Rina J. Mepani

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Rina J. Mepani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rina J. Mepani has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Physiology and 3 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Rina J. Mepani's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (3 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (3 papers). Rina J. Mepani is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (3 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (3 papers). Rina J. Mepani collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ukraine and Italy. Rina J. Mepani's co-authors include Bruce M. Spiegelman, Sandra Kleiner, Jun Wu, Nicholas Douris, Alexei Kharitonenkov, Jeffrey S. Flier, Ffolliott M. Fisher, Francisco Verdeguer, Eleftheria Maratos–Flier and Li Ye and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rina J. Mepani

7 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

FGF21 regulates PGC-1α and browning of white adipose tissues in adaptive thermogenesis

2012 1.2k citations Ffolliott M. Fisher, Sandra Kleiner et al. Genes & Development profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rina J. Mepani United States	6	1.7k	1.0k	1000	385	260	8	2.5k
Elayne Hondares Spain	19	1.7k 1.0×	1.5k 1.5×	912 0.9×	430 1.1×	252 1.0×	20	2.9k
Kathleen R. Markan United States	16	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	915 0.9×	398 1.0×	304 1.2×	19	2.9k
Haruya Ohno Japan	20	1.5k 0.9×	618 0.6×	889 0.9×	374 1.0×	345 1.3×	67	2.2k
Matthew Harms United States	15	2.4k 1.4×	752 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	555 1.4×	421 1.6×	19	3.0k
Takamasa Higashimori United States	13	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	766 0.8×	253 0.7×	106 0.4×	15	2.3k
Ruidan Xue United States	13	1.3k 0.8×	410 0.4×	735 0.7×	320 0.8×	287 1.1×	14	1.6k
Matthias Johannes Betz Switzerland	20	1.3k 0.8×	355 0.3×	574 0.6×	408 1.1×	266 1.0×	48	1.9k
Alexander W. Fischer Germany	21	1.1k 0.7×	506 0.5×	507 0.5×	231 0.6×	213 0.8×	38	1.7k
Sandra Kleiner United States	18	2.6k 1.5×	1.9k 1.9×	1.2k 1.2×	588 1.5×	447 1.7×	27	4.1k
Rohit N. Kulkarni United States	19	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	710 0.7×	277 0.7×	123 0.5×	33	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Rina J. Mepani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rina J. Mepani

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Gowen, Benjamin G., Jean L. Chan, Aaron J. Cantor, et al.. (2024). Identification of a Guide RNA Targeting an Ultraconserved Element for Evaluation of Cas9 Genome Editors Across Mammalian Species. The CRISPR Journal. 7(6). 306–309.

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Maeder, Morgan L., Rina J. Mepani, Sebastian Gloskowski, et al.. (2016). 124. Therapeutic Correction of an LCA-Causing Splice Defect in the CEP290 Gene by CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Gene Editing. Molecular Therapy. 24. S51–S52. 4 indexed citations

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Maeder, Morgan L., Shen Shen, Erin R. Burnight, et al.. (2015). 687. Therapeutic Correction of an LCA-Causing Splice Defect in the CEP290 Gene by CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Editing. Molecular Therapy. 23. S273–S274. 9 indexed citations

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Ye, Li, Sandra Kleiner, Jun Wu, et al.. (2012). TRPV4 Is a Regulator of Adipose Oxidative Metabolism, Inflammation, and Energy Homeostasis. Cell. 151(1). 96–110. 279 indexed citations

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Gupta, Rana K., Rina J. Mepani, Sandra Kleiner, et al.. (2012). Zfp423 Expression Identifies Committed Preadipocytes and Localizes to Adipose Endothelial and Perivascular Cells. Cell Metabolism. 15(2). 230–239. 327 indexed citations

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Fisher, Ffolliott M., Sandra Kleiner, Nicholas Douris, et al.. (2012). FGF21 regulates PGC-1α and browning of white adipose tissues in adaptive thermogenesis. Genes & Development. 26(3). 271–281. 1237 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kleiner, Sandra, Rina J. Mepani, Dina Laznik, et al.. (2012). Development of insulin resistance in mice lacking PGC-1α in adipose tissues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(24). 9635–9640. 247 indexed citations

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Gupta, Rana K., Zoltàn Arany, Patrick Seale, et al.. (2010). Transcriptional control of preadipocyte determination by Zfp423. Nature. 464(7288). 619–623. 416 indexed citations

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