Alin Rai

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Alin Rai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alin Rai has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cancer Research and 9 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Alin Rai's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (35 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (8 papers). Alin Rai is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (35 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (8 papers). Alin Rai collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Japan. Alin Rai's co-authors include David W. Greening, Richard J. Simpson, Rong Xu, Maoshan Chen, Wittaya Suwakulsiri, Hong Ji, Haoyun Fang, Bethany Claridge, Shashi K. Gopal and Qi Hui Poh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Nature Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Alin Rai

42 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Extracellular vesicles in cancer — implications for futur... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Extracellular vesicles in cancer — implications for future improvements in cancer care
    2018 1.1k citations Rong Xu, Alin Rai et al. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology profile →

Peers

Alin Rai
James Clancy United States
Mária Pásztói Hungary
Khalid Al‐Nedawi Canada
Jason Webber United Kingdom
Olivier G. de Jong Netherlands
Bow J. Tauro Australia
Nina P. Hessvik Norway
Joel Z. Nordin Sweden
Krisztina Pálóczi Hungary
Hikaru Sonoda Japan
James Clancy United States
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alin Rai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alin Rai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alin Rai based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alin Rai. Alin Rai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rai, Alin, Kevin Huynh, Qi Hui Poh, et al.. (2025). Multi-omics identify hallmark protein and lipid features of small extracellular vesicles circulating in human plasma. Nature Cell Biology. 27(12). 2167–2185. 1 indexed citations
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Greening, David W., Rong Xu, Alin Rai, et al.. (2025). Clinical relevance of extracellular vesicles in cancer — therapeutic and diagnostic potential. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. 22(12). 924–952. 3 indexed citations
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Rai, Alin, Qi Hui Poh, Hiroaki Okae, et al.. (2025). Dynamic Proteome Landscape During Preimplantation Human Embryo Development and Trophectoderm Stem Cell‐Differentiation. PROTEOMICS. 25(15). 72–89.
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Poh, Qi Hui, et al.. (2024). HB‐EGF‐loaded nanovesicles enhance trophectodermal spheroid attachment and invasion. PROTEOMICS. 24(11). e2200145–e2200145. 1 indexed citations
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Rai, Alin, et al.. (2024). The Discovery of Extracellular Vesicles and Their Emergence as a Next-Generation Therapy. Circulation Research. 135(1). 198–221. 46 indexed citations
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Pham, Cuong Viet, et al.. (2024). Role of aptamer technology in extracellular vesicle biology and therapeutic applications. Nanoscale. 16(24). 11457–11479. 12 indexed citations
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Claridge, Bethany, Alin Rai, Jarmon G. Lees, et al.. (2023). Cardiomyocyte intercellular signalling increases oxidative stress and reprograms the global‐ and phospho‐proteome of cardiac fibroblasts. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(12). e125–e125. 5 indexed citations
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Filidou, Eirini, et al.. (2023). A Simplified and Effective Approach for the Isolation of Small Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived from Human Peripheral Blood. Biomedicines. 11(3). 787–787. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Yung‐Chih, Manousos Makridakis, Jonathan Noonan, et al.. (2023). Quantitative proteomic landscape of unstable atherosclerosis identifies molecular signatures and therapeutic targets for plaque stabilization. Communications Biology. 6(1). 265–265. 17 indexed citations
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Poh, Qi Hui, Alin Rai, Mulyoto Pangestu, Lois A. Salamonsen, & David W. Greening. (2023). Rapid generation of functional nanovesicles from human trophectodermal cells for embryo attachment and outgrowth. PROTEOMICS. 24(11). e2300056–e2300056. 3 indexed citations
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Rai, Alin, et al.. (2023). Rapid and in‐depth proteomic profiling of small extracellular vesicles for ultralow samples. PROTEOMICS. 24(11). e2300211–e2300211. 15 indexed citations
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Rai, Alin, Jarmon G. Lees, Haoyun Fang, et al.. (2022). Scalable Generation of Nanovesicles from Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Cardiac Repair. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(22). 14334–14334. 24 indexed citations
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Rai, Alin, David W. Greening, Rong Xu, et al.. (2021). Secreted midbody remnants are a class of extracellular vesicles molecularly distinct from exosomes and microparticles. Communications Biology. 4(1). 400–400. 60 indexed citations
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Rai, Alin, Haoyun Fang, Bethany Claridge, Richard J. Simpson, & David W. Greening. (2021). Proteomic dissection of large extracellular vesicle surfaceome unravels interactive surface platform. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 10(13). e12164–e12164. 98 indexed citations
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Gurung, Shanti, David W. Greening, Alin Rai, et al.. (2021). The proteomes of endometrial stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles following a decidualizing stimulus define the cells’ potential for decidualization success. Molecular Human Reproduction. 27(10). 14 indexed citations
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Rai, Alin, David W. Greening, Rong Xu, Wittaya Suwakulsiri, & Richard J. Simpson. (2020). Exosomes Derived from the Human Primary Colorectal Cancer Cell Line SW480 Orchestrate Fibroblast‐Led Cancer Invasion. PROTEOMICS. 20(14). e2000016–e2000016. 25 indexed citations
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Evans, Jemma, Alin Rai, Hong Phuong Nguyen, et al.. (2019). Human Endometrial Extracellular Vesicles Functionally Prepare Human Trophectoderm Model for Implantation: Understanding Bidirectional Maternal‐Embryo Communication. PROTEOMICS. 19(23). e1800423–e1800423. 73 indexed citations

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