Ajitha Thanabalasuriar

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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Ajitha Thanabalasuriar is a scholar working on Immunology, Endocrinology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ajitha Thanabalasuriar has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Immunology, 9 papers in Endocrinology and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ajitha Thanabalasuriar's work include Escherichia coli research studies (8 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (7 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (7 papers). Ajitha Thanabalasuriar is often cited by papers focused on Escherichia coli research studies (8 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (7 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (7 papers). Ajitha Thanabalasuriar collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. Ajitha Thanabalasuriar's co-authors include Paul Kubes, Craig N. Jenne, Jing Wang, Bas G. J. Surewaard, Cynthia J. Meininger, Matthias Gunzer, Mokarram Hossain, Elżbieta Kołaczkowska, Ghislain Opdenakker and Woo‐Yong Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ajitha Thanabalasuriar

24 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Molecular mechanisms of NET formation and degradation revealed by intravital imaging in the liver vasculature

2015 462 citations Elżbieta Kołaczkowska, Craig N. Jenne et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Molly A. Ingersoll France

Takeshi Nagai Japan

Quanming Zou China

Marianne Quiding‐Järbrink Sweden

Kevin W. Bruhn United States

Barbara Valzasina Italy

Amanda Welin Sweden

Christof Wagner Germany

Rajesh Jagirdar Greece

Virginia Lockatell United States

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Zhao, Wenying, Dong Dong, Hui Wang, et al.. (2025). PIEZO1 mediates mechanical reprogramming of neutrophils for proangiogenic specialization in the lung. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(11). 7 indexed citations

Roger, A., et al.. (2025). Nociceptor Neurons Control Pollution-Mediated Neutrophilic Asthma. 1 indexed citations

Avizonis, Daina, Carolyn J. Baglole, Marcel A. Behr, et al.. (2024). Alveolar macrophage function is impaired following inhalation of berry e-cigarette vapor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(40). e2406294121–e2406294121. 3 indexed citations

Pernet, Erwan, Angela Nguyen, Nargis Khan, et al.. (2023). Neonatal imprinting of alveolar macrophages via neutrophil-derived 12-HETE. Nature. 614(7948). 530–538. 39 indexed citations

Thanabalasuriar, Ajitha, et al.. (2022). Resident macrophages of the lung and liver: The guardians of our tissues. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1029085–1029085. 21 indexed citations

Thanabalasuriar, Ajitha, et al.. (2022). From infection to repair: Understanding the workings of our innate immune cells. PubMed. 14(5). e1567–e1567. 3 indexed citations

Chiang, Abby J., et al.. (2021). Proteomics: An advanced tool to unravel the role of alveolar macrophages in respiratory diseases. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 134. 105966–105966. 3 indexed citations

Neupane, Arpan Sharma, Andrew Chojnacki, Fernanda V. S. Castanheira, et al.. (2020). Patrolling Alveolar Macrophages Conceal Bacteria from the Immune System to Maintain Homeostasis. Cell. 183(1). 110–125.e11. 208 indexed citations

Thanabalasuriar, Ajitha, Moritz Peiseler, Zhutian Zeng, et al.. (2019). Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Confine Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ocular Biofilms and Restrict Brain Invasion. Cell Host & Microbe. 25(4). 526–536.e4. 147 indexed citations

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Surewaard, Bas G. J., Ajitha Thanabalasuriar, Zhutian Zeng, et al.. (2018). α-Toxin Induces Platelet Aggregation and Liver Injury during Staphylococcus aureus Sepsis. Cell Host & Microbe. 24(2). 271–284.e3. 114 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing, Mokarram Hossain, Ajitha Thanabalasuriar, et al.. (2017). Visualizing the function and fate of neutrophils in sterile injury and repair. Science. 358(6359). 111–116. 377 indexed citations

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Thanabalasuriar, Ajitha, Arpan Sharma Neupane, Jing Wang, Matthew F. Krummel, & Paul Kubes. (2016). iNKT Cell Emigration out of the Lung Vasculature Requires Neutrophils and Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells in Inflammation. Cell Reports. 16(12). 3260–3272. 50 indexed citations

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Kołaczkowska, Elżbieta, Craig N. Jenne, Bas G. J. Surewaard, et al.. (2015). Molecular mechanisms of NET formation and degradation revealed by intravital imaging in the liver vasculature. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6673–6673. 462 indexed citations breakdown →

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Papapietro, Olivier, Sarah Teatero, Ajitha Thanabalasuriar, et al.. (2013). R-Spondin 2 signalling mediates susceptibility to fatal infectious diarrhoea. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1898–1898. 63 indexed citations

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Thanabalasuriar, Ajitha, Jin Oh Kim, & Samantha Gruenheid. (2013). The inhibition of COPII trafficking is important for intestinal epithelial tight junction disruption during enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Citrobacter rodentium infection. Microbes and Infection. 15(10-11). 738–744. 17 indexed citations

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Thanabalasuriar, Ajitha, Philippe Garneau, Patrick Boerlin, et al.. (2013). Identification of Potentially Diarrheagenic Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains Present in Canadian Food Animals at Slaughter and in Retail Meats. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79(12). 3892–3896. 16 indexed citations

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Thanabalasuriar, Ajitha, Athanasia Koutsouris, Gail Hecht, & Samantha Gruenheid. (2010). The bacterial virulence factor NleA's involvement in intestinal tight junction disruption during EnteropathogenicE. coliinfection is independent of its putative PDZ binding domain. Gut Microbes. 1(2). 114–118. 12 indexed citations

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Thanabalasuriar, Ajitha, Athanasia Koutsouris, Andrew W. Weflen, et al.. (2009). The bacterial virulence factor NleA is required for the disruption of intestinal tight junctions by enteropathogenicEscherichia coli. Cellular Microbiology. 12(1). 31–41. 78 indexed citations

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Deng, Wanyin, Mark E. Wickham, Alejandra Vázquez, et al.. (2008). Characterization of the NleF effector protein from attaching and effacing bacterial pathogens. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 281(1). 98–107. 25 indexed citations

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Kim, Jin Oh, Ajitha Thanabalasuriar, J. Christopher Fromme, et al.. (2007). The Bacterial Virulence Factor NleA Inhibits Cellular Protein Secretion by Disrupting Mammalian COPII Function. Cell Host & Microbe. 2(3). 160–171. 83 indexed citations

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