Safa Shehab

3.3k total citations
73 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Safa Shehab is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Safa Shehab has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 34 papers in Physiology and 17 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Safa Shehab's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (27 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (19 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (16 papers). Safa Shehab is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (27 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (19 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (16 papers). Safa Shehab collaborates with scholars based in United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States. Safa Shehab's co-authors include Andrew J. Todd, Martin E. Atkinson, R.C. Spike, Peter Redgrave, C. Watt, Paul Dean, J Cronly‐Dillon, Takahiko Tokuda, Noriko Ishigami and Sheeja Varghese and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and Development.

In The Last Decade

Safa Shehab

72 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Safa Shehab United Arab Emirates 28 1.6k 1.4k 716 607 274 73 2.7k
Michel Pohl France 31 2.0k 1.3× 1.8k 1.2× 900 1.3× 241 0.4× 285 1.0× 62 3.3k
Flaminia Pavone Italy 34 1.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 722 1.0× 866 1.4× 154 0.6× 111 3.0k
Joao Bráz United States 23 1.4k 0.9× 2.1k 1.5× 660 0.9× 229 0.4× 341 1.2× 39 3.0k
Liza Leventhal United States 28 2.0k 1.3× 779 0.5× 1.5k 2.0× 459 0.8× 121 0.4× 52 3.2k
Hidemasa Furue Japan 35 1.7k 1.0× 2.3k 1.6× 1.1k 1.5× 244 0.4× 168 0.6× 112 3.7k
Joong Woo Leem South Korea 25 822 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 744 1.0× 314 0.5× 106 0.4× 53 2.1k
Luc Jasmin United States 37 1.9k 1.2× 2.3k 1.6× 858 1.2× 419 0.7× 523 1.9× 64 4.1k
Derek C. Molliver United States 27 2.1k 1.3× 1.6k 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 196 0.3× 148 0.5× 39 3.9k
Joseph M. Savitt United States 22 1.2k 0.7× 887 0.6× 1.1k 1.5× 1.4k 2.3× 382 1.4× 34 3.4k
Erika Polgár United Kingdom 34 2.3k 1.4× 2.7k 1.9× 1.1k 1.5× 242 0.4× 150 0.5× 74 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Safa Shehab

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Safa Shehab

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Safa Shehab. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Safa Shehab based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Safa Shehab. Safa Shehab is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Alnuaimi, Ali, et al.. (2025). The microbiota–gut–brain axis in mental and neurodegenerative disorders: opportunities for prevention and intervention. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 17. 1667448–1667448. 2 indexed citations
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Shehab, Safa, et al.. (2025). Selective vulnerability of stellate cells to gut dysbiosis: neuroanatomical changes in the medial entorhinal cortex. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 19. 1589287–1589287. 2 indexed citations
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Shehab, Safa, et al.. (2025). Early-Life Stress Caused by Maternal Deprivation Impacts Dendritic Morphology of Adult Male Mouse Neocortical Interneurons. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(5). 1909–1909. 5 indexed citations
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Shehab, Safa, et al.. (2025). A novel approach to completely alleviate peripheral neuropathic pain in human patients: insights from preclinical data. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 18. 1523095–1523095. 2 indexed citations
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Ali, Bassam R., Safa Shehab, Mohammed Z. Allouh, et al.. (2024). Reelin differentially shapes dendrite morphology of medial entorhinal cortical ocean and island cells. Development. 151(13). 5 indexed citations
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Ali, Bassam R., et al.. (2024). The Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis and Neurological Disorders: A Comprehensive Review. Life. 14(10). 1234–1234. 37 indexed citations
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Shehab, Safa, et al.. (2023). Unveiling the mechanisms of neuropathic pain suppression: perineural resiniferatoxin targets Trpv1 and beyond. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 17. 1306180–1306180. 2 indexed citations
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Sadek, Bassem, Safa Shehab, Małgorzata Więcek, et al.. (2013). Anticonvulsant properties of histamine H3 receptor ligands belonging to N-substituted carbamates of imidazopropanol. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 23(17). 4886–4891. 24 indexed citations
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Shehab, Safa, et al.. (2011). Effective inhibition of substantia nigra by deep brain stimulation fails to suppress tonic epileptic seizures. Neurobiology of Disease. 43(3). 725–735. 10 indexed citations
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Tokuda, Takahiko, M.M. Qureshi, Mustafa T. Ardah, et al.. (2010). Detection of elevated levels of α-synuclein oligomers in CSF from patients with Parkinson disease. Neurology. 75(20). 1766–1770. 409 indexed citations
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Morrison, J., et al.. (2007). Sensory and autonomic nerve changes in the monosodium glutamate‐treated rat: a model of type II diabetes. Experimental Physiology. 93(2). 213–222. 32 indexed citations
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Shehab, Safa, et al.. (2006). Experimental manipulations of the subthalamic nucleus fail to suppress tonic seizures in the electroshock model of epilepsy. Experimental Brain Research. 173(2). 274–281. 13 indexed citations
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Todd, Andrew J., et al.. (2000). Neurokinin 1 receptor expression by neurons in laminae I, III and IV of the rat spinal dorsal horn that project to the brainstem. European Journal of Neuroscience. 12(2). 689–700. 216 indexed citations
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Shehab, Safa, Peter Coffey, Paul Dean, & Peter Redgrave. (1992). Regional expression of fos-like immunoreactivity following seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole and maximal electroshock. Experimental Neurology. 118(3). 261–274. 74 indexed citations
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Shehab, Safa, et al.. (1990). Preferential histochemical staining of protoplasmic and fibrous astrocytes in rat CNS with GFAP antibodies using different fixatives. Brain Research. 518(1-2). 347–352. 44 indexed citations
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Shehab, Safa, et al.. (1990). A polyclonal antibody to goldfish neuronal 145 kDa intermediate filament protein. Brain Research. 524(1). 133–138. 6 indexed citations

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