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2026

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Immunology

D-Index
108
Citations
66447
World Ranking
528
National Ranking
1

Medicine

D-Index
111
Citations
87673
World Ranking
5221
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Iran Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Iran Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Iran Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Iran Leader Award
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Nima Rezaei is affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Their work encompasses extensive research in medicine, with a particular focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's recent publications address critical topics related to COVID-19 and immunology. Notable recent papers include:

  • COVID-19: Transmission, prevention, and potential therapeutic opportunities (2020, Clinica Chimica Acta)
  • Anti-inflammatory and M2 macrophage polarization-promoting effect of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (2021, International Immunopharmacology)
  • COVID-19 and telemedicine: Immediate action required for maintaining healthcare providers well-being (2020, Journal of Clinical Virology)
  • Role of Toll-like receptors in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 (2021, Journal of Medical Virology)
  • Lymphopenia in COVID-19: Therapeutic opportunities (2020, Cell Biology International)

The scope of their research spans several subfields, particularly immunology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, oncology, and genetics. Their studies cover key topics such as:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Blood disorders and treatments
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Nima Rezaei has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Amene Saghazadeh, Hassan Abolhassani, Niloufar Yazdanpanah, Sepideh Razi, and Sara Hanaei. These collaborations reflect a sustained engagement with peers in related fields.

Their work has been published repeatedly in several distinguished venues. Key publication venues include:

  • Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • Reviews in the Neurosciences
  • International Immunopharmacology
  • Expert Review of Clinical Immunology
  • Journal of Clinical Immunology

In addition to journal articles, the scientist has contributed to numerous book publications. Notable publishers include Springer Nature, Springer International Publishing, and IntechOpen. Important book titles include:

  • Coronavirus Disease - COVID-19 (Springer Nature, 2021)
  • Frontotemporal Dementias (Springer Nature, 2021)
  • Multifaceted Biomedical Applications of Graphene (Springer Nature, 2022)
  • Human Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors: From Bench to Bedside. Volume 1 (Springer Nature, 2023)
  • Human Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors: From Bench to Bedside. Volume 2 (Springer Nature, 2023)
  • The Immunogenetics of Dermatologic Diseases (Springer Nature, 2022)
  • Transdisciplinarity (Springer International Publishing, 2022)
  • Tuberculosis (Springer International Publishing, 2023)
  • Brain, Decision Making and Mental Health (Springer International Publishing, 2023)
  • Pneumonia (IntechOpen, 2021)

The scientist has been recognized as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Stephen S. Lim;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 29 cancer groups, 1990 to 2017

    Christina Fitzmaurice;Degu Abate;Naghmeh Abbasi;Hedayat Abbastabar

  • The global, regional, and national burden of inflammatory bowel disease in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Sudabeh Alatab;Sadaf G Sepanlou;Kevin Ikuta;Homayoon Vahedi

  • Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Haidong Wang;Kaja M. Abbas;Mitra Abbasifard;Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari

  • COVID-19: Transmission, prevention, and potential therapeutic opportunities.

    Melika Lotfi;Michael R. Hamblin;Nima Rezaei;Nima Rezaei

  • A Homozygous CARD9 Mutation in a Family with Susceptibility to Fungal Infections

    Erik-Oliver Glocker;Andre Hennigs;Mohammad Nabavi;Alejandro A. Schäffer

  • Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Mohammad Abbasi

  • The global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Farin Kamangar;Dariush Nasrollahzadeh;Saeid Safiri;Sadaf G Sepanlou

  • Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

    Rafael Lozano;Nancy Fullman;John Everett Mumford;Megan Knight

  • The global, regional, and national burden of stomach cancer in 195 countries, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2017

    Arash Etemadi;Saeid Safiri;Sadaf G Sepanlou;Kevin Ikuta

  • Deleterious Mutations in LRBA Are Associated with a Syndrome of Immune Deficiency and Autoimmunity

    Gabriela Lopez-Herrera;Giacomo Tampella;Qiang Pan-Hammarström;Peer Herholz

  • HAX1 deficiency causes autosomal recessive severe congenital neutropenia (Kostmann disease)

    Christoph Klein;Magda Grudzien;Giridharan Appaswamy;Manuela Germeshausen

  • A systematic review on CO2 capture with ionic liquids: Current status and future prospects

    Mahsa Aghaie;Nima Rezaei;Sohrab Zendehboudi

  • Anti-inflammatory and M2 macrophage polarization-promoting effect of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes

    Maedeh Arabpour;Amene Saghazadeh;Nima Rezaei

  • Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

    Katherine R Paulson;Aruna M Kamath;Tahiya Alam;Kelly Bienhoff

  • COVID-19 and telemedicine: Immediate action required for maintaining healthcare providers well-being.

    Bobak Moazzami;Niloofar Razavi-Khorasani;Arash Dooghaie Moghadam;Ermia Farokhi

  • Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic membranes for oil-water separation application: A comprehensive review

    Seyedabbas Rasouli;Nima Rezaei;Hamideh Hamedi;Sohrab Zendehboudi

  • The global burden of childhood and adolescent cancer in 2017: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Lisa M. Force;Ibrahim Abdollahpour;Shailesh M Advani;Dominic Agius

  • A Syndrome with Congenital Neutropenia and Mutations in G6PC3

    Kaan Boztug;Giridharan Appaswamy;Angel Ashikov;Alejandro A. Schäffer

  • Applications of hybrid models in chemical, petroleum, and energy systems: A systematic review

    Sohrab Zendehboudi;Nima Rezaei;Ali Lohi

  • Herpes simplex encephalitis in children with autosomal recessive and dominant TRIF deficiency

    Vanessa Sancho-Shimizu;Rebeca Pérez de Diego;Lazaro Lorenzo;Rabih Halwani

  • The phenotype of human STK4 deficiency

    Hengameh Abdollahpour;Giridharan Appaswamy;Daniel Kotlarz;Daniel Kotlarz;Jana Diestelhorst;Jana Diestelhorst

  • DOCK8 Deficiency: Clinical and Immunological Phenotype and Treatment Options - a Review of 136 Patients

    Susanne E. Aydin;Sara Sebnem Kilic;Caner Aytekin;Ashish Kumar

  • Lymphopenia in COVID-19: Therapeutic opportunities.

    Nazanin Fathi;Nazanin Fathi;Nima Rezaei;Nima Rezaei

  • Role of Toll-like receptors in the pathogenesis of COVID-19.

    Shaghayegh Khanmohammadi;Shaghayegh Khanmohammadi;Nima Rezaei;Nima Rezaei

Frequent Co-Authors

Asghar Aghamohammadi
Asghar Aghamohammadi Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Gholamreza Azizi
Gholamreza Azizi Alborz University of Medical Sciences
Lennart Hammarström
Lennart Hammarström Karolinska Institute
Hans D. Ochs
Hans D. Ochs University of Washington
Michael R. Hamblin
Michael R. Hamblin University of Johannesburg
Sohrab Zendehboudi
Sohrab Zendehboudi Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Morteza Mahmoudi
Morteza Mahmoudi Michigan State University
Florian Fischer
Florian Fischer Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Abbas Mirshafiey
Abbas Mirshafiey Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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