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Mohamed Lamkanfi

Mohamed Lamkanfi

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Biology and Biochemistry
Belgium
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
37268
World Ranking
2517
National Ranking
38

Mohamed Lamkanfi 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 Mohamed Lamkanfi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 162 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mohamed Lamkanfi 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 Mohamed Lamkanfi 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: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Mohamed Lamkanfi is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their research spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Immunology and Microbiology, and Medicine, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and Hematology.

The main topics in Mohamed Lamkanfi's work include:

  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

Their recent papers include:

  • Drugging the NLRP3 inflammasome: from signalling mechanisms to therapeutic targets, 2023, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • IL1β Promotes Immune Suppression in the Tumor Microenvironment Independent of the Inflammasome and Gasdermin D, 2020, Cancer Immunology Research
  • An Apoptotic Caspase Network Safeguards Cell Death Induction in Pyroptotic Macrophages, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Two distinct ubiquitin-binding motifs in A20 mediate its anti-inflammatory and cell-protective activities, 2020, Nature Immunology
  • Escherichia coli Rho GTPase-activating toxin CNF1 mediates NLRP3 inflammasome activation via p21-activated kinases-1/2 during bacteraemia in mice, 2021, Nature Microbiology

Mohamed Lamkanfi frequently collaborates with the following researchers:

  • Lieselotte Vande Walle
  • Geert Loo
  • Andy Wullaert
  • Nina Van Opdenbosch
  • Hanne Van Gorp

Their work has been published multiple times in several prominent venues including:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • Nature Immunology
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Best Publications

  • Non-canonical inflammasome activation targets caspase-11

    Nobuhiko Kayagaki;Søren Warming;Mohamed Lamkanfi;Lieselotte Vande Walle

  • Mechanisms and Functions of Inflammasomes

    Mohamed Lamkanfi;Vishva M. Dixit

  • Intracellular NOD-like Receptors in Host Defense and Disease

    Thirumala Devi Kanneganti;Mohamed Lamkanfi;Gabriel Núñez

  • The NLRP3 inflammasome protects against loss of epithelial integrity and mortality during experimental colitis

    Md. Hasan Zaki;Kelli L. Boyd;Peter Vogel;Michael B. Kastan

  • Caspase-8 is the molecular switch for apoptosis, necroptosis and pyroptosis

    Melanie Fritsch;Saskia D. Günther;Robin Schwarzer;Marie-Christine Albert

  • Inflammasomes and their roles in health and disease.

    Mohamed Lamkanfi;Vishva M. Dixit

  • Caspases in Cell Death, Inflammation, and Disease

    Nina Van Opdenbosch;Mohamed Lamkanfi;Mohamed Lamkanfi

  • Glyburide inhibits the Cryopyrin/Nalp3 inflammasome

    Mohamed Lamkanfi;James L. Mueller;Alberto C. Vitari;Shahram Misaghi

  • The Intracellular Sensor NLRP3 Mediates Key Innate and Healing Responses to Influenza A Virus via the Regulation of Caspase-1

    Paul G. Thomas;Pradyot Dash;Jerry R. Aldridge;Ali H. Ellebedy

  • Caspases in cell survival, proliferation and differentiation

    M Lamkanfi;N Festjens;W Declercq;T Vanden Berghe

  • Redundant roles for inflammasome receptors NLRP3 and NLRC4 in host defense against Salmonella

    Petr Broz;Kim Newton;Mohamed Lamkanfi;Sanjeev Mariathasan

  • Inflammasomes in neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.

    Sofie Voet;Sahana Srinivasan;Mohamed Lamkanfi;Mohamed Lamkanfi;Geert van Loo

  • Pannexin-1-mediated recognition of bacterial molecules activates the cryopyrin inflammasome independent of Toll-like receptor signaling.

    Thirumala Devi Kanneganti;Mohamed Lamkanfi;Yun Gi Kim;Grace Chen

  • Increased Inflammatory Gene Expression in ABC Transporter-Deficient Macrophages: Free Cholesterol Accumulation, Increased Signaling via Toll-Like Receptors, and Neutrophil Infiltration of Atherosclerotic Lesions

    Laurent Yvan-Charvet;Carrie Welch;Tamara A. Pagler;Mollie Ranalletta

  • FADD and Caspase-8 Mediate Priming and Activation of the Canonical and Noncanonical Nlrp3 Inflammasomes

    Prajwal Gurung;Paras K. Anand;R. K. Subbarao Malireddi;Lieselotte Vande Walle;Lieselotte Vande Walle

  • Inflammasome-Dependent Release of the Alarmin HMGB1 in Endotoxemia

    Mohamed Lamkanfi;Mohamed Lamkanfi;Mohamed Lamkanfi;Anasuya Sarkar;Lieselotte Vande Walle;Lieselotte Vande Walle;Alberto C. Vitari

  • Negative regulation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by A20 protects against arthritis

    Lieselotte Vande Walle;Nina Van Opdenbosch;Peggy Jacques;Amelie Fossoul

  • Alice in caspase land. A phylogenetic analysis of caspases from worm to man.

    Mohamed Lamkanfi;Wim Declercq;Michaël Kalai;Xavier Saelens

  • Manipulation of Host Cell Death Pathways during Microbial Infections

    Mohamed Lamkanfi;Vishva M. Dixit

  • Emerging inflammasome effector mechanisms.

    Mohamed Lamkanfi

Frequent Co-Authors

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti
Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Peter Vandenabeele
Peter Vandenabeele Ghent University
Peter Vogel
Peter Vogel St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Douglas R. Green
Douglas R. Green St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Gabriel Núñez
Gabriel Núñez University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Wim Declercq
Wim Declercq Ghent University
Xavier Saelens
Xavier Saelens Ghent University
Si Ming Man
Si Ming Man Australian National University
Tom Vanden Berghe
Tom Vanden Berghe University of Antwerp

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