Ganesh M. Shankar

14.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
87 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Ganesh M. Shankar is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ganesh M. Shankar has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Surgery, 20 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 19 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ganesh M. Shankar's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (20 papers), Management of metastatic bone disease (18 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (18 papers). Ganesh M. Shankar is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (20 papers), Management of metastatic bone disease (18 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (18 papers). Ganesh M. Shankar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and India. Ganesh M. Shankar's co-authors include Dominic M. Walsh, Dennis J. Selkoe, Shaomin Li, Nina E. Shepardson, Bernardo L. Sabatini, Matthew Townsend, Cynthia A. Lemere, Michael J. Rowan, Brenda L. Bloodgood and Michael A. Farrell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Neuron and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Ganesh M. Shankar

83 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Amyloid-β protein dimers isolated directly from Alzheimer's brains impair synaptic plasticity and memory

2008 3.0k citations Ganesh M. Shankar, Shaomin Li et al. profile →
Natural oligomers of the amyloid-β protein specifically disrupt cognitive function

2004 1.4k citations James Cleary, Dominic M. Walsh et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Natural Oligomers of the Alzheimer Amyloid-β Protein Induce Reversible Synapse Loss by Modulating an NMDA-Type Glutamate Receptor-Dependent Signaling Pathway

2007 1.3k citations Ganesh M. Shankar, Dominic M. Walsh et al. profile →
Soluble Oligomers of Amyloid β Protein Facilitate Hippocampal Long-Term Depression by Disrupting Neuronal Glutamate Uptake

2009 771 citations Shaomin Li, Soyon Hong et al. Neuron profile →
Soluble Aβ Oligomers Inhibit Long-Term Potentiation through a Mechanism Involving Excessive Activation of Extrasynaptic NR2B-Containing NMDA Receptors

2011 534 citations Shaomin Li, Nina E. Shepardson et al. profile →
Effects of secreted oligomers of amyloid β‐protein on hippocampal synaptic plasticity: a potent role for trimers

2006 514 citations Ganesh M. Shankar, Dominic M. Walsh et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ganesh M. Shankar United States	28	8.1k	3.9k	3.4k	2.2k	1.8k	87	11.2k
Linda H. Younkin United States	44	9.2k 1.1×	4.6k 1.2×	2.8k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.4×	72	12.1k
Marc Mercken Belgium	44	7.9k 1.0×	4.3k 1.1×	2.3k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	102	10.8k
Nobuhisa Iwata Japan	50	6.8k 0.8×	4.4k 1.1×	2.9k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	2.2k 1.2×	142	11.6k
Ilse Dewachter Belgium	45	5.9k 0.7×	3.9k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	94	9.3k
Gunnar K. Gouras Sweden	46	7.1k 0.9×	4.1k 1.0×	3.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	106	10.5k
Kirsten L. Viola United States	23	8.5k 1.1×	4.0k 1.0×	2.8k 0.8×	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	35	10.2k
Mary Jo LaDu United States	51	7.1k 0.9×	3.8k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	105	9.6k
Christopher B. Eckman United States	50	9.3k 1.1×	5.9k 1.5×	2.3k 0.7×	2.4k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	78	12.6k
Antonella Caccamo United States	36	6.4k 0.8×	3.6k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	56	9.6k
Karen H. Ashe United States	45	11.9k 1.5×	5.5k 1.4×	4.9k 1.4×	3.1k 1.4×	3.9k 2.1×	88	15.7k

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Sujijantarat, Nanthiya, Varun Padmanaban, Aladine A. Elsamadicy, et al.. (2025). Traumatic vertebral artery occlusion is associated with high rates of recanalization: insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosurgical Review. 48(1). 306–306. 1 indexed citations

Shankar, Ganesh M., et al.. (2025). Quantity versus quality: analysis of research publications in the 2023 neurosurgery match. Journal of neurosurgery. 142(6). 1818–1825. 1 indexed citations

Massaad, Elie, Ali Kiapour, D. Thomas, et al.. (2024). Disparities in Surgical Intervention and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Racial/Ethnic Groups With Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Neurosurgery. 95(3). 576–583. 1 indexed citations

Nanda, Pranav, Faith C. Robertson, Mercy H. Mazurek, et al.. (2024). Sub-Internship Academy: Implementation and Evaluation of Single-Day Resident-Driven Focused Sub-Internship Preparation Course. World Neurosurgery. 193. 533–542.

Karavasili, Christina, Thomas E. Young, Joshua Francis, et al.. (2024). Local drug delivery challenges and innovations in spinal neurosurgery. Journal of Controlled Release. 376. 1225–1250. 2 indexed citations

Fourman, Mitchell S., Layla Siraj, Duncan C. Ramsey, et al.. (2023). Can We Use Artificial Intelligence Cluster Analysis to Identify Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Spine at Highest Risk of Postoperative Adverse Events?. World Neurosurgery. 174. e26–e34. 4 indexed citations

Massaad, Elie, Muhamed Hadzipasic, Shalin S. Patel, et al.. (2021). Performance assessment of the metastatic spinal tumor frailty index using machine learning algorithms: limitations and future directions. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 50(5). E5–E5. 27 indexed citations

Massaad, Elie, et al.. (2021). Safety and efficacy of cement augmentation with fenestrated pedicle screws for tumor-related spinal instability. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 50(5). E12–E12. 15 indexed citations

Fatima, Nida, Hui Zheng, Elie Massaad, et al.. (2020). Development and Validation of Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting Adverse Events After Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. World Neurosurgery. 140. 627–641. 30 indexed citations

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Massaad, Elie, Nida Fatima, Ali Kiapour, et al.. (2020). Polyetheretherketone Versus Titanium Cages for Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature. Neurospine. 17(1). 125–135. 54 indexed citations

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Fatima, Nida, Elie Massaad, Christopher Alvarez‐Breckenridge, et al.. (2020). Does Obesity Correlate with Postoperative Complications After Elective Posterior Cervical Spine Fusion?. World Neurosurgery. 141. e231–e238. 9 indexed citations

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Fatima, Nida, Elie Massaad, Ganesh M. Shankar, & John H. Shin. (2020). Structural Allograft versus Polyetheretherketone Implants in Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery. 136. 101–109. 14 indexed citations

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Fatima, Nida, Elie Massaad, Muhamed Hadzipasic, Ganesh M. Shankar, & John H. Shin. (2020). Safety and accuracy of robot-assisted placement of pedicle screws compared to conventional free-hand technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Spine Journal. 21(2). 181–192. 105 indexed citations

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Muralidharan, Koushik, Anudeep Yekula, Julia L. Small, et al.. (2020). TERT Promoter Mutation Analysis for Blood-Based Diagnosis and Monitoring of Gliomas. Clinical Cancer Research. 27(1). 169–178. 62 indexed citations

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Shankar, Ganesh M., et al.. (2018). Differential sensitivity of chronic high-fat-diet-induced obesity in Sprague-Dawley rats. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 29(5). 553–563. 5 indexed citations

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Tateishi, Kensuke, Fumi Higuchi, Julie J. Miller, et al.. (2017). The Alkylating Chemotherapeutic Temozolomide Induces Metabolic Stress in IDH1 -Mutant Cancers and Potentiates NAD+ Depletion–Mediated Cytotoxicity. Cancer Research. 77(15). 4102–4115. 73 indexed citations

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Shankar, Ganesh M., Malcolm A. Leissring, Anthony Adame, et al.. (2009). Biochemical and immunohistochemical analysis of an Alzheimer's disease mouse model reveals the presence of multiple cerebral Aβ assembly forms throughout life. Neurobiology of Disease. 36(2). 293–302. 101 indexed citations

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Li, Shaomin, Soyon Hong, Nina E. Shepardson, et al.. (2009). Soluble Oligomers of Amyloid β Protein Facilitate Hippocampal Long-Term Depression by Disrupting Neuronal Glutamate Uptake. Neuron. 62(6). 788–801. 771 indexed citations breakdown →

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Farris, Wesley, Sonja G. Schütz, John R. Cirrito, et al.. (2007). Loss of Neprilysin Function Promotes Amyloid Plaque Formation and Causes Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy. American Journal Of Pathology. 171(1). 241–251. 126 indexed citations

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Cleary, James, Dominic M. Walsh, J. Hofmeister, et al.. (2004). Natural oligomers of the amyloid-β protein specifically disrupt cognitive function. Nature Neuroscience. 8(1). 79–84. 1417 indexed citations breakdown →

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