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N. Chin Lai

Environmental Science · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1975Rising activity
Physiological and biochemical adaptationsCardiac Fibrosis and RemodelingVirus-based gene therapy researchIchthyology and Marine BiologyFish Ecology and Management Studies

Publications

123

Citations

3,662

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

51

Publishing since 1975

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher's work centers on gene therapy and cardiovascular and metabolic physiology, with a particular focus on delivering therapeutic genes (such as Urocortin 2 and adenylyl cyclase) to improve heart function and glucose control in animal models. Related studies examine cellular signaling in pulmonary artery cells, pulmonary hypertension, and comparative physiology of the cardiovascular system, including in fish. The body of work bridges molecular biology, physiology, and experimental treatment approaches.

Gene therapy for heart and metabolic diseaseCardiovascular physiology and heart failurePulmonary hypertension and vascular cell signalingComparative and fish cardiovascular physiologyIon channels and cellular signaling

Publication activity has been irregular over the past decade, with a gap in 2020 and low counts in several years, followed by a marked increase in 2025.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 573 established Environmental Science PIs within our index
Citations: 3,662cohort median 2,398
h-index: 35cohort median 23
Publications / year (recent): 2.4cohort median 3.7

Typically publishes in teams of ~9 · 0% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 20 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 5 publications19202021: 3 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 8 publications82526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 2 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PLoS ONE×4
  • Human Gene Therapy×3
  • The FASEB Journal×3
  • JACC Basic to Translational Science×2
  • Circulation×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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