Azad Kumar

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Azad Kumar is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Azad Kumar has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Epidemiology, 6 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Azad Kumar's work include Respiratory viral infections research (10 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (5 papers) and Animal Virus Infections Studies (4 papers). Azad Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory viral infections research (10 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (5 papers) and Animal Virus Infections Studies (4 papers). Azad Kumar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Saudi Arabia. Azad Kumar's co-authors include Barney S. Graham, Man Chen, Jason S. McLellan, Tim Beaumont, Ulrich Baxa, Peter D. Kwong, Kayvon Modjarrad, Ningshao Xia, Kevin W. Graepel and Min Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Azad Kumar

19 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Structure of RSV Fusion Glycoprotein Trimer Bound to a Pr... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 200 400 600
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.

  1. Structure of RSV Fusion Glycoprotein Trimer Bound to a Prefusion-Specific Neutralizing Antibody
    2013 617 citations Jason S. McLellan, Man Chen et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Azad Kumar United States 14 824 505 227 211 102 21 1.2k
Jackson S. Turner United States 15 277 0.3× 522 1.0× 171 0.8× 27 0.1× 66 0.6× 28 1.0k
Laurent Detalle Belgium 10 170 0.2× 207 0.4× 150 0.7× 122 0.6× 22 0.2× 16 590
Frank O. Bastian United States 19 330 0.4× 77 0.2× 311 1.4× 49 0.2× 25 0.2× 44 927
Yuko Katayama Japan 18 492 0.6× 222 0.4× 115 0.5× 24 0.1× 56 0.5× 45 829
Igor Jurak Croatia 18 755 0.9× 71 0.1× 663 2.9× 85 0.4× 112 1.1× 29 1.5k
Pablo Penaloza‐MacMaster United States 23 195 0.2× 420 0.8× 286 1.3× 36 0.2× 67 0.7× 53 1.6k
Adam D. Werts United States 15 105 0.1× 158 0.3× 305 1.3× 140 0.7× 16 0.2× 20 908
Helen E. Ambrose United Kingdom 14 870 1.1× 741 1.5× 176 0.8× 15 0.1× 29 0.3× 18 1.6k
Céline Deffrasnes Australia 16 263 0.3× 277 0.5× 120 0.5× 29 0.1× 43 0.4× 22 699
G. Saikumar India 18 119 0.1× 240 0.5× 167 0.7× 33 0.2× 181 1.8× 82 811

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Fields of papers citing papers by Azad Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Azad Kumar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Azad Kumar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Azad Kumar based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Azad Kumar. Azad Kumar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kumar, Azad, et al.. (2024). Comparison of three-port versus four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(1). 235–239.
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Talarico, Laura B., Fausto M Ferolla, Patricio L. Acosta, et al.. (2024). Antibody levels against respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein conformations and lack of association with life-threatening infection in previously healthy infants. Vaccine. 42(25). 126119–126119. 1 indexed citations
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Kumar, Azad, Sumit Kumar, Anees A. Ansari, et al.. (2023). Recent progress in nanocomposite-oriented triboelectric and piezoelectric energy generators: An overview. Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects. 36. 101046–101046. 8 indexed citations
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Haren, Simon D. van, Gabriel Kristian Pedersen, Azad Kumar, et al.. (2022). CAF08 adjuvant enables single dose protection against respiratory syncytial virus infection in murine newborns. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4234–4234. 20 indexed citations
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Kumar, Azad. (2022). Innovative Nanocomposites for the Remediation and Decontamination of Wastewater. IGI Global eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Phung, Emily, Lauren A. Chang, Kaitlyn M. Morabito, et al.. (2019). Epitope-Specific Serological Assays for RSV: Conformation Matters. Vaccines. 7(1). 23–23. 21 indexed citations
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Mazur, Natalie I, Nicole Horsley, Janet A. Englund, et al.. (2018). Breast Milk Prefusion F Immunoglobulin G as a Correlate of Protection Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus Acute Respiratory Illness. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 219(1). 59–67. 53 indexed citations
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Kumar, Azad. (2017). Optimization of control factors for EN-42 on WEDM using Taguchi method. International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research. 5(2). 371–376.
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Sastry, Mallika, Baoshan Zhang, Man Chen, et al.. (2017). Adjuvants and the vaccine response to the DS-Cav1-stabilized fusion glycoprotein of respiratory syncytial virus. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0186854–e0186854. 39 indexed citations
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Tian, Daiyin, Michael B. Battles, Syed M. Moin, et al.. (2017). Structural basis of respiratory syncytial virus subtype-dependent neutralization by an antibody targeting the fusion glycoprotein. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1877–1877. 49 indexed citations
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Gilman, Morgan S. A., Syed M. Moin, Vicente Más, et al.. (2015). Characterization of a Prefusion-Specific Antibody That Recognizes a Quaternary, Cleavage-Dependent Epitope on the RSV Fusion Glycoprotein. PLoS Pathogens. 11(7). e1005035–e1005035. 102 indexed citations
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McLellan, Jason S., Man Chen, Sherman S. Leung, et al.. (2013). Structure of RSV Fusion Glycoprotein Trimer Bound to a Prefusion-Specific Neutralizing Antibody. Science. 340(6136). 1113–1117. 617 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kumar, Azad, J. Raphael Gibbs, Alexandra Beilina, et al.. (2012). Age-associated changes in gene expression in human brain and isolated neurons. Neurobiology of Aging. 34(4). 1199–1209. 44 indexed citations
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Kuhn, Alexandre, Azad Kumar, Alexandra Beilina, et al.. (2012). Cell population-specific expression analysis of human cerebellum. BMC Genomics. 13(1). 610–610. 35 indexed citations
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Kumar, Azad & Mark Cookson. (2011). Role of LRRK2 kinase dysfunction in Parkinson disease. Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. 13. e20–e20. 24 indexed citations
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Kumar, Azad, Elisa Greggio, Alexandra Beilina, et al.. (2010). The Parkinson's Disease Associated LRRK2 Exhibits Weaker In Vitro Phosphorylation of 4E-BP Compared to Autophosphorylation. PLoS ONE. 5(1). e8730–e8730. 76 indexed citations
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Gronich, Naomi, et al.. (2010). Molecular remodeling of ion channels, exchangers and pumps in atrial and ventricular myocytes in ischemic cardiomyopathy. Channels. 4(2). 101–107. 25 indexed citations
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Kumar, Azad, Elisa Greggio, Alexandra Beilina, et al.. (2010). The Parkinson's disease associated LRRK2 exhibits weaker in vitro phosphorylation of 4E‐BP compared to autophosphorylation. The FASEB Journal. 24(S1). 1 indexed citations

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