Ragini Vittal

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Ragini Vittal is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ragini Vittal has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ragini Vittal's work include Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (20 papers), Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (8 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (4 papers). Ragini Vittal is often cited by papers focused on Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (20 papers), Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (8 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (4 papers). Ragini Vittal collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Ragini Vittal's co-authors include Victor J. Thannickal, Jeffrey C. Horowitz, Fernando J. Martínez, Tracy Luckhardt, Louise Hecker, Tamara R. Jones, Subramaniam Pennathur, Rajesh Jagirdar, Elizabeth A. Mickler and David S. Wilkes and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ragini Vittal

32 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

NADPH oxidase-4 mediates myofibroblast activation and fibrogenic responses to lung injury

2009 689 citations Ragini Vittal, Jeffrey C. Horowitz et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ragini Vittal United States	19	904	597	365	261	223	33	1.9k
Judith M.E.M. Cosemans Netherlands	38	691 0.8×	674 1.1×	477 1.3×	432 1.7×	184 0.8×	73	3.6k
Toshitaka Maeno Japan	25	884 1.0×	793 1.3×	321 0.9×	184 0.7×	304 1.4×	93	2.1k
Tracy Luckhardt United States	17	907 1.0×	449 0.8×	271 0.7×	137 0.5×	324 1.5×	38	1.6k
Junichi Hirahashi Japan	24	378 0.4×	882 1.5×	719 2.0×	275 1.1×	259 1.2×	49	2.3k
Wen Tian United States	21	745 0.8×	395 0.7×	226 0.6×	374 1.4×	231 1.0×	37	1.6k
Yan Y. Sanders United States	25	1.5k 1.7×	1.1k 1.9×	246 0.7×	246 0.9×	358 1.6×	35	2.7k
Kazuhito Kawabata Japan	18	427 0.5×	453 0.8×	421 1.2×	167 0.6×	205 0.9×	54	1.6k
Ryo Takahashi Japan	25	315 0.3×	434 0.7×	413 1.1×	188 0.7×	151 0.7×	106	2.1k
Shintaro Hirata Japan	29	483 0.5×	407 0.7×	457 1.3×	331 1.3×	126 0.6×	161	2.5k
Ryuji Ohashi Japan	21	323 0.4×	684 1.1×	249 0.7×	427 1.6×	120 0.5×	119	1.8k

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Walker, Natalie, Keizo Misumi, Dylan C. Mitchell, et al.. (2024). MNK-driven eIF4E phosphorylation regulates the fibrogenic transformation of mesenchymal cells and chronic lung allograft dysfunction. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(16). 2 indexed citations

Vittal, Ragini, Natalie Walker, Russell R. Braeuer, et al.. (2023). Genetic deficiency of the transcription factor NFAT1 confers protection against fibrogenic responses independent of immune influx. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 326(1). L39–L51. 1 indexed citations

Aoki, Yoshiro, Natalie Walker, Keizo Misumi, et al.. (2022). The mitigating effect of exogenous carbon monoxide on chronic allograft rejection and fibrosis post-lung transplantation. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 42(3). 317–326. 1 indexed citations

Vittal, Ragini, Amanda Fisher, Eric L. Thompson, et al.. (2022). Overexpression of Decay Accelerating Factor Mitigates Fibrotic Responses to Lung Injury. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 67(4). 459–470. 9 indexed citations

Braeuer, Russell R., Natalie Walker, Keizo Misumi, et al.. (2021). Transcription factor FOXF1 identifies compartmentally distinct mesenchymal cells with a role in lung allograft fibrogenesis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(21). 9 indexed citations

Misumi, Keizo, David Wheeler, Yoshiro Aoki, et al.. (2020). Humoral immune responses mediate the development of a restrictive phenotype of chronic lung allograft dysfunction. JCI Insight. 5(23). 20 indexed citations

Wheeler, David, Keizo Misumi, Natalie Walker, et al.. (2020). Interleukin 6 trans-signaling is a critical driver of lung allograft fibrosis. American Journal of Transplantation. 21(7). 2360–2371. 20 indexed citations

Cao, Pengxiu, Natalie Walker, Russell R. Braeuer, et al.. (2020). Loss of FOXF1 expression promotes human lung-resident mesenchymal stromal cell migration via ATX/LPA/LPA1 signaling axis. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 21231–21231. 13 indexed citations

Walker, Natalie, Serina M. Mazzoni, Ragini Vittal, Diane C. Fingar, & Vibha N. Lama. (2018). c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)–mediated induction of mSin1 expression and mTORC2 activation in mesenchymal cells during fibrosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(44). 17229–17239. 11 indexed citations

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Fisher, Amanda, Hongmei Gu, Elizabeth A. Mickler, et al.. (2017). IL-17A deficiency mitigates bleomycin-induced complement activation during lung fibrosis. PMC. 1 indexed citations

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Fisher, Amanda, et al.. (2017). Potential Mechanisms Underlying TGF-β-mediated Complement Activation in Lung Fibrosis. PubMed. 3(3). 24 indexed citations

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Weber, Daniel, Adam Gracon, Matthew S. Ripsch, et al.. (2014). The HMGB1-RAGE axis mediates traumatic brain injury-induced pulmonary dysfunction in lung transplantation. PMC. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Chong, Rongrong Wei, Yava Jones‐Hall, et al.. (2014). Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Pathway Genes and Interstitial Lung Disease: An Association Study. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 4893–4893. 21 indexed citations

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Vittal, Ragini, Amanda Fisher, Hongmei Gu, et al.. (2013). Peptide-Mediated Inhibition of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase–Activated Protein Kinase–2 Ameliorates Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 49(1). 47–57. 47 indexed citations

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Fan, Lin, Heather L. Benson, Ragini Vittal, et al.. (2011). Neutralizing IL-17 Prevents Obliterative Bronchiolitis in Murine Orthotopic Lung Transplantation. American Journal of Transplantation. 11(5). 911–922. 119 indexed citations

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Choi, Jung-Eun, Sung-Soon Lee, Isham Huizar, et al.. (2008). Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Receptor Blockade Improves Outcome in Mouse Model of Lung Injury. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 179(3). 212–219. 71 indexed citations

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Vittal, Ragini, Hengmin Zhang, MeiLan K. Han, et al.. (2007). Effects of the Protein Kinase Inhibitor, Imatinib Mesylate, on Epithelial/Mesenchymal Phenotypes: Implications for Treatment of Fibrotic Diseases. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 321(1). 35–44. 54 indexed citations

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Horowitz, Jeffrey C., David S. Rogers, Vishal Sharma, et al.. (2006). Combinatorial activation of FAK and AKT by transforming growth factor-β1 confers an anoikis-resistant phenotype to myofibroblasts. Cellular Signalling. 19(4). 761–771. 204 indexed citations

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Liang, Li, Jianmin Chen, Ragini Vittal, et al.. (2005). Expression Profiling of Crystal-Induced Injury in Human Kidney Epithelial Cells. Nephron Physiology. 103(1). p53–p62. 12 indexed citations

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Vittal, Ragini, Jeffrey C. Horowitz, Bethany B. Moore, et al.. (2005). Modulation of Prosurvival Signaling in Fibroblasts by a Protein Kinase Inhibitor Protects against Fibrotic Tissue Injury. American Journal Of Pathology. 166(2). 367–375. 105 indexed citations

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