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27764
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9427
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Rama Natarajan publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 283 publications — 13th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Rama Natarajan D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Rama Natarajan is affiliated with the City Of Hope National Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on medicine.

The main areas of study for their work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these broader categories, their subfields of study emphasize:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • Immunology
  • Genetics
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

The topics addressed in their research cover a variety of biomedical and molecular mechanisms:

  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Lipid metabolism and disorders

The following are some notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Rama Natarajan, including their titles, years, and publication venues:

  • Epigenetic Mechanisms in Diabetic Vascular Complications and Metabolic Memory: The 2020 Edwin Bierman Award Lecture, 2021, Diabetes
  • DNA methylation mediates development of HbA1c-associated complications in type 1 diabetes, 2020, Nature Metabolism
  • Metabolic Health, Insulin, and Breast Cancer: Why Oncologists Should Care About Insulin, 2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Intestinal AMPK modulation of microbiota mediates crosstalk with brown fat to control thermogenesis, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Stress-induced RNA-chromatin interactions promote endothelial dysfunction, 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Rama Natarajan include:

  • Linda Lanting
  • Zhuo Chen
  • Zhen Chen
  • Maryam Abdollahi
  • Marpadga A. Reddy

Their frequent publication venues reflect their focus in vascular biology, metabolism, and molecular medicine, such as:

  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Diabetes
  • American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
  • Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids

Best Publications

  • MicroRNA-192 in diabetic kidney glomeruli and its function in TGF-beta-induced collagen expression via inhibition of E-box repressors.

    Mitsuo Kato;Jane Zhang;Mei Wang;Linda Lanting

  • TGF-beta activates Akt kinase through a microRNA-dependent amplifying circuit targeting PTEN.

    Mitsuo Kato;Sumanth Putta;Mei Wang;Hang Yuan

  • High Glucose-Induced Expression of Proinflammatory Cytokine and Chemokine Genes in Monocytic Cells

    Narkunaraja Shanmugam;Marpadga A. Reddy;Mausumee Guha;Rama Natarajan

  • Epigenetic mechanisms in diabetic complications and metabolic memory

    Marpadga A. Reddy;Erli Zhang;Erli Zhang;Rama Natarajan

  • Epigenetic histone H3 lysine 9 methylation in metabolic memory and inflammatory phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells in diabetes

    Louisa M. Villeneuve;Marpadga A. Reddy;Linda L. Lanting;Mei Wang

  • Inhibiting MicroRNA-192 Ameliorates Renal Fibrosis in Diabetic Nephropathy

    Sumanth Putta;Linda Lanting;Guangdong Sun;Gregory Lawson

  • Magnesium deficiency produces insulin resistance and increased thromboxane synthesis.

    J. L. Nadler;T. Buchanan;Rama Natarajan;I. Antonipillai

  • The Product of the CYP11B2 Gene Is Required for Aldosterone Biosynthesis in the Human Adrenal Cortex

    Kathleen M. Curnow;Maria Teresa Tusie-Luna;Leigh Pascoe;Rama Natarajan

  • In vivo chromatin remodeling events leading to inflammatory gene transcription under diabetic conditions.

    Feng Miao;Irene Gaw Gonzalo;Linda Lanting;Rama Natarajan

  • Epigenetics and epigenomics in diabetic kidney disease and metabolic memory

    Mitsuo Kato;Rama Natarajan

  • Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor Necrosis Factor α Gene Expression in Monocytic Cells via Hyperglycemia-induced Oxidant Stress-dependent and -independent Pathways

    Mausumee Guha;Wei Bai;Jerry L. Nadler;Rama Natarajan

  • Hyperglycemia-induced activation of nuclear transcription factor kappaB in vascular smooth muscle cells.

    K. K. V. Yerneni;Wei Bai;B. V. Khan;R. M. Medford

  • The role of epigenetics in the pathology of diabetic complications

    Louisa M. Villeneuve;Rama Natarajan

  • Role of the Histone H3 Lysine 4 Methyltransferase, SET7/9, in the Regulation of NF-κB-dependent Inflammatory Genes: RELEVANCE TO DIABETES AND INFLAMMATION*

    Yan Li;Marpadga A. Reddy;Feng Miao;Narkunaraja Shanmugam

  • Diabetes-Induced Accelerated Atherosclerosis in Swine

    Ross G. Gerrity;Rama Natarajan;Jerry L. Nadler;Troy Kimsey

  • Diabetic nephropathy—emerging epigenetic mechanisms

    Mitsuo Kato;Rama Natarajan

  • Novel Long Noncoding RNAs Are Regulated by Angiotensin II in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

    Amy Leung;Candi Trac;Wen Jin;Linda Lanting

  • Lipid Inflammatory Mediators in Diabetic Vascular Disease

    Rama Natarajan;Jerry L. Nadler

  • A microRNA circuit mediates transforming growth factor-β1 autoregulation in renal glomerular mesangial cells

    Mitsuo Kato;Laura Arce;Mei Wang;Sumanth Putta

  • Specific down-regulation of connective tissue growth factor attenuates progression of nephropathy in mouse models of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

    Mausumee Guha;Zhong-Gao Xu;David Tung;Linda Lanting

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiwei Wu
Xiwei Wu City Of Hope National Medical Center
Jerry L. Nadler
Jerry L. Nadler New York Medical College
John J. Rossi
John J. Rossi City Of Hope National Medical Center
Arthur D. Riggs
Arthur D. Riggs City Of Hope National Medical Center
Sridevi Devaraj
Sridevi Devaraj Baylor College of Medicine
John M. Lachin
John M. Lachin George Washington University
Andrew D. Paterson
Andrew D. Paterson University of Toronto
Aldons J. Lusis
Aldons J. Lusis University of California, Los Angeles
Bing Ren
Bing Ren New York Genome Center
Gene W. Yeo
Gene W. Yeo University of California, San Diego

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