Vasudharani Devanathan

754 total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 514 citations indexed

About

Vasudharani Devanathan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Vasudharani Devanathan has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 514 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Vasudharani Devanathan's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (2 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (2 papers). Vasudharani Devanathan is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (2 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (2 papers). Vasudharani Devanathan collaborates with scholars based in India, Germany and United States. Vasudharani Devanathan's co-authors include L. Muruganandam, Harshini Chakravarthy, Jangampalli Adi Pradeepkiran, Ambrish Saxena, D. Köhler, Peter Rosenberger, Tiago Granja, Hyun Joon Lee, Elior Peles and Iryna Leshchyns’ka and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Vasudharani Devanathan

16 papers receiving 478 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.

Neurotransmitter systems in the etiology of major neurological disorders: Emerging insights and therapeutic implications

2023 98 citations Harshini Chakravarthy, Jangampalli Adi Pradeepkiran et al. Ageing Research Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vasudharani Devanathan India	10	189	92	78	57	49	18	514
Samira Asgharzade Iran	15	233 1.2×	62 0.7×	39 0.5×	59 1.0×	79 1.6×	61	615
Asim Kumar Bepari Bangladesh	14	167 0.9×	30 0.3×	96 1.2×	45 0.8×	29 0.6×	28	541
Muhammad Ali United States	15	465 2.5×	81 0.9×	43 0.6×	98 1.7×	44 0.9×	49	863
Monokesh K. Sen Australia	16	300 1.6×	135 1.5×	60 0.8×	46 0.8×	168 3.4×	31	700
Weiyan Cai China	16	315 1.7×	44 0.5×	106 1.4×	56 1.0×	80 1.6×	41	707
Narayanappa Amruta India	16	159 0.8×	142 1.5×	40 0.5×	44 0.8×	117 2.4×	29	578
Flávia V. Santa-Cecília Brazil	11	147 0.8×	147 1.6×	63 0.8×	99 1.7×	78 1.6×	15	468
Yuan Zeng China	16	204 1.1×	101 1.1×	65 0.8×	48 0.8×	44 0.9×	44	523
Fernanda Majolo Brazil	13	234 1.2×	104 1.1×	43 0.6×	40 0.7×	18 0.4×	32	559

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vasudharani Devanathan

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18 of 18 papers shown

Muthuraja, Perumal, et al.. (2025). Alleviated Neuroinflammation and Increased Neuritogenesis by Palmitic Acid from Cissus quadrangularis. Molecular Neurobiology. 62(8). 10165–10181.

Köhler, D., Veronika Leiss, Daniela Grothe, et al.. (2024). Targeting Gαi2 in neutrophils protects from myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury. Basic Research in Cardiology. 119(5). 717–732.

Chakravarthy, Harshini, et al.. (2023). Neurotransmitter systems in the etiology of major neurological disorders: Emerging insights and therapeutic implications. Ageing Research Reviews. 89. 101994–101994. 98 indexed citations breakdown →

Saxena, Ambrish, et al.. (2021). Central nervous system as a target of novel coronavirus infections: Potential routes of entry and pathogenic mechanisms. Journal of Biosciences. 46(4). 8 indexed citations

Devanathan, Vasudharani, et al.. (2020). Screening of Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine and its derivatives for their binding affinity to multiple SARS-CoV-2 protein drug targets. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 39(14). 4949–4961. 29 indexed citations

Devanathan, Vasudharani, et al.. (2020). Neurodegeneration in type 2 diabetes: Alzheimer's as a case study. Brain and Behavior. 10(5). e01577–e01577. 53 indexed citations

Chakravarthy, Harshini, et al.. (2019). Novel inhibitors of Rho-kinase mediated neuroinflammatory pathways and their potential application in recovery of injured spinal cord. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 38(16). 4669–4686. 5 indexed citations

Vega, Salvador Castaneda, Veronika Leiss, Roland P. Piekorz, et al.. (2019). Selective protection of murine cerebral Gi/o-proteins from inactivation by parenterally injected pertussis toxin. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 98(1). 97–110. 6 indexed citations

Chakravarthy, Harshini, et al.. (2019). Adult Goat Retinal Neuronal Culture: Applications in Modeling Hyperglycemia. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 983–983. 4 indexed citations

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Chakravarthy, Harshini & Vasudharani Devanathan. (2018). Molecular Mechanisms Mediating Diabetic Retinal Neurodegeneration: Potential Research Avenues and Therapeutic Targets. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 66(3). 445–461. 34 indexed citations

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Anusuyadevi, Muthuswamy, et al.. (2018). Ischemia/reperfusion injury in male guinea pigs: An efficient model to investigate myocardial damage in cardiovascular complications. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 99. 469–479. 8 indexed citations

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Devanathan, Vasudharani, Ina Hagedorn, D. Köhler, et al.. (2015). Platelet G _i protein Gα _i2 is an essential mediator of thrombo-inflammatory organ damage in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(20). 6491–6496. 35 indexed citations

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Köhler, D., Vasudharani Devanathan, Claudia Franz, et al.. (2014). Gαi2- and Gαi3-Deficient Mice Display Opposite Severity of Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e98325–e98325. 23 indexed citations

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Busse, Kathy, Rainer Strotmann, Karl Strecker, et al.. (2014). Adaptive Gene Regulation in the Striatum of RGS9-Deficient Mice. PLoS ONE. 9(3). e92605–e92605. 3 indexed citations

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König, Klemens, Tiago Granja, Carla Jennewein, et al.. (2014). The plexin C1 receptor promotes acute inflammation. European Journal of Immunology. 44(9). 2648–2658. 40 indexed citations

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Huang, Dan, Tatsiana Pakladok, Gulab Dattrao Siraskar, et al.. (2012). Downregulation of the renal outer medullary K+ channel ROMK by the AMP-activated protein kinase. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 465(2). 233–245. 17 indexed citations

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Devanathan, Vasudharani, Igor Jakovčevski, Antonella Santuccione Chadha, et al.. (2010). Cellular Form of Prion Protein Inhibits Reelin-Mediated Shedding of Caspr from the Neuronal Cell Surface to Potentiate Caspr-Mediated Inhibition of Neurite Outgrowth. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(27). 9292–9305. 42 indexed citations

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Devanathan, Vasudharani, et al.. (2010). Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Efficacy of Some Medicinal Plants Against Food Borne Pathogens. 109 indexed citations

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