Shai Bel

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 706 citations indexed

About

Shai Bel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Shai Bel has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 706 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Epidemiology and 3 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Shai Bel's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (6 papers), Gut microbiota and health (6 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (3 papers). Shai Bel is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (6 papers), Gut microbiota and health (6 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (3 papers). Shai Bel collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Sweden. Shai Bel's co-authors include Lora V. Hooper, Kelly A. Ruhn, Mihir Pendse, Ramnik J. Xavier, Yun Li, Brian Hassell, Sebastian Winter, Yuhao Wang, Sally Shpungin and Uri Nir and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Shai Bel

16 papers receiving 699 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Paneth cells secrete lysozyme via secretory autophagy during bacterial infection of the intestine

2017 279 citations Shai Bel, Mihir Pendse et al. Science profile →
Autophagy controls mucus secretion from intestinal goblet cells by alleviating ER stress

2023 107 citations Shira Ben-Simon, Sondra Turjeman et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shai Bel Israel	13	382	185	102	98	89	18	706
Emilie Vazeille France	18	433 1.1×	130 0.7×	110 1.1×	83 0.8×	157 1.8×	30	793
Dan Hao China	14	475 1.2×	103 0.6×	100 1.0×	130 1.3×	87 1.0×	58	1.1k
Alfredo Chávez‐Arroyo United States	6	340 0.9×	138 0.7×	187 1.8×	133 1.4×	51 0.6×	7	677
Bo Wei China	15	391 1.0×	150 0.8×	207 2.0×	45 0.5×	54 0.6×	43	808
Kunhua Wang China	18	786 2.1×	112 0.6×	110 1.1×	54 0.6×	121 1.4×	43	1.1k
Brian Hassell United States	5	341 0.9×	150 0.8×	82 0.8×	44 0.4×	49 0.6×	6	574
Eric Blouin France	11	211 0.6×	168 0.9×	169 1.7×	41 0.4×	61 0.7×	18	702
Sonia Morales Spain	18	406 1.1×	94 0.5×	59 0.6×	38 0.4×	84 0.9×	37	1.1k
Sabah Haq Canada	13	364 1.0×	141 0.8×	99 1.0×	24 0.2×	84 0.9×	20	769
Christian Cobbold United Kingdom	16	264 0.7×	205 1.1×	277 2.7×	127 1.3×	70 0.8×	26	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shai Bel

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All Works

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18 of 18 papers shown

Bel, Shai, Jamaal L. Benjamin, Kelly A. Ruhn, et al.. (2024). BCL2 regulates antibacterial autophagy in the intestinal epithelium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(49). e2410205121–e2410205121.

Feeney, R, A. Gordon, Shira Ben-Simon, et al.. (2024). Antibiotics damage the colonic mucus barrier in a microbiota-independent manner. Science Advances. 10(37). eadp4119–eadp4119. 20 indexed citations

Getselter, Dmitriy, et al.. (2023). CHD8 regulates gut epithelial cell function and affects autism-related behaviors through the gut-brain axis. Translational Psychiatry. 13(1). 305–305. 7 indexed citations

Bel, Shai, et al.. (2023). Autophagy in intestinal epithelial cells prevents gut inflammation. Trends in Cell Biology. 33(10). 817–819. 13 indexed citations

Ben-Simon, Shira, Sondra Turjeman, Michal Werbner, et al.. (2023). Autophagy controls mucus secretion from intestinal goblet cells by alleviating ER stress. Cell Host & Microbe. 31(3). 433–446.e4. 107 indexed citations breakdown →

Bel, Shai, et al.. (2023). Autophagy-ER stress crosstalk controls mucus secretion and susceptibility to gut inflammation. Autophagy. 19(11). 3014–3016. 16 indexed citations

Melzer, Ehud, Stephen Malnick, Sivan Amidror, et al.. (2022). Diet-induced modifications to human microbiome reshape colonic homeostasis in irritable bowel syndrome. Cell Reports. 41(7). 111657–111657. 16 indexed citations

Shpungin, Sally, et al.. (2021). Loss of Fer Jeopardizes Metabolic Plasticity and Mitochondrial Homeostasis in Lung and Breast Carcinoma Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(7). 3387–3387. 6 indexed citations

Harris-Tryon, Tamia, Sureka Gattu, Daniel C. Propheter, et al.. (2019). Resistin-like Molecule α Provides Vitamin-A-Dependent Antimicrobial Protection in the Skin. Cell Host & Microbe. 25(6). 777–788.e8. 61 indexed citations

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Harris-Tryon, Tamia, Sureka Gattu, Daniel C. Propheter, et al.. (2018). 945 Resistin-like molecule α provides vitamin A-dependent antimicrobial protection of the skin. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 138(5). S160–S160.

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Bel, Shai & Lora V. Hooper. (2018). Secretory autophagy of lysozyme in Paneth cells. Autophagy. 14(4). 719–721. 31 indexed citations

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Bel, Shai, Mihir Pendse, Yuhao Wang, et al.. (2017). Paneth cells secrete lysozyme via secretory autophagy during bacterial infection of the intestine. Science. 357(6355). 1047–1052. 279 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bel, Shai, et al.. (2015). TMF/ARA160 Governs the Dynamic Spatial Orientation of the Golgi Apparatus during Sperm Development. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0145277–e0145277. 18 indexed citations

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Bel, Shai & Lora V. Hooper. (2015). A bacterial nudge to T-cell function. Nature. 526(7573). 328–330. 2 indexed citations

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Bel, Shai, Hila Elifantz, Omry Koren, et al.. (2014). Reprogrammed and transmissible intestinal microbiota confer diminished susceptibility to induced colitis in TMF ^−/− mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(13). 4964–4969. 47 indexed citations

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Bel, Shai, et al.. (2012). Testosterone deficiency accompanied by testicular and epididymal abnormalities in TMF−/− mice. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 365(1). 52–63. 15 indexed citations

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Bel, Shai, et al.. (2012). Loss of TMF/ARA160 Protein Renders Colonic Mucus Refractory to Bacterial Colonization and Diminishes Intestinal Susceptibility to Acute Colitis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(30). 25631–25639. 14 indexed citations

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Bel, Shai, Sally Shpungin, Benny Motro, et al.. (2010). TMF/ARA160: A key regulator of sperm development. Developmental Biology. 348(1). 12–21. 54 indexed citations

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