Rajesh K. Thimmulappa

12.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
81 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Rajesh K. Thimmulappa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rajesh K. Thimmulappa has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 17 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Rajesh K. Thimmulappa's work include Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (35 papers), Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (12 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (10 papers). Rajesh K. Thimmulappa is often cited by papers focused on Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (35 papers), Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (12 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (10 papers). Rajesh K. Thimmulappa collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Japan. Rajesh K. Thimmulappa's co-authors include Shyam Biswal, Thomas W. Kensler, Masayuki Yamamoto, Sorachai Srisuma, Anju Singh, Tirumalai Rangasamy, Lijie Zhen, Irina Petrache, Rubin M. Tuder and Chung Y. Cho and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Rajesh K. Thimmulappa

75 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Identification of Nrf2-regulated genes induced by the chemopreventive agent sulforaphane by oligonucleotide microarray.

2002 1.0k citations Rajesh K. Thimmulappa, Sorachai Srisuma et al. profile →
Nrf2 is a critical regulator of the innate immune response and survival during experimental sepsis

2006 873 citations Rajesh K. Thimmulappa Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Dysfunctional KEAP1–NRF2 Interaction in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

2006 855 citations Anju Singh, Rajesh K. Thimmulappa et al. profile →
Genetic ablation of Nrf2 enhances susceptibility to cigarette smoke–induced emphysema in mice

2004 740 citations Tirumalai Rangasamy, Chung Y. Cho et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Genetic ablation of Nrf2 enhances susceptibility to cigarette smoke–induced emphysema in mice

2004 696 citations Tirumalai Rangasamy, Chung Y. Cho et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rajesh K. Thimmulappa United States	39	6.2k	1.3k	1.1k	939	761	81	9.1k
Qiang Ma United States	46	5.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	864 0.8×	765 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	111	10.2k
Takafumi Suzuki Japan	39	6.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	431 0.4×	553 0.6×	669 0.9×	90	8.4k
Anna–Liisa Levonen Finland	44	5.7k 0.9×	891 0.7×	534 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	881 1.2×	99	8.8k
Yasutake Katoh Japan	24	10.8k 1.7×	1.1k 0.8×	400 0.4×	848 0.9×	782 1.0×	32	12.9k
Phyllis A. Dennery United States	42	4.9k 0.8×	520 0.4×	1.5k 1.4×	769 0.8×	533 0.7×	136	8.4k
Jawed Alam United States	53	12.3k 2.0×	877 0.7×	718 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	912 1.2×	95	16.0k
Keiko Taguchi Japan	39	6.3k 1.0×	636 0.5×	437 0.4×	663 0.7×	922 1.2×	89	9.0k
Yvonne Janssen‐Heininger United States	48	4.0k 0.6×	1.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	2.1k 2.2×	911 1.2×	132	7.9k
José M. López‐Novoa Spain	59	4.5k 0.7×	965 0.7×	1.7k 1.6×	1.4k 1.5×	955 1.3×	362	12.9k
Ginger L. Milne United States	58	2.9k 0.5×	747 0.6×	913 0.8×	1.5k 1.6×	818 1.1×	258	10.1k

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Shetty, Radhakrishna, et al.. (2025). Isolation and characterisation of the biological traits of millet-derived lactic acid bacteria. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 60(1). 1 indexed citations

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Mahesh, P A, Harish C. Phuleria, George D′Souza, et al.. (2025). Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness in Indian Adolescents: Insights From the APEAL Study. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 55(9). 795–807. 1 indexed citations

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Thimmulappa, Rajesh K., et al.. (2024). Dysfunctional HDL Diagnostic Metrics for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Stratification: Are we Ready to Implement in Clinics?. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research. 18(1). 169–184. 1 indexed citations

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Thimmulappa, Rajesh K., et al.. (2024). Serum lipid peroxidation potential as a biomarker for risk-stratification of coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews. 18(10). 103143–103143.

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Gandhi, Deepa, et al.. (2024). Forced expression of microRNA-221-3p exerts protective effects against manganese-induced cytotoxicity in human lung epithelial cells. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 485. 116904–116904. 1 indexed citations

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Ramesh, Pushkal Sinduvadi, et al.. (2023). Human papillomavirus-driven repression of NRF2 signalling confers chemo-radio sensitivity and predicts prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 205. 234–243. 11 indexed citations

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Muddashetty, Ravi, et al.. (2022). FMRP protects the lung from xenobiotic stress by facilitating the integrated stress response. Journal of Cell Science. 135(9). 2 indexed citations

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Achar, Raghu Ram, Vivek Hamse Kameshwar, Rajesh K. Thimmulappa, et al.. (2021). Virtual Screening for Potential Phytobioactives as Therapeutic Leads to Inhibit NQO1 for Selective Anticancer Therapy. Molecules. 26(22). 6863–6863. 9 indexed citations

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Han, Hyeong‐jun, Vincent Delorme, David Shum, et al.. (2019). Drug Discovery Platform Targeting M. tuberculosis with Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Macrophages. Stem Cell Reports. 13(6). 980–991. 34 indexed citations

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Wise, Robert A., Janet T. Holbrook, Gerard J. Criner, et al.. (2016). Lack of Effect of Oral Sulforaphane Administration on Nrf2 Expression in COPD: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE. 11(11). e0163716–e0163716. 96 indexed citations

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Wei, Yanhong, Junsong Gong, Rajesh K. Thimmulappa, Shyam Biswal, & Elia J. Duh. (2015). Nrf2 promotes retinal revascularization and decreases pathologic angiogenesis in oxygen-induced retinopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 3402–3402. 1 indexed citations

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Sussan, Thomas E., Sachin Gajghate, Rajesh K. Thimmulappa, et al.. (2015). Exposure to Electronic Cigarettes Impairs Pulmonary Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Viral Defenses in a Mouse Model. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0116861–e0116861. 322 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhenhua, Hongkwan Cho, Matthew J. Hartsock, et al.. (2015). Neuroprotective role of Nrf2 for retinal ganglion cells in ischemia‐reperfusion. Journal of Neurochemistry. 133(2). 233–241. 58 indexed citations

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Wei, Yanhong, Junsong Gong, Rajesh K. Thimmulappa, Shyam Biswal, & Elia J. Duh. (2013). Role of Nrf2 in the regulation of retinal revascularization and pathologic angiogenesis in oxygen-induced retinopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 5580–5580. 1 indexed citations

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Wei, Yanhong, Junsong Gong, Zhenhua Xu, et al.. (2012). Nrf2 Modulates Retinal Revascularization And Pathologic Angiogenesis In Oxygen-induced Retinopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 2552–2552. 1 indexed citations

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Biswal, Shyam, Rajesh K. Thimmulappa, & Christopher J. Harvey. (2012). Experimental Therapeutics of Nrf2 as a Target for Prevention of Bacterial Exacerbations in COPD. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society. 9(2). 47–51. 41 indexed citations

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Kong, Xiaoni, Rajesh K. Thimmulappa, Florin L. Craciun, et al.. (2011). Enhancing Nrf2 Pathway by Disruption of Keap1 in Myeloid Leukocytes Protects against Sepsis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 184(8). 928–938. 178 indexed citations

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Singh, Anju, Swetlana Boldin‐Adamsky, Rajesh K. Thimmulappa, et al.. (2008). RNAi -Mediated Silencing of Nuclear Factor Erythroid-2–Related Factor 2 Gene Expression in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Inhibits Tumor Growth and Increases Efficacy of Chemotherapy. Cancer Research. 68(19). 7975–7984. 313 indexed citations

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Rangasamy, Tirumalai, Chung Y. Cho, Rajesh K. Thimmulappa, et al.. (2004). Genetic ablation of Nrf2 enhances susceptibility to cigarette smoke–induced emphysema in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(9). 1248–1259. 696 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rangasamy, Tirumalai, Chung Y. Cho, Rajesh K. Thimmulappa, et al.. (2004). Genetic ablation of Nrf2 enhances susceptibility to cigarette smoke–induced emphysema in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(9). 1248–1259. 740 indexed citations breakdown →

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