Rama Rao Amara

9.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
134 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Rama Rao Amara is a scholar working on Virology, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rama Rao Amara has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Virology, 91 papers in Immunology and 42 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Rama Rao Amara's work include HIV Research and Treatment (91 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (54 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (43 papers). Rama Rao Amara is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (91 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (54 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (43 papers). Rama Rao Amara collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and France. Rama Rao Amara's co-authors include Harriet L. Robinson, Lakshmi Chennareddi, Vijayakumar Velu, Sunil Kannanganat, Chris Ibegbu, Gordon J. Freeman, Guido Silvestri, Rafi Ahmed, Bernard Moss and François Villinger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rama Rao Amara

128 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Control of a Mucosal Challenge and Prevention of AIDS by ... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2008 250 500 750
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. Control of a Mucosal Challenge and Prevention of AIDS by a Multiprotein DNA/MVA Vaccine
    2001 931 citations Rama Rao Amara profile →
  2. Enhancing SIV-specific immunity in vivo by PD-1 blockade
    2008 604 citations Vijayakumar Velu, Lilin Lai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rama Rao Amara United States 42 3.7k 3.3k 1.8k 1.4k 1.3k 134 5.9k
Igor M. Belyakov United States 41 3.4k 0.9× 1.7k 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 732 0.5× 80 5.0k
Tomáš Hanke United Kingdom 38 2.9k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 2.0k 1.4× 1.2k 0.9× 139 5.4k
Melissa Pope United States 41 4.4k 1.2× 3.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 965 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 80 6.4k
R. Paul Johnson United States 49 4.8k 1.3× 5.5k 1.7× 2.4k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 2.0k 1.5× 131 8.1k
Srinivas S. Rao United States 27 2.7k 0.7× 2.9k 0.9× 2.3k 1.3× 1.3k 0.9× 2.3k 1.7× 53 6.5k
Keith A. Reimann United States 44 4.3k 1.2× 5.0k 1.5× 3.3k 1.8× 1.2k 0.9× 2.4k 1.8× 114 8.8k
Guido Ferrari United States 45 3.3k 0.9× 3.8k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 1.7k 1.3× 191 5.8k
Jean Boyer United States 46 4.7k 1.3× 2.2k 0.7× 2.0k 1.1× 2.4k 1.8× 1.3k 1.0× 140 7.5k
Shan Lu United States 40 2.4k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.2× 1.7k 1.3× 168 5.3k
Jörn E. Schmitz United States 44 5.2k 1.4× 6.2k 1.9× 2.5k 1.4× 1.5k 1.1× 2.0k 1.5× 121 8.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Sahoo, Anusmita, Edgar A. Hodge, Celia C. LaBranche, et al.. (2022). Structure-guided changes at the V2 apex of HIV-1 clade C trimer enhance elicitation of autologous neutralizing and broad V1V2-scaffold antibodies. Cell Reports. 38(9). 110436–110436. 4 indexed citations
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Rahman, Sheikh Abdul, James M. Billingsley, Ashish Sharma, et al.. (2022). Lymph node CXCR5+ NK cells associate with control of chronic SHIV infection. JCI Insight. 7(8). 15 indexed citations
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Charles, Tysheena P., Samantha L. Burton, Prabhu S. Arunachalam, et al.. (2021). The C3/465 glycan hole cluster in BG505 HIV-1 envelope is the major neutralizing target involved in preventing mucosal SHIV infection. PLoS Pathogens. 17(2). e1009257–e1009257. 17 indexed citations
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Routhu, Nanda Kishore, Venkata S. Bollimpelli, Chris Ibegbu, et al.. (2021). Compromised SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody response in cord blood versus mothers. 29(1). 223–223. 1 indexed citations
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Rahman, Sheikh Abdul, Alexander P. R. Bally, Shelly Wang, et al.. (2021). PD-1 blockade and vaccination provide therapeutic benefit against SIV by inducing broad and functional CD8 + T cells in lymphoid tissue. Science Immunology. 6(63). eabh3034–eabh3034. 21 indexed citations
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Billingsley, James M., Gregory K. Tharp, Praveen K. Amancha, et al.. (2020). Short Communication:Transgender Women on Feminizing Hormone Therapy Demonstrate a Distinct Rectal Mucosal Transcriptome from Cisgender Men. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 36(9). 771–774. 3 indexed citations
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Curtis, Alan D., Rafiq Nabi, Kara Jensen, et al.. (2018). Oral Coadministration of an Intramuscular DNA/Modified Vaccinia Ankara Vaccine for Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Is Associated with Better Control of Infection in Orally Exposed Infant Macaques. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 35(3). 310–325. 8 indexed citations
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Noguera-Julián, Marc, Yolanda Guillén, David Reznik, et al.. (2017). Oral microbiome in HIV-associated periodontitis. Medicine. 96(12). e5821–e5821. 41 indexed citations
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Kannanganat, Sunil, Linda S. Wyatt, Sailaja Gangadhara, et al.. (2016). High Doses of GM-CSF Inhibit Antibody Responses in Rectal Secretions and Diminish Modified Vaccinia Ankara/Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccine Protection in TRIM5α-Restrictive Macaques. The Journal of Immunology. 197(9). 3586–3596. 12 indexed citations
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Mylvaganam, Geetha, Daniel Ríos, Ifor R. Williams, Vijayakumar Velu, & Rama Rao Amara. (2014). Anti-viral CD8 T-cells with B-cell Follicle Homing Potential Contribute to Vaccine-mediated Enhanced Control of Pathogenic SIV Infection. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 30(S1). A75–A76. 1 indexed citations
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Burton, Samantha L., et al.. (2014). SIVsmE660 Envelope Variants from Breakthrough Infections Following DNA/MVA Vaccination of Rhesus Macaques Are Susceptible to Neutralization. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 30(S1). A26–A26. 1 indexed citations
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Kwa, Suefen, Sunil Kannanganat, Pragati Nigam, et al.. (2011). Plasmacytoid dendritic cells are recruited to the colorectum and contribute to immune activation during pathogenic SIV infection in rhesus macaques. Blood. 118(10). 2763–2773. 79 indexed citations
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Robinson, Harriet L., Sunita Sharma, Jun Zhao, et al.. (2007). Immunogenicity in Macaques of the Clinical Product for a Clade B DNA/MVA HIV Vaccine: Elicitation of IFN-γ, IL-2, and TNF-α Coproducing CD4 and CD8 T Cells. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 23(12). 1555–1562. 25 indexed citations
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Kapogiannis, Bill G., Sheryl L. Henderson, Pragati Nigam, et al.. (2006). Defective IL-2 Production by HIV-1-Specific CD4 and CD8 T Cells in an Adolescent/Young Adult Cohort. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 22(3). 272–282. 12 indexed citations
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Mulligan, Mark J., Nina D. Russell, Connie Celum, et al.. (2006). Excellent Safety and Tolerability of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 pGA2/JS2 Plasmid DNA Priming Vector Vaccine in HIV Type 1 Uninfected Adults. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 22(7). 678–683. 38 indexed citations
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Smith, James M., Rama Rao Amara, Linda S. Wyatt, et al.. (2005). Short Communication : Studies in Macaques on Cross-Clade T Cell Responses Elicited by a DNA/MVA AIDS Vaccine, Better Conservation of CD8 Than CD4 T Cell Responses. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 21(2). 140–144. 8 indexed citations
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Amara, Rama Rao, Chris Ibegbu, François Villinger, et al.. (2005). Studies using a viral challenge and CD8 T cell depletions on the roles of cellular and humoral immunity in the control of an SHIV-89.6P challenge in DNA/MVA-vaccinated macaques. Virology. 343(2). 246–255. 35 indexed citations
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Smith, James M., Rama Rao Amara, Yan Xu, et al.. (2004). DNA/MVA Vaccine for HIV Type 1: Effects of Codon-Optimization and the Expression of Aggregates or Virus-Like Particles on the Immunogenicity of the DNA Prime. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 20(12). 1335–1347. 52 indexed citations
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Smith, James M., Rama Rao Amara, Harold M. McClure, et al.. (2004). Multiprotein HIV Type 1 Clade B DNA/MVA Vaccine: Construction, Safety, and Immunogenicity in Macaques. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 20(6). 654–665. 48 indexed citations
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Ma, Hak‐Ling, Rama Rao Amara, Linda S. Wyatt, et al.. (2003). Gp120-Alum Boosting of a Gag-Pol-Env DNA/MVA AIDS Vaccine: Poorer Control of a Pathogenic Viral Challenge. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 19(10). 891–900. 28 indexed citations

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