Omar Mukama

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Omar Mukama is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Omar Mukama has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Omar Mukama's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (10 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (8 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (7 papers). Omar Mukama is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (10 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (8 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (7 papers). Omar Mukama collaborates with scholars based in China, Rwanda and Hong Kong. Omar Mukama's co-authors include Sobia Niazi, Aamir Shehzad, Husnain Raza, Muhammad Shoaib, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Allah Rakha, Azam Shakeel, Lingwen Zeng, Zhiyuan Li and Zhijian Yi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Omar Mukama

28 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Inulin: Properties, health benefits and food applications

2016 566 citations Muhammad Shoaib, Aamir Shehzad et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Omar Mukama China	14	726	395	368	207	132	29	1.3k
Tiaan Heunis United Kingdom	18	456 0.6×	117 0.3×	116 0.3×	230 1.1×	148 1.1×	34	1.1k
Ana S. Luís United Kingdom	15	489 0.7×	191 0.5×	178 0.5×	153 0.7×	71 0.5×	25	808
Iris I. van Swam Netherlands	15	752 1.0×	95 0.2×	393 1.1×	658 3.2×	55 0.4×	17	1.3k
Yasuyuki Seto Japan	21	931 1.3×	88 0.2×	251 0.7×	744 3.6×	93 0.7×	54	1.7k
Sisi Lin China	19	709 1.0×	665 1.7×	154 0.4×	307 1.5×	99 0.8×	40	1.8k
Babak Haghshenas Iran	30	787 1.1×	224 0.6×	470 1.3×	1.1k 5.2×	59 0.4×	46	1.7k
He Huang China	17	1.0k 1.4×	116 0.3×	69 0.2×	159 0.8×	106 0.8×	55	1.4k
Calvin T. Sung United States	20	615 0.8×	116 0.3×	106 0.3×	378 1.8×	60 0.5×	49	1.5k
Byung-Hoo Lee South Korea	19	326 0.4×	95 0.2×	468 1.3×	282 1.4×	98 0.7×	52	1.1k
Cristina Lamberti Italy	19	429 0.6×	98 0.2×	179 0.5×	341 1.6×	45 0.3×	38	848

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Omar Mukama

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mukama, Omar, et al.. (2025). New insights on mesenchymal stem cells therapy from the perspective of the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Digestive and Liver Disease. 57(6). 1107–1118.

Wang, Ling, Jean de Dieu Habimana, Omar Mukama, et al.. (2024). STING agonist diABZI enhances the cytotoxicity of T cell towards cancer cells. Cell Death and Disease. 15(4). 265–265. 15 indexed citations

Chen, Wenfang, Jean de Dieu Habimana, Yirong Sun, et al.. (2024). NY-ESO-1-specific T cell receptor-engineered T cells and Tranilast, a TRPV2 antagonist bivalent treatment enhances the killing of esophageal cancer: a dual-targeted cancer therapeutic route. Cancer Cell International. 24(1). 64–64. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Wei, Peng Zhou, Jiaxing Li, et al.. (2023). Acetylsalicylic Acid Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Regeneration of Alveolar Bone in Experimental Periodontitis Rats. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 2023. 1–13. 1 indexed citations

Habimana, Jean de Dieu, Omar Mukama, Yirong Sun, et al.. (2023). A Rationally Designed CRISPR/Cas12a Assay Using a Multimodal Reporter for Various Readouts. Analytical Chemistry. 95(31). 11741–11750. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Yujie, Ling Wang, Jean de Dieu Habimana, et al.. (2023). Large-scale expansion of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells using PLGA@PLL scaffold. Bioresources and Bioprocessing. 10(1). 18–18. 5 indexed citations

Habimana, Jean de Dieu, Omar Mukama, Guiquan Chen, et al.. (2022). Harnessing enhanced CRISPR/Cas12a trans-cleavage activity with extended reporters and reductants for early diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori, the causative agent of peptic ulcers and stomach cancer. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 222. 114939–114939. 27 indexed citations

Han, Xiaobo, Jean de Dieu Habimana, Rongqi Huang, et al.. (2022). Transcription factor EB-mediated mesenchymal stem cell therapy induces autophagy and alleviates spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 defects in neuronal cells model. Cell Death and Disease. 13(7). 622–622. 6 indexed citations

Yi, Zhijian, Jean de Dieu Habimana, Omar Mukama, et al.. (2021). Rational Programming of Cas12a for Early-Stage Detection of COVID-19 by Lateral Flow Assay and Portable Real-Time Fluorescence Readout Facilities. Biosensors. 12(1). 11–11. 22 indexed citations

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Li, Shuai, Huifang Zhao, Xiaobo Han, et al.. (2021). Generation of UCiPSC-derived neurospheres for cell therapy and its application. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 12(1). 188–188. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Wei, Omar Mukama, Jia-Rong Huang, et al.. (2021). Hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells decrease alopecia areata mouse hair loss and reduce inflammation around the hair follicle. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 12(1). 548–548. 31 indexed citations

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Mukama, Omar, Ting Yuan, Zhixu He, et al.. (2020). A high fidelity CRISPR/Cas12a based lateral flow biosensor for the detection of HPV16 and HPV18. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 316. 128119–128119. 102 indexed citations

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Wu, Jinghua, Omar Mukama, Wei Wu, et al.. (2020). A CRISPR/Cas12a Based Universal Lateral Flow Biosensor for the Sensitive and Specific Detection of African Swine-Fever Viruses in Whole Blood. Biosensors. 10(12). 203–203. 43 indexed citations

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Mukama, Omar, Chengrong Nie, Jean de Dieu Habimana, et al.. (2020). Synergetic performance of isothermal amplification techniques and lateral flow approach for nucleic acid diagnostics. Analytical Biochemistry. 600. 113762–113762. 35 indexed citations

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Liu, Jiaxin, Qiwei Qin, Xinyue Zhang, et al.. (2020). Development of a Novel Lateral Flow Biosensor Combined With Aptamer-Based Isolation: Application for Rapid Detection of Grouper Nervous Necrosis Virus. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 886–886. 17 indexed citations

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Mukama, Omar, Jinghua Wu, Zhiyuan Li, et al.. (2020). An ultrasensitive and specific point-of-care CRISPR/Cas12 based lateral flow biosensor for the rapid detection of nucleic acids. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 159. 112143–112143. 226 indexed citations

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Mukama, Omar, Wei Wu, Jinghua Wu, et al.. (2019). A highly sensitive and specific lateral flow aptasensor for the detection of human osteopontin. Talanta. 210. 120624–120624. 37 indexed citations

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Yang, Taowei, et al.. (2018). Improved thermostability and catalytic efficiency of overexpressed catalase from B. pumilus ML 413 (KatX2) by introducing disulfide bond C286-C289. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 119. 10–16. 5 indexed citations

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Mukama, Omar, et al.. (2017). In vitro reconstitution of the yeast spore wall dityrosine layer discloses the mechanism of its assembly. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(38). 15880–15891. 7 indexed citations

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Shoaib, Muhammad, Aamir Shehzad, Omar Mukama, et al.. (2016). Inulin: Properties, health benefits and food applications. Carbohydrate Polymers. 147. 444–454. 566 indexed citations breakdown →

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