2026 Ananda S. Prasad: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	96	9610	9020	4953	4580	320	36183

Research.com Recognitions

2010 - Prince Mahidol Award
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Ananda S. Prasad is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States, specializing primarily in the field of Medicine with 98 publications. Their research spans several subfields including Oncology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's recent work includes papers such as "Lessons Learned from Experimental Human Model of Zinc Deficiency" published in 2020 in the Journal of Immunology Research, "The Mechanisms of Zinc Action as a Potent Anti-Viral Agent: The Clinical Therapeutic Implication in COVID-19" in 2022 within Antioxidants, and collaborative contributions to publications like "Hereditary ovarian tumour syndromes: current update on genetics and imaging" in 2021 in Clinical Radiology. These papers reflect a focus on trace elements in health and medical imaging.

Frequent coauthors in their body of work include:

Vinay Chandramouli Bellur
Krishanth Naidu
Sravani Bhavanam
Adithya Sathya Narayana
Druvadeep Srinivas

They have published extensively in several journals, with notable venues including:

The American Journal of Gastroenterology (19 publications)
Journal of Clinical Oncology (11 publications)
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (10 publications)
Gastroenterology (6 publications)
Circulation (6 publications)

The main topics covered in their research are diverse, addressing areas such as:

Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
Trace Elements in Health
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity

Noteworthy recent papers by Ananda S. Prasad include:

Lessons Learned from Experimental Human Model of Zinc Deficiency, 2020, Journal of Immunology Research
The Mechanisms of Zinc Action as a Potent Anti-Viral Agent: The Clinical Therapeutic Implication in COVID-19, 2022, Antioxidants
Hereditary ovarian tumour syndromes: current update on genetics and imaging, 2021, Clinical Radiology
Issue Information, 2021, American Journal of Hematology
Issue Information, 2021, American Journal of Hematology

The scientist's contributions to the field have been recognized with awards such as the Prince Mahidol Award in 2010 and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

Zinc and immune function: the biological basis of altered resistance to infection.

Anuraj H. Shankar;Ananda S. Prasad

2279
Citations
Syndrome of iron deficiency anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, hypogonadism, dwarfism and geophagia

Ananda S. Prasad;James A. Halsted;Manucher Nadimi

1011
Citations
Zinc in human health: effect of zinc on immune cells.

Ananda S. Prasad

957
Citations
Zinc metabolism in patients with the syndrome of iron deficiency anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, dwarfism, and hypognadism.

Ananda S. Prasad;A. Miale;Z. Farid;H. H. Sandstead

925
Citations
Discovery of Human Zinc Deficiency: Its Impact on Human Health and Disease

Ananda S. Prasad

868
Citations
Zinc: an overview

Prasad As

844
Citations
Zinc: role in immunity, oxidative stress and chronic inflammation

Ananda S Prasad

698
Citations
Zinc supplementation decreases incidence of infections in the elderly: effect of zinc on generation of cytokines and oxidative stress

Ananda S Prasad;Frances W J Beck;Bin Bao;James T Fitzgerald

671
Citations
Antioxidant effect of zinc in humans.

Ananda S. Prasad;Bin Bao;Frances W.J. Beck;Omer Kucuk

657
Citations
Impact of the discovery of human zinc deficiency on health.

Ananda S. Prasad

567
Citations
Zinc: health effects and research priorities for the 1990s.

Carol T. Walsh;Harold H. Sandstead;Ananda S. Prasad;Paul M. Newberne

561
Citations
Clinical, immunological, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant roles of zinc.

Ananda S. Prasad

544
Citations
Discovery of human zinc deficiency and studies in an experimental human model.

Ananda S. Prasad

531
Citations
Human Zinc Deficiency, Endocrine Manifestations and Response to Treatment

Harold H. Sandstead;Ananda S. Prasad;Arthur R. Schulert;Zoheir Farid

527
Citations
Effects of zinc deficiency on Th1 and Th2 cytokine shifts.

Ananda S. Prasad

485
Citations
Changes in cytokine production and T cell subpopulations in experimentally induced zinc-deficient humans

Frances W.J. Beck;Ananda S. Prasad;Joseph Kaplan;James T. Fitzgerald

471
Citations
Biochemical studies on dwarfism, hypogonadism, and anemia.

Ananda S. Prasad;August Miale;Z. Farid;H. H. Sandstead

468
Citations
Hypocupremia induced by zinc therapy in adults.

Ananda S. Prasad;George J. Brewer;Eric B. Schoomaker;Parviz Rabbani

458
Citations
Serum thymulin in human zinc deficiency

A S Prasad;S Meftah;J Abdallah;J Kaplan

443
Citations
Zinc is an Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Agent: Its Role in Human Health

Ananda S Prasad

423
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

George J. Brewer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Bin Bao Wayne State University

Gretchen M. Hill Michigan State University

Fazlul H. Sarkar Wayne State University

Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar Wayne State University

Kazim Sahin Fırat University

Nurhan Sahin Fırat University

Helena Kuivaniemi Stellenbosch University

Gerard Tromp Stellenbosch University

Yuet Wai Kan University of California, San Francisco

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