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Siddharthan Chandran publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Siddharthan Chandran sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 317 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Siddharthan Chandran D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Siddharthan Chandran sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Siddharthan Chandran is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a major focus on Neurology, Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Genetics, and Physiology. They have contributed notably to the understanding of neurodegenerative and neurological disorders.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics within neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis (MS), and frontotemporal dementia. Significant papers include:

  • Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • TDP-43 loss and ALS-risk SNPs drive mis-splicing and depletion of UNC13A, 2022, Nature
  • Gut microbiome of multiple sclerosis patients and paired household healthy controls reveal associations with disease risk and course, 2022, Cell
  • Truncated stathmin-2 is a marker of TDP-43 pathology in frontotemporal dementia, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Reactive astrocytes acquire neuroprotective as well as deleterious signatures in response to Tau and Aß pathology, 2022, Nature Communications

Their frequent collaborators include Suvankar Pal, Peter Connick, Bhuvaneish T. Selvaraj, Arpan R. Mehta, and Judith Newton. These partnerships have contributed to a broad and interdisciplinary approach to investigating neurological diseases.

They have published extensively in respected venues, with a history of contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Brain Communications
  • BMJ Open

The main topics of their research include:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments

In recognition of their contributions to science, Siddharthan Chandran was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Characterizing the RNA targets and position-dependent splicing regulation by TDP-43

    James Robert Tollervey;Tomaž Curk;Boris Rogelj;Michael Briese

  • A new method for the rapid and long term growth of human neural precursor cells

    C. N. Svendsen;M. G. ter Borg;R. J. Armstrong;Anne Elizabeth Rosser

  • Autologous mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: an open-label phase 2a proof-of-concept study

    Peter Connick;Madhan Kolappan;Charles Crawley;Daniel J Webber

  • Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene.

    Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

  • Axonal Transport of TDP-43 mRNA Granules Is Impaired by ALS-Causing Mutations

    Nael H. Alami;Rebecca B. Smith;Monica A. Carrasco;Luis A. Williams

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify new risk variants and the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Wouter van Rheenen;Aleksey Shatunov;Annelot M. Dekker;Russell L. McLaughlin

  • Autophagy induction enhances TDP43 turnover and survival in neuronal ALS models

    Sami J Barmada;Andrea Serio;Arpana Arjun;Bilada Bilican

  • Mutant induced pluripotent stem cell lines recapitulate aspects of TDP-43 proteinopathies and reveal cell-specific vulnerability

    Bilada Bilican;Andrea Serio;Sami J. Barmada;Agnes Lumi Nishimura

  • Oligodendrocytes Promote Neuronal Survival and Axonal Length by Distinct Intracellular Mechanisms: A Novel Role for Oligodendrocyte-Derived Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

    Alastair Wilkins;Henry Majed;Robert Layfield;Alastair Compston

  • Astrocyte pathology and the absence of non-cell autonomy in an induced pluripotent stem cell model of TDP-43 proteinopathy

    Andrea Serio;Bilada Bilican;Sami J. Barmada;Dale Michael Ando

  • Prevalence and natural history of pain in adults with multiple sclerosis: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Peter L. Foley;Hanna M. Vesterinen;Barry J. Laird;Emily S. Sena

  • Modeling ALS with motor neurons derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells.

    Samuel Sances;Lucie I. Bruijn;Siddharthan Chandran;Kevin Eggan

  • Neurons and neuronal activity control gene expression in astrocytes to regulate their development and metabolism.

    Philip Hasel;Owen Dando;Owen Dando;Zoeb Jiwaji;Paul Baxter

  • Human iPSC-derived motoneurons harbouring TARDBP or C9ORF72 ALS mutations are dysfunctional despite maintaining viability

    Anna Claire Devlin;Karen Burr;Shyamanga Borooah;Joshua D. Foster

  • Robust, Persistent Transgene Expression in Human Embryonic Stem Cells Is Achieved with AAVS1-Targeted Integration

    Joseph R. Smith;Joseph R. Smith;Sean Maguire;Lesley A. Davis;Lesley A. Davis;Morgan Alexander;Morgan Alexander

  • FUS-SMN Protein Interactions Link the Motor Neuron Diseases ALS and SMA

    Tomohiro Yamazaki;Shi Chen;Yong Yu;Biao Yan

  • Efficient generation of neural precursors from adult human skin: astrocytes promote neurogenesis from skin-derived stem cells

    Alexis Joannides;Phil Gaughwin;Christof Schwiening;Henry Majed

  • Common and rare variant association analyses in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

    Wouter van Rheenen;Rick A. A. van der Spek;Mark K. Bakker;Joke J. F. A. van Vugt

  • Genome-Wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene

    Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

  • Oligodendrocytes promote neuronal survival and axonal length by distinct intracellular mechanisms

    Alastair Wilkins;Henry Majed;Robert Layfield;Alastair Compston

Frequent Co-Authors

Giles E. Hardingham
Giles E. Hardingham University of Edinburgh
Alastair Compston
Alastair Compston University of Cambridge
David J. A. Wyllie
David J. A. Wyllie University of Edinburgh
Christopher Shaw
Christopher Shaw King's College London
Sharon Abrahams
Sharon Abrahams University of Edinburgh
Gavin Giovannoni
Gavin Giovannoni Queen Mary University of London
Andrew M. McIntosh
Andrew M. McIntosh University of Edinburgh
Colin Smith
Colin Smith University of Edinburgh
Ammar Al-Chalabi
Ammar Al-Chalabi King's College London
Stephen M. Lawrie
Stephen M. Lawrie University of Edinburgh

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