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Rakesh Kumar

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
113
Citations
39361
World Ranking
872
National Ranking
545

Rakesh 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 Rakesh Kumar sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 388 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rakesh 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 Rakesh 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: 113 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Rakesh Kumar is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research portfolio spans a diverse range of topics primarily within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The work is grounded in several subfields, including molecular biology, reproductive medicine, oncology, genetics, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's recent papers reflect a focus on reproductive biology, immunology, and cancer research. Notable publications include:

  • A Higher Abundance of O-Linked Glycans Confers a Selective Advantage to High Fertile Buffalo Spermatozoa for Immune-Evasion From Neutrophils (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • Oncobiology and treatment of breast cancer in young women (2022, Cancer and Metastasis Reviews)
  • AKT1 Transcriptomic Landscape in Breast Cancer Cells (2022, Cells)
  • Beta-defensins as marker for male fertility: a comprehensive review (2022, Biology of Reproduction)
  • Molecular Networking and Whole-Genome Analysis Aid Discovery of an Angucycline That Inactivates mTORC1/C2 and Induces Programmed Cell Death (2020, ACS Chemical Biology)

The scientist collaborates frequently with colleagues such as Tirtha Kumar Datta, A. Kumaresan, Vipul Batra, Subhash Solanki, and Seema Karanwal.

Publication venues that regularly feature their work include Research Square, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

Rakesh Kumar's research addresses several main topics, including:

  • Sperm and testicular function
  • Reproductive biology and fertility
  • Antimicrobial peptides and activities
  • Reproductive physiology in livestock
  • Reproductive system and pregnancy
  • Animal genetics and reproduction
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1995.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • Macrophage-Derived Metalloelastase Is Responsible for the Generation of Angiostatin in Lewis Lung Carcinoma

    Zhongyun Dong;Rakesh Kumar;Xiulan Yang;Isaiah J. Fidler

  • p21-activated kinases in cancer

    Rakesh Kumar;Anupama E. Gururaj;Christopher J. Barnes

  • The role of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase in breast cancer.

    Richard J Santen;Robert Xinde Song;Robert McPherson;Rakesh Kumar

  • Linkage of Rapid Estrogen Action to MAPK Activation by ERα-Shc Association and Shc Pathway Activation

    Robert X.-D. Song;Robert A. McPherson;Liana Adam;Yongde Bao

  • Transcriptional repression of oestrogen receptor by metastasis-associated protein 1 corepressor

    Abhijit Mazumdar;Rui-An Wang;Sandip K. Mishra;Liana Adam

  • The role of Shc and insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor in mediating the translocation of estrogen receptor α to the plasma membrane

    Robert X. Song;Christopher J. Barnes;Zhenguo Zhang;Yongde Bao

  • Filamin is essential in actin cytoskeletal assembly mediated by p21-activated kinase 1

    Ratna K. Vadlamudi;Feng Li;Liana Adam;Diep Nguyen

  • Telomerase Regulation, Cell Cycle, and Telomere Stability in Primitive Hematopoietic Cells

    Monika Engelhardt;Rakesh Kumar;Rakesh Kumar;Juan Albanell;Juan Albanell;Ruth Pettengell;Ruth Pettengell

  • Maintenance and Polarization of Human TH2 Central Memory T Cells by Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin-Activated Dendritic Cells

    Yui-Hsi Wang;Tomoki Ito;Yi-Hong Wang;Bernhard Homey

  • Heregulin regulates cytoskeletal reorganization and cell migration through the p21-activated kinase-1 via phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase.

    Liana Adam;Ratna Vadlamudi;Sudhir Babu Kondapaka;Jonathan Chernoff

  • MOF and Histone H4 Acetylation at Lysine 16 Are Critical for DNA Damage Response and Double-Strand Break Repair

    Girdhar G. Sharma;Sairei So;Arun Gupta;Rakesh Kumar;Rakesh Kumar

  • Characterization of an Akt Kinase Inhibitor with Potent Pharmacodynamic and Antitumor Activity

    Nelson Rhodes;Dirk A. Heerding;Derek R. Duckett;Derek J. Eberwein

  • Pak protein kinases and their role in cancer.

    Bettina Dummler;Kazufumi Ohshiro;Rakesh Kumar;Jeffrey Field

  • Pak1 phosphorylation of snail, a master regulator of epithelial-to-mesenchyme transition, modulates snail's subcellular localization and functions.

    Zhibo Yang;Suresh Rayala;Diep Nguyen;Ratna K. Vadlamudi

  • The effect of anti-VEGF therapy on immature myeloid cell and dendritic cells in cancer patients

    Takuya Osada;Gabriel Chong;Robert Tansik;Timothy Hong

  • Regulatable expression of p21-activated kinase-1 promotes anchorage-independent growth and abnormal organization of mitotic spindles in human epithelial breast cancer cells.

    Ratna K. Vadlamudi;Liana Adam;Rui-An Wang;Mahitosh Mandal

  • Signaling regulation of genomic and nongenomic functions of estrogen receptors

    Filippo Acconcia;Rakesh Kumar

  • Regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 pathway by HER2 receptor

    Ratna K Vadlamudi;Mahitosh Mandal;Liana Adam;Gideon Steinbach

  • Demonstration of a Genetic Therapeutic Index for Tumors Expressing Oncogenic BRAF by the Kinase Inhibitor SB-590885

    Alastair J. King;Denis R. Patrick;Roberta S. Batorsky;Maureen L. Ho

Frequent Co-Authors

Ratna K. Vadlamudi
Ratna K. Vadlamudi The University of Texas at Austin
Mahitosh Mandal
Mahitosh Mandal Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Isaiah J. Fidler
Isaiah J. Fidler The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Aysegul A. Sahin
Aysegul A. Sahin The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Richard J. Santen
Richard J. Santen University of Virginia
Adel K. El-Naggar
Adel K. El-Naggar The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
John Mendelsohn
John Mendelsohn The University of Texas at Austin
Gordon B. Mills
Gordon B. Mills Oregon Health & Science University
Richard G. Pestell
Richard G. Pestell Baruch S. Blumberg Institute

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