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D-Index
57
Citations
15598
World Ranking
3588
National Ranking
1661

Sangeeta S. Chavan publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sangeeta S. Chavan sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 188 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Sangeeta S. Chavan D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sangeeta S. Chavan is affiliated with the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of neuroscience and medicine, with a particular emphasis on vagus nerve stimulation and related neurophysiological mechanisms.

The main fields of study represented in their work include Neuroscience and Medicine, with substantial contributions to several subfields:

  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Sensory Systems

The topics covered extensively in their research portfolio span various areas relevant to neurostimulation and autonomic control:

  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Sangeeta S. Chavan has co-authored multiple publications with several frequent collaborators, highlighting a networked research approach. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Kevin J. Tracey
  • Téa Tsaava
  • Eric H. Chang
  • Aisling Tynan
  • Michael Brines

The scientist's research output has appeared in a variety of journals, demonstrating a cross-disciplinary engagement with both specialized and broader biomedical audiences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • Bioelectronic Medicine
  • Molecular Medicine
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Selected recent papers highlight key themes in their research:

  • Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation reduces pain and fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot trial (2020), Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Involvement of Neural Transient Receptor Potential Channels in Peripheral Inflammation (2020), Frontiers in Immunology
  • Identification of a brainstem locus that inhibits tumor necrosis factor (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • HMGB1 released from nociceptors mediates inflammation (2021), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Stimulation of the hepatoportal nerve plexus with focused ultrasound restores glucose homoeostasis in diabetic mice, rats and swine (2022), Nature Biomedical Engineering

Best Publications

  • Acetylcholine-synthesizing T cells relay neural signals in a vagus nerve circuit.

    Mauricio Rosas-Ballina;Peder S. Olofsson;Mahendar Ochani;Sergio I. Valdés-Ferrer

  • Vagus nerve stimulation inhibits cytokine production and attenuates disease severity in rheumatoid arthritis

    Frieda A. Koopman;Sangeeta S. Chavan;Sanda Miljko;Simeon Grazio

  • A critical cysteine is required for HMGB1 binding to Toll-like receptor 4 and activation of macrophage cytokine release

    Huan Yang;Hulda S. Hreggvidsdottir;Karin Palmblad;Haichao Wang

  • Novel role of PKR in inflammasome activation and HMGB1 release

    Ben Lu;Takahisa Nakamura;Karen Inouye;Jianhua Li

  • Splenic nerve is required for cholinergic antiinflammatory pathway control of TNF in endotoxemia

    Mauricio Rosas-Ballina;Mahendar Ochani;William R. Parrish;Kanta Ochani

  • Mechanisms and Therapeutic Relevance of Neuro-immune Communication

    Sangeeta S. Chavan;Valentin A. Pavlov;Kevin J. Tracey

  • Brain acetylcholinesterase activity controls systemic cytokine levels through the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway.

    Valentin A. Pavlov;William R. Parrish;Mauricio Rosas-Ballina;Mahendar Ochani

  • Molecular and Functional Neuroscience in Immunity.

    Valentin A Pavlov;Sangeeta S Chavan;Kevin J Tracey

  • Modulation of TNF release by choline requires alpha7 subunit nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-mediated signaling.

    William R. Parrish;Mauricio Rosas-Ballina;Margot Gallowitsch-Puerta;Mahendar Ochani

  • JAK/STAT1 signaling promotes HMGB1 hyperacetylation and nuclear translocation

    Ben Lu;Daniel J. Antoine;Kevin Kwan;Peter Lundbäck

  • MD-2 is required for disulfide HMGB1-dependent TLR4 signaling

    Huan Yang;Haichao Wang;Zhongliang Ju;Ahmed A. Ragab

  • High Mobility Group Box Protein 1 (HMGB1): The Prototypical Endogenous Danger Molecule.

    Huan Yang;Haichao Wang;Sangeeta S Chavan;Ulf Andersson

  • Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation reduces serum high mobility group box 1 levels and improves survival in murine sepsis

    Jared M. Huston;Margot Gallowitsch-Puerta;Mahendar Ochani;Kanta Ochani

  • The Selective α7 Agonist GTS-21 Attenuates Cytokine Production in Human Whole Blood and Human Monocytes Activated by Ligands for TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR9, and RAGE

    Mauricio Rosas-Ballina;Richard S. Goldstein;Margot Gallowitsch-Puerta;Lihong Yang

  • Cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway activity and High Mobility Group Box-1 (HMGB1) serum levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Richard S Goldstein;Annette Bruchfeld;Annette Bruchfeld;Lihong Yang;Abdul R Qureshi

  • HMGB1 mediates cognitive impairment in sepsis survivors.

    Sangeeta S Chavan;Patricio T Huerta;Sergio Robbiati;SI Valdes-Ferrer

  • α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Signaling Inhibits Inflammasome Activation by Preventing Mitochondrial DNA Release

    Ben Lu;Kevin Kwan;Yaakov A. Levine;Peder S. Olofsson

  • Identification of cytokine-specific sensory neural signals by decoding murine vagus nerve activity.

    Theodoros P Zanos;Harold A Silverman;Todd Levy;Tea Tsaava

  • Post-sepsis syndrome - an evolving entity that afflicts survivors of sepsis.

    Zachary Mostel;Zachary Mostel;Abraham Perl;Abraham Perl;Matthew Marck;Syed F. Mehdi

  • α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor (α7nAChR) Expression in Bone Marrow–Derived Non–T Cells Is Required for the Inflammatory Reflex

    Peder S Olofsson;David A Katz;Mauricio Rosas-Ballina;Yaakov A Levine

  • Essential Neuroscience in Immunology.

    Sangeeta S Chavan;Kevin J Tracey

  • Whole blood cytokine attenuation by cholinergic agonists ex vivo and relationship to vagus nerve activity in rheumatoid arthritis.

    A. Bruchfeld;R. S. Goldstein;S. Chavan;N. B. Patel

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin J. Tracey
Kevin J. Tracey Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Valentin A. Pavlov
Valentin A. Pavlov Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Huan Yang
Huan Yang Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Jianhua Li
Jianhua Li Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Ulf Andersson
Ulf Andersson Karolinska University Hospital
Haichao Wang
Haichao Wang Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Betty Diamond
Betty Diamond Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Christine N. Metz
Christine N. Metz Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Ping Wang
Ping Wang Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

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