Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters

1.5k total citations
25 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters is a scholar working on Virology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Virology, 11 papers in Immunology and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters's work include HIV Research and Treatment (13 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (5 papers). Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (13 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (5 papers). Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Canada. Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters's co-authors include Satya Dandekar, Irina Grishina, Thomas Prindiville, Anne Fenton, Joseph K. Wong, Christopher A. Gaulke, Michael D. George, Lauren A. Hirao, Mónica Macal and Ronald W. Hart and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters

25 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters United States 17 471 376 362 323 212 25 1.2k
Enrique González Mexico 20 304 0.6× 301 0.8× 200 0.6× 697 2.2× 165 0.8× 55 1.5k
Katie Williams United States 16 201 0.4× 615 1.6× 513 1.4× 376 1.2× 327 1.5× 22 1.4k
Anjana Yadav United States 13 171 0.4× 279 0.7× 877 2.4× 304 0.9× 325 1.5× 26 1.7k
Shelly J. Krebs United States 20 564 1.2× 307 0.8× 216 0.6× 416 1.3× 216 1.0× 43 1.1k
Linda L. Baum United States 20 400 0.8× 757 2.0× 180 0.5× 196 0.6× 282 1.3× 37 1.3k
Kevin McCormick United States 15 188 0.4× 239 0.6× 429 1.2× 181 0.6× 237 1.1× 20 1.1k
Bittoo Kanwar United States 17 630 1.3× 673 1.8× 348 1.0× 398 1.2× 533 2.5× 31 1.8k
Zhong-Min Ma United States 16 1.3k 2.7× 968 2.6× 207 0.6× 642 2.0× 511 2.4× 28 1.8k
Leonid Yurkovetskiy United States 11 186 0.4× 324 0.9× 713 2.0× 357 1.1× 151 0.7× 13 1.3k
Stephen J. Gluckman United States 18 182 0.4× 462 1.2× 260 0.7× 422 1.3× 466 2.2× 46 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters

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All Works

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Rocha, Clarissa Santos, Katie L. Alexander, Carolina Herrera, et al.. (2025). Microbial remodeling of gut tryptophan metabolism and indole-3-lactate production regulate epithelial barrier repair and viral suppression in human and simian immunodeficiency virus infections. Mucosal Immunology. 18(3). 583–595. 6 indexed citations
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Hu, Shuang, Mitchell M. McCartney, Juan Arredondo, et al.. (2021). Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical exhaled breath condensate samples for metabolomic analysis. Journal of Breath Research. 16(1). 17102–17102. 6 indexed citations
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Rocha, Clarissa Santos, Irina Grishina, Lauren A. Hirao, et al.. (2019). PPARα-targeted mitochondrial bioenergetics mediate repair of intestinal barriers at the host–microbe intersection during SIV infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(49). 24819–24829. 55 indexed citations
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Sankaran‐Walters, Sumathi, et al.. (2017). Guardians of the Gut: Enteric Defensins. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 647–647. 47 indexed citations
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Kis, Olena, Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters, Md. Tozammel Hoque, et al.. (2016). HIV-1 Alters Intestinal Expression of Drug Transporters and Metabolic Enzymes: Implications for Antiretroviral Drug Disposition. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 60(5). 2771–2781. 36 indexed citations
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Gaulke, Christopher A., Clarissa Santos Rocha, Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters, et al.. (2015). Gut immune dysfunction through impaired innate pattern recognition receptor expression and gut microbiota dysbiosis in chronic SIV infection. Mucosal Immunology. 9(3). 677–688. 52 indexed citations
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Jiang, Guochun, Érica Araújo Mendes, Philipp Kaiser, et al.. (2014). Reactivation of HIV latency by a newly modified Ingenol derivative via protein kinase Cδ–NF-κB signaling. AIDS. 28(11). 1555–1566. 81 indexed citations
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Gaulke, Christopher A., Yanhong Han, Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters, et al.. (2014). Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Disruption through Altered Mucosal MicroRNA Expression in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infections. Journal of Virology. 88(11). 6268–6280. 24 indexed citations
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Hirao, Lauren A., Irina Grishina, Olivier Bourry, et al.. (2014). Early Mucosal Sensing of SIV Infection by Paneth Cells Induces IL-1β Production and Initiates Gut Epithelial Disruption. PLoS Pathogens. 10(8). e1004311–e1004311. 68 indexed citations
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Grishina, Irina, Mónica Macal, Anne Fenton, et al.. (2013). Dysregulation of Anti-Inflammatory Annexin A1 Expression in Progressive Crohns Disease. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e76969–e76969. 84 indexed citations
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Grishina, Irina, Mónica Macal, Lauren A. Hirao, et al.. (2013). Chronic HIV Infection Enhances the Responsiveness of Antigen Presenting Cells to Commensal Lactobacillus. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e72789–e72789. 16 indexed citations
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Sankaran‐Walters, Sumathi, Mónica Macal, Irina Grishina, et al.. (2013). Sex differences matter in the gut: effect on mucosal immune activation and inflammation. Biology of Sex Differences. 4(1). 10–10. 113 indexed citations
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Dang, Angeline Tilly, Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters, Chin‐Shang Li, et al.. (2013). Transcription Profiling Reveals Potential Mechanisms of Dysbiosis in the Oral Microbiome of Rhesus Macaques with Chronic Untreated SIV Infection. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e80863–e80863. 16 indexed citations
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Dang, Angeline Tilly, Sean L. Cotton, Sumathi Sankaran‐Walters, et al.. (2012). Evidence of an increased pathogenic footprint in the lingual microbiome of untreated HIV infected patients. BMC Microbiology. 12(1). 153–153. 70 indexed citations
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Guadalupe, Moraima, Richard Donovan, Jason Flamm, et al.. (2011). The Gut Mucosal Viral Reservoir in HIV-Infected Patients Is Not the Major Source of Rebound Plasma Viremia following Interruption of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. Journal of Virology. 85(10). 4772–4782. 62 indexed citations
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Sankaran‐Walters, Sumathi, et al.. (2010). Epstein–Barr virus replication linked to B cell proliferation in inflamed areas of colonic mucosa of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Clinical Virology. 50(1). 31–36. 35 indexed citations
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Wong, Joseph K., Matthew C. Strain, R. Porrata, et al.. (2010). In Vivo CD8+ T-Cell Suppression of SIV Viremia Is Not Mediated by CTL Clearance of Productively Infected Cells. PLoS Pathogens. 6(1). e1000748–e1000748. 108 indexed citations
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Sankaran‐Walters, Sumathi, et al.. (2010). Persistence of Gut Mucosal Innate Immune Defenses by Enteric α-Defensin Expression in the Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Model of AIDS. The Journal of Immunology. 186(3). 1589–1597. 25 indexed citations

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