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Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath

Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath

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Neuroscience
India
2026

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Neuroscience

D-Index
51
Citations
10754
World Ranking
5494
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in India Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2001 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath is primarily affiliated with the Indian Institute of Science in India and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and neuroscience. Their research focuses notably on neurology, psychiatry and mental health, physiology, molecular biology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics, including dementia and cognitive impairment research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, neurological disease mechanisms and treatments, COVID-19 and mental health, nutritional studies and diet, neurological disorders and treatments, and Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments.

Recent notable publications include:

  • World-Wide FINGERS Network: A global approach to risk reduction and prevention of dementia, 2020, Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Changing demography and the challenge of dementia in India, 2021, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Rural-urban and gender differences in metabolic syndrome in the aging population from southern India: Two parallel, prospective cohort studies, 2022, EClinicalMedicine
  • CaV1.3 L-Type Calcium Channels Increase the Vulnerability of Substantia Nigra Dopaminergic Neurons in MPTP Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease, 2020, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Srinivaspura Aging, Neuro Senescence and COGnition (SANSCOG) study: Study protocol, 2022, Alzheimer s & Dementia

Their frequent co-authors include Jonas S. Sundarakumar, Naren P. Rao, Latha Diwakar, M L Abhishek, and Reddy Peera Kommaddi.

Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath has a significant publication presence in journals such as Alzheimer s & Dementia, with 40 publications, Nature Genetics (2), Health Science Reports (2), Nature Reviews Neurology (1), and EClinicalMedicine (1).

The scientist's research intersects multiple domains of neurological and mental health conditions, emphasizing epidemiological, molecular, and clinical dimensions of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease. They explore underlying mechanisms, prevention strategies, and demographic challenges relevant to neurological disorders, particularly in Indian and global contexts.

Among honors received, Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2019 and a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences since 2001.

Best Publications

  • Grand challenges in global mental health

    Pamela Y. Collins;Vikram Patel;Vikram Patel;Sarah S. Joestl;Dana March;Dana March

  • World-Wide FINGERS Network: A global approach to risk reduction and prevention of dementia

    Miia Kivipelto;Francesca Mangialasche;Francesca Mangialasche;Heather M. Snyder;Ricardo Allegri

  • Withania somnifera reverses Alzheimer's disease pathology by enhancing low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein in liver

    Neha Sehgal;Alok Gupta;Rupanagudi Khader Valli;Shanker Datt Joshi

  • Evidence for generation of oxidative stress in brain by MPTP: in vitro and in vivo studies in mice

    Krishnan Sriram;Karnire S. Pai;Michael R. Boyd;Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath

  • Glutathione depletion and formation of glutathione-protein mixed disulfide following exposure of brain mitochondria to oxidative stress

    Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath;Donald J. Reed

  • α-Lipoic acid protects against reperfusion injury following cerebral ischemia in rats

    Manas Panigrahi;Yarasi Sadguna;Bangalore R. Shivakumar;Sastry V.R. Kolluri

  • Selective Activation of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Dopaminergic Neurons of Substantia Nigra Leads to Nuclear Translocation of p53 in 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine-Treated Mice

    Smitha Karunakaran;Uzma Saeed;Mamata Mishra;R. Khader Valli

  • Cytochrome P4502E (CYP2E) in brain: constitutive expression, induction by ethanol and localization by fluorescence in situ hybridization.

    Sudarshan C. Upadhya;Padmashree S. Tirumalai;Michael R. Boyd;Toshiyuki Mori

  • Glutathione and protein thiol homeostasis in brain during reperfusion after cerebral ischemia.

    B. R. Shivakumar;S. V. R. Kolluri;Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath

  • Synapse loss and progress of Alzheimer's disease -A network model.

    G. Kashyap;D. Bapat;D. Das;R. Gowaikar

  • Changing demography and the challenge of dementia in India.

    Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath;Jonas S Sundarakumar

  • Low glutathione levels in brain regions of aged rats.

    Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath;Bangalore R. Shivakumar;Hindupur K. Anandatheerthavarada

  • Aβ mediates F-actin disassembly in dendritic spines leading to cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease.

    Reddy Peera Kommaddi;Debajyoti Das;Smitha Karunakaran;Siddharth Nanguneri

  • Inhibition of cystathionine-γ-lyase leads to loss of glutathione and aggravation of mitochondrial dysfunction mediated by excitatory amino acid in the CNS

    Latha Diwakar;Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath

  • Induction of brain cytochrome P-450IIE1 by chronic ethanol treatment.

    Hindupur K. Anandatheerthavarada;Susarla K. Shankar;Shubhada Bhamre;Michael R. Boyd

  • Inhibition of mitochondrial complex I by haloperidol: the role of thiol oxidation.

    Sadguna Balijepalli;Michael R. Boyd;Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath

  • Thiol Oxidation and Loss of Mitochondrial Complex I Precede Excitatory Amino Acid-Mediated Neurodegeneration

    Krishnan Sriram;Susarla K. Shankar;Michael R. Boyd;Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath

  • Protein thiol oxidation by haloperidol results in inhibition of mitochondrial complex I in brain regions: comparison with atypical antipsychotics.

    Sadguna Balijepalli;Rajappa S. Kenchappa;Michael R. Boyd;Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath;Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath

  • Activation of p38 MAPK in the substantia nigra leads to nuclear translocation of NF-κB in MPTP-treated mice: implication in Parkinson’s disease

    S. Karunakaran;V. Ravindranath

  • Knockdown of Cytosolic Glutaredoxin 1 Leads to Loss of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential: Implication in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Uzma Saeed;Lalitha Durgadoss;R. Khader Valli;Dinesh C. Joshi

  • Xenobiotic metabolism in human brain ― presence of cytochrome P-450 and associated mono-oxygenases

    Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath;Hindupur K. Anandatheerthavarada;Susarla K. Shankar

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard Feldman
Howard Feldman University of California, San Diego
David A. Bennett
David A. Bennett Rush University Medical Center
Laura D. Baker
Laura D. Baker Wake Forest University
Paulo Caramelli
Paulo Caramelli Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Henry Brodaty
Henry Brodaty University of New South Wales
Miia Kivipelto
Miia Kivipelto University of Eastern Finland
Christopher G. Fairburn
Christopher G. Fairburn University of Oxford
Steven E. Hyman
Steven E. Hyman Harvard University
Sudha Seshadri
Sudha Seshadri The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Toshiyuki Mori
Toshiyuki Mori National Institute for Materials Science

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