Swatantra Kumar

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 831 citations indexed

About

Swatantra Kumar is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Swatantra Kumar has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 831 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Infectious Diseases, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Swatantra Kumar's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (4 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (3 papers). Swatantra Kumar is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (4 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (3 papers). Swatantra Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, South Africa and United States. Swatantra Kumar's co-authors include Shailendra K. Saxena, Vimal K. Maurya, M L B Bhatt, Saniya Ansari, Ahmed S. Abdel‐Moneim, Janusz T. Pawęska, Anil Kumar Tripathi, Amita Jain, Apjit Kaur and Ishani Bora and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuroscience, Frontiers in Microbiology and Virology.

In The Last Decade

Swatantra Kumar

23 papers receiving 819 citations

Hit Papers

Characterization of the novel SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron (B.1.1.5... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
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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. Characterization of the novel SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of concern and its global perspective
    2021 197 citations Shailendra K. Saxena, Swatantra Kumar et al. Journal of Medical Virology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Swatantra Kumar India 10 406 224 122 117 98 24 831
Vimal K. Maurya India 12 424 1.0× 250 1.1× 129 1.1× 108 0.9× 100 1.0× 26 877
Thamir A. Alandijany Saudi Arabia 16 236 0.6× 157 0.7× 63 0.5× 149 1.3× 29 0.3× 50 719
Ana Carolina Gomes Jardim Brazil 18 303 0.7× 211 0.9× 108 0.9× 171 1.5× 15 0.2× 91 1.1k
Mohammad A. I. Al-Hatamleh Malaysia 14 337 0.8× 166 0.7× 58 0.5× 99 0.8× 24 0.2× 38 922
Lucía Carrau United States 12 348 0.9× 172 0.8× 32 0.3× 101 0.9× 40 0.4× 15 757
Mihayl Varbanov France 15 314 0.8× 226 1.0× 220 1.8× 269 2.3× 37 0.4× 35 1.1k
Carina Elsner Germany 11 201 0.5× 107 0.5× 28 0.2× 91 0.8× 68 0.7× 21 510
Wildeman Zapata Colombia 16 270 0.7× 142 0.6× 295 2.4× 136 1.2× 27 0.3× 57 864
Marion Le Bideau France 14 940 2.3× 185 0.8× 41 0.3× 140 1.2× 19 0.2× 23 1.3k
Seok Mui Wang Malaysia 16 601 1.5× 135 0.6× 34 0.3× 109 0.9× 42 0.4× 42 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Swatantra Kumar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Swatantra Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Swatantra Kumar

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

All Works

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Saxena, Shailendra K., et al.. (2026). Pathogenesis and current advancement in treatment and prevention strategies for Human metapneumovirus. Virology. 617. 110798–110798.
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Saxena, Shailendra K., Deepak Sharma, Swatantra Kumar, et al.. (2025). Decoding the role of large heat shock proteins in the progression of neuroinflammation‐mediated neurodegenerative disorders. PubMed. 3(1). 48–62. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Swatantra, et al.. (2024). Re-emerging Chandipura vesiculovirus: A cause of concern for global health. VirusDisease. 35(3). 385–399. 1 indexed citations
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Saxena, Shailendra K., et al.. (2023). Comparative analysis of salivary microbiota in diabetic and non-diabetic individuals of North India using metagenomics. Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research. 14(1). 22–26. 7 indexed citations
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Roy, Supriya, Suneela Dhaneshwar, Tarique Mahmood, Swatantra Kumar, & Shailendra K. Saxena. (2022). Pre-clinical investigation of protective effect of nutraceutical D-glucosamine on TNBS-induced colitis. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology. 45(2). 172–184. 6 indexed citations
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Saxena, Shailendra K., Saniya Ansari, Vimal K. Maurya, et al.. (2022). Re‐emerging human monkeypox: A major public‐health debacle. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(1). e27902–e27902. 111 indexed citations
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Gupta, Ankur, et al.. (2021). Therapeutic approaches for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods. 195. 29–43. 19 indexed citations
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Kumar, Swatantra, Vimal K. Maurya, Sai V. Chitti, et al.. (2021). Wound Healing Activity of a Novel Formulation SKRIN via Induction of Cell Cycle Progression and Inhibition of PCNA–p21 Complex Interaction Leading to Cell Survival and Proliferation. ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science. 4(1). 352–364. 9 indexed citations
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Kumar, Swatantra, et al.. (2020). Structural, glycosylation and antigenic variation between 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). VirusDisease. 31(1). 13–21. 140 indexed citations
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Maurya, Vimal K., et al.. (2020). Clinical Management and Therapeutic Strategies for the Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy: Current and Future Perspectives. Current Eye Research. 45(11). 1325–1341. 44 indexed citations
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Thakur, Vikram, et al.. (2020). Viral Hepatitis E and Chronicity: A Growing Public Health Concern. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 577339–577339. 36 indexed citations
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Kumar, Swatantra, Vimal K. Maurya, Russell Kabir, et al.. (2020). Antiviral Activity of Belladonna During Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection via Inhibition of Microglia Activation and Inflammation Leading to Neuronal Cell Survival. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 11(21). 3683–3696. 17 indexed citations
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Maurya, Vimal K., Swatantra Kumar, M L B Bhatt, & Shailendra K. Saxena. (2020). Antiviral activity of traditional medicinal plants from Ayurveda against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 40(4). 1719–1735. 23 indexed citations
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Kumar, Swatantra, Vimal K. Maurya, Debadatta Nayak, et al.. (2020). Calcarea carbonica treatment rescues lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response in human mononuclear cells via downregulation of inducible cyclooxygenase pathway. Journal of Integrative Medicine. 18(5). 441–449. 5 indexed citations
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Saxena, Shailendra K., Swatantra Kumar, & Vimal K. Maurya. (2019). Pathogen-Associated Acute Encephalitis Syndrome: Therapeutics and Management. Future Microbiology. 14(4). 259–262. 6 indexed citations
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Kumar, Swatantra, et al.. (2018). Global Perspective of Novel Therapeutic Strategies for the Management of NeuroAIDS. BioMolecular Concepts. 9(1). 33–42. 10 indexed citations
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Jahan, Noor, et al.. (2016). Comparative evaluation of slide agglutination and Widal tube agglutination test in detecting enteric fever among patients attending a tertiary care hospital in North India. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 4290–4296. 2 indexed citations

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