Aseem Kumar

14.8k citations

69 papers · 9.5k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 34

Impact in

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology top 0.05%
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine top 0.1%
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU

Papers in ⓘ

Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 8
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU 4
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 3

Co-authors: Joseph E. Parrillo (24 shared papers)Anand Kumar (25 shared papers)Bruce Light (3 shared papers)Sergio Zanotti (3 shared papers)Daniel Feinstein (4 shared papers)Leo Taiberg (2 shared papers)Kenneth E. Wood (3 shared papers)Satendra Sharma (2 shared papers)
Journals: Critical Care Medicine (8 papers)Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (4 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (3 papers)Critical Care (2 papers)Science (2 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Saudi Arabia

In The Last Decade

Aseem Kumar

68 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Initiation of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Therapy Results in a Fivefold Reduction of Survival in Human Septic Shock 2009 · 824 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 CHEST Journal
2006 Critical Care Medicine
1996 The Journal of Experimental Medicine

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1	Duration of hypotension before initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy is the critical determinant of survival in human septic shock* Critical Care Medicine ·Anand Kumar, Daniel Roberts, Kenneth E. Wood, Bruce Light, Joseph E. Parrillo, Satendra Sharma, Robert Suppes, Daniel Feinstein, Sergio Zanotti, Leo Taiberg, David P. Gurka, Aseem Kumar, Mary Cheang Hit paper breakdown →	2006	4125
2	Initiation of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Therapy Results in a Fivefold Reduction of Survival in Human Septic Shock CHEST Journal ·Anand Kumar, Peter Ellis, Yaseen M. Arabi, Dan Roberts, Bruce Light, Joseph E. Parrillo, Peter Dodek, Gordon Wood, Aseem Kumar, David Simón, Cheryl Peters, Muhammad Ahsan, Dan Château Hit paper breakdown →	2009	824
3	Tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 1beta are responsible for in vitro myocardial cell depression induced by human septic shock serum. The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Aseem Kumar, V Thota, Linda Dee, Jeanne Olson, Eugene Uretz, Joseph E. Parrillo Hit paper breakdown →	1996	614
4	Defective TNF-α-Induced Apoptosis in STAT1-Null Cells Due to Low Constitutive Levels of Caspases Science ·Aseem Kumar, Mairead Commane, T W Flickinger, Curt M. Horvath, George R. Stark	1997	449
5	Septic Shock Attributed to Candida Infection: Importance of Empiric Therapy and Source Control Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Marin H. Kollef, Scott T. Micek, Naomi Hampton, Joshua A. Doherty, Aseem Kumar	2012	335
6	Deficient cytokine signaling in mouse embryo fibroblasts with a targeted deletion in the PKR gene: role of IRF-1 and NF-kappa B The EMBO Journal ·Aseem Kumar	1997	305
7	Early combination antibiotic therapy yields improved survival compared with monotherapy in septic shock: A propensity-matched analysis* Critical Care Medicine ·Anand Kumar, Ryan Zarychanski, Bruce Light, Joseph E. Parrillo, Dennis G. Maki, Dieter Simon, Denny Laporta, Steve Lapinsky, Peter Ellis, Yazdan Mirzanejad, Greg Martinka, Sean Keenan, Gordon Wood, Yaseen M. Arabi, Daniel Feinstein, Aseem Kumar, Peter Dodek, Laura Kravetsky, Steve Doucette	2010	302
8	Clinical review: Myocardial depression in sepsis and septic shock. Critical Care ·Olivier Court, Aseem Kumar, Joseph E. Parrillo, Anand Kumar	2002	294
9	Blockage of NF-κB Signaling by Selective Ablation of an mRNA target by 2-5A Antisense Chimeras Science ·Avudaiappan Maran, Ratan K. Maitra, Aseem Kumar, Beihua Dong, Wei Xiao, Guiying Li, Bryan Williams, Paul F. Torrence, Robert H. Silverman	1994	188
10	Myocardial dysfunction in the patient with sepsis Current Opinion in Critical Care ·Sreenandh Krishnagopalan, Aseem Kumar, Joseph E. Parrillo, Anand Kumar	2002	183
11	Association between Source of Infection and Hospital Mortality in Patients Who Have Septic Shock American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Aleksandra Leligdowicz, Peter Dodek, Monica Norena, Hubert Wong, Aseem Kumar, Anand Kumar	2014	179
12	Clinical characteristics, sepsis interventions and outcomes in the obese patients with septic shock: an international multicenter cohort study Critical Care ·Yaseen M. Arabi, Saqib I. Dara, Hani Tamim, Asgar Rishu, Abderrezak Bouchama, Mohammad Khedr, Daniel Feinstein, Joseph E. Parrillo, Kenneth E. Wood, Sean Keenan, Sergio Zanotti, Greg Martinka, Aseem Kumar, Anand Kumar	2013	152
13	The Duration of Hypotension before the Initiation of Antibiotic Treatment Is a Critical Determinant of Survival in a Murine Model ofEscherichia coliSeptic Shock: Association with Serum Lactate and Inflammatory Cytokine Levels The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Anand Kumar, Cameron Haery, Bhanu Paladugu, Aseem Kumar, Simon Symeoneides, Leo Taiberg, Jailan Osman, Gordon M. Trenholme, Steven M. Opal, Roy D. Goldfarb, Joseph E. Parrillo	2005	143
14	Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the United States Yearbook of Critical Care Medicine ·Aseem Kumar	2008	120
15	Cytokine modulation in sepsis and septic shock Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs ·Sergio Zanotti, Anand Kumar, Aseem Kumar	2002	83
16	Cloning and Characterization of the Human Heparanase-1 (HPR1) Gene Promoter Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Ping Jiang, Aseem Kumar, Joseph E. Parrillo, Laurie A. Dempsey, Jeffrey L. Platt, Richard A. Prinz, Xiulong Xu	2002	76
17	Myocardial dysfunction in septic shock: Part II. Role of cytokines and nitric oxide Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia ·Anand Kumar, Ana C. Krieger, Simon Symeoneides, Aseem Kumar, Joseph E. Parrillo	2001	66
18	Bactericidal efficacy of liposomal aminoglycosides against Burkholderia cenocepacia Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy ·Majed Halwani, Clement Mugabe, Ali Azghani, Robert M. Lafrenie, Aseem Kumar, Abdelwahab Omri	2007	64
19	Human Serum from Patients with Septic Shock Activates Transcription Factors STAT1, IRF1, and NF-κB and Induces Apoptosis in Human Cardiac Myocytes Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Aseem Kumar, Anand Kumar, M. Paul, Danielle Brabant, Amadeo M. Parissenti, Chilakamarti V. Ramana, Xiulong Xu, Joseph E. Parrillo	2005	54
20	Protective effects of methyl gallate on H2O2-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·James A. G. Crispo, Matthew Piché, Dominique R. Ansell, Joseph K. Eibl, Isabella T. Tai, Aseem Kumar, Gregory M. Ross, T.C. Tai	2010	53

About Aseem Kumar

Aseem Kumar is a scholar working on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Clinical Biochemistry, Family Practice and Immunology, having authored 69 papers that have together received 9.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (21 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (9 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (7 papers), interferon and immune responses (7 papers), Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (6 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (4 papers), Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (4 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (1.1k citations), Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (1.6k citations), Clinical Biochemistry (1.8k citations), Family Practice (347 citations) and Molecular Medicine (761 citations). Aseem Kumar has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Saudi Arabia. Frequent co-authors include Joseph E. Parrillo, Anand Kumar, Bruce Light, Sergio Zanotti, Daniel Feinstein, Leo Taiberg, Kenneth E. Wood, Satendra Sharma, Daniel Roberts and Mary Cheang. Their work appears in journals such as Critical Care Medicine, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Critical Care and Science.

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