Vahid Salimi

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Vahid Salimi is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vahid Salimi has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Epidemiology, 29 papers in Infectious Diseases and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Vahid Salimi's work include Respiratory viral infections research (30 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (19 papers) and Virology and Viral Diseases (11 papers). Vahid Salimi is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory viral infections research (30 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (19 papers) and Virology and Viral Diseases (11 papers). Vahid Salimi collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Netherlands and Norway. Vahid Salimi's co-authors include Alireza Tahamtan, Majid Teymoori‐Rad, Masoumeh Tavakoli‐Yaraki, Britt Nakstad, Fazel Shokri, Sayed Mahdi Marashi, Talat Mokhtari‐Azad, Louis Bont, Jila Yavarian and Zahra Shahsavari and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Vahid Salimi

95 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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The interplay between vitamin D and viral infections

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Qingli Luo China

Sebastian Weis Germany

Yuan Ren China

Mawieh Hamad United Arab Emirates

Qianqian Liu China

Pinhua Pan China

Soo Yeon Kim South Korea

Raja Affendi Raja Ali Malaysia

Alba Rocco Italy

Hongxing Li China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vahid Salimi

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

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Keshavarz, Mohsen, et al.. (2025). Effects and Mechanisms of Silibinin on Influenza A/H1N1 Pathogenesis in a Mouse Model. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2025(1). 6618423–6618423. 1 indexed citations

Salimi, Vahid, et al.. (2023). The frequency of IgG anti-varicella and anti-rubella antibodies in female students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Infezioni in Medicina. 31(4). 533–538.

Mohammadi, Mehdi, Forough Golsaz‐Shirazi, Amir‐Hassan Zarnani, et al.. (2023). Diagnostic performance of a novel antigen-capture ELISA for the detection of SARS-CoV-2. Analytical Biochemistry. 666. 115079–115079. 9 indexed citations

Sadeghi, Kaveh, Ahmad Nejati, Vahid Salimi, et al.. (2023). SARS‐CoV‐2 intrahost evolution in immunocompromised patients in comparison with immunocompetent populations after treatment. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(6). e28877–e28877. 6 indexed citations

Jandaghi, Nazanin Zahra Shafiei, Forough Tavakoli, Jila Yavarian, et al.. (2023). How to tackle single target gene positive results of SARS‐CoV‐2 real‐time PCR: A cross‐sectional study. Health Science Reports. 6(9). e1538–e1538. 1 indexed citations

Salimi, Vahid, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the Seroprevalence of Antimeasles Immunoglobulin G Antibody in Students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Viral Immunology. 36(6). 424–428. 1 indexed citations

Yavarian, Jila, Ahmad Nejati, Vahid Salimi, et al.. (2022). Whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV2 strains circulating in Iran during five waves of pandemic. PLoS ONE. 17(5). e0267847–e0267847. 21 indexed citations

Salimi, Vahid, et al.. (2021). COVID-19: Why does disease severity vary among individuals?. Respiratory Medicine. 180. 106356–106356. 54 indexed citations

Salimi, Vahid, Gholam Ali Kardar, Jalal Khoshnoodi, et al.. (2021). Differential Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Antigens in Recovered and Deceased Iranian COVID-19 Patients. Viral Immunology. 34(10). 708–713. 2 indexed citations

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Mirzaei, Alireza, Vahid Salimi, Khodamorad Jamshidi, et al.. (2020). The local and circulating SOX9 as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of primary bone cancer. Journal of bone oncology. 23. 100300–100300. 26 indexed citations

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Hoshyar, Reyhane, et al.. (2018). The role of expression and activity of 15-Lipoxygenase isoforms and related cytokines in patients with Multiple Sclerosis and healthy controls. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 325. 32–42. 9 indexed citations

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Kazemi, Mohammad Hossein, Sara Abdolmaleki, Jalal Khoshnoodi, et al.. (2018). Investigation of the Cellular Immune Response to Recombinant Fragments of Filamentous Hemagglutinin and Pertactin of Bordetella pertussis in BALB/c Mice. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 38(4). 161–170. 18 indexed citations

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Tahamtan, Alireza, Masoumeh Tavakoli‐Yaraki, Farhad Rezaei, et al.. (2018). The Role of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 in the Immunopathology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Viral Immunology. 31(4). 292–298. 27 indexed citations

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Faghihloo, Ebrahim, et al.. (2017). Molecular Epidemiology of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Iranian ≥60 Years Old Hospitalized Patients with Acute Respiratory Symptoms.. PubMed. 20(6). 368–375. 3 indexed citations

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Salimi, Vahid, Mohammad Reza Eshraghian, Mohammad Shayestehpour, et al.. (2017). No genetic association between A118G polymorphism of μ-opioid receptor gene and schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 59(4). 483–486. 1 indexed citations

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Salimi, Vahid, et al.. (2016). Comparison of neutralizing antibody titers against outbreak-associated measles genotypes (D4, H1 and B3) in Iran. Pathogens and Disease. 74(8). ftw089–ftw089. 18 indexed citations

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Naseri, Maryam, Vahid Salimi, Talat Mokhtari‐Azad, et al.. (2011). Molecular Epidemiology of Measles Virus before and after the 2003 Mass Vaccination Campaign for Measles/Rubella in Iran. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Mokhtari‐Azad, Talat, Seyed Alireza Nadji, Jila Yavarian, et al.. (2010). Sequence and phylogenetic analyses of neuraminidase gene of Iranian seasonal influenza H1N1 viruses from 2005–2009 and corresponding vaccine strains. Acta Virologica. 54(3). 205–210. 2 indexed citations

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Salimi, Vahid, et al.. (2008). Seroepidemiology of Human Parvovirus B19 in 5-25 Year Old Age People in Iran. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations

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Salimi, Vahid, et al.. (2006). SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY OF MEASLES IN 5-25 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP BEFORE MEASLES/RUBELLA MASS VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN TABRIZ (2003). Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services. 28(2). 77–82. 3 indexed citations

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