Asok Kumar

9.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
73 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Asok Kumar is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Asok Kumar has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Physiology, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Asok Kumar's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (25 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (16 papers) and Skin and Cellular Biology Research (8 papers). Asok Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (25 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (16 papers) and Skin and Cellular Biology Research (8 papers). Asok Kumar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Asok Kumar's co-authors include Ralph A. Nixon, Corrinne M. Peterhoff, Ana María Cuervo, Wai Haung Yu, Anne M. Cataldo, Panaiyur S. Mohan, Ju‐Hyun Lee, Efrat Levy, Jerzy Węgiel and Devin M. Wolfe and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Asok Kumar

71 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Extensive Involvement of Autophagy in Alzheimer Disease: An Immuno-Electron Microscopy Study

2005 1.2k citations Ralph A. Nixon, Asok Kumar et al. profile →
Lysosomal Proteolysis and Autophagy Require Presenilin 1 and Are Disrupted by Alzheimer-Related PS1 Mutations

2010 918 citations Ju‐Hyun Lee, Wai Haung Yu et al. Cell profile →
Macroautophagy—a novel β-amyloid peptide-generating pathway activated in Alzheimer's disease

2005 789 citations Wai Haung Yu, Ana María Cuervo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Asok Kumar United States	36	3.7k	2.8k	2.5k	1.6k	1.1k	73	7.5k
Marta Martínez‐Vicente Spain	32	2.7k 0.7×	3.1k 1.1×	3.5k 1.4×	1.7k 1.1×	2.1k 2.0×	47	7.6k
Shinji Saiki Japan	36	1.2k 0.3×	3.2k 1.1×	2.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	2.0k 1.9×	139	7.2k
Charleen T. Chu United States	66	2.6k 0.7×	6.2k 2.2×	3.9k 1.5×	1.3k 0.8×	3.6k 3.4×	146	12.7k
Kira M. Holmström United States	24	1.4k 0.4×	4.8k 1.7×	2.6k 1.0×	723 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	28	7.8k
Atsushi Tanaka Japan	15	1.3k 0.4×	5.0k 1.8×	4.4k 1.7×	1.1k 0.7×	2.2k 2.0×	30	7.8k
Moisés Garcı́a-Arencibia Spain	26	1.0k 0.3×	2.4k 0.8×	3.4k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	733 0.7×	36	6.4k
Bertrand Joseph Sweden	49	2.4k 0.6×	5.3k 1.9×	1.4k 0.5×	895 0.6×	340 0.3×	130	8.8k
Han Seok Ko United States	33	2.0k 0.5×	4.0k 1.4×	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	4.2k 3.9×	58	8.5k
Derek P. Narendra United States	21	2.2k 0.6×	8.1k 2.8×	7.4k 2.9×	1.8k 1.1×	3.4k 3.2×	37	12.9k
Maria Ankarcrona Sweden	36	2.8k 0.8×	4.9k 1.7×	595 0.2×	868 0.5×	603 0.6×	70	8.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Asok Kumar

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kumar, Asok, et al.. (2020). An OTP Integrated Optimal Key RSA Based Secure Data Communication. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology. 9(3). 2144–2151. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Ju‐Hyun, Devin M. Wolfe, Sandipkumar Darji, et al.. (2020). β2-adrenergic Agonists Rescue Lysosome Acidification and Function in PSEN1 Deficiency by Reversing Defective ER-to-lysosome Delivery of ClC-7. Journal of Molecular Biology. 432(8). 2633–2650. 27 indexed citations

Yuan, Aidong, Veeranna, Henry Sershen, et al.. (2018). Neurofilament light interaction with GluN1 modulates neurotransmission and schizophrenia-associated behaviors. Translational Psychiatry. 8(1). 167–167. 40 indexed citations

Yang, Dun-Sheng, Philip Stavrides, Asok Kumar, et al.. (2017). Cyclodextrin has conflicting actions on autophagy flux in vivo in brains of normal and Alzheimer model mice. Human Molecular Genetics. 26(5). ddx001–ddx001. 30 indexed citations

Pérez‐González, Rocío, Sébastien A. Gauthier, Asok Kumar, Mariko Saito, & Efrat Levy. (2016). A Method for Isolation of Extracellular Vesicles and Characterization of Exosomes from Brain Extracellular Space. Methods in molecular biology. 1545. 139–151. 70 indexed citations

Pérez‐González, Rocío, Sébastien A. Gauthier, Asok Kumar, & Efrat Levy. (2012). The Exosome Secretory Pathway Transports Amyloid Precursor Protein Carboxyl-terminal Fragments from the Cell into the Brain Extracellular Space. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(51). 43108–43115. 315 indexed citations

Duffy, Áine, Synphen H. Wu, Agnieszka Staniszewski, et al.. (2011). A selective role for ARMS/Kidins220 scaffold protein in spatial memory and trophic support of entorhinal and frontal cortical neurons. Experimental Neurology. 229(2). 409–420. 31 indexed citations

Rao, Mala V., Panaiyur S. Mohan, Asok Kumar, et al.. (2011). The Myosin Va Head Domain Binds to the Neurofilament-L Rod and Modulates Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Content and Distribution within Axons. PLoS ONE. 6(2). e17087–e17087. 43 indexed citations

Dyakin, Victor V., Yuanxin Chen, Craig A. Branch, et al.. (2010). The contributions of myelin and axonal caliber to transverse relaxation time in shiverer and neurofilament-deficient mouse models. NeuroImage. 51(3). 1098–1105. 19 indexed citations

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Lee, Ju‐Hyun, Wai Haung Yu, Asok Kumar, et al.. (2010). Lysosomal Proteolysis and Autophagy Require Presenilin 1 and Are Disrupted by Alzheimer-Related PS1 Mutations. Cell. 141(7). 1146–1158. 918 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Dun‐Sheng, Asok Kumar, Philip Stavrides, et al.. (2008). Neuronal Apoptosis and Autophagy Cross Talk in Aging PS/APP Mice, a Model of Alzheimer's Disease. American Journal Of Pathology. 173(3). 665–681. 144 indexed citations

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Tong, Guo‐Xia, Mary Ann Perle, Panna Desai, Asok Kumar, & Jerry Waisman. (2003). Parachordoma or chordoma periphericum? Case report of a tumor of the thoracic wall. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 29(1). 18–23. 9 indexed citations

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Vidal, Rubén, Jorge Ghiso, Asok Kumar, et al.. (2001). Amyloid and Nonfibrillar Deposits in Mice Transgenic for Wild-Type Human Transthyretin: A Possible Model for Senile Systemic Amyloidosis. Laboratory Investigation. 81(3). 385–396. 79 indexed citations

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Calero, Miguel, Monika Pawlik, Claudio Soto, et al.. (2001). Distinct properties of wild‐type and the amyloidogenic human cystatin C variant of hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Icelandic type. Journal of Neurochemistry. 77(2). 628–637. 32 indexed citations

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Charles, Norman C., Joshua A. Young, Asok Kumar, et al.. (2000). Band-shaped and whorled microcystic dystrophy of the corneal epithelium. Ophthalmology. 107(9). 1761–1764. 17 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Batia, Rubén Vidal, Asok Kumar, Jorge Ghiso, & Gloria Gallo. (1999). Immunochemical Microanalysis of Amyloid Proteins in Fine-Needle Aspirates of Abdominal Fat. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 112(3). 403–407. 26 indexed citations

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Koudinov, Alexei R., Т. Т. Березов, Asok Kumar, & Natalia V. Koudinova. (1998). Alzheimer's amyloid β interaction with normal human plasma high density lipoprotein: association with apolipoprotein and lipids. Clinica Chimica Acta. 270(2). 75–84. 93 indexed citations

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Koudinov, Alexei R., Natalia V. Koudinova, Asok Kumar, Ronald C. Beavis, & Jorge Ghiso. (1996). Biochemical Characterization of Alzheimer's Soluble Amyloid Beta Protein in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid: Association with High Density Lipoproteins. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 223(3). 592–597. 118 indexed citations

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Kumar, Asok, et al.. (1993). Visceral leishmaniasis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: Report of two cases. Human Pathology. 24(12). 1379–1381. 2 indexed citations

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Kumar, Asok, et al.. (1964). Inter-strain Variations in Pennisetum pedicellatum. Indian Forester. 90(7). 477–483. 1 indexed citations

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