Vanaja Kumar

2.3k total citations
68 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Vanaja Kumar is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vanaja Kumar has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Infectious Diseases, 35 papers in Epidemiology and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Vanaja Kumar's work include Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (30 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (26 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (16 papers). Vanaja Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (30 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (26 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (16 papers). Vanaja Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Brazil. Vanaja Kumar's co-authors include Mukesh Doble, Ponnurengam Malliappan Sivakumar, William R. Jacobs, Sameer Hassan, Graham F. Hatfull, Jordan Kriakov, Marisa L. Pedulla, John A. Lewis, Joseph F. Gross and Roger W. Hendrix and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Vanaja Kumar

67 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vanaja Kumar India 17 582 531 327 319 308 68 1.4k
Harald Nothaft Canada 28 428 0.7× 1.6k 3.0× 338 1.0× 152 0.5× 407 1.3× 47 2.5k
Michael Kowarik Switzerland 20 482 0.8× 1.4k 2.6× 265 0.8× 265 0.8× 437 1.4× 25 2.1k
Annie Aubry Canada 19 289 0.5× 790 1.5× 332 1.0× 111 0.3× 207 0.7× 30 1.4k
Lok‐To Sham United States 22 402 0.7× 891 1.7× 257 0.8× 521 1.6× 114 0.4× 39 1.8k
Patrick Caspers Switzerland 20 174 0.3× 706 1.3× 240 0.7× 192 0.6× 84 0.3× 36 1.4k
Sebabrata Mahapatra United States 22 124 0.2× 705 1.3× 620 1.9× 475 1.5× 168 0.5× 35 1.3k
Umender Sharma India 19 234 0.4× 526 1.0× 372 1.1× 272 0.9× 50 0.2× 28 960
Jeremy A. Yethon Canada 15 192 0.3× 688 1.3× 190 0.6× 188 0.6× 144 0.5× 18 1.5k
Flavia Squeglia Italy 21 379 0.7× 702 1.3× 649 2.0× 227 0.7× 53 0.2× 57 1.7k
Martine Fourgeaud France 11 182 0.3× 450 0.8× 366 1.1× 403 1.3× 92 0.3× 16 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Vanaja Kumar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vanaja Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vanaja Kumar

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All Works

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Manikkam, Radhakrishnan, Palaniappan Sivasankar, Manigundan Kaari, et al.. (2023). Antibacterial and Anti-HIV Metabolites from Marine Streptomyces albus MAB56 Isolated from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 195(12). 7738–7754. 6 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vanaja, et al.. (2015). Revisiting the susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to ethionamide in solid culture medium. The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 142(5). 538–538. 2 indexed citations
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Swaminathan, Soumya, et al.. (2015). Drug resistance among extrapulmonary TB patients: Six years experience from a supranational reference laboratory. The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 142(5). 568–568. 38 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vanaja, et al.. (2014). Reliability of Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) 960 for the detection of isoniazid resistance in a tuberculosis endemic setting. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vanaja, et al.. (2014). High Resolution Structural Changes of Schwann Cell and Endothelial Cells in Peripheral Nerves Across Leprosy Spectrum. Ultrastructural Pathology. 38(2). 86–92. 8 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vanaja, et al.. (2013). SCREENING OF ANTITUBERCULAR ACTIVITY OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM WESTERN GHATS, INDIA. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. 4 indexed citations
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Reddy, Y. N., et al.. (2013). Epidemiological, clinical and haematological studies on canine respiratory diseases in and around Hyderabad city, Andhra Pradesh, India.. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 2(11). 453–462. 2 indexed citations
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Radhakrishnan, M, Venugopal Gopikrishnan, Arumugam Suresh, et al.. (2013). Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of antituberculous compound producing actinomycete strain D25 isolated from Thar Desert soil, Rajasthan. Bioinformation. 9(1). 18–22. 6 indexed citations
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Selvakumar, N, et al.. (2012). Performance indicators of fluorescence microscopy for sputum samples in pulmonary tuberculosis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(3). 143–145. 1 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vanaja, et al.. (2011). Synthesis of quinoline coupled [1,2,3]-triazoles as a promising class of anti-tuberculosis agents. Carbohydrate Research. 346(14). 2084–2090. 89 indexed citations
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Dusthackeer, Azger, et al.. (2011). Diagnostic luciferase reporter phage assay for active and non-replicating persistors to detect tubercle bacilli from sputum samples. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 18(5). 492–496. 10 indexed citations
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Busetty, Subramanyam, et al.. (2011). Phage lysin as a substitute for antibiotics to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputum samples with the BACTEC MGIT 960 system. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 18(5). 497–501. 14 indexed citations
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Joseph, Jerrine, et al.. (2010). Microbial Genome Databases: A User-s Perspective. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences.
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Kumar, Vanaja, et al.. (2008). Characterization of temperate phage Che12 and construction of a new tool for diagnosis of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis. 88(6). 616–623. 26 indexed citations
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Dusthackeer, Azger, Sameer Hassan, & Vanaja Kumar. (2008). Tape measure protein having MT3 motif facilitates phage entry into stationary phase cells of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Computational Biology and Chemistry. 32(5). 367–369. 3 indexed citations
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Hassan, Sameer, et al.. (2007). In silico analysis of mycobacteriophage Che12 genome: Characterization of genes required to lysogenise Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Computational Biology and Chemistry. 31(2). 82–91. 8 indexed citations
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Dube, Alok, et al.. (2004). Nitrogen laser irradiation (337�nm) causes temporary inactivation of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Lasers in Medical Science. 19(1). 52–6. 6 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vanaja & Urmi Sengupta. (2003). Ultrastructural Study of Schwann Cells and Endothelial Cells in the Pathogenesis of Leprous Neuropathy. PubMed. 71(4). 328–328. 7 indexed citations
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Pedulla, Marisa L., Michael E. Ford, Jennifer M. Houtz, et al.. (2003). Origins of Highly Mosaic Mycobacteriophage Genomes. Cell. 113(2). 171–182. 495 indexed citations
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Paramasivan, C N, et al.. (1987). Use of multiple media for the cultivation of mycobacteria from specimens other than sputum.. PubMed. 86. 290–4. 8 indexed citations

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