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Maha S. Zaki 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 Maha S. Zaki sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 283 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maha S. Zaki 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 Maha S. Zaki sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maha S. Zaki is affiliated with Cairo University in Egypt and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans a variety of specialized subfields, including molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and physiology.

The scientist's research topics cover a broad spectrum including genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, genomics and rare diseases, mitochondrial function and pathology, RNA modifications and cancer, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, cellular transport and secretion, and metabolism and genetic disorders.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Genome Sequencing for Diagnosing Rare Diseases, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • International consensus recommendations on the diagnostic work-up for malformations of cortical development, 2020, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Novel congenital disorder of O-linked glycosylation caused by GALNT2 loss of function, 2020, Brain
  • Loss of the neural-specific BAF subunit ACTL6B relieves repression of early response genes and causes recessive autism, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • MINPP1 prevents intracellular accumulation of the chelator inositol hexakisphosphate and is mutated in Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia, 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Henry Houlden
  • Reza Maroofian
  • Joseph G. Gleeson
  • Mohamed S. Abdel-Hamid
  • Mahmoud Y. Issa

They have published repeatedly in prominent venues with multiple contributions in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 18 publications
  • Brain, 17 publications
  • Genetics in Medicine, 14 publications
  • Clinical Genetics, 14 publications
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics, 12 publications

Best Publications

  • Characterization of human disease phenotypes associated with mutations in TREX1, RNASEH2A, RNASEH2B, RNASEH2C, SAMHD1, ADAR, and IFIH1.

    Yanick J. Crow;Diana S. Chase;Johanna Lowenstein Schmidt;Marcin Szynkiewicz

  • Exome sequencing links corticospinal motor neuron disease to common neurodegenerative disorders.

    Gaia Novarino;Ali G. Fenstermaker;Maha S. Zaki;Matan Hofree

  • Assessment of interferon-related biomarkers in Aicardi-Goutières syndrome associated with mutations in TREX1, RNASEH2A, RNASEH2B, RNASEH2C, SAMHD1, and ADAR: a case-control study

    Gillian I Rice;Gabriella M A Gm Forte;Marcin Szynkiewicz;Diana S Chase

  • Mutations in INPP5E, encoding inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase E, link phosphatidyl inositol signaling to the ciliopathies.

    Stephanie L Bielas;Jennifer L Silhavy;Francesco Brancati;Francesco Brancati;Marina V Kisseleva

  • Exome Sequencing Can Improve Diagnosis and Alter Patient Management

    Tracy J. Dixon-Salazar;Jennifer L. Silhavy;Nitin Udpa;Jana Schroth

  • Inactivating mutations in MFSD2A, required for omega-3 fatty acid transport in brain, cause a lethal microcephaly syndrome

    Alicia Guemez-Gamboa;Long N Nguyen;Hongbo Yang;Maha S Zaki

  • Alteration of fatty-acid-metabolizing enzymes affects mitochondrial form and function in hereditary spastic paraplegia

    Christelle Tesson;Magdalena Nawara;Magdalena Nawara;Magdalena Nawara;Mustafa A.M. Salih;Rodrigue Rossignol

  • CEP41 is mutated in Joubert syndrome and is required for tubulin glutamylation at the cilium

    Ji Eun Lee;Jennifer L Silhavy;Maha S Zaki;Jana Schroth

  • Defective Wnt-dependent cerebellar midline fusion in a mouse model of Joubert syndrome

    Madeline A Lancaster;Dipika J Gopal;Joon Kim;Sahar N Saleem

  • AHI1 gene mutations cause specific forms of Joubert syndrome-related disorders

    Enza Maria Valente;Francesco Brancati;Francesco Brancati;Francesco Brancati;Jennifer L. Silhavy;Marco Castori

  • Recessive mutations in the gene encoding the tight junction protein occludin cause band-like calcification with simplified gyration and polymicrogyria

    Mary C. O'Driscoll;Sarah B. Daly;Jill E. Urquhart;Graeme C.M. Black

  • Biallelic mutations in SNX14 cause a syndromic form of cerebellar atrophy and lysosome-autophagosome dysfunction.

    Naiara Akizu;Vincent Cantagrel;Maha S Zaki;Lihadh Al-Gazali

  • Mutation Spectrum in RAB3GAP1, RAB3GAP2, and RAB18 and Genotype–Phenotype Correlations in Warburg Micro Syndrome and Martsolf Syndrome

    Mark T Handley;Deborah J Morris-Rosendahl;Stephen Brown;Fiona Macdonald

  • Mutations in EOGT Confirm the Genetic Heterogeneity of Autosomal-Recessive Adams-Oliver Syndrome

    Ranad Shaheen;Mona Aglan;Kim Keppler-Noreuil;Eissa Faqeih

  • Analysis of 17 genes detects mutations in 81% of 811 patients with lissencephaly.

    Di Donato N;Timms Ae;Aldinger Ka;Mirzaa Gm;Mirzaa Gm

  • Mutations in KATNB1 Cause Complex Cerebral Malformations by Disrupting Asymmetrically Dividing Neural Progenitors

    Ketu Mishra-Gorur;Ahmet Okay Çağlayan;Ashleigh E. Schaffer;Chiswili Chabu;Chiswili Chabu

  • AMPD2 Regulates GTP Synthesis and Is Mutated in a Potentially Treatable Neurodegenerative Brainstem Disorder

    Naiara Akizu;Vincent Cantagrel;Jana Schroth;Na Cai

  • Mutations in LAMB1 Cause Cobblestone Brain Malformation without Muscular or Ocular Abnormalities

    Farid Radmanesh;Ahmet Okay Caglayan;Jennifer L. Silhavy;Jennifer L. Silhavy;Cahide Yilmaz

  • Functional genome-wide siRNA screen identifies KIAA0586 as mutated in Joubert syndrome

    Susanne Roosing;Matan Hofree;Sehyun Kim;Eric Scott

  • Identification of a novel recessive RELN mutation using a homozygous balanced reciprocal translocation

    Maha Zaki;Marwa Shehab;Alice Abd El-Aleem;Ghada Abdel-Salam

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph G. Gleeson
Joseph G. Gleeson University of California, San Diego
William B. Dobyns
William B. Dobyns University of Minnesota
Enza Maria Valente
Enza Maria Valente University of Pavia
Henry Houlden
Henry Houlden University College London
Hülya Kayserili
Hülya Kayserili Koç University
Stacey Gabriel
Stacey Gabriel Broad Institute
Francesco Brancati
Francesco Brancati University of L'Aquila
Murat Gunel
Murat Gunel Yale University
Kaya Bilguvar
Kaya Bilguvar Yale University
Enrico Bertini
Enrico Bertini Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital

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