Syndrome III. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 68 indexed citations
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Akil, Omar, Claire Acevedo, Faith Hall‐Glenn, et al.. (2016). Parallel mechanisms suppress cochlear bone remodeling to protect hearing. Bone. 89. 7–15. 29 indexed citations
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Akil, Omar, Ying Sun, Sarath Vijayakumar, et al.. (2015). Spiral Ganglion Degeneration and Hearing Loss as a Consequence of Satellite Cell Death in Saposin B-Deficient Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(7). 3263–3275. 22 indexed citations
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Akil, Omar, et al.. (2015). Surgical Method for Virally Mediated Gene Delivery to the Mouse Inner Ear through the Round Window Membrane. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 23 indexed citations
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Akil, Omar & Lawrence R. Lustig. (2013). Mouse Cochlear Whole Mount Immunofluorescence. BIO-PROTOCOL. 3(5). 7 indexed citations
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Park, Shi Nae, et al.. (2012). Comparison of functional and morphologic characteristics of mice models of noise-induced hearing loss. Auris Nasus Larynx. 40(1). 11–17. 30 indexed citations
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Akil, Omar, Rebecca P. Seal, Kevin Burke, et al.. (2012). Restoration of Hearing in the VGLUT3 Knockout Mouse Using Virally Mediated Gene Therapy. Neuron. 75(2). 283–293. 289 indexed citations
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Choung, Yun‐Hoon, et al.. (2011). Alpha-synuclein deficiency and efferent nerve degeneration in the mouse cochlea: A possible cause of early-onset presbycusis. Neuroscience Research. 71(3). 303–310. 17 indexed citations
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Lustig, Lawrence R. & Omar Akil. (2011). Cochlear gene therapy. Current Opinion in Neurology. 25(1). 57–60. 29 indexed citations
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More, Swati S., Omar Akil, Alexandra G. Ianculescu, et al.. (2010). Role of the Copper Transporter, CTR1, in Platinum-Induced Ototoxicity. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(28). 9500–9509. 140 indexed citations
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Akil, Omar, et al.. (2008). Localization of Synucleins in the Mammalian Cochlea. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 9(4). 452–463. 23 indexed citations
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Osman, Abdullah A., et al.. (2008). Muscle-like nicotinic receptor accessory molecules in sensory hair cells of the inner ear. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 38(2). 153–169. 13 indexed citations
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Seal, Rebecca P., Omar Akil, Eunyoung Yi, et al.. (2008). Sensorineural Deafness and Seizures in Mice Lacking Vesicular Glutamate Transporter 3. Neuron. 57(2). 263–275. 297 indexed citations

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