Professor




Publications

Selected Publications

  1. Toorang F, Etemadi A, Nazir Ahmad Dar, Soliman A, Klosterhalfen S, Ansari-Moghaddam A, Ghantous A, Romani M, Hadji M, Punzo A, Rashidian H, Lotfi F, Sadat Seyyedsalehi M, Siea AC, Caliceti C, El-Gohary S, AlMulla AM, Yahia Al Ameer A, Malekzadeh R, Muzaffar M, Zaatari GS, Maziak W, Freedman ND, Boffetta P, Zendehdel K. Waterpipe smoking and health outcomes: review of evidence and road map for an international consortium. Tobacco Control. 2026; tc-2025-059374. IF: 4.7.
  2. Nabi S, Hajam MA, Mushtaq U, Baba AM, Malla BA, Khanday FA, Nazir Ahmad Dar. RhoA functionally collaborates with HSPA1A to promote the migratory phenotype of cancer cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) – Gene Regulatory Mechanisms. 2025;1868(3):195101. IF: 3.5. (Corresponding Author)
  3. Baba AM, Shyanti RK, Hajam MA, Nissa N, Muzaffar M, Bashir T, Fida S, Abdullah M, Singh RP, Nazir Ahmad Dar. Role of histone acetylation in the regulation of CD36 and ANGPTL1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. BMC Cancer. 2025. DOI:10.1186/s12885-025-15350-y. IF: 3.4. (Corresponding Author)
  4. Baba AM, Shah AA, Ayil I, Nayak S, Shyanti RK, Nissa N, Muzaffar M, Hajam MA, Akhtar R, Malla BA, Akhtar S, Singh RP, Nazir Ahmad Dar. Polydatin inhibits histone deacetylase 1 and shows an anti-angiogenic action in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Medical Oncology. 2024;41(11):278. IF: 4.0. (Corresponding Author)
  5. Malla BA, Rafiq S, Hadi A, Ali A, Kaloo ZA, Wagay NA, Nazir Ahmad Dar. Downregulation of pro-inflammatory markers NF-κB1, RelA, and COX-2 using Aconitum chasmanthum Stapf ex Holmes: an in vitro and in silico study. Industrial Crops and Products. 2023;197:116564. IF: 6.5. (Corresponding Author)
  6. Malla BA, Ali A, Maqbool I, Nazir Ahmad Dar, Ahmad SB, Alsaffar RM, Rehman MU. Insights into molecular docking and dynamics to reveal therapeutic potential of natural compounds against p53 protein. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 2022;1–20. IF: 2.4.
  7. Rasool MT, Hafiz A, Banday SZ, Dar IA, Akhter S, Qureshi MZ, Geelani S, Nazir Ahmad Dar. ABO blood group and the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Kashmir, a high-risk region. Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer. 2020;51:1–5. IF: 4.4.
  8. Warnakulasuriya S, Cronin-Fenton D, Jinot J, Kamangar F, Malekzadeh R, Nazir Ahmad Dar, et al. Carcinogenicity of opium consumption. The Lancet Oncology. 2020;21(10):e553–e562. IF: 35.9.
  9. Murphy G, McCormack V, Abedi-Ardekani B, Arnold M, Camargo MC, Nazir Ahmad Dar, et al. International cancer seminars: a focus on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Annals of Oncology. 2017;28(9):2086–2093. IF: 65.4.
  10. Rafiq R, Shah IA, Bhat GA, Lone MM, Islami F, Boffetta P, Nazir Ahmad Dar. Secondhand smoking and the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a high-incidence region, Kashmir, India: a case-control study. Medicine. 2016;95(1). IF: 5.0. (Corresponding Author)
  11. Bhat GA, Shah IA, Rafiq R, Nabi S, Iqbal B, Lone MM, et al., Nazir Ahmad Dar. Family history of cancer and the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of oesophagus: a case-control study in Kashmir, India. British Journal of Cancer. 2015;113(7):1037–1043. IF: 7.6. (Corresponding Author)
  12. Nazir Ahmad Dar, Bhat GA, Shah IA, Iqbal B, Rafiq R, Nabi S, et al. Salt tea consumption and esophageal cancer: a possible role of alkaline beverages in esophageal carcinogenesis. International Journal of Cancer. 2015;136(6):E704–E710. IF: 7.4. (Corresponding Author)
  13. Nazir Ahmad Dar, Islami F, Bhat GA, Shah IA, Makhdoomi MA, Iqbal B, et al. Contact with animals and risk of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: outcome of a case-control study from Kashmir. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2014;71(3):208–214. IF: 4.0. (Corresponding Author)
  14. Nazir Ahmad Dar, Islami F, Bhat GA, Shah IA, Makhdoomi MA, Iqbal B, et al. Poor oral hygiene and risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Kashmir. British Journal of Cancer. 2013;109(5):1367–1372. IF: 7.6. (Corresponding Author)
  15. Nazir Ahmad Dar, Shah IA, Bhat GA, Makhdoomi MA, Iqbal B, Rafiq R, et al. Socioeconomic status and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in Kashmir, India. Cancer Science. 2013;104(9):1231–1236. IF: 6.7. (Corresponding Author)
  16. Nazir Ahmad Dar, Bhat GA, Shah IA, Iqbal B, Makhdoomi MA, Nisar I, et al. Hookah smoking, nass chewing, and oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Kashmir, India. British Journal of Cancer. 2012;107(9):1618–1623. IF: 7.6. (Corresponding Author)
  17. de Moraes E, Nazir Ahmad Dar, Gallo CV, Hainaut P. Cross-talks between cyclooxygenase-2 and tumor suppressor protein p53: balancing life and death during inflammatory stress and carcinogenesis. International Journal of Cancer. 2007;121(5):929–937. IF: 7.3.
  18. Benoit V, de Moraes E, Nazir Ahmad Dar, Taranchon E, Bours V, Hautefeuille A, et al. Transcriptional activation of cyclooxygenase-2 by tumor suppressor p53 requires nuclear factor-kappaB. Oncogene. 2006;25(42):5708–5718. IF: 10.0.
  19. Mir MM, Nazir Ahmad Dar, Gochhait S, Zargar SA, Ahangar AG, Bamezai RN. p53 mutation profile of squamous cell carcinomas of the esophagus in Kashmir (India): a high-incidence area. International Journal of Cancer. 2005;116(1):62–68. IF: 7.4.