Ravi Mahalingam

8.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
118 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Ravi Mahalingam is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Virology and Dermatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ravi Mahalingam has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Epidemiology, 26 papers in Virology and 23 papers in Dermatology. Recurrent topics in Ravi Mahalingam's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (107 papers), Poxvirus research and outbreaks (26 papers) and Dermatology and Skin Diseases (16 papers). Ravi Mahalingam is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (107 papers), Poxvirus research and outbreaks (26 papers) and Dermatology and Skin Diseases (16 papers). Ravi Mahalingam collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Ravi Mahalingam's co-authors include Randall J. Cohrs, Donald H. Gilden, Don Gilden, Mary Wellish, Maria A. Nagel, Bette K. Kleinschmidt‐DeMasters, James J. LaGuardia, Aud Nome Dueland, Vicki Traina‐Dorge and Bagher Forghani and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Ravi Mahalingam

117 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Neurologic Complications of the Reactivation of Varicella–Zoster Virus

2000 558 citations Donald H. Gilden, Ravi Mahalingam et al. profile →
Varicella zoster virus vasculopathies: diverse clinical manifestations, laboratory features, pathogenesis, and treatment

2009 398 citations Don Gilden, Randall J. Cohrs et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ravi Mahalingam United States	41	4.3k	1.1k	939	905	811	118	5.4k
Randall J. Cohrs United States	48	5.6k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	154	7.3k
Don Gilden United States	41	4.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	903 1.0×	606 0.7×	157	6.3k
Donald H. Gilden United States	50	5.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	914 1.0×	990 1.2×	192	8.6k
Maria A. Nagel United States	34	2.5k 0.6×	604 0.6×	733 0.8×	610 0.7×	240 0.3×	114	3.9k
Mary Wellish United States	32	2.4k 0.6×	606 0.6×	327 0.3×	482 0.5×	553 0.7×	78	2.9k
Charles Grose United States	53	6.6k 1.6×	1.4k 1.3×	331 0.4×	367 0.4×	1.4k 1.8×	223	7.9k
Georges M. G. M. Verjans Netherlands	35	2.3k 0.5×	359 0.3×	222 0.2×	204 0.2×	440 0.5×	146	4.3k
Robert L. Hendricks United States	43	3.9k 0.9×	299 0.3×	154 0.2×	391 0.4×	451 0.6×	120	6.4k
Bagher Forghani United States	34	2.9k 0.7×	346 0.3×	436 0.5×	171 0.2×	296 0.4×	80	3.8k
Tetsushi Yoshikawa Japan	45	5.0k 1.2×	395 0.4×	179 0.2×	221 0.2×	278 0.3×	326	7.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ravi Mahalingam

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Bubak, Andrew N., Christina Coughlan, Anthony J. Saviola, et al.. (2022). Zoster-Associated Prothrombotic Plasma Exosomes and Increased Stroke Risk. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 227(8). 993–1001. 10 indexed citations

Bubak, Andrew N., Vicki Traina‐Dorge, Christina N. Como, et al.. (2020). Elevated serum substance P during simian varicella virus infection in rhesus macaques: implications for chronic inflammation and adverse cerebrovascular events. Journal of NeuroVirology. 26(6). 945–951. 1 indexed citations

Bubak, Andrew N., Cheryl L. Beseler, Christina N. Como, et al.. (2020). Amylin, Aβ42, and Amyloid in Varicella Zoster Virus Vasculopathy Cerebrospinal Fluid and Infected Vascular Cells. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 223(7). 1284–1294. 10 indexed citations

Bubak, Andrew N., Christina N. Como, Christina Coughlan, et al.. (2019). Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection of Primary Human Spinal Astrocytes Produces Intracellular Amylin, Amyloid-β, and an Amyloidogenic Extracellular Environment. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 221(7). 1088–1097. 33 indexed citations

Ouwendijk, Werner J. D., et al.. (2018). Simian Varicella Virus Infects Enteric Neurons and α4β7 Integrin-Expressing Gut-Tropic T-Cells in Nonhuman Primates. Viruses. 10(4). 156–156. 11 indexed citations

Gilden, Don, Maria A. Nagel, Randall J. Cohrs, & Ravi Mahalingam. (2013). The Variegate Neurological Manifestations of Varicella Zoster Virus Infection. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 13(9). 374–374. 66 indexed citations

Ouwendijk, Werner J. D., Ravi Mahalingam, Vicki Traina‐Dorge, et al.. (2012). Simian varicella virus infection of Chinese rhesus macaques produces ganglionic infection in the absence of rash. Journal of NeuroVirology. 18(2). 91–99. 16 indexed citations

James, Stephanie, Ravi Mahalingam, & Don Gilden. (2012). Does Apoptosis Play a Role in Varicella Zoster Virus Latency and Reactivation?. Viruses. 4(9). 1509–1514. 14 indexed citations

Mahalingam, Ravi, et al.. (2011). Partial Purification and Characterization of an ExtracellularProtease from Penicillium janthinellum and Neurospora crassa. European Journal of Experimental Biology. 1(3). 10 indexed citations

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Mahalingam, Ravi, Vicki Traina‐Dorge, Mary Wellish, et al.. (2010). Latent simian varicella virus reactivates in monkeys treated with tacrolimus with or without exposure to irradiation. Journal of NeuroVirology. 16(5). 342–354. 33 indexed citations

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Nagel, Maria A., Ravi Mahalingam, Randall J. Cohrs, & Don Gilden. (2010). Virus Vasculopathy and Stroke: An Under-Recognized Cause and Treatment Target. Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets. 10(2). 105–111. 69 indexed citations

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Gilden, Donald H., Ravi Mahalingam, Randall J. Cohrs, & Kenneth L. Tyler. (2007). Herpesvirus infections of the nervous system. Nature Clinical Practice Neurology. 3(2). 82–94. 106 indexed citations

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Mahalingam, Ravi, Donald H. Gilden, Mary Wellish, & Subbiah Pugazhenthi. (2005). Transactivation of the simian varicella virus (SVV) open reading frame (ORF) 21 promoter by SVV ORF 62 is upregulated in neuronal cells but downregulated in non-neuronal cells by SVV ORF 63 protein. Virology. 345(1). 244–250. 7 indexed citations

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Gilden, Donald H., Randall J. Cohrs, & Ravi Mahalingam. (2003). Clinical and Molecular Pathogenesis of Varicella Virus Infection. Viral Immunology. 16(3). 243–258. 65 indexed citations

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Majid, Arshad, Steven Galetta, Christine Robinson, et al.. (2002). Epstein–Barr virus myeloradiculitis and encephalomyeloradiculitis. Brain. 125(1). 159–165. 72 indexed citations

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Fox, Robert J., Steven Galetta, Ravi Mahalingam, et al.. (2001). Acute, chronic, and recurrent varicella zoster virus neuropathy without zoster rash. Neurology. 57(2). 351–354. 17 indexed citations

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Hadler, Herbert I., Krishnakumar Devadas, & Ravi Mahalingam. (1998). Selected nuclear LINE elements with mitochondrial-DNA-like inserts are more plentiful and mobile in tumor than in normal tissue of mouse and rat. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 68(1). 100–109. 20 indexed citations

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White, Tiffany, et al.. (1997). Identification of Simian Varicella Virus Homologues of Varicella Zoster Virus Genes. Virus Genes. 15(3). 265–269. 6 indexed citations

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Mahalingam, Ravi, Penny Clarke, Mary Wellish, et al.. (1992). Prevalence and distribution of latent simian varicella virus DNA in monkey ganglia. Virology. 188(1). 193–197. 35 indexed citations

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Hadler, Herbert I., Krishnakumar Devadas, & Ravi Mahalingam. (1990). Genomic mitochondrial DNA-like sequences in normal and tumor tissue of mouse and rat. 1 indexed citations

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