Krishanu Saha

9.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
96 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Krishanu Saha is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Krishanu Saha has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 19 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Krishanu Saha's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (41 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (26 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (19 papers). Krishanu Saha is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (41 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (26 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (19 papers). Krishanu Saha collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. Krishanu Saha's co-authors include Rudolf Jaenisch, Jacob H. Hanna, David V. Schaffer, Kevin E. Healy, Elizabeth F. Irwin, Christopher J. Lengner, Albert J. Keung, Lauren Little, Yang Li and Bryce W. Carey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Krishanu Saha

93 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Substrate Modulus Directs Neural Stem Cell Behavior

2008 862 citations Krishanu Saha, David V. Schaffer et al. profile →
Direct cell reprogramming is a stochastic process amenable to acceleration

2009 749 citations Jacob H. Hanna, Krishanu Saha et al. profile →
Human embryonic stem cells with biological and epigenetic characteristics similar to those of mouse ESCs

2010 639 citations Jacob H. Hanna, Albert W. Cheng et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Pluripotency and Cellular Reprogramming: Facts, Hypotheses, Unresolved Issues

2010 523 citations Jacob H. Hanna, Krishanu Saha et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Krishanu Saha United States	31	4.4k	2.1k	781	693	654	96	6.6k
Guðrún A. Jónsdóttir United States	9	7.5k 1.7×	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 2.0×	385 0.6×	826 1.3×	10	8.7k
Todd C. McDevitt United States	44	3.6k 0.8×	3.4k 1.6×	2.1k 2.8×	956 1.4×	321 0.5×	124	7.7k
Zev J. Gartner United States	38	4.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	312 0.4×	538 0.8×	293 0.4×	92	7.5k
Yasuo Tano Japan	69	4.4k 1.0×	883 0.4×	988 1.3×	688 1.0×	786 1.2×	346	16.9k
Mary E. Dickinson United States	33	2.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	508 0.7×	698 1.0×	458 0.7×	64	4.0k
Ali H. Brivanlou United States	53	11.8k 2.7×	2.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	1.2k 1.7×	1.2k 1.8×	117	15.2k
Bruce T. Lahn United States	36	4.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	495 0.6×	996 1.4×	3.1k 4.8×	84	8.3k
Samira M. Azarin United States	26	2.9k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 1.6×	277 0.4×	149 0.2×	61	4.9k
Linzhao Cheng United States	60	9.3k 2.1×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 1.8×	591 0.9×	1.9k 3.0×	146	12.5k
Penney M. Gilbert Canada	24	2.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	1.3k 1.8×	148 0.2×	52	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Krishanu Saha

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Krishanu Saha

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Jonlin, Erica C., Misao Fujita, Rosario Isasi, et al.. (2025). What does “appropriate scientific justification” mean for the review of human pluripotent stem cell, embryo, and related research?. Stem Cell Reports. 20(5). 102479–102479. 1 indexed citations

Sodji, Quaovi H., Matthew H. Forsberg, Jens C. Eickhoff, et al.. (2025). Low-dose radiation by radiopharmaceutical therapy enhances GD2 TRAC -CAR T cell efficacy in localized neuroblastoma. Science Advances. 11(23). eadu4417–eadu4417. 2 indexed citations

Shankar, Keerthana, Lei Shi, Matthew H. Forsberg, et al.. (2025). Virus-free CRISPR knockin of a chimeric antigen receptor into KLRC1 generates potent GD2-specific natural killer cells. Molecular Therapy. 33(3). 1014–1030. 7 indexed citations

Ramasubramanian, S., et al.. (2024). In Vitro Assessment of Thermo‐Responsive Scaffold as a 3D Synthetic Matrix for CAR‐T Potency Testing Against Glioblastoma Spheroids. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 113(1). e37823–e37823. 4 indexed citations

Sodji, Quaovi H., Matthew H. Forsberg, Caroline P. Kerr, et al.. (2023). Comparative Study of the Effect of Radiation Delivered by Lutetium-177 or Actinium-225 on Anti-GD2 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Viability and Functions. Cancers. 16(1). 191–191. 6 indexed citations

Shahi, Pawan K., Yuyuan Wang, Divya Sinha, et al.. (2023). Nonviral base editing of KCNJ13 mutation preserves vision in a model of inherited retinal channelopathy. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(19). 15 indexed citations

Mueller, Katherine P., Matthew H. Forsberg, Lei Shi, et al.. (2022). Production and characterization of virus-free, CRISPR-CAR T cells capable of inducing solid tumor regression. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 10(9). e004446–e004446. 39 indexed citations

Samimi, Kayvan, Bikash R. Pattnaik, Elizabeth E. Capowski, et al.. (2022). In situ autofluorescence lifetime assay of a photoreceptor stimulus response in mouse retina and human retinal organoids. Biomedical Optics Express. 13(6). 3476–3476. 6 indexed citations

Plant, Anne L., et al.. (2022). Implementing systems thinking and data science in the training of the regenerative medicine workforce. npj Regenerative Medicine. 7(1). 76–76. 3 indexed citations

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Heaster, Tiffany M., et al.. (2022). Label-Free Imaging to Track Reprogramming of Human Somatic Cells. PubMed. 1(2). 176–191. 5 indexed citations

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Page, David, Murray H. Brilliant, Mei Baker, et al.. (2019). Data-driven phenotype discovery of FMR1 premutation carriers in a population-based sample. Science Advances. 5(8). eaaw7195–eaaw7195. 26 indexed citations

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Chen, Guojun, Amr A. Abdeen, Yuyuan Wang, et al.. (2019). A biodegradable nanocapsule delivers a Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex for in vivo genome editing. Nature Nanotechnology. 14(10). 974–980. 289 indexed citations

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Jasanoff, Sheila, J. Benjamin Hurlbut, & Krishanu Saha. (2019). Democratic Governance of Human Germline Genome Editing. The CRISPR Journal. 2(5). 266–271. 25 indexed citations

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Saha, Krishanu, et al.. (2014). A stochastic model dissects cell states in biological transition processes. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 3692–3692. 20 indexed citations

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Hanna, Jacob H., Albert W. Cheng, Krishanu Saha, et al.. (2010). Human embryonic stem cells with biological and epigenetic characteristics similar to those of mouse ESCs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(20). 9222–9227. 639 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mei, Ying, Krishanu Saha, Said R. Bogatyrev, et al.. (2010). Combinatorial Development of Biomaterials for Clonal Growth of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations

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Winickoff, David E., Krishanu Saha, & G. D. Graff. (2009). Opening stem cell research and development: a policy proposal for the management of data, intellectual property, and ethics.. PubMed. 9(1). 52–127. 16 indexed citations

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Finneran, Kevin T., Christopher F. Jones, Krishanu Saha, & Sheila Jasanoff. (2009). Why Is This So Hard. Issues in Science and Technology. 26(1). 1 indexed citations

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Saha, Krishanu, G. D. Graff, & David E. Winickoff. (2007). Enabling Stem Cell Research and Development. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations

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Saha, Krishanu & David V. Schaffer. (2006). Signal dynamics in Sonic hedgehog tissue patterning. Development. 133(5). 889–900. 91 indexed citations

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