Munjal M. Acharya

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Munjal M. Acharya is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Developmental Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Munjal M. Acharya has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 36 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 21 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Munjal M. Acharya's work include Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies (27 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (23 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (21 papers). Munjal M. Acharya is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies (27 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (23 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (21 papers). Munjal M. Acharya collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Switzerland. Munjal M. Acharya's co-authors include Charles L. Limoli, Vipan K. Parihar, Erich Giedzinski, Janet E. Baulch, Lori‐Ann Christie, Barrett D. Allen, Katherine Tran, Mary L. Lan, Vahan Martirosian and Nicole N. Chmielewski and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Munjal M. Acharya

68 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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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.

Hypofractionated FLASH-RT as an Effective Treatment against Glioblastoma that Reduces Neurocognitive Side Effects in Mice

2020 228 citations Pierre Montay‐Gruel, Munjal M. Acharya et al. Clinical Cancer Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Munjal M. Acharya United States	32	1.6k	873	805	669	653	75	3.2k
Erich Giedzinski United States	30	970 0.6×	648 0.7×	1.2k 1.5×	755 1.1×	338 0.5×	44	2.8k
Radosław Rola Poland	27	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.9×	1.0k 1.3×	586 0.9×	1.0k 1.6×	81	4.2k
Janet E. Baulch United States	26	836 0.5×	405 0.5×	856 1.1×	703 1.1×	181 0.3×	69	2.3k
Barrett D. Allen United States	23	804 0.5×	523 0.6×	317 0.4×	434 0.6×	208 0.3×	31	1.7k
Antiño R. Allen United States	23	640 0.4×	364 0.4×	408 0.5×	306 0.5×	144 0.2×	73	1.5k
Richard A. Britten United States	26	849 0.5×	430 0.5×	710 0.9×	498 0.7×	45 0.1×	88	2.2k
Matthias T. Wyss Switzerland	33	392 0.3×	166 0.2×	872 1.1×	1.0k 1.5×	279 0.4×	63	3.4k
Yukari Yoshida Japan	21	546 0.3×	110 0.1×	756 0.9×	266 0.4×	192 0.3×	76	1.7k
Takeshi Kondoh Japan	27	238 0.2×	149 0.2×	692 0.9×	172 0.3×	209 0.3×	135	2.2k
Tadashi Nariai Japan	34	1.1k 0.7×	50 0.1×	607 0.8×	1.4k 2.0×	575 0.9×	159	4.0k

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Sayer, M., et al.. (2025). Epigenetic age acceleration and neurotrophin signaling pathways in cancer-related cognitive impairment: a longitudinal, prospective cohort study. Frontiers in Aging. 6. 1667638–1667638.

H., An, Leila Alikhani, Janet E. Baulch, et al.. (2025). C5aR1 Inhibition Alleviates Cranial Radiation–Induced Cognitive Decline. Cancer Research. 86(1). 255–272.

Dickstein, Dara L., Richard Zhang, Ning Ru, et al.. (2025). Structural plasticity of pyramidal cell neurons measured after FLASH and conventional dose-rate irradiation. Brain Structure and Function. 230(2). 41–41. 1 indexed citations

Nguyen, Tracy, et al.. (2024). Dynamin-1 is a potential mediator in cancer-related cognitive impairment. Neurotherapeutics. 22(1). e00480–e00480. 2 indexed citations

Baulch, Janet E., Mingyu Du, Zhiqun Tan, et al.. (2024). BDNF augmentation reverses cranial radiation therapy-induced cognitive decline and neurodegenerative consequences. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 12(1). 190–190. 6 indexed citations

Alaghband, Yasaman, Peter Klein, Enikö A. Kramár, et al.. (2023). Galactic cosmic radiation exposure causes multifaceted neurocognitive impairments. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 80(1). 29–29. 18 indexed citations

Acharya, Munjal M., et al.. (2023). Research Attitude and Interest among Cancer Survivors with or without Cognitive Impairment. Cancers. 15(13). 3409–3409. 3 indexed citations

Gómez-Arboledas, Ángela, Munjal M. Acharya, & Andrea J. Tenner. (2021). The Role of Complement in Synaptic Pruning and Neurodegeneration. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. Volume 10. 373–386. 108 indexed citations

Leavitt, Ron, Munjal M. Acharya, Janet E. Baulch, & Charles L. Limoli. (2020). Extracellular Vesicle–Derived miR-124 Resolves Radiation-Induced Brain Injury. Cancer Research. 80(19). 4266–4277. 38 indexed citations

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Montay‐Gruel, Pierre, Munjal M. Acharya, Patrik Gonçalves Jorge, et al.. (2020). Hypofractionated FLASH-RT as an Effective Treatment against Glioblastoma that Reduces Neurocognitive Side Effects in Mice. Clinical Cancer Research. 27(3). 775–784. 228 indexed citations breakdown →

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Alaghband, Yasaman, Barrett D. Allen, Pierre Montay‐Gruel, et al.. (2020). Neuroprotection of Radiosensitive Juvenile Mice by Ultra-High Dose Rate FLASH Irradiation. Cancers. 12(6). 1671–1671. 94 indexed citations

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Smith, Sarah M., Erich Giedzinski, Marı́a Cecilia Angulo, et al.. (2019). Functional equivalence of stem cell and stem cell-derived extracellular vesicle transplantation to repair the irradiated brain. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 9(1). 93–105. 38 indexed citations

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Parihar, Vipan K., Barrett D. Allen, Katherine Tran, et al.. (2016). Cosmic radiation exposure and persistent cognitive dysfunction. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 34774–34774. 163 indexed citations

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Acharya, Munjal M., Vahan Martirosian, Nicole N. Chmielewski, et al.. (2015). Stem Cell Transplantation Reverses Chemotherapy-Induced Cognitive Dysfunction. Cancer Research. 75(4). 676–686. 70 indexed citations

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Acharya, Munjal M., Vahan Martirosian, Lori‐Ann Christie, & Charles L. Limoli. (2014). Long-term cognitive effects of human stem cell transplantation in the irradiated brain. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 90(9). 816–820. 22 indexed citations

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Acharya, Munjal M., et al.. (2014). Persistent changes in neuronal structure caused by proton irradiation. Brain Structure and Function. 3 indexed citations

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Parihar, Vipan K., Barrett D. Allen, Katherine Tran, et al.. (2014). Targeted Overexpression of Mitochondrial Catalase Prevents Radiation-Induced Cognitive Dysfunction. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 22(1). 78–91. 72 indexed citations

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Parihar, Vipan K., et al.. (2014). Persistent changes in neuronal structure and synaptic plasticity caused by proton irradiation. Brain Structure and Function. 220(2). 1161–1171. 127 indexed citations

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Lin, You‐Yu, Charles L. Limoli, Munjal M. Acharya, et al.. (2012). SU‐E‐T‐271: Irradiating a Single Hippocampus in a Small Rodent Using VMAT‐ RapidArc SRS: Preliminary Data. Medical Physics. 39(6Part14). 3765–3766. 1 indexed citations

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Acharya, Munjal M., et al.. (2011). Quantifying Cognitive Decrements Caused by Cranial Radiotherapy. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations

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