Kiran Vanaja

775 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 531 citations indexed

About

Kiran Vanaja is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Kiran Vanaja has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 531 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Epidemiology, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Kiran Vanaja's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (2 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 papers). Kiran Vanaja is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (2 papers) and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 papers). Kiran Vanaja collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Singapore. Kiran Vanaja's co-authors include Andre Levchenko, Margo P. Cain, Raghu Kalluri, Yasir Suhail, Paul Kurywchak, Kshitiz Gupta, Sarat Chandarlapaty, Jacob A. Boyer, Sunyana Gadal and Hilla Solomon and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Molecular Cell and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In The Last Decade

Kiran Vanaja

12 papers receiving 517 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Systems Biology of Cancer Metastasis

2019 318 citations Yasir Suhail, Margo P. Cain et al. Cell Systems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kiran Vanaja United States	8	239	131	114	64	49	12	531
Michail Diakosavvas Greece	10	222 0.9×	104 0.8×	105 0.9×	61 1.0×	32 0.7×	35	549
Z. Günnur Dikmen Türkiye	17	562 2.4×	118 0.9×	70 0.6×	56 0.9×	56 1.1×	40	974
Arie Bitterman Israel	13	231 1.0×	148 1.1×	51 0.4×	47 0.7×	29 0.6×	38	553
Antonios Koutras Greece	10	205 0.9×	68 0.5×	91 0.8×	65 1.0×	28 0.6×	51	479
Ester Gonzalez‐Sanchez Spain	15	249 1.0×	185 1.4×	90 0.8×	44 0.7×	51 1.0×	25	605
Rébécca Phaëton United States	13	261 1.1×	107 0.8×	127 1.1×	83 1.3×	62 1.3×	31	628
Feng‐Shu Hsieh Taiwan	12	210 0.9×	116 0.9×	67 0.6×	83 1.3×	13 0.3×	19	494
Nathan A. Brooks United States	16	159 0.7×	106 0.8×	49 0.4×	121 1.9×	138 2.8×	41	775
Egarit Noulsri Thailand	13	216 0.9×	55 0.4×	47 0.4×	47 0.7×	58 1.2×	50	695

Countries citing papers authored by Kiran Vanaja

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kiran Vanaja

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kiran Vanaja

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Li, Xiong, Sangwoo Shim, Kiran Vanaja, et al.. (2022). Signal amplification in growth cone gradient sensing by a double negative feedback loop among PTEN, PI(3,4,5)P3 and actomyosin. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 123. 103772–103772. 1 indexed citations

2.

Vanaja, Kiran, Jacob A. Boyer, Sunyana Gadal, et al.. (2021). Regulation of PTEN translation by PI3K signaling maintains pathway homeostasis. Molecular Cell. 81(4). 708–723.e5. 84 indexed citations

3.

Suhail, Yasir, Margo P. Cain, Kiran Vanaja, et al.. (2019). Systems Biology of Cancer Metastasis. Cell Systems. 9(2). 109–127. 318 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vanaja, Kiran, Winston Timp, Andrew P. Feinberg, & Andre Levchenko. (2018). A Loss of Epigenetic Control Can Promote Cell Death through Reversing the Balance of Pathways in a Signaling Network. Molecular Cell. 72(1). 60–70.e3. 11 indexed citations

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Foxman, Ellen F., James A. Storer, Kiran Vanaja, Andre Levchenko, & Akiko Iwasaki. (2016). Two interferon-independent double-stranded RNA-induced host defense strategies suppress the common cold virus at warm temperature. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(30). 8496–8501. 48 indexed citations

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Vanaja, Kiran, et al.. (2014). Comparative Study of Effectiveness of Clindamycin Monotherapy and Clindamycin - Benzoyl Peroxide Combination Therapy in Grade II Acne Patients. Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 7(1). 1 indexed citations

7.

Vanaja, Kiran, et al.. (2000). Membrane Sweeping in Conjunction With Labor Induction. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 96(4). 539–542. 5 indexed citations

8.

Chua, S., Ling Ho, Kiran Vanaja, et al.. (1998). Validation of a Laboratory Method of Measuring Postpartum Blood Loss. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 46(1). 31–33. 32 indexed citations

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Chua, S., et al.. (1998). The reliability of catheter‐tip transducers for the measurement of intrauterine pressure in the third stage of labour. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 105(3). 352–356. 10 indexed citations

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Kumar, Vishwajeet, et al.. (1984). Breast feeding pattern in urban infants in Chandigarh. The Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 51(1). 13–19. 4 indexed citations

11.

Kumar, Vijay, et al.. (1982). Beliefs and practices of urban mothers regarding “hot” and “cold” foods in childhood illnesses. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics. 2(2). 93–96. 8 indexed citations

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Kumar, Vijay, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Poonam Khanna, & Kiran Vanaja. (1981). Breast vs bottle feeding-impact on growth in urban infants. The Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 48(3). 271–275. 9 indexed citations

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