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M. Ghafari

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h-index: 16
Works: 39
Citations: 2,176

Most-cited papers

The evolution of SARS-CoV-2
P. Markov, M. Ghafari, M. Beer, K. Lythgoe +3 more
2023Nature Reviews Microbiology1,087 citations Open access
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Fundamental principles of epidemic spread highlight the immediate need for large-scale serological surveys to assess the stage of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
J. Lourenço, Robert S Paton, M. Ghafari, M. Kraemer +4 more
2020medRxiv211 citations Open access
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Estimating false-negative detection rate of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR
Paul S Wikramaratna, Robert S Paton, M. Ghafari, J. Lourenço
2020medRxiv153 citations Open access
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Estimating the false-negative test probability of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR
Paul S Wikramaratna, Robert S Paton, M. Ghafari, J. Lourenço
2020Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin143 citations Open access
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Prevalence of persistent SARS-CoV-2 in a large community surveillance study
M. Ghafari, Matthew D. Hall, T. Golubchik, D. Ayoubkhani +29 more
2024Nature138 citations Open access
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Purifying Selection Determines the Short-Term Time Dependency of Evolutionary Rates in SARS-CoV-2 and pH1N1 Influenza
M. Ghafari, L. du Plessis, J. Raghwani, S. Bhatt +3 more
2021medRxiv61 citations Open access
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A mechanistic evolutionary model explains the time-dependent pattern of substitution rates in viruses
M. Ghafari, P. Simmonds, O. Pybus, A. Katzourakis
2021Current Biology50 citations Open access
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Excess deaths associated with the Iranian COVID-19 epidemic: A province-level analysis
M. Ghafari, A. Kadivar, A. Katzourakis
2020medRxiv48 citations Open access
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Investigating the evolutionary origins of the first three SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
M. Ghafari, Qihan Liu, Arushi Dhillon, A. Katzourakis +1 more
2022bioRxiv32 citations Open access
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Inferring Transmission Bottleneck Size from Viral Sequence Data Using a Novel Haplotype Reconstruction Method
M. Ghafari, Casper K. Lumby, D. Weissman, Christopher J. R. Illingworth
2020Journal of Virology28 citations Open access
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Engaging Religious Institutions and Faith-Based Communities in Public Health Initiatives: A Case Study of the Romanian Orthodox Church During the COVID-19 Pandemic
S. Dascalu, Patrik G. Flammer, M. Ghafari, S. Henson +2 more
2021Frontiers in Public Health26 citations Open access
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Lessons for preparedness and reasons for concern from the early COVID-19 epidemic in Iran
M. Ghafari, B. Hejazi, Arman Karshenas, S. Dascalu +8 more
2021Epidemics21 citations Open access
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The recency and geographical origins of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2
J. Pekar, Spyros Lytras, M. Ghafari, Andrew Magee +15 more
2025Cell19 citations Open access
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The recency and geographical origins of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2
J. Pekar, Spyros Lytras, M. Ghafari, A. Magee +12 more
2023bioRxiv19 citations Open access
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Luria–Delbrück, revisited: the classic experiment does not rule out Lamarckian evolution
Caroline M. Holmes, M. Ghafari, Anzar Abbas, Varun Saravanan +1 more
2017Physical Biology17 citations Open access
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A novel variant of interest of SARS-CoV-2 with multiple spike mutations is identified from travel surveillance in Africa
T. de Oliveira, S. Lutucuta, J. Nkengasong, Joana Morais +23 more
2021medRxiv15 citations Open access
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A framework for reconstructing SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics using excess mortality data
M. Ghafari, O. Watson, Ariel Karlinsky, L. Ferretti +1 more
2022Nature Communications14 citations Open access
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Estimating SARS-CoV-2 variant fitness and the impact of interventions in England using statistical and geo-spatial agent-based models
R. Hinch, J. Panovska-Griffiths, W. Probert, L. Ferretti +6 more
2022Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A13 citations Open access
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Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses from the Plant Viruses Subcommittee, 2025
Luisa Rubino, Peter Abrahamian, Wen-Xia An, Miguel A. Aranda +104 more
2025Journal of General Virology11 citations Open access
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A quantitative evaluation of the impact of vaccine roll-out rate and coverage on reducing deaths: insights from the first 2 years of COVID-19 epidemic in Iran
M. Ghafari, S. Hosseinpour, M. S. Rezaee-Zavareh, Stefan Dascalu +4 more
2023BMC Medicine11 citations Open access
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Ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 in Iran: challenges and signs of concern
M. Ghafari, B. Hejazi, Arman Karshenas, Stefan Dascalu +8 more
2020medRxiv11 citations Open access
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The evolutionary history of hepaciviruses
Y.-Q. Li, M. Ghafari, A. Holbrook, I. Boonen +25 more
2023bioRxiv9 citations Open access
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On the role of topology in regulating transcriptional cascades.
M. Ghafari, Alireza Mashaghi
2017Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP8 citations Open access
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Revisiting the origins of the Sobemovirus genus: A case for ancient origins of plant viruses
M. Ghafari, M. Sõmera, Cecilia Sarmiento, A. Niehl +7 more
2023bioRxiv6 citations Open access
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The expected time to cross extended fitness plateaus
M. Ghafari, D. Weissman
2018bioRxiv6 citations Open access
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Biased estimates of phylogenetic branch lengths resulting from the discretised Gamma model of site rate heterogeneity
L. Ferretti, T. Golubchik, F. Di Lauro, M. Ghafari +4 more
2025bioRxiv5 citations Open access
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High number of SARS-CoV-2 persistent infections uncovered through genetic analysis of samples from a large community-based surveillance study
M. Ghafari, M. Hall, T. Golubchik, D. Ayoubkhani +30 more
2023medRxiv5 citations Open access
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Insights into SARS‐CoV‐2 in Angola during the COVID‐19 peak: Molecular epidemiology and genome surveillance
Ngiambudulu M Francisco, S. van Wyk, M. Moir, J. E. San +40 more
2023Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses4 citations Open access
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Integrating structural modeling and divergence dating of RNA-dependent RNA polymerases to resolve the evolutionary history of plant and fungal viruses: from sobemoviruses to sobelivirads
J. Gracy, M. Ghafari, G. Labesse, D. Fargette +1 more
2026bioRxiv3 citations Open access
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Prisoner of War dynamics explains the time-dependent pattern of substitution rates in viruses
M. Ghafari, P. Simmonds, O. Pybus, A. Katzourakis
2021bioRxiv3 citations Open access
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A unified evolutionary framework to reconstruct the viral histories of human, simian, and prosimian immunodeficiency viruses across timescales
M. Ghafari, P. Simmonds, A. Katzourakis
2025bioRxiv2 citations Open access
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Intrinsic and extrinsic determinants of job satisfaction in the nursing staff: A cross-sectional study
E. Jafarjalal, M. Ghafari, M. M. Firouzeh, M. Farahaninia
20172 citations
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Detailed reconstruction of the Iranian COVID-19 epidemic reveals high attack rates of SARS-CoV-2 in several provinces
M. Ghafari, Ariel Karlinsky, O. Watson, L. Ferretti +1 more
2021medRxiv1 citations Open access
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Best Practices in Global Vaccination Roll-Out to Reduce Health Inequity
M. Ghafari, O. J. Watson, Stefan Dascalu, Sandra Hsu Hnin Mon +7 more
20260 citations Open access
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Reconstructing the viral histories of human, simian and prosimian immunodeficiency viruses across multiple evolutionary timescales.
M. Ghafari, P. Simmonds, Aris Katzourakis
2026Proceedings. Biological sciences0 citations Open access
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Global vaccine readiness: equity-by-design in pandemic preparedness and response.
M. Ghafari, O. J. Watson, Stefan Dascalu, Sandra Hsu Hnin Mon +7 more
2026Expert Review of Vaccines0 citations Open access
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A quantitative evaluation of the impact of vaccine roll-out rate and coverage on reducing deaths from COVID-19: a counterfactual study on the impact of the delayed vaccination programme in Iran
M. Ghafari, S. Hosseinpour, M. S. Rezaee-Zavareh, Stefan Dascalu +4 more
2023medRxiv0 citations Open access
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Reconstructing the evolutionary history of human, simian, and prosimian immunodeficiency viruses
M. Ghafari, P. Simmonds, Aris Katzourakis
20230 citations
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Corrigendum: Investigating the evolutionary origins of the first three SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
M. Ghafari, Qihan Liu, Arushi Dhillon, A. Katzourakis +1 more
2022Frontiers in Virology0 citations Open access
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THE ROLE OF POLITICALECONOMY OF OIL IN IRAN AFTER THE REVOLUTION (1979-88)
M. Ghafari
20000 citations
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