Sameh Basta

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Sameh Basta is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sameh Basta has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Immunology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Sameh Basta's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (23 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (19 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (18 papers). Sameh Basta is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (23 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (19 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (18 papers). Sameh Basta collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Sameh Basta's co-authors include Jack R. Bennink, Jonathan W. Yewdell, Weisan Chen, Katrina Gee, James S. Gibbs, Robert O’Neill, Jeanne H. Schickli, Paul A. Calvo, Peter Palese and Peter Henklein and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sameh Basta

52 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

A novel influenza A virus mitochondrial protein that indu... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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 novel influenza A virus mitochondrial protein that induces cell death
    2001 791 citations Weisan Chen, James S. Gibbs et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sameh Basta Canada 25 1.9k 1.0k 846 365 327 52 3.0k
Ana Angulo Spain 31 2.8k 1.5× 2.1k 2.0× 729 0.9× 276 0.8× 508 1.6× 84 4.2k
Elma Tchilian United Kingdom 29 1.3k 0.7× 699 0.7× 583 0.7× 736 2.0× 208 0.6× 85 2.3k
Heiko Adler Germany 32 1.3k 0.7× 1.4k 1.4× 595 0.7× 332 0.9× 877 2.7× 75 3.1k
Yan Zhou Canada 30 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 1.5× 906 1.1× 476 1.3× 104 0.3× 101 2.8k
Hidehiro Takahashi Japan 24 1.2k 0.6× 658 0.6× 569 0.7× 303 0.8× 245 0.7× 68 2.3k
Benjamin G. Hale Switzerland 29 1.9k 1.0× 2.2k 2.1× 1.2k 1.4× 712 2.0× 162 0.5× 54 3.3k
Volker Fensterl United States 19 1.3k 0.7× 469 0.5× 833 1.0× 672 1.8× 271 0.8× 21 2.3k
Kenji Funami Japan 27 2.7k 1.4× 823 0.8× 891 1.1× 318 0.9× 272 0.8× 46 3.6k
Qiyun Zhu China 23 804 0.4× 758 0.7× 689 0.8× 460 1.3× 111 0.3× 62 1.9k
Ayuko Sato Japan 32 3.1k 1.6× 1.2k 1.2× 1.3k 1.5× 425 1.2× 528 1.6× 77 5.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sameh Basta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sameh Basta

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

All Works

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Basta, Sameh, et al.. (2025). Polarized Tissue-Derived Macrophages Display Enhanced M2d Phenotype after Prolonged Stimulation with Adenosine A2A Receptor Agonist in the Presence of LPS. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark. 30(2). 27638–27638. 4 indexed citations
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Holder, Simon J., Katrina Gee, Wayne Beckham, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive analysis of the tumor targeting efficiency of functionalized nanoparticles in an immunocompetent environment. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 35225–35225. 1 indexed citations
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Basta, Sameh, et al.. (2024). Polarized macrophage functions are affected differentially after CSF-1R inhibition with PLX5622. European Journal of Pharmacology. 984. 177059–177059. 2 indexed citations
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Gee, Katrina, et al.. (2024). Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor in virus-host interactions and its implication for immunotherapy. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews. 81. 54–63. 1 indexed citations
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Banete, Andra, et al.. (2022). The Activated Macrophage – A Tough Fortress for Virus Invasion: How Viruses Strike Back. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 803427–803427. 21 indexed citations
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Martin, J. de Saint, et al.. (2021). Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor has come of age: From a vaccine adjuvant to antiviral immunotherapy. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews. 59. 101–110. 49 indexed citations
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Mehta, Divya, Carlene Petes, Katrina Gee, & Sameh Basta. (2015). The Role of Virus Infection in Deregulating the Cytokine Response to Secondary Bacterial Infection. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 35(12). 925–934. 23 indexed citations
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Mulder, Daniel J., et al.. (2011). Antigen Presentation and MHC Class II Expression by Human Esophageal Epithelial Cells. American Journal Of Pathology. 178(2). 744–753. 70 indexed citations
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Pellegrini, Marc, Thomas Calzascia, Jesse G. Toe, et al.. (2011). IL-7 Engages Multiple Mechanisms to Overcome Chronic Viral Infection and Limit Organ Pathology. Cell. 144(4). 601–613. 249 indexed citations
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Basta, Sameh, et al.. (2008). An efficient culture method for generating large quantities of mature mouse splenic macrophages. Journal of Immunological Methods. 338(1-2). 47–57. 55 indexed citations
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Norbury, Christopher C., Sameh Basta, Keri B. Donohue, et al.. (2004). CD8 + T Cell Cross-Priming via Transfer of Proteasome Substrates. Science. 304(5675). 1318–1321. 235 indexed citations
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Chen, Weisan, Ken C. Pang, Kelly‐Anne Masterman, et al.. (2004). Reversal in the Immunodominance Hierarchy in Secondary CD8+ T Cell Responses to Influenza A Virus: Roles for Cross-Presentation and Lysis-Independent Immunodomination. The Journal of Immunology. 173(8). 5021–5027. 61 indexed citations
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Basta, Sameh & Jack R. Bennink. (2003). A Survival Game of Hide and Seek: Cytomegaloviruses and MHC Class I Antigen Presentation Pathways. Viral Immunology. 16(3). 231–242. 62 indexed citations
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Basta, Sameh, Weisan Chen, Jack R. Bennink, & Jonathan W. Yewdell. (2002). Inhibitory Effects of Cytomegalovirus Proteins US2 and US11 Point to Contributions from Direct Priming and Cross-Priming in Induction of Vaccinia Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 168(11). 5403–5408. 49 indexed citations
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Basta, Sameh, Carlos P. Carrasco, Sonja M. Knoetig, et al.. (2000). Porcine alveolar macrophages: poor accessory or effective suppressor cells for T-lymphocytes. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 77(3-4). 177–190. 29 indexed citations
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Basta, Sameh, et al.. (1999). Intermediate stages in monocyte–macrophage differentiation modulate phenotype and susceptibility to virus infection. Immunology. 98(2). 203–212. 98 indexed citations

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