Meera G. Nair

7.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
77 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Meera G. Nair is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Meera G. Nair has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Immunology, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Meera G. Nair's work include Parasites and Host Interactions (20 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (10 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (9 papers). Meera G. Nair is often cited by papers focused on Parasites and Host Interactions (20 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (10 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (9 papers). Meera G. Nair collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. Meera G. Nair's co-authors include Judith E. Allen, Sang Yong Kim, David Artis, Rick M. Maizels, Matthew D. Taylor, Colby Zaph, Adam Balic, Natalia Gomez‐Escobar, P’ng Loke and Yurong Du and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Meera G. Nair

77 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Helminth parasites – masters of regulation

2004 690 citations Rick M. Maizels, Meera G. Nair et al. profile →
Macrophages in wound healing: activation and plasticity

2019 394 citations Sang Yong Kim, Meera G. Nair profile →
Strategic advancements in targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway for Breast cancer therapy

2025 19 citations Pankaj Garg, Meera G. Nair et al. Biochemical Pharmacology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Meera G. Nair United States	31	2.3k	1.3k	1.2k	670	598	77	5.4k
John R. Grainger United Kingdom	25	2.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	293 0.4×	701 1.2×	43	5.2k
Andrew S. MacDonald United Kingdom	45	3.6k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	2.6k 2.1×	666 1.0×	890 1.5×	122	7.3k
Susanne Hartmann Germany	44	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	429 0.6×	943 1.6×	140	5.5k
Terez Shea‐Donohue United States	45	2.0k 0.8×	1.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	893 1.3×	830 1.4×	138	7.3k
Paul Giacomin Australia	33	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	483 0.7×	718 1.2×	68	4.3k
David E. Elliott United States	43	1.3k 0.6×	989 0.7×	2.3k 1.8×	517 0.8×	982 1.6×	105	5.3k
Helen S. Goodridge United States	33	2.8k 1.2×	1.9k 1.4×	568 0.5×	544 0.8×	1.0k 1.7×	72	6.1k
Suzanne C. Morris United States	38	3.5k 1.5×	541 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	921 1.4×	631 1.1×	67	5.7k
Arthur Blum United States	35	1.1k 0.5×	963 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	353 0.5×	582 1.0×	73	4.0k
Eric Pearlman United States	61	3.5k 1.5×	2.8k 2.1×	1.0k 0.8×	1.2k 1.8×	2.3k 3.9×	219	11.4k

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Garg, Pankaj, Meera G. Nair, Prakash Kulkarni, et al.. (2025). Strategic advancements in targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway for Breast cancer therapy. Biochemical Pharmacology. 236. 116850–116850. 19 indexed citations breakdown →

Aguilar, Karina, Huabin Zhu, Touhid Bhuiyan, et al.. (2025). Novel Molecular Signatures Selectively Predict Clinical Outcomes in Colon Cancer. Cancers. 17(6). 919–919. 1 indexed citations

Qiu, Xinru, Meera G. Nair, Lukasz Jaroszewski, & Adam Godzik. (2024). Deciphering Abnormal Platelet Subpopulations in COVID-19, Sepsis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus through Machine Learning and Single-Cell Transcriptomics. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(11). 5941–5941. 8 indexed citations

Pham, Kathy, Jiang Li, Xinru Qiu, et al.. (2023). Health disparities in COVID-19: immune and vascular changes are linked to disease severity and persist in a high-risk population in Riverside County, California. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 1584–1584. 10 indexed citations

Li, Jiang, Xinru Qiu, Nancy M. Lainez, et al.. (2023). Sexual dimorphism in obesity is governed by RELMα regulation of adipose macrophages and eosinophils. eLife. 12. 9 indexed citations

Morgan, Joshua T., et al.. (2023). Lipid-Sensing Receptor FFAR4 Modulates Pulmonary Epithelial Homeostasis following Immunogenic Exposures Independently of the FFAR4 Ligand Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(8). 7072–7072. 2 indexed citations

Haga‐Yamanaka, Sachiko, et al.. (2023). Plasticity of gene expression in the nervous system by exposure to environmental odorants that inhibit HDACs. eLife. 12. 4 indexed citations

Kim, Sang Yong, et al.. (2023). Myeloid- and epithelial-derived RELMα contribute to tissue repair following lung helminth infection. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 2 indexed citations

Ferguson, Annabel A., Juan M. Inclan-Rico, Dihong Lu, et al.. (2023). Hookworms dynamically respond to loss of Type 2 immune pressure. PLoS Pathogens. 19(12). e1011797–e1011797. 8 indexed citations

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Vankayala, Raviraj, et al.. (2022). Membrane Cholesterol Enrichment of Red Blood Cell-Derived Microparticles Results in Prolonged Circulation. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 5(2). 650–660. 11 indexed citations

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Nair, Meera G., William P. Martin, Vadim Zhernovkov, et al.. (2020). Characterization of the renal cortical transcriptome following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in experimental diabetic kidney disease. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 8(1). e001113–e001113. 11 indexed citations

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Spalinger, Marianne R., Anica Sayoc-Becerra, Ali Shawki, et al.. (2020). PTPN2 Regulates Interactions Between Macrophages and Intestinal Epithelial Cells to Promote Intestinal Barrier Function. Gastroenterology. 159(5). 1763–1777.e14. 108 indexed citations

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Spalinger, Marianne R., Anica Sayoc-Becerra, Stephanie King, et al.. (2020). The JAK Inhibitor Tofacitinib Rescues Intestinal Barrier Defects Caused by Disrupted Epithelial-macrophage Interactions. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 15(3). 471–484. 56 indexed citations

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Nair, Meera G., Sardul Singh Sandhu, & Anil Kumar Sharma. (2018). Cancer molecular markers: A guide to cancer detection and management. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 52(Pt 1). 39–55. 58 indexed citations

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Bennett, Kaila M., et al.. (2016). Induction of Colonic M Cells during Intestinal Inflammation. American Journal Of Pathology. 186(5). 1166–1179. 40 indexed citations

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Sonnenberg, Gregory F., Meera G. Nair, Thomas J. Kirn, et al.. (2010). Pathological versus protective functions of IL-22 in airway inflammation are regulated by IL-17A. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 207(6). 1293–1305. 310 indexed citations

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Zaph, Colby, Yurong Du, Steven A. Saenz, et al.. (2008). Commensal-dependent expression of IL-25 regulates the IL-23–IL-17 axis in the intestine. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(10). 2191–2198. 244 indexed citations

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Loke, P’ng, Iain J. Gallagher, Meera G. Nair, et al.. (2007). Alternative Activation Is an Innate Response to Injury That Requires CD4+ T Cells to be Sustained during Chronic Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 179(6). 3926–3936. 212 indexed citations

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Taylor, Matthew D., Anjanette Harris, Meera G. Nair, Rick M. Maizels, & Judith E. Allen. (2006). F4/80+ Alternatively Activated Macrophages Control CD4+ T Cell Hyporesponsiveness at Sites Peripheral to Filarial Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 176(11). 6918–6927. 93 indexed citations

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Nair, Meera G., Iain J. Gallagher, Matthew D. Taylor, et al.. (2004). Chitinase and Fizz Family Members Are a Generalized Feature of Nematode Infection with Selective Upregulation of Ym1 and Fizz1 by Antigen-Presenting Cells. Infection and Immunity. 73(1). 385–394. 203 indexed citations

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