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M. Maral Mouradian publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where M. Maral Mouradian sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 225 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

M. Maral Mouradian D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

M. Maral Mouradian is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant number of publications spanning these fields.

Their subfields of expertise include:

  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physiology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Main topics covered in their research are:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Mouradian has contributed to a range of scientific journals, frequently publishing in:

  • Annals of Neurology
  • Neurotherapeutics
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Pharmacological Reviews
  • Parkinsonism & Related Disorders

They have collaborated extensively with multiple co-authors, including:

  • Gian Pal
  • Sepehr Sani
  • Run Yan
  • Jie Zhang
  • Eunsung Junn

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Metabolome Changes in Cerebral Ischemia," 2020, published in Cells
  • "Translation of the intrinsically disordered protein α-synuclein is inhibited by a small molecule targeting its structured mRNA," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Parkinson Disease and Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation: Cognitive Effects in GBA Mutation Carriers," 2022, published in Annals of Neurology
  • "Therapeutics in the Pipeline Targeting α-Synuclein for Parkinson's Disease," 2022, published in Pharmacological Reviews
  • "Decreasing the intrinsically disordered protein α-synuclein levels by targeting its structured mRNA with a ribonuclease-targeting chimera," 2024, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their research output demonstrates a focus on neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Parkinson's disease, and the molecular biology underlying these conditions.

Mouradian has been recognized as a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • The Role of Oxidative Stress in Parkinson’s Disease

    Vera Dias;Eunsung Junn;M. Maral Mouradian

  • Sp1 and TAFII130 Transcriptional Activity Disrupted in Early Huntington's Disease

    Anthone W. Dunah;Hyunkyung Jeong;April Griffin;Yong Man Kim

  • Quinolinic acid and kynurenine pathway metabolism in inflammatory and non-inflammatory neurological disease.

    M. P. Heyes;K. Saito;J. S. Crowley;L. E. Davis

  • Repression of α-synuclein expression and toxicity by microRNA-7

    Eunsung Junn;Kang-Woo Lee;Byeong Seon Jeong;Teresa W. Chan

  • Quinolinic acid in cerebrospinal fluid and serum in HIV-1 infection: relationship to clinical and neurological status.

    Melvyn P. Heyes;Bruce J. Brew;Alex Martin;Richard W. Price

  • Amantadine as treatment for dyskinesias and motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease

    L. Verhagen Metman;P. Del Dotto;P. van den Munckhof;J. Fang

  • Degradation of α-Synuclein by Proteasome *

    M. Catherine Bennett;John F. Bishop;Yan Leng;P. Boon Chock

  • Aggresomes Formed by α-Synuclein and Synphilin-1 Are Cytoprotective

    Mikiei Tanaka;Yong Man Kim;Gwang Lee;Eunsung Junn;Eunsung Junn

  • Interaction of DJ-1 with Daxx inhibits apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 activity and cell death

    Eunsung Junn;Hiroyuki Taniguchi;Byeong Seon Jeong;Xin Zhao

  • Mitochondrial localization of DJ-1 leads to enhanced neuroprotection.

    Eunsung Junn;Won Hee Jang;Won Hee Jang;Xin Zhao;Byeong Seon Jeong

  • Adenosine A2A receptor antagonist treatment of Parkinson’s disease

    W. Bara-Jimenez;A. Sherzai;T. Dimitrova;A. Favit

  • Recent advances in the genetics and pathogenesis of Parkinson disease

    M. Maral Mouradian

  • Motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease: Central pathophysiological mechanisms, part II

    M M Mouradian;J L Juncos;G Fabbrini;J Schlegel

  • Human α-Synuclein over-expression increases intracellular reactive oxygen species levels and susceptibility to dopamine

    Eunsung Junn;M.Maral Mouradian

  • MicroRNAs in neurodegenerative diseases and their therapeutic potential

    Eunsung Junn;M. Maral Mouradian

  • Modification of central dopaminergic mechanisms by continuous levodopa therapy for advanced Parkinson's disease.

    M. Maral Mouradian;Isabella J. E. Heuser;Fabio Baronti;Thomas N. Chase

  • Apoptotic signaling in dopamine-induced cell death: the role of oxidative stress, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, cytochrome c and caspases

    Eunsung Junn;M. Maral Mouradian

  • PQBP-1, a Novel Polyglutamine Tract-Binding Protein, Inhibits Transcription Activation By Brn-2 and Affects Cell Survival

    Masaaki Waragai;Claas Hinrich Lammers;Sousuke Takeuchi;Ichiro Imafuku

  • Levodopa pharmacokinetic mechanisms and motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease

    G. Fabbrini;J. Juncos;M Maral Mouradian;C. Serrati

  • Effects of serotonin 5-HT1A agonist in advanced Parkinson's disease.

    William Bara-Jimenez;Francesco Bibbiani;Michael J. Morris;Tzvetelina Dimitrova

  • Targeting of marrow-derived astrocytes to the ischemic brain

    Martin A. Eglitis;Debbie Dawson;Kun Woo Park;M. Maral Mouradian

  • Enhanced vulnerability to oxidative stress by α-synuclein mutations and C-terminal truncation

    S Kanda;J.F Bishop;M.A Eglitis;Y Yang

  • Wearing-off fluctuations in Parkinson's disease: contribution of postsynaptic mechanisms.

    D. Bravi;M Maral Mouradian;J. W. Roberts;T. L. Davis

  • DJ-1 induces thioredoxin 1 expression through the Nrf2 pathway

    Joo Young Im;Kang Woo Lee;Jong Min Woo;Eunsung Junn

  • Pathogenesis of dyskinesias in parkinson's disease

    M Maral Mouradian;I. J.E. Heuser;F. Baronti;G. Fabbrini

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas N. Chase
Thomas N. Chase National Institutes of Health
Giovanni Fabbrini
Giovanni Fabbrini Sapienza University of Rome
Jeffry B. Stock
Jeffry B. Stock Princeton University
Pedro A. Jose
Pedro A. Jose George Washington University
Jie Zhang
Jie Zhang Newcastle University
Isabella Heuser
Isabella Heuser Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Suhayl Dhib-Jalbut
Suhayl Dhib-Jalbut Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ichiro Kanazawa
Ichiro Kanazawa University of Tokyo
Allen R. Braun
Allen R. Braun Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Hideki Mochizuki
Hideki Mochizuki Osaka University

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