Somasekar Seshagiri

26.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
80 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Somasekar Seshagiri is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Somasekar Seshagiri has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Oncology and 14 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Somasekar Seshagiri's work include Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (8 papers), Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (8 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (8 papers). Somasekar Seshagiri is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (8 papers), Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (8 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (8 papers). Somasekar Seshagiri collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and France. Somasekar Seshagiri's co-authors include Vishva M. Dixit, Lois K. Miller, Karen O’Rourke, Michael Eby, Jeremy Stinson, Honglin Zhou, Ingrid E. Wertz, Eugene V. Koonin, L. Aravind and Thomas Januario and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Somasekar Seshagiri

80 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

De-ubiquitination and ubiquitin ligase domains of A20 downregulate NF-κB signalling

2004 1.5k citations Ingrid E. Wertz, Karen O’Rourke et al. Nature profile →
Mutations in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and in KRAS Are Predictive and Prognostic Indicators in Patients With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Chemotherapy Alone and in Combination With Erlotinib

2005 1.2k citations Lukas C. Amler, Thomas Januario et al. profile →
Smoothened Mutation Confers Resistance to a Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor in Medulloblastoma

2009 670 citations Robert L. Yauch, Gerrit J.P. Dijkgraaf et al. Science profile →
Inhibition of ICE Family Proteases by Baculovirus Antiapoptotic Protein p35

1995 555 citations Somasekar Seshagiri, Lois K. Miller et al. Science profile →
The emerging mutational landscape of G proteins and G-protein-coupled receptors in cancer

2013 428 citations Eric Stawiski, Somasekar Seshagiri et al. profile →
Identification of a mutation in the extracellular domain of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor conferring cetuximab resistance in colorectal cancer

2012 367 citations Somasekar Seshagiri et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Somasekar Seshagiri United States	41	6.6k	3.2k	2.4k	2.1k	1.8k	80	10.3k
Yataro Daigo Japan	62	7.8k 1.2×	3.0k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	175	11.4k
J. William Harbour United States	57	7.0k 1.1×	5.5k 1.7×	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	2.3k 1.3×	198	13.3k
Toyomasa Katagiri Japan	56	6.1k 0.9×	2.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	166	9.1k
Luc Girard United States	60	8.1k 1.2×	4.5k 1.4×	3.0k 1.2×	2.8k 1.3×	820 0.4×	168	12.2k
Kounosuke Watabe United States	56	6.8k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	4.3k 1.8×	1.6k 0.8×	773 0.4×	166	10.0k
David E. Misek United States	53	7.1k 1.1×	2.0k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	95	11.1k
Roderick L. Beijersbergen Netherlands	48	10.9k 1.7×	5.1k 1.6×	2.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	117	15.7k
Marcus Bosenberg United States	61	7.0k 1.1×	4.7k 1.5×	2.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	3.6k 2.0×	177	12.6k
Hsing-Jien Kung United States	62	6.2k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	3.0k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	143	11.1k
Alberto Villanueva Spain	49	6.6k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	3.9k 1.6×	1.2k 0.6×	806 0.4×	138	9.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Somasekar Seshagiri

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Suryamohan, Kushal, Anubhab Khan, Rajadurai Chinnasamy Perumal, et al.. (2022). Near-chromosomal de novo assembly of Bengal tiger genome reveals genetic hallmarks of apex predation. GigaScience. 12. 9 indexed citations

Gupta, Himika, Sivasankar Malaichamy, Ashwin Mallipatna, et al.. (2021). Retinoblastoma genetics screening and clinical management. BMC Medical Genomics. 14(1). 188–188. 9 indexed citations

Batra, Sanjit Singh, Michal Levy‐Sakin, Jacqueline A. Robinson, et al.. (2020). Accurate assembly of the olive baboon ( Papio anubis ) genome using long-read and Hi-C data. GigaScience. 9(12). 23 indexed citations

Yuan, Wenlin, Leonard D. Goldstein, Steffen Durinck, et al.. (2019). S100a4 upregulation in Pik3caH1047R;Trp53R270H;MMTV-Cre-driven mammary tumors promotes metastasis. Breast Cancer Research. 21(1). 152–152. 9 indexed citations

Goldstein, Leonard D., Ying-Jiun J. Chen, Jia Wu, et al.. (2019). Massively parallel single-cell B-cell receptor sequencing enables rapid discovery of diverse antigen-reactive antibodies. Communications Biology. 2(1). 304–304. 107 indexed citations

Jaiswal, Bijay S., Steffen Durinck, Eric Stawiski, et al.. (2018). ERK Mutations and Amplification Confer Resistance to ERK-Inhibitor Therapy. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(16). 4044–4055. 47 indexed citations

Goldstein, Leonard D., Yi Cao, Grégoire Pau, et al.. (2016). Prediction and Quantification of Splice Events from RNA-Seq Data. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0156132–e0156132. 95 indexed citations

Lee, Genee Y., Peter M. Haverty, Li Li, et al.. (2014). Comparative Oncogenomics Identifies PSMB4 and SHMT2 as Potential Cancer Driver Genes. Cancer Research. 74(11). 3114–3126. 125 indexed citations

Sinha, Sanjib, et al.. (2014). Clinical, hematological, and imaging observations in a 25-year-old woman with abetalipoproteinemia. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 17(1). 113–113. 4 indexed citations

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Kim, Walter, Thomas Holcomb, Tom Januario, et al.. (2012). DNA Methylation Profiling Defines Clinically Relevant Biological Subsets of Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 18(8). 2360–2373. 66 indexed citations

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Ernst, Andreas, David Gfeller, Zhengyan Kan, et al.. (2010). Coevolution of PDZ domain–ligand interactions analyzed by high-throughput phage display and deep sequencing. Molecular BioSystems. 6(10). 1782–1790. 97 indexed citations

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Modrek, Barmak, Lin Ge, Ajay Pandita, et al.. (2009). Oncogenic Activating Mutations Are Associated with Local Copy Gain. Molecular Cancer Research. 7(8). 1244–1252. 51 indexed citations

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Hoeflich, Klaus P., Sylvia Herter, Janet Tien, et al.. (2009). Antitumor Efficacy of the Novel RAF Inhibitor GDC-0879 Is Predicted by BRAFV600E Mutational Status and Sustained Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Suppression. Cancer Research. 69(7). 3042–3051. 144 indexed citations

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Yauch, Robert L., Gerrit J.P. Dijkgraaf, Bruno Alicke, et al.. (2009). Smoothened Mutation Confers Resistance to a Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor in Medulloblastoma. Science. 326(5952). 572–574. 670 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kaminker, Joshua S., Yan Zhang, Peter M. Haverty, et al.. (2007). Distinguishing Cancer-Associated Missense Mutations from Common Polymorphisms. Cancer Research. 67(2). 465–473. 104 indexed citations

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Kong-Beltran, Monica, Somasekar Seshagiri, Jiping Zha, et al.. (2006). Somatic Mutations Lead to an Oncogenic Deletion of Met in Lung Cancer. Cancer Research. 66(1). 283–289. 372 indexed citations

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Hoeflich, Klaus P., Daniel C. Gray, Michael Eby, et al.. (2006). Oncogenic BRAF Is Required for Tumor Growth and Maintenance in Melanoma Models. Cancer Research. 66(2). 999–1006. 185 indexed citations

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Wertz, Ingrid E., Karen O’Rourke, Honglin Zhou, et al.. (2004). De-ubiquitination and ubiquitin ligase domains of A20 downregulate NF-κB signalling. Nature. 430(7000). 694–699. 1516 indexed citations breakdown →

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Seshagiri, Somasekar, Domagoj Vucic, James Lee, & Vishva M. Dixit. (1999). Baculovirus-based Genetic Screen for Antiapoptotic Genes Identifies a Novel IAP. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(51). 36769–36773. 32 indexed citations

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Seshagiri, Somasekar, Wenteh Chang, & Lois K. Miller. (1998). Mutational analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans CED‐4. FEBS Letters. 428(1-2). 71–74. 5 indexed citations

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