Varun Kumar

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Varun Kumar is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Varun Kumar has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Varun Kumar's work include Corneal surgery and disorders (8 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (5 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers). Varun Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Corneal surgery and disorders (8 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (5 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers). Varun Kumar collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. Varun Kumar's co-authors include Ula V. Jurkunas, Frederico R. C. Costa, Daniel F. Zegarra-Ruiz, Sílvio M. Vieira, Dhanpat Jain, Christina Kriegel, Sameet Mehta, Michael Hiltensperger, William Ruff and Nafeesa Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Varun Kumar

39 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Translocation of a gut pathobiont drives autoimmunity in mice and humans

2018 590 citations Sílvio M. Vieira, Michael Hiltensperger et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Varun Kumar United States	13	496	204	204	198	157	40	1.1k
Yongqing Tong China	21	354 0.7×	151 0.7×	66 0.3×	189 1.0×	107 0.7×	58	1.2k
Morten Bagge Hansen Denmark	25	241 0.5×	234 1.1×	213 1.0×	584 2.9×	125 0.8×	62	1.6k
Peter Meyer Germany	20	430 0.9×	226 1.1×	59 0.3×	112 0.6×	41 0.3×	51	1.8k
Ji Li China	22	300 0.6×	273 1.3×	56 0.3×	258 1.3×	118 0.8×	122	1.5k
Merih Oray Türkiye	17	189 0.4×	119 0.6×	97 0.5×	116 0.6×	243 1.5×	38	1.3k
David Neumann United States	19	443 0.9×	161 0.8×	124 0.6×	241 1.2×	70 0.4×	69	1.7k
Doron Markovits Israel	13	246 0.5×	140 0.7×	69 0.3×	295 1.5×	235 1.5×	33	1.1k
David Ziring United States	14	215 0.4×	209 1.0×	44 0.2×	226 1.1×	136 0.9×	22	963
M.H.A. RUSTIN United Kingdom	25	126 0.3×	219 1.1×	90 0.4×	278 1.4×	196 1.2×	74	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Varun Kumar

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kumar, Varun, Neha Deshpande, Mohit Parekh, et al.. (2023). Estrogen genotoxicity causes preferential development of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy in females. Redox Biology. 69. 102986–102986. 8 indexed citations

Kumar, Varun & Ula V. Jurkunas. (2021). Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Mitophagy in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy. Cells. 10(8). 1888–1888. 38 indexed citations

White, Tomas, Neha Deshpande, Varun Kumar, Alex Gauthier, & Ula V. Jurkunas. (2021). Cell cycle re-entry and arrest in G2/M phase induces senescence and fibrosis in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 164. 34–43. 25 indexed citations

Kumar, Varun, Mohammad Ali Shariati, Louise A. Mesentier‐Louro, et al.. (2020). Dual Specific Phosphatase 14 Deletion Rescues Retinal Ganglion Cells and Optic Nerve Axons after Experimental Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy. Current Eye Research. 46(5). 710–718. 6 indexed citations

Kumar, Varun, et al.. (2020). Loss of NQO1 exacerbates female susceptibility to the development of Fuchs dystrophy in response to ultraviolet light.. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(7). 1470–1470. 1 indexed citations

Mesentier‐Louro, Louise A., Roopa Dalal, Varun Kumar, et al.. (2020). Systemic hypoxia led to little retinal neuronal loss and dramatic optic nerve glial response. Experimental Eye Research. 193. 107957–107957. 22 indexed citations

Kumar, Varun, et al.. (2019). Incidence and Predictors of 30 days readmission associated with Parkinson’s disease: 5-year National estimate (2010–2014) (P5.8-029). Neurology. 92(15_supplement).

Zhu, Shan, Neha Deshpande, Shivakumar Vasanth, et al.. (2019). Loss of NQO1 generates genotoxic estrogen-DNA adducts in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 147. 69–79. 19 indexed citations

Miyai, Takashi, Shivakumar Vasanth, Neha Deshpande, et al.. (2019). Activation of PINK1-Parkin–Mediated Mitophagy Degrades Mitochondrial Quality Control Proteins in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy. American Journal Of Pathology. 189(10). 2061–2076. 41 indexed citations

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Savani, Chirag, et al.. (2019). Incidence and Predictors of readmission in patients with Myasthenia Gravis: A National population-based cohort study (2010–14). (P5.4-023). Neurology. 92(15_supplement). 1 indexed citations

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Vieira, Sílvio M., Michael Hiltensperger, Varun Kumar, et al.. (2018). Translocation of a gut pathobiont drives autoimmunity in mice and humans. Science. 359(6380). 1156–1161. 590 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shariati, Mohammad Ali, Varun Kumar, Tao Yang, et al.. (2018). A Small Molecule TrkB Neurotrophin Receptor Partial Agonist as Possible Treatment for Experimental Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy. Current Eye Research. 43(12). 1489–1499. 12 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Marita, Elizabeth Brouwer, Jeffrey A. Tice, et al.. (2018). Disease-Modifying Therapies for Relapsing–Remitting and Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: A Cost-Utility Analysis. CNS Drugs. 32(12). 1145–1157. 35 indexed citations

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Kumar, Varun, et al.. (2018). PKCε phosphorylation regulates the mitochondrial translocation of ATF2 in ischemia-induced neurodegeneration. BMC Neuroscience. 19(1). 76–76. 9 indexed citations

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Bhardwaj, Bhaskar, Varun Kumar, Nileshkumar Patel, et al.. (2018). IMPLICATIONS OF LEFT VENTRICULAR ANEURYSM IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: AN ANALYSIS FROM NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE DATABASE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71(11). A146–A146. 3 indexed citations

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Kumar, Varun, et al.. (2017). Eye is the Window to the Brain Pathology. 3–4. 1 indexed citations

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Keating, Elizabeth M., et al.. (2015). Thiamine deficiency in tachypnoeic Cambodian infants. Paediatrics and International Child Health. 35(4). 312–318. 22 indexed citations

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Kumar, Varun, et al.. (2014). Generation and Characterization of ATP Analog-specific Protein Kinase Cδ. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(4). 1936–1951. 10 indexed citations

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Kumar, Varun & David K. Whynes. (2011). Explaining variation in the uptake of HPV vaccination in England. BMC Public Health. 11(1). 172–172. 39 indexed citations

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Kumar, Varun, et al.. (2009). Dermatomyositis associated with acute myelocytic leukemia. Rheumatology International. 30(5). 671–673. 8 indexed citations

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