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D-Index
59
Citations
21099
World Ranking
3210
National Ranking
182

Ali Amara publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ali Amara sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 106 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Ali Amara D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ali Amara sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ali Amara is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and has focused primarily on research within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Immunology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of viral and infectious disease subjects. Key topics include:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Recent publications by Ali Amara provide insight into their research focus and contributions. Selected recent papers include:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 induces human plasmacytoid predendritic cell diversification via UNC93B and IRAK4" (2021) published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • "New Insights into Chikungunya Virus Infection and Pathogenesis" (2021) published in Annual Review of Virology
  • "Characterization and functional interrogation of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA interactome" (2022) published in Cell Reports
  • "A Genome-Wide CRISPR-Cas9 Screen Identifies the Dolichol-Phosphate Mannose Synthase Complex as a Host Dependency Factor for Dengue Virus Infection" (2020) published in Journal of Virology
  • "RACK1 Associates with RNA-Binding Proteins Vigilin and SERBP1 to Facilitate Dengue Virus Replication" (2022) published in Journal of Virology

Ali Amara has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Constance Delaugerre
  • Laurent Meertens
  • Lucie Bonnet-Madin
  • Jean-Michel Molina
  • Vassili Soumelis

The scientist has published repeatedly in several key venues, which include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Virology
  • Indus journal of bioscience research.
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Annual Review of Virology

No book publications or specific awards have been recorded for Ali Amara in the available data.

Best Publications

  • The CXC chemokine SDF-1 is the ligand for LESTR/fusin and prevents infection by T-cell-line-adapted HIV-1

    Estelle Oberlin;Ali Amara;Franc˛oise Bachelerie;Christine Bessia

  • Inborn errors of type I IFN immunity in patients with life-threatening COVID-19

    Qian Zhang;Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Zhiyong Liu;Jérémie Le Pen

  • Biology of Zika Virus Infection in Human Skin Cells

    Rodolphe Hamel;Ophélie Dejarnac;Sineewanlaya Wichit;Peeraya Ekchariyawat

  • Solution structure and basis for functional activity of stromal cell-derived factor-1; dissociation of CXCR4 activation from binding and inhibition of HIV-1.

    Matthew P. Crump;Jiang Hong Gong;Pius Loetscher;Krishna Rajarathnam

  • DC-SIGN Is the Major Mycobacterium tuberculosis Receptor on Human Dendritic Cells

    Ludovic Tailleux;Olivier Schwartz;Jean-Louis Herrmann;Elisabeth Pivert

  • HIV Coreceptor Downregulation as Antiviral Principle: SDF-1α–dependent Internalization of the Chemokine Receptor CXCR4 Contributes to Inhibition of HIV Replication

    Ali Amara;Sylvie Le Gall;Olivier Schwartz;Jean Salamero

  • Dendritic‐cell‐specific ICAM3‐grabbing non‐integrin is essential for the productive infection of human dendritic cells by mosquito‐cell‐derived dengue viruses

    Erika Navarro-Sanchez;Ralf Altmeyer;Ali Amara;Olivier Schwartz

  • The TIM and TAM families of phosphatidylserine receptors mediate dengue virus entry.

    Laurent Meertens;Xavier Carnec;Xavier Carnec;Manuel Perera Lecoin;Manuel Perera Lecoin;Rasika Ramdasi;Rasika Ramdasi

  • DC-SIGN and L-SIGN Are High Affinity Binding Receptors for Hepatitis C Virus Glycoprotein E2

    Pierre-Yves Lozach;Hugues Lortat-Jacob;Agnès de Lacroix de Lavalette;Isabelle Staropoli

  • Axl Mediates ZIKA Virus Entry in Human Glial Cells and Modulates Innate Immune Responses

    Laurent Meertens;Laurent Meertens;Athena Labeau;Athena Labeau;Ophelie Dejarnac;Ophelie Dejarnac;Sara Cipriani

  • Human Cytomegalovirus Binding to DC-SIGN Is Required for Dendritic Cell Infection and Target Cell trans-Infection

    Franck Halary;Ali Amara;Hugues Lortat-Jacob;Martin Messerle

  • Persistent induction of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 by TGF-beta 1 on synovial T cells contributes to their accumulation within the rheumatoid synovium

    C D Buckley;N Amft;P F Bradfield;D Pilling

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Activates Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells and Concomitantly Induces the Bystander Maturation of Myeloid Dendritic Cells

    Jean-François Fonteneau;Marie Larsson;Anne-Sophie Beignon;Kelli McKenna

  • Stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha associates with heparan sulfates through the first beta-strand of the chemokine.

    Ali Amara;Olivier Lorthioir;Agustin Valenzuela;Aude Magerus

  • X-linked recessive TLR7 deficiency in ~1% of men under 60 years old with life-threatening COVID-19.

    Takaki Asano;Bertrand Boisson;Bertrand Boisson;Bertrand Boisson;Fanny Onodi;Daniela Matuozzo;Daniela Matuozzo

  • Pathogenesis of Flavivirus Infections: Using and Abusing the Host Cell

    Maria Dolores Fernandez-Garcia;Michela Mazzon;Michael Jacobs;Ali Amara

  • Flavivirus Entry Receptors: An Update

    Manuel Perera-Lecoin;Laurent Meertens;Xavier Carnec;Ali Amara

  • The Cell Surface Receptor DC-SIGN Discriminates betweenMycobacterium Species through Selective Recognition of the Mannose Caps on Lipoarabinomannan

    Norihiro Maeda;Jérôme Nigou;Jean-Louis Herrmann;Mary Jackson

  • Dendritic Cell-specific Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 3-grabbing Non-integrin (DC-SIGN)-mediated Enhancement of Dengue Virus Infection Is Independent of DC-SIGN Internalization Signals

    Pierre-Yves Lozach;Laura Burleigh;Isabelle Staropoli;Erika Navarro-Sanchez

  • Viral apoptotic mimicry

    Ali Amara;Jason Mercer

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Arenzana-Seisdedos
Fernando Arenzana-Seisdedos Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jean-Louis Virelizier
Jean-Louis Virelizier Institut Pasteur
Olivier Schwartz
Olivier Schwartz Université Paris Cité
Philippe Desprès
Philippe Desprès University of La Réunion
Pierre Galanaud
Pierre Galanaud University of Paris-Saclay
Philippe Roingeard
Philippe Roingeard François Rabelais University
Peter J. M. Rottier
Peter J. M. Rottier Utrecht University
Cornelis A. M. de Haan
Cornelis A. M. de Haan Utrecht University
Timo Hyypiä
Timo Hyypiä University of Turku

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