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D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
50449
World Ranking
3413
National Ranking
1720

Medicine

D-Index
85
Citations
52612
World Ranking
14338
National Ranking
7248

Ashok Kumar 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 Ashok Kumar sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 275 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ashok Kumar 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 Ashok Kumar sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ashok Kumar is a researcher affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their body of work spans medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, reflecting a strong focus on molecular biology and physiological processes.

Their research has contributed to various subfields including molecular biology, physiology, cell biology, surgery, and genetics. Key topics Ashok Kumar has addressed throughout their career include muscle physiology and disorders, adipose tissue and metabolism, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, exercise and physiological responses, nutrition and health in aging, neurogenetic and muscular disorders research, and angiogenesis and VEGF in cancer.

Major venues for Ashok Kumar's publications include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 15 publications, The FASEB Journal with 4, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology with 2, Scientific Reports with 2, and FASEB BioAdvances with 2.

Their frequent collaborators include Meiricris Tomaz da Silva, Anirban Roy, Aniket S. Joshi, Vihang A. Narkar, and Yu Liu.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Ashok Kumar are:

  • "Metabolomic analysis of primary human skeletal muscle cells during myogenic progression," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Postprandial Metabolism is Impaired in Overweight Normoglycemic Young Adults without Family History of Diabetes," 2020, Scientific Reports

Other notable recent works within their broader research network include studies on biological sex differences in skeletal muscle molecular signatures, diversity in gut microbiomes in colitis, and myocardial infarction treatment strategies, published in venues such as Cell Metabolism, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Bioactive Materials.

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

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Autophagy Induction and Autophagosome Clearance in Neurons: Relationship to Autophagic Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease

    B Boland;A Kumar;S Lee;F M Platt

  • Nuclear factor-κB: its role in health and disease

    Ashok Kumar;Yasunari Takada;Aladin M. Boriek;Bharat B. Aggarwal

  • Malignant gliomas: MR imaging spectrum of radiation therapy- and chemotherapy-induced necrosis of the brain after treatment.

    Ashok J Kumar;N. E. Leeds;Gregory N Fuller;P. Van Tassel

  • Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of bevacizumab therapy for radiation necrosis of the central nervous system

    Victor A. Levin;Luc Bidaut;Ping Hou;Ashok J Kumar

  • Paranasal sinuses: CT imaging requirements for endoscopic surgery.

    S J Zinreich;D W Kennedy;A E Rosenbaum;B W Gayler

  • Tumor invasion after treatment of glioblastoma with bevacizumab: radiographic and pathologic correlation in humans and mice.

    John F. de Groot;Gregory N. Fuller;Ashok J. Kumar;Yuji Piao

  • Nuclear factor-kappa B signaling in skeletal muscle atrophy

    Hong Li;Shweta Malhotra;Ashok Kumar

  • The p38 Mitogen-activated Kinase Pathway Regulates the Human Interleukin-10 Promoter via the Activation of Sp1 Transcription Factor in Lipopolysaccharide-stimulated Human Macrophages

    Wei Ma;Wilfred Lim;Katrina Gee;Susan Aucoin

  • Effect of bevacizumab on radiation necrosis of the brain

    Javier Gonzalez;Ashok J. Kumar;Charles A. Conrad;Victor A. Levin

  • The IL-12 family of cytokines in infection, inflammation and autoimmune disorders.

    Katrina Gee;Christina Guzzo;Nor Fazila Che Mat;Wei Ma

  • Basal ganglia volumes and white matter hyperintensities in patients with bipolar disorder

    Elizabeth H. Aylward;Joy V. Roberts-Twillie;Patrick E. Barta;Ashok J. Kumar

  • Mechanical stress activates the nuclear factor-kappaB pathway in skeletal muscle fibers: a possible role in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    Ashok Kumar;Aladin M. Boriek

  • Sanguinarine (Pseudochelerythrine) Is a Potent Inhibitor of NF-κB Activation, IκBα Phosphorylation, and Degradation

    Madan M. Chaturvedi;Ashok Kumar;Bryant G. Darnay;Gagan B.N. Chainy

  • Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) inhibition of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-mediated adhesion of monocytes to endothelial cells by suppression of cell surface expression of adhesion molecules and of nuclear factor-κB activation

    Ashok Kumar;Subhash Dhawan;Neil J Hardegen;Bharat B Aggarwal

  • Mechanisms by which angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

    Samy I McFarlane;Samy I McFarlane;Ashok Kumar;Ashok Kumar;James R Sowers;James R Sowers

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Targeted ablation of TRAF6 inhibits skeletal muscle wasting in mice

    Pradyut K. Paul;Sanjay K. Gupta;Shephali Bhatnagar;Siva K. Panguluri

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan B. Angel
Jonathan B. Angel University of Ottawa
Gregory N. Fuller
Gregory N. Fuller The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Raymond Sawaya
Raymond Sawaya The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Michael P. Harold
Michael P. Harold University of Houston
Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
Steven Finkbeiner
Steven Finkbeiner University of California, San Francisco
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Sergio Lavandero

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Gautam Sethi

Gautam Sethi

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Publications: 30

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Gábor Juhász

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Publications: 29

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Ciro Isidoro

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