Rama Natarajan

23.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
246 papers, 18.5k citations indexed

About

Rama Natarajan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rama Natarajan has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 18.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Molecular Biology, 62 papers in Cancer Research and 41 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Rama Natarajan's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (47 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (38 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (35 papers). Rama Natarajan is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (47 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (38 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (35 papers). Rama Natarajan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Rama Natarajan's co-authors include Linda Lanting, Mitsuo Kato, Marpadga A. Reddy, Jerry L. Nadler, Narkunaraja Shanmugam, Louisa M. Villeneuve, Miao Feng, Sumanth Putta, Mausumee Guha and John J. Rossi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Rama Natarajan

245 papers receiving 18.1k 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.

MicroRNA-192 in diabetic kidney glomeruli and its function in TGF-β-induced collagen expression via inhibition of E-box repressors

2007 610 citations Linda Lanting, Rama Natarajan et al. profile →
TGF-β activates Akt kinase through a microRNA-dependent amplifying circuit targeting PTEN

2009 501 citations Linda Lanting, Rama Natarajan et al. profile →
Epigenetics and epigenomics in diabetic kidney disease and metabolic memory

2019 404 citations Rama Natarajan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rama Natarajan United States	79	10.0k	4.2k	2.8k	2.4k	2.3k	246	18.5k
Marta Ruiz‐Ortega Spain	70	6.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	2.2k 0.8×	2.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.9×	265	18.2k
Toshio Miyata Japan	75	4.6k 0.5×	1.7k 0.4×	2.7k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	1.8k 0.8×	326	18.4k
Katalin Suszták United States	61	8.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.3×	1.5k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	190	16.1k
Daisuke Koya Japan	75	6.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.3×	4.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.4×	2.4k 1.1×	292	18.9k
George L. King United States	90	12.6k 1.3×	1.9k 0.5×	7.3k 2.6×	1.9k 0.8×	4.0k 1.8×	276	32.5k
Willa A. Hsueh United States	72	7.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.4×	3.8k 1.4×	1.9k 0.8×	3.3k 1.5×	251	18.1k
Ira J. Goldberg United States	84	9.1k 0.9×	3.3k 0.8×	7.5k 2.6×	2.3k 0.9×	5.9k 2.6×	336	25.9k
D Stern United States	57	4.9k 0.5×	1.5k 0.3×	2.3k 0.8×	3.2k 1.3×	1.4k 0.6×	92	16.6k
Kumar Sharma United States	76	7.6k 0.8×	939 0.2×	3.9k 1.4×	1.2k 0.5×	2.8k 1.2×	216	19.1k
MacRae F. Linton United States	65	5.5k 0.6×	2.1k 0.5×	2.4k 0.9×	4.4k 1.8×	5.5k 2.4×	231	15.8k

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Mooney, Rachael, Zhen Chen, Tristan Scott, et al.. (2025). Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: Current and Emerging Applications to Mitigate Cellular Signaling in Disease. Biomolecules. 15(7). 1000–1000. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Zhuo, Eiichiro Satake, Marcus G. Pezzolesi, et al.. (2024). Integrated analysis of blood DNA methylation, genetic variants, circulating proteins, microRNAs, and kidney failure in type 1 diabetes. Science Translational Medicine. 16(748). eadj3385–eadj3385. 8 indexed citations

Mimura, Imari, Zhuo Chen, & Rama Natarajan. (2024). Epigenetic alterations and memory: key players in the development/progression of chronic kidney disease promoted by acute kidney injury and diabetes. Kidney International. 107(3). 434–456. 11 indexed citations

Tanwar, Vinay Singh, Marpadga A. Reddy, Sadhan Das, et al.. (2023). Palmitic Acid–Induced Long Noncoding RNA PARAIL Regulates Inflammation via Interaction With RNA-Binding Protein ELAVL1 in Monocytes and Macrophages. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 43(7). 1157–1175. 12 indexed citations

Chen, Zhuo, Bart O. Roep, John S. Kaddis, et al.. (2023). Methylglyoxal Adducts Are Prognostic Biomarkers for Diabetic Kidney Disease in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. 73(4). 611–617. 10 indexed citations

Tang, Xiaofang, Yingjun Luo, Riccardo Calandrelli, et al.. (2022). Long noncoding RNA LEENE promotes angiogenesis and ischemic recovery in diabetes models. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(3). 21 indexed citations

Chen, Zhuo, Barbara H. Braffett, John M. Lachin, et al.. (2020). DNA methylation mediates development of HbA1c-associated complications in type 1 diabetes. Nature Metabolism. 2(8). 744–762. 66 indexed citations

Natarajan, Rama, Christine Thai, Angelica Sanchez, et al.. (2020). Environmental Exposures during Puberty: Window of Breast Cancer Risk and Epigenetic Damage. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(2). 493–493. 29 indexed citations

Roshandel, Delnaz, Zhuo Chen, Angelo J. Canty, et al.. (2020). DNA methylation age calculators reveal association with diabetic neuropathy in type 1 diabetes. Clinical Epigenetics. 12(1). 52–52. 33 indexed citations

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Dhawan, Sangeeta & Rama Natarajan. (2019). Epigenetics and Type 2 Diabetes Risk. Current Diabetes Reports. 19(8). 47–47. 26 indexed citations

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Leung, Amy, Candi Trac, Hiroyuki Kato, et al.. (2018). LTRs activated by Epstein-Barr virus–induced transformation of B cells alter the transcriptome. Genome Research. 28(12). 1791–1798. 25 indexed citations

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Rosen, Evan D., Klaus H. Kaestner, Rama Natarajan, et al.. (2018). Epigenetics and Epigenomics: Implications for Diabetes and Obesity. Diabetes. 67(10). 1923–1931. 122 indexed citations

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Leung, Amy & Rama Natarajan. (2017). Long Noncoding RNAs in Diabetes and Diabetic Complications. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 29(11). 1064–1073. 72 indexed citations

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Chen, Xuebo, Leying Zhang, Junling Liang, et al.. (2014). RAGE Expression in Tumor-Associated Macrophages Promotes Angiogenesis in Glioma. Cancer Research. 74(24). 7285–7297. 132 indexed citations

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Singhal, Sharad S., James L. Figarola, Jyotsana Singhal, et al.. (2013). RLIP76 Protein Knockdown Attenuates Obesity Due to a High-fat Diet. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(32). 23394–23406. 21 indexed citations

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Shanmugam, Narkunaraja, Marpadga A. Reddy, & Rama Natarajan. (2008). Distinct Roles of Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonuclear Protein K and microRNA-16 in Cyclooxygenase-2 RNA Stability Induced by S100b, a Ligand of the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products*. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(52). 36221–36233. 89 indexed citations

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Natarajan, Rama, Iain Murray, Ladan Shams, & Richard S. Zemel. (2008). Characterizing response behavior in multi-sensory perception with conflicting cues. ERA. 21. 1153–1160. 6 indexed citations

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Feng, Miao & Rama Natarajan. (2005). Mapping Global Histone Methylation Patterns in the Coding Regions of Human Genes. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 25(11). 4650–4661. 91 indexed citations

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Kim, Young‐Sook, Marpadga A. Reddy, Linda Lanting, Sharon G. Adler, & Rama Natarajan. (2003). Differential behavior of mesangial cells derived from 12/15-lipoxygenase knockout mice relative to control mice11See Editorial by Kasinath, p. 1918.. Kidney International. 64(5). 1702–1714. 44 indexed citations

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Natarajan, Rama, Naftali Stern, & Jerry L. Nadler. (1988). Diacylglycerol provides arachidonic acid for lipoxygenase products that mediate angiotensin II-induced aldosterone synthesis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 156(2). 717–724. 37 indexed citations

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