Ranjan Dutta

8.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
80 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Ranjan Dutta is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ranjan Dutta has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 29 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ranjan Dutta's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (28 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (28 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (24 papers). Ranjan Dutta is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (28 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (28 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (24 papers). Ranjan Dutta collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Canada. Ranjan Dutta's co-authors include Bruce D. Trapp, Grahame J. Kidd, Robert J. Fox, Ansi Chang, Xinghua Yin, Erik P. Pioro, Jar-Chi Lee, Ineke M. Dijkstra, Sérgio A. Lira and Stephen M. Dombrowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Ranjan Dutta

77 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Control of microglial neurotoxicity by the fractalkine receptor

2006 1.2k citations Grahame J. Kidd, Ranjan Dutta et al. profile →
Mitochondrial dysfunction as a cause of axonal degeneration in multiple sclerosis patients

2006 647 citations Ranjan Dutta, Xinghua Yin et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
Succination inactivates gasdermin D and blocks pyroptosis

2020 479 citations Fiachra Humphries, Liraz Shmuel-Galia et al. Science profile →
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells present antigen and are cytotoxic targets in inflammatory demyelination

2019 278 citations Leslie A. Kirby, Jing Jin et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ranjan Dutta United States	30	2.7k	2.2k	1.8k	1.5k	1.2k	80	6.3k
Markus Kipp Germany	45	2.9k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	2.1k 1.7×	160	6.7k
Don Mahad United Kingdom	35	2.1k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	56	6.6k
Anna Williams United Kingdom	41	2.8k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	2.6k 2.1×	113	7.1k
Inge Huitinga Netherlands	48	3.2k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	2.2k 1.3×	2.2k 1.5×	964 0.8×	119	7.7k
Craig S. Moore Canada	37	3.7k 1.4×	2.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	2.6k 1.7×	909 0.7×	94	7.5k
Tanja Kuhlmann Germany	48	2.6k 1.0×	2.8k 1.3×	3.1k 1.7×	1.9k 1.3×	2.4k 1.9×	137	8.2k
Véronique E. Miron United Kingdom	30	2.4k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	55	5.1k
John R. Bethea United States	45	1.9k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	2.4k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	886 0.7×	105	7.1k
Cinthia Farina Italy	31	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	2.0k 1.3×	536 0.4×	74	5.0k
Thomas Skripuletz Germany	34	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	764 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	212	4.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Гололобова, Олеся, Peter A. Calabresi, Kenneth W. Witwer, et al.. (2025). Extracellular Vesicles From Multiple Sclerosis White Matter Exhibit Synaptic, Mitochondrial, Complement and Ageing‐Related Pathway Dysregulation. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 14(11). e70197–e70197.

Kumar, Ajay, Palak Bakshi, Manoj Kumar, et al.. (2024). Hydroxytyrosol in cancer research: recent and historical insights on discoveries and mechanisms of action. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(1). 6 indexed citations

Khan, Debjit, Iyappan Ramachandiran, K.I. Vasu, et al.. (2024). Homozygous EPRS1 missense variant causing hypomyelinating leukodystrophy-15 alters variant-distal mRNA m6A site accessibility. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4284–4284. 2 indexed citations

Dutta, Ranjan, et al.. (2023). Astrocyte interferon-gamma signaling dampens inflammation during chronic central nervous system autoimmunity via PD-L1. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 20(1). 234–234. 14 indexed citations

Kim, Dongkyun, Nagendra Kumar, Amy Burrows, et al.. (2023). IFN-Induced Protein with Tetratricopeptide Repeats 2 Limits Autoimmune Inflammation by Regulating Myeloid Cell Activation and Metabolic Activity. The Journal of Immunology. 210(6). 721–731. 5 indexed citations

Cuenda, Ana, Fraser J. Sim, Alberto González-Aguilar, et al.. (2023). p38γ MAPK delays myelination and remyelination and is abundant in multiple sclerosis lesions. Brain. 147(5). 1871–1886. 6 indexed citations

Tripathi, Ajai K., et al.. (2021). Heparanome-Mediated Rescue of Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Quiescence following Inflammatory Demyelination. Journal of Neuroscience. 41(10). 2245–2263. 14 indexed citations

Humphries, Fiachra, Liraz Shmuel-Galia, Natália Ketelut-Carneiro, et al.. (2020). Succination inactivates gasdermin D and blocks pyroptosis. Science. 369(6511). 1633–1637. 479 indexed citations breakdown →

Jaini, Ritika, et al.. (2020). Cytoplasmic-predominant Pten increases microglial activation and synaptic pruning in a murine model with autism-like phenotype. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(5). 1458–1471. 50 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Linda, Luke M. Healy, Ranjan Dutta, et al.. (2020). Multiple Sclerosis as a Syndrome—Implications for Future Management. Frontiers in Neurology. 11. 784–784. 2 indexed citations

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Dutta, Ranjan, Kedar Mahajan, Kunio Nakamura, et al.. (2019). Comprehensive Autopsy Program for Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 15 indexed citations

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Kirby, Leslie A., Jing Jin, Jaime Gonzalez Cardona, et al.. (2019). Oligodendrocyte precursor cells present antigen and are cytotoxic targets in inflammatory demyelination. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3887–3887. 278 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thacker, Stetson, et al.. (2019). Constitutional mislocalization of Pten drives precocious maturation in oligodendrocytes and aberrant myelination in model of autism spectrum disorder. Translational Psychiatry. 9(1). 13–13. 28 indexed citations

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Morris, Jacqueline K., et al.. (2015). Decrease in levels of the evolutionarily conserved microRNA miR-124 affects oligodendrocyte numbers in Zebrafish, Danio rerio. Invertebrate Neuroscience. 15(3). 4–4. 15 indexed citations

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Dutta, Ranjan, et al.. (2014). Axonal loss in multiple sclerosis. Handbook of clinical neurology. 122. 101–113. 75 indexed citations

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Chang, Ansi, Susan M. Staugaitis, Ranjan Dutta, et al.. (2012). Cortical remyelination: A new target for repair therapies in multiple sclerosis. Annals of Neurology. 72(6). 918–926. 166 indexed citations

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Gobert, Rosanna Pescini, Gabriela P. Saborı́o, Susanna Carboni, et al.. (2012). Identification of VHY/Dusp15 as a Regulator of Oligodendrocyte Differentiation through a Systematic Genomics Approach. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e40457–e40457. 21 indexed citations

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Basak, Pratima, Sumanta Chatterjee, Madhurima Das, et al.. (2010). Phenotypic Alteration of Bone Marrow HSC and Microenvironmental Association in Experimentally Induced Leukemia. Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 5(4). 379–386. 15 indexed citations

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Chatterjee, Sumanta, Malay Chaklader, Pratima Basak, et al.. (2010). An Animal Model of Chronic Aplastic Bone Marrow Failure Following Pesticide Exposure in Mice. International Journal of Stem Cells. 3(1). 54–62. 23 indexed citations

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Jalabi, Walid, Ranjan Dutta, Yongming Jin, et al.. (2009). Endotoxin Preconditioning of the CNS: Microglia Activation and Neuroprotection. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 76. 1 indexed citations

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