Usha Varanasi

9.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
149 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Usha Varanasi is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Usha Varanasi has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 29 papers in Pollution and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Usha Varanasi's work include Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (67 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (52 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (15 papers). Usha Varanasi is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (67 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (52 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (15 papers). Usha Varanasi collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Norway. Usha Varanasi's co-authors include John E. Stein, William L. Reichert, Tracy K. Collier, James P. Meador, Donald C. Malins, Tom Hom, Dennis J. Gmur, E. Casillas, Lyndal L. Johnson and Mark S. Myers and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Usha Varanasi

145 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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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.

Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda

2017 824 citations Howard Frumkin, Gregory N. Bratman et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
Bioaccumulation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Marine Organisms

1995 499 citations James P. Meador, John E. Stein et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Usha Varanasi

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Focusing Attention on Reciprocity Between Nature and Humans Can Be the Key to Reinvigorating Planetary Health 2020 ·Ecopsychology ·Usha Varanasi	11
2	Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda breakdown → 2017 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Howard Frumkin, Gregory N. Bratman, Sara Jo Breslow, B.J. Cochran, Peter H. Kahn, Joshua J. Lawler, Phillip S. Levin, Pooja S. Tandon, Usha Varanasi, Kathleen L. Wolf, Spencer A. Wood	824
3	The critical role of atypical protein kinase C in activating hepatic SREBP-1c and NFκB in obesity 2009 ·Journal of Lipid Research ·Mini P. Sajan, Mary L. Standaert, (unknown), Usha Varanasi, (unknown), Stephen Mastorides, Ursula Braun, Michael Leitges, Robert V. Farese	46
4	Isovaleric acid accumulation in odontocete melon during development 2003 ·Die Naturwissenschaften ·(unknown), Usha Varanasi	15
5	Mutations of the WD repeats that compromise Tup1 repression function maintain structural integrity of the WD domain trypsin-resistant core 2002 ·Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ·Zhizhou Zhang, Usha Varanasi, Pauline M. Carrico, Robert Trumbly	10
6	Environmental Contaminants and the Prevalence of Hemic Neoplasia (Leukemia) in the Common Mussel (Mytilus edulisComplex) from Puget Sound, Washington, U.S.A. 1999 ·Journal of Invertebrate Pathology ·P K Krishnakumar, E. Casillas, (unknown), Anna N. Kagley, Usha Varanasi	27
7	Identification of a peroxisome proliferator-responsive element upstream of the human peroxisomal fatty acyl coenzyme A oxidase gene. 1998 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Usha Varanasi, Ruiyin Chu, Alex Q. Huang, Raquel Castellon, Anjana V. Yeldandi, Janardan K. Reddy	5
8	Molecular epizootiology of genotoxic events in marine fish: Linking contaminant exposure, DNA damage, and tissue-level alterations 1998 ·Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research ·William L. Reichert, Mark S. Myers, (unknown), Barbara L. French, Bernadita F. Anulacion, Tracy K. Collier, John E. Stein, Usha Varanasi	77
9	Overexpression and Characterization of the Human Peroxisomal Acyl-CoA Oxidase in Insect Cells 1995 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Ruiyin Chu, Usha Varanasi, Su Chu, Yulian Lin, Nobuteru Usuda, Mahendra S. Rao, Janardan K. Reddy	30
10	Molecular epizootiology: assessment of exposure to genotoxic compounds in teleosts. 1994 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·John E. Stein, William L. Reichert, Usha Varanasi	39
11	Chemical contaminants in gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) stranded along the west coast of North America 1994 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Usha Varanasi, John E. Stein, Karen L. Tilbury, James P. Meador, Catherine A. Sloan, Robert C. Clark, Sin-Lam Chan	44
12	Relationships between toxicopathic hepatic lesions and exposure to chemical contaminants in English sole (Pleuronectes vetulus), starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus), and white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) from selected marine sites on the Pacific Coast, USA. 1994 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Mark S. Myers, C.M. Stehr, O. Paul Olson, Lyndal L. Johnson, Bruce B. McCain, Sin-Lam Chan, Usha Varanasi	144
13	Contaminant Monitoring for NMFS Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program 1993 ·Usha Varanasi, John E. Stein, Karen L. Tilbury, Donald W. Brown, James P. Meador, Margaret M. Krahn, Sin-Lam Chan	6
14	Effects of Estuarine Habitat Quality on Juvenile Salmon: I. Chemical Contaminant Exposure and II. Altered Growth and Immune Function 1993 ·E. Casillas, John E. Stein, Mary R. Arkoosh, Donald W. Brown, (unknown), Sin-Lam Chan, Usha Varanasi	1
15	Oxidative DNA damage in tissues of English sole (parophrys vetulus) exposed to nitrofurantoin 1991 ·Chemico-Biological Interactions ·Marc Nishimoto, William T. Roubal, John E. Stein, Usha Varanasi	33
16	Multidisciplinary Assessment of Pollution at Three Sites in Long Island Sound 1991 ·Estuaries ·(unknown), Sin-Lam Chan, Bruce B. McCain, Robert C. Clark, Mark S. Myers, John E. Stein, Donald W. Brown, John T. Landahl, Margaret M. Krahn, Usha Varanasi	32
17	Disposition of xenobiotic chemicals and metabolites in marine organisms. 1991 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Usha Varanasi, John E. Stein	8
18	Overview of studies on liver carcinogenesis in English sole from Puget Sound; evidence for a xenobiotic chemical etiology II: Biochemical studies 1990 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·John E. Stein, William L. Reichert, Marc Nishimoto, Usha Varanasi	75
19	Formation and persistence of benzo[a]pyrene-diolepoxide-DNA adducts in liver of English sole (Parophrys vetulus) 1989 ·Chemico-Biological Interactions ·Usha Varanasi, William L. Reichert, Bich-Thuy Le Eberhart, John E. Stein	91
20	Chemical carcinogenesis in feral fish: uptake, activation, and detoxication of organic xenobiotics. 1987 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Usha Varanasi, John E. Stein, Mary M. Nishimoto, William L. Reichert, T.K. Collier	129

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