Raghu Kalluri

128.9k total citations · 44 hit papers
321 papers, 83.3k citations indexed

About

Raghu Kalluri is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Raghu Kalluri has authored 321 papers receiving a total of 83.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 166 papers in Molecular Biology, 90 papers in Cancer Research and 84 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Raghu Kalluri's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (84 papers), Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (42 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (42 papers). Raghu Kalluri is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (84 papers), Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (42 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (42 papers). Raghu Kalluri collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Raghu Kalluri's co-authors include Valerie S. LeBleu, Robert A. Weinberg, Michael Zeisberg, Eric G. Neilson, Hikaru Sugimoto, Elisabeth M. Zeisberg, Kathleen M. McAndrews, Sónia A. Melo, Christoph Kahlert and Scott Potenta and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Raghu Kalluri

314 papers receiving 82.2k citations

Hit Papers

The basics of epithelial-mesenchymal transition 2003 2026 2010 2018 2009 2020 2006 2016 2015 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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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.

  1. The basics of epithelial-mesenchymal transition
    2009 8.0k citations Raghu Kalluri et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  2. The biology , function , and biomedical applications of exosomes
    2020 7.4k citations Raghu Kalluri, Valerie S. LeBleu profile →
  3. Fibroblasts in cancer
    2006 3.6k citations Raghu Kalluri, Michael Zeisberg profile →
  4. The biology and function of fibroblasts in cancer
    2016 3.1k citations Raghu Kalluri profile →
  5. Glypican-1 identifies cancer exosomes and detects early pancreatic cancer
    2015 2.2k citations Valerie S. LeBleu, Raghu Kalluri et al. profile →
  6. Exosomes facilitate therapeutic targeting of oncogenic KRAS in pancreatic cancer
    2017 2.0k citations Valerie S. LeBleu, Hikaru Sugimoto et al. profile →
  7. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and its implications for fibrosis
    2003 2.0k citations Raghu Kalluri et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  8. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and its implications for fibrosis
    2003 1.9k citations Raghu Kalluri et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  9. Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition contributes to cardiac fibrosis
    2007 1.7k citations Elisabeth M. Zeisberg, Michael Zeisberg et al. profile →
  10. The epithelial–mesenchymal transition: new insights in signaling, development, and disease
    2006 1.7k citations Raghu Kalluri et al. profile →
  11. Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition is dispensable for metastasis but induces chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer
    2015 1.6k citations Julienne L. Carstens, Jiha Kim et al. profile →
  12. EMT in cancer
    2018 1.5k citations Raghu Kalluri et al. profile →
  13. The biology and function of exosomes in cancer
    2016 1.5k citations Raghu Kalluri Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  14. Basement membranes: structure, assembly and role in tumour angiogenesis
    2003 1.3k citations Raghu Kalluri profile →
  15. Cancer Exosomes Perform Cell-Independent MicroRNA Biogenesis and Promote Tumorigenesis
    2014 1.3k citations Hikaru Sugimoto, George A. Călin et al. Cancer Cell profile →
  16. BMP-7 counteracts TGF-β1–induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and reverses chronic renal injury
    2003 1.1k citations Michael Zeisberg, Hikaru Sugimoto et al. profile →
  17. PGC-1α mediates mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative phosphorylation in cancer cells to promote metastasis
    2014 1.1k citations Valerie S. LeBleu, Raghu Kalluri et al. profile →
  18. Origin and function of myofibroblasts in kidney fibrosis
    2013 1.0k citations Valerie S. LeBleu, Yingqi Teng et al. profile →
  19. Identification of Double-stranded Genomic DNA Spanning All Chromosomes with Mutated KRAS and p53 DNA in the Serum Exosomes of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
    2014 810 citations Jianhua Zhang, Raghu Kalluri et al. profile →
  20. Discovery of Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition as a Source for Carcinoma-Associated Fibroblasts
    2007 784 citations Elisabeth M. Zeisberg, Scott Potenta et al. Cancer Research profile →
  21. Clinical and therapeutic relevance of cancer-associated fibroblasts
    2021 766 citations Yang Chen, Kathleen M. McAndrews et al. profile →
  22. Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition induces cell cycle arrest and parenchymal damage in renal fibrosis
    2015 749 citations Sara Lovisa, Valerie S. LeBleu et al. profile →
  23. EMT: When epithelial cells decide to become mesenchymal-like cells
    2009 744 citations Raghu Kalluri Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  24. Exosomes in tumor microenvironment influence cancer progression and metastasis
    2013 723 citations Raghu Kalluri et al. profile →
  25. Fibroblasts in Kidney Fibrosis Emerge via Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition
    2008 713 citations Elisabeth M. Zeisberg, Scott Potenta et al. profile →
  26. Fibroblasts Derive from Hepatocytes in Liver Fibrosis via Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
    2007 662 citations Michael Zeisberg, Changqing Yang et al. profile →
  27. TRPC6 is a glomerular slit diaphragm-associated channel required for normal renal function
    2005 647 citations Jochen Reiser, Christian Faul et al. profile →
  28. Generation and testing of clinical-grade exosomes for pancreatic cancer
    2018 633 citations Hikaru Sugimoto, Kathleen M. McAndrews et al. profile →
  29. Identification of fibroblast heterogeneity in the tumor microenvironment
    2006 572 citations Hikaru Sugimoto, Mark W. Kieran et al. profile →
  30. Conversion of vascular endothelial cells into multipotent stem-like cells
    2010 557 citations Raghu Kalluri et al. profile →
  31. Methylation determines fibroblast activation and fibrogenesis in the kidney
    2010 532 citations Elisabeth M. Zeisberg, Raghu Kalluri et al. profile →
  32. The origin of fibroblasts and mechanism of cardiac fibrosis
    2010 486 citations Elisabeth M. Zeisberg, Raghu Kalluri et al. profile →
  33. Spatial computation of intratumoral T cells correlates with survival of patients with pancreatic cancer
    2017 434 citations Julienne L. Carstens, Huamin Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  34. A peek into cancer-associated fibroblasts: origins, functions and translational impact
    2018 404 citations Raghu Kalluri et al. Disease Models & Mechanisms profile →
  35. Type I collagen deletion in αSMA+ myofibroblasts augments immune suppression and accelerates progression of pancreatic cancer
    2021 373 citations Yang Chen, Jiha Kim et al. Cancer Cell profile →
  36. Cellular Mechanisms of Tissue Fibrosis. 1. Common and organ-specific mechanisms associated with tissue fibrosis
    2012 371 citations Michael Zeisberg, Raghu Kalluri profile →
  37. The role of extracellular vesicles in cancer
    2023 367 citations Raghu Kalluri, Kathleen M. McAndrews profile →
  38. Quantitative proteomics identifies the core proteome of exosomes with syntenin-1 as the highest abundant protein and a putative universal biomarker
    2021 340 citations Fernanda G. Kugeratski, Kathleen M. McAndrews et al. profile →
  39. Systems Biology of Cancer Metastasis
    2019 318 citations Raghu Kalluri et al. profile →
  40. Identification of Functional Heterogeneity of Carcinoma-Associated Fibroblasts with Distinct IL6-Mediated Therapy Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer
    2022 191 citations Kathleen M. McAndrews, Yang Chen et al. Cancer Discovery profile →
  41. Oncogenic collagen I homotrimers from cancer cells bind to α3β1 integrin and impact tumor microbiome and immunity to promote pancreatic cancer
    2022 164 citations Yang Chen, Sujuan Yang et al. Cancer Cell profile →
  42. Identification of Functional Heterogeneity of Carcinoma-Associated Fibroblasts with Distinct IL6-Mediated Therapy Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer.
    2022 136 citations Kathleen M. McAndrews, Yang Chen et al. profile →
  43. Guidelines for clinical translation and commercialization of extracellular vesicles and exosomes based therapeutics
    2023 123 citations Raghu Kalluri et al. profile →
  44. The biology and function of extracellular vesicles in immune response and immunity
    2024 62 citations Raghu Kalluri profile →

Peers

Raghu Kalluri
Comparison fields: 5 of 190
  • Molecular Biology 49.4k
  • Cancer Research 25.3k
  • Oncology 21.0k
  • Immunology 10.1k
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9.6k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Mouse Models to Evaluate the Functional Role of the Tumor Microenvironment in Cancer Progression and Therapy Responses
2024 ·Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine ·Kathleen M. McAndrews, Krishnan K. Mahadevan, Raghu Kalluri
5
2
High throughput and rapid isolation of extracellular vesicles and exosomes with purity using size exclusion liquid chromatography
2024 ·Bioactive Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kathleen M. McAndrews, Raghu Kalluri
23
3
A novel machine learning algorithm selects proteome signature to specifically identify cancer exosomes
2023 ·eLife ·Bingrui Li, Fernanda G. Kugeratski, Raghu Kalluri
27
4
Dermal αSMA + myofibroblasts orchestrate skin wound repair via β1 integrin and independent of type I collagen production
2022 ·The EMBO Journal ·Kathleen M. McAndrews, Toru Miyake, Ehsan A. Ehsanipour, (unknown), Lisa M. Becker, Daniel J. McGrail, Hikaru Sugimoto, Valerie S. LeBleu, Yejing Ge, Raghu Kalluri
54
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Type I collagen deletion in αSMA+ myofibroblasts augments immune suppression and accelerates progression of pancreatic cancer breakdown →
2021 ·Cancer Cell ·Yang Chen, Jiha Kim, Sujuan Yang, Huamin Wang, Chang‐Jiun Wu, Hikaru Sugimoto, Valerie S. LeBleu, Raghu Kalluri
373
6
Type-I collagen produced by distinct fibroblast lineages reveals specific function during embryogenesis and Osteogenesis Imperfecta
2021 ·Nature Communications ·Yang Chen, Sujuan Yang, Sara Lovisa, Catherine G. Ambrose, Kathleen M. McAndrews, Hikaru Sugimoto, Raghu Kalluri
85
7
Emerging role of bacterial extracellular vesicles in cancer
2020 ·Oncogene ·Antonios Chronopoulos, Raghu Kalluri
152
8
Tumor Microenvironment Remodeling Enables Bypass of Oncogenic KRAS Dependency in Pancreatic Cancer
2020 ·Cancer Discovery ·Pingping Hou, Avnish Kapoor, Qiang Zhang, Jiexi Li, Chang‐Jiun Wu, Jun Li, Zhengdao Lan, Ming Tang, Xingdi Ma, Jeffrey J. Ackroyd, Raghu Kalluri, Jianhua Zhang, Shan Jiang, Denise J. Spring, Yanru Wang, Ronald A. DePinho
99
9
BMP7 Signaling in TGFBR2 -Deficient Stromal Cells Provokes Epithelial Carcinogenesis
2018 ·Molecular Cancer Research ·Hans Petter Eikesdal, Lisa M. Becker, Yingqi Teng, Akane Kizu, Julienne L. Carstens, Keizo Kanasaki, Hikaru Sugimoto, Valerie S. LeBleu, Raghu Kalluri
6
10
Development of Aggressive Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinomas Depends on Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor Secretion in Carcinoma Cells
2017 ·Cancer Immunology Research ·Michael W. Pickup, Philip Owens, Agnieszka E. Gorska, Anna Chytil, Fei Ye, Chanjuan Shi, Valerie M. Weaver, Raghu Kalluri, Harold L. Moses, Sergey V. Novitskiy
39
11
Exosomes from Glioma-Associated Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase the Tumorigenicity of Glioma Stem-like Cells via Transfer of miR-1587
2017 ·Cancer Research ·Javier Figueroa, Lynette M. Phillips, Tal Shahar, Anwar Hossain, Joy Gumin, Hoon Kim, Andrew J. Bean, George A. Călin, Juàn Fueyo, Edgar T. Walters, Raghu Kalluri, Roel G.W. Verhaak, Frederick F. Lang
181
12
miR-21 Inhibition Reduces Liver Fibrosis and Prevents Tumor Development by Inducing Apoptosis of CD24+ Progenitor Cells
2015 ·Cancer Research ·Jing Zhang, Jingjing Jiao, Silvia Cermelli, Kyle Muir, Kwang Hwa Jung, Ruhai Zou, Asif Rashid, Mihai Gagea, Sonya Zabludoff, Raghu Kalluri, Laura Beretta
86
13
Type XVIII collagen is essential for survival during acute liver injury in mice
2013 ·Disease Models & Mechanisms ·Michael B. Duncan, Changqing Yang, Harikrishna Tanjore, Patrick M. Boyle, (unknown), Hikaru Sugimoto, Michael Zeisberg, Bjørn R. Olsen, Raghu Kalluri
26
14
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 deficiency phenocopies features of preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction
2013 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Vicki Plaks, Julie L. Rinkenberger, Joanne Dai, Margaret L. Flannery, Malin Sund, Keizo Kanasaki, Wei Ni, Raghu Kalluri, Zena Werb
138
15
VEGF-A Induces Angiogenesis by Perturbing the Cathepsin-Cysteine Protease Inhibitor Balance in Venules, Causing Basement Membrane Degradation and Mother Vessel Formation
2009 ·Cancer Research ·(unknown), Keizo Kanasaki, Vasilena Gocheva, Galia Blum, Jay Harper, Marsha A. Moses, (unknown), Janice A. Nagy, Johanna A. Joyce, Matthew Bogyo, Raghu Kalluri, Harold F. Dvorak
97
16
Discovery of Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition as a Source for Carcinoma-Associated Fibroblasts breakdown →
2007 ·Cancer Research ·Elisabeth M. Zeisberg, Scott Potenta, Liang Xie, Michael Zeisberg, Raghu Kalluri
784
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Function of endogenous inhibitors of angiogenesis as endothelium-specific tumor suppressors
2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Malin Sund, Yuki Hamano, Hikaru Sugimoto, Akulapalli Sudhakar, (unknown), Udaya Yerramalla, Laura E. Benjamin, Jack Lawler, Mark W. Kieran, (unknown), Raghu Kalluri
130
18
Induction of B7-1 in podocytes is associated with nephrotic syndrome
2004 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Jochen Reiser, Gero von Gersdorff, Martin Loos, Jun Oh, Katsuhiko Asanuma, Laura Giardino, Maria Pia Rastaldi, Novella Calvaresi, Haruko Watanabe, Karin Schwarz, Christian Faul, Matthias Kretzler, Anne Davidson, Hikaru Sugimoto, Raghu Kalluri, Arlene H. Sharpe, Jordan A. Kreidberg, Peter Mündel
442
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NPHS2 mutations in late-onset focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: R229Q is a common disease-associated allele
2002 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Hiroyasu Tsukaguchi, Akulapalli Sudhakar, Tu C. Le, Nguyễn Thu Trang, Jun Yao, Joshua A. Schwimmer, Asher D. Schachter, Esteban Poch, Patrícia Ferreira Abreu, Gerald B. Appel, Aparecido B. Pereira, Raghu Kalluri, Martin R. Pollak
143
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Expression of type IV collagen α1(IV)–α6(IV) polypeptides in normal and developing human kidney and in renal cell carcinomas and oncocytomas
1997 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Jouni Lohi, Matti Korhonen, Ilmo Leivo, Lauri Kangas, Taneli Tani, Raghu Kalluri, Jeffrey H. Miner, Veli-Pekka Lehto, Ismo Virtanen
38

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