Rajni Sharma

13.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
146 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Rajni Sharma is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rajni Sharma has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Oncology, 39 papers in Surgery and 37 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rajni Sharma's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (15 papers), Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies (15 papers) and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (14 papers). Rajni Sharma is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (15 papers), Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies (15 papers) and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (14 papers). Rajni Sharma collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. Rajni Sharma's co-authors include Peter B. Illei, Robert A. Anders, Janis M. Taube, Haiying Xu, Alison P. Klein, Shuming Chen, Suzanne L. Topalian, Drew M. Pardoll, Geoffrey D. Young and Lieping Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Genetics and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Rajni Sharma

144 papers receiving 9.0k citations

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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.

Colocalization of Inflammatory Response with B7-H1 Expression in Human Melanocytic Lesions Supports an Adaptive Resistance Mechanism of Immune Escape

2012 1.7k citations Janis M. Taube, Robert A. Anders et al. profile →
Small Cell and Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinomas of the Pancreas are Genetically Similar and Distinct From Well-differentiated Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

2012 380 citations Anirban Maitra, Angelo M. De Marzo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rajni Sharma United States	46	5.3k	2.2k	2.2k	1.9k	1.6k	146	9.1k
Luigi Tornillo Switzerland	52	3.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	3.0k 1.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	151	8.2k
Peiguo Chu United States	49	3.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	2.7k 1.2×	2.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.3×	151	8.6k
Patrick Pauwels Belgium	60	4.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	4.3k 2.0×	3.2k 1.6×	925 0.6×	305	10.6k
Yoshiyuki Nakajima Japan	47	4.4k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	3.2k 2.0×	312	9.2k
Yung‐Ming Jeng Taiwan	65	4.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	6.0k 2.8×	1.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.6×	308	13.3k
Masayuki Imamura Japan	64	5.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	5.1k 2.3×	1.7k 0.9×	3.1k 2.0×	355	13.3k
Jeffrey A. Drebin United States	47	6.6k 1.2×	1.8k 0.8×	3.2k 1.5×	2.3k 1.2×	2.9k 1.8×	211	11.1k
Jung Ho Kim South Korea	39	3.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	738 0.5×	151	6.7k
Carmelo Carlo‐Stella Italy	40	3.0k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	567 0.3×	1.1k 0.7×	350	9.1k
Aatur D. Singhi United States	43	3.9k 0.7×	660 0.3×	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.5×	225	6.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sharma, Rajni & Helen Annal Therese. (2025). Enhanced defect engineering in MoO3-carbon nanotube composites for high-performance anode applications. Journal of Energy Storage. 131. 117632–117632.

Kurzrock, Razelle, Douglas W. Ball, Marianna Zahurak, et al.. (2019). A Phase I Trial of the VEGF Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Pazopanib in Combination with the MEK Inhibitor Trametinib in Advanced Solid Tumors and Differentiated Thyroid Cancers. Clinical Cancer Research. 25(18). 5475–5484. 19 indexed citations

Guedes, Liana B., Fawaz Almutairi, Michael C. Haffner, et al.. (2017). Analytic, Preanalytic, and Clinical Validation of p53 IHC for Detection of TP53 Missense Mutation in Prostate Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(16). 4693–4703. 62 indexed citations

Rucki, Agnieszka A., Qian Xiao, Stephen Muth, et al.. (2017). Dual Inhibition of Hedgehog and c-Met Pathways for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 16(11). 2399–2409. 28 indexed citations

Kim, Min‐Sik, Elizabeth D. Thompson, Lanqing Huang, et al.. (2016). Using Quantitative Seroproteomics to Identify Antibody Biomarkers in Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research. 4(3). 225–233. 19 indexed citations

Rucki, Agnieszka A., Kelly Foley, Pingbo Zhang, et al.. (2016). Heterogeneous Stromal Signaling within the Tumor Microenvironment Controls the Metastasis of Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Research. 77(1). 41–52. 68 indexed citations

Thompson, Elizabeth D., Janis M. Taube, Hillary Elwood, et al.. (2016). The immune microenvironment of breast ductal carcinoma in situ. Modern Pathology. 29(3). 249–258. 116 indexed citations

Rettig, Eleni M., Christine H. Chung, Justin A. Bishop, et al.. (2015). Cleaved NOTCH1 Expression Pattern in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Is Associated with NOTCH1 Mutation, HPV Status, and High-Risk Features. Cancer Prevention Research. 8(4). 287–295. 43 indexed citations

Lutz, Eric R., Annie A. Wu, Elaine Bigelow, et al.. (2014). Immunotherapy Converts Nonimmunogenic Pancreatic Tumors into Immunogenic Foci of Immune Regulation. Cancer Immunology Research. 2(7). 616–631. 399 indexed citations

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Cimino‐Mathews, Ashley, Andrea P. Subhawong, Peter B. Illei, et al.. (2013). GATA3 expression in breast carcinoma: utility in triple-negative, sarcomatoid, and metastatic carcinomas. Human Pathology. 44(7). 1341–1349. 157 indexed citations

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Pandotra, Pankaj, et al.. (2013). Ultrasound‑assisted extraction and fast chromolithic method development, validation and system suitability analysis for 6, 8, 10‑gingerols and shogaol in rhizome of Zingiber officinale by liquid chromatography‑diode array detection. International Journal of Green Pharmacy. 7(3). 189. 2 indexed citations

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Cimino‐Mathews, Ashley, Andrea P. Subhawong, Hillary Elwood, et al.. (2012). Neural crest transcription factor Sox10 is preferentially expressed in triple-negative and metaplastic breast carcinomas. Human Pathology. 44(6). 959–965. 122 indexed citations

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Garrido‐Laguna, Ignacio, Maria Uson, N.V. Rajeshkumar, et al.. (2011). Tumor Engraftment in Nude Mice and Enrichment in Stroma- Related Gene Pathways Predict Poor Survival and Resistance to Gemcitabine in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 17(17). 5793–5800. 179 indexed citations

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Zheng, Lei, Kelly Foley, Lanqing Huang, et al.. (2011). Tyrosine 23 Phosphorylation-Dependent Cell-Surface Localization of Annexin A2 Is Required for Invasion and Metastases of Pancreatic Cancer. PLoS ONE. 6(4). e19390–e19390. 156 indexed citations

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Yeo, Charles J., Keith D. Lillemoe, Barbara Biedrzycki, et al.. (2011). A Lethally Irradiated Allogeneic Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor-Secreting Tumor Vaccine for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Annals of Surgery. 253(2). 328–335. 295 indexed citations

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Bisht, Savita, Masamichi Mizuma, Georg Feldmann, et al.. (2010). Systemic Administration of Polymeric Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Curcumin (NanoCurc) Blocks Tumor Growth and Metastases in Preclinical Models of Pancreatic Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 9(8). 2255–2264. 169 indexed citations

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Njoku, Dolores B., Zhaoxia Li, Jenelle L. Mellerson, et al.. (2009). Suppressive and pro‐inflammatory roles for IL‐4 in the pathogenesis of experimental drug‐induced liver injury. European Journal of Immunology. 39(6). 1652–1663. 22 indexed citations

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Owens, Christopher L., Rajni Sharma, & Syed Z. Ali. (2007). Deep fibromatosis (desmoid tumor). Cancer. 111(3). 166–172. 36 indexed citations

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Burek, C. Lynne, Monica V. Talor, Rajni Sharma, & Noel R. Rose. (2007). The NOD.H2h4 mouse shows characteristics of human Sjogren’s Syndrome (130.26). The Journal of Immunology. 178(1_Supplement). S232–S233. 1 indexed citations

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Sharma, Rajni, et al.. (2005). Iodine and IFN-γ Synergistically Enhance Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 Expression on NOD.H2h4 Mouse Thyrocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 174(12). 7740–7745. 34 indexed citations

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