Pushpa S. Kalra

16.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
214 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Pushpa S. Kalra is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Reproductive Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Pushpa S. Kalra has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 105 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 72 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Pushpa S. Kalra's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (99 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (97 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (72 papers). Pushpa S. Kalra is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (99 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (97 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (72 papers). Pushpa S. Kalra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Finland. Pushpa S. Kalra's co-authors include Satya P. Kalra, S. P. Kalra, Michael G. Dube, William R. Crowley, John T. Clark, Abhiram Sahu, Shuye Pu, Bin Xu, Tamás L. Horváth and Marie‐Christine Dubé and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Pushpa S. Kalra

211 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Interacting Appetite-Regulating Pathways in the Hypothalamic Regulation of Body Weight*

1999 1.2k citations Satya P. Kalra, Michael G. Dube et al. profile →
NEUROPEPTIDE Y AND HUMAN PANCREATIC POLYPEPTIDE STIMULATE FEEDING BEHAVIOR IN RATS

1984 1.1k citations Pushpa S. Kalra, William R. Crowley et al. Endocrinology profile →
Neuropeptide Y secretion increases in the paraventricular nucleus in association with increased appetite for food.

1991 581 citations S. P. Kalra, Pushpa S. Kalra et al. profile →
Neural Regulation of Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in the Rat*

1983 531 citations Satya P. Kalra, Pushpa S. Kalra profile →
Food deprivation and ingestion induce reciprocal changes in neuropeptide Y concentrations in the paraventricular nucleus

1988 449 citations Abhiram Sahu, Pushpa S. Kalra et al. Peptides profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pushpa S. Kalra United States	59	8.2k	4.4k	3.7k	3.0k	2.8k	214	13.6k
Satya P. Kalra United States	56	6.7k 0.8×	4.2k 0.9×	3.6k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	169	11.6k
Sarah F. Leibowitz United States	72	10.8k 1.3×	7.7k 1.7×	1.8k 0.5×	3.2k 1.1×	3.8k 1.3×	272	17.5k
M. Susan Smith United States	55	4.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.4×	3.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.4×	2.0k 0.7×	148	10.4k
Gloria E. Hoffman United States	58	3.9k 0.5×	2.9k 0.7×	3.6k 1.0×	795 0.3×	1.1k 0.4×	154	11.9k
Denis G. Baskin United States	61	13.5k 1.7×	2.6k 0.6×	945 0.3×	6.4k 2.1×	7.7k 2.7×	117	20.1k
Carol F. Elias United States	46	7.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.2×	2.4k 0.6×	3.1k 1.0×	3.3k 1.2×	139	10.9k
Robert A. Steiner United States	67	7.2k 0.9×	3.3k 0.8×	12.1k 3.3×	2.0k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	179	18.8k
Donald K. Clifton United States	63	6.8k 0.8×	2.9k 0.7×	11.9k 3.2×	1.8k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	149	17.8k
Zsolt Liposits Hungary	57	3.0k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	2.7k 0.7×	738 0.2×	1.2k 0.4×	185	9.0k
S. P. Kalra United States	43	3.3k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	1.2k 0.4×	93	5.7k

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Kalra, Pushpa S., et al.. (2025). Temporal variation of 137Cs and 90Sr transfer factors in Mumbai harbor. Radiation Protection and Environment. 48(2). 78–83.

Kalra, Satya P., Naohiko Ueno, & Pushpa S. Kalra. (2005). Stimulation of Appetite by Ghrelin Is Regulated by Leptin Restraint: Peripheral and Central Sites of Action. Journal of Nutrition. 135(5). 1331–1335. 78 indexed citations

Kalra, Satya P. & Pushpa S. Kalra. (2004). Overlapping and Interactive Pathways Regulating Appetite and Craving. Journal of Addictive Diseases. 23(3). 5–21. 40 indexed citations

Beretta, Elena, Michael G. Dube, Pushpa S. Kalra, & Satya P. Kalra. (2002). Long-Term Suppression of Weight Gain, Adiposity, and Serum Insulin by Central Leptin Gene Therapy in Prepubertal Rats: Effects on Serum Ghrelin and Appetite-Regulating Genes. Pediatric Research. 52(2). 189–198. 58 indexed citations

Xu, Bin, Pushpa S. Kalra, William G. Farmerie, & S. P. Kalra. (1999). Daily Changes in Hypothalamic Gene Expression of Neuropeptide Y, Galanin, Proopiomelanocortin, and Adipocyte Leptin Gene Expression and Secretion: Effects of Food Restriction¹. Endocrinology. 140(6). 2868–2875. 129 indexed citations

Kalra, Satya P., Bin Xu, Michael G Dube, et al.. (1998). Leptin and ciliary neurotropic factor (CNTF) inhibit fasting-induced suppression of luteinizing hormone release in rats: role of neuropeptide Y. Neuroscience Letters. 240(1). 45–49. 66 indexed citations

Xu, Bin, Shuye Pu, Pushpa S. Kalra, et al.. (1996). An interactive physiological role of neuropeptide Y and galanin in pulsatile pituitary luteinizing hormone secretion.. Endocrinology. 137(12). 5297–5302. 36 indexed citations

Kalra, Pushpa S., et al.. (1996). Is an increase of nitric oxide efflux in the medial preoptic area coupled to the preovulatory GnRH surge. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 22. 957. 1 indexed citations

Kalra, Pushpa S., Michael G. Dube, & Satya P. Kalra. (1994). The effects of interleukin 1β on the hypothalamic tachykinin, neurokinin A. Brain Research. 662(1-2). 178–184. 11 indexed citations

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Bonavera, J. J., Satya P. Kalra, & Pushpa S. Kalra. (1993). Mode of action of interleukin-1 in suppression of pituitary LH release in castrated male rats. Brain Research. 612(1-2). 1–8. 48 indexed citations

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Kalra, Satya P., Michael G Dube, & Pushpa S. Kalra. (1991). Neuropeptide K (NPK) suppresses copulatory behavior in male rats. Physiology & Behavior. 49(6). 1297–1300. 11 indexed citations

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Sninsky, Charles A., et al.. (1990). Neuropeptide-Y Concentration in Microdissected Hypothalamic Regions andin VitroRelease from the Medial Basal Hypothalamus-Preoptic Area of Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rats with and without Insulin Substitution Therapy*. Endocrinology. 126(1). 192–198. 110 indexed citations

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Kalra, Pushpa S., Abhiram Sahu, & Satya P. Kalra. (1988). Opiate-Induced Hypersensitivity to Testosterone Feedback: Pituitary Involvement*. Endocrinology. 122(3). 997–1003. 22 indexed citations

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Sahu, Abhiram, Michael G. Dube, Satya P. Kalra, & Pushpa S. Kalra. (1988). Bilateral neural transections at the level of mesencephalon increase food intake and reduce latency to onset of feeding in response to neuropeptide Y. Peptides. 9(6). 1269–1273. 53 indexed citations

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Gabriel, Steven M., James W. Simpkins, Satya P. Kalra, & Pushpa S. Kalra. (1985). Chronic Morphine Treatment Induces Hypersensitivity to Testosterone-Negative Feedback in Castrated Male Rats. Neuroendocrinology. 40(1). 39–44. 29 indexed citations

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Kalra, Pushpa S., James W. Simpkins, & Satya P. Kalra. (1984). Testosterone Raises LHRH Levels Exclusively in the Median Eminence of Castrated Rats. Neuroendocrinology. 39(1). 45–48. 26 indexed citations

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Kumar, M. S. A., et al.. (1982). Diurnal Fluctuations in Methionine-Enkephalin Levels in the Hypothalamus and Preoptic Area of the Male Rat: Effects of Pinealectomy. Neuroendocrinology. 35(1). 28–31. 63 indexed citations

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Caton, Donald, C.J. Wilcox, & Pushpa S. Kalra. (1980). Correlation of rate of uterine blood flow and plasma steroid concentrations at parturition in sheep. Reproduction. 58(2). 329–337. 10 indexed citations

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Spellacy, William N., Pushpa S. Kalra, & S.A. Birk. (1979). Prospective Studies of the Gonadotropin Responses to Graded Injections of Gonadotropin-Releasing Factor in Women Using a Low-Estrogen Type Oral Contraceptive for Three Months. Fertility and Sterility. 32(6). 661–663. 1 indexed citations

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Thatcher, W.W., et al.. (1972). Effects of melengestrol acetate on bovine plasma ovarian steroids. Journal of Animal Science. 35(1). 239. 10 indexed citations

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