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Keywan Mortezaee publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keywan Mortezaee sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 150 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Keywan Mortezaee D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keywan Mortezaee sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

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Overview

Keywan Mortezaee is affiliated with Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Their research primarily spans Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these main fields, Mortezaee specializes in Oncology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's research topics focus significantly on Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, CAR-T cell therapy research, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Immune cells in cancer, Extracellular vesicles in disease, and Cancer Cells and Metastasis.

Keywan Mortezaee has coauthored extensively with several researchers, including Jamal Majidpoor, Sajad Najafi, Masoud Najafi, Fardin Fathi, and Bagher Farhood. Collaboration with these coauthors has contributed to a significant body of work in their respective domains.

Frequent publication venues for Mortezaee include:

  • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
  • Life Sciences
  • Medical Oncology
  • International Immunopharmacology
  • Cellular Oncology

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Keywan Mortezaee are:

  • "CXCL12/CXCR4 axis in the microenvironment of solid tumors: A critical mediator of metastasis" (2020) published in Life Sciences
  • "Immune escape: A critical hallmark in solid tumors" (2020) published in Life Sciences
  • "The efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in cold cancers and future perspectives" (2021) published in Clinical Immunology
  • "Steps in metastasis: an updated review" (2021) published in Medical Oncology
  • "Angiogenesis as a hallmark of solid tumors - clinical perspectives" (2021) published in Cellular Oncology

Mortezaee's body of work contains over one hundred publications in Medicine, with approximately fifty in Immunology and Microbiology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. This reflects a consistent focus on cancer-related immunological mechanisms, metastasis, and tumor microenvironment dynamics.

Best Publications

  • CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes in cancer immunotherapy: A review.

    Bagher Farhood;Masoud Najafi;Keywan Mortezaee

  • Cyclooxygenase-2 in cancer: A review.

    Nasser Hashemi Goradel;Masoud Najafi;Eniseh Salehi;Bagher Farhood

  • Extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness and degradation as cancer drivers.

    Masoud Najafi;Bagher Farhood;Keywan Mortezaee

  • Cancer stem cells (CSCs) in cancer progression and therapy.

    Masoud Najafi;Bagher Farhood;Keywan Mortezaee

  • Macrophage polarity in cancer: A review.

    Masoud Najafi;Nasser Hashemi Goradel;Bagher Farhood;Eniseh Salehi

  • Cancer stem cell (CSC) resistance drivers.

    Masoud Najafi;Keywan Mortezaee;Jamal Majidpoor

  • Mechanisms of apoptosis modulation by curcumin: Implications for cancer therapy.

    Keywan Mortezaee;Ensieh Salehi;Hanifeh Mirtavoos‐mahyari;Elahe Motevaseli

  • Inflammasome: its role in traumatic brain and spinal cord injury†

    Keywan Mortezaee;Neda Khanlarkhani;Cordian Beyer;Adib Zendedel

  • Curcumin as an anti-inflammatory agent: Implications to radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

    Bagher Farhood;Keywan Mortezaee;Nasser Hashemi Goradel;Neda Khanlarkhani

  • Steps in metastasis: an updated review.

    Jamal Majidpoor;Keywan Mortezaee

  • Tumor microenvironment: Interactions and therapy.

    Masoud Najafi;Nasser Hashemi Goradel;Bagher Farhood;Eniseh Salehi

  • Angiogenesis as a hallmark of solid tumors - clinical perspectives

    Jamal Majidpoor;Keywan Mortezaee

  • Contribution of regulatory T cells to cancer: A review.

    Masoud Najafi;Bagher Farhood;Keywan Mortezaee

  • The efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in cold cancers and future perspectives.

    Jamal Majidpoor;Keywan Mortezaee

  • Fusobacterium nucleatum and colorectal cancer: A mechanistic overview

    Nasser Hashemi Goradel;Siamak Heidarzadeh;Samira Jahangiri;Bagher Farhood

  • Melatonin as an adjuvant in radiotherapy for radioprotection and radiosensitization

    B Farhood;N H Goradel;K Mortezaee;N Khanlarkhani

  • Transforming growth factor-β signaling: Tumorigenesis and targeting for cancer therapy.

    Amirhossein Ahmadi;Masoud Najafi;Bagher Farhood;Keywan Mortezaee

  • Redox interactions and genotoxicity of metal-based nanoparticles: A comprehensive review.

    Keywan Mortezaee;Masoud Najafi;Hadi Samadian;Hamed Barabadi

  • Modulation of apoptosis by melatonin for improving cancer treatment efficiency: An updated review

    Keywan Mortezaee;Masoud Najafi;Bagher Farhood;Amirhossein Ahmadi

  • CXCL12/CXCR4 axis in the microenvironment of solid tumors: A critical mediator of metastasis.

    Keywan Mortezaee

Frequent Co-Authors

Masoud Najafi
Masoud Najafi Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Amirhossein Sahebkar
Amirhossein Sahebkar Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Cordian Beyer
Cordian Beyer RWTH Aachen University
Ahmad Reza Dehpour
Ahmad Reza Dehpour Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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