Shashi Bala

9.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
83 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Shashi Bala is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shashi Bala has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Cancer Research and 20 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Shashi Bala's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (23 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (16 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (15 papers). Shashi Bala is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (23 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (16 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (15 papers). Shashi Bala collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Malaysia. Shashi Bala's co-authors include Gyöngyi Szabó, Karen Kodys, Fatemeh Momen‐Heravi, Donna Catalano, Tímea Csák, Jan Petrášek, Dora Lippai, Terence N. Bukong, Miguel Marcos and Evelyn A. Kurt‐Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Shashi Bala

82 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

IL-1 receptor antagonist ameliorates inflammasome-depende... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2013 2012 2013 2014 100 200 300 400 500
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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. IL-1 receptor antagonist ameliorates inflammasome-dependent alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice
    2012 593 citations Jan Petrášek, Shashi Bala et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  2. Minimal Differentiation of Classical Monocytes as They Survey Steady-State Tissues and Transport Antigen to Lymph Nodes
    2013 564 citations Claudia Jakubzick, Emmanuel L. Gautier et al. Immunity profile →
  3. Circulating microRNAs in exosomes indicate hepatocyte injury and inflammation in alcoholic, drug-induced, and inflammatory liver diseases
    2012 525 citations Shashi Bala, Jan Petrášek et al. Hepatology profile →
  4. MicroRNAs in liver disease
    2013 490 citations Gyöngyi Szabó, Shashi Bala Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology profile →
  5. Exosomes from Hepatitis C Infected Patients Transmit HCV Infection and Contain Replication Competent Viral RNA in Complex with Ago2-miR122-HSP90
    2014 334 citations Fatemeh Momen‐Heravi, Karen Kodys 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
Shashi Bala United States 39 3.5k 2.4k 2.2k 1.3k 1.2k 83 7.1k
Fiona Oakley United Kingdom 41 2.2k 0.6× 843 0.3× 2.2k 1.0× 846 0.6× 398 0.3× 105 6.0k
Qiang Xia China 44 3.5k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 734 0.6× 456 0.4× 264 6.4k
Yutaka Kohgo Japan 44 2.9k 0.8× 1.0k 0.4× 1.5k 0.7× 575 0.4× 537 0.4× 243 7.4k
Xiao‐Ming Yin United States 38 3.7k 1.1× 646 0.3× 1.6k 0.7× 695 0.5× 695 0.6× 122 6.3k
Jelena Mann United Kingdom 36 2.0k 0.6× 692 0.3× 1.5k 0.7× 913 0.7× 317 0.3× 65 5.0k
Rui Li China 43 2.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 710 0.3× 1.9k 1.5× 1.2k 1.0× 244 6.3k
Xiangdong Wang China 47 3.3k 0.9× 992 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 288 0.2× 246 7.6k
Derek A. Mann United Kingdom 64 4.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.6× 4.0k 1.8× 1.7k 1.3× 659 0.5× 198 12.1k
Tatsuya Yamashita Japan 48 2.0k 0.6× 829 0.3× 3.0k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 803 0.6× 239 8.3k
Yasuyuki Sasaguri Japan 53 2.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 850 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 310 0.2× 238 8.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Siddiqui, Vasi Uddin, Swati Sharma, Smita Rai, et al.. (2024). A novel green synthesis of CuFe2O4 Nanoparticles from Cissus rotundifolia for photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity evaluation. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 984. 174020–174020. 18 indexed citations
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Siddiqui, Vasi Uddin, Shashi Bala, Nidhi Mishra, et al.. (2024). Biogenic Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles from Aloe vera: Antibacterial Activity, Molecular Docking, and Photocatalytic Dye Degradation. ACS Omega. 9(28). 30190–30204. 47 indexed citations
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Ganie, Adil Shafi, et al.. (2023). Photocatalytic Degradation of Malachite Green Dye via An Inner Transition Metal Oxide-Based Nanostructure Fabricated through a Hydrothermal Route. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5–5. 17 indexed citations
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Bala, Shashi, Yuan Zhuang, Prashanth Thevkar Nagesh, et al.. (2023). Therapeutic inhibition of miR-155 attenuates liver fibrosis via STAT3 signaling. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 33. 413–427. 16 indexed citations
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Bala, Shashi, Michal Ganz, Mrigya Babuta, et al.. (2021). Steatosis, inflammasome upregulation, and fibrosis are attenuated in miR-155 deficient mice in a high fat-cholesterol-sugar diet-induced model of NASH. Laboratory Investigation. 101(12). 1540–1549. 23 indexed citations
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Momen‐Heravi, Fatemeh, et al.. (2021). Protective effect of LNA-anti-miR-132 therapy on liver fibrosis in mice. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 25. 155–167. 21 indexed citations
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Wu, Xun, Yi‐Shing Lisa Cheng, Matthen Mathew, et al.. (2021). Down-regulation of the tumor suppressor miR-34a contributes to head and neck cancer by up-regulating the MET oncogene and modulating tumor immune evasion. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 40(1). 70–70. 48 indexed citations
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Bala, Shashi, Tímea Csák, Banishree Saha, et al.. (2016). The pro-inflammatory effects of miR-155 promote liver fibrosis and alcohol-induced steatohepatitis. Journal of Hepatology. 64(6). 1378–1387. 244 indexed citations
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Bala, Shashi, Miguel Marcos, Arijeet K. Gattu, Donna Catalano, & Gyöngyi Szabó. (2014). Acute Binge Drinking Increases Serum Endotoxin and Bacterial DNA Levels in Healthy Individuals. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e96864–e96864. 239 indexed citations
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Szabó, Gyöngyi & Shashi Bala. (2013). MicroRNAs in liver disease. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 10(9). 542–552. 490 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jakubzick, Claudia, Emmanuel L. Gautier, Sophie L. Gibbings, et al.. (2013). Minimal Differentiation of Classical Monocytes as They Survey Steady-State Tissues and Transport Antigen to Lymph Nodes. Immunity. 39(3). 599–610. 564 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bala, Shashi, Jan Petrášek, Donna Catalano, et al.. (2012). Circulating microRNAs in exosomes indicate hepatocyte injury and inflammation in alcoholic, drug-induced, and inflammatory liver diseases. Hepatology. 56(5). 1946–1957. 525 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bala, Shashi, et al.. (2012). Increased microRNA-155 expression in the serum and peripheral monocytes in chronic HCV infection. Journal of Translational Medicine. 10(1). 151–151. 125 indexed citations
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Szabó, Gyöngyi, Shashi Bala, Jan Petrášek, & Arijeet K. Gattu. (2010). Gut-Liver Axis and Sensing Microbes. Digestive Diseases. 28(6). 737–744. 141 indexed citations
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Shaker, Anisa, Elzbieta A. Swietlicki, Lihua Wang, et al.. (2010). Epimorphin deletion protects mice from inflammation-induced colon carcinogenesis and alters stem cell niche myofibroblast secretion. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 120(6). 2081–2093. 47 indexed citations
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Bala, Shashi, Miguel Marcos, & Gyöngyi Szabó. (2009). Emerging role of microRNAs in liver diseases. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 15(45). 5633–5633. 126 indexed citations
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Mandrekar, Pranoti, Shashi Bala, Donna Catalano, Karen Kodys, & Gyöngyi Szabó. (2009). The Opposite Effects of Acute and Chronic Alcohol on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation Are Linked to IRAK-M in Human Monocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 183(2). 1320–1327. 159 indexed citations
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Bala, Shashi & Païvi Peltomäki. (2001). CYCLIN D1 as a genetic modifier in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.. PubMed. 61(16). 6042–5. 84 indexed citations
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Bala, Shashi, Cornelia Kraus, Juul Wijnen, P. Meera Khan, & Wolfgang G. Ballhausen. (1996). Multiple products in the protein truncation test due to alternative splicing in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. Human Genetics. 98(5). 528–533. 24 indexed citations

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