Rohan Samarakoon

3.0k total citations
47 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Rohan Samarakoon is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Rohan Samarakoon has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cancer Research and 11 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Rohan Samarakoon's work include TGF-β signaling in diseases (14 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (12 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (11 papers). Rohan Samarakoon is often cited by papers focused on TGF-β signaling in diseases (14 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (12 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (11 papers). Rohan Samarakoon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Belgium. Rohan Samarakoon's co-authors include Paul J. Higgins, Jessica M. Overstreet, Stephen P. Higgins, Craig E. Higgins, Roel Goldschmeding, Jiaqi Tang, Ralf‐Peter Czekay, Kirstan K. Meldrum, Cynthia E. Wilkins-Port and Stacie M. Kutz and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The FASEB Journal and Journal of Cell Science.

In The Last Decade

Rohan Samarakoon

47 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rohan Samarakoon United States 28 1.2k 490 404 370 366 47 2.4k
Sara Lovisa Italy 13 920 0.7× 304 0.6× 381 0.9× 371 1.0× 285 0.8× 19 1.8k
Debra F. Higgins Ireland 16 1.1k 0.9× 771 1.6× 430 1.1× 163 0.4× 373 1.0× 18 2.3k
Shotaro Naito Japan 24 896 0.7× 370 0.8× 271 0.7× 547 1.5× 456 1.2× 82 2.1k
Susan C. Hubchak United States 19 1.0k 0.8× 390 0.8× 281 0.7× 218 0.6× 170 0.5× 30 1.8k
Yingqi Teng United States 8 882 0.7× 304 0.6× 416 1.0× 161 0.4× 268 0.7× 14 1.6k
Mónica P. Revelo United States 32 1.2k 1.0× 358 0.7× 288 0.7× 355 1.0× 561 1.5× 92 2.8k
Ryuji Ohashi Japan 21 684 0.6× 240 0.5× 423 1.0× 243 0.7× 323 0.9× 119 1.8k
Shiren Sun China 27 2.0k 1.6× 1.5k 3.0× 356 0.9× 417 1.1× 298 0.8× 49 3.0k
Constance J. Temm United States 18 1.2k 1.0× 288 0.6× 132 0.3× 321 0.9× 259 0.7× 30 2.1k
Nandini Ghosh‐Choudhury United States 38 2.6k 2.1× 926 1.9× 362 0.9× 710 1.9× 249 0.7× 79 3.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rohan Samarakoon

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Higgins, Paul J., et al.. (2023). Downstream Targets of VHL/HIF-α Signaling in Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma Progression: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Relevance. Cancers. 15(4). 1316–1316. 40 indexed citations
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Mende, Christian W., Rohan Samarakoon, & Paul J. Higgins. (2023). Mineralocorticoid Receptor-Associated Mechanisms in Diabetic Kidney Disease and Clinical Significance of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists. American Journal of Nephrology. 54(1-2). 50–61. 14 indexed citations
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Valentijn, Floris A., Laura Márquez‐Expósito, Raúl R. Rodrigues-Díez, et al.. (2022). Cellular communication network 2 (connective tissue growth factor) aggravates acute DNA damage and subsequent DNA damage response-senescence-fibrosis following kidney ischemia reperfusion injury. Kidney International. 102(6). 1305–1319. 15 indexed citations
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Tang, Jiaqi, Nidah S. Khakoo, Tri Q. Nguyen, et al.. (2021). Negative regulators of TGF-β1 signaling in renal fibrosis; pathological mechanisms and novel therapeutic opportunities. Clinical Science. 135(2). 275–303. 84 indexed citations
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Higgins, Craig E., Jiaqi Tang, Stephen P. Higgins, et al.. (2021). The Genomic Response to TGF-β1 Dictates Failed Repair and Progression of Fibrotic Disease in the Obstructed Kidney. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 678524–678524. 13 indexed citations
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Higgins, Craig E., Jiaqi Tang, Badar M. Mian, et al.. (2019). TGF‐β1–p53 cooperativity regulates a profibrotic genomic program in the kidney: molecular mechanisms and clinical implications. The FASEB Journal. 33(10). 10596–10606. 21 indexed citations
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Higgins, Stephen P., Yi Tang, Craig E. Higgins, et al.. (2017). TGF-β1/p53 signaling in renal fibrogenesis. Cellular Signalling. 43. 1–10. 123 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Rohan & Paul J. Higgins. (2017). The Cytoskeletal Network Regulates Expression of the Profibrotic Genes PAI-1 and CTGF in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Advances in pharmacology. 81. 79–94. 5 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Rohan, Amy D. Dobberfuhl, Jessica M. Overstreet, et al.. (2013). Induction of renal fibrotic genes by TGF-β1 requires EGFR activation, p53 and reactive oxygen species. Cellular Signalling. 25(11). 2198–2209. 135 indexed citations
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Dobberfuhl, Amy D. & Rohan Samarakoon. (2012). Ureteral Obstruction-Induced Renal Fibrosis: An In Vivo Platform for Mechanistic Discovery and Therapeutic Intervention. PubMed. 1(3). 1 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Rohan, Jessica M. Overstreet, Stephen P. Higgins, & Paul J. Higgins. (2011). TGF-β1 → SMAD/p53/USF2 → PAI-1 transcriptional axis in ureteral obstruction-induced renal fibrosis. Cell and Tissue Research. 347(1). 117–128. 125 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Rohan, et al.. (2011). Redox-Induced Src Kinase and Caveolin-1 Signaling in TGF-β1-Initiated SMAD2/3 Activation and PAI-1 Expression. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e22896–e22896. 62 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Rohan, Margarete Goppelt‐Struebe, & Paul J. Higgins. (2010). Linking cell structure to gene regulation: Signaling events and expression controls on the model genes PAI-1 and CTGF. Cellular Signalling. 22(10). 1413–1419. 45 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Rohan, Craig E. Higgins, Stephen P. Higgins, & Paul J. Higgins. (2009). Differential requirement for MEK/ERK and SMAD signaling in PAI-1 and CTGF expression in response to microtubule disruption. Cellular Signalling. 21(6). 986–995. 39 indexed citations
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Providence, Kirwin M., Stephen P. Higgins, Andrew R. Mullen, et al.. (2008). SERPINE1 (PAI-1) is deposited into keratinocyte migration “trails” and required for optimal monolayer wound repair. Archives of Dermatological Research. 300(6). 303–310. 62 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Rohan, Stephen P. Higgins, Craig E. Higgins, & Paul J. Higgins. (2008). TGF-β1-induced plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 expression in vascular smooth muscle cells requires pp60c-src/EGFRY845 and Rho/ROCK signaling. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 44(3). 527–538. 89 indexed citations
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Kutz, Stacie M., Craig E. Higgins, Rohan Samarakoon, et al.. (2006). TGF-β1-induced PAI-1 expression is E box/USF-dependent and requires EGFR signaling. Experimental Cell Research. 312(7). 1093–1105. 54 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Rohan, Craig E. Higgins, Stephen P. Higgins, Stacie M. Kutz, & Paul J. Higgins. (2004). Plasminogen activator inhibitor type‐1 gene expression and induced migration in TGF‐β1‐stimulated smooth muscle cells is pp60c‐src/MEK‐dependent. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 204(1). 236–246. 55 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Rohan & Paul J. Higgins. (2003). pp60c‐src mediates ERK activation/nuclear localization and PAI‐1 gene expression in response to cellular deformation. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 195(3). 411–420. 17 indexed citations

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