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D-Index
64
Citations
19478
World Ranking
2575
National Ranking
223

Lalita Ramakrishnan publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lalita Ramakrishnan sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 122 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Lalita Ramakrishnan D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lalita Ramakrishnan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Lalita Ramakrishnan is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with significant work within subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics prominently include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis, Parasites and Host Interactions, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Global Maternal and Child Health, and interferon and immune responses.

They have frequently published in venues including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cell, Science, and Apollo (University of Cambridge).

  • Paul H. Edelstein
  • Antonio J. Pagán
  • Mark Troll
  • Laura Whitworth
  • Francisco J. Roca

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Lalita Ramakrishnan include:

  • Tumor necrosis factor induces pathogenic mitochondrial ROS in tuberculosis through reverse electron transport, 2022, Science
  • Latent Tuberculosis: Two Centuries of Confusion., 2021, Apollo (University of Cambridge)
  • Schistosoma mansoni Eggs Modulate the Timing of Granuloma Formation to Promote Transmission, 2020, Cell Host & Microbe
  • mTOR-regulated mitochondrial metabolism limits mycobacterium-induced cytotoxicity, 2022, Cell
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenicity viewed through the lens of molecular Koch's postulates, 2020, Current Opinion in Microbiology

Their work demonstrates recurring collaboration with several co-authors across multiple publications, which indicates ongoing research partnerships within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The role of the granuloma in expansion and dissemination of early tuberculous infection.

    J. Muse Davis;Lalita Ramakrishnan

  • Revisiting the role of the granuloma in tuberculosis

    Lalita Ramakrishnan

  • Real-time visualization of Mycobacterium-macrophage interactions leading to initiation of granuloma formation in zebrafish embryos

    J.Muse Davis;Hilary Clay;Jessica L. Lewis;Nafisa Ghori

  • TNF Dually Mediates Resistance and Susceptibility to Mycobacteria via Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species

    Francisco J. Roca;Lalita Ramakrishnan

  • Insights from the complete genome sequence of Mycobacterium marinum on the evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Timothy P. Stinear;Torsten Seemann;Paul F. Harrison;Grant A. Jenkin

  • Host Genotype-Specific Therapies Can Optimize the Inflammatory Response to Mycobacterial Infections

    David M. Tobin;Francisco J. Roca;Sungwhan F. Oh;Ross McFarland

  • Drug tolerance in replicating mycobacteria mediated by a macrophage-induced efflux mechanism.

    Kristin N. Adams;Kevin Takaki;Lynn E. Connolly;Heather Wiedenhoft

  • The lta4h Locus Modulates Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Infection in Zebrafish and Humans

    David M. Tobin;Jay C. Vary;John P. Ray;Gregory S. Walsh

  • The secret lives of the pathogenic mycobacteria.

    Christine L. Cosma;David R. Sherman;Lalita Ramakrishnan

  • Tuberculous Granuloma Induction via Interaction of a Bacterial Secreted Protein with Host Epithelium

    Hannah E. Volkman;Tamara C. Pozos;John Zheng;J. Muse Davis

  • Mycobacteria manipulate macrophage recruitment through coordinated use of membrane lipids

    C. J. Cambier;Kevin K. Takaki;Ryan P. Larson;Rafael E. Hernandez

  • Granuloma-specific expression of Mycobacterium virulence proteins from the glycine-rich PE-PGRS family.

    Lalita Ramakrishnan;Nancy A. Federspiel;Stanley Falkow

  • Host evasion and exploitation schemes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    C.J. Cambier;Stanley Falkow;Lalita Ramakrishnan;Lalita Ramakrishnan

  • Tumor necrosis factor signaling mediates resistance to mycobacteria by inhibiting bacterial growth and macrophage death.

    Hilary Clay;Hannah E. Volkman;Lalita Ramakrishnan

  • Mycobacterium marinum Infection of Adult Zebrafish Causes Caseating Granulomatous Tuberculosis and Is Moderated by Adaptive Immunity

    Laura E. Swaim;Lynn E. Connolly;Hannah E. Volkman;Olivier Humbert

  • Revisiting the timetable of tuberculosis

    Marcel A Behr;Paul H Edelstein;Lalita Ramakrishnan

  • Tuberculous Granuloma Formation Is Enhanced by a Mycobacterium Virulence Determinant

    Hannah E Volkman;Hilary Clay;Dana Beery;Jennifer C. W Chang

  • The Formation and Function of Granulomas.

    Antonio J Pagán;Lalita Ramakrishnan

  • Comparative pathogenesis of Mycobacterium marinum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    David M. Tobin;Lalita Ramakrishnan

  • Applications for green fluorescent protein (GFP) in the study of host-pathogen interactions.

    Raphael H. Valdivia;Alexander E. Hromockyj;Denise Monack;Lalita Ramakrishnan

  • Neutrophils Exert Protection in the Early Tuberculous Granuloma by Oxidative Killing of Mycobacteria Phagocytosed from Infected Macrophages

    Chao Tsung Yang;C. J. Cambier;J. Muse Davis;Christopher J. Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul H. Edelstein
Paul H. Edelstein University of Pennsylvania
Stanley Falkow
Stanley Falkow Stanford University
Guy E. Thwaites
Guy E. Thwaites University of Oxford
David R. Sherman
David R. Sherman University of Washington
Cecilia B. Moens
Cecilia B. Moens Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Roland Brosch
Roland Brosch Institut Pasteur
Marcel A. Behr
Marcel A. Behr McGill University
Matthew Berriman
Matthew Berriman University of Glasgow
Karen Mungall
Karen Mungall BC Cancer Agency
Julian Parkhill
Julian Parkhill University of Cambridge

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