2026 Prakash S. Nagarkatti: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	89	1133	1026	600	532	528	22927
Medicine	89	12862	12103	6577	6082	530	22929

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Prakash S. Nagarkatti is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on immunology, microbiology, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The primary subfields of study include immunology, molecular biology, pharmacology, epidemiology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their scholarly output covers a range of topics in biomedical research, including immune cell function and interaction, gut microbiota and health, immune cells in cancer, immune response and inflammation, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, tryptophan and brain disorders, as well as cannabis and cannabinoid research.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Mitzi Nagarkatti, Kiesha Wilson, Philip Brandon Busbee, Xiaoming Yang, and Narendra P. Singh. These partnerships reflect strong collaborative efforts in advancing their scientific inquiries.

Prakash S. Nagarkatti has published extensively in respected scientific venues, with a significant number of publications appearing in "The Journal of Immunology," followed by contributions to "Frontiers in Immunology," "International Journal of Molecular Sciences," "Frontiers in Pharmacology," and "bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)."

Notable recent papers authored by or involving Nagarkatti include:

Indole-3-carbinol prevents colitis and associated microbial dysbiosis in an IL-22-dependent manner (2020, JCI Insight)
Emodin reduces Breast Cancer Lung Metastasis by suppressing Macrophage-induced Breast Cancer Cell Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and Cancer Stem Cell formation (2020, Theranostics)
Autophagy Inhibition Enables Nrf2 to Exaggerate the Progression of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy in Mice (2020, Diabetes)
Alterations in the Gut Microbiome and Suppression of Histone Deacetylases by Resveratrol Are Associated with Attenuation of Colonic Inflammation and Protection Against Colorectal Cancer (2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine)
Lipocalin 2 induces neuroinflammation and blood-brain barrier dysfunction through liver-brain axis in murine model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (2020, Journal of Neuroinflammation)

Among their recognitions, Nagarkatti has been named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2018 and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

Cannabinoids as novel anti-inflammatory drugs

Prakash Nagarkatti;Rupal Pandey;Sadiye Amcaoglu Rieder;Venkatesh L Hegde

653
Citations
Role of cytokines as a double-edged sword in sepsis.

Hina Chaudhry;Juhua Zhou;Juhua Zhou;Yin Zhong;Mir Mustafa Ali

608
Citations
Targeting CB2 cannabinoid receptors as a novel therapy to treat malignant lymphoblastic disease

Robert J McKallip;Catherine Lombard;Michael T Fisher;Billy R Martin

375
Citations
Chemokine and cytokine levels in inflammatory bowel disease patients

Udai P. Singh;Narendra P. Singh;E. Angela Murphy;Robert L. Price

341
Citations
Deoxycholic Acid (DCA) Causes Ligand-independent Activation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) and FAS Receptor in Primary Hepatocytes: Inhibition of EGFR/Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase-Signaling Module Enhances DCA-induced Apoptosis

Liang Qiao;Elaine Studer;Kevin Leach;Robert McKinstry

329
Citations
Cannabinoid-induced apoptosis in immune cells as a pathway to immunosuppression

Sadiye Amcaoglu Rieder;Ashok Chauhan;Ugra Singh;Mitzi Nagarkatti

322
Citations
Activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) leads to reciprocal epigenetic regulation of FoxP3 and IL-17 expression and amelioration of experimental colitis.

Narendra P. Singh;Udai P. Singh;Balwan Singh;Robert L. Price

312
Citations
Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Enhances Breast Cancer Growth and Metastasis by Suppression of the Antitumor Immune Response

Robert J. McKallip;Mitzi Nagarkatti;Prakash S. Nagarkatti

306
Citations
Endocannabinoids and immune regulation.

Rupal Pandey;Khalida Mousawy;Mitzi Nagarkatti;Prakash Nagarkatti

276
Citations
Bryostatin Modulates Latent HIV-1 Infection via PKC and AMPK Signaling but Inhibits Acute Infection in a Receptor Independent Manner

Rajeev Mehla;Shalmali Bivalkar-Mehla;Ruonan Zhang;Indhira Handy

263
Citations
Cannabidiol-induced apoptosis in human leukemia cells: A novel role of cannabidiol in the regulation of p22phox and Nox4 expression.

Robert J. McKallip;Wentao Jia;Jerome Schlomer;James W. Warren

262
Citations
Resveratrol Suppresses Colitis and Colon Cancer Associated with Colitis

Xiangli Cui;Yu Jin;Anne B. Hofseth;Edsel Pena

258
Citations
Expression, Regulation and Function of MicroRNAs in Multiple Sclerosis

Xinting Ma;Juhua Zhou;Yin Zhong;Linlin Jiang

236
Citations
Resveratrol (trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) ameliorates experimental allergic encephalomyelitis, primarily via induction of apoptosis in T cells involving activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor and estrogen receptor.

Narendra P. Singh;Venkatesh L. Hegde;Lorne J. Hofseth;Mitzi Nagarkatti

231
Citations
Activation through Cannabinoid Receptors 1 and 2 on Dendritic Cells Triggers NF-κB-Dependent Apoptosis: Novel Role for Endogenous and Exogenous Cannabinoids in Immunoregulation

Yoonkyung Do;Robert J. McKallip;Mitzi Nagarkatti;Prakash S. Nagarkatti

226
Citations
Use of natural AhR ligands as potential therapeutic modalities against inflammatory disorders.

Philip B Busbee;Michael Rouse;Mitzi Nagarkatti;Prakash S Nagarkatti

211
Citations
A critical role of cardiac fibroblast-derived exosomes in activating renin angiotensin system in cardiomyocytes.

Linmao Lyu;Hui Wang;Bin Li;Qingyun Qin

211
Citations
Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol-induced apoptosis in the thymus and spleen as a mechanism of immunosuppression in vitro and in vivo.

Robert J. McKallip;Catherine Lombard;Billy R. Martin;Mitzi Nagarkatti

197
Citations
Resveratrol (Trans-3,5,4′-trihydroxystilbene) Induces Silent Mating Type Information Regulation-1 and Down-Regulates Nuclear Transcription Factor-κB Activation to Abrogate Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis

Udai P. Singh;Narendra P. Singh;Balwan Singh;Lorne J. Hofseth

197
Citations
Dysregulation in microRNA expression is associated with alterations in immune functions in combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Juhua Zhou;Prakash Nagarkatti;Yin Zhong;Jay P. Ginsberg

187
Citations
Evidence for the induction of apoptosis in thymocytes by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in vivo.

Arati B. Kamath;Huimin Xu;Prakash S. Nagarkatti;Mitzi Nagarkatti

177
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mitzi Nagarkatti University of South Carolina

Dennis D. Taub George Washington University

Anna Mae Diehl Duke University

Bryan W. Brooks Baylor University

James A. Carson University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Xuejun Wang University of South Dakota

Chuanbing Tang University of South Carolina

Nancy G. Klimas Nova Southeastern University

Swapan K. Ray University of South Carolina

Bruce A. Lessey Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

External Links

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