Galactic — Mahendra S. Rao Research Galaxy

Welcome to Galactic: an interactive 3D map of the lifetime scientific work of Dr. Mahendra S. Rao.

Dr. Rao is a stem-cell scientist and pioneer in regenerative medicine, affiliated with the National Institutes of Health. His research career spans 30 years (1994–2024), with 364 publications, an h-index of 90, an i10-index of 278, and 28,860 total citations.

This galaxy visualization maps research domains as luminous suns, individual papers as orbiting planets (sized by citation count), and co-authors as moons. Explore 12 scientific domains and 1,191 unique collaborators across a 30-year body of work.

Navigate using spaceship fly-through mode or god-view orbit mode. Click any planet to read the paper details, or click a sun to explore a research domain.

Built with Galactic — an open-source template for visualizing any scientist's lifetime research as an explorable 3D galaxy.