P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 924 citations indexed

About

P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 924 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (4 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (4 papers). P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (4 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (4 papers). P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera's co-authors include John J. Pippin, Bingxuan Wang, Neal D. Barnard, Robert D. Lasley, Margaret E. Kargacin, Julie P. Deans, Jonathan Lytton, Anne E. Bunner, Francesca Pistollato and Coenraad Hendriksen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, The FASEB Journal and Environment International.

In The Last Decade

P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera

20 papers receiving 909 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.

Leptin- and Leptin Receptor-Deficient Rodent Models: Relevance for Human Type 2 Diabetes

2014 392 citations Bingxuan Wang, P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera et al. Current Diabetes Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera United States	13	351	290	157	156	137	21	924
Jun Namkung South Korea	11	236 0.7×	296 1.0×	152 1.0×	106 0.7×	165 1.2×	21	717
Sohei Tsukita Japan	11	260 0.7×	243 0.8×	154 1.0×	141 0.9×	158 1.2×	15	765
Zdzisław Kochan Poland	21	335 1.0×	426 1.5×	159 1.0×	178 1.1×	230 1.7×	65	1.1k
Luciana C. Caperuto Brazil	20	319 0.9×	280 1.0×	141 0.9×	81 0.5×	101 0.7×	39	1.1k
Shujun Jiang China	22	467 1.3×	173 0.6×	108 0.7×	180 1.2×	170 1.2×	79	1.3k
Amy R. Blair Australia	7	365 1.0×	310 1.1×	172 1.1×	192 1.2×	134 1.0×	7	913
Weidong Yin China	22	644 1.8×	288 1.0×	191 1.2×	261 1.7×	151 1.1×	48	1.4k
Maciej Suski Poland	20	316 0.9×	174 0.6×	166 1.1×	183 1.2×	153 1.1×	66	1.0k
Amanda E. Brandon Australia	18	535 1.5×	643 2.2×	141 0.9×	181 1.2×	214 1.6×	38	1.1k
Kazuya Kawano Japan	16	408 1.2×	231 0.8×	180 1.1×	227 1.5×	93 0.7×	25	934

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DiPasquale, Mitchell, Jeffrey Atkinson, Mario Campana, et al.. (2025). Vitamin E Acetate Causes Softening of Pulmonary Surfactant Membrane Models. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 38(3). 400–414. 1 indexed citations

Chandrasekera, P. Charukeshi, et al.. (2024). Non-microcystin extracellular metabolites of Microcystis aeruginosa impair viability and reproductive gene expression in rainbow trout cell lines. The Science of The Total Environment. 919. 170747–170747. 4 indexed citations

Karmaus, Agnes L., Nicole Kleinstreuer, Troy Seidle, et al.. (2024). Examining animal testing for risk assessment: A WC-12 workshop report. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 147. 105564–105564. 5 indexed citations

Hertz‐Picciotto, Irva, Birgit Puschner, Ellen Fritsche, et al.. (2023). Using in vitro data to derive acceptable exposure levels: A case study on PBDE developmental neurotoxicity. Environment International. 183. 108411–108411. 3 indexed citations

DiPasquale, Mitchell, et al.. (2021). Simulated Breathing: Application of Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Pulmonary Lung Surfactant. Symmetry. 13(7). 1259–1259. 13 indexed citations

Baker, Elizabeth, Ellen L. Berg, P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera, et al.. (2018). Advancing nonclinical innovation and safety in pharmaceutical testing. Drug Discovery Today. 24(2). 624–628. 8 indexed citations

Ali, Zeeshan, P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera, & John J. Pippin. (2018). Animal Research for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Its Limited Translation for Clinical Benefit, and the Way Forward. Alternatives to Laboratory Animals. 46(1). 13–22. 8 indexed citations

Sidhu, Sachdev S., et al.. (2016). Animal-Friendly Affinity Reagents: Replacing the Needless in the Haystack. Trends in biotechnology. 34(12). 960–969. 36 indexed citations

Pistollato, Francesca, Thomas J. Novak, David Pamies, et al.. (2016). Alzheimer disease research in the 21st century: past and current failures, new perspectives and funding priorities. Oncotarget. 7(26). 38999–39016. 51 indexed citations

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Pistollato, Francesca, et al.. (2015). A Human-Based Integrated Framework forAlzheimer’s Disease Research. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 47(4). 857–868. 16 indexed citations

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Chandrasekera, P. Charukeshi, et al.. (2014). You are what you eat, or are you? The challenges of translating high-fat-fed rodents to human obesity and diabetes. Nutrition and Diabetes. 4(9). e135–e135. 98 indexed citations

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Chandrasekera, P. Charukeshi. (2014). Of rodents and men: Species-specific glucose regulation and type 2 diabetes research. ALTEX. 31(2). 157–176. 60 indexed citations

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Chandrasekera, P. Charukeshi. (2014). Of rodents and men: Species-specific glucose regulation and type 2 diabetes research. ALTEX. 31(2). 157–176. 62 indexed citations

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Bunner, Anne E., P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera, & Neal D. Barnard. (2014). Knockout mouse models of insulin signaling: Relevance past and future. World Journal of Diabetes. 5(2). 146–146. 30 indexed citations

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Wang, Bingxuan, P. Charukeshi Chandrasekera, & John J. Pippin. (2014). Leptin- and Leptin Receptor-Deficient Rodent Models: Relevance for Human Type 2 Diabetes. Current Diabetes Reviews. 10(2). 131–145. 392 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chandrasekera, P. Charukeshi, Tina C. Wan, Elizabeth Gizewski, John A. Auchampach, & Robert D. Lasley. (2013). Adenosine A1 receptors heterodimerize with β1- and β2-adrenergic receptors creating novel receptor complexes with altered G protein coupling and signaling. Cellular Signalling. 25(4). 736–742. 31 indexed citations

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Chandrasekera, P. Charukeshi, et al.. (2011). Sex differences and the effects of ovariectomy on the β-adrenergic contractile response. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 301(3). H1127–H1134. 20 indexed citations

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Chandrasekera, P. Charukeshi, et al.. (2010). Differential effects of adenosine A_2aand A_2breceptors on cardiac contractility. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 299(6). H2082–H2089. 42 indexed citations

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Chandrasekera, P. Charukeshi, et al.. (2010). Gender differences in the cardiac A1 adenosine receptor anti‐adrenergic effect. The FASEB Journal. 24(S1). 3 indexed citations

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Chandrasekera, P. Charukeshi, Margaret E. Kargacin, Julie P. Deans, & Jonathan Lytton. (2009). Determination of apparent calcium affinity for endogenously expressed human sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum calcium-ATPase isoform SERCA3. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 296(5). C1105–C1114. 41 indexed citations

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