Rajeev Sivasankaran

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Rajeev Sivasankaran is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rajeev Sivasankaran has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Rajeev Sivasankaran's work include Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (4 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (3 papers). Rajeev Sivasankaran is often cited by papers focused on Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (4 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (3 papers). Rajeev Sivasankaran collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Ireland. Rajeev Sivasankaran's co-authors include Zhigang He, Ke Wang, Rosalind A. Segal, Yong Guo, Vuk Koprivica, Rachel L. Neve, Ying Gao, Elena Nikulina, Marco Domeniconi and Zixuan Cao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Rajeev Sivasankaran

13 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein is a Nogo receptor li... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2002 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein is a Nogo receptor ligand that inhibits neurite outgrowth
    2002 749 citations Ke Wang, Vuk Koprivica et al. Nature profile →
  2. p75 interacts with the Nogo receptor as a co-receptor for Nogo, MAG and OMgp
    2002 649 citations Ke Wang, Rajeev Sivasankaran et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rajeev Sivasankaran United States 11 1.9k 1.2k 1.0k 381 236 13 2.5k
Thomas Oertle Switzerland 17 1.5k 0.8× 928 0.7× 776 0.8× 238 0.6× 426 1.8× 18 2.2k
Marjan E. van der Haar Switzerland 8 1.3k 0.7× 888 0.7× 596 0.6× 279 0.7× 194 0.8× 9 1.7k
Franziska Christ Switzerland 6 1.4k 0.7× 955 0.8× 475 0.5× 319 0.8× 146 0.6× 6 1.7k
Qi Cui China 29 1.7k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 171 0.4× 117 0.5× 55 2.7k
Gavin Bennett United Kingdom 15 1.6k 0.8× 658 0.5× 888 0.9× 706 1.9× 543 2.3× 36 2.6k
Yuqin Yin United States 20 1.9k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 272 0.7× 167 0.7× 34 3.2k
Murray G. Blackmore United States 19 1.1k 0.6× 733 0.6× 930 0.9× 218 0.6× 121 0.5× 31 1.7k
Laurence Decker France 14 651 0.3× 1.2k 1.0× 752 0.7× 272 0.7× 201 0.9× 17 2.0k
Marco Leibinger Germany 18 1.0k 0.5× 664 0.5× 612 0.6× 153 0.4× 150 0.6× 28 1.6k
Frank S. Walsh United Kingdom 8 1.4k 0.7× 774 0.6× 848 0.8× 129 0.3× 324 1.4× 8 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rajeev Sivasankaran

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rajeev Sivasankaran

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Monteys, Alex Mas, Paul T. Ranum, Luis Tecedor, et al.. (2021). Regulated control of gene therapies by drug-induced splicing. Nature. 596(7871). 291–295. 83 indexed citations
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Sung, Moo Je, John I. Manchester, Donovan N. Chin, et al.. (2021). Use of Intramolecular 1,5-Sulfur–Oxygen and 1,5-Sulfur–Halogen Interactions in the Design of N-Methyl-5-aryl-N-(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-amine SMN2 Splicing Modulators. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(8). 4744–4761. 11 indexed citations
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Theil, Diethilde, et al.. (2021). Orally administered branaplam does not impact neurogenesis in juvenile mice, rats, and dogs. Biology Open. 10(10). 6 indexed citations
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Sen, Anindya, K. G. Guruharsha, Mark W. Kankel, et al.. (2013). Genetic circuitry of Survival motor neuron , the gene underlying spinal muscular atrophy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(26). E2371–80. 29 indexed citations
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Chatterjee, Sandipan, Joseph D. Szustakowski, Nanguneri Nirmala, et al.. (2009). Identification of Novel Genes and Pathways Regulating SREBP Transcriptional Activity. PLoS ONE. 4(4). e5197–e5197. 32 indexed citations
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Müllershausen, Florian, Youngah Shin, Marta Cortés-Cros, et al.. (2007). Phosphorylated FTY720 promotes astrocyte migration through sphingosine‐1‐phosphate receptors. Journal of Neurochemistry. 102(4). 1151–1161. 124 indexed citations
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Müllershausen, Florian, Youngah Shin, Marta Cortés-Cros, et al.. (2007). Phosphorylated FTY720 promotes astrocyte migration through sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors. Journal of Neurochemistry. 0(0). 2042786866–???. 4 indexed citations
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Sivasankaran, Rajeev, Jiong Pei, Ke Wang, et al.. (2004). PKC mediates inhibitory effects of myelin and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans on axonal regeneration. Nature Neuroscience. 7(3). 261–268. 253 indexed citations
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Wang, Ke, Vuk Koprivica, Rajeev Sivasankaran, et al.. (2002). Oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein is a Nogo receptor ligand that inhibits neurite outgrowth. Nature. 417(6892). 941–944. 749 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Ke, et al.. (2002). p75 interacts with the Nogo receptor as a co-receptor for Nogo, MAG and OMgp. Nature. 420(6911). 74–78. 649 indexed citations breakdown →
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Domeniconi, Marco, Zixuan Cao, Rajeev Sivasankaran, et al.. (2002). Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein Interacts with the Nogo66 Receptor to Inhibit Neurite Outgrowth. Neuron. 35(2). 283–290. 467 indexed citations
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Sivasankaran, Rajeev. (2000). Direct transcriptional control of the Dpp target omb by the DNA binding protein Brinker. The EMBO Journal. 19(22). 6162–6172. 77 indexed citations
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Sivasankaran, Rajeev, Manuel Calleja, Ginés Morata, & Konrad Basler. (2000). The Wingless target gene Dfz3 encodes a new member of the Drosophila Frizzled family. Mechanisms of Development. 91(1-2). 427–431. 40 indexed citations

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