Murali K. Akula

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 748 citations indexed

About

Murali K. Akula is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Murali K. Akula has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 748 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Immunology and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Murali K. Akula's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (2 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (2 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (2 papers). Murali K. Akula is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (2 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (2 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (2 papers). Murali K. Akula collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Qatar. Murali K. Akula's co-authors include Martin O. Bergö, Volkan I. Sayin, Mohamed X. Ibrahim, Christin Karlsson, Levent M. Akyürek, Jonas A. Nilsson, Martin G. Dalin, Kristell Le Gal, Per Lindahl and Clotilde Wiel and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Circulation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Murali K. Akula

9 papers receiving 739 citations

Hit Papers

Antioxidants can increase... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Antioxidants can increase melanoma metastasis in mice
    2015 493 citations Kristell Le Gal, Mohamed X. Ibrahim et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Murali K. Akula 489 182 101 97 66 10 748
Shengyou Liao 673 1.4× 230 1.3× 111 1.1× 98 1.0× 122 1.8× 32 1.0k
Yuxin Zhou 584 1.2× 236 1.3× 97 1.0× 80 0.8× 46 0.7× 41 831
Jisoo Yun 534 1.1× 259 1.4× 110 1.1× 64 0.7× 47 0.7× 41 926
Sang‐Hyeok Woo 596 1.2× 159 0.9× 138 1.4× 71 0.7× 48 0.7× 21 847
In‐Chul Park 664 1.4× 191 1.0× 178 1.8× 84 0.9× 51 0.8× 30 926
Yuxiang Zhang 479 1.0× 151 0.8× 123 1.2× 69 0.7× 41 0.6× 37 758
Dinesh Thapa 404 0.8× 150 0.8× 83 0.8× 75 0.8× 40 0.6× 20 705
Wei‐Jiunn Lee 457 0.9× 173 1.0× 127 1.3× 69 0.7× 39 0.6× 25 771
Minsoo Koh 391 0.8× 109 0.6× 178 1.8× 128 1.3× 48 0.7× 17 717
Ruiwen Zhang 545 1.1× 231 1.3× 289 2.9× 98 1.0× 56 0.8× 26 1.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Murali K. Akula

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Murali K. Akula. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Murali K. Akula 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 Murali K. Akula. Murali K. Akula is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Akula, Murali K., Lieselotte Vande Walle, Mozes Sze, et al.. (2025). Pyrin inflammasome-driven erosive arthritis caused by unprenylated RHO GTPase signaling. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 17(10). 2691–2712.
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Andersson, Karin, Malin C. Erlandsson, Murali K. Akula, et al.. (2022). Rho-GTPase dependent leukocyte interaction generates pro-inflammatory thymic Tregs and causes arthritis. Journal of Autoimmunity. 130. 102843–102843. 4 indexed citations
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Karlsson, Christin, Murali K. Akula, Anna Staffas, et al.. (2020). Knockout of the RAS endoprotease RCE1 accelerates myeloid leukemia by downregulating GADD45b. Leukemia. 35(2). 606–609. 5 indexed citations
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Ekstrand, Matias, Murali K. Akula, Matteo Pedrelli, et al.. (2020). Lack of RAC1 in macrophages protects against atherosclerosis. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0239284–e0239284. 17 indexed citations
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Akula, Murali K., Mohamed X. Ibrahim, Omar M. Khan, et al.. (2019). Protein prenylation restrains innate immunity by inhibiting Rac1 effector interactions. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3975–3975. 62 indexed citations
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Akula, Murali K., Matias Ekstrand, Joakim Karlsson, et al.. (2019). Targeting Filamin A Reduces Macrophage Activity and Atherosclerosis. Circulation. 140(1). 67–79. 36 indexed citations
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Gal, Kristell Le, Mohamed X. Ibrahim, Clotilde Wiel, et al.. (2015). Antioxidants can increase melanoma metastasis in mice. Science Translational Medicine. 7(308). 308re8–308re8. 493 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ibrahim, Mohamed X., Volkan I. Sayin, Murali K. Akula, et al.. (2013). Targeting Isoprenylcysteine Methylation Ameliorates Disease in a Mouse Model of Progeria. Science. 340(6138). 1330–1333. 85 indexed citations
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Khan, Omar M., Murali K. Akula, Kristina Skålén, et al.. (2013). Targeting GGTase-I Activates RHOA, Increases Macrophage Reverse Cholesterol Transport, and Reduces Atherosclerosis in Mice. Circulation. 127(7). 782–790. 40 indexed citations
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Akula, Murali K., et al.. (2010). Homology modeling and QSAR analysis of 1,3,4-thiadiazole and 1,3,4-triazole derivatives as carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.. PubMed. 47(4). 234–42. 6 indexed citations

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