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D-Index
47
Citations
7980
World Ranking
4797
National Ranking
1848

Ramesh Akkina publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 119 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Ramesh Akkina D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ramesh Akkina is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with significant contributions to Immunology and Microbiology. Within these fields, Akkina has explored various subfields including Infectious Diseases, Virology, Immunology, Epidemiology, and Emergency Medicine.

The scientist's work addresses main topics such as HIV Research and Treatment, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, interferon and immune responses, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, and HIV-related health complications and treatments.

Ramesh Akkina has published extensively, contributing to notable journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include Journal of Medical Primatology, UNC Libraries, Frontiers in Immunology, Frontiers in Microbiology, and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

Selected recent papers by Akkina include:

  • COVID-19 and SARS Coronavirus 2: Antibodies for the Immediate Rescue and Recovery Phase (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • Cross-Species Transmission and Evolution of SIV Chimpanzee Progenitor Viruses Toward HIV-1 in Humanized Mice (2020, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • Antiretroviral Penetration and Drug Transporter Concentrations in the Spleens of Three Preclinical Animal Models and Humans (2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy)
  • Editorial: Development of Humanized Mouse Models for Infectious Diseases and Cancer (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • Zika virus induced microcephaly and aberrant hematopoietic cell differentiation modeled in novel neonatal humanized mice (2023, Frontiers in Immunology)

Collaboration is an important aspect of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Leila Remling-Mulder
  • Kimberly Schmitt
  • Shelby L. O'Connor
  • Preston A. Marx
  • James Curlin

Best Publications

  • High-efficiency gene transfer into CD34+ cells with a human immunodeficiency virus type 1-based retroviral vector pseudotyped with vesicular stomatitis virus envelope glycoprotein G.

    Ramesh K. Akkina;Raquel M. Walton;Meng Liang Chen;Qi Xiang Li

  • Selection, characterization and application of new RNA HIV gp 120 aptamers for facile delivery of Dicer substrate siRNAs into HIV infected cells

    Jiehua Zhou;Piotr Swiderski;Haitang Li;Jane Zhang

  • Long-Term Inhibition of HIV-1 Infection in Primary Hematopoietic Cells by Lentiviral Vector Delivery of a Triple Combination of Anti-HIV shRNA, Anti-CCR5 Ribozyme, and a Nucleolar-Localizing TAR Decoy

    Ming Jie Li;James Kim;Shirley Li;John Zaia

  • An Aptamer-siRNA Chimera Suppresses HIV-1 Viral Loads and Protects from Helper CD4+ T Cell Decline in Humanized Mice

    Charles Preston Neff;Jiehua Zhou;Leila Remling;Jes Kuruvilla

  • Identification of Novel Influenza A Virus Proteins Translated from PA mRNA

    Yukiko Muramoto;Takeshi Noda;Eiryo Kawakami;Ramesh Akkina

  • Inhibition of HIV-1 by lentiviral vector-transduced siRNAs in T lymphocytes differentiated in SCID-hu mice and CD34+ progenitor cell-derived macrophages.

    Akhil Banerjea;Ming Jie Li;Gerhard Bauer;Leila Remling

  • Bispecific Short Hairpin siRNA Constructs Targeted to CD4, CXCR4, and CCR5 Confer HIV-1 Resistance

    Joseph S Anderson;Akhil Banerjea;Ramesh Akkina

  • New generation humanized mice for virus research: comparative aspects and future prospects.

    Ramesh Akkina

  • HIV-1 infection and CD4 T cell depletion in the humanized Rag2 -/- γc -/- (RAG-hu) mouse model

    Bradford K Berges;William H Wheat;Brent E Palmer;Elizabeth Connick

  • Mucosal transmission of R5 and X4 tropic HIV-1 via vaginal and rectal routes in humanized Rag2−/−γc−/− (RAG-hu) mice

    Bradford K. Berges;Sarah R. Akkina;Joy M. Folkvord;Elizabeth Connick

  • Defective-interfering (DI) RNAs of influenza viruses: origin, structure, expression, and interference.

    D. P. Nayak;T. M. Chambers;R. K. Akkina

  • A Mouse Model for Human Norovirus

    Stefan Taube;Abimbola O. Kolawole;Marina Höhne;John E. Wilkinson

  • Systemic Administration of Combinatorial dsiRNAs via Nanoparticles Efficiently Suppresses HIV-1 Infection in Humanized Mice

    Jiehua Zhou;C Preston Neff;Xiaoxuan Liu;Xiaoxuan Liu;Jane Zhang

  • Safety and Efficacy of a Lentiviral Vector Containing Three Anti-HIV Genes—CCR5 Ribozyme, Tat-rev siRNA, and TAR Decoy—in SCID-hu Mouse–Derived T Cells

    Joseph S Anderson;Ming Jie Li;Brent Palmer;Leila Remling

  • Dengue virus infection and immune response in humanized RAG2−/−γc−/− (RAG-hu) mice

    Jes G. Kuruvilla;Ryan M. Troyer;Shamala Devi;Ramesh Akkina

  • NS2 protein of influenza virus is found in purified virus and phosphorylated in infected cells

    J C Richardson;R K Akkina

  • Current status of gene therapy strategies to treat HIV/AIDS

    David S. Strayer;Ramesh Akkina;Bruce A. Bunnell;Boro Dropulic

  • Modeling Human Lymphoid Precursor Cell Gene Therapy in the SCID-hu Mouse

    Ramesh K. Akkina;Joseph D. Rosenblatt;Andrew G. Campbell;Irvin S.Y. Chen

  • Functional In Vivo Delivery of Multiplexed Anti-HIV-1 siRNAs via a Chemically Synthesized Aptamer With a Sticky Bridge

    Jiehua Zhou;C Preston Neff;Piotr Swiderski;Haitang Li

  • Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis by anti-retrovirals raltegravir and maraviroc protects against HIV-1 vaginal transmission in a humanized mouse model.

    C. Preston Neff;Thomas Ndolo;Apurva Tandon;Yuichiro Habu

Frequent Co-Authors

John J. Rossi
John J. Rossi City Of Hope National Medical Center
J. Victor Garcia
J. Victor Garcia University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Angela D. M. Kashuba
Angela D. M. Kashuba University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brent E. Palmer
Brent E. Palmer University of Colorado Denver
Debi P. Nayak
Debi P. Nayak University of California, Los Angeles
Preston A. Marx
Preston A. Marx Tulane University
Paul A. Luciw
Paul A. Luciw University of California, Davis
John A. Zaia
John A. Zaia City Of Hope National Medical Center
Vicente Planelles
Vicente Planelles University of Utah
Kevin V. Morris
Kevin V. Morris City of Hope

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