Danesh H. Sopariwala

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 989 citations indexed

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Danesh H. Sopariwala is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Danesh H. Sopariwala has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 989 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Physiology and 6 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Danesh H. Sopariwala's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (9 papers) and Exercise and Physiological Responses (6 papers). Danesh H. Sopariwala is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (9 papers) and Exercise and Physiological Responses (6 papers). Danesh H. Sopariwala collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Canada. Danesh H. Sopariwala's co-authors include Muthu Periasamy, Naresh C. Bal, Sana Shaikh, Meghna Pant, Sanjaya Kumar Sahoo, Leslie A. Rowland, Santosh K. Maurya, Sanjeewa A. Goonasekera, Jeffery D. Molkentin and A. Russell Tupling and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and PLoS ONE.

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Danesh H. Sopariwala

21 papers receiving 981 citations

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Sarcolipin is a newly identified regulator of muscle-based thermogenesis in mammals

2012 428 citations Naresh C. Bal, Santosh K. Maurya et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Danesh H. Sopariwala United States	13	636	491	155	141	135	22	989
Sanjaya Kumar Sahoo United States	13	575 0.9×	488 1.0×	170 1.1×	211 1.5×	141 1.0×	27	1.1k
Meghna Pant United States	8	620 1.0×	405 0.8×	100 0.6×	137 1.0×	147 1.1×	9	882
Leslie A. Rowland United States	15	851 1.3×	399 0.8×	139 0.9×	168 1.2×	200 1.5×	21	1.2k
Martin Dale United Kingdom	14	554 0.9×	535 1.1×	126 0.8×	306 2.2×	87 0.6×	14	1.1k
Susan H. McKiernan United States	20	482 0.8×	888 1.8×	71 0.5×	133 0.9×	38 0.3×	24	1.5k
Poornima Bhupathy United States	8	164 0.3×	458 0.9×	405 2.6×	77 0.5×	31 0.2×	8	783
C. van Hardeveld Netherlands	19	312 0.5×	492 1.0×	152 1.0×	158 1.1×	35 0.3×	43	882
Jason J. Villarin United States	6	235 0.4×	322 0.7×	164 1.1×	42 0.3×	24 0.2×	6	632
Allen Herbst Canada	19	348 0.5×	1.1k 2.2×	25 0.2×	79 0.6×	26 0.2×	37	1.3k
Chun Shi Lin United States	8	216 0.3×	825 1.7×	23 0.1×	54 0.4×	28 0.2×	8	1.1k

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Nguyen, Thanh T., Yiyun Huang, Danesh H. Sopariwala, et al.. (2025). Estrogen‐Related Receptor Alpha Promotes Skeletal Muscle Regeneration and Mitigates Muscular Dystrophy. The FASEB Journal. 39(19). e71094–e71094.

Hayes, Matthew, Danesh H. Sopariwala, Ryan L. Sanders, et al.. (2024). The Estrogen Receptor-Related Orphan Receptors Regulate Autophagy through TFEB. Molecular Pharmacology. 106(4). 164–172. 2 indexed citations

Sopariwala, Danesh H., et al.. (2023). Estrogen‐Related Receptor Gamma Gene Therapy Promotes Therapeutic Angiogenesis and Muscle Recovery in Preclinical Model of PAD. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(16). e028880–e028880. 7 indexed citations

Sopariwala, Danesh H., et al.. (2022). Estrogen‐related receptor alpha is an AMPK‐regulated factor that promotes ischemic muscle revascularization and recovery in diet‐induced obese mice. FASEB BioAdvances. 4(9). 602–618. 15 indexed citations

Sopariwala, Danesh H., Guangsheng Pei, Anirban Roy, et al.. (2022). Innately expressed estrogen‐related receptors in the skeletal muscle are indispensable for exercise fitness. The FASEB Journal. 37(2). e22727–e22727. 15 indexed citations

Silva, Meiricris Tomaz da, et al.. (2022). Targeted ablation of Fn14 receptor improves exercise capacity and inhibits neurogenic muscle atrophy. The FASEB Journal. 36(12). e22666–e22666. 9 indexed citations

Sopariwala, Danesh H., Guangsheng Pei, Lisa Lin, et al.. (2021). Estrogen‐related receptor α is involved in angiogenesis and skeletal muscle revascularization in hindlimb ischemia. The FASEB Journal. 35(5). e21480–e21480. 23 indexed citations

Bal, Naresh C., Subash C. Gupta, Meghna Pant, et al.. (2021). Is Upregulation of Sarcolipin Beneficial or Detrimental to Muscle Function?. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 633058–633058. 25 indexed citations

Yadav, Vikas, Danesh H. Sopariwala, Sabina Lorca, et al.. (2019). Loss of Estrogen-Related Receptor Alpha Facilitates Angiogenesis in Endothelial Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 39(5). 19 indexed citations

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Sopariwala, Danesh H., Vikas Yadav, Pierre-Marie Badin, et al.. (2017). Long-term PGC1β overexpression leads to apoptosis, autophagy and muscle wasting. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10237–10237. 11 indexed citations

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Badin, Pierre-Marie, Danesh H. Sopariwala, Sabina Lorca, & Vihang A. Narkar. (2016). Muscle Arnt/Hif1β Is Dispensable in Myofiber Type Determination, Vascularization and Insulin Sensitivity. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0168457–e0168457. 9 indexed citations

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Maurya, Santosh K., Naresh C. Bal, Danesh H. Sopariwala, et al.. (2015). Sarcolipin Is a Key Determinant of the Basal Metabolic Rate, and Its Overexpression Enhances Energy Expenditure and Resistance against Diet-induced Obesity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(17). 10840–10849. 113 indexed citations

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Sahoo, Sanjaya Kumar, Sana Shaikh, Danesh H. Sopariwala, et al.. (2015). The N Terminus of Sarcolipin Plays an Important Role in Uncoupling Sarco-endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) ATP Hydrolysis from Ca2+ Transport. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(22). 14057–14067. 52 indexed citations

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Pant, Meghna, Danesh H. Sopariwala, Naresh C. Bal, et al.. (2015). Metabolic Dysfunction and Altered Mitochondrial Dynamics in the Utrophin-Dystrophin Deficient Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0123875–e0123875. 57 indexed citations

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Sopariwala, Danesh H., Meghna Pant, Sana Shaikh, et al.. (2015). Sarcolipin overexpression improves muscle energetics and reduces fatigue. Journal of Applied Physiology. 118(8). 1050–1058. 57 indexed citations

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Sopariwala, Danesh H., Sana Shaikh, Meghna Pant, Leslie A. Rowland, & Muthu Periasamy. (2014). Sarcolipin overexpression in mice increases their endurance exercise capacity (1162.2). The FASEB Journal. 28(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Sahoo, Sanjaya Kumar, Sana Shaikh, Danesh H. Sopariwala, Naresh C. Bal, & Muthu Periasamy. (2013). Sarcolipin Protein Interaction with Sarco(endo)plasmic Reticulum Ca2+ATPase (SERCA) Is Distinct from Phospholamban Protein, and Only Sarcolipin Can Promote Uncoupling of the SERCA Pump. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(10). 6881–6889. 94 indexed citations

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Bal, Naresh C., Santosh K. Maurya, Danesh H. Sopariwala, et al.. (2012). Sarcolipin is a newly identified regulator of muscle-based thermogenesis in mammals. Nature Medicine. 18(10). 1575–1579. 428 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chi, Mei, Yingbi Zhou, Danesh H. Sopariwala, & Muthu Periasamy. (2011). SM2+/- male mice are predisposed to develop urinary tract obstruction and hyper contractility of the bladder smooth muscle upon ageing. Journal of Smooth Muscle Research. 47(3/4). 67–78. 4 indexed citations

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Bal, Naresh C., Nivedita Jena, Danesh H. Sopariwala, et al.. (2011). Probing cationic selectivity of cardiac calsequestrin and its CPVT mutants. Biochemical Journal. 435(2). 391–399. 24 indexed citations

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