Lalini Ramanathan

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Lalini Ramanathan is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lalini Ramanathan has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 10 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 6 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Lalini Ramanathan's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (14 papers), Sleep and related disorders (6 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (6 papers). Lalini Ramanathan is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (14 papers), Sleep and related disorders (6 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (6 papers). Lalini Ramanathan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Japan. Lalini Ramanathan's co-authors include Jerome M. Siegel, Seema Gulyani, Robert Nienhuis, Thomas C. Thannickal, Robert Y. Moore, Michael S. Aldrich, N.P. Das, R. L. McGregor, Joshi John and David Gozal and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Lalini Ramanathan

20 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Reduced Number of Hypocretin Neurons in Human Narcolepsy

2000 1.5k citations Thomas C. Thannickal, Robert Y. Moore et al. Neuron profile →

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Akira Terao Japan

Maan‐Gee Lee South Korea

Jason R. Gerstner United States

D Smart United Kingdom

Christophe Piérard France

Fang‐Chia Chang Taiwan

Susana Esteban Spain

Mortimer Mamelak Canada

Adam S. Hamlin Australia

Guillaume Hervieu United Kingdom

Akira Terao Japan

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908 ×0.6

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525 ×0.4

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469 ×1.9

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391 ×2.1

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lalini Ramanathan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lalini Ramanathan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lalini Ramanathan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Lalini Ramanathan. Lalini Ramanathan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Wang, Nan, Shasha Zhang, Peter Langfelder, et al.. (2025). Distinct mismatch-repair complex genes set neuronal CAG-repeat expansion rate to drive selective pathogenesis in HD mice. Cell. 188(6). 1524–1544.e22. 10 indexed citations

Lai, Yuan‐Yang, et al.. (2019). Striatal histamine mechanism in the pathogenesis of restless legs syndrome. SLEEP. 43(2). 11 indexed citations

Thannickal, Thomas C., Joshi John, Ling Shan, et al.. (2018). Opiates increase the number of hypocretin-producing cells in human and mouse brain and reverse cataplexy in a mouse model of narcolepsy. Science Translational Medicine. 10(447). 100 indexed citations

Lai, Yuan‐Yang, et al.. (2017). Motor hyperactivity of the iron‐deficient rat — an animal model of restless legs syndrome. Movement Disorders. 32(12). 1687–1693. 21 indexed citations

Ramanathan, Lalini & Jerome M. Siegel. (2014). Gender differences between hypocretin/orexin knockout and wild type mice: age, body weight, body composition, metabolic markers, leptin and insulin resistance. Journal of Neurochemistry. 131(5). 615–624. 17 indexed citations

John, Joshi, Thomas C. Thannickal, R. L. McGregor, et al.. (2013). Greatly increased numbers of histamine cells in human narcolepsy with cataplexy. Annals of Neurology. 74(6). 786–793. 96 indexed citations

McGregor, R. L., et al.. (2011). Highly Specific Role of Hypocretin (Orexin) Neurons: Differential Activation as a Function of Diurnal Phase, Operant Reinforcement versus Operant Avoidance and Light Level. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(43). 15455–15467. 70 indexed citations

Ramanathan, Lalini & Jerome M. Siegel. (2011). Sleep deprivation under sustained hypoxia protects against oxidative stress. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 51(10). 1842–1848. 30 indexed citations

Ramanathan, Lalini, Shuxin Hu, Sally A. Frautschy, & Jerome M. Siegel. (2009). Short-term total sleep deprivation in the rat increases antioxidant responses in multiple brain regions without impairing spontaneous alternation behavior. Behavioural Brain Research. 207(2). 305–309. 59 indexed citations

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John, Joshi, Lalini Ramanathan, & Jerome M. Siegel. (2008). Rapid changes in glutamate levels in the posterior hypothalamus across sleep-wake states in freely behaving rats. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 295(6). R2041–R2049. 37 indexed citations

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Ramanathan, Lalini, David Gozal, & Jerome M. Siegel. (2005). Antioxidant responses to chronic hypoxia in the rat cerebellum and pons. Journal of Neurochemistry. 93(1). 47–52. 82 indexed citations

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Ramanathan, Lalini, Seema Gulyani, Marcia A. Gilliland, et al.. (2002). Increases in amino-cupric-silver staining of the supraoptic nucleus after sleep deprivation. Brain Research. 945(1). 1–8. 41 indexed citations

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Ramanathan, Lalini, Seema Gulyani, Robert Nienhuis, & Jerome M. Siegel. (2002). Sleep deprivation decreases superoxide dismutase activity in rat hippocampus and brainstem. Neuroreport. 13(11). 1387–1390. 193 indexed citations

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Thannickal, Thomas C., Robert Y. Moore, Robert Nienhuis, et al.. (2000). Reduced Number of Hypocretin Neurons in Human Narcolepsy. Neuron. 27(3). 469–474. 1510 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thannickal, Thomas C., Robert Y. Moore, Robert Nienhuis, et al.. (2000). Reduced Number of Hypocretin Clinical Study Neurons in Human Narcolepsy. 2 indexed citations

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Ramanathan, Lalini, N.P. Das, & Qiu‐Tian Li. (1994). Studies on lipid oxidation in fish phospholipid liposomes. Biological Trace Element Research. 40(1). 59–70. 45 indexed citations

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Ramanathan, Lalini & N.P. Das. (1993). Natural Products Inhibit Oxidative Rancidity in Salted Cooked Ground Fish. Journal of Food Science. 58(2). 318–320. 27 indexed citations

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Ramanathan, Lalini, et al.. (1993). Effect of natural copper chelating compounds on the pro‐oxidant activity of ascorbic acid in steam‐cooked ground fish. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 28(3). 279–288. 28 indexed citations

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Ramanathan, Lalini & N.P. Das. (1992). Inhibitory effects of some natural products on metal-induced lipid oxidation in cooked fish. Biological Trace Element Research. 34(1). 35–44. 18 indexed citations

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Ramanathan, Lalini & N.P. Das. (1992). Studies on the control of lipid oxidation in ground fish by some polyphenolic natural products. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 40(1). 17–21. 153 indexed citations

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