2026 Janos Zempleni: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	60	12118	11159	5187	4651	288	10944

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Janos Zempleni is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant emphasis on molecular biology. Additional subfields of study include cancer research, nutrition and dietetics, immunology, and obstetrics and gynecology.

Their work encompasses several main topics, including:

Extracellular vesicles in disease
MicroRNA in disease regulation
Infant nutrition and health
RNA interference and gene delivery
Reproductive system and pregnancy
COVID-19 impact on reproduction
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

The recent publications authored by Zempleni reflect these research areas and include:

Protective Role of Shiitake Mushroom-Derived Exosome-Like Nanoparticles in D-Galactosamine and Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Liver Injury in Mice, 2020, published in Nutrients
Milk exosomes and miRNA cross the placenta and promote embryo survival in mice, 2020, published in Reproduction
Small Extracellular Vesicles in Milk Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier in Murine Cerebral Cortex Endothelial Cells and Promote Dendritic Complexity in the Hippocampus and Brain Function in C57BL/6J Mice, 2022, published in Frontiers in Nutrition
Ruminant Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: A Nutritional and Therapeutic Opportunity?, 2021, published in Nutrients
MicroRNAs in bovine milk exosomes are bioavailable in humans but do not elicit a robust pro-inflammatory cytokine response, 2020, published in ExRNA

The venues where Zempleni frequently publishes include:

Current Developments in Nutrition
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
Extracellular Vesicles and Circulating Nucleic Acids
Nutrients
Frontiers in Nutrition

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zempleni include:

Juan Cui
Alice Ngu
Sonal Sukreet
Ezra Mutai
Haichuan Wang

Zempleni has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor awarded in 2015.

Best Publications

MicroRNAs Are Absorbed in Biologically Meaningful Amounts from Nutritionally Relevant Doses of Cow Milk and Affect Gene Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells, HEK-293 Kidney Cell Cultures, and Mouse Livers

Scott R. Baier;Christopher Nguyen;Fang Xie;Jennifer R. Wood

516
Citations
The Intestinal Transport of Bovine Milk Exosomes Is Mediated by Endocytosis in Human Colon Carcinoma Caco-2 Cells and Rat Small Intestinal IEC-6 Cells

Tovah Wolf;Scott R Baier;Janos Zempleni

387
Citations
Milk exosomes are bioavailable and distinct microRNA cargos have unique tissue distribution patterns

Sonia Manca;Bijaya Upadhyaya;Ezra Mutai;Amy T. Desaulniers

329
Citations
Biological Activities of Extracellular Vesicles and Their Cargos from Bovine and Human Milk in Humans and Implications for Infants

Janos Zempleni;Ana Aguilar-Lozano;Mahrou Sadri;Sonal Sukreet

269
Citations
Pharmacokinetics of orally and intravenously administered riboflavin in healthy humans.

Janos Zempleni;John R. Galloway;Donald B. McCormick

261
Citations
Biotinylation of histones in human cells. Effects of cell proliferation.

J. Steven Stanley;Jacob B. Griffin;Janos Zempleni

246
Citations
UPTAKE, LOCALIZATION, AND NONCARBOXYLASE ROLES OF BIOTIN*

Janos Zempleni

228
Citations
Biotin and biotinidase deficiency

Janos Zempleni;Yousef I. Hassan;Subhashinee S.K. Wijeratne

202
Citations
Regulation of gene expression by biotin☆ (review)

Rocio Rodriguez-Melendez;Janos Zempleni

196
Citations
Human vascular endothelial cells transport foreign exosomes from cow's milk by endocytosis.

Rio Jati Kusuma;Sonia Manca;Taylor Friemel;Sonal Sukreet

185
Citations
Biotin biochemistry and human requirements.

Janos Zempleni;Donald M. Mock;Donald M. Mock

172
Citations
Nutrition, microRNAs, and Human Health.

Juan Cui;Beiyan Zhou;Sharon A Ross;Janos Zempleni

156
Citations
K8 and K12 are biotinylated in human histone H4

Gabriela Camporeale;Elizabeth E. Shubert;Gautam Sarath;Ronald Cerny

149
Citations
Milk-Derived Exosomes and Metabolic Regulation

Janos Zempleni;Sonal Sukreet;Fang Zhou;Di Wu

148
Citations
Epigenetic Regulation of Chromatin Structure and Gene Function by Biotin

Yousef I. Hassan;Janos Zempleni

144
Citations
Roles for nutrients in epigenetic events.

Anna M. Oommen;Jacob B. Griffin;Gautam Sarath;Janos Zempleni

140
Citations
Biotin Supply Affects Expression of Biotin Transporters, Biotinylation of Carboxylases and Metabolism of Interleukin-2 in Jurkat Cells

Karoline C. Manthey;Jacob B. Griffin;Janos Zempleni

130
Citations
Loss of miRNAs during processing and storage of cow's (Bos taurus) milk.

Katherine M. Howard;Rio Jati Kusuma;Scott R. Baier;Taylor Friemel

130
Citations
Uptake and metabolism of biotin by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Janos Zempleni;Donald M. Mock

123
Citations
Milk exosomes are bioavailableand distinct microRNA cargos haveunique tissue distribution patterns

Sonia Manca;Bijaya Upadhyaya;Ezra Mutai;Amy T. Desaulniers

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