Omar Bagasra

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
163 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Omar Bagasra is a scholar working on Virology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Omar Bagasra has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Virology, 49 papers in Infectious Diseases and 40 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Omar Bagasra's work include HIV Research and Treatment (55 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (22 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (17 papers). Omar Bagasra is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (55 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (22 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (17 papers). Omar Bagasra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Pakistan and Netherlands. Omar Bagasra's co-authors include Roger J. Pomerantz, Donald Gene Pace, Zhabiz Golkar, Lisa Bobroski, Harold W. Lischner, Andre Kajdacsy‐Balla, Richard Tawadros, Thikkavarapu Seshamma, Lewis F. Neville and Guenther Mathiak and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Omar Bagasra

157 papers receiving 6.7k citations

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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.

Cultured adherent cells from marrow can serve as long-lasting precursor cells for bone, cartilage, and lung in irradiated mice.

1995 759 citations Omar Bagasra et al. profile →
Bacteriophage therapy: a potential solution for the antibiotic resistance crisis

2014 417 citations Zhabiz Golkar, Omar Bagasra et al. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Omar Bagasra United States	43	1.9k	1.7k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	163	7.0k
D. Craig Hooper United States	50	2.2k 1.1×	2.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	182	7.7k
W. Gregory Alvord United States	43	3.3k 1.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	2.5k 1.9×	1.1k 0.9×	122	8.4k
Stanley A. Schwartz United States	44	2.0k 1.1×	700 0.4×	676 0.5×	1.7k 1.3×	578 0.5×	196	6.9k
Jérôme Estaquier France	47	2.8k 1.5×	2.4k 1.4×	2.0k 1.4×	2.9k 2.2×	1.1k 0.9×	169	8.2k
Hiroshi Kido Japan	45	2.1k 1.1×	371 0.2×	1.9k 1.4×	1.9k 1.4×	1.0k 0.9×	244	6.6k
Giorgio Zauli Italy	60	6.1k 3.2×	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	3.9k 2.9×	929 0.8×	381	13.0k
Larry M. Wahl United States	47	1.9k 1.0×	442 0.3×	987 0.7×	2.9k 2.2×	784 0.6×	111	7.5k
Sérgio Crovella Italy	44	3.3k 1.7×	556 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	2.5k 1.9×	843 0.7×	499	8.5k
Dominique Dormont France	51	4.4k 2.3×	2.1k 1.3×	822 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	282	8.5k
Xavier Álvarez United States	47	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	2.7k 2.1×	2.7k 2.2×	137	7.6k

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Brown, Monique J., et al.. (2023). Health disparities in mortality among individuals with HIV-associated dementia in South Carolina. AIDS Care. 36(3). 291–295. 2 indexed citations

Friedman, Daniela B., Lucy Annang Ingram, Marvella E. Ford, et al.. (2022). Reflections on Mentorship From Scientists and Mentors in an Alzheimer’s Disease Focused Research Training Program. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 41(11). 2307–2315. 6 indexed citations

Hughes, Brandon W., et al.. (2016). Infectivity of Immature Neurons to Zika Virus: A Link to Congenital Zika Syndrome. EBioMedicine. 10. 65–70. 40 indexed citations

Golkar, Zhabiz, et al.. (2016). Inhibition of Ebola Virus by Anti-Ebola miRNAs in silico. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 10(6). 626–634. 10 indexed citations

Khramtsova, Ekaterina, Avani S. Vaishnav, Daniel N. Johnson, et al.. (2011). miR-183-96-182 Cluster Is Overexpressed in Prostate Tissue and Regulates Zinc Homeostasis in Prostate Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(52). 44503–44511. 116 indexed citations

Hakim, Shazia Tabassum, et al.. (2010). Seroprevalence of co-infection of hepatitis B and hepatitis C genotypes among adult female population of Karachi, Pakistan.. 3(3). 3 indexed citations

Pace, Donald Gene, et al.. (2010). Of Lives and Livers: Emerging Responses to the Hepatitis C Virus. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 5(1). 1–17. 7 indexed citations

Bagasra, Omar, et al.. (2008). Bioinformatics Tools: Searching for Markers in DNA/RNA Sequences.. 612–615. 3 indexed citations

Bagasra, Omar. (2007). Protocols for the in situ PCR-amplification and detection of mRNA and DNA sequences. Nature Protocols. 2(11). 2782–2795. 54 indexed citations

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Bagasra, Omar, et al.. (2006). Latest Developments in <i>In Situ</i> PCR. Humana Press eBooks. 334. 221–240. 3 indexed citations

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Franklin, Renty, Pei Feng, Béatrice Milon, et al.. (2005). hZIP1 zinc uptake transporter down regulation and zinc depletion in prostate cancer. Molecular Cancer. 4(1). 32–32. 229 indexed citations

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Mehta, Anand S., John Maggioncalda, Omar Bagasra, et al.. (1995). In situ DNA PCR and RNA hybridization detection of herpes simplex virus sequences in trigeminal gangliaof latently infected mice. Virology. 206(1). 633–640. 106 indexed citations

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Lattime, Edmund C., Michael J. Mastrangelo, Omar Bagasra, Wen Li, & David Berd. (1995). Expression of cytokine mRNA in human melanoma tissues. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 41(3). 151–156. 58 indexed citations

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Oakes, Joseph W., et al.. (1994). Association of Alterations in NF-κB Moieties with HIV Type 1 Proviral Latency in Certain Monocytic Cells. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 10(10). 1213–1219. 13 indexed citations

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Schwartz, David H., Usha Sharma, Michael Busch, et al.. (1994). Absence of Recoverable Infectious Virus and Unique Immune Responses in an Asymptomatic HIV ⁺ Long-Term Survivor. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 10(12). 1703–1711. 63 indexed citations

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Bagasra, Omar & Roger J. Pomerantz. (1993). Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I Provirus Is Demonstrated in Peripheral Blood Monocytes In Vivo: A Study Utilizing an In Situ Polymerase Chain Reaction. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 9(1). 69–76. 44 indexed citations

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Bagasra, Omar, André Balla, Harold W. Lischner, & Roger J. Pomerantz. (1993). Alcohol Intake Increases Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Replication in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 167(4). 789–797. 90 indexed citations

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Bagasra, Omar, Paul Whittle, Brad Heins, & Roger J. Pomerantz. (1991). Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Activity of Sulfated Monosaccharides: Comparison with Sulfated Polysaccharides and Other Polyions. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 164(6). 1082–1092. 26 indexed citations

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Lischner, Harold W., et al.. (1991). Inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in a child with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection. The Journal of Pediatrics. 118(2). 242–245. 14 indexed citations

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Bagasra, Omar & Harold W. Lischner. (1988). Activity of Dextran Sulfate and Other Polyanionic Polysaccharides Against Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 158(5). 1084–1087. 80 indexed citations

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