Urmi Sengupta

6.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
69 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Urmi Sengupta is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Urmi Sengupta has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Physiology, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Urmi Sengupta's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (50 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (15 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (11 papers). Urmi Sengupta is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (50 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (15 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (11 papers). Urmi Sengupta collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Canada. Urmi Sengupta's co-authors include Rakez Kayed, Diana L. Castillo‐Carranza, Cristian A. Lasagna‐Reeves, George R. Jackson, Ashley N. Nilson, Marcos J. Guerrero-Muñoz, Julia E. Gerson, Audra L. Clos, Juan C. Troncoso and Nemil Bhatt and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Urmi Sengupta

67 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

The Role of Amyloid-β Oligomers in Toxicity, Propagation, and Immunotherapy

2016 584 citations Urmi Sengupta, Ashley N. Nilson et al. profile →
Tau oligomers impair memory and induce synaptic and mitochondrial dysfunction in wild-type mice

2011 467 citations Cristian A. Lasagna‐Reeves, Diana L. Castillo‐Carranza et al. Molecular Neurodegeneration profile →
Amyloid β, Tau, and α-Synuclein aggregates in the pathogenesis, prognosis, and therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases

2022 182 citations Urmi Sengupta, Rakez Kayed profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Urmi Sengupta	3.3k	1.9k	1.2k	1.1k	990	69	4.7k
Diana L. Castillo‐Carranza	2.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	768 0.8×	35	3.6k
Cristian A. Lasagna‐Reeves	2.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	956 0.8×	673 0.7×	52	4.2k
Mei Yue	2.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	969 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	874 0.9×	52	4.3k
Shu‐Hui Yen	3.2k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	998 1.0×	54	4.7k
Yasuji Matsuoka	3.2k 1.0×	2.4k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	688 0.7×	80	5.9k
Rose Pitstick	3.9k 1.2×	2.1k 1.1×	1.8k 1.4×	1.8k 1.5×	600 0.6×	40	5.5k
Colleen L. Forster	2.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	423 0.4×	56	4.3k
Sarah L. DeVos	2.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	714 0.7×	24	3.9k
Melanie Meyer‐Luehmann	3.5k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	2.2k 1.7×	1.5k 1.3×	479 0.5×	45	5.6k

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Cascio, Filippa Lo, Urmi Sengupta, Nicha Puangmalai, et al.. (2025). Brain-derived tau oligomer polymorphs: distinct aggregations, stability profiles, and biological activities. Communications Biology. 8(1). 53–53. 5 indexed citations

Souter, Vivienne, et al.. (2024). Poor compliance with germline testing recommendations in colorectal cancer patients undergoing molecular residual disease testing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 185–185.

Zhang, Jingwen, et al.. (2024). P591: Examining likely-somatic variants in cancer susceptibility genes identified through germline multigene panel testing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 101497–101497. 1 indexed citations

Dillard, Lucas, Urmi Sengupta, Rakez Kayed, et al.. (2022). Untwisted α-Synuclein Filaments Formed in the Presence of Lipid Vesicles. Biochemistry. 61(17). 1766–1773. 6 indexed citations

Cantrelle, François‐Xavier, Filipa S. Carvalho, Joana S. Cristóvão, et al.. (2021). Dynamic interactions and Ca2+-binding modulate the holdase-type chaperone activity of S100B preventing tau aggregation and seeding. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6292–6292. 27 indexed citations

Gaikwad, Sagar, Nicha Puangmalai, Alice Bittar, et al.. (2021). Tau oligomer induced HMGB1 release contributes to cellular senescence and neuropathology linked to Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. Cell Reports. 36(3). 109419–109419. 153 indexed citations

Sengupta, Urmi, Dianne W. Taylor, Lucas Dillard, et al.. (2021). Tau induces formation of α-synuclein filaments with distinct molecular conformations. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 554. 145–150. 28 indexed citations

Montalbano, Mauro, Salomé McAllen, Nicha Puangmalai, et al.. (2020). RNA-binding proteins Musashi and tau soluble aggregates initiate nuclear dysfunction. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4305–4305. 67 indexed citations

Puangmalai, Nicha, Nemil Bhatt, Mauro Montalbano, et al.. (2020). Internalization mechanisms of brain-derived tau oligomers from patients with Alzheimer’s disease, progressive supranuclear palsy and dementia with Lewy bodies. Cell Death and Disease. 11(5). 314–314. 75 indexed citations

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McAllen, Salomé, Urmi Sengupta, Nicha Puangmalai, et al.. (2019). Tau oligomers mediate aggregation of RNA‐binding proteins Musashi1 and Musashi2 inducing Lamin alteration. Aging Cell. 18(6). e13035–e13035. 31 indexed citations

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Sengupta, Urmi, et al.. (2018). Preparation and Characterization of Tau Oligomer Strains. Methods in molecular biology. 1779. 113–146. 17 indexed citations

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Nilson, Ashley N., Julia E. Gerson, Urmi Sengupta, et al.. (2016). Tau Oligomers Associate with Inflammation in the Brain and Retina of Tauopathy Mice and in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 55(3). 1083–1099. 133 indexed citations

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Gupta, Praveena, Diana L. Castillo‐Carranza, Adriana Paulucci-Holthauzen, et al.. (2015). Tau oligomers trigger inflammation in the eyes of the Alzhiemer’s disease mouse models. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 855–855. 1 indexed citations

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Castillo‐Carranza, Diana L., Julia E. Gerson, Urmi Sengupta, et al.. (2014). Specific Targeting of Tau Oligomers in Htau Mice Prevents Cognitive Impairment and Tau Toxicity Following Injection with Brain-Derived Tau Oligomeric Seeds. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 40(s1). S97–S111. 153 indexed citations

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Roy, Bidisha, Shreyasi Chatterjee, Mathieu F. Bakhoum, et al.. (2013). TDP-43 Phosphorylation by casein kinase Iε promotes oligomerization and enhances toxicity in vivo. Human Molecular Genetics. 23(4). 1025–1035. 87 indexed citations

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Lasagna‐Reeves, Cristian A., Audra L. Clos, Diana L. Castillo‐Carranza, et al.. (2012). Dual role of p53 amyloid formation in cancer; loss of function and gain of toxicity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 430(3). 963–968. 71 indexed citations

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Lasagna‐Reeves, Cristian A., Diana L. Castillo‐Carranza, Urmi Sengupta, et al.. (2011). Tau oligomers impair memory and induce synaptic and mitochondrial dysfunction in wild-type mice. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 6(1). 39–39. 467 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sengupta, Urmi, et al.. (2009). Expression-Based Network Biology Identifies Alteration in Key Regulatory Pathways of Type 2 Diabetes and Associated Risk/Complications. PLoS ONE. 4(12). e8100–e8100. 60 indexed citations

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Kumar, Vanaja & Urmi Sengupta. (2003). Ultrastructural Study of Schwann Cells and Endothelial Cells in the Pathogenesis of Leprous Neuropathy. PubMed. 71(4). 328–328. 7 indexed citations

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Sengupta, Urmi, et al.. (1977). A note on Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) Hardwick, a new generic combination of gram pod borer Heliothis armigera Hb. Current Science. 46(8). 271–272. 3 indexed citations

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