Nagaraj Kerur

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Nagaraj Kerur is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nagaraj Kerur has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Immunology, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Nagaraj Kerur's work include Viral-associated cancers and disorders (9 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (7 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (7 papers). Nagaraj Kerur is often cited by papers focused on Viral-associated cancers and disorders (9 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (7 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (7 papers). Nagaraj Kerur collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Italy. Nagaraj Kerur's co-authors include Bala Chandran, Virginie Bottero, Neelam Sharma-Walia, Sathish Sadagopan, Mohanan Valiya Veettil, Arun George Paul, Jayakrishna Ambati, Sayan Chakraborty, Bradley D. Gelfand and Benjamin J. Fowler and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Nagaraj Kerur

22 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. IFI16 Acts as a Nuclear Pathogen Sensor to Induce the Inflammasome in Response to Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection
    2011 576 citations Nagaraj Kerur, Mohanan Valiya Veettil et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nagaraj Kerur United States 18 828 723 435 350 215 23 1.7k
Horacio M. Serra Argentina 19 612 0.7× 1.2k 1.6× 228 0.5× 259 0.7× 146 0.7× 72 1.9k
Christian Davrinche France 25 356 0.4× 679 0.9× 670 1.5× 146 0.4× 25 0.1× 69 1.5k
Kazutoshi Harada Japan 20 384 0.5× 319 0.4× 492 1.1× 354 1.0× 44 0.2× 87 1.5k
Corine Ghosn United States 12 506 0.6× 182 0.3× 144 0.3× 93 0.3× 384 1.8× 28 1.3k
Sheila Connelly United States 31 1.8k 2.1× 109 0.2× 158 0.4× 496 1.4× 222 1.0× 69 2.5k
Hajir Dadgostar United States 11 536 0.6× 1.0k 1.4× 195 0.4× 260 0.7× 211 1.0× 15 1.7k
Robert Besch Germany 21 1.1k 1.4× 1.4k 1.9× 209 0.5× 372 1.1× 14 0.1× 35 2.3k
Anne M. VanBuskirk United States 27 611 0.7× 1.2k 1.6× 259 0.6× 346 1.0× 8 0.0× 51 2.3k
Rhys S. Allan Australia 19 752 0.9× 1.9k 2.6× 294 0.7× 281 0.8× 7 0.0× 32 2.5k
Brad Harten United States 9 264 0.3× 266 0.4× 66 0.2× 94 0.3× 83 0.4× 10 895

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nagaraj Kerur

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thanos, Jessica M., et al.. (2025). STING deletion protects against amyloid β–induced Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(5). e70305–e70305. 2 indexed citations
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Nagasaka, Yosuke, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic targeting of telomerase ameliorates experimental choroidal neovascularization. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(5). 167156–167156.
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Banerjee, Daipayan, Praveen Yerramothu, Matthew A. Reidenbach, et al.. (2021). A non-canonical, interferon-independent signaling activity of cGAMP triggers DNA damage response signaling. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6207–6207. 50 indexed citations
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Hirahara, Shuichiro, Yosuke Nagasaka, Mei Zhang, et al.. (2020). Voluntary Exercise Suppresses Choroidal Neovascularization in Mice.. PubMed. 61(5). 52–52. 9 indexed citations
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Apicella, Ivana, Yosuke Nagasaka, Hiroki Kaneko, et al.. (2018). RF/6A Chorioretinal Cells Do Not Display Key Endothelial Phenotypes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 59(15). 5795–5795. 17 indexed citations
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Kerur, Nagaraj, Young‐Hee Kim, Shin‐ichi Fukuda, et al.. (2016). Non-canonical NLRP3 Inflammasome activation in Geographic Atrophy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 486–486. 12 indexed citations
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Gelfand, Bradley D., Charles B. Wright, Young‐Hee Kim, et al.. (2015). Iron Toxicity in the Retina Requires Alu RNA and the NLRP3 Inflammasome. Cell Reports. 11(11). 1686–1693. 70 indexed citations
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Basu, Soumyava, Nagaraj Kerur, Benjamin J. Fowler, & Jayakrishna Ambati. (2014). Mycobacterium tuberculosis secreted protein ESAT-6 activates the NLRP3 inflammasome in retinal pigment epithelium. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(13). 2878–2878. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Younghee, Valeria Tarallo, Nagaraj Kerur, et al.. (2014). DICER1/ Alu RNA dysmetabolism induces Caspase-8–mediated cell death in age-related macular degeneration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(45). 16082–16087. 74 indexed citations
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Chavala, Sai H., Younghee Kim, Laura Tudisco, et al.. (2013). Retinal angiogenesis suppression through small molecule activation of p53. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(10). 4170–4181. 24 indexed citations
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Singh, Vivek Vikram, Nagaraj Kerur, Virginie Bottero, et al.. (2013). Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Latency in Endothelial and B Cells Activates Gamma Interferon-Inducible Protein 16-Mediated Inflammasomes. Journal of Virology. 87(8). 4417–4431. 133 indexed citations
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Kerur, Nagaraj, Yoshio Hirano, Valeria Tarallo, et al.. (2013). TLR-Independent and P2X7-Dependent Signaling MediateAluRNA-Induced NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in Geographic Atrophy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(12). 7395–7395. 130 indexed citations
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Sharma-Walia, Neelam, et al.. (2012). COX-2/PGE2: molecular ambassadors of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus oncoprotein-v-FLIP. Oncogenesis. 1(4). e5–e5. 42 indexed citations
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Kerur, Nagaraj, Mohanan Valiya Veettil, Neelam Sharma-Walia, et al.. (2011). IFI16 Acts as a Nuclear Pathogen Sensor to Induce the Inflammasome in Response to Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 9(5). 363–375. 576 indexed citations breakdown →
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Paul, Arun George, Neelam Sharma-Walia, Nagaraj Kerur, Carl White, & Bala Chandran. (2010). Piracy of Prostaglandin E2/EP Receptor–Mediated Signaling by Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpes Virus (HHV-8) for Latency Gene Expression: Strategy of a Successful Pathogen. Cancer Research. 70(9). 3697–3708. 32 indexed citations
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Kerur, Nagaraj, Mohanan Valiya Veettil, Neelam Sharma-Walia, et al.. (2010). Characterization of entry and infection of monocytic THP-1 cells by Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV): Role of heparan sulfate, DC-SIGN, integrins and signaling. Virology. 406(1). 103–116. 53 indexed citations
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Veettil, Mohanan Valiya, Sathish Sadagopan, Nagaraj Kerur, Sayan Chakraborty, & Bala Chandran. (2010). Interaction of c-Cbl with Myosin IIA Regulates Bleb Associated Macropinocytosis of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus. PLoS Pathogens. 6(12). e1001238–e1001238. 61 indexed citations
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Sharma-Walia, Neelam, Arun George Paul, Virginie Bottero, et al.. (2010). Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated Herpes Virus (KSHV) Induced COX-2: A Key Factor in Latency, Inflammation, Angiogenesis, Cell Survival and Invasion. PLoS Pathogens. 6(2). e1000777–e1000777. 100 indexed citations
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