Anjana Rao

73.5k total citations · 27 hit papers
296 papers, 55.8k citations indexed

About

Anjana Rao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anjana Rao has authored 296 papers receiving a total of 55.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 216 papers in Molecular Biology, 110 papers in Immunology and 43 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Anjana Rao's work include Signaling Pathways in Disease (87 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (77 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (68 papers). Anjana Rao is often cited by papers focused on Signaling Pathways in Disease (87 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (77 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (68 papers). Anjana Rao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and South Korea. Anjana Rao's co-authors include Patrick G. Hogan, Suneet Agarwal, William A. Pastor, Stefan Feske, Chun Huai Luo, L. Aravind, Mamta Tahiliani, K. Mark Ansel, Hozefa S. Bandukwala and Kian Peng Koh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Anjana Rao

296 papers receiving 55.1k citations

Hit Papers

Conversion of 5-Methylcytosine to 5-Hydroxymethylc... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2009 1997 1997 2006 2003 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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.

  1. Conversion of 5-Methylcytosine to 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in Mammalian DNA by MLL Partner TET1
    2009 4.4k citations Mamta Tahiliani, Kian Peng Koh et al. Science profile →
  2. TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS OF THE NFAT FAMILY:Regulation and Function
    1997 2.2k citations Anjana Rao, Patrick G. Hogan et al. profile →
  3. IKK-1 and IKK-2: Cytokine-Activated IκB Kinases Essential for NF-κB Activation
    1997 1.8k citations Anjana Rao et al. Science profile →
  4. A mutation in Orai1 causes immune deficiency by abrogating CRAC channel function
    2006 1.8k citations Stefan Feske, Patrick G. Hogan et al. Nature profile →
  5. Transcriptional regulation by calcium, calcineurin, and NFAT
    2003 1.6k citations Patrick G. Hogan, Anjana Rao et al. profile →
  6. Regulation of the Germinal Center Response by MicroRNA-155
    2007 1.2k citations Dinis Pedro Calado, Jeffery L. Kutok et al. Science profile →
  7. Orai1 is an essential pore subunit of the CRAC channel
    2006 1.1k citations Stefan Feske, Anjana Rao et al. Nature profile →
  8. Impaired hydroxylation of 5-methylcytosine in myeloid cancers with mutant TET2
    2010 993 citations Yun Huang, Mamta Tahiliani et al. Nature profile →
  9. Defining ‘T cell exhaustion’
    2019 953 citations Patrick G. Hogan, Anjana Rao et al. profile →
  10. FOXP3 Controls Regulatory T Cell Function through Cooperation with NFAT
    2006 937 citations Markus Feuerer, Anjana Rao et al. profile →
  11. TETonic shift: biological roles of TET proteins in DNA demethylation and transcription
    2013 684 citations William A. Pastor, L. Aravind et al. profile →
  12. Vitamin C induces Tet-dependent DNA demethylation and a blastocyst-like state in ES cells
    2013 655 citations Anjana Rao et al. Nature profile →
  13. Genome-wide mapping of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in embryonic stem cells
    2011 643 citations William A. Pastor, Yun Huang et al. Nature profile →
  14. Interleukin-2 and Inflammation Induce Distinct Transcriptional Programs that Promote the Differentiation of Effector Cytolytic T Cells
    2010 617 citations Matthew E. Pipkin, Anjana Rao et al. Immunity profile →
  15. Partners in transcription: NFAT and AP-1
    2001 615 citations Fernando Macián, Anjana Rao et al. profile →
  16. Tet1 and Tet2 Regulate 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Production and Cell Lineage Specification in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
    2011 608 citations Kian Peng Koh, Yun Huang et al. profile →
  17. Molecular Basis of Calcium Signaling in Lymphocytes: STIM and ORAI
    2010 606 citations Patrick G. Hogan, Anjana Rao et al. profile →
  18. Modulation of Chromatin Structure Regulates Cytokine Gene Expression during T Cell Differentiation
    1998 596 citations Suneet Agarwal, Anjana Rao Immunity profile →
  19. The Behaviour of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in Bisulfite Sequencing
    2010 571 citations Yun Huang, William A. Pastor et al. profile →
  20. Transcriptional Mechanisms Underlying Lymphocyte Tolerance
    2002 561 citations Fernando Macián, Anjana Rao et al. profile →
  21. NR4A transcription factors limit CAR T cell function in solid tumours
    2019 552 citations Isaac F. López-Moyado, Hyungseok Seo et al. Nature profile →
  22. The Transcription Factor NFAT Promotes Exhaustion of Activated CD8 + T Cells
    2015 532 citations Tarmo Äijö, Matthew E. Pipkin et al. Immunity profile →
  23. REGULATION OF TH2 DIFFERENTIATION ANDIl4LOCUS ACCESSIBILITY
    2006 529 citations Anjana Rao et al. profile →
  24. Aberrant T cell differentiation in the absence of Dicer
    2005 518 citations Anjana Rao et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  25. TOX and TOX2 transcription factors cooperate with NR4A transcription factors to impose CD8 + T cell exhaustion
    2019 480 citations Hyungseok Seo, Edahí González‐Avalos et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  26. Impact of Genetic Polymorphisms on Human Immune Cell Gene Expression
    2018 478 citations Anjana Rao, Bjoern Peters et al. profile →
  27. BATF and IRF4 cooperate to counter exhaustion in tumor-infiltrating CAR T cells
    2021 219 citations Hyungseok Seo, Edahí González‐Avalos et al. Nature Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anjana Rao United States 117 34.1k 19.5k 8.3k 8.2k 6.0k 296 55.8k
Jeffery D. Molkentin United States 124 39.3k 1.2× 3.7k 0.2× 3.6k 0.4× 4.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.2× 430 54.9k
Tomohiro Kurosaki Japan 96 10.6k 0.3× 15.6k 0.8× 1.8k 0.2× 3.7k 0.5× 2.9k 0.5× 316 28.3k
Mariano Barbacid United States 107 31.1k 0.9× 4.9k 0.3× 5.9k 0.7× 15.0k 1.8× 643 0.1× 266 52.4k
George D. Yancopoulos United States 161 55.1k 1.6× 16.0k 0.8× 11.9k 1.4× 14.3k 1.8× 749 0.1× 430 103.1k
Shuh Narumiya Japan 125 28.8k 0.8× 7.4k 0.4× 3.5k 0.4× 6.0k 0.7× 728 0.1× 556 60.6k
Stanley J. Korsmeyer United States 132 59.5k 1.7× 15.2k 0.8× 7.6k 0.9× 15.3k 1.9× 338 0.1× 230 84.0k
Vishva M. Dixit United States 141 62.4k 1.8× 32.9k 1.7× 15.7k 1.9× 13.0k 1.6× 317 0.1× 315 88.1k
Tak W. Mak Canada 156 49.6k 1.5× 34.0k 1.7× 17.0k 2.1× 22.6k 2.8× 368 0.1× 710 96.1k
Makoto M. Taketo Japan 111 24.0k 0.7× 3.1k 0.2× 4.1k 0.5× 6.5k 0.8× 653 0.1× 392 39.1k
Bert W. O’Malley United States 139 40.6k 1.2× 9.6k 0.5× 5.7k 0.7× 11.0k 1.3× 561 0.1× 964 77.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anjana Rao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Naik, Akshay, et al.. (2022). Aptamer-DNA Origami-Functionalized Solid-State Nanopores for Single-Molecule Sensing of G-Quadruplex Formation. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 5(7). 8804–8810. 21 indexed citations
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Georges, Romain O., Hugo Sepúlveda, Eric C. Johnson, et al.. (2022). Acute deletion of TET enzymes results in aneuploidy in mouse embryonic stem cells through decreased expression of Khdc3. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6230–6230. 9 indexed citations
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Onodera, Atsushi, Edahí González‐Avalos, Chan‐Wang Jerry Lio, et al.. (2021). Roles of TET and TDG in DNA demethylation in proliferating and non-proliferating immune cells. Genome biology. 22(1). 186–186. 51 indexed citations
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Park, Soohyung, Chan‐Wang Jerry Lio, Edahí González‐Avalos, et al.. (2020). 5-Azacytidine Transiently Restores Dysregulated Erythroid Differentiation Gene Expression in TET2-Deficient Erythroleukemia Cells. Molecular Cancer Research. 19(3). 451–464. 4 indexed citations
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Balasubramanian, R., Anjana Rao, Akshay Naik, et al.. (2020). DNA Translocation through Vertically Stacked 2D Layers of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Heterostructure Nanopore. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 4(1). 451–461. 19 indexed citations
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López-Moyado, Isaac F., Ageliki Tsagaratou, Hyungseok Seo, et al.. (2019). Paradoxical association of TET loss of function with genome-wide DNA hypomethylation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(34). 16933–16942. 83 indexed citations
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Lio, Chan‐Wang Jerry, Vipul Shukla, Daniela Samaniego‐Castruita, et al.. (2019). TET enzymes augment activation-induced deaminase (AID) expression via 5-hydroxymethylcytosine modifications at the Aicda superenhancer. Science Immunology. 4(34). 71 indexed citations
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Mognol, Giuliana P., Roberto Spreafico, Victor Wong, et al.. (2017). Exhaustion-associated regulatory regions in CD8 + tumor-infiltrating T cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(13). E2776–E2785. 232 indexed citations
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Tsagaratou, Ageliki, Edahí González‐Avalos, Sini Rautio, et al.. (2016). TET proteins regulate the lineage specification and TCR-mediated expansion of iNKT cells. Nature Immunology. 18(1). 45–53. 110 indexed citations
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Yue, Xiaojing, Sara Trifari, Tarmo Äijö, et al.. (2016). Control of Foxp3 stability through modulation of TET activity. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 213(3). 377–397. 265 indexed citations
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Tsagaratou, Ageliki, Tarmo Äijö, Chan‐Wang Jerry Lio, et al.. (2014). Dissecting the dynamic changes of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in T-cell development and differentiation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(32). E3306–15. 138 indexed citations
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Chen, Runqiang, Simon Bélanger, Megan A. Frederick, et al.. (2014). In Vivo RNA Interference Screens Identify Regulators of Antiviral CD4+ and CD8+ T Cell Differentiation. Immunity. 41(2). 325–338. 85 indexed citations
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Tahiliani, Mamta, Kian Peng Koh, Yinghua Shen, et al.. (2009). Conversion of 5-Methylcytosine to 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in Mammalian DNA by MLL Partner TET1. Science. 324(5929). 930–935. 4364 indexed citations breakdown →
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Puga, Irene, Brian T. Abe, Sanmay Bandyopadhyay, et al.. (2009). Transcriptional complexes formed by NFAT dimers regulate the induction of T cell tolerance. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(4). 867–876. 62 indexed citations
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Sundrud, Mark S., Sergei B. Koralov, Markus Feuerer, et al.. (2009). Halofuginone Inhibits T H 17 Cell Differentiation by Activating the Amino Acid Starvation Response. Science. 324(5932). 1334–1338. 323 indexed citations
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McCarl, Christie‐Ann, Capucine Pïcard, Sara Khalil, et al.. (2009). ORAI1 deficiency and lack of store-operated Ca2+ entry cause immunodeficiency, myopathy, and ectodermal dysplasia. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 124(6). 1311–1318.e7. 256 indexed citations
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Tahiliani, Mamta, Pinchao Mei, Rui Fang, et al.. (2007). The histone H3K4 demethylase SMCX links REST target genes to X-linked mental retardation. Nature. 447(7144). 601–605. 345 indexed citations
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Lee, Dong U. & Anjana Rao. (2004). Molecular analysis of a locus control region in the T helper 2 cytokine gene cluster: A target for STAT6 but not GATA3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(45). 16010–16015. 79 indexed citations
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Jain, Jugnu, Eric A. Nalefski, Patricia G. McCaffrey, et al.. (1994). Normal Peripheral T-Cell Function in c-Fos-Deficient Mice. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(3). 1566–1574. 62 indexed citations

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