Umar Yazdani

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Umar Yazdani is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Umar Yazdani has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 7 papers in Neurology and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Umar Yazdani's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (5 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (4 papers). Umar Yazdani is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (5 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (4 papers). Umar Yazdani collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iran and Netherlands. Umar Yazdani's co-authors include Jonathan R. Terman, Dwight C. German, Chang‐Lin Liang, Dora Games, Amelia J. Eisch, Michael H. Donovan, Keith A. Young, D.C. German, Leigh A. Holcomb and Paul B. Hicks and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Umar Yazdani

20 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Double-knockout mice for α- and β-synucleins: Effect on synaptic functions
    2004 335 citations Sreeganga S. Chandra, Francesco Fornai et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Umar Yazdani United States 18 884 609 514 466 320 20 1.9k
Thomas Debeir France 23 858 1.0× 647 1.1× 581 1.1× 232 0.5× 146 0.5× 37 1.9k
Mickaël Decressac Sweden 21 1.5k 1.7× 864 1.4× 418 0.8× 1.3k 2.7× 216 0.7× 27 2.6k
Uta Wagner Germany 13 614 0.7× 573 0.9× 354 0.7× 183 0.4× 242 0.8× 19 1.3k
Dong‐Min Yin China 21 1.0k 1.1× 954 1.6× 274 0.5× 207 0.4× 225 0.7× 40 2.0k
Marco Milanese Italy 30 888 1.0× 900 1.5× 295 0.6× 510 1.1× 106 0.3× 88 2.5k
Tracey C. Dickson Australia 32 1.1k 1.2× 935 1.5× 934 1.8× 993 2.1× 338 1.1× 83 2.9k
Nikolai Kholodilov United States 29 1.6k 1.8× 1.1k 1.8× 429 0.8× 1.3k 2.8× 424 1.3× 50 2.9k
Ellen Kanter United States 12 765 0.9× 811 1.3× 394 0.8× 666 1.4× 285 0.9× 14 2.2k
Philippe Anglade France 16 1.2k 1.3× 766 1.3× 386 0.8× 993 2.1× 214 0.7× 39 2.6k
Lit-Fui Lau United States 8 1.8k 2.0× 1.4k 2.3× 591 1.1× 506 1.1× 439 1.4× 8 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Umar Yazdani

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yazdani, Umar, et al.. (2024). Know DBS: patient perceptions and knowledge of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders. 17. 4233514126–4233514126. 1 indexed citations
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Yazdani, Umar, Bharathi S. Gadad, Linda S. Hynan, et al.. (2017). Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone and interleukin-8 levels in boys with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 14(1). 113–113. 32 indexed citations
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Yazdani, Umar, Wenhao Li, Bharathi S. Gadad, et al.. (2016). A Search for Blood Biomarkers for Autism: Peptoids. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 19164–19164. 26 indexed citations
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Yazdani, Umar, Linda S. Hynan, Lamar Brown, et al.. (2016). Blood biomarker for Parkinson disease: peptoids. npj Parkinson s Disease. 2(1). 19 indexed citations
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Gadad, Bharathi S., Wenhao Li, Umar Yazdani, et al.. (2015). Administration of thimerosal-containing vaccines to infant rhesus macaques does not result in autism-like behavior or neuropathology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(40). 12498–12503. 21 indexed citations
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Tolson, Kristen P., Terry Gemelli, Donna Meyer, et al.. (2014). Inducible Neuronal Inactivation of Sim1 in Adult Mice Causes Hyperphagic Obesity. Endocrinology. 155(7). 2436–2444. 24 indexed citations
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Hung, Ruei‐Jiun, Umar Yazdani, Jimok Yoon, et al.. (2010). Mical links semaphorins to F-actin disassembly. Nature. 463(7282). 823–827. 197 indexed citations
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Yazdani, Umar, et al.. (2008). The Glucose Transporter (GLUT4) Enhancer Factor Is Required for Normal Wing Positioning in Drosophila. Genetics. 178(2). 919–929. 10 indexed citations
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Yazdani, Umar, et al.. (2007). Crk-associated substrate (Cas) signaling protein functions with integrins to specify axon guidance during development. Development. 134(12). 2337–2347. 27 indexed citations
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Young, Keith A., Leigh A. Holcomb, Willy L. Bonkale, et al.. (2006). 5HTTLPR Polymorphism and Enlargement of the Pulvinar: Unlocking the Backdoor to the Limbic System. Biological Psychiatry. 61(6). 813–818. 53 indexed citations
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Yazdani, Umar, D.C. German, Chang‐Lin Liang, et al.. (2006). Rat model of Parkinson's disease: Chronic central delivery of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+). Experimental Neurology. 200(1). 172–183. 53 indexed citations
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Donovan, Michael H., et al.. (2006). Decreased adult hippocampal neurogenesis in the PDAPP mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 495(1). 70–83. 305 indexed citations
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Yazdani, Umar & Jonathan R. Terman. (2006). The semaphorins.. Genome Biology. 7(3). 211–211. 325 indexed citations
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Young, Keith A., Leigh A. Holcomb, Umar Yazdani, Paul B. Hicks, & Dwight C. German. (2004). Elevated Neuron Number in the Limbic Thalamus in Major Depression. American Journal of Psychiatry. 161(7). 1270–1277. 132 indexed citations
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Liang, Chang‐Lin, Omar L. Nelson, Umar Yazdani, Parichehr Pasbakhsh, & Dwight C. German. (2004). Inverse relationship between the contents of neuromelanin pigment and the vesicular monoamine transporter‐2: Human midbrain dopamine neurons. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 473(1). 97–106. 96 indexed citations
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Chandra, Sreeganga S., Francesco Fornai, Hyung-Bae Kwon, et al.. (2004). Double-knockout mice for α- and β-synucleins: Effect on synaptic functions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(41). 14966–14971. 335 indexed citations breakdown →
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Giller, Cole A., Hanli Liu, Prem Gurnani, et al.. (2003). Validation of a near-infrared probe for detection of thin intracranial white matter structures. Journal of neurosurgery. 98(6). 1299–1306. 31 indexed citations
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German, Dwight C., Umar Yazdani, Samuel G. Speciale, et al.. (2003). Cholinergic neuropathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 462(4). 371–381. 80 indexed citations
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German, D.C., et al.. (2002). Neurodegeneration in the Niemann–Pick C mouse: glial involvement. Neuroscience. 109(3). 437–450. 155 indexed citations

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