Haig Aghajanian

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Haig Aghajanian is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Haig Aghajanian has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Haig Aghajanian's work include Congenital heart defects research (5 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (5 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (5 papers). Haig Aghajanian is often cited by papers focused on Congenital heart defects research (5 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (5 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (5 papers). Haig Aghajanian collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and South Korea. Haig Aghajanian's co-authors include Jonathan A. Epstein, Joel G. Rurik, Lauren J. Manderfield, Manvendra K. Singh, Rajan Jain, Mudit Gupta, George L. Gerton, Wenlei Cao, Qiaohong Wang and Li Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Haig Aghajanian

26 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Immune Cells and Immunotherapy for Cardiac Injury and Repair

2021 166 citations Joel G. Rurik, Haig Aghajanian et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Haig Aghajanian United States	20	983	271	271	258	218	27	1.6k
Gilbert-André Keller United States	14	1.0k 1.1×	196 0.7×	132 0.5×	265 1.0×	134 0.6×	17	1.9k
Jaime Meléndez Chile	16	734 0.7×	181 0.7×	278 1.0×	64 0.2×	387 1.8×	25	1.3k
Daniel Soong United Kingdom	15	774 0.8×	151 0.6×	304 1.1×	121 0.5×	93 0.4×	27	2.0k
Andrew C. White United States	17	1.4k 1.5×	561 2.1×	307 1.1×	477 1.8×	101 0.5×	36	2.1k
Annette Meeson United Kingdom	22	1.5k 1.5×	560 2.1×	219 0.8×	102 0.4×	156 0.7×	49	2.2k
Roy A. Lynch United States	12	1.1k 1.1×	164 0.6×	208 0.8×	62 0.2×	718 3.3×	16	1.9k
Anja Runge Germany	15	950 1.0×	236 0.9×	629 2.3×	88 0.3×	46 0.2×	15	1.7k
Narasimhaswamy S. Belaguli United States	24	1.7k 1.7×	240 0.9×	206 0.8×	142 0.6×	447 2.1×	37	2.1k
Peter Lembessis Greece	22	693 0.7×	169 0.6×	63 0.2×	248 1.0×	45 0.2×	63	1.5k
Paul G. McGuire United States	22	619 0.6×	126 0.5×	160 0.6×	96 0.4×	141 0.6×	45	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haig Aghajanian

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Yashaswini, Chittampalli N., Bruno Cogliati, Tyler E. Papp, et al.. (2026). Anti-FAP CAR T cells produced in vivo reduce fibrosis and restore liver homeostasis in metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis. Science Translational Medicine. 18(833). eadx0368–eadx0368.

Tilsed, Caitlin M., Tyler E. Papp, Kenji Kimura, et al.. (2024). IL7 increases targeted lipid nanoparticle–mediated mRNA expression in T cells in vitro and in vivo by enhancing T cell protein translation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(13). e2319856121–e2319856121. 24 indexed citations

Aghajanian, Haig, Joel G. Rurik, & Jonathan A. Epstein. (2022). CAR-based therapies: opportunities for immuno-medicine beyond cancer. Nature Metabolism. 4(2). 163–169. 88 indexed citations

Artap, Stanley T, Lauren J. Manderfield, Cheryl L. Smith, et al.. (2018). Endocardial Hippo signaling regulates myocardial growth and cardiogenesis. Developmental Biology. 440(1). 22–30. 27 indexed citations

Aghajanian, Haig, Young Kuk Cho, Qiaohong Wang, et al.. (2017). Pdgfrα functions in endothelial-derived cells to regulate neural crest cells and development of the great arteries. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 10(9). 1101–1108. 12 indexed citations

Ramjee, Vimal, Deqiang Li, Lauren J. Manderfield, et al.. (2017). Epicardial YAP/TAZ orchestrate an immunosuppressive response following myocardial infarction. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127(3). 899–911. 137 indexed citations

Tellez, Krissie, Brian Hsueh, H. Efsun Arda, et al.. (2017). A radial axis defined by semaphorin-to-neuropilin signaling controls pancreatic islet morphogenesis. Development. 144(20). 3744–3754. 21 indexed citations

Aghajanian, Haig, Young Kuk Cho, Lauren J. Manderfield, et al.. (2016). Coronary vasculature patterning requires a novel endothelial ErbB2 holoreceptor. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12038–12038. 31 indexed citations

Jain, Rajan, Christina E. Barkauskas, Norifumi Takeda, et al.. (2015). Plasticity of Hopx+ type I alveolar cells to regenerate type II cells in the lung. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6727–6727. 214 indexed citations

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Manderfield, Lauren J., Haig Aghajanian, Kurt A. Engleka, et al.. (2015). Hippo signaling is required for Notch-dependent smooth muscle differentiation of neural crest. Development. 142(17). 2962–71. 88 indexed citations

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Vadnais, Melissa L., et al.. (2014). Adenine Nucleotide Metabolism and a Role for AMP in Modulating Flagellar Waveforms in Mouse Sperm1. Biology of Reproduction. 90(6). 128–128. 23 indexed citations

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Aghajanian, Haig, et al.. (2014). Semaphorin 3d and Semaphorin 3e Direct Endothelial Motility through Distinct Molecular Signaling Pathways. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(26). 17971–17979. 57 indexed citations

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Manderfield, Lauren J., Kurt A. Engleka, Haig Aghajanian, et al.. (2014). Pax3 and Hippo Signaling Coordinate Melanocyte Gene Expression in Neural Crest. Cell Reports. 9(5). 1885–1895. 50 indexed citations

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Degenhardt, Karl, Manvendra K. Singh, Haig Aghajanian, et al.. (2013). Semaphorin 3d signaling defects are associated with anomalous pulmonary venous connections. Nature Medicine. 19(6). 760–765. 53 indexed citations

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Shapiro, Virginia Smith, et al.. (2009). NKAP, a novel modulator of Notch signaling, is required for T cell development (85.5). The Journal of Immunology. 182(Supplement_1). 85.5–85.5. 1 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Chau, et al.. (2009). NKAP Is a Transcriptional Repressor of Notch Signaling and Is Required for T Cell Development. Immunity. 30(5). 696–707. 70 indexed citations

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Gerton, George L., Haig Aghajanian, Lisa Haig‐Ladewig, & Wenlei Cao. (2009). Adenine Nucleotides and Sperm Motility.George L. Gerton, Ph.D.. Biology of Reproduction. 81(Suppl_1). 14–14. 1 indexed citations

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Shapiro, Michael J., Chau Nguyen, Haig Aghajanian, Weiguo Zhang, & Virginia Smith Shapiro. (2008). Negative Regulation of TCR Signaling by Linker for Activation of X Cells via Phosphotyrosine-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms. The Journal of Immunology. 181(10). 7055–7061. 10 indexed citations

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Cao, Wenlei, Haig Aghajanian, Lisa Haig‐Ladewig, & George L. Gerton. (2008). Sorbitol Can Fuel Mouse Sperm Motility and Protein Tyrosine Phosphorylation via Sorbitol Dehydrogenase1. Biology of Reproduction. 80(1). 124–133. 61 indexed citations

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Cao, Wenlei, Haig Aghajanian, Lisa Haig‐Ladewig, & George L. Gerton. (2008). Sorbitol can fuel mouse sperm motility and protein tyrosine phosphorylation via sorbitol dehydrogenase. Developmental Biology. 319(2). 551–552. 1 indexed citations

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