Selma Maacha

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 951 citations indexed

About

Selma Maacha is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Selma Maacha has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 951 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Immunology and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Selma Maacha's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (3 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (3 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (3 papers). Selma Maacha is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (3 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (3 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (3 papers). Selma Maacha collaborates with scholars based in United States, Qatar and France. Selma Maacha's co-authors include Jean‐Charles Grivel, Ajaz A. Bhat, Mohammad Haris, Shahab Uddin, Afsheen Raza, Lizandra Jimenez, Chiara Cugno, Rita Calzone, Shana Jacob and Giusy Gentilcore and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Cancer Research and Molecular Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Selma Maacha

14 papers receiving 946 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. Extracellular vesicles-mediated intercellular communication: roles in the tumor microenvironment and anti-cancer drug resistance
    2019 406 citations Selma Maacha, Ajaz A. Bhat et al. Molecular Cancer profile →
  2. Cytokine‐ and chemokine‐induced inflammatory colorectal tumor microenvironment: Emerging avenue for targeted therapy
    2022 135 citations Ajaz A. Bhat, Sabah Nisar et al. Cancer Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Selma Maacha United States 10 579 315 231 212 135 15 951
Thiha Aung Germany 16 654 1.1× 401 1.3× 267 1.2× 202 1.0× 53 0.4× 60 1.1k
Sunish Mohanan United States 14 490 0.8× 228 0.7× 481 2.1× 305 1.4× 150 1.1× 24 1.3k
Shihong Zhao China 15 447 0.8× 235 0.7× 123 0.5× 263 1.2× 135 1.0× 35 897
Aifa Tang China 18 647 1.1× 423 1.3× 136 0.6× 128 0.6× 54 0.4× 50 988
Henrik J. Jürgensen Denmark 18 322 0.6× 282 0.9× 290 1.3× 343 1.6× 50 0.4× 25 1.1k
Sandrine Lenglez Belgium 10 694 1.2× 252 0.8× 379 1.6× 115 0.5× 58 0.4× 13 1.2k
Daria Leali Italy 21 831 1.4× 219 0.7× 153 0.7× 349 1.6× 45 0.3× 28 1.4k
Rebeca Galisteo United States 14 359 0.6× 164 0.5× 254 1.1× 185 0.9× 62 0.5× 18 840
Michael D. Barker United Kingdom 19 391 0.7× 221 0.7× 151 0.7× 180 0.8× 75 0.6× 44 1.1k
Lin Meng China 20 517 0.9× 180 0.6× 380 1.6× 209 1.0× 41 0.3× 40 979

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Fields of papers citing papers by Selma Maacha

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Selma Maacha

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Maacha, Selma, Dunfa Peng, Mohammed Soutto, et al.. (2024). SOX9 is regulated by AURKA in response to Helicobacter pylori infection via EIF4E-mediated cap-dependent translation. Cancer Letters. 593. 216939–216939. 4 indexed citations
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Bhat, Nadeem S., et al.. (2024). Esophageal adenocarcinoma models: a closer look. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 11. 1440670–1440670.
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Manaph, Nimshitha Pavathuparambil Abdul, Gowher Ali, Selma Maacha, et al.. (2022). Single Extracellular Vesicle Analysis Using Flow Cytometry for Neurological Disorder Biomarkers. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. 16. 879832–879832. 16 indexed citations
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Hong, Jun, Selma Maacha, Nataliya Pidkovka, et al.. (2022). AXL Promotes Metformin-Induced Apoptosis Through Mediation of Autophagy by Activating ROS-AMPK-ULK1 Signaling in Human Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 903874–903874. 2 indexed citations
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Bhat, Ajaz A., Sabah Nisar, Mayank Singh, et al.. (2022). Cytokine‐ and chemokine‐induced inflammatory colorectal tumor microenvironment: Emerging avenue for targeted therapy. Cancer Communications. 42(8). 689–715. 135 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chouchane, Lotfi, Jean‐Charles Grivel, Elmoubasher Farag, et al.. (2021). Dromedary camels as a natural source of neutralizing nanobodies against SARS-CoV-2. JCI Insight. 6(5). 15 indexed citations
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Bhat, Ajaz A., Sabah Nisar, Selma Maacha, et al.. (2021). Cytokine-chemokine network driven metastasis in esophageal cancer; promising avenue for targeted therapy. Molecular Cancer. 20(1). 2–2. 106 indexed citations
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Maacha, Selma, Shana Jacob, Giusy Gentilcore, et al.. (2020). Paracrine Mechanisms of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Angiogenesis. Stem Cells International. 2020. 1–12. 180 indexed citations
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Lu, Heng, Ajaz A. Bhat, Dunfa Peng, et al.. (2019). APE1 Upregulates MMP-14 via Redox-Sensitive ARF6-Mediated Recycling to Promote Cell Invasion of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Research. 79(17). 4426–4438. 20 indexed citations
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Maacha, Selma, Ajaz A. Bhat, Lizandra Jimenez, et al.. (2019). Extracellular vesicles-mediated intercellular communication: roles in the tumor microenvironment and anti-cancer drug resistance. Molecular Cancer. 18(1). 55–55. 406 indexed citations breakdown →
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Maacha, Selma & Simon Saule. (2018). Evaluation of Tumor Cell Invasiveness In Vivo: The Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane Assay. Methods in molecular biology. 1749. 71–77. 7 indexed citations
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Maacha, Selma, Jun Hong, Ariana von Lersner, Andries Zijlstra, & Abbes Belkhiri. (2018). AXL Mediates Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Cell Invasion through Regulation of Extracellular Acidification and Lysosome Trafficking. Neoplasia. 20(10). 1008–1022. 26 indexed citations
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Hong, Jun, Selma Maacha, & Abbes Belkhiri. (2018). Transcriptional upregulation of c‐MYC by AXL confers epirubicin resistance in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Molecular Oncology. 12(12). 2191–2208. 12 indexed citations
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Maacha, Selma, Géraldine Liot, Laurence Méry, et al.. (2016). Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 4A3 (PTP4A3) Promotes Human Uveal Melanoma Aggressiveness Through Membrane Accumulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase 14 (MMP14). Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(4). 1982–1982. 17 indexed citations
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Maacha, Selma, Nathalie Planque, Cécile Laurent, et al.. (2013). Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 4A3 (PTP4A3) Is Required for Xenopus laevis Cranial Neural Crest Migration In Vivo. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e84717–e84717. 5 indexed citations

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