Mainak Mal

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Mainak Mal is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Complementary and alternative medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mainak Mal has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Mainak Mal's work include Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection (5 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (5 papers) and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (4 papers). Mainak Mal is often cited by papers focused on Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection (5 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (5 papers) and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (4 papers). Mainak Mal collaborates with scholars based in India, Singapore and United Kingdom. Mainak Mal's co-authors include Pulok K. Mukherjee, Kumar Venkatesan, Peter J. Houghton, Eric Chun Yong Chan, Peh Yean Cheah, Poh Koon Koh, Kong Weng Eu, Rachel Cavill, Jeremy K. Nicholson and Hector C. Keun and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Mainak Mal

17 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from plants 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 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. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from plants
    2007 668 citations Pulok K. Mukherjee, Kumar Venkatesan et al. Phytomedicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mainak Mal India 13 699 477 399 323 222 18 1.6k
Cheng‐Peng Sun China 31 1.3k 1.9× 577 1.2× 324 0.8× 373 1.2× 104 0.5× 136 3.0k
BI Kai-shun China 26 1.1k 1.5× 214 0.4× 376 0.9× 359 1.1× 260 1.2× 158 2.0k
Junke Song China 28 811 1.2× 339 0.7× 411 1.0× 216 0.7× 104 0.5× 62 2.1k
Sonja Sturm Austria 27 849 1.2× 273 0.6× 185 0.5× 467 1.4× 236 1.1× 79 1.8k
Woongchon Mar South Korea 28 1.0k 1.5× 413 0.9× 168 0.4× 392 1.2× 126 0.6× 86 2.2k
Zhanying Hong China 24 917 1.3× 316 0.7× 223 0.6× 162 0.5× 71 0.3× 96 1.9k
Chang‐Xin Zhou China 23 590 0.8× 221 0.5× 256 0.6× 304 0.9× 131 0.6× 73 1.4k
Peng‐Fei Tu China 30 1.4k 1.9× 502 1.1× 571 1.4× 945 2.9× 461 2.1× 138 2.9k
Xiaodong Wen China 30 1.3k 1.9× 256 0.5× 478 1.2× 315 1.0× 127 0.6× 78 2.2k
Raju Dash Bangladesh 25 926 1.3× 306 0.6× 209 0.5× 224 0.7× 117 0.5× 86 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mainak Mal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mainak Mal

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

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Mal, Mainak, et al.. (2026). Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: from clinical complexity to therapeutic opportunity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1).
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Mal, Mainak, et al.. (2022). Phytochemical Characterization and in vitro Antioxidant, in vitro Antidiabetic Activity of Manilkara hexandra Seed Extract. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences. 9(3). 5–9. 2 indexed citations
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Manna, Sreejan, et al.. (2020). Therapeutic Agents for COVID-19: an Overview. Current Drug Therapy. 16(1). 22–44. 1 indexed citations
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Mal, Mainak. (2016). Noninvasive Metabolic Profiling for Painless Diagnosis of Human Diseases and Disorders. Future Science OA. 2(2). FSO106–FSO106. 19 indexed citations
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Siddique, Monowarul Mobin, Ying Li, Liping Wang, et al.. (2013). Ablation of Dihydroceramide Desaturase 1, a Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Metabolic Diseases, Simultaneously Stimulates Anabolic and Catabolic Signaling. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 33(11). 2353–2369. 73 indexed citations
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Phua, Lee Cheng, Mainak Mal, Poh Koon Koh, et al.. (2012). Investigating the role of nucleoside transporters in the resistance of colorectal cancer to 5-fluorouracil therapy. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 71(3). 817–823. 33 indexed citations
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Mal, Mainak, Poh Koon Koh, Peh Yean Cheah, & Eric Chun Yong Chan. (2012). Metabotyping of human colorectal cancer using two-dimensional gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 403(2). 483–493. 55 indexed citations
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Mal, Mainak, Poh Koon Koh, Peh Yean Cheah, & Eric Chun Yong Chan. (2011). Ultra‐pressure liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry targeted profiling of arachidonic acid and eicosanoids in human colorectal cancer. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 25(6). 755–764. 37 indexed citations
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Chang, Kai, Lee Sun New, Mainak Mal, et al.. (2011). Metabolic Profiling of 3-Nitropropionic Acid Early-Stage Huntington’s Disease Rat Model Using Gas Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Proteome Research. 10(4). 2079–2087. 17 indexed citations
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Atassi, Bassel, Ozan Bağış Özgürsoy, G. Yoo, et al.. (2011). Influence of induction chemotherapy on patients’ compliance to radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 29(15_suppl). 5558–5558. 2 indexed citations
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Mal, Mainak, Poh Koon Koh, Peh Yean Cheah, & Eric Chun Yong Chan. (2009). Development and validation of a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method for the metabolic profiling of human colon tissue. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 23(4). 487–494. 47 indexed citations
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Chan, Eric Chun Yong, Poh Koon Koh, Mainak Mal, et al.. (2008). Metabolic Profiling of Human Colorectal Cancer Using High-Resolution Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (HR-MAS NMR) Spectroscopy and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). Journal of Proteome Research. 8(1). 352–361. 379 indexed citations
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Mukherjee, Pulok K., Kumar Venkatesan, Mainak Mal, & Peter J. Houghton. (2007). In vitro Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Activity of the Essential Oil from Acorus calamus and its Main Constituents. Planta Medica. 73(3). 283–285. 107 indexed citations
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Venkatesan, Kumar, et al.. (2007). Validation of HPTLC method for the analysis of taraxerol in Clitoria ternatea. Phytochemical Analysis. 19(3). 244–250. 40 indexed citations
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Mukherjee, Pulok K., Kumar Venkatesan, Mainak Mal, & Peter J. Houghton. (2007). Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from plants. Phytomedicine. 14(4). 289–300. 668 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mukherjee, Pulok K., Kumar Venkatesan, Mainak Mal, & Peter J. Houghton. (2007). Acorus calamus.: Scientific Validation of Ayurvedic Tradition from Natural Resources. Pharmaceutical Biology. 45(8). 651–666. 85 indexed citations
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Mukherjee, Pulok K., et al.. (2006). Acetylcholinesterase inhibition of oil from Acorus calamus rhizome. Planta Medica. 72(11). 4 indexed citations
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Rai, Sujay, Kakali Mukherjee, Mainak Mal, et al.. (2006). Determination of 6‐gingerol in ginger (Zingiber officinale) using high‐performance thin‐layer chromatography. Journal of Separation Science. 29(15). 2292–2295. 58 indexed citations

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