Serge Ankri

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Serge Ankri is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Serge Ankri has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Infectious Diseases, 39 papers in Parasitology and 26 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Serge Ankri's work include Amoebic Infections and Treatments (57 papers), Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (37 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (12 papers). Serge Ankri is often cited by papers focused on Amoebic Infections and Treatments (57 papers), Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (37 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (12 papers). Serge Ankri collaborates with scholars based in Israel, France and Germany. Serge Ankri's co-authors include David Mirelman, Rama Siman‐Tov, Tamara Stolarsky, Felipe Padilla‐Vaca, Rivka Bracha, Mark Helm, Ayala Tovy, Meir Wilchek, Talia Miron and A. Rabinkov and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Serge Ankri

67 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Antimicrobial properties of allicin from garlic 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 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. Antimicrobial properties of allicin from garlic
    1999 883 citations Serge Ankri, David Mirelman Microbes and Infection profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Serge Ankri Israel 27 1.1k 1.1k 875 798 568 69 2.8k
Seán Doyle Ireland 40 1.2k 1.1× 1.6k 1.4× 333 0.4× 901 1.1× 87 0.2× 130 4.5k
Salvador Said‐Fernández Mexico 24 498 0.4× 536 0.5× 253 0.3× 333 0.4× 242 0.4× 117 1.9k
Thidarut Boonmars Thailand 27 384 0.3× 552 0.5× 932 1.1× 188 0.2× 395 0.7× 145 2.3k
Vinod Nair United States 34 849 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 172 0.2× 362 0.5× 141 0.2× 86 3.5k
Odile Sismeiro France 35 794 0.7× 1.7k 1.5× 330 0.4× 350 0.4× 242 0.4× 75 3.3k
Masashi Okamura Japan 30 503 0.5× 872 0.8× 335 0.4× 144 0.2× 170 0.3× 104 2.8k
Lúcia Mendonça‐Previato Brazil 39 560 0.5× 1.7k 1.6× 394 0.5× 833 1.0× 69 0.1× 154 4.6k
Fritz A. Mühlschlegel United Kingdom 35 1.4k 1.3× 1.9k 1.7× 270 0.3× 419 0.5× 92 0.2× 72 3.4k
Guangneng Peng China 27 654 0.6× 351 0.3× 1.1k 1.2× 206 0.3× 56 0.1× 133 2.3k
Aizhen Guo China 29 728 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 148 0.2× 210 0.3× 156 0.3× 222 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Serge Ankri

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Fields of papers citing papers by Serge Ankri

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Serge Ankri

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Trebicz‐Geffen, Meirav, et al.. (2024). Impact of Reactive Sulfur Species on Entamoeba histolytica: Modulating Viability, Motility, and Biofilm Degradation Capacity. Antioxidants. 13(2). 245–245. 2 indexed citations
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Trebicz‐Geffen, Meirav, Liat Linde, Diego Romero, et al.. (2023). Digestive exophagy of biofilms by intestinal amoeba and its impact on stress tolerance and cytotoxicity. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 9(1). 77–77. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Jingjing, Hugo Varet, Meirav Trebicz‐Geffen, et al.. (2021). Queuine Is a Nutritional Regulator of Entamoeba histolytica Response to Oxidative Stress and a Virulence Attenuator. mBio. 12(2). 31 indexed citations
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Ankri, Serge, et al.. (2019). Target identification and intervention strategies against amebiasis. Drug Resistance Updates. 44. 1–14. 27 indexed citations
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Shimokawa, Chikako, Meirav Trebicz‐Geffen, Karen Methling, et al.. (2018). Escherichia coli mediated resistance of Entamoeba histolytica to oxidative stress is triggered by oxaloacetate. PLoS Pathogens. 14(10). e1007295–e1007295. 25 indexed citations
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Trebicz‐Geffen, Meirav, et al.. (2017). Identification of S-Nitrosylated (SNO) Proteins in Entamoeba histolytica Adapted to Nitrosative Stress: Insights into the Role of SNO Actin and In vitro Virulence. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 7. 192–192. 10 indexed citations
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Ankri, Serge, et al.. (2016). Reviving the RNA World: An Insight into the Appearance of RNA Methyltransferases. Frontiers in Genetics. 7. 99–99. 25 indexed citations
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Trebicz‐Geffen, Meirav, Sharon Baumel-Alterzon, Karen Methling, et al.. (2016). N-acetyl ornithine deacetylase is a moonlighting protein and is involved in the adaptation of Entamoeba histolytica to nitrosative stress. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 36323–36323. 13 indexed citations
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Baumel-Alterzon, Sharon & Serge Ankri. (2014). Entamoeba histolytica adaptation to glucose starvation: a matter of life and death. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 20. 139–145. 10 indexed citations
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Tovy, Ayala, Rama Siman‐Tov, Sylvie Syan, et al.. (2011). Glucose Starvation Boosts Entamoeba histolytica Virulence. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 5(8). e1247–e1247. 37 indexed citations
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Ankri, Serge, et al.. (2008). What do unicellular organisms teach us about DNA methylation?. Trends in Parasitology. 24(5). 205–209. 5 indexed citations
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Siman‐Tov, Rama, et al.. (2008). EhMLBP is an essential constituent of the Entamoeba histolytica epigenetic machinery and a potential drug target. Molecular Microbiology. 69(1). 55–66. 14 indexed citations
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Siman‐Tov, Rama, et al.. (2006). Sensing DNA methylation in the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Molecular Microbiology. 62(5). 1373–1386. 27 indexed citations
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Siman‐Tov, Rama, et al.. (2006). Pleiotropic phenotype in Entamoeba histolytica overexpressing DNA methyltransferase (Ehmeth). Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 147(1). 48–54. 42 indexed citations
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Salzberg, Adi, et al.. (2004). Identification of methylated sequences in genomic DNA of adult Drosophila melanogaster. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 322(2). 465–469. 36 indexed citations
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Katz, Uriel, Serge Ankri, Tamara Stolarsky, Yael Nuchamowitz, & David Mirelman. (2002). Entamoeba histolytica Expressing a Dominant Negative N-Truncated Light Subunit of Its Gal-Lectin Are Less Virulent. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(12). 4256–4265. 38 indexed citations
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Riahi, Yael & Serge Ankri. (2000). Involvement of Serine Proteinases During Encystation of Entamoeba invadens. Archives of Medical Research. 31(4). S187–S189. 7 indexed citations
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Ankri, Serge & David Mirelman. (1999). Antimicrobial properties of allicin from garlic. Microbes and Infection. 1(2). 125–129. 883 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ankri, Serge, Tamara Stolarsky, & David Mirelman. (1998). Antisense inhibition of expression of cysteine proteinases does not affect Entamoeba histolytica cytopathic or haemolytic activity but inhibits phagocytosis. Molecular Microbiology. 28(4). 777–785. 104 indexed citations
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Ankri, Serge, Oscar Reyes, & Gérard Leblon. (1996). Electrotransformation of Highly DNA-RestrictiveCorynebacteriawith Synthetic DNA. Plasmid. 35(1). 62–66. 18 indexed citations

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