Zoya Kurago

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Zoya Kurago is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zoya Kurago has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Immunology, 11 papers in Oncology and 7 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Zoya Kurago's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (8 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (7 papers). Zoya Kurago is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (8 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (7 papers). Zoya Kurago collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Zoya Kurago's co-authors include Yi-Shing Lisa Cheng, John E Fantasia, Alan R. Gould, Susan Müller, Charles T. Lutz, Kelly D. Smith, Marco Colonna, Michael J. Wilson, Brian E. Mace and Claudia Stewart and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Experimental Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Zoya Kurago

39 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Diagnosis of oral lichen planus: a position paper of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

2016 370 citations Zoya Kurago et al. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zoya Kurago United States	20	665	551	354	283	273	40	1.7k
Toshiharu Abe United States	16	1.4k 2.1×	1.1k 2.0×	573 1.6×	88 0.3×	129 0.5×	19	2.4k
Julie T. Marchesan United States	20	838 1.3×	268 0.5×	428 1.2×	157 0.6×	65 0.2×	41	1.5k
Yen-Tung A. Teng United States	12	648 1.0×	427 0.8×	569 1.6×	79 0.3×	252 0.9×	15	1.2k
John J. Jandinski United States	14	521 0.8×	526 1.0×	228 0.6×	244 0.9×	80 0.3×	26	1.3k
Koichi Ito Japan	22	295 0.4×	192 0.3×	340 1.0×	92 0.3×	80 0.3×	53	1.2k
Thiago Pompermaier Garlet Brazil	16	349 0.5×	221 0.4×	479 1.4×	236 0.8×	148 0.5×	20	1.1k
Noriko Sugita Japan	20	692 1.0×	517 0.9×	329 0.9×	64 0.2×	71 0.3×	55	1.4k
W. J. Peros United States	11	542 0.8×	181 0.3×	220 0.6×	175 0.6×	143 0.5×	13	970
Katarzyna Gawron Poland	19	400 0.6×	114 0.2×	420 1.2×	104 0.4×	81 0.3×	57	1.1k
Donghang Zheng United States	18	358 0.5×	180 0.3×	401 1.1×	50 0.2×	166 0.6×	27	1.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kurago, Zoya, et al.. (2021). Microbial Colonization and Inflammation as Potential Contributors to the Lack of Therapeutic Success in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 4 indexed citations

Elsayed, Ranya, Ahmed El‐Awady, Christopher W. Cutler, et al.. (2021). Matrix-Bound Zolzoledronate Enhances the Biofilm Colonization of Hydroxyapatite: Effects on Osteonecrosis. Antibiotics. 10(11). 1380–1380. 4 indexed citations

Min, Sangwon, Christopher J. Lessard, Astrid Rasmussen, et al.. (2021). Transcriptomic and Network Analysis of Minor Salivary Glands of Patients With Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 606268–606268. 33 indexed citations

Gourronc, Françoise A., Kathleen R. Markan, Katarina Kulhánková, et al.. (2020). Pdgfrα-Cre mediated knockout of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor protects mice from high-fat diet induced obesity and hepatic steatosis. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0236741–e0236741. 14 indexed citations

Kurago, Zoya, et al.. (2019). Expanded Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia. Head and Neck Pathology. 13(4). 635–642. 8 indexed citations

Ranganathan, Punithavathi, Daniel Swafford, Amol Suryawanshi, et al.. (2018). GPR81, a Cell-Surface Receptor for Lactate, Regulates Intestinal Homeostasis and Protects Mice from Experimental Colitis. The Journal of Immunology. 200(5). 1781–1789. 130 indexed citations

Kurago, Zoya. (2016). Etiology and pathogenesis of oral lichen planus: an overview. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 122(1). 72–80. 165 indexed citations

Malamud, Daniel, et al.. (2015). Periluminal Distribution of HIV-Binding Target Cells and Gp340 in the Oral, Cervical and Sigmoid/Rectal Mucosae: A Mapping Study. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0132942–e0132942. 9 indexed citations

El‐Awady, Ahmed, Brodie Miles, Zoya Kurago, et al.. (2015). Porphyromonas gingivalis Evasion of Autophagy and Intracellular Killing by Human Myeloid Dendritic Cells Involves DC-SIGN-TLR2 Crosstalk. PLoS Pathogens. 11(2). e1004647–e1004647. 99 indexed citations

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Howie, R. Nicole, James L. Borke, Zoya Kurago, et al.. (2015). A Model for Osteonecrosis of the Jaw with Zoledronate Treatment following Repeated Major Trauma. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0132520–e0132520. 40 indexed citations

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Buchanan, Ann, et al.. (2014). Unusual presentation of extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the head and neck: description of a case with emphasis on radiographic features and review of the literature. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. 44(3). 20140288–20140288. 11 indexed citations

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Progulske‐Fox, Ann, et al.. (2012). Human β-defensin-3 alters, but does not inhibit, the binding of Porphyromonas gingivalis haemagglutinin B to the surface of human dendritic cells. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 40(1). 75–79. 6 indexed citations

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Ramanathapuram, Lalitha, et al.. (2011). Dendritic Cells (DC) Facilitate Detachment of Squamous Carcinoma Cells (SCC), While SCC Promote an Immature CD16+ DC Phenotype and Control DC Migration. Cancer Microenvironment. 6(1). 41–55. 15 indexed citations

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Lam‐ubol, Aroonwan, et al.. (2010). Squamous Carcinoma Cells Influence Monocyte Phenotype and Suppress Lipopolysaccharide-Induced TNF-alpha in Monocytes. Inflammation. 33(4). 207–223. 11 indexed citations

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Joly, Sophie, et al.. (2009). Loss of human β‐defensin 1, 2, and 3 expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 24(5). 353–360. 58 indexed citations

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Kurago, Zoya, et al.. (2008). Lipopolysaccharide-Squamous Cell Carcinoma-Monocyte Interactions Induce Cancer-Supporting Factors Leading to Rapid STAT3 Activation. Head and Neck Pathology. 2(1). 1–12. 39 indexed citations

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Lü, Xiaoying, Zoya Kurago, & Kim A. Brogden. (2006). Effects of polymicrobial communities on host immunity and response. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 265(2). 141–150. 12 indexed citations

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Schneider, Galen B., Zoya Kurago, Rebecca Zaharias, et al.. (2002). Elevated focal adhesion kinase expression facilitates oral tumor cell invasion. Cancer. 95(12). 2508–2515. 54 indexed citations

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Kurago, Zoya, Charles T. Lutz, Kelly D. Smith, & Marco Colonna. (1998). NK Cell Natural Cytotoxicity and IFN-γ Production Are Not Always Coordinately Regulated: Engagement of DX9 KIR+ NK Cells by HLA-B7 Variants and Target Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 160(4). 1573–1580. 40 indexed citations

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Smith, Kelly D., Zoya Kurago, & Charles T. Lutz. (1997). Conformational changes in MHC class I molecules. Immunologic Research. 16(3). 243–259. 13 indexed citations

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