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Preethi H. Gunaratne

Preethi H. Gunaratne

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
64
Citations
34930
World Ranking
2735
National Ranking
1202

Preethi H. Gunaratne publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Preethi H. Gunaratne sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 159 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Preethi H. Gunaratne D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Preethi H. Gunaratne is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research portfolio spans multiple fields, predominantly within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their more focused subfields include Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Immunology, Hematology, and Oncology.

The scientist's work addresses various topics, with notable emphasis on microRNA in disease regulation, acute myeloid leukemia research, RNA modifications and cancer, cancer genomics and diagnostics, extracellular vesicles in disease, RNA interference and gene delivery, and molecular mechanisms related to cancer.

Frequent collaborators of Gunaratne include Micah Castillo, Brandon Mistretta, Cristian Coarfa, Hussein A. Abbas, and Patrick K. Reville. These coauthors have contributed to multiple joint publications, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Gunaratne's publishing record involves several notable venues, primarily Cancer Research, bioRxiv from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Blood, Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts, and iScience. These journals and platforms reflect their engagement with both cancer biology and hematology communities.

Recent published papers include:

  • Diversity of peripheral blood human NK cells identified by single-cell RNA sequencing (2020, Blood Advances)
  • A noncoding RNA modulator potentiates phenylalanine metabolism in mice (2021, Science)
  • Curcumin Reduces Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Alters Gut Microbiota in Diet-Induced Obese Male Mice (2021, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research)
  • Comprehensive characterization of IFNγ signaling in acute myeloid leukemia reveals prognostic and therapeutic strategies (2024, Nature Communications)
  • TAp63-Regulated miRNAs Suppress Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma through Inhibition of a Network of Cell-Cycle Genes (2020, Cancer Research)

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive molecular characterization of human colon and rectal cancer

    Donna M. Muzny;Matthew N. Bainbridge;Kyle Chang;Huyen H. Dinh

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

  • Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences.

    Robert L Strausberg;Elise A Feingold;Lynette H Grouse;Jeffery G Derge

  • The DNA sequence of the human X chromosome

    Mark T Ross;Darren V Grafham;Alison J Coffey;Steven Scherer

  • The genome of a songbird

    Wesley C. Warren;David F. Clayton;Hans Ellegren;Arthur P. Arnold

  • The Somatic Genomic Landscape of Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Caleb F. Davis;Christopher J. Ricketts;Min Wang;Lixing Yang

  • The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: The Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)

    Daniela S. Gerhard;Lukas Wagner;Elise A. Feingold;Carolyn M. Shenmen

  • A Comprehensive Pan-Cancer Molecular Study of Gynecologic and Breast Cancers

    Ashton C Berger;Anil Korkut;Rupa S Kanchi;Apurva M Hegde

  • Genomic, Pathway Network, and Immunologic Features Distinguishing Squamous Carcinomas

    Joshua D. Campbell;Joshua D. Campbell;Joshua D. Campbell;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Reanne Bowlby;Yuexin Liu

  • Expression profiling of microRNAs by deep sequencing

    Chad J. Creighton;Jeffrey G. Reid;Preethi H. Gunaratne

  • Large conserved domains of low DNA methylation maintained by Dnmt3a.

    Mira Jeong;Deqiang Sun;Min Luo;Yun Huang

  • Molecular Profiling Uncovers a p53-Associated Role for MicroRNA-31 in Inhibiting the Proliferation of Serous Ovarian Carcinomas and Other Cancers

    Chad J Creighton;Michael D Fountain;Zhifeng Yu;Ankur K Nagaraja

  • The common marmoset genome provides insight into primate biology and evolution

    Kim C. Worley;Wesley C. Warren;Jeffrey Rogers;Devin Locke

  • Deletion of Dicer in Somatic Cells of the Female Reproductive Tract Causes Sterility

    Ankur K. Nagaraja;Claudia Andreu-Vieyra;Heather L. Franco;Lang Ma

  • A Link between mir-100 and FRAP1/mTOR in Clear Cell Ovarian Cancer

    Ankur K. Nagaraja;Chad J. Creighton;Zhifeng Yu;Huifeng Zhu

  • Proinflammatory role for let-7 microRNAS in experimental asthma.

    Sumanth Polikepahad;John M. Knight;Arash O. Naghavi;Toni Oplt

  • Oncogenic lncRNA downregulates cancer cell antigen presentation and intrinsic tumor suppression.

    Qingsong Hu;Youqiong Ye;Li-Chuan Chan;Yajuan Li

  • Functional microRNA involved in endometriosis.

    Shannon M. Hawkins;Chad J. Creighton;Chad J. Creighton;Derek Y. Han;Azam Zariff

  • The Repertoire and Features of Human Platelet microRNAs

    Hélène Plé;Patricia Landry;Ashley Benham;Cristian Coarfa

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

Frequent Co-Authors

Cristian Coarfa
Cristian Coarfa Baylor College of Medicine
Richard A. Gibbs
Richard A. Gibbs Baylor College of Medicine
Chad J. Creighton
Chad J. Creighton Baylor College of Medicine
Martin M. Matzuk
Martin M. Matzuk Baylor College of Medicine
Jeffrey G. Reid
Jeffrey G. Reid Regeneron (United States)
Donna M. Muzny
Donna M. Muzny Baylor College of Medicine
R. Alan Harris
R. Alan Harris Baylor College of Medicine
Kim C. Worley
Kim C. Worley Baylor College of Medicine
Lora Lewis
Lora Lewis Baylor College of Medicine
David A. Wheeler
David A. Wheeler Baylor College of Medicine

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