Sharada Karanth

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Sharada Karanth is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Sharada Karanth has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 21 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 18 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Sharada Karanth's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (28 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (19 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (13 papers). Sharada Karanth is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (28 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (19 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (13 papers). Sharada Karanth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and India. Sharada Karanth's co-authors include Wai Haung Yu, Samuel M. McCann, Anna Walczewska, S. M. McCann, Mayumi Kimura, Valéria Rettori, Krzysztof Lyson, Claudio A. Mastronardi, Stacia A. Sower and Johannes M. H. M. Reul and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Endocrinology.

In The Last Decade

Sharada Karanth

53 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Role of leptin in hypothalamic–pituitary function 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Role of leptin in hypothalamic–pituitary function
    1997 602 citations Wai Haung Yu, Mayumi Kimura 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
Sharada Karanth United States 25 1.0k 661 571 554 508 53 2.6k
Hajime Watanobe Japan 26 1000 1.0× 290 0.4× 499 0.9× 423 0.8× 491 1.0× 109 2.1k
Eduardo Spinedi Argentina 32 908 0.9× 866 1.3× 217 0.4× 889 1.6× 771 1.5× 119 2.8k
Michael Wilkinson Canada 32 1.2k 1.1× 724 1.1× 645 1.1× 282 0.5× 322 0.6× 162 3.4k
Felino R. Cagampang United Kingdom 35 2.2k 2.1× 1.3k 2.0× 525 0.9× 285 0.5× 436 0.9× 95 4.7k
S. M. McCann United States 36 1.4k 1.4× 864 1.3× 1.1k 2.0× 757 1.4× 1.1k 2.1× 85 4.4k
György M. Nagy Hungary 26 661 0.6× 321 0.5× 746 1.3× 388 0.7× 1.1k 2.2× 76 3.4k
B. Kanyicska Hungary 19 589 0.6× 368 0.6× 616 1.1× 347 0.6× 924 1.8× 50 2.9k
Marie‐Thérèse Bluet‐Pajot France 23 1.1k 1.0× 662 1.0× 204 0.4× 166 0.3× 576 1.1× 50 2.0k
Abhiram Sahu United States 29 2.2k 2.1× 686 1.0× 909 1.6× 257 0.5× 260 0.5× 60 3.3k
Richard W. Steger United States 37 1.0k 1.0× 778 1.2× 1.0k 1.8× 528 1.0× 1.5k 3.0× 146 4.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sharada Karanth

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Karanth, Sharada, et al.. (2006). Nature of signals that initiate the immune response during Wallerian degeneration of peripheral nerves. Experimental Neurology. 202(1). 161–166. 57 indexed citations
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McCann, Samuel M., Sharada Karanth, Claudio A. Mastronardi, et al.. (2002). Hypothalamic control of gonadotropin secretion. Progress in brain research. 141. 151–164. 22 indexed citations
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McCann, Samuel M., Mayumi Kimura, Wai Haung Yu, et al.. (2001). Cytokines and pituitary hormone secretion. Vitamins and hormones. 63. 29–62. 11 indexed citations
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McCann, S. M., Mayumi Kimura, Sharada Karanth, Weizhen Hu, & Valéria Rettori. (2001). Role of Nitric Oxide in the Neuroendocrine Response to Cytokines. Frontiers of hormone research. 29. 117–129. 13 indexed citations
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Mastronardi, Claudio A., Anna Walczewska, Wai Haung Yu, et al.. (2000). The Possible Role of Prolactin in the Circadian Rhythm of Leptin Secretion in Male Rats. Proceedings of The Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. 224(3). 152–158. 54 indexed citations
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McCann, Samuel M., Mayumi Kimura, Sharada Karanth, et al.. (2000). The Mechanism of Action of Cytokines to Control the Release of Hypothalamic and Pituitary Hormones in Infection. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 917(1). 4–18. 124 indexed citations
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Karanth, Sharada, Krzysztof Lyson, & Samuel M. McCann. (1999). Effects of Cholinergic Agonists and Antagonists on Interleukin-2-Induced Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Release from the Mediobasal Hypothalamus. NeuroImmunoModulation. 6(3). 168–174. 22 indexed citations
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Walczewska, Anna, Wai Haung Yu, Sharada Karanth, & Samuel M. McCann. (1999). Estrogen and Leptin Have Differential Effects on FSH and LH Release in Female Rats2. Proceedings of The Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. 222(2). 170–177. 22 indexed citations
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McCann, Samuel M., Claudio A. Mastronardi, Anna Walczewska, et al.. (1999). The role of nitric oxide in reproduction. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 32(11). 1367–1379. 78 indexed citations
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Linthorst, Astrid C. E., et al.. (1999). Impaired glucocorticoid receptor function evolves in aberrant physiological responses to bacterial endotoxin. European Journal of Neuroscience. 11(1). 178–186. 20 indexed citations
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McCann, Samuel M., Mayumi Kimura, Anna Walczewska, et al.. (1998). Hypothalamic Control of FSH and LH by FSH-RF, LHRH, Cytokines, Leptin and Nitric Oxide. NeuroImmunoModulation. 5(3-4). 193–202. 44 indexed citations
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McCann, Samuel M., Mayumi Kimura, Sharada Karanth, Wai Haung Yu, & Valéria Rettori. (1998). Role of Nitric Oxide in the Neuroendocrine Responses to Cytokinesa. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 840(1). 174–184. 36 indexed citations
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Yu, Wai Haung, Anna Walczewska, Sharada Karanth, & Samuel M. McCann. (1997). Nitric Oxide Mediates Leptin-Induced Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) and LHRH and Leptin-Induced LH Release from the Pituitary Gland. Endocrinology. 138(11). 5055–5058. 190 indexed citations
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McCann, Samuel M., Krzysztof Lyson, Sharada Karanth, et al.. (1995). Mechanism of Action of Cytokines to Induce the Pattern of Pituitary Hormone Secretion in Infectiona. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 771(1). 386–395. 27 indexed citations
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Karanth, Sharada, Krzysztof Lyson, & Samuel M. McCann. (1994). Cyclosporin A Inhibits lnterleukin-2-lnduced Release of Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone. NeuroImmunoModulation. 1(1). 82–85. 10 indexed citations
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McCann, Samuel M., Sharada Karanth, Amrita Kamat, et al.. (1994). Induction by Cytokines of the Pattern of Pituitary Hormone Secretion in Infection. NeuroImmunoModulation. 1(1). 2–13. 65 indexed citations
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Karanth, Sharada, M. Cecilia Aguila, & Samuel M. McCann. (1993). The Influence of lnterleukin-2 on the Release of Somatostatin and Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone by Mediobasal Hypothalamus. Neuroendocrinology. 58(2). 185–190. 15 indexed citations
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Karanth, Sharada, Umeko Marubayashi, & Samuel M. McCann. (1992). Influence of Dopamine on the Altered Release of Prolactin, Luteinizing Hormone, and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Induced by Interleukin-2 in vitro. Neuroendocrinology. 56(6). 871–880. 17 indexed citations
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