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Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova

Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova

University of Dundee
United Kingdom

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Biology and Biochemistry
UK
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
54382
World Ranking
2377
National Ranking
163

Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 240 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Immunology, Pharmacology, and Physiology subfields.

Their main research topics include:

  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms
  • Synthesis and Biological Evaluation
  • Free Radicals and Antioxidants
  • Coenzyme Q10 studies and effects
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways

Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Advances and challenges in therapeutic targeting of NRF2, 2023, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
  • Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities, 2021, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • Oxidative Stress in Cancer, 2020, Cancer Cell
  • Can Activation of NRF2 Be a Strategy against COVID-19?, 2020, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
  • Molecular basis for the disruption of Keap1-Nrf2 interaction via Hinge & Latch mechanism, 2021, Communications Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this researcher include Sharadha Dayalan Naidu, Maureen Higgins, Elena V. Knatko, Tadashi Honda, and Laureano de la Vega.

Their publications have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • Redox Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Antioxidants

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities.

    Atanas G Atanasov;Sergey B Zotchev;Verena M Dirsch

  • Direct evidence that sulfhydryl groups of Keap1 are the sensors regulating induction of phase 2 enzymes that protect against carcinogens and oxidants

    Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;W. David Holtzclaw;Robert N. Cole;Ken Itoh

  • The Nrf2 regulatory network provides an interface between redox and intermediary metabolism

    John D. Hayes;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova

  • Itaconate is an anti-inflammatory metabolite that activates Nrf2 via alkylation of KEAP1.

    Evanna L Mills;Dylan G Ryan;Hiran A Prag;Dina Dikovskaya

  • Oxidative Stress in Cancer.

    John D. Hayes;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Kenneth D. Tew

  • Protection against electrophile and oxidant stress by induction of the phase 2 response: fate of cysteines of the Keap1 sensor modified by inducers.

    Nobunao Wakabayashi;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;W. David Holtzclaw;Moon Il Kang

  • The cytoprotective role of the Keap1–Nrf2 pathway

    Liam Baird;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova

  • Therapeutic targeting of the NRF2 and KEAP1 partnership in chronic diseases

    Antonio Cuadrado;Ana I. Rojo;Geoffrey Wells;John D. Hayes

  • Mechanisms of activation of the transcription factor Nrf2 by redox stressors, nutrient cues, and energy status and the pathways through which it attenuates degenerative disease

    Lauren E. Tebay;Holly Robertson;Stephen T. Durant;Steven R. Vitale

  • The emerging role of Nrf2 in mitochondrial function.

    Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Andrey Y. Abramov

  • Cellular Stress Responses, The Hormesis Paradigm, and Vitagenes: Novel Targets for Therapeutic Intervention in Neurodegenerative Disorders

    Vittorio Calabrese;Carolin Cornelius;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Edward J. Calabrese

  • NAD(P)H:quinone acceptor oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), a multifunctional antioxidant enzyme and exceptionally versatile cytoprotector

    Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Paul Talalay

  • Potency of Michael reaction acceptors as inducers of enzymes that protect against carcinogenesis depends on their reactivity with sulfhydryl groups

    Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Michael A. Massiah;Richard E. Bozak;Ronald J. Hicks

  • Extremely potent triterpenoid inducers of the phase 2 response: Correlations of protection against oxidant and inflammatory stress

    Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Karen T. Liby;Katherine K. Stephenson;W. David Holtzclaw

  • Direct and indirect antioxidant properties of inducers of cytoprotective proteins.

    Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Paul Talalay

  • Glucosinolates and isothiocyanates in health and disease

    Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;Rumen V. Kostov

  • Cancer Chemoprevention Mechanisms Mediated Through the Keap1–Nrf2 Pathway

    John D. Hayes;Michael McMahon;Sudhir Chowdhry;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova

  • Nrf2 regulates ROS production by mitochondria and NADPH oxidase

    Stjepana Kovac;Plamena R. Angelova;Kira M. Holmström;Ying Zhang

  • Quantitative determination of dithiocarbamates in human plasma, serum, erythrocytes and urine: pharmacokinetics of broccoli sprout isothiocyanates in humans

    Lingxiang Ye;Albena T Dinkova-Kostova;Kristina L Wade;Yuesheng Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Talalay
Paul Talalay Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Tadashi Honda
Tadashi Honda Stony Brook University
Jed W. Fahey
Jed W. Fahey Johns Hopkins University
John D. Hayes
John D. Hayes University of Dundee
Andrey Y. Abramov
Andrey Y. Abramov University College London
Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University
Vittorio Calabrese
Vittorio Calabrese University of Catania
Thomas W. Kensler
Thomas W. Kensler Johns Hopkins University
Philip A. Cole
Philip A. Cole Brigham and Women's Hospital
Michael L. J. Ashford
Michael L. J. Ashford University of Dundee

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