Praful S. Singru

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Praful S. Singru is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Praful S. Singru has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 27 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 21 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Praful S. Singru's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (42 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (21 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (14 papers). Praful S. Singru is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (42 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (21 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (14 papers). Praful S. Singru collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Hungary. Praful S. Singru's co-authors include Nishikant K. Subhedar, Ronald M. Lechan, Dadasaheb M. Kokare, Csaba Fekete, Samir K. Maji, Manoj P. Dandekar, Edith Sánchez, David Schubert, Robert A. Rissman and Wylie Vale and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Praful S. Singru

77 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Functional Amyloids As Natural Storage of Peptide Hormones in Pituitary Secretory Granules

2009 872 citations Samir K. Maji, Marilyn H. Perrin et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Praful S. Singru India	28	1.1k	994	948	594	467	80	3.1k
Soon Lee United States	33	761 0.7×	519 0.5×	326 0.3×	452 0.8×	303 0.6×	91	3.1k
Jean‐Claude Beauvillain France	30	1.0k 0.9×	509 0.5×	614 0.6×	876 1.5×	368 0.8×	72	2.9k
Y. Peng Loh United States	38	2.3k 2.1×	671 0.7×	536 0.6×	1.4k 2.4×	284 0.6×	128	4.5k
Richard D. Broadwell United States	34	1.3k 1.2×	801 0.8×	539 0.6×	1.6k 2.7×	98 0.2×	54	4.7k
Gerard J.M. Martens Netherlands	43	3.6k 3.3×	1.0k 1.0×	663 0.7×	1.9k 3.2×	290 0.6×	214	7.1k
Masanori Hosokawa Japan	35	2.5k 2.3×	2.1k 2.1×	264 0.3×	470 0.8×	130 0.3×	101	5.2k
Paula A. Witt‐Enderby United States	31	931 0.9×	532 0.5×	1.9k 2.0×	517 0.9×	144 0.3×	78	3.2k
Valér Csernus Hungary	29	633 0.6×	354 0.4×	673 0.7×	596 1.0×	631 1.4×	90	2.6k
Á. Párducz Hungary	31	776 0.7×	385 0.4×	291 0.3×	1.1k 1.9×	353 0.8×	85	2.9k
Gian‐Luca Ferri Italy	32	1.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	1.6k 2.8×	609 1.3×	107	4.6k

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Goswami, Chandan, et al.. (2025). Transient receptor potential vanilloid 2 (TRPV2) channels modulate the nigrostriatal dopaminergic activity in rats. Neuropharmacology. 278. 110545–110545.

Singh, Omprakash, et al.. (2022). Calcium‐binding proteins typify the dopaminergic neuronal subtypes in the ventral tegmental area of zebra finch,Taeniopygia guttata. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 530(14). 2562–2586. 2 indexed citations

Singh, Omprakash, et al.. (2022). Secretagogin in the brain and pituitary of the catfish, Clarias batrachus: Molecular characterization and regulation by insulin. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 530(11). 1743–1772. 4 indexed citations

Singh, Omprakash, Santosh Kumar, Sneha Sagarkar, et al.. (2018). Thyrotropin‐releasing hormone (TRH) in the brain and pituitary of the teleost, Clarias batrachus and its role in regulation of hypophysiotropic dopamine neurons. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 527(6). 1070–1101. 8 indexed citations

Kumar, Santosh, Omprakash Singh, Uday Singh, Chandan Goswami, & Praful S. Singru. (2018). Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1-6 (Trpv1-6) gene expression in the mouse brain during estrous cycle. Brain Research. 1701. 161–170. 20 indexed citations

Kumar, Santosh, Uday Singh, Omprakash Singh, Chandan Goswami, & Praful S. Singru. (2016). Transient receptor potential vanilloid 6 (TRPV6) in the mouse brain: Distribution and estrous cycle-related changes in the hypothalamus. Neuroscience. 344. 204–216. 17 indexed citations

Bharne, Ashish P., Manoj A. Upadhya, Gajanan P. Shelkar, et al.. (2012). Neuroprotective effect of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide in spinal cord injury in mice. Neuropharmacology. 67. 126–135. 27 indexed citations

Ranganathan, Srivastav, Pradeep K. Singh, Uday Singh, et al.. (2012). Molecular Interpretation of ACTH-β-Endorphin Coaggregation: Relevance to Secretory Granule Biogenesis. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e31924–e31924. 9 indexed citations

Singh, Uday, Santosh Kumar, & Praful S. Singru. (2012). Interaction between Dopamine‐ and Isotocin‐Containing Neurones in the Preoptic Area of the Catfish, Clarias batrachus: Role in the Regulation of Luteinising Hormone Cells. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 24(11). 1398–1411. 21 indexed citations

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Sánchez, Edith, Miguel Ángel Vargas, Praful S. Singru, et al.. (2009). Tanycyte Pyroglutamyl Peptidase II Contributes to Regulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis through Glial-Axonal Associations in the Median Eminence. Endocrinology. 150(5). 2283–2291. 81 indexed citations

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Maji, Samir K., Marilyn H. Perrin, M.R. Sawaya, et al.. (2009). Functional Amyloids As Natural Storage of Peptide Hormones in Pituitary Secretory Granules. Science. 325(5938). 328–332. 872 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wittmann, Gábor, Tamás Füzesi, Praful S. Singru, et al.. (2009). Efferent projections of thyrotropin‐releasing hormone‐synthesizing neurons residing in the anterior parvocellular subdivision of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 515(3). 313–330. 54 indexed citations

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Dandekar, Manoj P., Praful S. Singru, Dadasaheb M. Kokare, & Nishikant K. Subhedar. (2008). Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript Peptide Plays a Role in the Manifestation of Depression: Social Isolation and Olfactory Bulbectomy Models Reveal Unifying Principles. Neuropsychopharmacology. 34(5). 1288–1300. 70 indexed citations

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Dandekar, Manoj P., Praful S. Singru, Dadasaheb M. Kokare, & Nishikant K. Subhedar. (2008). Transient up-regulation of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide (CART) immunoreactivity following ethanol withdrawal in rat hypothalamus. Brain Research. 1240. 119–131. 18 indexed citations

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Sánchez, Edith, Praful S. Singru, Monica Bodria, et al.. (2008). Differential Effects of Refeeding on Melanocortin-Responsive Neurons in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus. Endocrinology. 149(9). 4329–4335. 23 indexed citations

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Singru, Praful S., Minakshi Mazumdar, Amul J. Sakharkar, et al.. (2007). Immunohistochemical localization of cocaine‐ and amphetamine‐regulated transcript peptide in the brain of the catfish, Clarias batrachus (Linn.). The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 502(2). 215–235. 39 indexed citations

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Christoffolete, Marcelo A., Rogério Silicani Ribeiro, Praful S. Singru, et al.. (2006). Atypical Expression of Type 2 Iodothyronine Deiodinase in Thyrotrophs Explains the Thyroxine-Mediated Pituitary Thyrotropin Feedback Mechanism. Endocrinology. 147(4). 1735–1743. 91 indexed citations

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Singru, Praful S., Edith Sánchez, Csaba Fekete, & Ronald M. Lechan. (2006). Importance of Melanocortin Signaling in Refeeding-Induced Neuronal Activation and Satiety. Endocrinology. 148(2). 638–646. 62 indexed citations

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Sakharkar, Amul J., Praful S. Singru, Koustav Sarkar, & Nishikant K. Subhedar. (2005). Neuropeptide Y in the forebrain of the adult male cichlid fish Oreochromis mossambicus: Distribution, effects of castration and testosterone replacement. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 489(2). 148–165. 66 indexed citations

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Singru, Praful S., Amul J. Sakharkar, & Nishikant K. Subhedar. (2003). Neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the olfactory system of an adult teleost fish Oreochromis mossambicus. Brain Research. 977(2). 157–168. 29 indexed citations

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