Kaavya Krishna Kumar

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 991 citations indexed

About

Kaavya Krishna Kumar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaavya Krishna Kumar has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 991 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kaavya Krishna Kumar's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (5 papers) and Hemoglobin structure and function (4 papers). Kaavya Krishna Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (5 papers) and Hemoglobin structure and function (4 papers). Kaavya Krishna Kumar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Denmark. Kaavya Krishna Kumar's co-authors include Brian K. Kobilka, Daniel Hilger, Georgios Skiniotis, Hongli Hu, Naomi R. Latorraca, Ron O. Dror, Hideaki Kato, Sanjay V. Malhotra, Samuel D. Banister and Asuka Inoue and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Kaavya Krishna Kumar

21 papers receiving 987 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.

Structure of a Signaling Cannabinoid Receptor 1-G Protein Complex

2019 318 citations Kaavya Krishna Kumar, Moran Shalev-Benami et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaavya Krishna Kumar United States	14	689	394	188	104	94	21	991
Moran Shalev-Benami Israel	11	607 0.9×	259 0.7×	163 0.9×	35 0.3×	47 0.5×	14	834
Bernd Krämer Germany	17	433 0.6×	218 0.6×	50 0.3×	46 0.4×	41 0.4×	29	1.0k
L. Michel Espinoza‐Fonseca United States	20	833 1.2×	98 0.2×	116 0.6×	106 1.0×	42 0.4×	59	1.1k
Youwen Zhuang China	12	661 1.0×	323 0.8×	129 0.7×	18 0.2×	94 1.0×	18	896
Bruce J. Melancon United States	15	1.1k 1.6×	371 0.9×	89 0.5×	57 0.5×	13 0.1×	36	1.4k
Tamara Tsalkova United States	22	1.1k 1.6×	150 0.4×	60 0.3×	105 1.0×	35 0.4×	28	1.5k
Kuglae Kim South Korea	13	532 0.8×	396 1.0×	31 0.2×	59 0.6×	72 0.8×	23	874
Joel Karpiak United States	13	729 1.1×	330 0.8×	63 0.3×	43 0.4×	100 1.1×	14	991
B. de Costa United States	7	1.8k 2.6×	538 1.4×	130 0.7×	155 1.5×	38 0.4×	7	2.0k
Earl J. Gubbins United States	19	954 1.4×	126 0.3×	67 0.4×	42 0.4×	57 0.6×	26	1.3k

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O’Brien, Evan S., Amal El Daibani, Shainnel O. Eans, et al.. (2024). A µ-opioid receptor modulator that works cooperatively with naloxone. Nature. 631(8021). 686–693. 18 indexed citations

Kumar, Kaavya Krishna, Haoqing Wang, Chris Habrian, et al.. (2024). Stepwise activation of a metabotropic glutamate receptor. Nature. 629(8013). 951–956. 19 indexed citations

O’Brien, Evan S., Amal El Daibani, Shainnel O. Eans, et al.. (2024). Negative allosteric modulation of the µ-opioid receptor. Biophysical Journal. 123(3). 353a–353a. 1 indexed citations

Kumar, Kaavya Krishna, Michael J. Robertson, Haoqing Wang, et al.. (2023). Structural basis for activation of CB1 by an endocannabinoid analog. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2672–2672. 29 indexed citations

Kumar, Kaavya Krishna, Evan S. O’Brien, Chris Habrian, et al.. (2023). Negative allosteric modulation of the glucagon receptor by RAMP2. Cell. 186(7). 1465–1477.e18. 33 indexed citations

Hilger, Daniel, Kaavya Krishna Kumar, Hongli Hu, et al.. (2020). Structural insights into differences in G protein activation by family A and family B GPCRs. Science. 369(6503). 96 indexed citations

Kumar, Ashwani, Jonas S. Mortensen, Yang Du, et al.. (2019). Self‐Assembly Behaviors of a Penta‐Phenylene Maltoside and Its Application for Membrane Protein Study. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 14(11). 1926–1931. 11 indexed citations

Kato, Hideaki, Yan Zhang, Hongli Hu, et al.. (2019). Conformational transitions of a neurotensin receptor 1–Gi1 complex. Nature. 572(7767). 80–85. 182 indexed citations

Kumar, Kaavya Krishna, Moran Shalev-Benami, Michael J. Robertson, et al.. (2019). Structure of a Signaling Cannabinoid Receptor 1-G Protein Complex. Cell. 176(3). 448–458.e12. 318 indexed citations breakdown →

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Banister, Samuel D., Kaavya Krishna Kumar, Vineet Kumar, Brian K. Kobilka, & Sanjay V. Malhotra. (2019). Selective modulation of the cannabinoid type 1 (CB₁) receptor as an emerging platform for the treatment of neuropathic pain. MedChemComm. 10(5). 647–659. 18 indexed citations

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Du, Yang, Parameswaran Hariharan, Jonas S. Mortensen, et al.. (2018). Asymmetric maltose neopentyl glycol amphiphiles for a membrane protein study: effect of detergent asymmetricity on protein stability. Chemical Science. 10(4). 1107–1116. 30 indexed citations

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Kumar, Kaavya Krishna, David A. Jacques, J.M. Guss, & David A. Gell. (2014). The structure of α-haemoglobin in complex with a haemoglobin-binding domain fromStaphylococcus aureusreveals the elusive α-haemoglobin dimerization interface. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications. 70(8). 1032–1037. 6 indexed citations

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Balasubramanian, Sivaraman, Kaavya Krishna Kumar, & Paul N. Baird. (2014). The role of proteases and inflammatory molecules in triggering neovascular age-related macular degeneration: basic science to clinical relevance. Translational research. 164(3). 179–192. 13 indexed citations

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Dickson, Claire F., Kaavya Krishna Kumar, David A. Jacques, et al.. (2014). Structure of the Hemoglobin-IsdH Complex Reveals the Molecular Basis of Iron Capture by Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(10). 6728–6738. 38 indexed citations

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Kumar, Kaavya Krishna, Antony W. Burgess, & Jacqueline M. Gulbis. (2014). Structure and function of LGR5: An enigmatic G-protein coupled receptor marking stem cells. Protein Science. 23(5). 551–565. 34 indexed citations

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Spirig, Thomas, G. Reza Malmirchegini, Jiang Zhang, et al.. (2012). Staphylococcus aureus Uses a Novel Multidomain Receptor to Break Apart Human Hemoglobin and Steal Its Heme. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(2). 1065–1078. 47 indexed citations

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Kumar, Kaavya Krishna, David A. Jacques, Gleb Pishchany, et al.. (2011). Structural Basis for Hemoglobin Capture by Staphylococcus aureus Cell-surface Protein, IsdH. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(44). 38439–38447. 46 indexed citations

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Kumar, Kaavya Krishna, Claire F. Dickson, Mitchell J. Weiss, Joel P. Mackay, & David A. Gell. (2010). AHSP (α-haemoglobin-stabilizing protein) stabilizes apo-α-haemoglobin in a partially folded state. Biochemical Journal. 432(2). 275–282. 13 indexed citations

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Ravi, Maddaly, et al.. (2007). Hybridoma Generation by In Vitro Immunization of Murine Splenocytes with Cytosolic Proteins of Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) Mitotic Cells. Hybridoma. 26(5). 311–315. 4 indexed citations

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Kumar, Kaavya Krishna, et al.. (1997). Pre‐monsoon maximum and minimum temperatures over India in relation to the summer monsoon rainfall. International Journal of Climatology. 17(10). 1115–1127. 1 indexed citations

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