Ven Natarajan

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Ven Natarajan is a scholar working on Virology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ven Natarajan has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Virology, 20 papers in Infectious Diseases and 18 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Ven Natarajan's work include HIV Research and Treatment (30 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (17 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (13 papers). Ven Natarajan is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (30 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (17 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (13 papers). Ven Natarajan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Ven Natarajan's co-authors include Robin Dewar, H. Clifford Lane, Julia A. Metcalf, Richard A. Lempicki, Joseph A. Kovacs, Joseph W. Adelsberger, Richard T. Davey, Michael Baseler, Michael A. Polis and Henry Masur and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Ven Natarajan

52 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

HIV-1 and T cell dynamics after interruption of highly ac... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 200 400 600
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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.

  1. HIV-1 and T cell dynamics after interruption of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in patients with a history of sustained viral suppression
    1999 639 citations Richard T. Davey, Julia A. Metcalf et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Ven Natarajan
John Spritzler United States
Jason D. Barbour United States
S. A. Danner Netherlands
Sigrid A. Otto Netherlands
Winston Cavert United States
Rikke Olesen Denmark
Lidia Ruíz Spain
Rika Draenert Germany
Margarita Bofill Spain
C. McLaren United States
John Spritzler United States
Ven Natarajan
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Countries citing papers authored by Ven Natarajan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ven Natarajan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ven Natarajan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ven Natarajan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ven Natarajan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ven Natarajan. Ven Natarajan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kim, In‐Sook, et al.. (2025). Whole-body PET imaging of simian immunodeficiency virus using gp120-targeting probes fails to reveal regions of specific uptake in rhesus macaques. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 52(7). 2645–2657.
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Imamichi, Hiromi, Ven Natarajan, Francesca Scrimieri, et al.. (2025). Widespread tissue distribution of transcriptionally active, clonally expanded HIV-1 proviruses despite suppressive antiretroviral therapy. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(12).
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Thiébaut, Rodolphe, Jean-Pierre Routy, Irini Sereti, et al.. (2016). Repeated Cycles of Recombinant Human Interleukin 7 in HIV-Infected Patients With Low CD4 T-Cell Reconstitution on Antiretroviral Therapy: Results of 2 Phase II Multicenter Studies. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 62(9). 1178–1185. 61 indexed citations
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Jiang, Hong, et al.. (2016). Depletion of BBS Protein LZTFL1 Affects Growth and Causes Retinal Degeneration in Mice. Journal of genetics and genomics. 43(6). 381–391. 29 indexed citations
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Jiang, Hong, Stephen Lockett, Chen De, et al.. (2015). LZTFL1 Upregulated by All-Trans Retinoic Acid during CD4+ T Cell Activation Enhances IL-5 Production. The Journal of Immunology. 196(3). 1081–1090. 27 indexed citations
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Murray, John M., John Zaunders, Kersten K. Koelsch, et al.. (2013). Short Communication: HIV Blips While on Antiretroviral Therapy Can Indicate Consistently Detectable Viral Levels Due to Assay Underreporting. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 29(12). 1621–1625. 6 indexed citations
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Badralmaa, Yunden & Ven Natarajan. (2013). Impact of the DNA extraction method on 2-LTR DNA circle recovery from HIV-1 infected cells. Journal of Virological Methods. 193(1). 184–189. 12 indexed citations
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Natarajan, Ven, et al.. (2012). Negative regulation of human U6 snRNA promoter by p38 kinase through Oct-1. Gene. 497(2). 200–207. 13 indexed citations
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Natarajan, Ven, Shyam Kottilil, Joseph W. Adelsberger, et al.. (2010). HCV in peripheral blood mononuclear cells are predominantly carried on the surface of cells in HIV/HCV co‐infected individuals. Journal of Medical Virology. 82(12). 2032–2037. 22 indexed citations
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Bosley, Allen D., et al.. (2008). A method of HIV‐1 inactivation compatible with antibody‐based depletion of abundant proteins from plasma. PROTEOMICS - CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. 2(6). 904–907. 2 indexed citations
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Kabuye, Geoffrey, Peter Mugyenyi, Ven Natarajan, et al.. (2007). Cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6) G516T influences nevirapine plasma concentrations in HIV‐infected patients in Uganda. HIV Medicine. 8(2). 86–91. 97 indexed citations
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Ishaq, Mohammad, et al.. (2007). Zap70 Signaling Pathway Mediates Glucocorticoid Receptor-Dependent Transcriptional Activation: Role in the Regulation of Annexin 1 Expression in T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 179(6). 3851–3858. 12 indexed citations
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Cicala, Claudia, James Arthos, Nina Censoplano, et al.. (2005). HIV-1 gp120 induces NFAT nuclear translocation in resting CD4+ T-cells. Virology. 345(1). 105–114. 39 indexed citations
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Penzak, Scott, Elizabeth Formentini, Raul M. Alfaro, et al.. (2005). Prednisolone Pharmacokinetics in the Presence and Absence of Ritonavir After Oral Prednisone Administration to Healthy Volunteers. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 40(5). 573–580. 40 indexed citations
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Ranganathan, Sarath, et al.. (2002). Role Of Abo Blood Groups In The Infection Rate Of Dandruff Caused By Pityrosporum Ovale. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Ranganathan, Sarath, et al.. (2002). Role Of Abo Blood Groups In The Infection Rate Of Dandruff Caused By Pityrosporum Ovale. Indian Journal of Dermatology. 47(1). 21. 2 indexed citations
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Ishaq, Mohammad, Ming Fan, & Ven Natarajan. (2000). Accumulation of RXRα During Activation of Cycling Human T Lymphocytes: Modulation of RXRE Transactivation Function by Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways. The Journal of Immunology. 165(8). 4217–4225. 20 indexed citations
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Lempicki, Richard A., Joseph A. Kovacs, Michael Baseler, et al.. (2000). Impact of HIV-1 infection and highly active antiretroviral therapy on the kinetics of CD4 + and CD8 + T cell turnover in HIV-infected patients. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(25). 13778–13783. 158 indexed citations
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Natarajan, Ven, et al.. (1993). Regulation of HIV-1 Envelope Protein Synthesis by Tat and Rev in 293 Cells. Virology. 196(1). 122–129. 2 indexed citations

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