Sadia Saeed

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Sadia Saeed is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Hematology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sadia Saeed has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Hematology and 5 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Sadia Saeed's work include Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (5 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (4 papers) and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research (3 papers). Sadia Saeed is often cited by papers focused on Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (5 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (4 papers) and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research (3 papers). Sadia Saeed collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, Netherlands and Italy. Sadia Saeed's co-authors include Hendrik G. Stunnenberg, Ramnik J. Xavier, J.W.M. van der Meer, Jessica Quintin, Daniela C. Ifrim, Mihai G. Netea, Leo A. B. Joosten, Joost H.A. Martens, Johanneke Kleinnijenhuis and Frank Preijers and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sadia Saeed

28 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Bacille Calmette-Guérin induces NOD2-dependent nonspecific protection from reinfection via epigenetic reprogramming of monocytes

2012 1.2k citations Jessica Quintin, Leo A. B. Joosten et al. profile →
Candida albicans Infection Affords Protection against Reinfection via Functional Reprogramming of Monocytes

2012 918 citations Jessica Quintin, Sadia Saeed et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sadia Saeed Pakistan	14	1.9k	864	566	389	306	30	2.8k
Nargis Khan India	23	1.7k 0.9×	710 0.8×	937 1.7×	151 0.4×	159 0.5×	44	2.4k
Mihai G. Netea Netherlands	24	1.3k 0.7×	352 0.4×	651 1.2×	249 0.6×	183 0.6×	59	1.9k
Daniela C. Ifrim Netherlands	9	2.3k 1.2×	557 0.6×	771 1.4×	436 1.1×	368 1.2×	9	2.8k
Johanneke Kleinnijenhuis Netherlands	17	3.0k 1.5×	629 0.7×	1.3k 2.3×	650 1.7×	480 1.6×	18	3.7k
Innocent N. Mbawuike United States	22	933 0.5×	483 0.6×	300 0.5×	102 0.3×	27 0.1×	38	1.9k
James M. Ertelt United States	21	1.9k 1.0×	343 0.4×	275 0.5×	11 0.0×	438 1.4×	39	2.6k
Lijun Xin United States	23	1.2k 0.6×	247 0.3×	116 0.2×	12 0.0×	375 1.2×	35	2.0k
Gregory W. Martens United States	20	849 0.4×	523 0.6×	552 1.0×	36 0.1×	17 0.1×	24	1.8k
Marie‐Laure Michel France	24	1.7k 0.9×	945 1.1×	390 0.7×	10 0.0×	21 0.1×	48	3.2k
Sagar A. Vaidya United States	16	1.7k 0.9×	717 0.8×	358 0.6×	18 0.0×	13 0.0×	24	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Sadia Saeed

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sadia Saeed

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Buoso, Erica, et al.. (2025). Endocrine Disrupting Toxicity of Bisphenol A and Its Analogs: Implications in the Neuro-Immune Milieu. Journal of Xenobiotics. 15(1). 13–13. 13 indexed citations

Saeed, Sadia, Lars la Cour Poulsen, Anne Hoffmann, et al.. (2025). Chromatin landscape in paired human visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue and its impact on clinical variables in obesity. EBioMedicine. 114. 105653–105653.

Ali, Yasir, Umme Habiba, Sadia Saeed, et al.. (2023). Whole-Exome sequencing identifies GYS2 biallelic variants in individuals with suspected epilepsy. Seizure. 116. 74–80. 2 indexed citations

Richardson, Matthew, et al.. (2022). Demographic and Clinical Determinants of Tuberculosis and TB Recurrence: A Double-Edged Retrospective Study from Pakistan. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2022. 1–9. 2 indexed citations

Saqlain, Muhammad, Muhammad Fiaz, Sadia Saeed, et al.. (2022). Risk variants of obesity associated genes demonstrate BMI raising effect in a large cohort. PLoS ONE. 17(9). e0274904–e0274904. 9 indexed citations

Shahzadi, Iram, et al.. (2021). Comparative analysis of the serum microbiome of HIV infected individuals. Genomics. 113(6). 4015–4021. 8 indexed citations

Nawaz, Shaista, Syed Hani Abidi, Khurram Shahzad, et al.. (2021). Fungal isolates of genus Trichoderma induce wilt resistance to pea caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi through competitive inhibition. Revista Mexicana de Ingeniería Química. 20(3). 1–22. 1 indexed citations

Efthymiou, Stéphanie, Thomas Bourinaris, Gerome Breen, et al.. (2020). Rare novel CYP2U1 and ZFYVE26 variants identified in two Pakistani families with spastic paraplegia. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 411. 116669–116669. 10 indexed citations

Saqlain, Muhammad, et al.. (2020). Body Mass Index versus Other Adiposity Traits: Best Predictor of Cardiometabolic Risk. Iranian Journal of Public Health. 48(12). 2224–2231. 6 indexed citations

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Hussain, Alamdar, Sadia Saeed, Wajid Ali Khan, et al.. (2017). TNF-α Genetic Predisposition and Higher Expression of Inflammatory Pathway Components in Keratoconus. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(9). 3481–3481. 19 indexed citations

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Dell’Aversana, Carmela, Cristina Di Giorgio, Gabriella Lania, et al.. (2017). miR-194-5p/BCLAF1 deregulation in AML tumorigenesis. Leukemia. 31(11). 2315–2325. 62 indexed citations

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Joshi, Onkar, Shuang-Yin Wang, Tatyana Kuznetsova, et al.. (2015). Dynamic Reorganization of Extremely Long-Range Promoter-Promoter Interactions between Two States of Pluripotency. Cell stem cell. 17(6). 748–757. 149 indexed citations

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Ghani, Abdul, et al.. (2014). Report: nutrient evaluation and elemental analysis of four selected medicinal plants of soon valley Khushab, Punjab, Pakistan.. PubMed. 27(3). 597–600. 3 indexed citations

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Singh, Abhishek A., Pascal W.T.C. Jansen, Gianluigi Franci, et al.. (2013). CBFB–MYH11/RUNX1 together with a compendium of hematopoietic regulators, chromatin modifiers and basal transcription factors occupies self-renewal genes in inv(16) acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia. 28(4). 770–778. 56 indexed citations

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Saeed, Sadia, et al.. (2012). Impact of Microwave Treatment on the Functionality of Cereals and Legumes. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 14(3). 365–370. 62 indexed citations

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Quintin, Jessica, Sadia Saeed, Joost H.A. Martens, et al.. (2012). Candida albicans Infection Affords Protection against Reinfection via Functional Reprogramming of Monocytes. Cell Host & Microbe. 12(2). 223–232. 918 indexed citations breakdown →

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Martens, Joost H.A., Amit Mandoli, Femke Simmer, et al.. (2012). ERG and FLI1 binding sites demarcate targets for aberrant epigenetic regulation by AML1-ETO in acute myeloid leukemia. Blood. 120(19). 4038–4048. 79 indexed citations

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Saeed, Sadia, Colin Logie, H.G. Stunnenberg, & Joost H.A. Martens. (2011). Genome-wide functions of PML–RARα in acute promyelocytic leukaemia. British Journal of Cancer. 104(4). 554–558. 50 indexed citations

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Saeed, Sadia, Sheikh Ajaz Rasool, Samia Ahmad, Sohail Zaidi, & Shafqat Fatima Rehmani. (2007). Antiviral Activity of Staphylococcin 188: A Purified Bacteriocin Like Inhibitory Substance Isolated from Staphylococcus aureus AB188. Research Journal of Microbiology. 2(11). 796–806. 19 indexed citations

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Saeed, Sadia, et al.. (2006). Anticandidal activity of some culinary herbs. International journal of biology and biotechnology. 1 indexed citations

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