Amlan Barai

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 961 citations indexed

About

Amlan Barai is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Amlan Barai has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 961 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cell Biology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Amlan Barai's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (14 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (5 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (4 papers). Amlan Barai is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (14 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (5 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (4 papers). Amlan Barai collaborates with scholars based in India, France and United States. Amlan Barai's co-authors include Erik W. Thompson, Dan Burkhardt, Susan M. Smith, Zena Werb, Christopher B. Little, Amanda Fosang, Manisha H. Shah, Shamik Sen, Alakesh Das and Sandeep Kumar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, ACS Nano and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Amlan Barai

21 papers receiving 949 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.

Matrix metalloproteinase 13–deficient mice are resistant to osteoarthritic cartilage erosion but not chondrocyte hypertrophy or osteophyte development

2009 517 citations Christopher B. Little, Amlan Barai et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amlan Barai India	12	424	383	213	193	168	21	961
Mikko Liljeström Finland	13	191 0.5×	360 0.9×	128 0.6×	154 0.8×	50 0.3×	15	734
Mika Mulari Finland	13	211 0.5×	1.1k 2.7×	131 0.6×	700 3.6×	60 0.4×	16	1.5k
Elizabeth O’Byrne United States	14	305 0.7×	211 0.6×	216 1.0×	196 1.0×	45 0.3×	20	936
Suresh Jivan Gadher Czechia	15	99 0.2×	381 1.0×	113 0.5×	99 0.5×	24 0.1×	37	856
Zhizhan Gu United States	13	95 0.2×	443 1.2×	75 0.4×	126 0.7×	17 0.1×	16	905
Chuan‐Wei Jang United States	10	86 0.2×	515 1.3×	105 0.5×	164 0.8×	32 0.2×	13	715
Takeshi Namiki Japan	13	59 0.1×	460 1.2×	134 0.6×	194 1.0×	19 0.1×	58	1.0k
Andy Chen United States	16	55 0.1×	389 1.0×	94 0.4×	201 1.0×	29 0.2×	41	665
Shiro Kasai Japan	6	84 0.2×	423 1.1×	47 0.2×	133 0.7×	45 0.3×	16	789
Emma Kavanagh United Kingdom	14	89 0.2×	409 1.1×	94 0.4×	70 0.4×	16 0.1×	17	611

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20 of 20 papers shown

Barai, Amlan, Wang Xi, Shao‐Zhen Lin, et al.. (2025). A multicellular star-shaped actin network underpins epithelial organization and connectivity. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6201–6201. 3 indexed citations

Barai, Amlan, et al.. (2024). Bulky glycocalyx drives cancer invasiveness by modulating substrate-specific adhesion. PNAS Nexus. 3(8). pgae335–pgae335. 3 indexed citations

Fardin, Marc-Antoine, Amlan Barai, Tien Dang, et al.. (2023). Length limitation of astral microtubules orients cell divisions in murine intestinal crypts. Developmental Cell. 58(17). 1519–1533.e6. 4 indexed citations

Barai, Amlan, et al.. (2022). Amoebal Tubulin Cleavage Late during Infection Is a Characteristic Feature ofMimivirusbut Not ofMarseillevirus. Microbiology Spectrum. 10(6). e0275322–e0275322. 3 indexed citations

Morya, Vinod, et al.. (2022). Geometry of a DNA Nanostructure Influences Its Endocytosis: Cellular Study on 2D, 3D, and in Vivo Systems. ACS Nano. 16(7). 10496–10508. 82 indexed citations

Barai, Amlan, et al.. (2021). α-Actinin-4 drives invasiveness by regulating myosin IIB expression and myosin IIA localization. Journal of Cell Science. 134(23). 14 indexed citations

Jahan, Iffat, et al.. (2021). High ligand density drives extensive spreading and motility on soft GelMA gels. Biomedical Materials. 16(5). 54103–54103. 4 indexed citations

Barai, Amlan, Alakesh Das, & Shamik Sen. (2021). Measuring microenvironment-tuned nuclear stiffness of cancer cells with atomic force microscopy. STAR Protocols. 2(1). 100296–100296. 9 indexed citations

Bukhari, Amirali B., Ram Kumar Singh, Aastha Kapoor, et al.. (2021). EpCAM-Mediated Cellular Plasticity Promotes Radiation Resistance and Metastasis in Breast Cancer. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 597673–597673. 24 indexed citations

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Dutta, Suryendu, Sumit Kumar, Hukam Singh, et al.. (2020). Chemical evidence of preserved collagen in 54‐million‐year‐old fish vertebrae. Palaeontology. 63(2). 195–202. 11 indexed citations

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Barai, Amlan, et al.. (2020). Nuclear plasticity increases susceptibility to damage during confined migration. PLoS Computational Biology. 16(10). e1008300–e1008300. 14 indexed citations

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Das, Alakesh, et al.. (2019). Nuclear softening is essential for protease-independent migration. Matrix Biology. 82. 4–19. 24 indexed citations

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Barai, Amlan, et al.. (2018). Engineering interfacial migration by collective tuning of adhesion anisotropy and stiffness. Acta Biomaterialia. 72. 82–93. 11 indexed citations

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Kumar, Sandeep, Alakesh Das, Amlan Barai, & Shamik Sen. (2018). MMP Secretion Rate and Inter-invadopodia Spacing Collectively Govern Cancer Invasiveness. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 650–662. 35 indexed citations

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Desai, Sejal, Amlan Barai, Amirali B. Bukhari, Abhijit De, & Shamik Sen. (2017). α-Actinin-4 confers radioresistance coupled invasiveness in breast cancer cells through AKT pathway. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1865(1). 196–208. 23 indexed citations

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Das, Alakesh, et al.. (2017). MMP proteolytic activity regulates cancer invasiveness by modulating integrins. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 14219–14219. 116 indexed citations

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Kapoor, Aastha, Amlan Barai, Bhushan Thakur, et al.. (2017). Soft drug-resistant ovarian cancer cells migrate via two distinct mechanisms utilizing myosin II-based contractility. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1865(2). 392–405. 22 indexed citations

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Barai, Amlan, et al.. (2017). A possible alternate pathway for intravascular thrombosis - Investigation of the circumstantial evidence by microfluidics. Medical Science and Discovery. 4(1). 2 indexed citations

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Sthanam, Lakshmi Kavitha, et al.. (2016). Biophysical regulation of mouse embryonic stem cell fate and genomic integrity by feeder derived matrices. Biomaterials. 119. 9–22. 23 indexed citations

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Little, Christopher B., Amlan Barai, Dan Burkhardt, et al.. (2009). Matrix metalloproteinase 13–deficient mice are resistant to osteoarthritic cartilage erosion but not chondrocyte hypertrophy or osteophyte development. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 60(12). 3723–3733. 517 indexed citations breakdown →

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