Zahir Ali

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Zahir Ali is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zahir Ali has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Plant Science and 8 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Zahir Ali's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (34 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (19 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (9 papers). Zahir Ali is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (34 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (19 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (9 papers). Zahir Ali collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and United States. Zahir Ali's co-authors include Magdy M. Mahfouz, Ahmed Mahas, Manal Tashkandi, Rashid Aman, Shakila Ali, Aala A. Abulfaraj, Fatimah Aljedaani, Haroon Butt, Tin Maršić and Ayman Eid and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Zahir Ali

45 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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RNA virus interference via CRISPR/Cas13a system in plants

2018 394 citations Rashid Aman, Zahir Ali et al. Genome biology profile →

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Ahmed Mahas Saudi Arabia

Nicholas J. Baltes United States

Huanbin Zhou China

Claire Toffano‐Nioche France

Kim Brügger Denmark

Max W. Shen United States

Lutz Grohmann Germany

Rosa Lozano‐Durán China

Ahmed Mahas Saudi Arabia

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534 ×1.6

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Countries citing papers authored by Zahir Ali

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zahir Ali

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Aman, Rashid, et al.. (2025). Harnessing CRISPR-Cas systems for point-of-care diagnostic applications. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 193. 118417–118417.

Gámez‐Arjona, Francisco M., Hee Jin Park, Elena González, et al.. (2024). Inverse regulation of SOS1 and HKT1 protein localization and stability by SOS3/CBL4 in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(9). e2320657121–e2320657121. 24 indexed citations

Ali, Zahir, et al.. (2024). High‐yield, plant‐based production of an antimicrobial peptide with potent activity in a mouse model. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 22(12). 3392–3405. 4 indexed citations

Ali, Zahir, Muhammad Tehseen, Evan F. Haney, et al.. (2023). Efficient in planta production of amidated antimicrobial peptides that are active against drug-resistant ESKAPE pathogens. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1464–1464. 29 indexed citations

Jiang, Wenjun, Rashid Aman, Zahir Ali, & Magdy M. Mahfouz. (2023). Bio-SCAN V2: A CRISPR/dCas9-based lateral flow assay for rapid detection of theophylline. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1118684–1118684. 8 indexed citations

Aman, Rashid, Tin Maršić, Gundra Sivakrishna Rao, et al.. (2022). iSCAN-V2: A One-Pot RT-RPA–CRISPR/Cas12b Assay for Point-of-Care SARS-CoV-2 Detection. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 9. 800104–800104. 60 indexed citations

Ali, Zahir, et al.. (2022). Twin prime editor: seamless repair without damage. Trends in biotechnology. 40(4). 374–376. 4 indexed citations

Raza, Ghulam, et al.. (2022). Improvement of Soybean; A Way Forward Transition from Genetic Engineering to New Plant Breeding Technologies. Molecular Biotechnology. 65(2). 162–180. 52 indexed citations

Ali, Zahir, Ashwag Shami, Khalid Sedeek, et al.. (2020). Fusion of the Cas9 endonuclease and the VirD2 relaxase facilitates homology-directed repair for precise genome engineering in rice. Communications Biology. 3(1). 44–44. 83 indexed citations

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Ali, Zahir, Rashid Aman, Ahmed Mahas, et al.. (2020). iSCAN: An RT-LAMP-coupled CRISPR-Cas12 module for rapid, sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2. Virus Research. 288. 198129–198129. 249 indexed citations

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Ali, Zahir, Syed Shan‐e‐Ali Zaidi, Manal Tashkandi, & Magdy M. Mahfouz. (2019). A Simplified Method to Engineer CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Geminivirus Resistance in Plants. Methods in molecular biology. 2028. 167–183. 2 indexed citations

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Mahas, Ahmed, Zahir Ali, Manal Tashkandi, & Magdy M. Mahfouz. (2019). Virus-Mediated Genome Editing in Plants Using the CRISPR/Cas9 System. Methods in molecular biology. 1917. 311–326. 11 indexed citations

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Aman, Rashid, Ahmed Mahas, Haroon Butt, et al.. (2018). Engineering RNA Virus Interference via the CRISPR/Cas13 Machinery in Arabidopsis. Viruses. 10(12). 732–732. 69 indexed citations

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Tashkandi, Manal, Zahir Ali, Fatimah Aljedaani, Ashwag Shami, & Magdy M. Mahfouz. (2018). Engineering resistance against Tomato yellow leaf curl virus via the CRISPR/Cas9 system in tomato. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 13(10). e1525996–e1525996. 137 indexed citations

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Eid, Ayman, Zahir Ali, & Magdy M. Mahfouz. (2016). High efficiency of targeted mutagenesis in arabidopsis via meiotic promoter-driven expression of Cas9 endonuclease. Plant Cell Reports. 35(7). 1555–1558. 42 indexed citations

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Zaidi, Syed Shan‐e‐Ali, Shahid Mansoor, Zahir Ali, Manal Tashkandi, & Magdy M. Mahfouz. (2016). Engineering Plants for Geminivirus Resistance with CRISPR/Cas9 System. Trends in Plant Science. 21(4). 279–281. 49 indexed citations

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Ali, Zahir, Aala A. Abulfaraj, A. M. Idris, et al.. (2015). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated viral interference in plants. Genome biology. 16(1). 238–238. 301 indexed citations

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Aouida, Mustapha, Ayman Eid, Zahir Ali, et al.. (2015). Efficient fdCas9 Synthetic Endonuclease with Improved Specificity for Precise Genome Engineering. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0133373–e0133373. 42 indexed citations

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Shuaib, Muhammad, et al.. (2007). Characterization of wheat varieties by seed storageprotein electrophoresis. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 6(5). 497–500. 51 indexed citations

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Shuaib, Muhammad, et al.. (2007). Evaluation of Different Wheat Varieties by SDS-PAGE Electrophoresis. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences. 10(10). 1667–1672. 6 indexed citations

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