Shankar S. Iyer

13.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
130 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Shankar S. Iyer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Shankar S. Iyer has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Immunology and 20 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Shankar S. Iyer's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (18 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (13 papers) and Mast cells and histamine (9 papers). Shankar S. Iyer is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (18 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (13 papers) and Mast cells and histamine (9 papers). Shankar S. Iyer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Arab Emirates and China. Shankar S. Iyer's co-authors include Richard S. Blumberg, Thomas Gensollen, Dennis L. Kasper, Fayyaz S. Sutterwala, Stephanie C. Eisenbarth, Jeffrey J. Sadler, David J. Kusner, Smita Zaheer, Govindhasamy Pushpavathi Selvakumar and Duraisamy Kempuraj and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Shankar S. Iyer

115 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

How colonization by micro... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2016 2012 2013 2008 2009 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. How colonization by microbiota in early life shapes the immune system
    2016 1.4k citations Shankar S. Iyer et al. Science profile →
  2. Role of Interleukin 10 Transcriptional Regulation in Inflammation and Autoimmune Disease
    2012 1.2k citations Shankar S. Iyer et al. profile →
  3. Mitochondrial Cardiolipin Is Required for Nlrp3 Inflammasome Activation
    2013 740 citations Shankar S. Iyer, Qiong He et al. Immunity profile →
  4. The Nalp3 inflammasome is essential for the development of silicosis
    2008 702 citations Suzanne L. Cassel, Stephanie C. Eisenbarth et al. profile →
  5. Necrotic cells trigger a sterile inflammatory response through the Nlrp3 inflammasome
    2009 580 citations Shankar S. Iyer, Jeffrey J. Sadler et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shankar S. Iyer United States 37 4.3k 3.0k 1.2k 1.1k 997 130 9.3k
Clare Bryant United Kingdom 54 4.8k 1.1× 4.8k 1.6× 1.4k 1.2× 740 0.7× 1.3k 1.3× 171 12.6k
Nicholas J. C. King Australia 57 2.7k 0.6× 3.2k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 2.0k 2.0× 230 10.5k
Yang Li China 48 4.9k 1.1× 2.7k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 765 0.8× 567 12.3k
Mia Phillipson Sweden 40 3.3k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 640 0.5× 778 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 96 8.4k
Pio Conti Italy 48 2.1k 0.5× 3.4k 1.1× 757 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 1.7k 1.7× 271 10.0k
Alexander H. Dalpke Germany 51 2.7k 0.6× 3.5k 1.2× 1.4k 1.2× 698 0.7× 544 0.5× 187 8.3k
Lei Liu China 46 5.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.5× 710 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 944 0.9× 374 10.2k
Andrej Tarkowski Sweden 51 3.4k 0.8× 3.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.3× 1.6k 1.5× 886 0.9× 138 9.7k
Howard S. Fox United States 60 3.5k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 2.0k 1.7× 1.6k 1.5× 961 1.0× 269 11.4k
Sudhir Gupta United States 61 4.1k 0.9× 6.1k 2.0× 1.7k 1.4× 995 0.9× 926 0.9× 372 13.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shankar S. Iyer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Iyer, Shankar S., et al.. (2025). Social media influence in telemedicine for online patient doctor consultation. Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology. 9(1). 692–705.
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Iyer, Shankar S., et al.. (2024). Blended Learning the new normal of Education. Interciencia.
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Iyer, Shankar S., et al.. (2024). The Rainbow Economy Model Leads To Holistic Circular Model. MIGRATION LETTERS. 21(6). 1–26. 1 indexed citations
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Kempuraj, Duraisamy, Ramasamy Thangavel, Mohammad Ejaz Ahmed, et al.. (2020). Neuroprotective effects of flavone luteolin in neuroinflammation and neurotrauma. BioFactors. 47(2). 190–197. 168 indexed citations
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Elliott, Eric I., Balaji Banoth, Shankar S. Iyer, et al.. (2018). Cutting Edge: Mitochondrial Assembly of the NLRP3 Inflammasome Complex Is Initiated at Priming. The Journal of Immunology. 200(9). 3047–3052. 140 indexed citations
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Selvakumar, Govindhasamy Pushpavathi, Shankar S. Iyer, Duraisamy Kempuraj, et al.. (2018). Molecular Association of Glia Maturation Factor with the Autophagic Machinery in Rat Dopaminergic Neurons: a Role for Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and MAPK Activation. Molecular Neurobiology. 56(6). 3865–3881. 13 indexed citations
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Thangavel, Ramasamy, Duraisamy Kempuraj, Smita Zaheer, et al.. (2017). Glia Maturation Factor and Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins 2 and 4 Expression in the Temporal Cortex of Alzheimer’s Disease Brain. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 9. 150–150. 38 indexed citations
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Covarrubias, Anthony J., Halil‐Ibrahim Aksoylar, Jiujiu Yu, et al.. (2016). Akt-mTORC1 signaling regulates Acly to integrate metabolic input to control of macrophage activation. eLife. 5. 349 indexed citations
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Cassel, Suzanne L., Eric I. Elliott, Shankar S. Iyer, & Fayyaz S. Sutterwala. (2016). Cardiolipin Provides a Platform for Caspase-1 Activation and NLRP3 Inflammasome Assembly. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 137(2). AB72–AB72. 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Feng, Bing Li, Yongxin Yu, et al.. (2015). Positive feedback regulation of type I interferon by the interferon‐stimulated gene STING. EMBO Reports. 16(2). 202–212. 111 indexed citations
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Teles, Rosane M. B., Thomas G. Graeber, Stephan R. Krutzik, et al.. (2013). Type I Interferon Suppresses Type II Interferon–Triggered Human Anti-Mycobacterial Responses. Science. 339(6126). 1448–1453. 296 indexed citations
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Iyer, Shankar S., Qiong He, John R. Janczy, et al.. (2013). Mitochondrial Cardiolipin Is Required for Nlrp3 Inflammasome Activation. Immunity. 39(2). 311–323. 740 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fritton, J. Christopher, et al.. (2012). Atypical dental implant failure with long-term bisphosphonate treatment—akin to atypical fractures?. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 114(6). e30–e35. 5 indexed citations
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Iyer, Shankar S., Amir A. Ghaffari, & Genhong Cheng. (2010). Lipopolysaccharide-Mediated IL-10 Transcriptional Regulation Requires Sequential Induction of Type I IFNs and IL-27 in Macrophages. The Journal of Immunology. 185(11). 6599–6607. 152 indexed citations
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Iyer, Shankar S., et al.. (2006). Phospholipase D1 Regulates Phagocyte Adhesion. The Journal of Immunology. 176(6). 3686–3696. 34 indexed citations
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Thompson, Christopher R. L., Shankar S. Iyer, Rebecca L. VanOosten, et al.. (2005). Sphingosine Kinase 1 (SK1) Is Recruited to Nascent Phagosomes in Human Macrophages: Inhibition of SK1 Translocation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The Journal of Immunology. 174(6). 3551–3561. 86 indexed citations
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Iyer, Shankar S., James A. Barton, Sylvain Bourgoin, & David J. Kusner. (2004). Phospholipases D1 and D2 Coordinately Regulate Macrophage Phagocytosis. The Journal of Immunology. 173(4). 2615–2623. 76 indexed citations
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Malik, Zulfiqar Ali, Christopher R. L. Thompson, Samad Hashimi, et al.. (2003). Cutting Edge: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Blocks Ca2+ Signaling and Phagosome Maturation in Human Macrophages Via Specific Inhibition of Sphingosine Kinase. The Journal of Immunology. 170(6). 2811–2815. 166 indexed citations
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Malik, Zulfiqar Ali, Shankar S. Iyer, & David J. Kusner. (2001). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Phagosomes Exhibit Altered Calmodulin-Dependent Signal Transduction: Contribution to Inhibition of Phagosome-Lysosome Fusion and Intracellular Survival in Human Macrophages. The Journal of Immunology. 166(5). 3392–3401. 156 indexed citations

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