Sham S. Kakar

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Sham S. Kakar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Sham S. Kakar has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 24 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Sham S. Kakar's work include Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (18 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (15 papers) and Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (14 papers). Sham S. Kakar is often cited by papers focused on Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (18 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (15 papers) and Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (14 papers). Sham S. Kakar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and India. Sham S. Kakar's co-authors include Jimmy D. Neill, Miranda Fong, Daniel C. Devor, Lois C. Musgrove, Jeffrey C. Sellers, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak, Lothar Jennes, Huang‐Ge Zhang, Tariq Hamid and Donald M. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Sham S. Kakar

110 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

  1. Interspecies communication between plant and mouse gut host cells through edible plant derived exosome‐like nanoparticles
    2014 544 citations Sham S. Kakar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sham S. Kakar United States 42 2.6k 988 978 856 657 114 5.0k
Nicholas J. G. Webster United States 42 3.7k 1.4× 880 0.9× 669 0.7× 863 1.0× 667 1.0× 116 6.7k
Belinda Willard United States 46 3.3k 1.2× 426 0.4× 634 0.6× 407 0.5× 497 0.8× 189 6.3k
Robin Farias‐Eisner United States 34 1.5k 0.6× 665 0.7× 878 0.9× 226 0.3× 471 0.7× 69 3.8k
Yukihiro Nishio Japan 30 2.7k 1.0× 355 0.4× 1.2k 1.3× 437 0.5× 1.9k 2.9× 60 6.3k
Xiaomin Song China 42 3.7k 1.4× 312 0.3× 865 0.9× 279 0.3× 898 1.4× 138 6.9k
Hannu Rajaniemi Finland 41 2.6k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 258 0.3× 485 0.6× 250 0.4× 152 4.6k
Francis J. Morgan Australia 33 2.2k 0.8× 815 0.8× 222 0.2× 672 0.8× 335 0.5× 70 4.4k
Marc G. Denis France 40 2.1k 0.8× 181 0.2× 1.1k 1.2× 327 0.4× 1.4k 2.1× 176 4.9k
Pirkko Vihko Finland 51 3.2k 1.2× 334 0.3× 703 0.7× 1.8k 2.0× 1.4k 2.1× 179 7.3k
Thomas E. Wagner United States 42 4.4k 1.7× 183 0.2× 410 0.4× 1.6k 1.9× 702 1.1× 198 7.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sham S. Kakar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sham S. Kakar

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All Works

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Ratajczak, Janina, Ahmed Abdel‐Latif, Gabriela Schneider, et al.. (2025). Complosome Activation after Myocardial Infarction in a Murine Model of Permanent LAD Ligation. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 22(2). 1023–1029.
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Abdelbaset‐Ismail, Ahmed, Yi Tan, Alex R. Straughn, et al.. (2024). Withaferin A as a Potential Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Cachexia. Cells. 13(9). 783–783. 3 indexed citations
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Kakar, Sham S., et al.. (2024). PREVALENCE OF SELF-MEDICATION PRACTICE AMONG THE PEOPLE IN NANGARHAR, AFGHANISTAN. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal. 2024(1). 1091–1091.
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Straughn, Alex R. & Sham S. Kakar. (2019). Withaferin A ameliorates ovarian cancer-induced cachexia and proinflammatory signaling. Journal of Ovarian Research. 12(1). 115–115. 32 indexed citations
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Abdelbaset‐Ismail, Ahmed, Monika Cymer, Katarzyna Brzeźniakiewicz‐Janus, et al.. (2018). Bioactive Phospholipids Enhance Migration and Adhesion of Human Leukemic Cells by Inhibiting Heme Oxygenase 1 (HO-1) and Inducible Nitric Oxygenase Synthase (iNOS) in a p38 MAPK-Dependent Manner. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 15(1). 139–154. 25 indexed citations
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Parte, Seema, et al.. (2017). Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells: Unraveling a Germline Connection. Stem Cells and Development. 26(24). 1781–1803. 14 indexed citations
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Mierzejewska, Katarzyna, Sylwia Borkowska, Malwina Suszyńska, et al.. (2015). Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells Express Several Functional Sex Hormone Receptors—Novel Evidence for a Potential Developmental Link Between Hematopoiesis and Primordial Germ Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 24(8). 927–937. 69 indexed citations
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Suszyńska, Malwina, Agata Poniewierska-Baran, Janina Ratajczak, et al.. (2014). Expression of the erythropoietin receptor by germline-derived cells - further support for a potential developmental link between the germline and hematopoiesis. Journal of Ovarian Research. 7(1). 66–66. 30 indexed citations
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Ratajczak, Mariusz Z., Tomasz Jadczyk, Gabriela Schneider, Sham S. Kakar, & Magda Kucia. (2013). Induction of a tumor-metastasis-receptive microenvironment as an unwanted and underestimated side effect of treatment by chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Journal of Ovarian Research. 6(1). 95–95. 46 indexed citations
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Panguluri, Siva K. & Sham S. Kakar. (2011). Using Quantitative Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction to Validate Gene Regulation by PTTG. Methods in molecular biology. 815. 131–145. 1 indexed citations
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Kakar, Sham S., et al.. (2009). WITHDRAWN: The use of nanoparticles in LHRH receptor targeted therapy for cancer. Experimental and Molecular Pathology. 2 indexed citations
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Winters, Stephen J., et al.. (2006). Identification of gene networks modulated by activin in LbetaT2 cells using DNA microarray analysis.. PubMed. 21(2). 167–78. 15 indexed citations
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Kakar, Sham S., et al.. (2005). Insulin and IGF‐1 regulate the expression of the pituitary tumor transforming gene (PTTG) in breast tumor cells. FEBS Letters. 579(14). 3195–3200. 31 indexed citations
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Kakar, Sham S. & Lothar Jennes. (1999). Molecular cloning and characterization of the tumor transforming gene (TUTR1): a novel gene in human tumorigenesis. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 84(3-4). 211–216. 54 indexed citations
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Kakar, Sham S., et al.. (1993). Regulation of Expression of Secretogranin II mRNA in Female Rat Pituitary and Hypothalamus. Neuroendocrinology. 57(3). 422–431. 14 indexed citations

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