Saad A. Syed

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 604 citations indexed

About

Saad A. Syed is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Saad A. Syed has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 604 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 3 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Saad A. Syed's work include Gut microbiota and health (6 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (3 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (3 papers). Saad A. Syed is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (6 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (3 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (3 papers). Saad A. Syed collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and United States. Saad A. Syed's co-authors include Michael G. Surette, Bronwen Needham, Julie Avolio, Laura Rossi, Tanja Gonska, Millie Garg, Chee Y. Ooi, Brian K. Coombes, Anush Chiappino-Pepe and Regina Barzilay and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Saad A. Syed

11 papers receiving 595 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.

Deep learning-guided discovery of an antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii

2023 183 citations Gary Liu, Denise B. Catacutan et al. Nature Chemical Biology profile →

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Dhananjay Shukla India

Tohid Ghasemnejad Iran

Xiaorui Chen China

Rudranil De India

Meenakshi Verma India

Jonathan Chee Woei Lim Malaysia

Patrícia Burth Brazil

Fatemeh Zahedipour Iran

Ankur Garg India

Guizhen Wang China

Dhananjay Shukla India

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95 ×1.4

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42 ×0.7

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Countries citing papers authored by Saad A. Syed

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Fields of papers citing papers by Saad A. Syed

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saad A. Syed

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Barra, Nicole G., Han Fang, André Schmidt, et al.. (2025). Food supply toxicants and additives alter the gut microbiota and risk of metabolic disease. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 328(3). E337–E353. 2 indexed citations

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U-Din, Mueez, Saad A. Syed, Elizabeth Gunn, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue, Metabolic Health and the Gut Microbiome in Adults. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 109(3). 680–690. 13 indexed citations

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Liu, Gary, Denise B. Catacutan, Kyle Swanson, et al.. (2023). Deep learning-guided discovery of an antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii. Nature Chemical Biology. 19(11). 1342–1350. 183 indexed citations breakdown →

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Syed, Saad A., et al.. (2023). The Therapeutic Applications of Machine Learning in Atopic Dermatitis: A Scoping Review. Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 27(3). 286–287. 4 indexed citations

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Kwon, Yun Han, Suhrid Banskota, Huaqing Wang, et al.. (2022). Chronic exposure to synthetic food colorant Allura Red AC promotes susceptibility to experimental colitis via intestinal serotonin in mice. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7617–7617. 48 indexed citations

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Richard, Gabriel, Denis P. Blondin, Saad A. Syed, et al.. (2022). High-fructose feeding suppresses cold-stimulated brown adipose tissue glucose uptake independently of changes in thermogenesis and the gut microbiome. Cell Reports Medicine. 3(9). 100742–100742. 25 indexed citations

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Whelan, Fiona, Barbara J. Waddell, Saad A. Syed, et al.. (2020). Culture-enriched metagenomic sequencing enables in-depth profiling of the cystic fibrosis lung microbiota. Nature Microbiology. 5(2). 379–390. 52 indexed citations

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Wang, Huaqing, Yun Han Kwon, Fatemeh Vahedi, et al.. (2019). TLR2 Plays a Pivotal Role in Mediating Mucosal Serotonin Production in the Gut. The Journal of Immunology. 202(10). 3041–3052. 35 indexed citations

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Ernst, Andreas M., Saad A. Syed, Francesca Bottanelli, et al.. (2018). S-Palmitoylation Sorts Membrane Cargo for Anterograde Transport in the Golgi. Developmental Cell. 47(4). 479–493.e7. 110 indexed citations

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Ooi, Chee Y., Saad A. Syed, Laura Rossi, et al.. (2018). Impact of CFTR modulation with Ivacaftor on Gut Microbiota and Intestinal Inflammation. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 17834–17834. 110 indexed citations

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Syed, Saad A., et al.. (2017). Exploring the Economic and Social Impacts of Laurier Brantford Campus. Cartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization. 52(2). 116–124. 1 indexed citations

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Syed, Saad A., Fiona Whelan, Barbara J. Waddell, et al.. (2016). Reemergence of Lower-Airway Microbiota in Lung Transplant Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 13(12). 2132–2142. 21 indexed citations

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