Sunil K. Lal

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
120 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Sunil K. Lal is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Sunil K. Lal has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Epidemiology and 42 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Sunil K. Lal's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (31 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (23 papers) and interferon and immune responses (20 papers). Sunil K. Lal is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (31 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (23 papers) and interferon and immune responses (20 papers). Sunil K. Lal collaborates with scholars based in India, Malaysia and Singapore. Sunil K. Lal's co-authors include Milan Surjit, Anshika Sharma, Vincent Chow, Isra Ahmad Farouk, Shahid Jameel, Bo Liu, Zheng Yao Low, Shweta Tyagi, Purnima Kumar and Hasan Körkaya and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Sunil K. Lal

118 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Human Gut Microbiome – A Potential Controller of Well... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2021 200 400 600
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.

  1. The Human Gut Microbiome – A Potential Controller of Wellness and Disease
    2018 737 citations Sunil K. Lal et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →
  2. COVID-19: A Review on the Novel Coronavirus Disease Evolution, Transmission, Detection, Control and Prevention
    2021 356 citations Anshika Sharma, Isra Ahmad Farouk et al. Viruses profile →

Peers

Sunil K. Lal
Miguel Ángel Martı́nez Spain
Ming‐Fu Chang Taiwan
Weijin Huang China
Sandrine Belouzard France
Timothy P. Sheahan United States
Yoshio Mori Japan
Marcus J. Korth United States
Sandra Ciesek Germany
Emma C. Thomson United Kingdom
Sui‐Yuan Chang Taiwan
Miguel Ángel Martı́nez Spain
Sunil K. Lal
Citations per year, relative to Sunil K. Lal Sunil K. Lal (= 1×) peers Miguel Ángel Martı́nez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sunil K. Lal

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sunil K. Lal. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sunil K. Lal 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 Sunil K. Lal. Sunil K. Lal is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Farouk, Isra Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Implications on Immune Escape, Vaccination, Therapeutic and Diagnostic Strategies. Viruses. 15(4). 944–944. 47 indexed citations
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Sharma, Anshika, Isra Ahmad Farouk, & Sunil K. Lal. (2021). COVID-19: A Review on the Novel Coronavirus Disease Evolution, Transmission, Detection, Control and Prevention. Viruses. 13(2). 202–202. 356 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ansari, Mairaj Ahmed, Pratibha Gaur, Anshika Sharma, et al.. (2021). The Immunomodulatory CEA Cell Adhesion Molecule 6 (CEACAM6/CD66c) Is a Protein Receptor for the Influenza A Virus. Viruses. 13(5). 726–726. 10 indexed citations
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Farouk, Isra Ahmad, et al.. (2021). Current vaccine approaches and emerging strategies against herpes simplex virus (HSV). Expert Review of Vaccines. 20(9). 1077–1096. 19 indexed citations
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Sharma, Anshika, Jyoti Batra, Olga Stuchlik, et al.. (2020). Influenza A Virus Nucleoprotein Activates the JNK Stress-Signaling Pathway for Viral Replication by Sequestering Host Filamin A Protein. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 581867–581867. 11 indexed citations
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Guo, Zhu, Amrita Kumar, Mayim E. Wiens, et al.. (2020). Influenza virus NS1- C/EBPβ gene regulatory complex inhibits RIG-I transcription. Antiviral Research. 176. 104747–104747. 9 indexed citations
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Lal, Sunil K., London Lucien Ooi, Zee Wan Wong, et al.. (2016). Pharmacogenetics of ABCB5, ABCC5 and RLIP76 and doxorubicin pharmacokinetics in Asian breast cancer patients. The Pharmacogenomics Journal. 17(4). 337–343. 20 indexed citations
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Sharma, Shipra, et al.. (2015). Nucleoprotein of influenza A virus negatively impacts antiapoptotic protein API5 to enhance E2F1-dependent apoptosis and virus replication. Cell Death and Disease. 6(12). e2018–e2018. 41 indexed citations
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Sharma, Shipra, Himani Nailwal, Shashank Tripathi, et al.. (2014). Influenza A viral nucleoprotein interacts with cytoskeleton scaffolding protein α‐actinin‐4 for viral replication. FEBS Journal. 281(13). 2899–2914. 37 indexed citations
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Lal, Sunil K., et al.. (2014). A novel method to produce Influenza A virus matrix protein M1 Capsid Like Particles (CLPs). Journal of Virological Methods. 205. 1–2. 1 indexed citations
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Mangamoori, Lakshmi Narasu, et al.. (2012). Recombinant haemagglutinin protein of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus expressed in Pichia pastoris elicits a neutralizing antibody response in mice. Journal of Virological Methods. 187(1). 20–25. 10 indexed citations
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Narasaraju, Teluguakula, et al.. (2008). Adaptation of human influenza H3N2 virus in a mouse pneumonitis model: insights into viral virulence, tissue tropism and host pathogenesis. Microbes and Infection. 11(1). 2–11. 68 indexed citations
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Lal, Sunil K.. (2007). Biology of Emerging Viruses: SARS, Avian and Human Influenza, Mtapneumovirus, Npah, West Nile, and Ross River Virus. 2 indexed citations
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Kriplani, Alka, Bhugwan Singh, Sunil K. Lal, & N. Agarwal. (2007). Efficacy, acceptability and side effects of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system for menorrhagia. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 97(3). 190–194. 50 indexed citations
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Surjit, Milan, et al.. (2006). Enhanced α1 Microglobulin Secretion from Hepatitis E Virus ORF3-expressing Human Hepatoma Cells Is Mediated by the Tumor Susceptibility Gene 101. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(12). 8135–8142. 53 indexed citations
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Khan, Asad U. & Sunil K. Lal. (2001). The white halo plaque phenotype of bacteriophage T4: Its uses and applications in screening and mapping of splicing-defective mutants. 5(4). 237–242. 2 indexed citations
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Khan, Asad U., Sunil K. Lal, & Masood Ahmad. (1998). Isolation and Characterization of EMS Induced Splicing Defective Point Mutations within the Intron of thenrdB Gene of Bacteriophage T4. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 242(1). 10–15. 3 indexed citations
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Lal, Sunil K., et al.. (1997). Expression and characterization of the hepatitis E virus ORF3 protein in the methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris. Gene. 190(1). 63–67. 24 indexed citations

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