Reena Rao

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Reena Rao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Reena Rao has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Reena Rao's work include Renal and related cancers (12 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (7 papers) and Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (6 papers). Reena Rao is often cited by papers focused on Renal and related cancers (12 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (7 papers) and Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (6 papers). Reena Rao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Denmark. Reena Rao's co-authors include Chuan‐Ming Hao, Matthew D. Breyer, Reyadh Redha, Wendell J. Lu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Raymond C. Harris, Mark A. Magnuson, Dae Ryong, Donald E. Kohan and Shixin Tao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and Oncogene.

In The Last Decade

Reena Rao

26 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Thiazolidinediones expand body fluid volume through PPARγ stimulation of ENaC-mediated renal salt absorption

2005 507 citations Chuan‐Ming Hao, Dae Ryong et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Reena Rao	906	267	220	204	177	26	1.4k
Franziska Theilig	1.0k 1.1×	248 0.9×	316 1.4×	121 0.6×	139 0.8×	50	2.3k
Pamela Harding	698 0.8×	274 1.0×	167 0.8×	86 0.4×	365 2.1×	62	1.8k
Frank Pistrosch	639 0.7×	582 2.2×	167 0.8×	100 0.5×	91 0.5×	44	1.7k
Bardia Askari	802 0.9×	105 0.4×	84 0.4×	106 0.5×	65 0.4×	20	1.3k
Noriyuki Iwamoto	680 0.8×	396 1.5×	175 0.8×	141 0.7×	82 0.5×	64	1.9k
Stefan-Martin Herrmann	478 0.5×	398 1.5×	158 0.7×	277 1.4×	125 0.7×	24	1.9k
Ann Smart	532 0.6×	359 1.3×	118 0.5×	80 0.4×	354 2.0×	17	1.2k
Jee‐Young Han	670 0.7×	570 2.1×	135 0.6×	87 0.4×	207 1.2×	56	2.1k
Henry L. Keen	794 0.9×	433 1.6×	152 0.7×	68 0.3×	97 0.5×	62	1.7k
Philippe Wiesel	991 1.1×	73 0.3×	177 0.8×	120 0.6×	98 0.6×	20	1.8k

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Jamadar, Abeda, et al.. (2024). Circadian Clock Disruption and Growth of Kidney Cysts in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 36(3). 378–392. 1 indexed citations

Hossain, Md. Delowar, et al.. (2023). Integrin β1 is a key determinant of the expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in the kidney epithelial cells.. European Journal of Cell Biology. 102(2). 151316–151316. 7 indexed citations

Dwivedi, Nidhi, Abeda Jamadar, S. Mathew, Timothy A. Fields, & Reena Rao. (2022). Myofibroblast depletion reduces kidney cyst growth and fibrosis in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Kidney International. 103(1). 144–155. 11 indexed citations

Jamadar, Abeda, S. Mathew, Timothy A. Fields, et al.. (2021). The tyrosine-kinase inhibitor Nintedanib ameliorates autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. Cell Death and Disease. 12(10). 947–947. 32 indexed citations

Jarajapu, Yagna, et al.. (2021). Integrin β1 Promotes Pancreatic Tumor Growth by Upregulating Kindlin-2 and TGF-β Receptor-2. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(19). 10599–10599. 16 indexed citations

Dwivedi, Nidhi, Shixin Tao, Abeda Jamadar, et al.. (2020). Epithelial Vasopressin Type-2 Receptors Regulate Myofibroblasts by a YAP-CCN2–Dependent Mechanism in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 31(8). 1697–1710. 23 indexed citations

Jamadar, Abeda & Reena Rao. (2020). Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Signaling in Acute Kidney Injury. The Nephron journals/Nephron journals. 144(12). 609–612. 15 indexed citations

Sinha, S. K., Nidhi Dwivedi, Shixin Tao, et al.. (2019). Targeting the vasopressin type-2 receptor for renal cell carcinoma therapy. Oncogene. 39(6). 1231–1245. 32 indexed citations

Tao, Shixin, Madhumitha Rajagopal, Xia Zhou, et al.. (2016). A cAMP and CREB-mediated feed-forward mechanism regulates GSK3βin polycystic kidney disease. Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 8(6). 464–476. 19 indexed citations

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Tao, Shixin, et al.. (2015). Glycogen synthase kinase-3β promotes cyst expansion in polycystic kidney disease. Kidney International. 87(6). 1164–1175. 37 indexed citations

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Pidkovka, Nataliya, Reena Rao, Shaojun Mei, et al.. (2013). Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids (EETs) Regulate Epithelial Sodium Channel Activity by Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2)-mediated Phosphorylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(7). 5223–5231. 35 indexed citations

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Rao, Reena. (2012). Glycogen synthase kinase-3 regulation of urinary concentrating ability. Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension. 21(5). 541–546. 25 indexed citations

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Tao, Shixin, Haichun Yang, Agnes B. Fogo, et al.. (2012). Specific deletion of glycogen synthase kinase-3β in the renal proximal tubule protects against acute nephrotoxic injury in mice. Kidney International. 82(9). 1000–1009. 49 indexed citations

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Rao, Reena, Satish Patel, Chuan‐Ming Hao, James R. Woodgett, & Raymond C. Harris. (2010). GSK3β Mediates Renal Response to Vasopressin by Modulating Adenylate Cyclase Activity. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 21(3). 428–437. 66 indexed citations

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Rao, Reena, Reyadh Redha, Ines Macias‐Perez, et al.. (2007). Prostaglandin E2-EP4 Receptor Promotes Endothelial Cell Migration via ERK Activation and Angiogenesis in Vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(23). 16959–16968. 114 indexed citations

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Zhao, Min, et al.. (2005). C/EBPβ and Its Binding Element Are Required for NFκB-induced COX2 Expression Following Hypertonic Stress. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(16). 16354–16359. 53 indexed citations

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Hao, Chuan‐Ming, Dae Ryong, Reena Rao, et al.. (2005). Thiazolidinediones expand body fluid volume through PPARγ stimulation of ENaC-mediated renal salt absorption. Nature Medicine. 11(8). 861–866. 507 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schneider, André, Xiaoyan Zhang, Ming‐Zhi Zhang, et al.. (2004). Membrane-associated PGE synthase-1 (mPGES-1) is coexpressed with both COX-1 and COX-2 in the kidney. Kidney International. 65(4). 1205–1213. 77 indexed citations

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Rao, Reena, Ming‐Zhi Zhang, Min Zhao, et al.. (2004). Lithium treatment inhibits renal GSK-3 activity and promotes cyclooxygenase 2-dependent polyuria. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 288(4). F642–F649. 93 indexed citations

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Rao, Reena, Chuan‐Ming Hao, & Matthew D. Breyer. (2004). Hypertonic Stress Activates Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β-mediated Apoptosis of Renal Medullary Interstitial Cells, Suppressing an NFκB-driven Cyclooxygenase-2-dependent Survival Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(6). 3949–3955. 79 indexed citations

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