Sharmila Nair

3.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
14 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

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Sharmila Nair is a scholar working on Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sharmila Nair has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Immunology, 6 papers in Infectious Diseases and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Sharmila Nair's work include interferon and immune responses (8 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (6 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (4 papers). Sharmila Nair is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (8 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (6 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (4 papers). Sharmila Nair collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Sweden. Sharmila Nair's co-authors include Michael Diamond, Vicky Lampropoulou, Maxim N. Artyomov, Ekaterina Loginicheva, Luisa Cervantes‐Barragán, Edward J. Pearce, Abhinav Diwan, Monika Bambousková, Russell G. Jones and Xiucui Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Sharmila Nair

14 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Itaconate Links Inhibition of Succinate Dehydrogenase with Macrophage Metabolic Remodeling and Regulation of Inflammation

2016 1.1k citations Vicky Lampropoulou, Alexey Sergushichev et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
SARS-CoV-2 infection of human ACE2-transgenic mice causes severe lung inflammation and impaired function

2020 528 citations Emma S. Winkler, Adam L. Bailey et al. Nature Immunology profile →
Mxra8 is a receptor for multiple arthritogenic alphaviruses

2018 265 citations Rong Zhang, Arthur S. Kim et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sharmila Nair United States	12	958	884	812	381	354	14	2.4k
Andreas Bergthaler Austria	28	1.4k 1.5×	1.0k 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	147 0.4×	526 1.5×	72	3.5k
Ashok Kumar United States	36	1.2k 1.3×	422 0.5×	986 1.2×	617 1.6×	512 1.4×	109	3.6k
Balamurugan Sundaram United States	14	885 0.9×	417 0.5×	1.4k 1.7×	158 0.4×	331 0.9×	24	2.4k
Ricardo Gonçalves Brazil	19	1.3k 1.4×	300 0.3×	867 1.1×	519 1.4×	591 1.7×	42	2.9k
Shraddha Tuladhar United States	11	872 0.9×	477 0.5×	1.3k 1.6×	92 0.2×	379 1.1×	12	2.2k
Ing‐Marie Jonsson Sweden	29	913 1.0×	670 0.8×	1.4k 1.7×	176 0.5×	228 0.6×	47	2.8k
Evan P. Williams United States	9	656 0.7×	768 0.9×	764 0.9×	96 0.3×	251 0.7×	21	1.8k
Kari Ann Shirey United States	31	1.5k 1.6×	440 0.5×	828 1.0×	94 0.2×	801 2.3×	54	2.8k
Jonathan P. Moorman United States	38	1.6k 1.7×	464 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	121 0.3×	928 2.6×	128	3.7k
Karina Ramalho Bortoluci Brazil	21	1.4k 1.5×	245 0.3×	1.0k 1.3×	466 1.2×	600 1.7×	47	2.9k

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Chong, Zhenlu, Sharmila Nair, Lomon So, et al.. (2024). Oligoadenylate synthetase 1 displays dual antiviral mechanisms in driving translational shutdown and protecting interferon production. Immunity. 57(3). 446–461.e7. 13 indexed citations

Winkler, Emma S., Adam L. Bailey, Natasha M. Kafai, et al.. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 infection of human ACE2-transgenic mice causes severe lung inflammation and impaired function. Nature Immunology. 21(11). 1327–1335. 528 indexed citations breakdown →

Nair, Sharmila, Luciano Mazzoccoli, Arijita Jash, et al.. (2020). Zika virus oncolytic activity requires CD8+ T cells and is boosted by immune checkpoint blockade. JCI Insight. 6(1). 64 indexed citations

Kenayathulla, Husaina Banu, et al.. (2020). FINANCIAL LITERACY OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN SELECTED MALAYSIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: A WAY FORWARD TO POLICY RECOMMENDATION. 8(3). 82–102. 5 indexed citations

Jash, Arijita, Jennifer Govero, Sharmila Nair, Michael Diamond, & Milan G. Chheda. (2020). Abstract A13: Leveraging Zika virus and the immune system to treat glioblastoma. Cancer Immunology Research. 8(3_Supplement). A13–A13. 2 indexed citations

Nair, Sharmila, Jeremy Huynh, Vicky Lampropoulou, et al.. (2018). Irg1 expression in myeloid cells prevents immunopathology during M. tuberculosis infection. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215(4). 1035–1045. 200 indexed citations

Zhang, Rong, Arthur S. Kim, Julie M. Fox, et al.. (2018). Mxra8 is a receptor for multiple arthritogenic alphaviruses. Nature. 557(7706). 570–574. 265 indexed citations breakdown →

Nair, Sharmila, Subhajit Poddar, Raeann M. Shimak, & Michael Diamond. (2017). Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 Protects against Chikungunya Virus-Induced Immunopathology by Restricting Infection in Muscle Cells. Journal of Virology. 91(22). 40 indexed citations

Kurhade, Chaitanya, Sharmila Nair, Kristin Michaelsen‐Preusse, et al.. (2016). Type I Interferon response in olfactory bulb, the site of tick-borne flavivirus accumulation, is primarily regulated by IPS-1. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 13(1). 22–22. 50 indexed citations

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Lampropoulou, Vicky, Alexey Sergushichev, Monika Bambousková, et al.. (2016). Itaconate Links Inhibition of Succinate Dehydrogenase with Macrophage Metabolic Remodeling and Regulation of Inflammation. Cell Metabolism. 24(1). 158–166. 1075 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nair, Sharmila & Michael Diamond. (2015). Innate immune interactions within the central nervous system modulate pathogenesis of viral infections. Current Opinion in Immunology. 36. 47–53. 33 indexed citations

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Finsterbusch, Katja, R R Lindquist, Sharmila Nair, et al.. (2014). Type I Interferon Protects Mice from Fatal Neurotropic Infection with Langat Virus by Systemic and Local Antiviral Responses. Journal of Virology. 88(21). 12202–12212. 57 indexed citations

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Nair, Sharmila, Kristin Michaelsen‐Preusse, Katja Finsterbusch, et al.. (2014). Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 Protects from Fatal Neurotropic Infection with Vesicular Stomatitis Virus by Specific Inhibition of Viral Replication in Neurons. PLoS Pathogens. 10(3). e1003999–e1003999. 36 indexed citations

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Nandakumar, Ramya, Katja Finsterbusch, Christoph Lipps, et al.. (2013). Hepatitis C Virus Replication in Mouse Cells Is Restricted by IFN-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms. Gastroenterology. 145(6). 1414–1423.e1. 30 indexed citations

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