Saima Sidik

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Saima Sidik is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Saima Sidik has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Saima Sidik's work include Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (9 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (5 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (5 papers). Saima Sidik is often cited by papers focused on Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (9 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (5 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (5 papers). Saima Sidik collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Saima Sidik's co-authors include Sebastian Lourido, Jeroen P. J. Saeij, Diego Huet, Jacquin C. Niles, Vern B. Carruthers, My‐Hang Huynh, Timothy C. Wang, Suresh M. Ganesan, Armiyaw S. Nasamu and Prathapan Thiru and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Saima Sidik

43 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

  1. A Genome-wide CRISPR Screen in Toxoplasma Identifies Essential Apicomplexan Genes
    2016 550 citations Saima Sidik, Diego Huet et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Saima Sidik United States 15 910 696 685 290 233 46 1.7k
Laurence Berry France 25 694 0.8× 585 0.8× 545 0.8× 710 2.4× 226 1.0× 66 1.9k
Sergio O. Ángel Argentina 27 1.2k 1.3× 636 0.9× 859 1.3× 281 1.0× 219 0.9× 90 1.9k
Arunasalam Naguleswaran Switzerland 28 1.1k 1.3× 461 0.7× 809 1.2× 215 0.7× 108 0.5× 51 1.7k
Florence Dzierszinski United States 25 1.2k 1.4× 350 0.5× 841 1.2× 147 0.5× 445 1.9× 35 1.8k
Jon P. Boyle United States 24 1.8k 2.0× 402 0.6× 1.2k 1.8× 282 1.0× 345 1.5× 58 2.4k
Dana G. Mordue United States 18 1.4k 1.5× 355 0.5× 945 1.4× 205 0.7× 372 1.6× 31 1.8k
Shenyi He China 27 1.4k 1.6× 340 0.5× 972 1.4× 193 0.7× 247 1.1× 58 1.8k
Carsten G. K. Lüder Germany 29 1.9k 2.1× 456 0.7× 1.3k 1.9× 275 0.9× 449 1.9× 64 2.4k
Barbara A. Butcher United States 28 1.4k 1.6× 423 0.6× 1.3k 1.8× 354 1.2× 1.0k 4.5× 40 2.6k
Azar Shokri Iran 20 577 0.6× 293 0.4× 360 0.5× 344 1.2× 58 0.2× 44 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saima Sidik

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Blank, Paul S., Irene Jiménez-Munguía, Saima Sidik, et al.. (2025). Perforation of the host cell plasma membrane during Toxoplasma invasion requires rhoptry exocytosis. EMBO Reports. 26(20). 5027–5047. 1 indexed citations
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Sidik, Saima. (2024). Why loneliness is bad for your health. Nature. 628(8006). 22–24. 5 indexed citations
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Chang, Yuen‐Yan, Camila Valenzuela, Saima Sidik, et al.. (2024). Microtubules provide force to promote membrane uncoating in vacuolar escape for a cyto-invasive bacterial pathogen. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1065–1065. 3 indexed citations
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Sidik, Saima. (2024). Lethal Marburg virus is on the rise in Rwanda: why scientists are worried. Nature. 634(8034). 522–523. 3 indexed citations
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Sidik, Saima, Luiz C. Godoy, Charisse Flerida A. Pasaje, et al.. (2023). A conserved complex of microneme proteins mediates rhoptry discharge in Toxoplasma. The EMBO Journal. 42(23). e113155–e113155. 10 indexed citations
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Sidik, Saima. (2023). Here’s How Artemis Astronauts Will Navigate on the Moon. Eos. 104. 1 indexed citations
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Sidik, Saima. (2023). Welcome to a New Era in Geosciences Data Management. Eos. 104. 1 indexed citations
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Sidik, Saima. (2023). ‘Bold’ study that gave people COVID reveals ‘supershedder’ phenomenon. Nature. 618(7967). 892–893. 2 indexed citations
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Sidik, Saima. (2023). AI search of Neanderthal proteins resurrects ‘extinct’ antibiotics. Nature. 1 indexed citations
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Sidik, Saima. (2023). Bird flu outbreak in mink sparks concern about spread in people. Nature. 614(7946). 17–17. 14 indexed citations
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Sidik, Saima. (2023). Toxic workplaces are the main reason women leave academic jobs. Nature. 623(7985). 19–19. 4 indexed citations
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Harding, Clare R., Saima Sidik, Boryana Petrova, et al.. (2020). Genetic screens reveal a central role for heme metabolism in artemisinin susceptibility. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4813–4813. 43 indexed citations
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Sangaré, Lamba Omar, Einar B. Ólafsson, Yifan Wang, et al.. (2019). In Vivo CRISPR Screen Identifies TgWIP as a Toxoplasma Modulator of Dendritic Cell Migration. Cell Host & Microbe. 26(4). 478–492.e8. 69 indexed citations
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Sidik, Saima, Diego Huet, & Sebastian Lourido. (2018). CRISPR-Cas9-based genome-wide screening of Toxoplasma gondii. Nature Protocols. 13(2). 307–323. 44 indexed citations
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Chahal, Jasdave S., Omar F. Khan, Christopher L. Cooper, et al.. (2016). Dendrimer-RNA nanoparticles generate protective immunity against lethal Ebola, H1N1 influenza, and Toxoplasma gondii challenges with a single dose. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(29). E4133–42. 330 indexed citations
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Sidik, Saima, Miryam Andrea Hortua Triana, Aditya S. Paul, et al.. (2016). Using a Genetically Encoded Sensor to Identify Inhibitors of Toxoplasma gondii Ca2+ Signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(18). 9566–9580. 48 indexed citations
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Sidik, Saima, Diego Huet, Suresh M. Ganesan, et al.. (2016). A Genome-wide CRISPR Screen in Toxoplasma Identifies Essential Apicomplexan Genes. Cell. 166(6). 1423–1435.e12. 550 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gold, Daniel, Aaron D. Kaplan, Agnieszka Lis, et al.. (2015). The Toxoplasma Dense Granule Proteins GRA17 and GRA23 Mediate the Movement of Small Molecules between the Host and the Parasitophorous Vacuole. Cell Host & Microbe. 17(5). 642–652. 182 indexed citations
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Sidik, Saima, Caroline G. Hackett, Fanny Tran, Nicholas J. Westwood, & Sebastian Lourido. (2014). Efficient Genome Engineering of Toxoplasma gondii Using CRISPR/Cas9. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e100450–e100450. 196 indexed citations

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