Savitha Kalidas

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 989 citations indexed

About

Savitha Kalidas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Savitha Kalidas has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 989 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Epidemiology and 2 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Savitha Kalidas's work include Trypanosoma species research and implications (4 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (4 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers). Savitha Kalidas is often cited by papers focused on Trypanosoma species research and implications (4 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (4 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers). Savitha Kalidas collaborates with scholars based in United States and India. Savitha Kalidas's co-authors include Dean P. Smith, Qinghua Liu, Fenghe Du, Tim Rand, Hyun-Eui Kim, Xiaodong Wang, Xiang Liu, Feng Jiang, Margaret A. Phillips and K. Sahayaraj and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Neuron and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Savitha Kalidas

12 papers receiving 977 citations

Hit Papers

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R2D2, a Bridge Between the Initiation and Effector Steps of the Drosophila RNAi Pathway

2003 538 citations Qinghua Liu, Tim Rand et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Savitha Kalidas United States	9	752	233	172	136	120	12	989
Attilio Pane Brazil	13	848 1.1×	443 1.9×	117 0.7×	87 0.6×	82 0.7×	26	1.2k
Clément Carré France	16	882 1.2×	287 1.2×	172 1.0×	181 1.3×	465 3.9×	28	1.5k
Charlotte Tibbit United Kingdom	9	915 1.2×	103 0.4×	196 1.1×	64 0.5×	118 1.0×	10	1.1k
Hiroaki Tabara United States	8	2.1k 2.8×	683 2.9×	241 1.4×	86 0.6×	40 0.3×	11	2.5k
Edward A. Mead United States	11	449 0.6×	82 0.4×	86 0.5×	100 0.7×	197 1.6×	18	796
Sachi Inagaki Japan	11	1.0k 1.4×	571 2.5×	160 0.9×	68 0.5×	91 0.8×	13	1.2k
Laura A. L. Dillon United States	8	575 0.8×	102 0.4×	42 0.2×	145 1.1×	78 0.7×	10	1.0k
Dilip K. Nag United States	17	781 1.0×	180 0.8×	44 0.3×	33 0.2×	94 0.8×	33	959

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Kalidas, Savitha, Igor Cestari, Séverine Monnerat, et al.. (2014). Genetic Validation of Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases as Drug Targets in Trypanosoma brucei. Eukaryotic Cell. 13(4). 504–516. 23 indexed citations

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Cestari, Igor, Savitha Kalidas, Séverine Monnerat, et al.. (2013). A Multiple Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase Complex That Enhances tRNA-Aminoacylation in African Trypanosomes. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 33(24). 4872–4888. 31 indexed citations

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Kalidas, Savitha & Margaret A. Phillips. (2012). Identifying new drug targets against African Trypanosomiasis. The FASEB Journal. 26(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Kalidas, Savitha, Qiong Li, & Margaret A. Phillips. (2011). A Gateway® compatible vector for gene silencing in bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 178(1-2). 51–55. 23 indexed citations

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Sahayaraj, K. & Savitha Kalidas. (2011). Evaluation of nymphicidal and ovicidal effect of a seaweed, Padina pavonica (Linn.) (Phaeophyceae) on cotton pest, Dysdercus cingulatus (Fab.). 24 indexed citations

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Kalidas, Savitha, et al.. (2008). Drosophila R2D2 mediates follicle formation in somatic tissues through interactions with Dicer-1. Mechanisms of Development. 125(5-6). 475–485. 18 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiang, Feng Jiang, Savitha Kalidas, Dean P. Smith, & Qinghua Liu. (2006). Dicer-2 and R2D2 coordinately bind siRNA to promote assembly of the siRISC complexes. RNA. 12(8). 1514–1520. 131 indexed citations

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Sharma, Vishnu, et al.. (2005). Nuclear localization of Munc18-1 (p67) in the adult rat brain and PC12 cells. Neurochemistry International. 47(3). 225–234. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Qinghua, Tim Rand, Savitha Kalidas, et al.. (2003). R2D2, a Bridge Between the Initiation and Effector Steps of the Drosophila RNAi Pathway. Science. 301(5641). 1921–1925. 538 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kalidas, Savitha & Dean P. Smith. (2003). Functional Genomics, Fragile X Syndrome, and RNA Interference. Archives of Neurology. 60(9). 1197–200. 11 indexed citations

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Kalidas, Savitha & Dean P. Smith. (2002). Novel Genomic cDNA Hybrids Produce Effective RNA Interference in Adult Drosophila. Neuron. 33(2). 177–184. 176 indexed citations

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Kalidas, Savitha, Vani Santosh, Mohammed M. Shareef, et al.. (2000). Expression of p67 (Munc-18) in adult human brain and neuroectodermal tumors of human central nervous system. Acta Neuropathologica. 99(2). 191–198. 6 indexed citations

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