Sanjay K. Nigám

19.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
238 papers, 15.4k citations indexed

About

Sanjay K. Nigám is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Sanjay K. Nigám has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 15.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Molecular Biology, 65 papers in Oncology and 39 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Sanjay K. Nigám's work include Renal and related cancers (65 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (63 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (26 papers). Sanjay K. Nigám is often cited by papers focused on Renal and related cancers (65 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (63 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (26 papers). Sanjay K. Nigám collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Japan. Sanjay K. Nigám's co-authors include Kevin T. Bush, Robert O. Stuart, Hiroyuki Sakurai, Wei Wu, Satish A. Eraly, Tatsuo Tsukamoto, Bradley M. Denker, Vibha Bhatnagar, Wilfred Lieberthal and Elvino José Guardão Barros and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sanjay K. Nigám

232 papers receiving 15.1k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

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.

Eya protein phosphatase activity regulates Six1–Dach–Eya transcriptional effects in mammalian organogenesis

2003 506 citations Kevin T. Bush, Sanjay K. Nigám et al. profile →
What do drug transporters really do?

2014 396 citations Sanjay K. Nigám profile →
The Organic Anion Transporter (OAT) Family: A Systems Biology Perspective

2014 369 citations Sanjay K. Nigám, Kevin T. Bush et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sanjay K. Nigám United States	73	8.5k	3.7k	2.2k	2.0k	1.8k	238	15.4k
Raymond C. Harris United States	82	8.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.5×	882 0.4×	2.3k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	334	22.5k
Hiroshi Suzuki Japan	84	10.7k 1.3×	9.2k 2.5×	3.3k 1.5×	3.4k 1.7×	982 0.5×	533	25.8k
Ronald J. A. Wanders Netherlands	102	32.0k 3.8×	2.3k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	2.9k 1.4×	2.5k 1.4×	828	42.4k
Soma Das United States	47	12.7k 1.5×	3.1k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	158	26.5k
Nobuyo Maeda United States	72	8.0k 0.9×	2.4k 0.6×	688 0.3×	4.3k 2.1×	1.1k 0.6×	265	22.1k
Bernhard Brüne Germany	80	11.8k 1.4×	2.2k 0.6×	531 0.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	426	23.6k
Towia A. Libermann United States	72	13.2k 1.5×	7.1k 1.9×	3.0k 1.4×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	270	28.0k
Tadashi Inagami United States	92	16.1k 1.9×	1.5k 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	536	30.9k
Richard P. Lifton United States	92	20.6k 2.4×	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	4.2k 2.1×	1.3k 0.7×	276	35.1k
Akiyoshi Fukamizu Japan	75	10.8k 1.3×	1.6k 0.4×	891 0.4×	2.4k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	365	20.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Granados, Jeffry C. & Sanjay K. Nigám. (2024). Organic anion transporters in remote sensing and organ crosstalk. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 263. 108723–108723. 4 indexed citations

Granados, Jeffry C., Jeramie D. Watrous, Tao Long, et al.. (2023). Regulation of Human Endogenous Metabolites by Drug Transporters and Drug Metabolizing Enzymes: An Analysis of Targeted SNP-Metabolite Associations. Metabolites. 13(2). 171–171. 6 indexed citations

Jamshidi, Neema, et al.. (2023). Loss of the Kidney Urate Transporter, Urat1, Leads to Disrupted Redox Homeostasis in Mice. Antioxidants. 12(3). 780–780. 5 indexed citations

Granados, Jeffry C., Imhoi Koo, Gary H. Perdew, et al.. (2022). AHR is a master regulator of diverse pathways in endogenous metabolism. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 16625–16625. 39 indexed citations

Agrawal, Monica, et al.. (2020). MTHFR C677T, Prothrombin G20210A, and Factor V Leiden (G1691A) Polymorphism and Beta-Thalassemia Risk: A Meta-Analysis. Cureus. 12(9). e10743–e10743. 2 indexed citations

Bush, Kevin T., Prabhleen Singh, & Sanjay K. Nigám. (2020). Gut-derived uremic toxin handling in vivo requires OAT-mediated tubular secretion in chronic kidney disease. JCI Insight. 5(7). 57 indexed citations

Nigám, Sanjay K., et al.. (2015). Is Urinary Prostaglandin E2 Excretion Correlated to Urinary Excretion of Calcium, Sodium and Potassium?. Contributions to nephrology. 118–121.

Nigám, Sanjay K. & Kevin T. Bush. (2014). Growth factor–heparan sulfate “switches” regulating stages of branching morphogenesis. Pediatric Nephrology. 29(4). 727–735. 19 indexed citations

Nigám, Sanjay K., et al.. (2013). Clinico-Pathological Spectrum of benign Breast Diseases in & around Kanpur. 5(2). 154–158. 1 indexed citations

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Nigám, Sanjay K., et al.. (2012). Diagnostic Accuracy of Squash Smear Technique in Brain Tumours. 5(2). 186–190. 1 indexed citations

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Bush, Kevin T., et al.. (2012). N-Sulfation of Heparan Sulfate Regulates Early Branching Events in the Developing Mammary Gland. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(50). 42064–42070. 15 indexed citations

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Gallegos, Thomas F., Valentina L. Kouznetsova, Krystyna Kudlicka, et al.. (2012). A protein kinase A and Wnt-dependent network regulating an intermediate stage in epithelial tubulogenesis during kidney development. Developmental Biology. 364(1). 11–21. 28 indexed citations

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Bush, Kevin T., et al.. (2011). Stage-dependent regulation of mammary ductal branching by heparan sulfate and HGF-cMet signaling. Developmental Biology. 355(2). 394–403. 42 indexed citations

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Shah, Mita M., Hiroyuki Sakurai, Thomas F. Gallegos, et al.. (2011). Growth factor-dependent branching of the ureteric bud is modulated by selective 6-O sulfation of heparan sulfate. Developmental Biology. 356(1). 19–27. 29 indexed citations

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Johkura, Kohei, et al.. (2010). Constructing Kidney-like Tissues from Cells Based on Programs for Organ Development: Toward a Method of In Vitro Tissue Engineering of the Kidney. Tissue Engineering Part A. 16(8). 2441–2455. 48 indexed citations

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Truong, David M., Gregory Kaler, Akash Khandelwal, Peter W. Swaan, & Sanjay K. Nigám. (2008). Multi-level Analysis of Organic Anion Transporters 1, 3, and 6 Reveals Major Differences in Structural Determinants of Antiviral Discrimination. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(13). 8654–8663. 82 indexed citations

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Monte, Júlio César Martins, Hiroyuki Sakurai, Kevin T. Bush, & Sanjay K. Nigám. (2006). The developmental nephrome: systems biology in the developing kidney. Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension. 16(1). 3–9. 23 indexed citations

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Bush, Kevin T., Hiroyuki Sakurai, Dylan Steer, et al.. (2003). TGF-β superfamily members modulate growth, branching, shaping, and patterning of the ureteric bud. Developmental Biology. 266(2). 285–298. 100 indexed citations

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Nigám, Sanjay K., et al.. (1983). The Effect of Equatorial Coronal Holes on Galactic Cosmic Ray Intensity. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 3. 225. 1 indexed citations

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Nigám, Sanjay K., et al.. (1978). Average Anisotropy Characteristics of High Energy Cosmic Ray Particles Approaching Solar Minimum. 7(4). 210–214. 1 indexed citations

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