Sapna Puri

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Sapna Puri is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sapna Puri has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Sapna Puri's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (13 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (5 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (5 papers). Sapna Puri is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (13 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (5 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (5 papers). Sapna Puri collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Spain. Sapna Puri's co-authors include Matthias Hebrok, Adam D. Linstedt, Smita Yadav, Collin Bachert, Holger A. Russ, Manojkumar A. Puthenveedu, Frederick Lanni, Gopika G. Nair, Gregory L. Szot and Alexandra E. Folias and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Sapna Puri

20 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Controlled induction of human pancreatic progenitors produces functional beta‐like cells in vitro

2015 447 citations Holger A. Russ, Audrey V. Parent et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
Recapitulating endocrine cell clustering in culture promotes maturation of human stem-cell-derived β cells

2019 338 citations Gopika G. Nair, Jennifer S. Liu et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sapna Puri United States	15	1.4k	1.2k	639	639	484	22	2.2k
D. Rouiller United States	25	1.4k 1.0×	812 0.7×	184 0.3×	567 0.9×	636 1.3×	56	2.0k
Giuseppe R. Diaferia Italy	19	397 0.3×	650 0.6×	229 0.4×	207 0.3×	121 0.3×	37	1.2k
Julia C. Lin United States	12	380 0.3×	697 0.6×	203 0.3×	271 0.4×	260 0.5×	20	1.3k
Véronique Serre‐Beinier Switzerland	20	667 0.5×	733 0.6×	57 0.1×	201 0.3×	150 0.3×	35	1.5k
Alessandra Calabrese Italy	17	264 0.2×	901 0.8×	76 0.1×	208 0.3×	88 0.2×	28	1.2k
Anne Oberson Switzerland	11	207 0.2×	522 0.5×	166 0.3×	151 0.2×	67 0.1×	18	925
Steven Chessler United States	16	191 0.1×	343 0.3×	165 0.3×	299 0.5×	116 0.2×	30	928
Sandra Meulemans Belgium	19	111 0.1×	470 0.4×	267 0.4×	201 0.3×	90 0.2×	29	1.0k
Pingzhu Zhou United States	21	538 0.4×	2.1k 1.8×	428 0.7×	284 0.4×	14 0.0×	31	2.6k
Seiya Mizuno Japan	20	168 0.1×	755 0.7×	144 0.2×	270 0.4×	39 0.1×	101	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sapna Puri

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20 of 20 papers shown

Poonia, Monika, Martin J. Woodward, Sapna Puri, et al.. (2025). Raman investigation of in vivo radiation exposure on melanin in murine hair. PNAS Nexus. 4(4). pgaf108–pgaf108. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Huan, Haidong Peng, Shuaixin Gao, et al.. (2025). Discovery of Noninvasive Biomarkers for Radiation Exposure via LC–MS-Based Hair Metabolomics. Journal of Proteome Research. 24(3). 1285–1295.

Puri, Sapna, et al.. (2024). Association of primary dysmenorrhea with socio-economic status and education level in patients attending gynaecology OPD in a tertiary care centre: a questionnaire-based study. International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology. 13(6). 1420–1424.

Puri, Sapna, Gopika G. Nair, Holger A. Russ, et al.. (2024). Sox9 regulates alternative splicing and pancreatic beta cell function. Nature Communications. 15(1). 588–588. 7 indexed citations

Puri, Sapna, et al.. (2023). A comparative study of insulin levels in lean versus obese polycystic ovarian syndrome patients. International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology. 12(4). 893–897. 2 indexed citations

Nair, Gopika G., Jennifer S. Liu, Holger A. Russ, et al.. (2019). Recapitulating endocrine cell clustering in culture promotes maturation of human stem-cell-derived β cells. Nature Cell Biology. 21(2). 263–274. 338 indexed citations breakdown →

Puri, Sapna, Nilotpal Roy, Holger A. Russ, et al.. (2018). Replication confers β cell immaturity. Nature Communications. 9(1). 485–485. 109 indexed citations

Herrero-Martín, Griselda, Sapna Puri, Makoto M. Taketo, et al.. (2016). Loss of Pancreas upon Activated Wnt Signaling Is Concomitant with Emergence of Gastrointestinal Identity. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0164714–e0164714. 10 indexed citations

Roy, Nilotpal, Kenneth K. Takeuchi, Peter J. Bailey, et al.. (2016). PDX1 dynamically regulates pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma initiation and maintenance. Genes & Development. 30(24). 2669–2683. 67 indexed citations

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Russ, Holger A., Audrey V. Parent, Gopika G. Nair, et al.. (2015). Controlled induction of human pancreatic progenitors produces functional beta‐like cells in vitro. The EMBO Journal. 34(13). 1759–1772. 447 indexed citations breakdown →

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Puri, Sapna, Alexandra E. Folias, & Matthias Hebrok. (2014). Plasticity and Dedifferentiation within the Pancreas: Development, Homeostasis, and Disease. Cell stem cell. 16(1). 18–31. 113 indexed citations

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Puri, Sapna, Haruhiko Akiyama, & Matthias Hebrok. (2013). VHL-mediated disruption of Sox9 activity compromises β-cell identity and results in diabetes mellitus. Genes & Development. 27(23). 2563–2575. 55 indexed citations

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Puri, Sapna, et al.. (2013). Elimination of Von Hippel-Lindau Function Perturbs Pancreas Endocrine Homeostasis in Mice. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e72213–e72213. 10 indexed citations

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Puri, Sapna & Matthias Hebrok. (2010). Cellular Plasticity within the Pancreas— Lessons Learned from Development. Developmental Cell. 18(3). 342–356. 123 indexed citations

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Yadav, Smita, Sapna Puri, & Adam D. Linstedt. (2009). A Primary Role for Golgi Positioning in Directed Secretion, Cell Polarity, and Wound Healing. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(6). 1728–1736. 245 indexed citations

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Puri, Sapna & Matthias Hebrok. (2007). Dynamics of embryonic pancreas development using real-time imaging. Developmental Biology. 306(1). 82–93. 70 indexed citations

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Puthenveedu, Manojkumar A., Collin Bachert, Sapna Puri, Frederick Lanni, & Adam D. Linstedt. (2006). GM130 and GRASP65-dependent lateral cisternal fusion allows uniform Golgi-enzyme distribution. Nature Cell Biology. 8(3). 238–248. 271 indexed citations

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Puri, Sapna & Adam D. Linstedt. (2003). Capacity of the Golgi Apparatus for Biogenesis from the Endoplasmic Reticulum. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 14(12). 5011–5018. 75 indexed citations

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Puri, Sapna, et al.. (2003). Dispersal of Golgi matrix proteins during mitotic Golgi disassembly. Journal of Cell Science. 117(3). 451–456. 24 indexed citations

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Puri, Sapna, Collin Bachert, Claus J. Fimmel, & Adam D. Linstedt. (2002). Cycling of Early Golgi Proteins Via the Cell Surface and Endosomes Upon Lumenal pH Disruption. Traffic. 3(9). 641–653. 94 indexed citations

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