Thara Somanathan

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Thara Somanathan is a scholar working on Oncology, Epidemiology and Otorhinolaryngology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thara Somanathan has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Oncology, 22 papers in Epidemiology and 20 papers in Otorhinolaryngology. Recurrent topics in Thara Somanathan's work include Head and Neck Cancer Studies (19 papers), Oral Health Pathology and Treatment (18 papers) and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (18 papers). Thara Somanathan is often cited by papers focused on Head and Neck Cancer Studies (19 papers), Oral Health Pathology and Treatment (18 papers) and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (18 papers). Thara Somanathan collaborates with scholars based in India, France and United States. Thara Somanathan's co-authors include Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Gigi Thomas, Richard Muwonge, Kunnambath Ramadas, Babu Mathew, Balakrishnan Rajan, Ramani Wesley, Manoj Pandey, Madhavan Krishnan Nair and Donald Maxwell Parkin and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Thara Somanathan

79 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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Effect of screening on oral cancer mortality in Kerala, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

2005 582 citations Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Kunnambath Ramadas et al. The Lancet profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Co-expression of galectin-3 and vimentin in triple negative breast cancer cells promotes tumor progression, metastasis and survival 2023 ·Tumor Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Pramod Darvin, (unknown), K. M. Jagathnath Krishna, (unknown), Paul Augustine, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thara Somanathan, M. Radhakrishna Pillai, T. R. Santhosh Kumar, K. Sujathan	7
2	Risk-Based Selection of Individuals for Oral Cancer Screening 2021 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Li C. Cheung, Kunnambath Ramadas, Richard Muwonge, Hormuzd A. Katki, Gigi Thomas, Barry I. Graubard, Partha Basu, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Thara Somanathan, Anil K. Chaturvedi	37
3	Galectin-3: A factotum in carcinogenesis bestowing an archery for prevention 2021 ·Tumor Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Thara Somanathan, K. Sujathan	10
4	Development and validation of a protocol for optimizing the use of paraffin blocks in molecular epidemiological studies: The example from the HPV-AHEAD study 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·M. Mena, Belén Lloveras, Sara Tous, Johannes Bogers, Fausto Maffini, Nitin Gangane, (unknown), Thara Somanathan, Eric Lucas, Devasena Anantharaman, Tarik Gheit, Xavier Castellsagué, Michael Pawlita, Silvia de Sanjosé, Laia Alemany, Massimo Tommasino, (unknown)	11
5	A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase IIB Trial of Curcumin in Oral Leukoplakia 2016 ·Cancer Prevention Research ·Moni Abraham Kuriakose, Kunnambath Ramdas, Bindu Dey, Subramania Iyer, (unknown), (unknown), Amritha Suresh, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Surya Ramachandran, (unknown), Gigi Thomas, Thara Somanathan, (unknown), Kannan Ranganathan, (unknown), (unknown), Vijayvel Jayaprakash, M. Radhakrishna Pillai	73
6	Role of frozen section in the intra-operative margin assessment during breast conserving surgery 2016 ·Indian Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), K Chandramohan, Anitha Mathews, Thara Somanathan, K Jayasree	4
7	Malignant melanoma of breast: A unique case with diagnostic dilemmas 2014 ·Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology ·Thara Somanathan, Anitha Mathews, Jayasree Kattoor, (unknown)	3
8	Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Thyroid Lesions and its Correlation with Histopathology in a Series of 248 Patients 2014 ·Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology ·(unknown), Jayasree Kattoor, K. Raveendran Pillai, (unknown), (unknown), Thara Somanathan, Nebu Abraham George, Paul Sebastian	19
9	Primary systemic amyloidosis of tongue with chondroid metaplasia 2013 ·Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology ·Thara Somanathan, (unknown), (unknown), Jayasree Kattoor	0
10	Effectiveness of cryotherapy for histologically confirmed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grades 1 and 2 in an Indian setting 2013 ·International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·Ramani Wesley, Richard Muwonge, Catherine Sauvaget, Thara Somanathan, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan	9
11	Down regulation of galectin-3 in primary tumor tissues of breast predict axillary lymph node metastasis 2011 ·K. Sujathan, Thara Somanathan, (unknown), Preethi Sara George, Elizabeth Abraham, P Remani	2
12	Effect of tobacco chewing, tobacco smoking and alcohol on all-cause and cancer mortality: A cohort study from Trivandrum, India 2010 ·Cancer Epidemiology ·Kunnambath Ramadas, Catherine Sauvaget, Gigi Thomas, Jean-Marie Fayette, Thara Somanathan, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan	39
13	Alcohol intake and oral cavity cancer risk among men in a prospective study in Kerala, India 2009 ·Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology ·Marianna de Camargo Cancela, Kunnambath Ramadas, (unknown), Gigi Thomas, Richard Muwonge, François Chapuis, Thara Somanathan, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Catherine Sauvaget	34
14	p16<sup>ink4a</sup> Is a Surrogate Marker for High-Risk and Malignant Cervical Lesions in the Presence of Human Papillomavirus 2009 ·Pathobiology ·S. Lakshmi, (unknown), Thara Somanathan	17
15	Body mass index, weight change and mortality risk in a prospective study in India 2008 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·Catherine Sauvaget, Kunnambath Ramadas, Gigi Thomas, (unknown), Thara Somanathan, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan	65
16	Pooled analysis of the accuracy of five cervical cancer screening tests assessed in eleven studies in Africa and India 2008 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Marc Arbyn, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Richard Muwonge, Namory Keita, A Dolo, Charles Gombé Mbalawa, Hassan Nouhou, (unknown), Ramani Wesley, Thara Somanathan, Anjali Sharma, Surendra S. Shastri, (unknown)	240
17	Scar recurrence of uterine sarcoma: a case report. 2006 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Thara Somanathan, (unknown)	1
18	Effect of screening on oral cancer mortality in Kerala, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial breakdown → 2005 ·The Lancet ·Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Kunnambath Ramadas, Gigi Thomas, Richard Muwonge, Thara Somanathan, Babu Mathew, Balakrishnan Rajan	582
19	Accuracy of visual screening for cervical neoplasia: Results from an IARC multicentre study in India and Africa 2004 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, (unknown), Ramani Wesley, Cédric Mahé, Namory Keita, (unknown), (unknown), A Dolo, Surendra S. Shastri, (unknown), Madi Nayama, Thara Somanathan, Eric Lucas, Richard Muwonge, Lucien Frappart, Donald Maxwell Parkin	250
20	Alcohol drinking, body mass index and the risk of oral leukoplakia in an Indian population 2000 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Mia Hashibe, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Gigi Thomas, (unknown), Babu Mathew, Thara Somanathan, Donald Maxwell Parkin, Zuo‐Feng Zhang	4

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