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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 75 1210 1078 625 543 295 15261

Jasti S. Rao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jasti S. Rao between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jasti S. Rao published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 10.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 66 publications in 2023. 5 of the 424 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 66. Peak 66 publications in 2023. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 6 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 38 publications 2011: 41 publications 2012: 44 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 66 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 5 publications
1986 2025

424 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jasti S. Rao: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 4
1991 1
1992 6
1993 2
1994 7
1995 4
1996 11
1997 5
1998 4
1999 14
2000 4
2001 11
2002 7
2003 9
2004 8
2005 8
2006 18
2007 24
2008 14
2009 19
2010 38
2011 41
2012 44
2013 32
2014 8
2015 0
2016 1
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 5
2021 3
2022 0
2023 66
2024 0
2025 5
Total 424
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Jasti S. Rao publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jasti S. Rao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 287–296 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 295 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52 295
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Jasti S. Rao D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jasti S. Rao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89 75
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Jasti S. Rao is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with 29 publications related to Medicine and 20 in Neuroscience. The scientist's work encompasses several subfields including Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics of their research center on Spinal Cord Injury Research, with 22 publications addressing this area. Other key topics covered in their work include Nerve injury and regeneration, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies, Muscle activation and electromyography studies, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology, and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering.

Jasti S. Rao has contributed papers to a variety of academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Biomedicines
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Science Progress
  • Scientific Reports

Their recent notable papers are:

  • Chronic spinal cord injury repair by NT3-chitosan only occurs after clearance of the lesion scar, 2022, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Importance of brain alterations in spinal cord injury, 2021, Science Progress
  • NT3 treatment alters spinal cord injury-induced changes in the gray matter volume of rhesus monkey cortex, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Neural regeneration therapy after spinal cord injury induces unique brain functional reorganizations in rhesus monkeys, 2022, Annals of Medicine
  • Rehabilitation Training after Spinal Cord Injury Affects Brain Structure and Function: From Mechanisms to Methods, 2023, Biomedicines

Jasti S. Rao frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Can Zhao
  • Shu-Sheng Bao
  • Zhaoyang Yang
  • Ting Feng
  • Wen Zhao

Best Publications

  • Cathepsin B as a cancer target.

    Unknown

  • Specific interference of urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor and matrix metalloproteinase-9 gene expression induced by double-stranded RNA results in decreased invasion, tumor growth, and angiogenesis in gliomas

    Sajani S. Lakka;Christopher S. Gondi;Dzung H. Dinh;William C. Olivero

  • Inhibition of invasion, angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis by adenovirus-mediated transfer of antisense uPAR and MMP-9 in non-small cell lung cancer cells.

    Unknown

  • Upregulation of PTEN in Glioma Cells by Cord Blood Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inhibits Migration via Downregulation of the PI3K/Akt Pathway

    Venkata Ramesh Dasari;Kiranpreet Kaur;Kiran Kumar Velpula;Meena Gujrati

  • Adenovirus-mediated transfer of siRNA against MMP-2 mRNA results in impaired invasion and tumor-induced angiogenesis, induces apoptosis in vitro and inhibits tumor growth in vivo in glioblastoma

    Odysseas Kargiotis;Chandramu Chetty;Christopher S. Gondi;Andrew J. Tsung

  • Proteases and Glioma Angiogenesis

    Unknown

  • Axonal remyelination by cord blood stem cells after spinal cord injury.

    Venkata Ramesh Dasari;Daniel G. Spomar;Christopher S. Gondi;Christopher A. Sloffer

  • MMP-9 Induces CD44 Cleavage and CD44 mediated Cell Migration in Glioblastoma Xenograft Cells

    Chandramu Chetty;Sravan K. Vanamala;Christopher S. Gondi;Dzung H. Dinh

  • Downregulation of uPA, uPAR and MMP-9 using small, interfering, hairpin RNA (siRNA) inhibits glioma cell invasion, angiogenesis and tumor growth

    Christopher S. Gondi;Sajani S. Lakka;Dzung H. Dinh;William Charles Olivero

  • MMP-2 siRNA Inhibits Radiation-Enhanced Invasiveness in Glioma Cells

    Aruna Venkata Badiga;Chandramu Chetty;Divya Kesanakurti;Deepthi Are

  • Downregulation of MMP-9 in ERK-mutated stable transfectants inhibits glioma invasion in vitro

    Sajani S. Lakka;Sushma L. Jasti;Christopher Gondi;Douglas D Boyd

  • Targeting MMP-9, uPAR, and cathepsin B inhibits invasion, migration and activates apoptosis in prostate cancer cells.

    Unknown

  • Localization of uPAR and MMP-9 in lipid rafts is critical for migration, invasion and angiogenesis in human breast cancer cells.

    Unknown

  • Role of MMP-2 in the Regulation of IL-6/Stat3 Survival Signaling via Interaction With α5β1 Integrin in glioma

    Divya Kesanakurti;Chandramu Chetty;Dzung H. Dinh;Meena Gujrati

  • Downregulation of uPA inhibits migration and PI3k/Akt signaling in glioblastoma cells

    Nirmala Chandrasekar;Sanjeeva Mohanam;Meena Gujrati;William C Olivero

  • Expression of antisense uPAR and antisense uPA from a bicistronic adenoviral construct inhibits glioma cell invasion, tumor growth, and angiogenesis.

    Christopher S Gondi;Sajani S Lakka;Niranjan Yanamandra;Khawar Siddique

  • Adenovirus-mediated expression of antisense MMP-9 in glioma cells inhibits tumor growth and invasion

    Sajani S Lakka;Mannari Rajan;Christopher Gondi;Niranjan Yanamandra

  • Downregulation of uPAR and Cathepsin B Induces Apoptosis via Regulation of Bcl-2 and Bax and Inhibition of the PI3K/Akt Pathway in Gliomas

    Ramarao Malla;Sreelatha Gopinath;Kiranmai Alapati;Christopher S. Gondi

  • Blockade of cathepsin B expression in human glioblastoma cells is associated with suppression of angiogenesis.

    Niranjan Yanamandra;Krishna V Gumidyala;Kevin G Waldron;Meena Gujrati

  • Down-regulation of uPAR and uPA activates caspase-mediated apoptosis and inhibits the PI3K/AKT pathway

    Christopher S Gondi;Neelima Kandhukuri;Dzung H Dinh;Meena Gujrati

Frequent Co-Authors

Dzung H. Dinh
Dzung H. Dinh University of Illinois at Chicago
Francis Ali-Osman
Francis Ali-Osman Duke University
Gregory N. Fuller
Gregory N. Fuller The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Raymond Sawaya
Raymond Sawaya The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Donald C. Foster
Donald C. Foster Just Biotherapeutics (United States)
Ziya L. Gokaslan
Ziya L. Gokaslan Brown University
Walter Kisiel
Walter Kisiel University of New Mexico
Garth L. Nicolson
Garth L. Nicolson University of Helsinki
Katherine S. Panageas
Katherine S. Panageas Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lisa M. DeAngelis
Lisa M. DeAngelis Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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