Rahaf Issa

870 total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 650 citations indexed

About

Rahaf Issa is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rahaf Issa has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 650 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Materials Chemistry, 3 papers in Microbiology and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rahaf Issa's work include Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (3 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (3 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (3 papers). Rahaf Issa is often cited by papers focused on Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (3 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (3 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (3 papers). Rahaf Issa collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Brazil. Rahaf Issa's co-authors include Jayanta Haldar, Chandradhish Ghosh, Paramita Sarkar, Ian Cooper, Vladimir Zaitsev, Lyuba Mikhalovska, Sabine Szunerits, Rabah Boukherroub, Alexandre Barras and Peter J. Cragg and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Microbiology, Journal of Applied Microbiology and Nano Today.

In The Last Decade

Rahaf Issa

11 papers receiving 646 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.

Alternatives to Conventional Antibiotics in the Era of Antimicrobial Resistance

2019 489 citations Chandradhish Ghosh, Paramita Sarkar et al. Trends in Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rahaf Issa United Kingdom	7	257	211	116	110	109	11	650
Agata Dorotkiewicz‐Jach Poland	14	299 1.2×	165 0.8×	142 1.2×	83 0.8×	88 0.8×	20	752
Lucia Grassi Italy	14	400 1.6×	325 1.5×	120 1.0×	141 1.3×	118 1.1×	33	874
Nor Fadhilah Kamaruzzaman Malaysia	12	282 1.1×	204 1.0×	137 1.2×	282 2.6×	86 0.8×	24	851
Nick Allan Canada	10	335 1.3×	238 1.1×	67 0.6×	94 0.9×	47 0.4×	23	711
Simran Preet India	16	348 1.4×	184 0.9×	123 1.1×	53 0.5×	117 1.1×	35	733
Diana Alves Portugal	15	290 1.1×	169 0.8×	92 0.8×	128 1.2×	38 0.3×	25	714
Željka Vanić Croatia	18	343 1.3×	226 1.1×	130 1.1×	119 1.1×	44 0.4×	32	1.3k
Marcelo Lancellotti Brazil	21	306 1.2×	127 0.6×	152 1.3×	129 1.2×	153 1.4×	65	1.1k
Vijay Singh Gondil India	18	270 1.1×	178 0.8×	122 1.1×	68 0.6×	113 1.0×	35	968
Valentina Puca Italy	15	341 1.3×	126 0.6×	67 0.6×	92 0.8×	66 0.6×	28	782

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rahaf Issa

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Issa, Rahaf, Neus Lozano, Kostas Kostarelos, & Sandra Vranic. (2024). Functioning human lung organoids model pulmonary tissue response from carbon nanomaterial exposures. Nano Today. 56. 102254–102254. 9 indexed citations

Kumar, Jadi Praveen, Rahaf Issa, Luke R. Green, et al.. (2023). Tetraspanin CD9-derived peptides inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa corneal infection and aid in wound healing of corneal epithelial cells. The Ocular Surface. 32. 211–218. 6 indexed citations

Green, Luke R., Rahaf Issa, Ruth Thompson, et al.. (2023). CD9 co-operation with syndecan-1 is required for a major staphylococcal adhesion pathway. mBio. 14(4). e0148223–e0148223. 5 indexed citations

Issa, Rahaf, Neus Lozano, Kostas Kostarelos, & Sandra Vranic. (2023). 147 Human Lung Organoids Predict Response to Carbon-Based Nanomaterials and Model Pulmonary Fibrosis. Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 67(Supplement_1). i73–i74. 1 indexed citations

Issa, Rahaf, et al.. (2022). Control of Staphylococcal-mediated endogenous protease activity alters wound closure time in a complex wound model. Journal of Dermatological Science. 105(2). 105–112. 4 indexed citations

Konai, Mohini Mohan, Swagatam Barman, Rahaf Issa, et al.. (2020). Hydrophobicity-Modulated Small Antibacterial Molecule Eradicates Biofilm with Potent Efficacy against Skin Infections. ACS Infectious Diseases. 6(4). 703–714. 27 indexed citations

Ghosh, Chandradhish, Paramita Sarkar, Rahaf Issa, & Jayanta Haldar. (2019). Alternatives to Conventional Antibiotics in the Era of Antimicrobial Resistance. Trends in Microbiology. 27(4). 323–338. 489 indexed citations breakdown →

Issa, Rahaf, et al.. (2019). Antibiofilm potential of purified environmental bacteriophage preparations against early stage Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 126(6). 1657–1667. 21 indexed citations

Khanal, Manakamana, Rahaf Issa, Alexandre Barras, et al.. (2015). Nanodiamonds: Selective Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Disrupting Properties of Functionalized Diamond Nanoparticles AgainstEscherichia coliandStaphylococcus aureus(Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 8/2015). Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 32(8). 791–791. 4 indexed citations

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Khanal, Manakamana, Rahaf Issa, Alexandre Barras, et al.. (2015). Selective Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Disrupting Properties of Functionalized Diamond Nanoparticles Against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 32(8). 822–830. 31 indexed citations

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Issa, Rahaf, Ian Cooper, Peter J. Cragg, et al.. (2014). Antimicrobial activity of menthol modified nanodiamond particles. Diamond and Related Materials. 57. 2–8. 53 indexed citations

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