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Ranad Shaheen 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 Ranad Shaheen sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 117 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ranad Shaheen 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 Ranad Shaheen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ranad Shaheen is affiliated with King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Saudi Arabia. Their research spans multiple areas within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine with a focus on genetics and molecular mechanisms involved in human diseases.

Their work extensively covers Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific subfields including:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

Key research topics Shaheen has contributed to include:

  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
  • Protist Diversity and Phylogeny
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Shaheen's frequent publication venues illustrate their engagement with both clinical and molecular genetics communities. These venues include:

  • Genetics in Medicine
  • Brain
  • Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics

Recent papers by Ranad Shaheen demonstrate a focus on genetic disorders and immunology. These publications include:

  • The morbid genome of ciliopathies: an update (2020), Genetics in Medicine
  • Dysfunction of the ciliary ARMC9/TOGARAM1 protein module causes Joubert syndrome (2020), Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • SCUBE3 loss-of-function causes a recognizable recessive developmental disorder due to defective bone morphogenetic protein signaling (2020), The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Complement C5a and Clinical Markers as Predictors of COVID-19 Disease Severity and Mortality in a Multi-Ethnic Population (2021), Frontiers in Immunology
  • Hypomorphic GINS3 variants alter DNA replication and cause Meier-Gorlin syndrome (2022), JCI Insight

Collaboration has been significant in their career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Fowzan S. Alkuraya (8 coauthored papers)
  • Eyad Elkord (4 coauthored papers)
  • Heba Morsy (3 coauthored papers)
  • Amal Alhashem (3 coauthored papers)
  • Hanan E. Shamseldin (2 coauthored papers)

Best Publications

  • Accelerating novel candidate gene discovery in neurogenetic disorders via whole-exome sequencing of prescreened multiplex consanguineous families.

    Anas M. Alazami;Nisha Patel;Hanan E. Shamseldin;Shamsa Anazi

  • Identification and Partial Characterization of the Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase Gene Responsible for Cereulide Production in Emetic Bacillus cereus

    Monika Ehling-Schulz;Natasa Vukov;Anja Schulz;Ranad Shaheen

  • The genomic landscape of balanced cytogenetic abnormalities associated with human congenital anomalies

    Claire Redin;Claire Redin;Harrison Brand;Harrison Brand;Ryan L Collins;Ryan L Collins;Tammy Kammin

  • Emended descriptions of Clostridium acetobutylicum and Clostridium beijerinckii, and descriptions of Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum sp. nov. and Clostridium saccharobutylicum sp. nov.

    Stefanie Keis;Ranad Shaheen;David T. Jones

  • Human Mutations in NDE1 Cause Extreme Microcephaly with Lissencephaly

    Fowzan S. Alkuraya;Xuyu Cai;Xuyu Cai;Carina Emery;Ganeshwaran H. Mochida;Ganeshwaran H. Mochida

  • Clinical genomics expands the morbid genome of intellectual disability and offers a high diagnostic yield

    S Anazi;S Maddirevula;E Faqeih;H Alsedairy

  • Novel CENPJ mutation causes Seckel syndrome

    Mohammed S Al-Dosari;Ranad Shaheen;Dilek Colak;Fowzan S Alkuraya

  • Identification of KLHL41 Mutations Implicates BTB-Kelch-Mediated Ubiquitination as an Alternate Pathway to Myofibrillar Disruption in Nemaline Myopathy

    Vandana A. Gupta;Gianina Ravenscroft;Ranad Shaheen;Emily J. Todd

  • Genomic analysis of primordial dwarfism reveals novel disease genes

    Ranad Shaheen;Eissa Faqeih;Shinu Ansari;Ghada Abdel-Salam

  • Persistence strategies of Bacillus cereus spores isolated from dairy silo tanks

    Ranad Shaheen;Birgitta Svensson;Maria A. Andersson;Anders Christiansson

  • Emetic toxin-producing strains of Bacillus cereus show distinct characteristics within the Bacillus cereus group

    Frédéric Carlin;Martina Fricker;Annemarie Pielaat;Simon Heisterkamp

  • Study of autosomal recessive osteogenesis imperfecta in Arabia reveals a novel locus defined by TMEM38B mutation.

    Ranad Shaheen;Anas M Alazami;Muneera J Alshammari;Eissa Faqeih

  • Recessive Mutations in DOCK6, Encoding the Guanidine Nucleotide Exchange Factor DOCK6, Lead to Abnormal Actin Cytoskeleton Organization and Adams-Oliver Syndrome

    Ranad Shaheen;Eissa Faqeih;Asma Sunker;Heba Morsy

  • Mutation in WDR4 impairs tRNA m7G46 methylation and causes a distinct form of microcephalic primordial dwarfism

    Ranad Shaheen;Ghada M H Abdel-Salam;Michael P. Guy;Michael P. Guy;Rana Alomar

  • Characterizing the morbid genome of ciliopathies

    Ranad Shaheen;Katarzyna Szymanska;Basudha Basu;Nisha Patel

  • Sperm bioassay for rapid detection of cereulide-producing Bacillus cereus in food and related environments

    Maria A. Andersson;Elina L. Jääskeläinen;Ranad Shaheen;Tuula Pirhonen

  • A homozygous truncating mutation in PUS3 expands the role of tRNA modification in normal cognition.

    Ranad Shaheen;Lu Han;Eissa Faqeih;Nour Ewida

  • The genetic landscape of familial congenital hydrocephalus.

    Ranad Shaheen;Mohammed Adeeb Sebai;Nisha Patel;Nour Ewida

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

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

  • Expanding the clinical and genetic heterogeneity of hereditary disorders of connective tissue.

    Anas M. Alazami;Sarah M. Al-Qattan;Eissa Faqeih;Amal Alhashem

Frequent Co-Authors

Fowzan S. Alkuraya
Fowzan S. Alkuraya Alfaisal University
Eissa Faqeih
Eissa Faqeih King Fahd Medical City
Mustafa A. Salih
Mustafa A. Salih King Saud University
Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen
Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen University of Helsinki
Christopher A. Walsh
Christopher A. Walsh Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Stefan T. Arold
Stefan T. Arold King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Maha S. Zaki
Maha S. Zaki National Research Centre, Egypt
A. Micheil Innes
A. Micheil Innes University of Calgary
Cynthia C. Morton
Cynthia C. Morton Brigham and Women's Hospital
Eric M. Phizicky
Eric M. Phizicky University of Rochester

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