Makarand V. Risbud

16.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
156 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Makarand V. Risbud is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Makarand V. Risbud has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 49 papers in Molecular Biology and 47 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Makarand V. Risbud's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (91 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (31 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (24 papers). Makarand V. Risbud is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (91 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (31 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (24 papers). Makarand V. Risbud collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and India. Makarand V. Risbud's co-authors include Irving M. Shapiro, Michael Sittinger, Alberto Di Martino, Dietmar W. Hutmacher, Todd J. Albert, Ramesh Bhonde, Asha Guttapalli, Alexander R. Vaccaro, D. Greg Anderson and Anandwardhan A. Hardikar and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Makarand V. Risbud

154 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

Role of cytokines in intervertebral disc degenerati... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2013 2005 2004 2012 2016 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Role of cytokines in intervertebral disc degeneration: pain and disc content
    2013 1.3k citations Makarand V. Risbud, Irving M. Shapiro Nature Reviews Rheumatology profile →
  2. Chitosan: A versatile biopolymer for orthopaedic tissue-engineering
    2005 1.3k citations Alberto Di Martino, Makarand V. Risbud et al. profile →
  3. Scaffold-based tissue engineering: rationale for computer-aided design and solid free-form fabrication systems
    2004 814 citations Makarand V. Risbud et al. profile →
  4. Exhaustion of nucleus pulposus progenitor cells with ageing and degeneration of the intervertebral disc
    2012 365 citations Makarand V. Risbud et al. profile →
  5. Molecular mechanisms of biological aging in intervertebral discs
    2016 304 citations Makarand V. Risbud, Christine L. Le Maitre et al. profile →
  6. Long-term treatment with senolytic drugs Dasatinib and Quercetin ameliorates age-dependent intervertebral disc degeneration in mice
    2021 284 citations Irving M. Shapiro, Brian O. Diekman et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Makarand V. Risbud United States 58 6.8k 4.3k 3.2k 3.0k 2.7k 156 13.0k
Judith A. Hoyland United Kingdom 61 7.1k 1.0× 5.0k 1.2× 3.2k 1.0× 2.7k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 201 13.0k
Lori A. Setton United States 73 4.8k 0.7× 3.8k 0.9× 4.9k 1.5× 1.8k 0.6× 3.6k 1.4× 191 14.4k
Danny Chan Hong Kong 58 3.7k 0.5× 2.7k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 3.2k 1.1× 1.4k 0.5× 259 11.0k
Mauro Alini Switzerland 81 7.1k 1.1× 5.3k 1.2× 7.1k 2.2× 3.1k 1.0× 6.2k 2.3× 361 20.7k
Sally Roberts United Kingdom 59 6.5k 1.0× 4.6k 1.1× 6.8k 2.1× 1.3k 0.4× 2.4k 0.9× 177 13.6k
Sibylle Grad Switzerland 52 4.6k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 3.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.4× 1.6k 0.6× 201 8.3k
James C. Iatridis United States 66 9.8k 1.4× 7.4k 1.7× 5.0k 1.6× 1.1k 0.4× 2.6k 1.0× 212 12.5k
Kenichi Shinomiya Japan 54 2.9k 0.4× 1.2k 0.3× 4.4k 1.4× 1.5k 0.5× 2.8k 1.1× 233 10.1k
Helen E. Gruber United States 49 3.0k 0.4× 1.9k 0.4× 2.2k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 206 7.8k
Stephen M. Richardson United Kingdom 46 2.7k 0.4× 1.9k 0.4× 1.6k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 122 6.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Risbud, Makarand V., et al.. (2024). Sdc4 deletion perturbs intervertebral disc matrix homeostasis and promotes early osteopenia in the aging mouse spine. Matrix Biology. 131. 46–61. 3 indexed citations
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Shapiro, Irving M., Makarand V. Risbud, & William J. Landis. (2024). Toward understanding the cellular control of vertebrate mineralization: The potential role of mitochondria. Bone. 185. 117112–117112. 6 indexed citations
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Ohnishi, Takashi, Pranay Ramteke, William Querido, et al.. (2023). Loss of function mutation in Ank causes aberrant mineralization and acquisition of osteoblast-like-phenotype by the cells of the intervertebral disc. Cell Death and Disease. 14(7). 447–447. 8 indexed citations
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Madhu, Vedavathi, et al.. (2022). Abcc6 Null Mice—a Model for Mineralization Disorder PXE Shows Vertebral Osteopenia Without Enhanced Intervertebral Disc Calcification With Aging. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 823249–823249. 7 indexed citations
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Silagi, Elizabeth S., Ernestina Schipani, Irving M. Shapiro, & Makarand V. Risbud. (2021). The role of HIF proteins in maintaining the metabolic health of the intervertebral disc. Nature Reviews Rheumatology. 17(7). 426–439. 59 indexed citations
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Rotty, Jeremy D., James E. Bear, Veronica Ulici, et al.. (2020). Arp2/3 inactivation causes intervertebral disc and cartilage degeneration with dysregulated TonEBP-mediated osmoadaptation. JCI Insight. 5(4). 24 indexed citations
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Madhu, Vedavathi, Anyonya R. Guntur, & Makarand V. Risbud. (2020). Role of autophagy in intervertebral disc and cartilage function: implications in health and disease. Matrix Biology. 100-101. 207–220. 52 indexed citations
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Madhu, Vedavathi, Elizabeth S. Silagi, Yunping Qiu, et al.. (2020). Hypoxic Regulation of Mitochondrial Metabolism and Mitophagy in Nucleus Pulposus Cells Is Dependent on HIF-1α–BNIP3 Axis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 35(8). 1504–1524. 91 indexed citations
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Johnson, Zariel I., et al.. (2017). TNF-α promotes nuclear enrichment of the transcription factor TonEBP/NFAT5 to selectively control inflammatory but not osmoregulatory responses in nucleus pulposus cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(42). 17561–17575. 42 indexed citations
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Fujita, Nobuyuki, Dessislava Markova, D. Greg Anderson, et al.. (2012). Expression of Prolyl Hydroxylases (PHDs) Is Selectively Controlled by HIF-1 and HIF-2 Proteins in Nucleus Pulposus Cells of the Intervertebral Disc. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(20). 16975–16986. 72 indexed citations
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Fujita, Nobuyuki, Kazuhiro Chiba, Irving M. Shapiro, & Makarand V. Risbud. (2011). HIF-1α and HIF-2α degradation is differentially regulated in nucleus pulposus cells of the intervertebral disc. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 27(2). 401–412. 71 indexed citations
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Markova, Dessislava, Theresa A. Freeman, D. Greg Anderson, et al.. (2010). Hypoxia‐inducible factor regulation of ANK expression in nucleus pulposus cells: Possible implications in controlling dystrophic mineralization in the intervertebral disc. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 62(9). 2707–2715. 29 indexed citations
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Zeng, Yan, Sankar Addya, Ravi K. Ponnappan, et al.. (2009). Reversine Enhances Generation of Progenitor-like Cells by Dedifferentiation of Annulus Fibrosus Cells. Tissue Engineering Part A. 16(4). 1443–1455. 34 indexed citations
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Oğuz, Erbil, Tsung‐Ting Tsai, Alberto Di Martino, et al.. (2007). Galectin-3 Expression in the Intervertebral Disc: A Useful Marker of the Notochord Phenotype?. Spine. 32(1). 9–16. 24 indexed citations
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Tsai, Tsung‐Ting, Asha Guttapalli, Erbil Oğuz, et al.. (2007). Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 Maintains the Differentiation Potential of Nucleus Pulposus Cells In Vitro. Spine. 32(5). 495–502. 51 indexed citations
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Risbud, Makarand V., Asha Guttapalli, David G. Stokes, et al.. (2006). Nucleus pulposus cells express HIF-1α under normoxic culture conditions: A metabolic adaptation to the intervertebral disc microenvironment. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 98(1). 152–159. 219 indexed citations
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Mukundakrishnan, K., P. S. Ayyaswamy, Makarand V. Risbud, Howard H. Hu, & Irving M. Shapiro. (2004). Modeling of Phosphate Ion Transfer to the Surface of Osteoblasts under Normal Gravity and Simulated Microgravity Conditions. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1027(1). 85–98. 8 indexed citations
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Rajpurohit, Ramesh, Makarand V. Risbud, Paul Ducheyne, Edward J. Vresilovic, & Irving M. Shapiro. (2002). Phenotypic characteristics of the nucleus pulposus: expression of hypoxia inducing factor-1, glucose transporter-1 and MMP-2. Cell and Tissue Research. 308(3). 401–407. 137 indexed citations

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