Youness Limami

1.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Youness Limami is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Youness Limami has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Pharmacology and 7 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Youness Limami's work include Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (6 papers), Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (5 papers) and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (5 papers). Youness Limami is often cited by papers focused on Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (6 papers), Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (5 papers) and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (5 papers). Youness Limami collaborates with scholars based in Morocco, France and Lebanon. Youness Limami's co-authors include Bertrand Liagre, Mounia Oudghiri, Hicham Wahnou, Aline Pinon, Younes Zaid, Alain Simon, Loubna Khalki, Nabil Zaïd, Abdallah Naya and Raphaël E. Duval and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Youness Limami

40 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

Platelets Can Associate With SARS-CoV-2 RNA and Are Hyperactivated in COVID-19

2020 355 citations Younes Zaid, Florian Puhm et al. Circulation Research profile →
Gamma-Tocopherol: A Comprehensive Review of Its Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Anticancer Properties

2025 23 citations Hicham Wahnou, Riad El Kebbaj et al. Molecules profile →
Curcumin-Based Nanoparticles: Advancements and Challenges in Tumor Therapy

2025 22 citations Hicham Wahnou, Riad El Kebbaj et al. Pharmaceutics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Youness Limami Morocco	18	404	271	119	117	115	43	1.1k
Mounia Oudghiri Morocco	18	274 0.7×	283 1.0×	105 0.9×	118 1.0×	99 0.9×	60	1.0k
Kyoung‐Jin Jang South Korea	16	468 1.2×	267 1.0×	113 0.9×	34 0.3×	73 0.6×	36	1.1k
Beizhong Liu China	19	602 1.5×	80 0.3×	116 1.0×	33 0.3×	51 0.4×	109	1.2k
P. R. Deepa India	22	428 1.1×	81 0.3×	133 1.1×	28 0.2×	77 0.7×	76	1.2k
Elham Abdollahi Iran	20	564 1.4×	94 0.3×	161 1.4×	29 0.2×	51 0.4×	43	1.4k
Wupeng Liao Singapore	20	461 1.1×	87 0.3×	103 0.9×	41 0.4×	60 0.5×	39	1.2k
Mahdi Hatamipour Iran	18	533 1.3×	156 0.6×	132 1.1×	56 0.5×	73 0.6×	37	1.6k
In‐Chul Lee South Korea	21	465 1.2×	86 0.3×	69 0.6×	24 0.2×	136 1.2×	81	1.3k
Georgiana Nițulescu Romania	13	376 0.9×	108 0.4×	77 0.6×	30 0.3×	44 0.4×	28	819
Mohammad Tarique India	18	454 1.1×	194 0.7×	295 2.5×	27 0.2×	49 0.4×	46	1.1k

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Wahnou, Hicham, et al.. (2025). Gamma-Tocopherol: A Comprehensive Review of Its Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Anticancer Properties. Molecules. 30(3). 653–653. 23 indexed citations breakdown →

Limami, Youness, et al.. (2025). Argan Oil: A Natural Bioactive Lipid Modulating Oxidative Stress and Inflammation. Antioxidants. 14(5). 515–515. 4 indexed citations

Limami, Youness, et al.. (2025). Protective Antioxidant Potential of Argan Oil Versus Other Edible Oils in LPS-Challenged Mouse Heart and Kidney. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(17). 8300–8300.

Wahnou, Hicham, et al.. (2025). Artemisia herba alba : HPLC analysis, ADMET predictions, and anti-inflammatory Activity in chronic colitis model. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 88(22). 906–919. 2 indexed citations

Wahnou, Hicham, Riad El Kebbaj, Bertrand Liagre, et al.. (2025). Curcumin-Based Nanoparticles: Advancements and Challenges in Tumor Therapy. Pharmaceutics. 17(1). 114–114. 22 indexed citations breakdown →

Pinon, Aline, Vincent Sol, Catherine Fagnère, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and Antiproliferative Effect of 3,4,5-Trimethoxylated Chalcones on Colorectal and Prostatic Cancer Cells. Pharmaceuticals. 17(9). 1207–1207. 1 indexed citations

Wahnou, Hicham, et al.. (2024). Integrating ADMET, enrichment analysis, and molecular docking approach to elucidate the mechanism of Artemisia herba alba for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease-associated arthritis. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 87(20). 836–854. 11 indexed citations

Kebbaj, Riad El, Youness Limami, Boubker Nasser, et al.. (2024). The Potential Role of Major Argan Oil Compounds as Nrf2 Regulators and Their Antioxidant Effects. Antioxidants. 13(3). 344–344. 19 indexed citations

Ishaq, Abbas, et al.. (2024). Antioxidant Effects of Cactus Seed Oil against Iron-Induced Oxidative Stress in Mouse Liver, Brain and Kidney. Molecules. 29(18). 4463–4463. 4 indexed citations

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Wahnou, Hicham, et al.. (2024). Carrageenan and TLR4 Crosstalk: A Comprehensive Review of Inflammatory Responses in Animal Models. PubMed. 19(1). 5–17. 4 indexed citations

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Wahnou, Hicham, Youness Limami, & Mounia Oudghiri. (2024). Flavonoids and Flavonoid-Based Nanoparticles for Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Management. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 38–61. 25 indexed citations

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Wahnou, Hicham, Bertrand Liagre, Vincent Sol, et al.. (2023). Polyphenol-Based Nanoparticles: A Promising Frontier for Enhanced Colorectal Cancer Treatment. Cancers. 15(15). 3826–3826. 36 indexed citations

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Wahnou, Hicham, Ibtissam Youlyouz‐Marfak, Bertrand Liagre, et al.. (2023). Shining a Light on Prostate Cancer: Photodynamic Therapy and Combination Approaches. Pharmaceutics. 15(6). 1767–1767. 21 indexed citations

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Limami, Youness, Aline Pinon, Hicham Wahnou, et al.. (2023). Ursolic Acid’s Alluring Journey: One Triterpenoid vs. Cancer Hallmarks. Molecules. 28(23). 7897–7897. 18 indexed citations

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Wahnou, Hicham, Aline Pinon, Riad El Kebbaj, et al.. (2023). Natural Chalcones and Derivatives in Colon Cancer: Pre-Clinical Challenges and the Promise of Chalcone-Based Nanoparticles. Pharmaceutics. 15(12). 2718–2718. 17 indexed citations

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Zaid, Younes, Florian Puhm, Isabelle Allaeys, et al.. (2020). Platelets Can Associate With SARS-CoV-2 RNA and Are Hyperactivated in COVID-19. Circulation Research. 127(11). 1404–1418. 355 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pinon, Aline, Lama Hassan, Youness Limami, et al.. (2016). Resistance to 3‐HTMC‐Induced Apoptosis Through Activation of PI3K/Akt, MEK/ERK, and p38/COX‐2/PGE₂ Pathways in Human HT‐29 and HCT116 Colorectal Cancer Cells. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 117(12). 2875–2885. 33 indexed citations

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Léger, David Y., et al.. (2013). Cyclopamine and jervine induce COX-2 overexpression in human erythroleukemia cells but only cyclopamine has a pro-apoptotic effect. Experimental Cell Research. 319(7). 1043–1053. 24 indexed citations

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Limami, Youness, Christelle Pouget, David Y. Léger, et al.. (2013). Novel methylsulfonyl chalcones as potential antiproliferative drugs for human prostate cancer: Involvement of the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis. International Journal of Oncology. 43(4). 1160–1168. 15 indexed citations

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Limami, Youness, Aline Pinon, David Y. Léger, et al.. (2011). HT-29 colorectal cancer cells undergoing apoptosis overexpress COX-2 to delay ursolic acid-induced cell death. Biochimie. 93(4). 749–757. 44 indexed citations

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