Tesfaye B. Mersha

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Tesfaye B. Mersha is a scholar working on Physiology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tesfaye B. Mersha has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Physiology, 29 papers in Genetics and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Tesfaye B. Mersha's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (32 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (21 papers) and Dermatology and Skin Diseases (12 papers). Tesfaye B. Mersha is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (32 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (21 papers) and Dermatology and Skin Diseases (12 papers). Tesfaye B. Mersha collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ethiopia and Canada. Tesfaye B. Mersha's co-authors include Tilahun Abebe, Mingon Kang, Euiseong Ko, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Jonathan A. Bernstein, Debajyoti Ghosh, Elisabet Johansson, Lisa J. Martin, Marc E. Rothenberg and Andrew F. Beck and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioinformatics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Tesfaye B. Mersha

89 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

A roadmap for multi-omics data integration using deep learning

2021 213 citations Tesfaye B. Mersha et al. profile →
Multi-omics approaches for understanding gene-environment interactions in noncommunicable diseases: techniques, translation, and equity issues

2025 17 citations Nigussie Tadesse Sharew, Muktar Beshir Ahmed et al. Human Genomics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tesfaye B. Mersha United States	22	376	366	279	190	184	95	1.8k
Sam S. Oh United States	21	482 1.3×	508 1.4×	264 0.9×	63 0.3×	285 1.5×	44	1.8k
Cristian Pattaro Italy	25	628 1.7×	447 1.2×	780 2.8×	75 0.4×	262 1.4×	84	2.8k
Daniel B. Horton United States	21	339 0.9×	176 0.5×	103 0.4×	90 0.5×	119 0.6×	69	1.6k
Xin Liu China	25	296 0.8×	248 0.7×	88 0.3×	71 0.4×	305 1.7×	159	2.2k
José Rodríguez‐Santana United States	24	353 0.9×	1.1k 2.9×	572 2.1×	129 0.7×	170 0.9×	56	2.5k
Philippa Youl Australia	28	289 0.8×	96 0.3×	137 0.5×	202 1.1×	171 0.9×	106	2.5k
Michael A. LeNoir United States	20	216 0.6×	738 2.0×	269 1.0×	67 0.4×	156 0.8×	29	1.5k
Annika Waldmann Germany	32	243 0.6×	203 0.6×	139 0.5×	156 0.8×	392 2.1×	140	3.7k
Maria Pino‐Yanes Spain	20	250 0.7×	438 1.2×	164 0.6×	42 0.2×	226 1.2×	57	1.3k
Leslie K. Dennis United States	31	292 0.8×	129 0.4×	169 0.6×	122 0.6×	283 1.5×	81	3.5k

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Wollum, Alexandra, et al.. (2025). Does a values clarification and attitudes transformation (VCAT) workshop influence provider attitudes, knowledge, and service provision related to abortion care?: Evidence from a mixed-methods longitudinal randomised controlled trial in Ethiopia. Global Public Health. 20(1). 2465643–2465643. 1 indexed citations

Sharew, Nigussie Tadesse, et al.. (2025). Multi-omics approaches for understanding gene-environment interactions in noncommunicable diseases: techniques, translation, and equity issues. Human Genomics. 19(1). 8–8. 17 indexed citations breakdown →

Burkle, Jeffrey, Lindsey N. Williams, Latha Satish, et al.. (2025). Race-Specific and Race-Neutral Equations for Lung Function and Asthma Diagnosis in Black Children. JAMA Network Open. 8(2). e2462176–e2462176. 3 indexed citations

Satish, Latha, et al.. (2024). Joint genotype and ancestry analysis identify novel loci associated with atopic dermatitis in African American population. Human Genetics and Genomics Advances. 5(4). 100350–100350. 2 indexed citations

Azage, Muluken, Dabere Nigatu, Aklilu Endalamaw, et al.. (2024). Prevalence of Dementia and Cognitive Impairment in East Africa Region: A Scoping Review of Population-Based Studies and Call for Further Research. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 100(4). 1121–1131. 1 indexed citations

Mendy, Angelico, Ashley L. Merianos, Tesfaye B. Mersha, et al.. (2024). Urinary Volatile Organic Compound Metabolites Are Associated with Reduced Lung Function in U.S. Children and Adolescents. Toxics. 12(4). 289–289. 1 indexed citations

Kirenga, Bruce, Jeremiah Chakaya, Tewodros Haile, et al.. (2024). The burden of severe asthma in sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from the African Severe Asthma Project. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 100209–100209. 5 indexed citations

Ding, Lili, et al.. (2024). Analyzing Racial Disparities in Pediatric Atopic Comorbidity Emergency Department Visitation Using Electronic Health Records. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice. 12(10). 2826–2837.e10. 1 indexed citations

Proper, Steven, Jennifer M. Felton, Ty D. Troutman, et al.. (2023). Crosstalk between Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) Pathway and IL-13 Signaling in Human Keratinocytes and Implications for Atopic Dermatitis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 151(2). AB192–AB192. 1 indexed citations

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Phelan, Kieran J., Jeff Burkle, Lisa J. Martin, et al.. (2023). Airway transcriptome networks identify susceptibility to frequent asthma exacerbations in children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 151(2). AB73–AB73. 2 indexed citations

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Phelan, Kieran J., Kimberly A. Dill‐McFarland, R. Max Segnitz, et al.. (2023). Airway transcriptome networks identify susceptibility to frequent asthma exacerbations in children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 152(1). 73–83. 6 indexed citations

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Brokamp, Cole, et al.. (2022). Epigenome-wide association of neonatal methylation and trimester-specific prenatal PM2.5 exposure. Environmental Epidemiology. 6(5). e227–e227. 6 indexed citations

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Mendy, Angelico & Tesfaye B. Mersha. (2022). Comorbidities in childhood-onset and adult-onset asthma. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 129(3). 327–334. 21 indexed citations

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Ghosh, Debajyoti, Lili Ding, Jonathan A. Bernstein, & Tesfaye B. Mersha. (2020). The Utility of Resolving Asthma Molecular Signatures Using Tissue-Specific Transcriptome Data. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 10(11). 4049–4062. 10 indexed citations

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Abebe, Tilahun, et al.. (2019). Genome-wide analysis revealed sex-specific gene expression in asthmatics. Human Molecular Genetics. 28(15). 2600–2614. 32 indexed citations

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Harding, Kimberly, Tesfaye B. Mersha, Phuong-Thu Pham, et al.. (2017). Health Disparities in Kidney Transplantation for African Americans. American Journal of Nephrology. 46(2). 165–175. 67 indexed citations

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Mersha, Tesfaye B., et al.. (2016). Study on Comparative Prevalence of Lungworms of Sheep and Cattle Slaughtered at Addis Ababa Abattoir, Ethiopia. International journal of research studies in biosciences. 4(11). 2 indexed citations

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Mersha, Tesfaye B., Lisa J. Martin, Jocelyn M. Biagini Myers, et al.. (2015). Genomic architecture of asthma differs by sex. Genomics. 106(1). 15–22. 35 indexed citations

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Ding, Lili, Brad G. Kurowski, Hua He, et al.. (2014). Modeling of multivariate longitudinal phenotypes in family genetic studies with Bayesian multiplicity adjustment. BMC Proceedings. 8(S1). S69–S69. 4 indexed citations

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Pilipenko, Valentina, Hua He, Brad G. Kurowski, et al.. (2014). Using Mendelian inheritance errors as quality control criteria in whole genome sequencing data set. BMC Proceedings. 8(S1). S21–S21. 12 indexed citations

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