Saima Zafar

2.2k total citations
79 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Saima Zafar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Saima Zafar has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Neurology and 21 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Saima Zafar's work include Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (43 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (21 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (16 papers). Saima Zafar is often cited by papers focused on Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (43 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (21 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (16 papers). Saima Zafar collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Pakistan and Spain. Saima Zafar's co-authors include Inga Zerr, Matthias Schmitz, Franc Llorens, Maria Cramm, Isidró Ferrer, Walter Schulz‐Schaeffer, Mohsin Shafiq, Neelam Younas, Daniela Varges and Niccolò Candelise and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Neurology, Scientific Reports and Nature Protocols.

In The Last Decade

Saima Zafar

73 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers

Saima Zafar
Dharmin Rokad United States
Surjyadipta Bhattacharjee United States
Eva Bagyinszky South Korea
Abhisek Mukherjee United States
Dong Young Choi South Korea
Sangjune Kim South Korea
Xin Fang China
Michele Madonna Italy
Zhaohui Zhang China
Dharmin Rokad United States
Saima Zafar
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saima Zafar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Saima Zafar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Saima Zafar 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 Saima Zafar. Saima Zafar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Schmitz, Matthias, et al.. (2025). Alpha‐Synuclein Demonstrates Varying Binding Affinities With Different Tau Isoforms. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(4). e70053–e70053. 2 indexed citations
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Zafar, Saima, et al.. (2025). A Systematic Review of the Applications of Carbon Dots for the Treatment of Diabetes. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 114. 107497–107497. 1 indexed citations
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Zafar, Saima, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic Potential of Nitrogen-Doped Rutin-Bound Glucose CarbonDots for Alzheimer’s Disease. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. 97(2). 153–164. 5 indexed citations
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Zafar, Saima, et al.. (2024). Towards circularity of plastics: A materials informatics perspective. Materials Today Sustainability. 28. 101001–101001. 7 indexed citations
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Zafar, Saima, et al.. (2024). A systemic analysis of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease cases in Asia. Prion. 18(1). 11–27. 4 indexed citations
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Thüne, Katrin, Matthias Schmitz, Orr Shomroni, et al.. (2023). Genetic Variants Associated with the Age of Onset Identified by Whole-Exome Sequencing in Fatal Familial Insomnia. Cells. 12(16). 2053–2053. 1 indexed citations
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Ashraf, Asma, Bilal Aslam, Muhammad Umar Ijaz, et al.. (2023). A Comprehensive Review on Pharmacological Activities of Pachypodol: A Bioactive Compound of an Aromatic Medicinal Plant Pogostemon Cablin Benth. Molecules. 28(8). 3469–3469. 23 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Matthias, Niccolò Candelise, Hermann C. Altmeppen, et al.. (2023). α-Synuclein conformers reveal link to clinical heterogeneity of α-synucleinopathies. Translational Neurodegeneration. 12(1). 12–12. 12 indexed citations
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Zafar, Saima, Neelam Younas, Mohsin Shafiq, et al.. (2022). SWATH Mass Spectrometry-Based CSF Proteome Profile of GBA-Linked Parkinson’s Disease Patients. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(22). 14166–14166. 4 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Matthias, Angela da Silva Correia, Susana Correia, et al.. (2021). Cellular Prion Protein Mediates α‐Synuclein Uptake, Localization, and Toxicity In Vitro and In Vivo. Movement Disorders. 37(1). 39–51. 17 indexed citations
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Zafar, Saima, et al.. (2020). Women Dealing with Health Problems in Desert: A Case Study of Cholistan. 25(1). 1 indexed citations
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Candelise, Niccolò, Matthias Schmitz, Katrin Thüne, et al.. (2020). Effect of the micro-environment on α-synuclein conversion and implication in seeded conversion assays. Translational Neurodegeneration. 9(1). 5–5. 57 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Matthias, Anna Villar‐Piqué, Franc Llorens, et al.. (2018). Cerebrospinal Fluid Total and Phosphorylated α-Synuclein in Patients with Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease and Synucleinopathy. Molecular Neurobiology. 56(5). 3476–3483. 23 indexed citations
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Zafar, Saima, Mohsin Shafiq, Olivier Andréoletti, & Inga Zerr. (2018). Animal TSEs and public health: What remains of past lessons?. PLoS Pathogens. 14(2). e1006759–e1006759. 1 indexed citations
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Zafar, Saima, Matthias Schmitz, Waqas Tahir, et al.. (2015). Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Subtype-Specific Regional and Temporal Regulation of ADP Ribosylation Factor-1-Dependent Rho/MLC Pathway at Pre-Clinical Stage. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 56(2). 329–348. 6 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Matthias, Walter Schulz‐Schaeffer, Pawel Kermer, et al.. (2013). Impact of the Cellular Prion Protein on Amyloid-β and 3PO-Tau Processing. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 38(3). 551–565. 22 indexed citations

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