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Microbiology

D-Index
97
Citations
30383
World Ranking
484
National Ranking
225

Molecular Biology

D-Index
93
Citations
27070
World Ranking
687
National Ranking
374

Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
30790
World Ranking
9381
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4838

Kamel Khalili 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 Kamel Khalili sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 519 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kamel Khalili 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 Kamel Khalili sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kamel Khalili is affiliated with Temple University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology and virology, with significant work in epidemiology, infectious diseases, and even electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's work covers key topics within the life sciences, including:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Khalili has been published in several research venues, with recurring contributions to:

  • Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids
  • Gene Therapy
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Some of the recent scientific papers associated with this researcher include:

  • "CRISPR based editing of SIV proviral DNA in ART treated non-human primates," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "CRISPR editing of CCR5 and HIV-1 facilitates viral elimination in antiretroviral drug-suppressed virus-infected humanized mice," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Preclinical safety and biodistribution of CRISPR targeting SIV in non-human primates," 2023, Gene Therapy
  • "The lncRNA LOC102549805 (U1) modulates neurotoxicity of HIV-1 Tat protein," 2020, Cell Death and Disease
  • "Elevated Asparagine Biosynthesis Drives Brain Tumor Stem Cell Metabolic Plasticity and Resistance to Oxidative Stress," 2021, Molecular Cancer Research

Khalili collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Rafal Kaminski
  • Jennifer Gordon
  • Shuren Liao
  • Ilker K. Sariyer
  • Rahsan Sariyer

Best Publications

  • RNA-directed gene editing specifically eradicates latent and prevents new HIV-1 infection

    Wenhui Hu;Rafal Kaminski;Fan Yang;Yonggang Zhang

  • Cellular reservoirs of HIV-1 in the central nervous system of infected individuals: identification by the combination of in situ polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry

    Omar Bagasra;Ehud Lavi;Lisa Bobroski;Kamel Khalili

  • Molecular biology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, the JC virus-induced demyelinating disease of the human brain.

    Michael W. Ferenczy;Leslie J. Marshall;Christian D. S. Nelson;Walter J. Atwood

  • Infectious agents and cancer: criteria for a causal relation.

    Joseph S. Pagano;Martin Blaser;Marie Annick Buendia;Blossom Damania

  • CNS invasion by CD14+/CD16+ peripheral blood-derived monocytes in HIV dementia: perivascular accumulation and reservoir of HIV infection

    Tracy Fischer-Smith;Sidney Croul;Andrij E. Sverstiuk;Christelle Capini

  • Elimination of HIV-1 Genomes from Human T-lymphoid Cells by CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing.

    Rafal Kaminski;Yilan Chen;Tracy Fischer;Ellen Tedaldi

  • In Vivo Excision of HIV-1 Provirus by saCas9 and Multiplex Single-Guide RNAs in Animal Models.

    Chaoran Yin;Ting Zhang;Xiying Qu;Yonggang Zhang

  • Sequential LASER ART and CRISPR Treatments Eliminate HIV-1 in a Subset of Infected Humanized Mice

    Prasanta K. Dash;Rafal Kaminski;Ramona Bella;Hang Su

  • HIV-1 associated dementia: symptoms and causes

    Mohammad Ghafouri;Shohreh Amini;Kamel Khalili;Bassel E Sawaya

  • Beta amyloid and hyperphosphorylated tau deposits in the pancreas in type 2 diabetes

    Judith Miklossy;Hong Qing;Aleksandra Radenovic;Andras Kis

  • Magnetically guided non-invasive CRISPR-Cas9/gRNA delivery across blood-brain barrier to eradicate latent HIV-1 infection

    Ajeet Kaushik;Adriana Yndart;Venkata Atluri;Sneham Tiwari

  • Excision of HIV-1 DNA by gene editing: a proof-of-concept in vivo study.

    R. Kaminski;R. Bella;C. Yin;J. Otte

  • Viruses and Human Cancers: a Long Road of Discovery of Molecular Paradigms

    Martyn K. White;Joseph S. Pagano;Kamel Khalili

  • Early olfactory involvement in Alzheimer's disease.

    S. Christen-Zaech;R. Kraftsik;O. Pillevuit;M. Kiraly

  • Beta-amyloid deposition and Alzheimer's type changes induced by Borrelia spirochetes

    Judith Miklossy;Andras Kis;Alexandra Radenovic;Lisa Miller

  • Polyomaviruses and human cancer: molecular mechanisms underlying patterns of tumorigenesis.

    Martyn K White;Kamel Khalili

  • Purα Is Essential for Postnatal Brain Development and Developmentally Coupled Cellular Proliferation As Revealed by Genetic Inactivation in the Mouse

    Kamel Khalili;Luis Del Valle;Vandhana Muralidharan;William J. Gault

  • Detection of human neurotropic JC virus DNA sequence and expression of the viral oncogenic protein in pediatric medulloblastomas.

    Barbara Krynska;Luis Del Valle;Sidney Croul;Jennifer Gordon

  • Mitochondrial quality control in cardiac cells: Mechanisms and role in cardiac cell injury and disease.

    Farzaneh G. Tahrir;Dianne Langford;Shohreh Amini;Taha Mohseni Ahooyi

  • Trans-activation of the JC virus late promoter by the tat protein of type 1 human immunodeficiency virus in glial cells

    Hiroomi Tada;Jay Rappaport;Monir Lashgari;Shohreh Amini

  • Molecular pathway involved in HIV-1-induced CNS pathology: role of viral regulatory protein, Tat.

    J Rappaport;J Joseph;S Croul;G Alexander

Frequent Co-Authors

Shohreh Amini
Shohreh Amini Temple University
Luis Del Valle
Luis Del Valle Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Krzysztof Reiss
Krzysztof Reiss Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Antonio Giordano
Antonio Giordano Temple University
Jay Rappaport
Jay Rappaport Tulane University
Pasquale Ferrante
Pasquale Ferrante University of Milan
Joseph Y. Cheung
Joseph Y. Cheung Temple University
Susan Morgello
Susan Morgello Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jean-François Zagury
Jean-François Zagury heSam Université
Roger J. Pomerantz
Roger J. Pomerantz ContraFect (United States)

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