Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini is a scholar working on Immunology, Dermatology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Immunology, 15 papers in Dermatology and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini's work include Dermatology and Skin Diseases (15 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (8 papers) and Hair Growth and Disorders (7 papers). Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini is often cited by papers focused on Dermatology and Skin Diseases (15 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (8 papers) and Hair Growth and Disorders (7 papers). Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Morocco and France. Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini's co-authors include Michael J. Cork, Yiannis Vasilopoulos, A.J.G. McDonagh, Simon Ward, Alice MacGowan, Manar Moustafa, Gordon W. Duff, Darren Robinson, Andrew G. Messenger and Simon G. Danby and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini

38 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Epidermal Barrier Dysfunction in Atopic Dermatitis 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Epidermal Barrier Dysfunction in Atopic Dermatitis
    2009 548 citations Michael J. Cork, Simon G. Danby et al. Journal of Investigative Dermatology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini United Kingdom 21 1.2k 693 500 394 323 38 2.0k
Yael Renert‐Yuval United States 25 1.4k 1.1× 675 1.0× 384 0.8× 361 0.9× 190 0.6× 56 1.8k
Xiuzhong Zheng United States 21 2.2k 1.8× 1.4k 2.0× 720 1.4× 234 0.6× 180 0.6× 22 2.7k
Richard S. Kalish United States 27 946 0.8× 227 0.3× 803 1.6× 841 2.1× 339 1.0× 56 2.2k
Xiangyu Peng United States 20 2.4k 2.0× 1.5k 2.2× 714 1.4× 204 0.5× 199 0.6× 28 2.9k
Yuichiro Tsunemi Japan 26 1.0k 0.8× 557 0.8× 528 1.1× 102 0.3× 147 0.5× 97 1.9k
Haihui Liao United Kingdom 18 2.0k 1.6× 1.5k 2.2× 251 0.5× 80 0.2× 391 1.2× 21 2.7k
Mary Sullivan‐Whalen United States 25 2.1k 1.7× 784 1.1× 1.8k 3.6× 105 0.3× 277 0.9× 32 3.3k
Yiannis Vasilopoulos Greece 18 1.0k 0.9× 710 1.0× 357 0.7× 40 0.1× 173 0.5× 50 1.7k
Yutaka Hatano Japan 20 1.3k 1.0× 765 1.1× 310 0.6× 49 0.1× 148 0.5× 90 2.0k
Benjamin Ungar United States 21 2.2k 1.8× 1.4k 2.0× 624 1.2× 203 0.5× 167 0.5× 68 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Crooks, Lucy, Johnathan Cooper‐Knock, Paul R. Heath, et al.. (2020). Identification of single nucleotide variants in the Moroccan population by whole-genome sequencing. BMC Genetics. 21(1). 111–111. 3 indexed citations
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Åstrand, Annika, Marta Bertolini, Alfredo Rossi, et al.. (2019). Alopecia areata patients show deficiency of FOXP3+CD39+ T regulatory cells and clonotypic restriction of Treg TCRβ-chain, which highlights the immunopathological aspect of the disease. PLoS ONE. 14(7). e0210308–e0210308. 34 indexed citations
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Haj, Rafiqua Ben El, Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini, Naïma Bouslam, et al.. (2016). A Novel Homozygous p.L539F Mutation Identified inPINK1Gene in a Moroccan Patient with Parkinsonism. BioMed Research International. 2016. 1–5. 9 indexed citations
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McDonagh, A.J.G., et al.. (2015). The AIRE -230Y Polymorphism Affects AIRE Transcriptional Activity: Potential Influence on AIRE Function in the Thymus. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0127476–e0127476. 13 indexed citations
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Redler, Silke, F.F. Brockschmidt, Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini, et al.. (2012). Investigation of the male pattern baldness major genetic susceptibility loci AR/EDA2R and 20p11 in female pattern hair loss. British Journal of Dermatology. 166(6). 1314–1318. 36 indexed citations
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Vasilopoulos, Yiannis, Gurdeep S. Sagoo, Michael J. Cork, Kevin Walters, & Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini. (2011). HLA-C, CSTA and DS12346 susceptibility alleles confer over 100-fold increased risk of developing psoriasis: evidence of gene interaction. Journal of Human Genetics. 56(6). 423–427. 14 indexed citations
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Cork, Michael J., Simon G. Danby, Yiannis Vasilopoulos, et al.. (2009). Epidermal Barrier Dysfunction in Atopic Dermatitis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 129(8). 1892–1908. 548 indexed citations breakdown →
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Simon, Michel, et al.. (2008). Alterations in the desquamation-related proteolytic cleavage of corneodesmosin and other corneodesmosomal proteins in psoriatic lesional epidermis. British Journal of Dermatology. 159(1). 77–85. 27 indexed citations
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McDonagh, A.J.G., et al.. (2008). Genetic analysis of autoimmune regulator haplotypes in alopecia areata. Tissue Antigens. 71(3). 206–212. 38 indexed citations
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Raymond, Anne‐Aurélie, Marie‐Claire Méchin, Rachida Nachat, et al.. (2006). Nine procaspases are expressed in normal human epidermis, but only caspase-14 is fully processed. British Journal of Dermatology. 156(3). 420–427. 35 indexed citations
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Kemp, E. Helen, A.J.G. McDonagh, Andrew G. Messenger, et al.. (2006). The Non-Synonymous C1858T Substitution in the PTPN22 Gene is Associated with Susceptibility to the Severe Forms of Alopecia Areata. Human Immunology. 67(7). 535–539. 35 indexed citations
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Lench, Nicholas, Mark M. Iles, Ian Mackay, et al.. (2005). Single-Point Haplotype Scores Telomeric to Human Leukocyte Antigen-C Give a High Susceptibility Major Histocompatability Complex Haplotype for Psoriasis in a Caucasian Population. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 124(3). 545–552. 11 indexed citations
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Vasilopoulos, Yiannis, Michael J. Cork, Ruth Murphy, et al.. (2004). Genetic Association Between an AACC Insertion in the 3′UTR of the Stratum Corneum Chymotryptic Enzyme Gene and Atopic Dermatitis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 123(1). 62–66. 103 indexed citations
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Sagoo, Gurdeep S., Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini, Juliet N. Barker, et al.. (2004). Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Studies of Psoriasis Susceptibility Reveals Linkage to Chromosomes 6p21 and 4q28–q31 in Caucasian and Chinese Hans Population. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 122(6). 1401–1405. 76 indexed citations
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McDonagh, A.J.G. & Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini. (2002). Epidemiology and genetics of alopecia areata. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 27(5). 405–409. 148 indexed citations
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Chen, Miao-Hsueh, Laurent Antoni, Rachid Tazi‐Ahnini, et al.. (2002). Identification of known and novel genes whose expression is regulated by endogenous retinoic acid during early embryonic development of the mouse. Mechanisms of Development. 114(1-2). 205–212. 7 indexed citations
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Tazi‐Ahnini, Rachid, Michael J. Cork, David J. Gawkrodger, et al.. (2002). Role of the Autoimmune Regulator (AIRE) gene in alopecia areata: Strong association of a potentially functional AIRE polymorphism with alopecia universalis. Tissue Antigens. 60(6). 489–495. 70 indexed citations
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Tazi‐Ahnini, Rachid, A.J.G. McDonagh, Angela Cox, et al.. (2001). Association analysis of IL1A and IL1B variants in alopecia areata. Heredity. 87(2). 215–219. 19 indexed citations
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