Sheeja T. Tharakan

5.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
17 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Sheeja T. Tharakan is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Pharmacology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheeja T. Tharakan has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 4 papers in Pharmacology and 4 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Sheeja T. Tharakan's work include Curcumin's Biomedical Applications (3 papers), Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (3 papers) and Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (2 papers). Sheeja T. Tharakan is often cited by papers focused on Curcumin's Biomedical Applications (3 papers), Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (3 papers) and Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (2 papers). Sheeja T. Tharakan collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Kenya. Sheeja T. Tharakan's co-authors include Bokyung Sung, Bharat B. Aggarwal, Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar, Preetha Anand, Chitra Sundaram, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Krishna Misra, K. Indira Priyadarsini, Kallikat N. Rajasekharan and Cemile Koca and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer Research, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Biochemical Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Sheeja T. Tharakan

15 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifes... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2008 2009 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes
    2008 1.6k citations Preetha Anand, Chitra Sundaram et al. Pharmaceutical Research profile →
  2. Biological activities of curcumin and its analogues (Congeners) made by man and Mother Nature
    2008 990 citations Preetha Anand, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara et al. Biochemical Pharmacology profile →
  3. Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription‐3, Inflammation, and Cancer
    2009 578 citations Bharat B. Aggarwal, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara et al. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Sheeja T. Tharakan
Devivasha Bordoloi India
Ji Hye Kim United States
Pornngarm Limtrakul Thailand
Zora Djurić United States
Ruby John Anto India
Vivek R. Yadav United States
Santosh K. Sandur India
Haruyo Ichikawa United States
Michael A. Walters United States
Kishore Banik India
Devivasha Bordoloi India
Sheeja T. Tharakan
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sheeja T. Tharakan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sheeja T. Tharakan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sheeja T. Tharakan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sheeja T. Tharakan. Sheeja T. Tharakan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Francis, Sanju, et al.. (2025). Phytochemical Screening and Antioxidant Activity of Borassus flabellifer L. Sprouts. Pharmacognosy Research. 17(1). 272–276.
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Tharakan, Sheeja T., et al.. (2021). PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF FIVE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF JASMINUM. PLANT ARCHIVES. 21(2). 8 indexed citations
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Tharakan, Sheeja T., et al.. (2020). Pharmacognostic evaluation and anthelmintic activity of leaf and stem extracts of Clinacanthus nutans Lindau. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 9(5). 398–401. 1 indexed citations
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Tharakan, Sheeja T., et al.. (2018). SCREENING OF SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANT EXTRACTS FOR ANTHELMINTIC AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY. International Research Journal of Pharmacy. 9(10). 111–114. 1 indexed citations
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Tharakan, Sheeja T., et al.. (2017). EVALUATION OF PHYTOCHEMICALS, TOTAL PHENOLS, ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF HOT WATER EXTRACTS OF CUMINUM CYMINUM SEEDS. International Research Journal of Pharmacy. 8(11). 135–139. 2 indexed citations
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Harikumar, Kuzhuvelil B., Bokyung Sung, Sheeja T. Tharakan, et al.. (2010). Sesamin Manifests Chemopreventive Effects through the Suppression of NF-κB–Regulated Cell Survival, Proliferation, Invasion, and Angiogenic Gene Products. Molecular Cancer Research. 8(5). 751–761. 106 indexed citations
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Tharakan, Sheeja T., et al.. (2010). Toxicity Studies of Sidha Medicine - Rasagandhi Mezhugu~!2010-04-05~!2010-05-03~!2010-08-09~!. 4(1). 43–50. 1 indexed citations
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Kamat, Ashish M., Sheeja T. Tharakan, Bokyung Sung, & Bharat B. Aggarwal. (2009). Curcumin Potentiates the Antitumor Effects of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin against Bladder Cancer through the Downregulation of NF-κB and Upregulation of TRAIL Receptors. Cancer Research. 69(23). 8958–8966. 85 indexed citations
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Aggarwal, Bharat B., Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar, et al.. (2009). Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription‐3, Inflammation, and Cancer. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1171(1). 59–76. 578 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aggarwal, Bharat B., Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar, et al.. (2008). Potential of Spice-Derived Phytochemicals for Cancer Prevention. Planta Medica. 74(13). 1560–1569. 210 indexed citations
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Tharakan, Sheeja T., et al.. (2008). Immunostimulatory action of AC II--an ayurvedic formulation useful in HIV.. PubMed. 46(1). 47–51. 2 indexed citations
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Anand, Preetha, Chitra Sundaram, Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar, et al.. (2008). Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes. Pharmaceutical Research. 25(9). 2097–2116. 1603 indexed citations breakdown →
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Anand, Preetha, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Chitra Sundaram, et al.. (2008). Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes. Pharmaceutical Research. 25(9). 2200–2200. 130 indexed citations
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Anand, Preetha, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Chitra Sundaram, et al.. (2008). Biological activities of curcumin and its analogues (Congeners) made by man and Mother Nature. Biochemical Pharmacology. 76(11). 1590–1611. 990 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tharakan, Sheeja T., et al.. (2007). Effect of AC II, an Herbal Formulation in Cyclophosphamide-Induced Immunosuppression in BALB/c Mice—Implication in HIV Treatment. Immunological Investigations. 36(2). 147–157. 1 indexed citations
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Tharakan, Sheeja T., Girija Kuttan, & Ramadasan Kuttan. (2006). Effect of AC II, a herbal formulation on radiation-induced immunosuppression in mice.. PubMed. 44(9). 719–25. 4 indexed citations

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