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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
7368
World Ranking
17354
National Ranking
7131

Amittha Wickrema publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 159 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Amittha Wickrema D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amittha Wickrema sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Amittha Wickrema is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Hematology, Immunology, Oncology, and Surgery.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, reflecting a focus on diverse aspects of medical and molecular research:

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology

Their published papers include the following notable works:

  • "Activation of targetable inflammatory immune signaling is seen in myelodysplastic syndromes with SF3B1 mutations," 2022, published in eLife
  • "The demise of islet allotransplantation in the United States: A call for an urgent regulatory update," 2020, published in American Journal of Transplantation
  • "Heterogeneity of Red Blood Cells: Causes and Consequences," 2020, published in Frontiers in Physiology
  • "HIF-1 directly induces TET3 expression to enhance 5-hmC density and induce erythroid gene expression in hypoxia," 2020, published in Blood Advances
  • "PU.1-Dependent Enhancer Inhibition Separates Tet2-Deficient Hematopoiesis from Malignant Transformation," 2022, published in Blood Cancer Discovery

Amittha Wickrema collaborates frequently with a number of researchers. Key co-authors include:

  • Kith Pradhan
  • Ulrich Steidl
  • Srinivas Aluri
  • Srabani Sahu
  • Milagros Carbajal

The scientist tends to publish in certain venues repeatedly. These frequent publication venues comprise:

  • Cytotherapy
  • Blood
  • Experimental Hematology
  • eLife
  • American Journal of Transplantation

Best Publications

  • Distinct roles of erythropoietin, insulin-like growth factor I, and stem cell factor in the development of erythroid progenitor cells.

    K Muta;S B Krantz;M C Bondurant;A Wickrema

  • Purified CD34+ Lin- Thy+ stem cells do not contain clonal myeloma cells.

    Yair Gazitt;Chris C. Reading;Ron Hoffman;Amittha Wickrema

  • Survival or death of individual proerythroblasts results from differing erythropoietin sensitivities: a mechanism for controlled rates of erythrocyte production.

    Linda L. Kelley;Mark J. Koury;Maurice C. Bondurant;Stephen T. Koury

  • Protein Kinase B (c-Akt), Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase, and STAT5 Are Activated by Erythropoietin (EPO) in HCD57 Erythroid Cells But Are Constitutively Active in an EPO-Independent, Apoptosis-Resistant Subclone (HCD57-SREI Cells)

    Haifeng Bao;Sarah M. Jacobs-Helber;Sarah M. Jacobs-Helber;Sarah M. Jacobs-Helber;Amy E. Lawson;Amy E. Lawson;Amy E. Lawson;Kalyani Penta;Kalyani Penta;Kalyani Penta

  • Reduced-intensity conditioning with combined haploidentical and cord blood transplantation results in rapid engraftment, low GVHD, and durable remissions

    Hongtao Liu;Elizabeth S. Rich;Lucy Godley;Olatoyosi Odenike

  • Differentiation and erythropoietin receptor gene expression in human erythroid progenitor cells.

    Amittha Wickrema;Sanford B. Krantz;Sanford B. Krantz;John C. Winkelmann;John C. Winkelmann;Maurice C. Bondurant;Maurice C. Bondurant

  • Inhibition of the TGF-β receptor I kinase promotes hematopoiesis in MDS

    Li Zhou;Aaron N. Nguyen;Davendra Sohal;Jing Ying Ma

  • Activation of the p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Mediates the Suppressive Effects of Type I Interferons and Transforming Growth Factor-β on Normal Hematopoiesis

    Amit K. Verma;Dilip K. Deb;Antonella Sassano;Shahab Uddin

  • IL8-CXCR2 pathway inhibition as a therapeutic strategy against MDS and AML stem cells

    Carolina Schinke;Orsolya Giricz;Weijuan Li;Aditi Shastri

  • Differentiation stage-specific activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase isoforms in primary human erythroid cells.

    Shahab Uddin;Jeong Ah-Kang;Jodie Ulaszek;Dolores Mahmud

  • The hSK4 (KCNN4) isoform is the Ca2+-activated K+ channel (Gardos channel) in human red blood cells

    Joseph F. Hoffman;William Joiner;Keith Nehrke;Olga Potapova

  • Differentiation and erythropoietin receptor gene expression in human erythroid progenitor cells [see comments]

    A Wickrema;SB Krantz;JC Winkelmann;MC Bondurant

  • Fludarabine, Melphalan, and Alemtuzumab Conditioning in Adults With Standard-Risk Advanced Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome

    Koen van Besien;A. Artz;S. Smith;D. Cao

  • Phosphorylation of forkhead transcription factors by erythropoietin and stem cell factor prevents acetylation and their interaction with coactivator p300 in erythroid progenitor cells.

    Dolores L Mahmud;Maaza G-Amlak;Dilip K Deb;Leonidas C Platanias

  • Reduced SMAD7 Leads to Overactivation of TGF-β Signaling in MDS that Can Be Reversed by a Specific Inhibitor of TGF-β Receptor I Kinase

    Li Zhou;Christine McMahon;Tushar Bhagat;Cristina Alencar

  • AP1 Regulation of Proliferation and Initiation of Apoptosis in Erythropoietin-Dependent Erythroid Cells

    Sarah M. Jacobs-Helber;Amittha Wickrema;Michael J. Birrer;Stephen T. Sawyer

  • Vesicle trafficking plays a novel role in erythroblast enucleation

    Ganesan Keerthivasan;Sara Small;Hui Liu;Amittha Wickrema

  • Differential requirements for survivin in hematopoietic cell development.

    Sandeep Gurbuxani;Yanfei Xu;Ganesan Keerthivasan;Amittha Wickrema

  • Activation of the Akt/FKHRL1 pathway mediates the antiapoptotic effects of erythropoietin in primary human erythroid progenitors.

    Shahab Uddin;Samanthi Kottegoda;Danielle Stigger;Leonidas C. Platanias

  • Engagement of Gab1 and Gab2 in Erythropoietin Signaling

    Amittha Wickrema;Shahab Uddin;Arun Sharma;Fei Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Amit Verma
Amit Verma Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Lucy A. Godley
Lucy A. Godley University of Chicago
Richard A. Larson
Richard A. Larson University of Chicago
Leonidas C. Platanias
Leonidas C. Platanias Northwestern University
Ulrich Steidl
Ulrich Steidl Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Andrea Pellagatti
Andrea Pellagatti University of Oxford
John D. Crispino
John D. Crispino Northwestern University
Shahab Uddin
Shahab Uddin Hamad Medical Corporation
John M. Greally
John M. Greally Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Alan F. List
Alan F. List Precision BioSciences

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