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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
103
Citations
36968
World Ranking
1320
National Ranking
772

Medicine

D-Index
106
Citations
39551
World Ranking
6562
National Ranking
3485

Aruni Bhatnagar publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aruni Bhatnagar sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 520 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Aruni Bhatnagar 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 Aruni Bhatnagar sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Aruni Bhatnagar is affiliated with the University of Louisville in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of Medicine and Environmental Science. Their work emphasizes the intersection of environmental factors and human health, particularly focusing on the cardiovascular impacts of air pollution and related toxicological mechanisms.

Their research spans several specific subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Physiology, Infectious Diseases, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. The scope of topics addressed in their publications includes Air Quality and Health Impacts, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Urban Green Space and Health, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Noise Effects and Management, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Aruni Bhatnagar has published in prominent scientific venues, contributing frequently to:

  • Circulation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

Several recent papers illustrate the range of their research interests:

  • "Personal-Level Protective Actions Against Particulate Matter Air Pollution Exposure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association," 2020, Circulation
  • "Cardiovascular Effects of Particulate Air Pollution," 2021, Annual Review of Medicine
  • "High-throughput sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater provides insights into circulating variants," 2021, Water Research
  • "Contaminant Metals as Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association," 2023, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • "Physiological and Pathological Roles of Aldose Reductase," 2021, Metabolites

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Rachel J. Keith, Daniel W. Riggs, Sanjay Srivastava, Ray Yeager, and Ted Smith. This collaboration pattern reflects interdisciplinary work and multi-author studies common in their research areas.

Best Publications

  • Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease An Update to the Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Robert D. Brook;Sanjay Rajagopalan;C. Arden Pope;Jeffrey R. Brook

  • Cardiovascular Effects and Benefits of Exercise.

    Matthew A. Nystoriak;Aruni Bhatnagar

  • Role of aldose reductase and oxidative damage in diabetes and the consequent potential for therapeutic options.

    Satish K. Srivastava;Kota V. Ramana;Aruni Bhatnagar

  • Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution Is Associated With Endothelial Injury and Systemic Inflammation.

    C. Arden Pope;Aruni Bhatnagar;James P. McCracken;Wesley Abplanalp

  • The aldo-keto reductase superfamily and its role in drug metabolism and detoxification.

    Oleg A. Barski;Srinivas M. Tipparaju;Aruni Bhatnagar

  • Environmental Cardiology Studying Mechanistic Links Between Pollution and Heart Disease

    Aruni Bhatnagar

  • Cyclooxygenase-2 mediates the cardioprotective effects of the late phase of ischemic preconditioning in conscious rabbits

    Ken Shinmura;Xian Liang Tang;Yang Wang;Yu Ting Xuan

  • Environmental Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease.

    Aruni Bhatnagar

  • Electronic Cigarettes A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association

    Aruni Bhatnagar;Laurie P. Whitsel;Kurt M. Ribisl;Chris Bullen

  • Measurement of Reactive Oxygen Species, Reactive Nitrogen Species, and Redox-Dependent Signaling in the Cardiovascular System: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Kathy K. Griendling;Rhian M. Touyz;Jay L. Zweier;Sergey Dikalov

  • Prevalence and Distribution of E-Cigarette Use Among U.S. Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016

    Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk;Paniz Charkhchi;Sina Kianoush;S. M.Iftekhar Uddin

  • Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Subsequent Initiation of Tobacco Cigarettes in US Youths

    Kaitlyn M. Berry;Jessica L. Fetterman;Emelia J. Benjamin;Aruni Bhatnagar

  • Resolvin D1 decreases adipose tissue macrophage accumulation and improves insulin sensitivity in obese-diabetic mice

    Jason Hellmann;Yunan Tang;Madhavi Kosuri;Aruni Bhatnagar

  • Cardioprotective and Antiapoptotic Effects of Heme Oxygenase-1 in the Failing Heart

    Guangwu Wang;Tariq Hamid;Rachel J. Keith;Guihua Zhou

  • Cardioprotection by N-Acetylglucosamine Linkage to Cellular Proteins

    Steven P. Jones;Natasha E. Zachara;Gladys A. Ngoh;Bradford G. Hill

  • Metabolism of the Lipid Peroxidation Product, 4-Hydroxy-trans-2-nonenal, in Isolated Perfused Rat Heart

    Sanjay Srivastava;Animesh Chandra;Li Fei Wang;William E. Seifert

  • Structural and Kinetic Determinants of Aldehyde Reduction by Aldose Reductase

    Sanjay Srivastava;Stanley J. Watowich;J. Mark Petrash;Satish K. Srivastava

  • Nitric oxide (NO) induces nitration of protein kinase Cepsilon (PKCepsilon ), facilitating PKCepsilon translocation via enhanced PKCepsilon -RACK2 interactions: a novel mechanism of no-triggered activation of PKCepsilon.

    Zarema Balafanova;Roberto Bolli;Jun Zhang;Yuting Zheng

  • PDGF-mediated autophagy regulates vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype and resistance to oxidative stress

    Joshua K. Salabei;Timothy D. Cummins;Mahavir Singh;Steven P. Jones

  • Metabolomic Analysis of Pressure-overloaded and Infarcted Mouse Hearts

    Brian E. Sansbury;Angelica M. DeMartino;Zhengzhi Xie;Alan C. Brooks

Frequent Co-Authors

Sanjay K. Srivastava
Sanjay K. Srivastava Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Roberto Bolli
Roberto Bolli University of Louisville
Michael J. Blaha
Michael J. Blaha Johns Hopkins University
Siqi Liu
Siqi Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Emelia J. Benjamin
Emelia J. Benjamin Boston University
Satish K. Srivastava
Satish K. Srivastava The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
John P. Cooke
John P. Cooke Houston Methodist
Craig J. McClain
Craig J. McClain University of Louisville
Joseph C. Wu
Joseph C. Wu Stanford University
Carl J. Pepine
Carl J. Pepine University of Florida

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