Madhu Kumar

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Madhu Kumar is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Madhu Kumar has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Oncology, 13 papers in Surgery and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Madhu Kumar's work include Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers). Madhu Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers). Madhu Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and United Kingdom. Madhu Kumar's co-authors include Tyler Jacks, Phillip A. Sharp, Stefan J. Erkeland, Margaret S. Ebert, Julian Downward, Markus E. Diefenbacher, Gordon Stamp, Michael D. Feldman, Marcia S. Brose and Christine Chin and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Madhu Kumar

37 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

BRAF and RAS mutations in human lung cancer and melanoma. 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2008 250 500 750
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. BRAF and RAS mutations in human lung cancer and melanoma.
    2002 841 citations Marcia S. Brose, Michael D. Feldman et al. profile →
  2. Suppression of non-small cell lung tumor development by the let-7 microRNA family
    2008 707 citations Madhu Kumar, Tyler Jacks et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Madhu Kumar India 12 2.3k 1.1k 828 458 225 54 2.9k
Jan J. Molenaar Netherlands 32 1.8k 0.8× 932 0.8× 894 1.1× 296 0.6× 168 0.7× 91 3.2k
Henrik Edgren Finland 24 1.9k 0.8× 979 0.9× 546 0.7× 502 1.1× 265 1.2× 53 2.7k
Hege G. Russnes Norway 23 1.6k 0.7× 1.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 397 0.9× 310 1.4× 55 3.0k
Ruli Gao United States 18 1.8k 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 1.0k 1.3× 353 0.8× 217 1.0× 31 2.8k
Joel Greshock United States 27 2.7k 1.2× 1.7k 1.5× 979 1.2× 325 0.7× 343 1.5× 63 4.0k
Thomas Botton France 12 1.2k 0.5× 702 0.6× 821 1.0× 354 0.8× 245 1.1× 14 2.1k
Maija Wolf Finland 28 2.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 739 0.9× 647 1.4× 384 1.7× 45 3.6k
Manav Korpal United States 15 2.2k 1.0× 1.8k 1.5× 907 1.1× 702 1.5× 93 0.4× 23 3.3k
Kristine Kleivi Sahlberg Norway 26 1.8k 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 700 0.8× 237 0.5× 236 1.0× 60 2.7k
Kurt W. Evans United States 21 1.7k 0.7× 842 0.7× 1.8k 2.1× 388 0.8× 170 0.8× 46 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Madhu Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Madhu Kumar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Madhu Kumar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Madhu 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 Madhu Kumar. Madhu Kumar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Gangwar, A., et al.. (2025). Quantification of Circulating HPV DNA as a Biomarker for Cervical pre-cancer and cancer: A Pilot Study. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 26(5). 1681–1687.
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Kumar, Sravan, et al.. (2024). BCSDNCC: A Secure Blockchain SDN framework for IoT and Cloud Computing. International Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Technovation. 26–44. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Madhu, et al.. (2023). Immunohistochemical Expression of p16 and CDK4 in Soft Tissue Tumors. Cureus. 15(3). e35713–e35713.
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Kumar, Madhu, et al.. (2023). A Comparative Analysis of Liquid-Based Cytology and Conventional Smears in Fine-Needle Aspirates of Thyroid Lesions. Cureus. 15(9). e45353–e45353. 4 indexed citations
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Agarwal, Preeti, et al.. (2022). Expression of aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma and its correlation with clinicopathological parameters. National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery. 13(2). 208–215. 10 indexed citations
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Rana, Chanchal, Suresh Babu, Madhu Kumar, et al.. (2021). Diagnostic Relevance of GATA 3 Expression in Urinary Bladder Carcinoma of Divergent Differentiation and Other Histological Variants. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 12(4). 678–685. 2 indexed citations
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Kumar, Madhu, et al.. (2019). Chandelier-assisted scleral buckling in an eye with longstanding inert foreign body with fresh rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 67(3). 429–429. 1 indexed citations
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Ram, Hari, Satish Kumar, Virendra Atam, & Madhu Kumar. (2019). Primary tuberculosis of zygomatic bone: A rare case report. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 13(5). 815–817. 3 indexed citations
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Rana, Chanchal, et al.. (2019). Diagnostic utility of GATA3 immunohistochemical expression in urothelial carcinoma. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology. 62(2). 244–244. 25 indexed citations
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Kumar, Madhu, et al.. (2018). Liquid-based cytology versus conventional cytology in fine-needle aspirates of salivary gland neoplasms. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology. 61(1). 45–45. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Madhu, et al.. (2018). Fluorescein cap: Fluorescein angiographic feature of retinal cavernous hemangioma. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 66(10). 1473–1473. 1 indexed citations
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Molina‐Arcas, Míriam, David C. Hancock, Clare Sheridan, Madhu Kumar, & Julian Downward. (2013). Coordinate Direct Input of Both KRAS and IGF1 Receptor to Activation of PI3 kinase in KRAS -Mutant Lung Cancer. Cancer Discovery. 3(5). 548–563. 123 indexed citations
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Castellano, Esther, Clare Sheridan, May Zaw Thin, et al.. (2013). Requirement for Interaction of PI3-Kinase p110α with RAS in Lung Tumor Maintenance. Cancer Cell. 24(5). 617–630. 139 indexed citations
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Kumar, Madhu, et al.. (2012). Cytodiagnosis of cutaneous metastases from gall bladder carcinoma on scalp. Journal of Cytology. 29(4). 277–277. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Madhu, David C. Hancock, Míriam Molina‐Arcas, et al.. (2012). The GATA2 Transcriptional Network Is Requisite for RAS Oncogene-Driven Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cell. 149(3). 642–655. 215 indexed citations
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Kumar, Madhu, Keara Lane, Christine Chin, et al.. (2009). Dicer1 functions as a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor. Genes & Development. 23(23). 2700–2704. 349 indexed citations
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Ma, Changqing, Kelly M. Quesnelle, Anthony Sparano, et al.. (2009). CharacterizationCSMD1in a large set of primary lung, head and neck, breast and skin cancer tissues. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 8(10). 907–916. 72 indexed citations
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Sparano, Anthony, Kelly M. Quesnelle, Madhu Kumar, et al.. (2006). Genome‐Wide Profiling of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Array‐Based Comparative Genomic Hybridization. The Laryngoscope. 116(5). 735–741. 53 indexed citations

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