Akshaya Murugesan

682 total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 477 citations indexed

About

Akshaya Murugesan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akshaya Murugesan has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 477 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Akshaya Murugesan's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (7 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (5 papers). Akshaya Murugesan is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (7 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (5 papers). Akshaya Murugesan collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Saudi Arabia. Akshaya Murugesan's co-authors include Meenakshisundaram Kandhavelu, Olli Yli‐Harja, Kumar Subramanian, Konda Mani Saravanan, Nuno R. Candeias, Phuong L. Doan, Thiyagarajan Ramesh, Gnanavel Mutharasu, Frank Emmert‐Streib and Aliyu Musa and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Akshaya Murugesan

33 papers receiving 465 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Programmed cell death detection methods: a systematic review and a categorical comparison

2022 227 citations Kumar Subramanian, Akshaya Murugesan et al. APOPTOSIS profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akshaya Murugesan Finland	10	225	90	56	47	35	35	477
Yuan Qing Qu Macao	14	284 1.3×	83 0.9×	94 1.7×	59 1.3×	31 0.9×	20	491
Warner B. Bair United States	8	228 1.0×	55 0.6×	43 0.8×	46 1.0×	27 0.8×	8	464
Viviana C. Blank Argentina	10	186 0.8×	110 1.2×	76 1.4×	27 0.6×	20 0.6×	30	503
Yongqi Zhen China	15	400 1.8×	107 1.2×	106 1.9×	61 1.3×	55 1.6×	30	691
David Sedlák Czechia	14	231 1.0×	109 1.2×	43 0.8×	34 0.7×	13 0.4×	31	464
Wen‐Qun Li China	12	285 1.3×	75 0.8×	36 0.6×	68 1.4×	21 0.6×	18	557
Małgorzata Milczarek Poland	11	270 1.2×	126 1.4×	54 1.0×	25 0.5×	15 0.4×	22	447
Katarzyna Brodowska United States	13	366 1.6×	84 0.9×	110 2.0×	46 1.0×	18 0.5×	23	762
Jagadeesh Kumar Gangasani India	14	152 0.7×	104 1.2×	39 0.7×	32 0.7×	12 0.3×	33	435
Bibekananda Sarkar India	9	204 0.9×	38 0.4×	42 0.8×	28 0.6×	41 1.2×	11	404

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Murugesan, Akshaya, Michela Buccioni, Chang Cui, et al.. (2025). A2A receptor antagonist 4-(2-((6-Amino-9-ethyl-8-(furan-2-yl)-9H-purin-2-yl)amino)ethyl)phenol, a promising adenosine derivative for glioblastoma treatment. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 207. 107039–107039. 2 indexed citations

Murugesan, Akshaya, et al.. (2025). Graphitic carbon nitride nanoparticle: g-C3N4 synthesis, characterization, and its biological activity against glioblastoma. European Journal of Pharmacology. 1003. 177999–177999.

Murugesan, Akshaya, et al.. (2025). Anti-GBM effects of polyphenolic extract from Avicennia marina. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 351. 120107–120107. 1 indexed citations

Murugesan, Akshaya, et al.. (2024). Novel tetrahydroquinoline derivatives induce ROS-mediated apoptosis in glioblastoma cells. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 200. 106842–106842. 3 indexed citations

Murugesan, Akshaya, Thiyagarajan Ramesh, Srivatsan Kidambi, et al.. (2023). Bias-force guided simulations combined with experimental validations towards GPR17 modulators identification. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 160. 114320–114320. 8 indexed citations

Murugesan, Akshaya, Anita Shrestha, Konda Mani Saravanan, et al.. (2023). Methanodibenzo[b,f][1,5]dioxocins as Novel Glutaminase Inhibitor with Anti-Glioblastoma Potential. Cancers. 15(4). 1010–1010. 5 indexed citations

Kandhavelu, Meenakshisundaram, et al.. (2023). Marine halophyte derived polyphenols inhibit glioma cell growth through mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 159. 114288–114288. 6 indexed citations

Subramanian, Kumar, Phuong L. Doan, Konda Mani Saravanan, et al.. (2023). A novel EGFR inhibitor, HNPMI, regulates apoptosis and oncogenesis by modulating BCL‐2/BAX and p53 in colon cancer. British Journal of Pharmacology. 181(1). 107–124. 16 indexed citations

Murugesan, Akshaya, et al.. (2023). Mitochondrial complex III bypass complex I to induce ROS in GPR17 signaling activation in GBM. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 162. 114678–114678. 4 indexed citations

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Saravanan, Konda Mani, Thiyagarajan Ramesh, Olli Yli‐Harja, Meenakshisundaram Kandhavelu, & Akshaya Murugesan. (2023). Structural analysis of human G‐protein‐coupled receptor 17 ligand binding sites. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 124(4). 533–544. 1 indexed citations

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Subramanian, Kumar, et al.. (2022). Programmed cell death detection methods: a systematic review and a categorical comparison. APOPTOSIS. 27(7-8). 482–508. 227 indexed citations breakdown →

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Murugesan, Akshaya, et al.. (2022). P2Y1 agonist HIC in combination with androgen receptor inhibitor abiraterone acetate impairs cell growth of prostate cancer. APOPTOSIS. 27(3-4). 283–295. 3 indexed citations

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Murugesan, Akshaya, et al.. (2021). Functional Characterization of HIC, a P2Y1 agonist, As a p53 Stabilizer for Prostate Cancer Cell Death Induction. Future Medicinal Chemistry. 13(21). 1845–1864. 3 indexed citations

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Mutharasu, Gnanavel, Akshaya Murugesan, Konda Mani Saravanan, Olli Yli‐Harja, & Meenakshisundaram Kandhavelu. (2021). Identifying the miRNA Signature Association with Aging-Related Senescence in Glioblastoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(2). 517–517. 9 indexed citations

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Murugesan, Akshaya, et al.. (2021). Molecular modeling and dynamics studies of the synthetic small molecule agonists with GPR17 and P2Y1 receptor. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 40(23). 12908–12916. 3 indexed citations

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Murugesan, Akshaya, Ana S. Macedo, Nga T. T. Nguyen, et al.. (2020). Design and Synthesis of Novel Quinic Acid Derivatives: In Vitro Cytotoxicity and Anticancer Effect on Glioblastoma. Future Medicinal Chemistry. 12(21). 1891–1910. 14 indexed citations

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Murugesan, Akshaya, et al.. (2020). Anticancer activity of THMPP: Downregulation of PI3K/ S6K1 in breast cancer cell line. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 28(4). 495–503. 5 indexed citations

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Musa, Aliyu, Akshaya Murugesan, Carlos A. M. Afonso, et al.. (2019). Battling Glioblastoma: A Novel Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor with Multi-Dimensional Anti-Tumor Effect. Cells. 8(12). 1624–1624. 6 indexed citations

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Saravanan, Konda Mani, et al.. (2019). Synthesis and preclinical validation of novel P2Y1 receptor ligands as a potent anti-prostate cancer agent. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 18938–18938. 21 indexed citations

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Murugesan, Akshaya, V. Kaviyarasan, & J. Muthumary. (2017). Morphological and molecular characterization of Pleurotus flabellatus from Paechiparai forest of Tamil Nadu, India.. 48(2). 70–75. 1 indexed citations

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