Sima Rafati

5.5k total citations
164 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Sima Rafati is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sima Rafati has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 72 papers in Epidemiology and 51 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Sima Rafati's work include Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (112 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (49 papers) and Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (30 papers). Sima Rafati is often cited by papers focused on Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (112 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (49 papers) and Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (30 papers). Sima Rafati collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Canada and Switzerland. Sima Rafati's co-authors include Farnaz Zahedifard, Tahereh Taheri, Azam Bolhassani, Yasaman Taslimi, Ali Hatef Salmanian, Negar Seyed, Delaram Doroud, Elham Gholami, Nicolás Fasel and Mohammad Taghikhani and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sima Rafati

158 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sima Rafati Iran	38	2.7k	1.9k	1.1k	1.0k	613	164	4.3k
Maurício M. Rodrigues Brazil	44	3.6k 1.3×	3.1k 1.6×	1.9k 1.7×	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.9×	132	5.6k
Christian F. Ockenhouse United States	44	3.8k 1.4×	910 0.5×	2.0k 1.8×	1.5k 1.5×	678 1.1×	91	5.7k
Martha Sedegah United States	35	2.8k 1.0×	826 0.4×	2.4k 2.1×	2.1k 2.0×	599 1.0×	106	5.2k
Michael Theisen Denmark	44	3.2k 1.2×	840 0.4×	1.9k 1.7×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.9×	163	5.4k
Antonio Campos‐Neto United States	37	1.8k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	893 0.9×	439 0.7×	106	4.5k
Darrick Carter United States	38	1.0k 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	812 1.3×	110	4.0k
Toni Aebischer Germany	46	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.6×	1.0k 1.0×	1.2k 2.0×	122	5.4k
Yupin Charoenvit United States	35	2.4k 0.9×	698 0.4×	1.9k 1.7×	1.9k 1.8×	429 0.7×	65	4.5k
David L. Narum United States	41	3.6k 1.3×	512 0.3×	2.0k 1.7×	1.2k 1.2×	675 1.1×	124	4.8k
Elizabeth Nardin United States	37	2.7k 1.0×	667 0.3×	1.6k 1.4×	1.9k 1.8×	463 0.8×	74	4.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sima Rafati

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Rezvan, Hossein, Alireza Nourian, Tahereh Taheri, et al.. (2025). Apyrase Protein (PsSP42) Expression in DNA Construct Transfected COS-7 Cells. 29(4). 206–215.

Gholami, Elham, Negar Seyed, Shima Hadifar, et al.. (2025). Detection of Leishmania RNA virus 2 in clinical isolates of Leishmania from Qom Province, Iran. Archives of Virology. 170(11). 234–234.

Seyed, Negar, Tahereh Taheri, & Sima Rafati. (2024). Live attenuated-nonpathogenic Leishmania and DNA structures as promising vaccine platforms against leishmaniasis: innovations can make waves. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 2 indexed citations

Gholami, Elham, et al.. (2020). Visualization of Leishmania tropica Infection in BALB/c Mice by Bioluminescence Imaging. Iranian Biomedical Journal. 24(3). 164–172.

Rafati, Sima, et al.. (2019). A non-pathogenic Leishmania tarentolae vector based- HCV polytope DNA vaccine elicits potent and long lasting Th1 and CTL responses in BALB/c mice model. Molecular Immunology. 111. 152–161. 12 indexed citations

Taheri, Tahereh, et al.. (2017). Production of Recombinant Leishmania Tropica Parasites Expressing Two Proteins of Egfp and Luciferase Reporter. Majallah-i dānishgāh-i ̒ulūm-i pizishkī-i Bābul. 19(8). 58–64. 3 indexed citations

Seyed, Negar, Farnaz Zahedifard, Tahereh Taheri, et al.. (2017). Human Neutrophil Peptide 1 as immunotherapeutic agent against Leishmania infected BALB/c mice. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 11(12). e0006123–e0006123. 24 indexed citations

Seyed, Negar & Sima Rafati. (2016). Innate Immunity Plays a Key Role in Leishmania Infection: Implications for Vaccine Design. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Shahbazi, Mehdi, Farnaz Zahedifard, Noushin Saljoughian, et al.. (2015). Immunological comparison of DNA vaccination using two delivery systems against canine leishmaniasis. Veterinary Parasitology. 212(3-4). 130–139. 21 indexed citations

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Taheri, Tahereh, Arash Memarnejadian, Talat Mokhtari‐Azad, et al.. (2014). Immunogenicity of Multi-Epitope DNA and Peptide Vaccine Candidates Based on Core, E2, NS3 and NS5B HCV Epitopes in BALB/c Mice. Hepatitis Monthly. 14(10). e22215–e22215. 30 indexed citations

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Jamshidi, Shahram, et al.. (2013). Comparison of immunochromatographic rapid test with molecular method in diagnosis of canine parvovirus. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 7(1). 57–61. 11 indexed citations

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Rafati, Sima, Farnaz Zahedifard, Fatemeh Doustdari, et al.. (2012). HPV16 E7-CT (gp96) fusion protein: Molecular cloning, expression and purification of a recombinant 6xHis-tagged protein in E. coli. Journal of paramedical sciences.. 3(2). 2 indexed citations

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Taghikhani, Mohammad, et al.. (2008). Comparison of two delivery systems efficiency by using polyethylenimine (PEI) for plasmid HPV16E7 DNA transfection into COS-7 cells. 11(12). 15–19. 5 indexed citations

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Rodrigues, Virmondes, F Santoro, Hélia Dessein, et al.. (2008). Immunological and Genetic Evidence for a Crucial Role of IL-10 in Cutaneous Lesions in Humans Infected with Leishmania braziliensis. The Journal of Immunology. 180(9). 6139–6148. 125 indexed citations

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Golkar, Majid, Sima Rafati, Mohamed S. Abdel-Latif, et al.. (2007). The dense granule protein GRA2, a new marker for the serodiagnosis of acute Toxoplasma infection: comparison of sera collected in both France and Iran from pregnant women. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 58(4). 419–426. 47 indexed citations

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Golkar, Majid, et al.. (2005). Construction, Expression and Preliminary Immunological Evaluation of a DNA Plasmid Encoding the GRA2 Protein of Toxoplasma gondii. 9(1). 1–8. 6 indexed citations

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Golkar, Majid, et al.. (2004). HIGH-LEVEL EXPRESSION AND EVALUATION OF THE ANTIGENICITY OF A RECOMBINANT TOXOPLASMA GONDII GRA2 PROTEIN. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology. 2(3). 170–176. 3 indexed citations

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Taheri, Tahereh, et al.. (2004). Bivalent DNA Vaccination with Genes Encoding Leishmania major Cysteine Proteinases Type I and II Protects Mice Against Infectious Challenge. Iranian Journal of Biotechnology. 2(1). 35–43. 5 indexed citations

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Abtahi, Hamid, et al.. (2004). High Level Expression of Recombinant Ribosomal Protein (L7/L12) from Brucella abortus and Its Reaction with Infected Human Sera. 8(1). 13–18. 13 indexed citations

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Assmar, Mehdi, et al.. (1999). Immunogenicity of Gamma-Irradiated Toxoplasma gondii Tachyzoites in Mice. 3(3). 93–97. 4 indexed citations

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