Yusuf Tufail

3.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
9 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Yusuf Tufail is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yusuf Tufail has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Yusuf Tufail's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (5 papers), Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (4 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (3 papers). Yusuf Tufail is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (5 papers), Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (4 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (3 papers). Yusuf Tufail collaborates with scholars based in United States. Yusuf Tufail's co-authors include William J. Tyler, Joseph Georges, Alexei Matyushov, Stephen I. Helms Tillery, Michael Finsterwald, Sandipan Pati, Monica M. Li, Greg Lemke, Lawrence Fourgeaud and Axel Nimmerjahn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Yusuf Tufail

8 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Transcranial Pulsed Ultrasound Stimulates Intact Brain Ci... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2010 2008 2016 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Transcranial Pulsed Ultrasound Stimulates Intact Brain Circuits
    2010 724 citations Yusuf Tufail, Alexei Matyushov et al. Neuron profile →
  2. Remote Excitation of Neuronal Circuits Using Low-Intensity, Low-Frequency Ultrasound
    2008 539 citations William J. Tyler, Yusuf Tufail et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  3. TAM receptors regulate multiple features of microglial physiology
    2016 423 citations Lawrence Fourgeaud, Paqui G. Través et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yusuf Tufail United States 8 1.4k 757 597 379 286 9 2.3k
James F. Brennan United States 22 430 0.3× 436 0.6× 328 0.5× 108 0.3× 95 0.3× 91 2.3k
Daryl W. Hochman United States 19 594 0.4× 597 0.8× 83 0.1× 955 2.5× 59 0.2× 26 2.4k
Binit Shah United States 20 671 0.5× 842 1.1× 185 0.3× 670 1.8× 93 0.3× 43 2.3k
Heinz Steffens Germany 26 472 0.3× 68 0.1× 442 0.7× 601 1.6× 30 0.1× 80 2.3k
Kristoffer Famm United Kingdom 11 273 0.2× 223 0.3× 174 0.3× 454 1.2× 34 0.1× 12 1.0k
Sandipan Pati United States 21 330 0.2× 205 0.3× 189 0.3× 399 1.1× 48 0.2× 81 1.6k
Min Jee Jang South Korea 15 341 0.2× 73 0.1× 170 0.3× 1.0k 2.8× 65 0.2× 28 2.5k
L. Vodovnik Slovenia 22 819 0.6× 68 0.1× 111 0.2× 323 0.9× 45 0.2× 57 1.5k
Minoru Fujiki Japan 27 121 0.1× 188 0.2× 606 1.0× 513 1.4× 34 0.1× 155 2.6k
Kazuto Masamoto Japan 23 194 0.1× 908 1.2× 246 0.4× 456 1.2× 68 0.2× 83 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Yusuf Tufail

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yusuf Tufail

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yusuf Tufail

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

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Lee-Kubli, Corinne A., Yusuf Tufail, Janki Patel, et al.. (2022). Sonogenetic control of mammalian cells using exogenous Transient Receptor Potential A1 channels. Nature Communications. 13(1). 600–600. 97 indexed citations
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Tufail, Yusuf, et al.. (2021). Ultrasound Mediated Cellular Deflection Results in Cellular Depolarization. Advanced Science. 9(2). e2101950–e2101950. 22 indexed citations
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Tufail, Yusuf, Lawrence Fourgeaud, Colin J. Powers, et al.. (2017). Phosphatidylserine Exposure Controls Viral Innate Immune Responses by Microglia. Neuron. 93(3). 574–586.e8. 63 indexed citations
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Fourgeaud, Lawrence, Paqui G. Través, Yusuf Tufail, et al.. (2016). TAM receptors regulate multiple features of microglial physiology. Nature. 532(7598). 240–244. 423 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tufail, Yusuf, et al.. (2011). Ultrasonic neuromodulation by brain stimulation with transcranial ultrasound. Nature Protocols. 6(9). 1453–1470. 363 indexed citations
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Tufail, Yusuf. (2011). Development of a Neurostimulation Method Using Pulsed Ultrasound.
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Tufail, Yusuf, et al.. (2010). Transcranial Pulsed Ultrasound Stimulates Intact Brain Circuits. Neuron. 66(5). 681–694. 724 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tyler, William J., Yusuf Tufail, & Sandipan Pati. (2010). Noninvasive functional neurosurgery using ultrasound. Nature Reviews Neurology. 6(1). 13–14. 19 indexed citations
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Tyler, William J., et al.. (2008). Remote Excitation of Neuronal Circuits Using Low-Intensity, Low-Frequency Ultrasound. PLoS ONE. 3(10). e3511–e3511. 539 indexed citations breakdown →

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