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Milan Fiala

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
9520
World Ranking
17590
National Ranking
7216

Milan Fiala 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 Milan Fiala sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 136 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Milan Fiala 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 Milan Fiala sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Milan Fiala is a researcher primarily affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and brain disorders.

The main fields of study for Fiala include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Within these broader fields, they have contributed to several subfields, such as:

  • Neurology
  • Physiology
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology

Their scientific work addresses key topics including:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders

Fiala's recent publications reflect these areas of research. Selected papers include:

  • "Therapy of autoimmune inflammation in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Dimethyl fumarate and H-151 downregulate inflammatory cytokines in the cGAS-STING pathway," 2023, published in The FASEB Journal
  • "Omega-3 Fatty Acids Increase Amyloid-β Immunity, Energy, and Circadian Rhythm for Cognitive Protection of Alzheimer's Disease Patients Beyond Cholinesterase Inhibitors," 2020, published in Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • "Omega-3 fatty acids increase OXPHOS energy for immune therapy of Alzheimer disease patients," 2020, published in The FASEB Journal
  • "Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Mend Macrophage Transcriptome, Glycome, and Phenotype in the Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases, Including Alzheimer's Disease," 2022, published in Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • "Role of Senataxin in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis," 2023, published in Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

The venues where Fiala frequently publishes include:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
  • Methods in molecular biology

Fiala has collaborated with several researchers repeatedly, indicating ongoing research partnerships. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Karolina Elżbieta Kaczor-Urbanowicz
  • Santosh Kesari
  • Ketema N. Paul
  • Bruce D. Hammock
  • Mary Dover

Best Publications

  • Ineffective phagocytosis of amyloid-beta by macrophages of Alzheimer's disease patients.

    Milan Fiala;Justin Lin;John Ringman;Vali Kermani-Arab

  • A Model for Monocyte Migration Through the Blood-Brain Barrier during HIV-1 Encephalitis

    Yuri Persidsky;Monique Stins;Dennis Way;Marlys H. Witte

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Enters Brain Microvascular Endothelia by Macropinocytosis Dependent on Lipid Rafts and the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathway

    Nancy Q. Liu;Albert S. Lossinsky;Waldemar Popik;Xia Li

  • Microglial and astrocyte chemokines regulate monocyte migration through the blood-brain barrier in human immunodeficiency virus-1 encephalitis.

    Yuri Persidsky;Anuja Ghorpade;Jennifer Rasmussen;Jenae Limoges

  • Innate immunity and transcription of MGAT-III and Toll-like receptors in Alzheimer's disease patients are improved by bisdemethoxycurcumin

    Milan Fiala;Philip T. Liu;Araceli Espinosa-Jeffrey;Mark J. Rosenthal

  • Amyloid- β Induces Chemokine Secretion and Monocyte Migration across a Human Blood-Brain Barrier Model

    Milan Fiala;Ling Zhang;Xiaohu Gan;Barbara Sherry

  • Inflammation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis spinal cord and brain is mediated by activated macrophages, mast cells and T cells.

    Michael C Graves;Milan Fiala;Lu Anne V Dinglasan;Nancy Q Liu

  • 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 interacts with curcuminoids to stimulate amyloid-beta clearance by macrophages of Alzheimer's disease patients.

    Ava Masoumi;Ben Goldenson;Senait Ghirmai;Hripsime Avagyan

  • TNF- α Opens a Paracellular Route for HIV-1 Invasion across the Blood-Brain Barrier

    Milan Fiala;David J. Looney;Monique Stins;Dennis D. Way

  • Recombinant Human Erythropoietin in the Treatment of Anemia Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Zidovudine Therapy: Overview of Four Clinical Trials

    David H. Henry;Gildon N. Beall;Constance A. Benson;John Carey

  • Curcuminoids enhance amyloid-β uptake by macrophages of Alzheimer's disease patients

    Laura Zhang;Milan Fiala;John Cashman;James Sayre

  • Reversal of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.

    Dale E. Bredesen;Edwin C. Amos;Jonathan Canick;Mary Ackerley

  • Primary cytomegalovirus and opportunistic infections. Incidence in renal transplant recipients.

    Satya N. Chatterjee;Milan Fiala;John Weiner;John A. Stewart

  • IL-17A is increased in the serum and in spinal cord CD8 and mast cells of ALS patients

    Milan Fiala;Madhuri Chattopadhay;Antonio La Cava;Eric Tse

  • Cocaine opens the blood-brain barrier to HIV-1 invasion.

    Ling Zhang;David Looney;Dennis Taub;Sulie L Chang

  • Cocaine enhances monocyte migration across the blood-brain barrier. Cocaine's connection to AIDS dementia and vasculitis?

    M. Fiala;X.-H. Gan;L. Zhang;S. D. House

  • Cocaine enhances brain endothelial adhesion molecules and leukocyte migration.

    Xiaohu Gan;Ling Zhang;Omri Berger;Monique F. Stins

  • CXC and CC chemokine receptors on coronary and brain endothelia.

    Omri Berger;Omri Berger;Xiaohu Gan;Xiaohu Gan;Chandrasekhar Gujuluva;Chandrasekhar Gujuluva;Alan R. Burns

  • 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and resolvin D1 retune the balance between amyloid-β phagocytosis and inflammation in Alzheimer's disease patients

    Mathew T Mizwicki;Guanghao Liu;Milan Fiala;Larry Magpantay

  • Contribution of proteoglycans to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 brain invasion.

    Michael D. Bobardt;Patrick Salmon;Lianchun Wang;Jeffrey D. Esko

Frequent Co-Authors

James Sayre
James Sayre University of California, Los Angeles
Matteo Pellegrini
Matteo Pellegrini University of California, Los Angeles
Monique F. Stins
Monique F. Stins Johns Hopkins University
Kwang Sik Kim
Kwang Sik Kim Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Michael Bukrinsky
Michael Bukrinsky George Washington University
Dale E. Bredesen
Dale E. Bredesen University of California, Los Angeles
Dennis D. Taub
Dennis D. Taub George Washington University
Otoniel Martínez-Maza
Otoniel Martínez-Maza University of California, Los Angeles
James Arthos
James Arthos National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Howard E. Gendelman
Howard E. Gendelman University of Nebraska Medical Center

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