S. Meftah

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 662 citations indexed

About

S. Meftah is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Meftah has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 662 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 8 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in S. Meftah's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (7 papers) and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (2 papers). S. Meftah is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (7 papers) and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (2 papers). S. Meftah collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Morocco and Tunisia. S. Meftah's co-authors include Jian Gan, Tracey K. Murray, Mark F. Lythgoe, Ian F. Harrison, Michael J. O’Neill, Jack A. Wells, Ozama Ismail, Zeshan Ahmed, Erlend A. Nagelhus and Niall Colgan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, NeuroImage and Brain.

In The Last Decade

S. Meftah

14 papers receiving 660 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.

Impaired glymphatic function and clearance of tau in an Alzheimer’s disease model

2020 403 citations Ian F. Harrison, Ozama Ismail et al. Brain profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. Meftah United Kingdom	8	359	174	135	92	83	18	662
Alice Fisher United Kingdom	4	321 0.9×	171 1.0×	101 0.7×	90 1.0×	40 0.5×	6	525
Roxana Aldea United Kingdom	7	271 0.8×	243 1.4×	161 1.2×	58 0.6×	41 0.5×	8	600
Sunil Koundal United States	13	495 1.4×	335 1.9×	76 0.6×	130 1.4×	49 0.6×	21	733
Zhiyun Wang China	13	238 0.7×	148 0.9×	51 0.4×	133 1.4×	50 0.6×	29	556
Kotaro Hiraoka Japan	17	350 1.0×	271 1.6×	197 1.5×	122 1.3×	172 2.1×	38	873
Haruki Toriumi Japan	20	176 0.5×	208 1.2×	205 1.5×	141 1.5×	69 0.8×	38	905
Stephanie von Holstein‐Rathlou Denmark	8	235 0.7×	150 0.9×	75 0.6×	43 0.5×	20 0.2×	8	501
Hanna S. Vinitsky Denmark	4	697 1.9×	381 2.2×	86 0.6×	83 0.9×	177 2.1×	4	979
Rebecca E. Franco-Bourland Mexico	18	437 1.2×	207 1.2×	89 0.7×	39 0.4×	37 0.4×	53	961
Molly Braun United States	13	237 0.7×	353 2.0×	74 0.5×	33 0.4×	42 0.5×	22	910

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Meftah

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18 of 18 papers shown

Meftah, S., Robert I. McGeachan, Christopher J. A. Cowie, et al.. (2025). Phylogenetic divergence of GABAB receptor signaling in neocortical networks over adult life. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4194–4194.

McGeachan, Robert I., S. Meftah, James H. Catterson, et al.. (2025). Divergent actions of physiological and pathological amyloid-β on synapses in live human brain slice cultures. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3753–3753. 2 indexed citations

McGeachan, Robert I., S. Meftah, Jamie Rose, et al.. (2024). p-tau Ser356 is associated with Alzheimer’s disease pathology and is lowered in brain slice cultures using the NUAK inhibitor WZ4003. Acta Neuropathologica. 147(1). 7–7. 15 indexed citations

Meftah, S., Annalisa Cavallini, Tracey K. Murray, et al.. (2024). Synaptic alterations associated with disrupted sensory encoding in a mouse model of tauopathy. Brain Communications. 6(3). fcae134–fcae134. 3 indexed citations

Meftah, S., Claire S. Durrant, & Tara L. Spires‐Jones. (2024). A nose for tau. Science Translational Medicine. 16(754). eadq6489–eadq6489. 1 indexed citations

Meftah, S. & Jian Gan. (2023). Alzheimer’s disease as a synaptopathy: Evidence for dysfunction of synapses during disease progression. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience. 15. 1129036–1129036. 78 indexed citations

Harrison, Ian F., Ozama Ismail, Asif Machhada, et al.. (2020). Impaired glymphatic function and clearance of tau in an Alzheimer’s disease model. Brain. 143(8). 2576–2593. 403 indexed citations breakdown →

Meftah, S., et al.. (2018). The inappropriate occurrence of rapid eye movement sleep in narcolepsy is not due to a defect in homeostatic regulation of rapid eye movement sleep. SLEEP. 41(6). 22 indexed citations

O'Callaghan, J.M., Holly E. Holmes, Nick Powell, et al.. (2017). Tissue magnetic susceptibility mapping as a marker of tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease. NeuroImage. 159. 334–345. 43 indexed citations

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Meftah, S., Tracey K. Murray, Peter J. Craig, et al.. (2017). Tracking progressive pathological and functional decline in the rTg4510 mouse model of tauopathy. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 9(1). 77–77. 40 indexed citations

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Meftah, S., et al.. (2016). Long-term functional outcomes after primary surgical repair of acute and chronic patellar tendon rupture: Series of 25 patients. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 60(4). 244–248. 27 indexed citations

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Meftah, S., et al.. (2016). Troubles urinaires chez l’enfant : quelle place pour l’exploration urodynamique ?. 36(4). 203–211.

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Amrani, N., et al.. (2016). Hyperpression plantaire et pied diabétique : Place de l’évaluation podoscopique et de l’appareillage préventif. Médecine des Maladies Métaboliques. 10(3). 270–274.

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Meftah, S., et al.. (2016). Isokinetic imbalance of adductor–abductor hip muscles in professional soccer players with chronic adductor‐related groin pain. European Journal of Sport Science. 16(8). 1226–1231. 25 indexed citations

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Meftah, S., et al.. (2015). La coccygodynie : du diagnostic à la thérapeutique. 35(2). 103–110.

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Meftah, S., et al.. (2013). Cerebellar ataxia: Contribution of rehabilitation: 15 cases. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 333. e542–e542. 1 indexed citations

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Frikha, F., et al.. (2006). La spondylarthrite ankylosante: étude d'une série de 83 cas. Revue du Rhumatisme. 73(10-11). 1251–1251. 1 indexed citations

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Marzouk, S., M. Frigui, M. Jallouli, et al.. (2006). La maladie de Still: à propos de 19 cas. Revue du Rhumatisme. 73(10-11). 1241–1242. 1 indexed citations

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