Ajay Kher

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 994 citations indexed

About

Ajay Kher is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ajay Kher has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 994 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ajay Kher's work include Organ Donation and Transplantation (7 papers), Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (7 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (7 papers). Ajay Kher is often cited by papers focused on Organ Donation and Transplantation (7 papers), Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (7 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (7 papers). Ajay Kher collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Japan. Ajay Kher's co-authors include Daniel R. Meldrum, Meijing Wang, Ben M. Tsai, Jeffrey M. Pitcher, George M. Wairiuko, Glenn C. Rowe, Eliyahu V. Khankin, Zsuzsanna K. Zsengellér, S. Ananth Karumanchi and Sascha David and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cardiovascular Research.

In The Last Decade

Ajay Kher

24 papers receiving 983 citations

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PGC-1α promotes recovery after acute kidney injury during systemic inflammation in mice

2011 402 citations Mei Tran, Manoj Bhasin et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ajay Kher United States	12	296	287	182	151	146	26	994
Dae Eun Choi South Korea	18	372 1.3×	294 1.0×	81 0.4×	203 1.3×	151 1.0×	79	1.1k
Anna Zdzienicka Poland	16	278 0.9×	261 0.9×	97 0.5×	167 1.1×	84 0.6×	39	980
Radovan Vasko Germany	19	244 0.8×	367 1.3×	167 0.9×	151 1.0×	80 0.5×	41	1.3k
Ryohei Kaseda Japan	17	472 1.6×	275 1.0×	98 0.5×	213 1.4×	149 1.0×	39	1.1k
Ernesto Martín‐Núñez Spain	18	548 1.9×	310 1.1×	112 0.6×	180 1.2×	118 0.8×	51	1.2k
Christiane Rüster Germany	13	495 1.7×	313 1.1×	119 0.7×	128 0.8×	105 0.7×	21	1.3k
Saban Elitok Germany	13	288 1.0×	181 0.6×	86 0.5×	149 1.0×	110 0.8×	41	1.1k
Ana Carolina de Bragança Brazil	16	206 0.7×	189 0.7×	118 0.6×	168 1.1×	156 1.1×	44	889
Gloria Rashid Israel	16	284 1.0×	177 0.6×	93 0.5×	85 0.6×	310 2.1×	39	1.0k

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Jha, Pranaw Kumar, Shyam Bihari Bansal, Sidharth Kumar Sethi, et al.. (2023). Role of Induction in a Haplomatch, Related, Low-risk, Living-donor Kidney Transplantation with Triple Drug Immunosuppression: A Single-center Study. Indian Journal of Nephrology. 34(3). 246–251. 2 indexed citations

Kher, Ajay & Vijay Kher. (2020). Prevention and Therapy of AKI in Asia: A Big Challenge. Seminars in Nephrology. 40(5). 477–488. 13 indexed citations

Kher, Ajay, et al.. (2020). Grafalon® vs. Thymoglobulin® as an induction agent in renal transplantation – A retrospective study. Indian Journal of Nephrology. 31(4). 336–336. 5 indexed citations

Kher, Ajay, et al.. (2018). Anti A/B antibody titer rebound: Are we making it worse? Be aware of your intravenous immunoglobulin. Indian Journal of Nephrology. 28(5). 407–407. 1 indexed citations

Kher, Ajay, et al.. (2012). Reimbursement for Living Kidney Donor Follow-Up Care. Transplantation. 94(10). 1049–1051. 2 indexed citations

Kher, Ajay & Didier A. Mandelbrot. (2012). The Living Kidney Donor Evaluation. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 7(2). 366–371. 26 indexed citations

Pavlakis, Martha & Ajay Kher. (2012). Pre-emptive Kidney Transplantation to Improve Survival in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes and Imminent Risk of ESRD. Seminars in Nephrology. 32(5). 505–511. 8 indexed citations

Tran, Mei, Manoj Bhasin, Glenn C. Rowe, et al.. (2011). PGC-1α promotes recovery after acute kidney injury during systemic inflammation in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(10). 4003–4014. 402 indexed citations breakdown →

Tsai, Ben M., Meijing Wang, Jeffrey M. Pitcher, Ajay Kher, & Daniel R. Meldrum. (2006). Disparate IL-1 β and iNOS Gene Expression in the Aorta and Pulmonary Artery after Endotoxemia. Surgical Infections. 7(1). 21–27. 6 indexed citations

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Kher, Ajay, Kirstan K. Meldrum, Karen L. Hile, et al.. (2005). Aprotinin improves kidney function and decreases tubular cell apoptosis and proapoptotic signaling after renal ischemia-reperfusion. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 130(3). 662.e1–662.e11. 31 indexed citations

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Pitcher, Jeffrey M., et al.. (2005). Endogenous estrogen mediates a higher threshold for endotoxin-induced myocardial protection in females. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 290(1). R27–R33. 14 indexed citations

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Tsai, Ben M., Meijing Wang, Jeffrey M. Pitcher, et al.. (2005). Endothelium-dependent pulmonary artery vasorelaxation is dysfunctional in males but not females after acute lung injury. Surgery. 138(1). 78–84. 10 indexed citations

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Pitcher, Jeffrey M., Meijing Wang, Ben M. Tsai, et al.. (2005). Preconditioning: Gender Effects1. Journal of Surgical Research. 129(2). 202–220. 19 indexed citations

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Tsai, Ben M., Meijing Wang, Ajay Kher, et al.. (2005). Ethyl pyruvate inhibits hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and attenuates pulmonary artery cytokine expression. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 201(3). S37–S37. 2 indexed citations

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Tsai, Ben M., Meijing Wang, Jeffrey M. Pitcher, et al.. (2005). ZAPRINAST ATTENUATES HYPOXIC PULMONARY ARTERY INJURY AND CAUSES LESS AORTIC RELAXATION THAN MILRINONE. Shock. 24(5). 417–420. 11 indexed citations

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Pitcher, Jeffrey M., Ben M. Tsai, Meijing Wang, et al.. (2005). Sexual dimorphism in myocardial tumor necrosis factor-α and cardiac function during endotoxin tolerance. Surgery. 138(2). 223–228. 6 indexed citations

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Kher, Ajay, Kirstan K. Meldrum, Meijing Wang, et al.. (2005). Cellular and molecular mechanisms of sex differences in renal ischemia–reperfusion injury. Cardiovascular Research. 67(4). 594–603. 111 indexed citations

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Pitcher, Jeffrey M., Ryan Nagy, Ben M. Tsai, et al.. (2005). Is the Preconditioning Threshold Different in Females?. Journal of Surgical Research. 125(2). 168–172. 11 indexed citations

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Kher, Ajay, Meijing Wang, Ben M. Tsai, et al.. (2004). SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE MYOCARDIAL INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE TO ACUTE INJURY. Shock. 23(1). 1–10. 153 indexed citations

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Wang, Meijing, Ben M. Tsai, Ajay Kher, et al.. (2004). Role of endogenous testosterone in myocardial proinflammatory and proapoptotic signaling after acute ischemia-reperfusion. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 288(1). H221–H226. 103 indexed citations

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