Usha Narayanan

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Usha Narayanan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Usha Narayanan has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Usha Narayanan's work include Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (7 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (3 papers). Usha Narayanan is often cited by papers focused on Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (7 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (3 papers). Usha Narayanan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Usha Narayanan's co-authors include Michael A. Milhollen, M. Nakamoto, Benjamin R. Underwood, María Jiménez-Sánchez, Vijayalaxmi Nalavadi, Fiona M. Menzies, Shouqing Luo, David C. Rubinsztein, Gary J. Bassell and Marie Futter and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Usha Narayanan

20 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Regulation of Mammalian Autophagy in Physiology and Pathophysiology

2010 1.4k citations Brinda Ravikumar, Sovan Sarkar et al. Physiological Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Usha Narayanan United States	15	2.1k	1.3k	493	479	361	20	3.3k
Ingo Kurth Germany	31	1.6k 0.8×	790 0.6×	399 0.8×	838 1.7×	279 0.8×	110	3.5k
Tiemo J. Klisch United States	21	1.1k 0.5×	757 0.6×	185 0.4×	291 0.6×	109 0.3×	35	2.2k
Fei Yi United States	27	2.3k 1.1×	251 0.2×	332 0.7×	204 0.4×	210 0.6×	62	3.0k
Rika Suzuki-Migishima Japan	14	2.1k 1.0×	2.4k 1.9×	649 1.3×	872 1.8×	89 0.2×	17	4.5k
Marily Theodoropoulou Germany	34	1.2k 0.6×	857 0.7×	171 0.3×	113 0.2×	369 1.0×	99	3.6k
Stephen J. Crocker United States	34	2.0k 1.0×	424 0.3×	220 0.4×	470 1.0×	274 0.8×	72	4.1k
Yoshiharu Kawaguchi Japan	14	3.2k 1.5×	545 0.4×	298 0.6×	713 1.5×	876 2.4×	17	4.2k
Gianluca Canettieri Italy	34	3.4k 1.6×	265 0.2×	636 1.3×	272 0.6×	668 1.9×	76	4.9k
Xiaoju Max United States	4	2.3k 1.1×	295 0.2×	205 0.4×	350 0.7×	265 0.7×	8	2.9k
Chia‐Yi Kuan United States	16	4.4k 2.1×	473 0.4×	300 0.6×	789 1.6×	717 2.0×	21	5.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Usha Narayanan

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Malan, Daniela, et al.. (2021). OPN5 a new optogenetic receptor to study Gq signalling in the heart with light. EP Europace. 23(Supplement_3). 1 indexed citations

Narayanan, Usha, et al.. (2019). Effectiveness of counselling intervention on stress reduction and managing glycaemic level among patients with type 2 diabetes: pre-post intervention. International Journal of Indian Psychology. 7(4). 1 indexed citations

Arora, Shilpi, Usha Narayanan, Diana Gikunju, et al.. (2019). Abstract C049: Identification of novel K-Ras G12C inhibitors using a DNA encoded library platform. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 18(12_Supplement). C049–C049. 3 indexed citations

Somesh, Baggavalli P, et al.. (2013). Chronic glucolipotoxic conditions in pancreatic islets impair insulin secretion due to dysregulated calcium dynamics, glucose responsiveness and mitochondrial activity. BMC Cell Biology. 14(1). 31–31. 41 indexed citations

Blank, Jonathan L., Katherine Cosmopoulos, David C. Bouck, et al.. (2012). Novel DNA Damage Checkpoints Mediating Cell Death Induced by the NEDD8-Activating Enzyme Inhibitor MLN4924. Cancer Research. 73(1). 225–234. 85 indexed citations

Oommen, Anup Mammen, Usha Narayanan, & Madanahalli R Jagannath. (2012). An Integrative Network Biology Approach to Evaluate the Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response in Obese Type 2 Diabetes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2012. 1–9. 1 indexed citations

Milhollen, Michael A., Usha Narayanan, Teresa A. Soucy, et al.. (2011). Inhibition of NEDD8-Activating Enzyme Induces Rereplication and Apoptosis in Human Tumor Cells Consistent with Deregulating CDT1 Turnover. Cancer Research. 71(8). 3042–3051. 130 indexed citations

Smith, Peter G., Tary Traore, Usha Narayanan, et al.. (2011). Azacitidine/Decitabine Synergism with the NEDD8-Activating Enzyme Inhibitor MLN4924 in Pre-Clinical AML Models. Blood. 118(21). 578–578. 23 indexed citations

Lin, Jie, Michael A. Milhollen, Peter G. Smith, Usha Narayanan, & Anindya Dutta. (2010). NEDD8-Targeting Drug MLN4924 Elicits DNA Rereplication by Stabilizing Cdt1 in S Phase, Triggering Checkpoint Activation, Apoptosis, and Senescence in Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 70(24). 10310–10320. 237 indexed citations

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Ravikumar, Brinda, Sovan Sarkar, J. Eric Davies, et al.. (2010). Regulation of Mammalian Autophagy in Physiology and Pathophysiology. Physiological Reviews. 90(4). 1383–1435. 1427 indexed citations breakdown →

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Milhollen, Michael A., Tary Traore, Michael P. Thomas, et al.. (2010). MLN4924, a NEDD8-activating enzyme inhibitor, is active in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma models: rationale for treatment of NF-κB–dependent lymphoma. Blood. 116(9). 1515–1523. 270 indexed citations

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Ravikumar, Brinda, Marie Futter, Luca Jahreiss, et al.. (2009). Mammalian macroautophagy at a glance. Journal of Cell Science. 122(11). 1707–1711. 155 indexed citations

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Narayanan, Usha, Vijayalaxmi Nalavadi, M. Nakamoto, et al.. (2008). S6K1 Phosphorylates and Regulates Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP) with the Neuronal Protein Synthesis-dependent Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Signaling Cascade. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(27). 18478–18482. 177 indexed citations

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Milhollen, Michael A., Usha Narayanan, Teresa A. Soucy, et al.. (2008). MLN4924, a Potent and Novel Small Molecule Inhibitor of Nedd8 Activating Enzyme, Induces DNA Re-Replication and Apoptosis in Cultured Human Tumor Cells. Blood. 112(11). 3621–3621. 3 indexed citations

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Narayanan, Usha, Vijayalaxmi Nalavadi, M. Nakamoto, et al.. (2007). FMRP Phosphorylation Reveals an Immediate-Early Signaling Pathway Triggered by Group I mGluR and Mediated by PP2A. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(52). 14349–14357. 187 indexed citations

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Nakamoto, M., Vijayalaxmi Nalavadi, Michael P. Epstein, et al.. (2007). Fragile X mental retardation protein deficiency leads to excessive mGluR5-dependent internalization of AMPA receptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(39). 15537–15542. 198 indexed citations

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Narayanan, Usha, Tilmann Achsel, Reinhard Lührmann, & A. Gregory Matera. (2004). Coupled In Vitro Import of U snRNPs and SMN, the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Protein. Molecular Cell. 16(2). 223–234. 117 indexed citations

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Mouaikel, John, Usha Narayanan, Céline Verheggen, et al.. (2003). Interaction between the small‐nuclear‐RNA cap hypermethylase and the spinal muscular atrophy protein, survival of motor neuron. EMBO Reports. 4(6). 616–622. 83 indexed citations

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Narayanan, Usha, et al.. (2002). Nicotinic receptor expression following nicotine exposure via maternal milk. Neuroreport. 13(7). 961–963. 43 indexed citations

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Narayanan, Usha. (2002). SMN, the spinal muscular atrophy protein, forms a pre-import snRNP complex with snurportin1 and importin beta. Human Molecular Genetics. 11(15). 1785–1795. 92 indexed citations

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