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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 57 2143 1928 3 3 104 13209

Magdy M. Mahfouz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Magdy M. Mahfouz between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Magdy M. Mahfouz published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2021. 24 of the 144 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2021. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 9 publications
2004 2025

144 publications in total across all disciplines

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Magdy M. Mahfouz: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 1
2006 1
2007 2
2008 0
2009 1
2010 1
2011 3
2012 4
2013 1
2014 3
2015 10
2016 10
2017 11
2018 10
2019 9
2020 13
2021 18
2022 11
2023 10
2024 15
2025 9
Total 144
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Magdy M. Mahfouz publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Magdy M. Mahfouz sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 97–106 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 104 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131 104
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Magdy M. Mahfouz D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Magdy M. Mahfouz sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113 57
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Magdy M. Mahfouz is affiliated with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on various subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, and Insect Science.

The scientist has contributed to research topics that include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Plant Virus Research Studies, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Transgenic Plants and Applications, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Nucleic Acid Detection Using CRISPR/Cas Biosensing Technologies (2020, ACS Synthetic Biology)
  • iSCAN: An RT-LAMP-coupled CRISPR-Cas12 module for rapid, sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 (2020, Virus Research)
  • Engineering herbicide resistance via prime editing in rice (2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal)
  • Engineering crops of the future: CRISPR approaches to develop climate-resilient and disease-resistant plants (2020, Genome Biology)
  • Wheat chromatin architecture is organized in genome territories and transcription factories (2020, Genome Biology)

Frequent co-authors working alongside Magdy M. Mahfouz include:

  • Zahir Ali
  • Rashid Aman
  • Gundra Sivakrishna Rao
  • Ahmed Mahas
  • Tin Maršić

The main venues where their work is published include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ACS Synthetic Biology
  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Best Publications

  • RNA virus interference via CRISPR/Cas13a system in plants.

    Rashid Aman;Zahir Ali;Haroon Butt;Ahmed Mahas

  • Structural Basis for Sequence-Specific Recognition of DNA by TAL Effectors

    Dong Deng;Chuangye Yan;Xiaojing Pan;Magdy M. Mahfouz

  • De novo-engineered transcription activator-like effector (TALE) hybrid nuclease with novel DNA binding specificity creates double-strand breaks

    Magdy M. Mahfouz;Lixin Li;Md. Shamimuzzaman;Anjar Wibowo

  • CRISPR/Cas9-mediated viral interference in plants

    Zahir Ali;Aala A. Abulfaraj;Ali Idris;Shawkat Ali

  • RNA‐guided transcriptional regulation in planta via synthetic dCas9‐based transcription factors

    Agnieszka Anna Piatek;Zahir Ali;Hatoon Baazim;Lixin Li

  • Callose synthase (CalS5) is required for exine formation during microgametogenesis and for pollen viability in Arabidopsis

    Xiaoyun Dong;Zonglie Hong;Muthuswamy Sivaramakrishnan;Magdy Mahfouz

  • Arabidopsis TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN Interacts with RAPTOR, Which Regulates the Activity of S6 Kinase in Response to Osmotic Stress Signals

    Magdy M. Mahfouz;Sunghan Kim;Ashton J. Delauney;Desh Pal S. Verma

  • Efficient Virus-Mediated Genome Editing in Plants Using the CRISPR/Cas9 System

    Zahir Ali;Aala Abdulaziz Hussien Abulfaraj;Lixin Li;Neha Ghosh

  • Nucleic Acid Detection Using CRISPR/Cas Biosensing Technologies.

    Rashid Aman;Ahmed Mahas;Magdy M. Mahfouz

  • CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Immunity to Geminiviruses: Differential Interference and Evasion.

    Zahir Ali;Shakila Ali;Manal Tashkandi;Syed Shan-E. Ali Zaidi

  • New plant breeding technologies for food security

    Syed Shan-e-Ali Zaidi;Syed Shan-e-Ali Zaidi;Hervé Vanderschuren;Matin Qaim;Magdy M. Mahfouz

  • Engineering resistance against Tomato yellow leaf curl virus via the CRISPR/Cas9 system in tomato

    Manal Tashkandi;Zahir Ali;Fatimah R. Aljedaani;Ashwag Shami

  • CRISPR base editors: genome editing without double-stranded breaks

    Ayman Eid;Sahar Alshareef;Magdy M. Mahfouz

  • Targeted transcriptional repression using a chimeric TALE-SRDX repressor protein

    Magdy M. Mahfouz;Lixin Li;Marek J. Piatek;Xiaoyun Fang

  • Plant Genome Engineering for Targeted Improvement of Crop Traits

    Khalid E. M. Sedeek;Ahmed Mahas;Magdy M. Mahfouz

  • Engineering Plant Immunity: Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Generate Virus Resistance

    Syed Shan-e-Ali Zaidi;Syed Shan-e-Ali Zaidi;Manal Tashkandi;Shahid Mansoor;Magdy M. Mahfouz

  • Engineering herbicide resistance via prime editing in rice.

    Haroon Butt;Gundra Sivakrishna Rao;Khalid Elwy Mohamed Sedeek;Rashid Aman

  • Rapid and highly efficient construction of TALE-based transcriptional regulators and nucleases for genome modification

    Lixin Li;Marek J. Piatek;Ahmed Atef;Agnieszka Anna Piatek

  • Genome engineering via TALENs and CRISPR/Cas9 systems: challenges and perspectives.

    Magdy M. Mahfouz;Agnieszka Piatek;Charles Neal Stewart

Frequent Co-Authors

Moussa Benhamed
Moussa Benhamed University of Paris-Saclay
Heribert Hirt
Heribert Hirt King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jian-Kang Zhu
Jian-Kang Zhu Southern University of Science and Technology
Martin Crespi
Martin Crespi University of Paris-Saclay
Shahid Mansoor
Shahid Mansoor University of Karachi
Anireddy S. N. Reddy
Anireddy S. N. Reddy Colorado State University
Catherine Bergounioux
Catherine Bergounioux University of Paris-Saclay
Salim Al-Babili
Salim Al-Babili King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Muhammad Jamil
Muhammad Jamil Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Daniel F. Voytas
Daniel F. Voytas University of Minnesota

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