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Sassan Asgari 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 Sassan Asgari sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 168 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sassan Asgari 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 Sassan Asgari sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Sassan Asgari is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields mainly focused on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

Their subfields of study include:

  • Insect Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Immunology

Asgari's main research topics cover:

  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

The scientist has contributed to key papers including:

  • Current scenario of RNAi -based hemipteran control (2020), Pest Management Science
  • Uncovering the Worldwide Diversity and Evolution of the Virome of the Mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (2021), Microorganisms
  • Wolbachia: A tool for livestock ectoparasite control (2020), Veterinary Parasitology
  • Wolbachia Endosymbiont of the Horn Fly (Haematobia irritans irritans): a Supergroup A Strain with Multiple Horizontally Acquired Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Genes (2020), Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Identification and RNAi Profile of a Novel Iflavirus Infecting Senegalese Aedes vexans arabiensis Mosquitoes (2020), Viruses

Frequently collaborating co-authors include:

  • Kayvan Etebari (10 publications)
  • Rhys Parry (9 publications)
  • Mazhar Hussain (9 publications)
  • Mohammad Mehrabadi (5 publications)
  • Cameron Bishop (5 publications)

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, notably:

  • Pest Management Science (5 publications)
  • Insect Molecular Biology (5 publications)
  • mSphere (3 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 publications)
  • Viruses (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Genomic innovations, transcriptional plasticity and gene loss underlying the evolution and divergence of two highly polyphagous and invasive Helicoverpa pest species

    S. L. Pearce;D. F. Clarke;D. F. Clarke;P. D. East;S. Elfekih

  • Venom Proteins from Endoparasitoid Wasps and Their Role in Host-Parasite Interactions

    Sassan Asgari;David B. Rivers

  • "Megavirales", a proposed new order for eukaryotic nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses.

    Philippe Colson;Xavier De Lamballerie;Natalya Yutin;Sassan Asgari

  • MicroRNA functions in insects

    Sassan Asgari

  • Induction and transmission of Bacillus thuringiensis tolerance in the flour moth Ephestia kuehniella

    M. Mahbubur Rahman;Harry L. S. Roberts;Muhammad Sarjan;Sassan Asgari

  • Wolbachia uses host microRNAs to manipulate host gene expression and facilitate colonization of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti

    Mazhar Hussain;Francesca D. Frentiu;Luciano A. Moreira;Scott L. O'Neill

  • West Nile virus encodes a microRNA-like small RNA in the 3′ untranslated region which up-regulates GATA4 mRNA and facilitates virus replication in mosquito cells

    Mazhar Hussain;Shessy Torres;Esther Schnettler;Anneke Funk

  • Venom Proteins from Parasitoid Wasps and Their Biological Functions.

    Sébastien J. M. Moreau;Sassan Asgari

  • Wolbachia uses a host microRNA to regulate transcripts of a methyltransferase, contributing to dengue virus inhibition in Aedes aegypti

    Guangmei Zhang;Mazhur Hussain;Scott Leslie O'Neill;Scott Leslie O'Neill;Sassan Asgari

  • A serine proteinase homolog venom protein from an endoparasitoid wasp inhibits melanization of the host hemolymph

    Sassan Asgari;Guangmei Zhang;Reza Zareie;Otto Schmidt

  • Host haemocyte inactivation by an insect parasitoid: transient expression of a polydnavirus gene

    Sassan Asgari;Marianne Hellers;Otto Schmidt

  • MicroRNA-like viral small RNA from Dengue virus 2 autoregulates its replication in mosquito cells

    Mazhar Hussain;Sassan Asgari

  • Field evidence for mechanical transmission of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) by flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) among wild rabbits in Australia

    Sassan Asgari;Jonathan R.E Hardy;Ron G Sinclair;Brian D Cooke

  • An Insect Virus-Encoded MicroRNA Regulates Viral Replication

    Mazhar Hussain;Ryan J. Taft;Sassan Asgari

  • Virus or not? Phylogenetics of polydnaviruses and their wasp carriers

    James B. Whitfield;Sassan Asgari

  • A POLYDNAVIRUS-ENCODED PROTEIN OF AN ENDOPARASITOID WASP IS AN IMMUNE SUPPRESSOR

    Sassan Asgari;Otto Schmidt;Ulrich Theopold

  • Effect of Wolbachia on Replication of West Nile Virus in a Mosquito Cell Line and Adult Mosquitoes

    Mazhar Hussain;Guangjin Lu;Shessy Torres;Judith H. Edmonds

  • A protein with protective properties against the cellular defense reactions in insects

    Sassan Asgari;Ulrich Theopold;Craig Wellby;Otto Schmidt

  • A calreticulin-like protein from endoparasitoid venom fluid is involved in host hemocyte inactivation.

    Guangmei Zhang;Otto Schmidt;Sassan Asgari

  • Venom proteins from polydnavirus-producing endoparasitoids: Their role in host-parasite interactions

    Sassan Asgari

Frequent Co-Authors

Otto Schmidt
Otto Schmidt University of Adelaide
Jess A. T. Morgan
Jess A. T. Morgan Department of Primary Industries, Queensland
Scott Leslie O'Neill
Scott Leslie O'Neill Monash University
Brian A. Federici
Brian A. Federici University of California, Riverside
Alexander A. Khromykh
Alexander A. Khromykh University of Queensland
Thomas G. Wood
Thomas G. Wood The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Roy A. Hall
Roy A. Hall University of Queensland
Grant L. Hughes
Grant L. Hughes Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann
Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann University of Queensland
Yaghoub Fathipour
Yaghoub Fathipour Tarbiat Modares University

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