Salma Aktar

706 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 426 citations indexed

About

Salma Aktar is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Salma Aktar has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 426 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Infectious Diseases, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Salma Aktar's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (2 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (2 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (2 papers). Salma Aktar is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (2 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (2 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (2 papers). Salma Aktar collaborates with scholars based in Bangladesh, Japan and United States. Salma Aktar's co-authors include Zapan Barua, Mingze Li, Mohammed Mehadi Hassan Chowdhury, Md. Latiful Bari, A. K. M. Mohiuddin, Sumaiya Akter, Md. Imam Hossain, Md. Muzahidul Islam, Md. Shariful Islam and Md. Shariful Islam and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Salma Aktar

16 papers receiving 404 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. Effects of misinformation on COVID-19 individual responses and recommendations for resilience of disastrous consequences of misinformation
    2020 260 citations Zapan Barua, Salma Aktar et al. Progress in Disaster Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Salma Aktar Bangladesh 6 203 69 51 49 46 17 426
Lülin Zhou China 13 82 0.4× 95 1.4× 48 0.9× 9 0.2× 6 0.1× 43 388
Ziying Hong China 10 159 0.8× 56 0.8× 28 0.5× 28 0.6× 42 0.9× 22 455
Alessandro R Marcon Canada 13 150 0.7× 82 1.2× 23 0.5× 29 0.6× 47 1.0× 36 476
Rita Gill Singh Hong Kong 10 143 0.7× 63 0.9× 83 1.6× 46 0.9× 103 2.2× 19 422
Heather Hansen United States 8 144 0.7× 101 1.5× 20 0.4× 33 0.7× 78 1.7× 12 372
Bernadette Hyland Australia 2 163 0.8× 60 0.9× 20 0.4× 16 0.3× 87 1.9× 4 281
Jennifer E. McWhirter Canada 15 144 0.7× 85 1.2× 13 0.3× 18 0.4× 68 1.5× 60 519
Joanne Chen Lyu United States 7 251 1.2× 135 2.0× 23 0.5× 106 2.2× 94 2.0× 23 424
Wuqi Qiu China 9 115 0.6× 40 0.6× 75 1.5× 9 0.2× 22 0.5× 31 481
Céline Klemm Netherlands 7 177 0.9× 58 0.8× 26 0.5× 9 0.2× 100 2.2× 13 380

Countries citing papers authored by Salma Aktar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Salma Aktar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Salma Aktar

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

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Aktar, Salma, et al.. (2024). HHV-6B ribonucleotide reductase sequesters NF-κB subunit p65 to inhibit innate immune responses. iScience. 28(2). 111710–111710.
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Aktar, Salma, et al.. (2022). ATF1 Restricts Human Herpesvirus 6A Replication via Beta Interferon Induction. Journal of Virology. 96(19). e0126422–e0126422. 5 indexed citations
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Aktar, Salma, et al.. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 mediated dysregulation in cell signaling events drives the severity of COVID-19. Virus Research. 323. 198962–198962. 3 indexed citations
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Aktar, Salma, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of knowledge, awareness, treatment and prevention towards pregnancy induced hypertension among the pregnant women in Bangladesh: a hospital based cross-sectional study. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 9(4). 1671–1671. 5 indexed citations
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Aktar, Salma, et al.. (2021). NLRP3 inflammasome activation in COVID-19: an interlink between risk factors and disease severity. Microbes and Infection. 24(1). 104913–104913. 34 indexed citations
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Hossain, Md. Imam, Sumaiya Akter, Salma Aktar, et al.. (2021). Knowledge, awareness and preventive practices of dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: A countrywide study. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0252852–e0252852. 33 indexed citations
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Barua, Zapan, et al.. (2020). Effects of misinformation on COVID-19 individual responses and recommendations for resilience of disastrous consequences of misinformation. Progress in Disaster Science. 8. 100119–100119. 260 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aktar, Salma, et al.. (2020). Bioefficacy of certain novel insecticides and some biopesticides for managing bean pod borer, Maruca Vitrata Geyer. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1–1. 2 indexed citations
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Aktar, Salma, et al.. (2020). Use of natural bio-sorbent in removing dye, heavy metal and antibiotic-resistant bacteria from industrial wastewater. Applied Water Science. 10(5). 42 indexed citations
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Moniruzzaman, Md, et al.. (2017). Equilibrium and Kinetic Parameters Determination of Cr(VI) Adsorption by Hogla Leaves (Typha elephantina Roxb.). International Journal of Waste Resources. 7(4). 4 indexed citations
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Aktar, Salma, et al.. (2016). Oral health status among the under five children attending at OPD of Dhaka Dental College Hospital. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 9–17. 1 indexed citations
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Aktar, Salma, et al.. (2015). Effect of growth promoter on the total bacterial load in Anabas testudineus culture ponds.. International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology. 3(1). 175–179. 1 indexed citations

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