Rajesh C. Rao

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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Rajesh C. Rao is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Molecular Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Rajesh C. Rao has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Ophthalmology, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Rajesh C. Rao's work include Ocular Oncology and Treatments (14 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (13 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (13 papers). Rajesh C. Rao is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Oncology and Treatments (14 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (13 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (13 papers). Rajesh C. Rao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and China. Rajesh C. Rao's co-authors include Yali Dou, Netan Choudhry, Brian J. Dlouhy, Patricia Kirby, Olatilewa O. Awe, Patrick W. Hitchon, Hakan Demirci, Mark W. Johnson, Scott A. Tomlins and Andi K. Cani and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Rajesh C. Rao

79 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Hijacked in cancer: the KMT2 (MLL) family of methyltransferases

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Author						Papers	Cites
Rajesh C. Rao	788	455	255	226	209	92	1.6k
Shahar Frenkel	556 0.7×	960 2.1×	354 1.4×	399 1.8×	196 0.9×	78	1.6k
Gerasimos Anastassiou	443 0.6×	968 2.1×	196 0.8×	568 2.5×	159 0.8×	51	1.5k
Paolo Galluzzi	272 0.3×	561 1.2×	143 0.6×	147 0.7×	86 0.4×	110	1.5k
Lauren A. Dalvin	408 0.5×	1.4k 3.1×	357 1.4×	593 2.6×	110 0.5×	152	2.0k
D. M. Albert	512 0.6×	1.1k 2.4×	382 1.5×	331 1.5×	79 0.4×	48	1.7k
Alexandre Moulin	700 0.9×	1.6k 3.5×	705 2.8×	462 2.0×	61 0.3×	89	2.3k
James O’Sullivan	1.4k 1.8×	324 0.7×	66 0.3×	99 0.4×	124 0.6×	40	2.0k
Caroline Van den Broecke	376 0.5×	117 0.3×	215 0.8×	135 0.6×	52 0.2×	49	1.2k
H. Nida Sen	429 0.5×	760 1.7×	167 0.7×	257 1.1×	122 0.6×	40	1.3k

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Rao, Rajesh C., Brigitte L. Arduini, Susan L. Borden, et al.. (2025). Safety and tolerability of RPESC-RPE transplantation in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration: Low-dose clinical outcomes. Cell stem cell. 32(11). 1659–1670.e4.

Yang, Wentao, Mengrou Shan, Li Zhang, et al.. (2024). Quiescence enables unrestricted cell fate in naive embryonic stem cells. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1721–1721. 8 indexed citations

Haliyur, Rachana, et al.. (2024). Cost Drivers of Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Analysis. Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases. 9(1). 11–17.

Rao, Rajesh C., et al.. (2023). Hyperoleon: Emulsified silicone oil in anterior chamber following repair of recurrent retinal detachments. Journal Français d Ophtalmologie. 46(3). 300–301.

Pan, Warren W., et al.. (2023). The Cost of Standard and Complex Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment Repair Exceeds Its Reimbursement. Ophthalmology Retina. 7(11). 948–953. 5 indexed citations

Balikov, Daniel A., Kevin Hu, Bryan L. Betz, et al.. (2021). Comparative Molecular Analysis of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphomas and Matched Vitreoretinal Lymphomas by Vitreous Liquid Biopsy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(18). 9992–9992. 8 indexed citations

Zhao, Peter Y., Sunjong Ji, Paula Anne Newman-Casey, et al.. (2021). Assessing patient perception of risk in ocular stem cell therapies. Stem Cell Reports. 16(10). 2415–2421. 1 indexed citations

Rao, Rajesh C., et al.. (2021). Research Funding, Income, and Career Satisfaction Among Clinician-Scientists in Ophthalmology in the United States. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 227. 254–264. 5 indexed citations

Li, Qiang, Fengbiao Mao, Bo Zhou, et al.. (2020). p53 Integrates Temporal WDR5 Inputs during Neuroectoderm and Mesoderm Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells. Cell Reports. 30(2). 465–480.e6. 18 indexed citations

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Rao, Rajesh C., May P. Chan, Chris Andrews, & Alon Kahana. (2018). Epigenetic markers in basal cell carcinoma: universal themes in oncogenesis and tumor stratification? - a short report. Cellular Oncology. 41(6). 693–698. 9 indexed citations

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Abalem, Maria Fernanda, Pedro Carlos Carricondo, & Rajesh C. Rao. (2017). Bullseye Retinopathy from Antiretroviral Therapy. Ophthalmology. 124(10). 1539–1539. 4 indexed citations

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Rao, Rajesh C., Andi K. Cani, Daniel H. Hovelson, et al.. (2016). Comprehensive Genomic Profiling of Orbital and Ocular Adnexal Lymphomas Identifies Frequent Alterations in MYD88 and Chromatin Modifiers: New Routes to Targeted Therapies. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 4089–4089. 2 indexed citations

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Rao, Rajesh C., May P. Chan, Chris Andrews, & Alon Kahana. (2016). EZH2, Proliferation Rate, and Aggressive Tumor Subtypes in Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Oncology. 2(7). 962–962. 14 indexed citations

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Zhou, Bo, Jingya Wang, Jie Xiong, et al.. (2016). PRDM16 Suppresses MLL1r Leukemia via Intrinsic Histone Methyltransferase Activity. Molecular Cell. 62(2). 222–236. 45 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hui, Srimonta Gayen, Jie Xiong, et al.. (2016). MLL1 Inhibition Reprograms Epiblast Stem Cells to Naive Pluripotency. Cell stem cell. 18(4). 481–494. 49 indexed citations

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Walters, Laura, Qiang Li, Dafydd G. Thomas, et al.. (2015). Characterization and pharmacologic targeting of EZH2, a fetal retinal protein and epigenetic regulator, in human retinoblastoma. Laboratory Investigation. 95(11). 1278–1290. 29 indexed citations

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Choudhry, Netan & Rajesh C. Rao. (2015). ENHANCED DEPTH IMAGING FEATURES OF A CHOROIDAL MACROVESSEL. Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 10(1). 18–21. 11 indexed citations

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Badiyan, Shahed N., Rajesh C. Rao, Anthony J. Apicelli, et al.. (2014). Outcomes of Iodine-125 Plaque Brachytherapy for Uveal Melanoma With Intraoperative Ultrasonography and Supplemental Transpupillary Thermotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 88(4). 801–805. 43 indexed citations

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Rao, Rajesh C. & Dong Feng Chen. (2011). Nanomedicine and Optic Nerve Regeneration—Implications for Ophthalmology. 4(1). 108–108. 3 indexed citations

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Rao, Rajesh C., James Varani, & H. Kaz Soong. (1992). FGF Promotes Corneal Stromal Fibroblast Motility. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 8(1). 77–81. 7 indexed citations

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