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Kimia Kahrizi publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 209 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Kimia Kahrizi D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Greece Leader Award

Overview

Kimia Kahrizi is affiliated with the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences in Iran and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields including molecular biology, genetics, infectious diseases, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and sensory systems.

Their recent publications capture a range of topics within genetics and disease research. Notable papers include:

  • "Aberrant phase separation and nucleolar dysfunction in rare genetic diseases," 2023, published in Nature
  • "POLRMT mutations impair mitochondrial transcription causing neurological disease," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Iran: The dynamics of the epidemic and evidence on two independent introductions," 2021, published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • "Molecular Diagnosis of Hereditary Neuropathies by Whole Exome Sequencing and Expanding the Phenotype Spectrum," 2020, published in Archives of Iranian Medicine
  • "Genetic etiology of hearing loss in Iran," 2022, published in Human Genetics

Kahrizi has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Hossein Najmabadi
  • Marzieh Mohseni
  • Maryam Beheshtian
  • Sanaz Arzhangi
  • Zohreh Fattahi

Their publication record includes a strong presence in journals such as:

  • Archives of Iranian Medicine
  • Clinical Genetics
  • Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine
  • Genetics in Medicine Open
  • Brain

Their research addresses several main topics, including:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

Best Publications

  • Deep sequencing reveals 50 novel genes for recessive cognitive disorders

    Hossein Najmabadi;Hao Hu;Masoud Garshasbi;Tomasz Zemojtel

  • Mutations in NSUN2 cause autosomal-recessive intellectual disability

    Lia Abbasi-Moheb;Sara Mertel;Melanie Gonsior;Leyla Nouri-Vahid

  • Human Male Infertility Caused by Mutations in the CATSPER1 Channel Protein

    Matthew R. Avenarius;Michael S. Hildebrand;Yuzhou Zhang;Nicole C. Meyer

  • A defect in the ionotropic glutamate receptor 6 gene (GRIK2) is associated with autosomal recessive mental retardation.

    Mohammad Mahdi Motazacker;Benjamin Rainer Rost;Tim Hucho;Masoud Garshasbi

  • Genetics of intellectual disability in consanguineous families

    Hao Hu;Hao Hu;Kimia Kahrizi;Luciana Musante;Zohreh Fattahi

  • Identification of Mutations in TRAPPC9, which Encodes the NIK- and IKK-β-Binding Protein, in Nonsyndromic Autosomal-Recessive Mental Retardation

    Asif Mir;Liana Kaufman;Abdul Noor;Mahdi M. Motazacker

  • Genetic male infertility and mutation of CATSPER ion channels

    Michael S Hildebrand;Matthew R Avenarius;Marc Fellous;Yuzhou Zhang

  • A defect in the TUSC3 gene is associated with autosomal recessive mental retardation.

    Masoud Garshasbi;Valeh Hadavi;Haleh Habibi;Kimia Kahrizi

  • Iranome: A catalog of genomic variations in the Iranian population.

    Zohreh Fattahi;Maryam Beheshtian;Marzieh Mohseni;Hossein Poustchi

  • Sensorineural deafness and male infertility: a contiguous gene deletion syndrome

    Yuzhou Zhang;Mahdi Malekpour;Navid Al-Madani;Kimia Kahrizi

  • Utilizing Ethnic-Specific Differences in Minor Allele Frequency to Recategorize Reported Pathogenic Deafness Variants

    A. Eliot Shearer;Robert W. Eppsteiner;Kevin T. Booth;Sean S. Ephraim

  • Homozygosity mapping in consanguineous families reveals extreme heterogeneity of non-syndromic autosomal recessive mental retardation and identifies 8 novel gene loci.

    Hossein Najmabadi;Mohammad Mahdi Motazacker;Masoud Garshasbi;Kimia Kahrizi

  • Mutations in LOXHD1, an Evolutionarily Conserved Stereociliary Protein, Disrupt Hair Cell Function in Mice and Cause Progressive Hearing Loss in Humans

    Nicolas Grillet;Martin Schwander;Michael S. Hildebrand;Anna Sczaniecka

  • Loss-of-Function Mutations of ILDR1 Cause Autosomal-Recessive Hearing Impairment DFNB42

    Guntram Borck;Atteeq Ur Rehman;Atteeq Ur Rehman;Kwanghyuk Lee;Hans Martin Pogoda

  • ST3GAL3 mutations impair the development of higher cognitive functions

    Hao Hu;Katinka Eggers;Wei Chen;Masoud Garshasbi

  • GJB2 mutations: passage through Iran.

    Hossein Najmabadi;Carla Nishimura;Kimia Kahrizi;Yasser Riazalhosseini

  • A clinical and molecular genetic study of 112 Iranian families with primary microcephaly

    H. . Darvish;Sahar Esmaeeli Nieh;G. B. Monajemi;M. Mohseni

  • Characterising the spectrum of autosomal recessive hereditary hearing loss in Iran

    Christina M Sloan-Heggen;Mojgan Babanejad;Maryam Beheshtian;Allen C Simpson

  • Mutation of COL11A2 causes autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss at the DFNB53 locus.

    W Chen;K Kahrizi;N C Meyer;Y Riazalhosseini

  • Mutations in the Alpha 1,2-Mannosidase Gene, MAN1B1, Cause Autosomal-Recessive Intellectual Disability

    Muhammad Arshad Rafiq;Andreas W. Kuss;Lucia Puettmann;Abdul Noor

Frequent Co-Authors

Hossein Najmabadi
Hossein Najmabadi University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Hans-Hilger Ropers
Hans-Hilger Ropers Max Planck Society
Richard J.H. Smith
Richard J.H. Smith University of Iowa
Andreas Tzschach
Andreas Tzschach University of Freiburg
Andreas W. Kuss
Andreas W. Kuss University of Greifswald
Thomas F. Wienker
Thomas F. Wienker Max Planck Society
Vera M. Kalscheuer
Vera M. Kalscheuer Max Planck Society
Sheikh Riazuddin
Sheikh Riazuddin University of Health Sciences Lahore
Dagmar Wieczorek
Dagmar Wieczorek Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
William J. Kimberling
William J. Kimberling University of Iowa

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