Zaki A. Sherif

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 840 citations indexed

About

Zaki A. Sherif is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zaki A. Sherif has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 840 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Oncology and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Zaki A. Sherif's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (9 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (6 papers). Zaki A. Sherif is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (9 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (6 papers). Zaki A. Sherif collaborates with scholars based in United States, Egypt and Venezuela. Zaki A. Sherif's co-authors include Hassan Brim, Ahmed Sultan, A. Hamid Boulares, Anna J. Zoltoski, Mark E. Smulson, Timothy J. Henrich, Hassan Ashktorab, Christian R. Gómez, William Reeves and Mehdi Nouraie and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, PLoS ONE and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Zaki A. Sherif

38 papers receiving 824 citations

Hit Papers

Pathogenic mechanisms of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 40 80 120
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. Pathogenic mechanisms of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC)
    2023 132 citations Zaki A. Sherif, Timothy J. Henrich et al. eLife profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zaki A. Sherif United States 15 298 223 177 144 111 41 840
Xudong Feng China 19 454 1.5× 119 0.5× 205 1.2× 101 0.7× 177 1.6× 35 1.2k
Wei Lin China 19 431 1.4× 99 0.4× 100 0.6× 47 0.3× 132 1.2× 99 1.1k
Sisi Chen China 16 414 1.4× 125 0.6× 99 0.6× 153 1.1× 333 3.0× 44 1.0k
Marian Bulthuis Netherlands 16 194 0.7× 115 0.5× 83 0.5× 41 0.3× 41 0.4× 40 705
Rui Benfeitas Sweden 17 616 2.1× 72 0.3× 89 0.5× 50 0.3× 142 1.3× 29 1000
Limin Duan China 15 366 1.2× 212 1.0× 83 0.5× 90 0.6× 303 2.7× 36 1.1k
Samantha M. Yeligar United States 20 518 1.7× 43 0.2× 244 1.4× 70 0.5× 82 0.7× 45 1.2k
Jill Moser Netherlands 24 763 2.6× 164 0.7× 246 1.4× 94 0.7× 193 1.7× 62 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zaki A. Sherif

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sherif, Zaki A., Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi, & Habtom W. Ressom. (2025). Mechanisms and technologies in cancer epigenetics. Frontiers in Oncology. 14. 1513654–1513654. 7 indexed citations
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Mohandas, Sindhu, Prasanna Jagannathan, Timothy J. Henrich, et al.. (2023). Immune mechanisms underlying COVID-19 pathology and post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). eLife. 12. 47 indexed citations
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Sherif, Zaki A., et al.. (2023). Potential long-term neurological and gastrointestinal effects of COVID-19: A review of adult cohorts. World Journal of Methodology. 13(4). 323–336.
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Varghese, Rency S., Sidharth Jain, Yi‐Fan Chen, et al.. (2021). Integrative Analysis of DNA Methylation and microRNA Expression Reveals Mechanisms of Racial Heterogeneity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Frontiers in Genetics. 12. 708326–708326. 14 indexed citations
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Mahajan, Ankit, Julius S. Ngwa, Gezzer Ortega, et al.. (2021). Characteristics and resolution of hypertension in obese African American bariatric cohort. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 1683–1683. 7 indexed citations
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Sherif, Zaki A., Mehdi Nouraie, Edward Lee, et al.. (2021). Trends in the Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Washington DC: A Single Institutional Cohort Study (1959–2013). Journal of the National Medical Association. 113(4). 396–404. 1 indexed citations
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Ashktorab, Hassan, Nora A. Fierro, Gholamreza Oskrochi, et al.. (2021). A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of COVID-19 in Latin America. PubMed. 8(1). 1–11. 4 indexed citations
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Ashktorab, Hassan, Hassan Brim, Mehdi Nouraie, et al.. (2020). Inflammatory polyps occur more frequently in inflammatory bowel disease than other colitis patients. BMC Gastroenterology. 20(1). 170–170. 16 indexed citations
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Shokrani, Babak, Hassan Brim, Edward Lee, et al.. (2020). Analysis of β-catenin association with obesity in African Americans with premalignant and malignant colorectal lesions. BMC Gastroenterology. 20(1). 274–274. 3 indexed citations
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Ashktorab, Hassan, Zaki A. Sherif, Edward Lee, et al.. (2019). Elevated Risk for Sessile Serrated Polyps in African Americans with Endometrial Polyps. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 65(9). 2686–2690. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Zhixing, et al.. (2019). DNA Methylation Activates TP73 Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Gastrointestinal Cancer. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 19367–19367. 13 indexed citations
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Poto, Cristina Di, Rency S. Varghese, Yi Zhao, et al.. (2018). Identification of race-associated metabolite biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with liver cirrhosis and hepatitis C virus infection. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0192748–e0192748. 18 indexed citations
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Lee, Edward, Babak Shokrani, Zaki A. Sherif, et al.. (2017). Clinical and Pathological Risk Factors Associated with Liver Fibrosis and Steatosis in African-Americans with Chronic Hepatitis C. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 62(8). 2159–2165. 8 indexed citations
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Sherif, Zaki A., et al.. (2016). Global Epidemiology of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Perspectives on US Minority Populations. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 61(5). 1214–1225. 131 indexed citations
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Sherif, Zaki A. & Ahmed Sultan. (2013). Divergent control of Cav-1 expression in non-cancerous Li-Fraumeni syndrome and human cancer cell lines. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 14(1). 29–38. 10 indexed citations
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Sultan, Ahmed, et al.. (2006). Molecular markers of hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 5(6). 623–629. 4 indexed citations
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Boulares, A. Hamid, Anna J. Zoltoski, Zaki A. Sherif, et al.. (2003). Gene Knockout or Pharmacological Inhibition of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1 Prevents Lung Inflammation in a Murine Model of Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 28(3). 322–329. 101 indexed citations
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Sherif, Zaki A., et al.. (1996). Nuclear inheritance of a gene affecting mitochondrial gene expression. Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics. 22(6). 443–451.

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