Preetha Anand

13.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
21 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Preetha Anand is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Preetha Anand has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Molecular Medicine and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Preetha Anand's work include Curcumin's Biomedical Applications (6 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (5 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (3 papers). Preetha Anand is often cited by papers focused on Curcumin's Biomedical Applications (6 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (5 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (3 papers). Preetha Anand collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Malaysia. Preetha Anand's co-authors include Bharat B. Aggarwal, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Robert A. Newman, Chitra Sundaram, Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar, Bokyung Sung, Sheeja T. Tharakan, Kallikat N. Rajasekharan, Krishna Misra and K. Indira Priyadarsini and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Preetha Anand

20 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

Bioavailability of Curcumin: Problems and Promises 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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.

  1. Bioavailability of Curcumin: Problems and Promises
    2007 4.4k citations Preetha Anand, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara et al. Molecular Pharmaceutics profile →
  2. Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes
    2008 1.6k citations Preetha Anand, Chitra Sundaram et al. Pharmaceutical Research profile →
  3. Biological activities of curcumin and its analogues (Congeners) made by man and Mother Nature
    2008 990 citations Preetha Anand, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara et al. Biochemical Pharmacology profile →
  4. Curcumin and cancer: An “old-age” disease with an “age-old” solution
    2008 914 citations Preetha Anand, Chitra Sundaram et al. Cancer Letters profile →
  5. Curcumin inhibits proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis of different cancers through interaction with multiple cell signaling proteins
    2008 877 citations Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Preetha Anand et al. Cancer Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Preetha Anand United States 16 5.4k 4.1k 1.1k 1.1k 1.0k 21 10.2k
Sahdeo Prasad United States 53 3.2k 0.6× 5.4k 1.3× 856 0.8× 649 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 108 12.3k
Shishir Shishodia United States 48 3.1k 0.6× 6.6k 1.6× 815 0.7× 581 0.5× 1.6k 1.6× 73 13.0k
Bokyung Sung United States 63 3.2k 0.6× 7.6k 1.8× 1.4k 1.3× 627 0.6× 2.0k 2.0× 157 16.3k
Chitra Sundaram United States 9 2.5k 0.5× 2.4k 0.6× 661 0.6× 428 0.4× 671 0.7× 16 6.4k
Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar India 34 2.1k 0.4× 6.2k 1.5× 1.2k 1.1× 394 0.4× 765 0.8× 69 11.3k
Meena Jaggi United States 51 2.0k 0.4× 3.7k 0.9× 297 0.3× 2.1k 1.9× 370 0.4× 151 8.1k
Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara India 71 9.8k 1.8× 11.4k 2.8× 2.0k 1.9× 1.9k 1.7× 3.3k 3.2× 232 24.5k
Marc Diederich Luxembourg 65 1.4k 0.3× 6.8k 1.7× 701 0.6× 540 0.5× 1.9k 1.8× 278 13.0k
Mario Dicato Luxembourg 57 1.2k 0.2× 5.1k 1.2× 793 0.7× 435 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 219 10.8k
Javed Ali India 71 1.1k 0.2× 4.5k 1.1× 913 0.8× 2.7k 2.4× 1.0k 1.0× 402 17.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Preetha Anand

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Anand, Preetha, et al.. (2023). Antibacterial Response of Cinnamomum iners Leaves Extract and Cinnamic Acid Derivative against Pathogens that Triggers Periimplantitis. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 1471–1480.
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Tripathy, Suvranta K., et al.. (2014). Autoregulatory mechanism for dynactin control of processive and diffusive dynein transport. Nature Cell Biology. 16(12). 1192–1201. 49 indexed citations
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Xu, Jing, Preetha Anand, Silvia Cermelli, et al.. (2012). Casein Kinase 2 Reverses Tail-Independent Inactivation of Kinesin-1. Biophysical Journal. 102(3). 368a–368a. 3 indexed citations
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Tripathy, Suvranta K., et al.. (2012). Isolation and Purification of Kinesin from <em>Drosophila</em> Embryos. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 5 indexed citations
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Xu, Jing, Babu J.N. Reddy, Preetha Anand, et al.. (2012). Casein kinase 2 reverses tail-independent inactivation of kinesin-1. Nature Communications. 3(1). 754–754. 28 indexed citations
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Anand, Preetha, Silvia Cermelli, Zhihuan Li, et al.. (2012). A novel role for lipid droplets in the organismal antibacterial response. eLife. 1. e00003–e00003. 105 indexed citations
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Kunwar, Ambarish, Suvranta K. Tripathy, Jing Xu, et al.. (2011). Mechanical stochastic tug-of-war models cannot explain bidirectional lipid-droplet transport. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(47). 18960–18965. 134 indexed citations
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Harikumar, Kuzhuvelil B., Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Gautam Sethi, et al.. (2010). Resveratrol, a multitargeted agent, can enhance antitumor activity of gemcitabine in vitro and in orthotopic mouse model of human pancreatic cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 127(2). 257–268. 186 indexed citations
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Zhou, Hong, Yuying Liu, Lawrence H. Cheung, et al.. (2010). Characterization and Mechanistic Studies of a Novel Melanoma-Targeting Construct Containing IκBa for Specific Inhibition of Nuclear Factor-κB Activity. Neoplasia. 12(10). 766–IN2. 7 indexed citations
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Kunnumakkara, Ajaikumar B., Parmeswaran Diagaradjane, Preetha Anand, et al.. (2009). Curcumin sensitizes human colorectal cancer to capecitabine by modulation of cyclin D1, COX‐2, MMP‐9, VEGF and CXCR4 expression in an orthotopic mouse model. International Journal of Cancer. 125(9). 2187–2197. 161 indexed citations
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Kunnumakkara, Ajaikumar B., Preetha Anand, & Bharat B. Aggarwal. (2008). Curcumin inhibits proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis of different cancers through interaction with multiple cell signaling proteins. Cancer Letters. 269(2). 199–225. 877 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aggarwal, Bharat B., Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar, et al.. (2008). Potential of Spice-Derived Phytochemicals for Cancer Prevention. Planta Medica. 74(13). 1560–1569. 210 indexed citations
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Anand, Preetha, et al.. (2008). Curcumin and cancer: An “old-age” disease with an “age-old” solution. Cancer Letters. 267(1). 133–164. 914 indexed citations breakdown →
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Anand, Preetha, Chitra Sundaram, Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar, et al.. (2008). Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes. Pharmaceutical Research. 25(9). 2097–2116. 1603 indexed citations breakdown →
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Anand, Preetha, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Chitra Sundaram, et al.. (2008). Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes. Pharmaceutical Research. 25(9). 2200–2200. 130 indexed citations
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Harikumar, Kuzhuvelil B., Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Kwang Seok Ahn, et al.. (2008). Modification of the cysteine residues in IκBα kinase and NF-κB (p65) by xanthohumol leads to suppression of NF-κB–regulated gene products and potentiation of apoptosis in leukemia cells. Blood. 113(9). 2003–2013. 146 indexed citations
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Anand, Preetha, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Chitra Sundaram, et al.. (2008). Biological activities of curcumin and its analogues (Congeners) made by man and Mother Nature. Biochemical Pharmacology. 76(11). 1590–1611. 990 indexed citations breakdown →
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Anand, Preetha, Nagraj Huilgol, & Rinti Banerjee. (2007). Interfacial properties as predictors of radioresistance in cervical cancer. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 314(1). 63–70. 3 indexed citations
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Anand, Preetha, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Robert A. Newman, & Bharat B. Aggarwal. (2007). Bioavailability of Curcumin: Problems and Promises. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 4(6). 807–818. 4433 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sharma, Prabhat Kumar, et al.. (1998). Photochemical and biochemical changes in wheat seedlings exposed to supplementary ultraviolet-B radiation. Plant Science. 132(1). 21–30. 44 indexed citations

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