Rakesh Naidu

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Rakesh Naidu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rakesh Naidu has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Molecular Medicine and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Rakesh Naidu's work include Curcumin's Biomedical Applications (17 papers), Computational Drug Discovery Methods (8 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (7 papers). Rakesh Naidu is often cited by papers focused on Curcumin's Biomedical Applications (17 papers), Computational Drug Discovery Methods (8 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (7 papers). Rakesh Naidu collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Pakistan and Türkiye. Rakesh Naidu's co-authors include Iekhsan Othman, Reyhaneh Farghadani, Faridah Abas, Nordin H. Lajis, Nur Aishah Mohd Taib, Syafiq Asnawi Zainal Abidin, Kanwal Khalid, Noraini Abd-Aziz, Chit Laa Poh and Yip Cheng Har and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The FASEB Journal and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rakesh Naidu

85 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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miRNA: A Promising Therapeutic Target in Cancer

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rakesh Naidu Malaysia	27	1.2k	484	464	373	229	91	2.4k
Yingjie Yu United States	31	2.0k 1.6×	946 2.0×	720 1.6×	438 1.2×	164 0.7×	63	3.2k
A.R.M. Ruhul Amin United States	28	1.6k 1.3×	608 1.3×	475 1.0×	318 0.9×	89 0.4×	62	3.0k
Satya Narayan United States	33	2.1k 1.7×	906 1.9×	533 1.1×	202 0.5×	301 1.3×	143	3.3k
Tze‐Sing Huang Taiwan	27	1.5k 1.3×	508 1.0×	327 0.7×	254 0.7×	80 0.3×	61	2.3k
Seok‐Il Hong South Korea	27	1.3k 1.1×	354 0.7×	401 0.9×	91 0.2×	119 0.5×	54	2.0k
Ravi P. Sahu United States	25	1.2k 1.0×	416 0.9×	285 0.6×	133 0.4×	98 0.4×	89	2.2k
Tzyh‐Chyuan Hour Taiwan	27	1.2k 0.9×	375 0.8×	311 0.7×	115 0.3×	102 0.4×	73	2.0k
Bhaumik B. Patel United States	25	1.3k 1.0×	805 1.7×	469 1.0×	435 1.2×	122 0.5×	62	2.3k
Mamoru Shoji United States	30	1.8k 1.5×	493 1.0×	360 0.8×	853 2.3×	77 0.3×	63	3.0k
Brigitte Marian Austria	36	2.3k 1.8×	1.1k 2.3×	664 1.4×	114 0.3×	201 0.9×	111	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Rakesh Naidu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rakesh Naidu

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Hon, Kha Wai, et al.. (2025). Identification of SRC, AKT1 and MAPK3 as therapeutic targets of apigenin and luteolin in colorectal and colon carcinoma through network pharmacology. Food Bioscience. 67. 106313–106313. 2 indexed citations

Nag, Sagnik, Yong Sze Ong, Kumaran Narayanan, Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, & Rakesh Naidu. (2025). Mechanistic Insights into Nanomaterials and Advanced Drug Delivery Platforms for the Theranostic Management of Hepatic Cancer: A Comprehensive Update. BioNanoScience. 15(4). 1 indexed citations

Hon, Kha Wai & Rakesh Naidu. (2025). Unveiling Metabolic Signatures as Potential Biomarkers in Common Cancers: Insights from Lung, Breast, Colorectal, Liver, and Gastric Tumours. Biomolecules. 15(10). 1376–1376.

Naidu, Rakesh, et al.. (2025). Consolidation of venom proteomes from major Cnidarian species (Scyphozoa and Cubozoa) obtained using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Toxicon. 265. 108491–108491.

Hon, Kha Wai & Rakesh Naidu. (2024). Synergistic Mechanisms of Selected Polyphenols in Overcoming Chemoresistance and Enhancing Chemosensitivity in Colorectal Cancer. Antioxidants. 13(7). 815–815. 10 indexed citations

Naidu, Rakesh, et al.. (2024). Identification of antigenic proteins from the venom of Malaysian snakes using immunoprecipitation assay and tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Heliyon. 10(17). e37243–e37243.

Naidu, Rakesh, et al.. (2023). Environmental Enrichment and Metformin Improve Metabolic Functions, Hippocampal Neuron Survival, and Hippocampal-Dependent Memory in High-Fat/High-Sucrose Diet-Induced Type 2 Diabetic Rats. Biology. 12(3). 480–480. 6 indexed citations

Farghadani, Reyhaneh & Rakesh Naidu. (2022). Curcumin as an Enhancer of Therapeutic Efficiency of Chemotherapy Drugs in Breast Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(4). 2144–2144. 75 indexed citations

Farghadani, Reyhaneh & Rakesh Naidu. (2021). Curcumin: Modulator of Key Molecular Signaling Pathways in Hormone-Independent Breast Cancer. Cancers. 13(14). 3427–3427. 83 indexed citations

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Abas, Faridah, et al.. (2021). Role of Inflammatory Mediators, Macrophages, and Neutrophils in Glioma Maintenance and Progression: Mechanistic Understanding and Potential Therapeutic Applications. Cancers. 13(16). 4226–4226. 75 indexed citations

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Abidin, Syafiq Asnawi Zainal, et al.. (2021). Receptor Tyrosine Kinases and Their Signaling Pathways as Therapeutic Targets of Curcumin in Cancer. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 772510–772510. 96 indexed citations

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Saleem, Hammad, Thet Thet Htar, Rakesh Naidu, et al.. (2020). Phytochemical Composition and Enzyme Inhibition Studies of Buxus papillosa C.K. Schneid. Processes. 8(7). 757–757. 5 indexed citations

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Saleem, Hammad, Thet Thet Htar, Rakesh Naidu, et al.. (2020). HPLC–PDA Polyphenolic Quantification, UHPLC–MS Secondary Metabolite Composition, and In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Potential of Bougainvillea glabra. Plants. 9(3). 388–388. 20 indexed citations

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Saleem, Hammad, Gökhan Zengin, Marcello Locatelli, et al.. (2020). Filago germanica (L.) Huds. bioactive constituents: Secondary metabolites fingerprinting and in vitro biological assays. Industrial Crops and Products. 152. 112505–112505. 16 indexed citations

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Naidu, Rakesh, et al.. (2015). Clinical manifestation and sensitization of allergic children from Malaysia. Asia Pacific Allergy. 5(2). 78–83. 27 indexed citations

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Phipps, Maude E., et al.. (2015). Cardio-metabolic health risks in indigenous populations of Southeast Asia and the influence of urbanization. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 47–47. 39 indexed citations

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Kok, Yih-Yih, Wan-Loy Chu, Siew‐Moi Phang, et al.. (2011). Inhibitory activities of microalgal extracts against Epstein-Barr virus DNA release from lymphoblastoid cells. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B. 12(5). 335–345. 18 indexed citations

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Naidu, Rakesh, et al.. (2007). Comparison of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the human interleukin-10 gene promoter between rheumatoid arthritis patients and normal subjects in Malaysia. Modern Rheumatology. 17(6). 534–534. 1 indexed citations

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Naidu, Rakesh, et al.. (2005). Awareness of beneficial effects of coffee among doctors a survey report.. 47–51.

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Jennings, Barbara, et al.. (2003). MTHFR 677 polymorphism in an elderly patient cohort. UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia). 1 indexed citations

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