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Viswanathan Natarajan

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
17600
World Ranking
4181
National Ranking
2045

Viswanathan Natarajan publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 353 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Viswanathan Natarajan 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 Viswanathan Natarajan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Viswanathan Natarajan is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 77 and 61 publications respectively. The scientist has a focused interest in Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology, Ophthalmology, and Cell Biology.

Their scientific contributions address multiple detailed topics such as Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research.

Viswanathan Natarajan has published extensively in various venues. Frequent publication sources include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
  • Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Frequent collaborators of Viswanathan Natarajan include Tara Sudhadevi, Anantha Harijith, Panfeng Fu, Alison W. Ha, and Steven M. Dudek.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Lipid Mediators Regulate Pulmonary Fibrosis: Potential Mechanisms and Signaling Pathways, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Sphingosine Kinase 1/S1P Signaling Contributes to Pulmonary Fibrosis by Activating Hippo/YAP Pathway and Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species in Lung Fibroblasts, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Endothelial eNAMPT amplifies pre-clinical acute lung injury: efficacy of an eNAMPT-neutralising monoclonal antibody, 2020, European Respiratory Journal
  • SPHK2-Generated S1P in CD11b+ Macrophages Blocks STING to Suppress the Inflammatory Function of Alveolar Macrophages, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Angiocrine Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Activation of S1PR2-YAP Signaling Axis in Alveolar Type II Cells Is Essential for Lung Repair, 2020, Cell Reports

Best Publications

  • Ceramide upregulation causes pulmonary cell apoptosis and emphysema-like disease in mice.

    Irina Petrache;Viswanathan Natarajan;Lijie Zhen;Terry R Medler

  • Reactive oxygen species at the crossroads of inflammasome and inflammation.

    Anantha Harijith;David L. Ebenezer;Viswanathan Natarajan

  • Activation of endothelial cell phospholipase D by hydrogen peroxide and fatty acid hydroperoxide.

    Viswanathan Natarajan;Mohiuddin M. Taher;Bruce Roehm;Narasimham L. Parinandi

  • Role of Nox4 and Nox2 in Hyperoxia-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Migration of Human Lung Endothelial Cells

    Srikanth Pendyala;Irina A Gorshkova;Peter V. Usatyuk;Donghong He

  • Role of sphingosine-1 phosphate in the enhancement of endothelial barrier integrity by platelet-released products.

    Kane L. Schaphorst;Eddie Chiang;Keri N. Jacobs;Ari Zaiman

  • Hyperoxia-induced NAD(P)H oxidase activation and regulation by MAP kinases in human lung endothelial cells.

    Narasimham L. Parinandi;Michael A. Kleinberg;Peter V. Usatyuk;Rhett J. Cummings

  • Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Stimulates Matrix Metalloproteinase-13 via the Molecular Cross-talk between the Mitogen-activated Protein Kinases and Protein Kinase Cδ Pathways in Human Adult Articular Chondrocytes

    Hee Jeong Im;Prasuna Muddasani;Viswanathan Natarajan;Thomas M. Schmid

  • The N-acylation-phosphodiesterase pathway and cell signalling

    Harald H.O. Schmid;Patricia C. Schmid;Viswanathan Natarajan

  • Microtubule disassembly induces cytoskeletal remodeling and lung vascular barrier dysfunction: role of Rho-dependent mechanisms.

    Anna A. Birukova;Ksenya Smurova;Ksenya Smurova;Konstantin G. Birukov;Peter Usatyuk

  • Role of mitogen-activated protein kinases in 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal-induced actin remodeling and barrier function in endothelial cells.

    Peter V. Usatyuk;Viswanathan Natarajan

  • Ethnic Differences and Functional Analysis of MET Mutations in Lung Cancer

    Soundararajan Krishnaswamy;Rajani Kanteti;Jonathan S. Duke-Cohan;Sivakumar Loganathan

  • NADPH oxidase is required for the Sensory Plasticity of the Carotid body by Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia

    Y. J. Peng;J. Nanduri;G. Yuan;N. Wang

  • Redox regulation of 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal-mediated endothelial barrier dysfunction by focal adhesion, adherens, and tight junction proteins.

    Peter V. Usatyuk;Narasimham L. Parinandi;Viswanathan Natarajan

  • Regulation of endothelial cell myosin light chain kinase by Rho, cortactin, and p60(src)

    Joe G. N. Garcia;Alexander D. Verin;Kane Schaphorst;Rafat Siddiqui

  • Differential Effects of Sphingosine 1–Phosphate Receptors on Airway and Vascular Barrier Function in the Murine Lung

    Saad Sammani;Liliana Moreno-Vinasco;Tamara Mirzapoiazova;Patrick A. Singleton

  • NOX Enzymes and Pulmonary Disease

    Brian Griffith;Srikanth Pendyala;Louise Hecker;Patty J. Lee

  • Oxidized Phospholipids Reduce Vascular Leak and Inflammation in Rat Model of Acute Lung Injury

    Stephanie Nonas;Ian Miller;Kamon Kawkitinarong;Santipongse Chatchavalvanich

  • FTY720 Inhibits Ceramide Synthases and Up-regulates Dihydrosphingosine 1-Phosphate Formation in Human Lung Endothelial Cells

    Evgeny V. Berdyshev;Irina Gorshkova;Anastasia Skobeleva;Robert Bittman

  • Hydrogen peroxide stimulates tyrosine phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase in vascular endothelial cells

    Suryanarayana Vepa;William M. Scribner;Narasimham L. Parinandi;Denis English

  • Autotaxin/Lysopholipase D and Lysophosphatidic Acid Regulate Murine Hemostasis and Thrombosis

    Zehra Pamuklar;Lorenzo Federico;Shuying Liu;Makiko Umezu-Goto

Frequent Co-Authors

Joe G.N. Garcia
Joe G.N. Garcia University of Arizona
Ting Wang
Ting Wang Washington University in St. Louis
Ravi Salgia
Ravi Salgia City Of Hope National Medical Center
Sekhar P. Reddy
Sekhar P. Reddy University of Illinois at Chicago
Robert Bittman
Robert Bittman City University of New York
Jonathan M. Samet
Jonathan M. Samet Colorado School of Public Health
Patrick N. Breysse
Patrick N. Breysse Johns Hopkins University
Steven J. Ackerman
Steven J. Ackerman University of Illinois at Chicago
Nigel J. Pyne
Nigel J. Pyne University of Strathclyde
Yong Huang
Yong Huang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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