Renuka Rao

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Renuka Rao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Renuka Rao has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Immunology and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Renuka Rao's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (5 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (3 papers). Renuka Rao is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (5 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (3 papers). Renuka Rao collaborates with scholars based in India, Australia and United States. Renuka Rao's co-authors include Jenny E. Gunton, Christopher Liddle, Caroline Wilson, Sally Coulter, Annette R. Atkins, Ronald M. Evans, Nanthakumar Subramaniam, Mara H. Sherman, Michael Downes and Christopher J. Scott and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, PLoS ONE and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Renuka Rao

31 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

A Vitamin D Receptor/SMAD Genomic Circuit Gates Hepatic Fibrotic Response

2013 490 citations Ning Ding, Ruth T. Yu et al. Cell profile →

Peers

Renuka Rao

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I‐Ping Chiang Taiwan

Alkiviadis Kostakis Greece

R Jeschke Germany

Rajwant Malhotra United States

Μαρία Ιωάννου Greece

Miriam Boersema Netherlands

Rainer Hubmann Austria

Mitsuo Tashiro Japan

Peter Hasselblatt Germany

Hirahito Endo Japan

I‐Ping Chiang Taiwan

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198 ×1.0

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Renuka Rao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Renuka Rao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Renuka Rao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Renuka Rao. Renuka Rao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rao, Renuka, T Titus, Shinya Tsurusaki, et al.. (2025). High-throughput evaluation of cardiac-specific promoters for adeno-associated virus mediated cardiac gene therapy. Gene Therapy.

Barnard, Alun R., Lynsey M. Whilding, Zara Hannoun, et al.. (2025). Efficient in vivo generation of CAR T cells using a retargeted fourth-generation lentiviral vector. Molecular Therapy. 33(10). 4953–4967. 4 indexed citations

Kok, Cindy, Renuka Rao, Shinya Tsurusaki, et al.. (2024). Overexpression of multidrug resistance‐associated protein 1 protects against cardiotoxicity by augmenting the doxorubicin efflux from cardiomyocytes. The Journal of Gene Medicine. 26(3). e3681–e3681. 1 indexed citations

Kok, Cindy, Lauren M. MacLean, Renuka Rao, Shinya Tsurusaki, & Eddy Kizana. (2023). Promoter Optimization Circumvents Bcl-2 Transgene-Mediated Suppression of Lentiviral Vector Production. Biomolecules. 13(9). 1397–1397. 7 indexed citations

Rao, Renuka, Grant J. Logan, Cindy Kok, et al.. (2022). Performance of Cardiotropic rAAV Vectors Is Dependent on Production Method. Viruses. 14(8). 1623–1623. 2 indexed citations

Kanthan, A., Peter Fahmy, Renuka Rao, et al.. (2017). Human Connexin40 Mutations Slow Conduction and Increase Propensity for Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Lung and Circulation. 27(1). 114–121. 10 indexed citations

Scott, Christopher J., et al.. (2015). Hepatocyte- Specific Deletion of ARNT (Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator) Results in Altered Fibrotic Gene Expression in the Thioacetamide Model of Liver Injury. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0121650–e0121650. 12 indexed citations

Ding, Ning, Ruth T. Yu, Nanthakumar Subramaniam, et al.. (2013). A Vitamin D Receptor/SMAD Genomic Circuit Gates Hepatic Fibrotic Response. Cell. 153(3). 601–613. 490 indexed citations breakdown →

Subramaniam, Nanthakumar, Mara H. Sherman, Renuka Rao, et al.. (2012). Metformin-Mediated Bambi Expression in Hepatic Stellate Cells Induces Prosurvival Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling. Cancer Prevention Research. 5(4). 553–561. 28 indexed citations

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Tao, Helen, Renuka Rao, & D. F. David. (2005). Cytokine‐induced stable neuronal differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in a serum/feeder cell‐free condition. Development Growth & Differentiation. 47(6). 423–433. 72 indexed citations

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Jayant, Kasturi, et al.. (1995). Improved stage at diagnosis of cervical cancer with increased cancer awareness in a rural Indian population. International Journal of Cancer. 63(2). 161–163. 47 indexed citations

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Rao, D. N., et al.. (1994). Risk assessment of tobacco, alcohol and diet in oral cancer—A case‐control study. International Journal of Cancer. 58(4). 469–473. 77 indexed citations

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Maniar, Hina S., et al.. (1993). Modulatory effect of cytokines on natural killer and antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity directed to squamous cell carcinoma targets by lymphocytes from oral cancer patients. European Journal of Cancer Part B Oral Oncology. 29(1). 69–73. 1 indexed citations

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Mulherkar, Rita, et al.. (1993). Enhancing factor protein from mouse small intestines belongs to the phospholipase A2 family. FEBS Letters. 317(3). 263–266. 28 indexed citations

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Maniar, Hina S., et al.. (1993). Modulation of tumour associated antigen expressed on human squamous cell carcinoma cell lines by recombinant interferon-α. European Journal of Cancer Part B Oral Oncology. 29(1). 57–61. 3 indexed citations

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Wiseman, Charles L., Cary A. Presant, Renuka Rao, & John Kelly Smith. (1993). Clinical Responses to Intralymphatic Whole‐Cell Melanoma Vaccine Augmented by in Vitro Incubation with Alpha‐Interferona. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 690(1). 388–391. 2 indexed citations

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Mulherkar, Rita, et al.. (1991). Expression of enhancing factor gene and its localization in mouse tissues. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 96(4). 367–370. 25 indexed citations

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Murali, Pazhayannur S., et al.. (1989). lnterleukin‐2 mediated regulation of mitogen‐activated T cell reactivity from different lymphoid sources in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine. 18(6). 327–332. 10 indexed citations

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Gangal, Sudha, et al.. (1989). Natural killer and lymphokine‐activated killer cell‐mediated cytotoxicity in patients with oral cancer. Seminars in Surgical Oncology. 5(5). 347–350. 6 indexed citations

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Tatake, Revati J., et al.. (1989). Lymphokine‐activated killer‐cell function of lymphocytes from peripheral blood, regional lymph nodes and tumor tissues of patients with oral cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 43(4). 560–566. 27 indexed citations

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