Nilkantha Sen

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Nilkantha Sen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Nilkantha Sen has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Nilkantha Sen's work include Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (13 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (10 papers) and Sulfur Compounds in Biology (7 papers). Nilkantha Sen is often cited by papers focused on Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (13 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (10 papers) and Sulfur Compounds in Biology (7 papers). Nilkantha Sen collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Poland. Nilkantha Sen's co-authors include Solomon H. Snyder, Tanusree Sen, Moataz M. Gadalla, Seyun Kim, Asif K. Mustafa, Hemanta K. Majumder, Risheng Xu, Bindu D. Paul, Rajaneesh K. Gupta and Roxanne K. Barrow and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Nilkantha Sen

54 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

H 2 S Signals Through Protein S-Sulfhydration 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2012 250 500 750 1000
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. H 2 S Signals Through Protein S-Sulfhydration
    2009 1.0k citations Asif K. Mustafa, Moataz M. Gadalla et al. Science Signaling profile →
  2. Hydrogen Sulfide-Linked Sulfhydration of NF-κB Mediates Its Antiapoptotic Actions
    2012 609 citations Nilkantha Sen, Bindu D. Paul et al. Molecular Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nilkantha Sen United States 33 2.5k 1.8k 930 487 465 54 4.9k
Gloria A. Benavides United States 32 2.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 968 1.0× 730 1.5× 133 0.3× 66 4.9k
Li‐Fang Hu China 43 1.6k 0.6× 2.2k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 708 1.5× 162 0.3× 79 5.0k
Roxanne K. Barrow United States 27 3.3k 1.3× 1.7k 0.9× 694 0.7× 253 0.5× 91 0.2× 30 5.1k
Ye‐Shih Ho United States 46 3.6k 1.4× 634 0.4× 945 1.0× 343 0.7× 159 0.3× 81 6.3k
Mulchand S. Patel United States 50 4.5k 1.8× 3.0k 1.7× 2.2k 2.4× 403 0.8× 220 0.5× 210 8.8k
Hideyo Sato Japan 39 4.6k 1.8× 1.8k 1.0× 631 0.7× 345 0.7× 100 0.2× 99 8.1k
Victor Vitvitsky United States 33 1.7k 0.6× 2.2k 1.2× 684 0.7× 150 0.3× 145 0.3× 67 4.2k
Shiro Bannai Japan 50 5.9k 2.3× 3.5k 2.0× 1.0k 1.1× 465 1.0× 303 0.7× 118 11.1k
Sin Man Lam China 36 2.4k 0.9× 503 0.3× 880 0.9× 510 1.0× 488 1.0× 137 4.6k
Isao Ishii Japan 44 5.1k 2.0× 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 427 0.9× 149 0.3× 126 7.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nilkantha Sen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nilkantha Sen

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All Works

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Saha, Pampa & Nilkantha Sen. (2019). Tauopathy: A common mechanism for neurodegeneration and brain aging. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 178. 72–79. 88 indexed citations
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Gupta, Rajaneesh K., Pampa Saha, Tanusree Sen, & Nilkantha Sen. (2019). An augmentation in histone dimethylation at lysine nine residues elicits vision impairment following traumatic brain injury. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 134. 630–643. 15 indexed citations
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Saha, Pampa, Rajaneesh K. Gupta, Tanusree Sen, & Nilkantha Sen. (2019). Histone Deacetylase 4 Downregulation Elicits Post-Traumatic Psychiatric Disorders through Impairment of Neurogenesis. Journal of Neurotrauma. 36(23). 3284–3296. 13 indexed citations
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Sen, Tanusree & Nilkantha Sen. (2016). Isoflurane-induced inactivation of CREB through histone deacetylase 4 is responsible for cognitive impairment in developing brain. Neurobiology of Disease. 96. 12–21. 19 indexed citations
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Mir, Sajad Ahmad, Tanusree Sen, & Nilkantha Sen. (2014). Cytokine-Induced GAPDH Sulfhydration Affects PSD95 Degradation and Memory. Molecular Cell. 56(6). 786–795. 57 indexed citations
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Vandiver, M. Scott, Bindu D. Paul, Risheng Xu, et al.. (2013). Sulfhydration mediates neuroprotective actions of parkin. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1626–1626. 274 indexed citations
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Farook, Justin M., et al.. (2013). Foxo3a Transcriptionally Upregulates AQP4 and Induces Cerebral Edema Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(44). 17398–17403. 53 indexed citations
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Markand, Shanu, Amany Tawfik, Yonju Ha, et al.. (2013). Cystathionine Beta Synthase Expression in Mouse Retina. Current Eye Research. 38(5). 597–604. 19 indexed citations
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Farook, Justin M., Amany Tawfik, Shanu Markand, et al.. (2013). GADD34 induces cell death through inactivation of Akt following traumatic brain injury. Cell Death and Disease. 4(8). e754–e754. 66 indexed citations
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Sen, Tanusree, Nilkantha Sen, Maartje Noordhuis, et al.. (2012). OGDHL Is a Modifier of AKT-Dependent Signaling and NF-κB Function. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e48770–e48770. 58 indexed citations
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Kornberg, Michael D., Nilkantha Sen, Makoto R. Hara, et al.. (2010). GAPDH mediates nitrosylation of nuclear proteins. Nature Cell Biology. 12(11). 1094–1100. 317 indexed citations
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Mustafa, Asif K., Moataz M. Gadalla, Nilkantha Sen, et al.. (2009). H 2 S Signals Through Protein S-Sulfhydration. Science Signaling. 2(96). ra72–ra72. 1023 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sen, Nilkantha, Makoto R. Hara, Abdullah Shafique Ahmad, et al.. (2009). GOSPEL: A Neuroprotective Protein that Binds to GAPDH upon S-Nitrosylation. Neuron. 63(5). 709–709. 4 indexed citations
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Sen, Nilkantha, Makoto R. Hara, Michael D. Kornberg, et al.. (2008). Nitric oxide-induced nuclear GAPDH activates p300/CBP and mediates apoptosis. Nature Cell Biology. 10(7). 866–873. 333 indexed citations
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Sen, Tanusree, et al.. (2007). Depolarization and cardiolipin depletion in aged rat brain mitochondria: Relationship with oxidative stress and electron transport chain activity. Neurochemistry International. 50(5). 719–725. 76 indexed citations
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Sen, Nilkantha, Bhaswati Banerjee, Benu Brata Das, et al.. (2006). Apoptosis is induced in leishmanial cells by a novel protein kinase inhibitor withaferin A and is facilitated by apoptotic topoisomerase I–DNA complex. Cell Death and Differentiation. 14(2). 358–367. 90 indexed citations
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Ganguly, Agneyo, Benu Brata Das, Nilkantha Sen, et al.. (2006). ‘LeishMan’ topoisomerase I: an ideal chimera for unraveling the role of the small subunit of unusual bi-subunit topoisomerase I from Leishmania donovani. Nucleic Acids Research. 34(21). 6286–6297. 13 indexed citations

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