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D-Index
78
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23600
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4516
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2196

Shantu Amin 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 Shantu Amin sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 547 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shantu Amin 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 Shantu Amin sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shantu Amin is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and has a substantial body of research in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work primarily focuses on molecular biology, hematology, oncology, pharmacology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of areas including:

  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Shantu Amin has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in journals such as Cancer Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), JURNAL BIOLOGI TROPIS, Blood, and Molecules.

Recent papers include:

  • "Intestinal microbiota-derived tryptophan metabolites are predictive of Ah receptor activity," 2020, published in Gut Microbes
  • "The underappreciated diversity of bile acid modifications," 2024, published in Cell
  • "Bile salt hydrolase catalyses formation of amine-conjugated bile acids," 2024, published in Nature
  • "Drug-Tolerant Persister Cells in Cancer Therapy Resistance," 2022, published in Cancer Research
  • "IKAROS and CK2 regulate expression of BCL-XL and chemosensitivity in high-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia," 2020, published in Blood

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Shantu Amin include:

  • Krishne Gowda
  • Dhimant Desai
  • Arun Sharma
  • Andrew D. Patterson
  • Manoj K. Pandey

Best Publications

  • Activation of chemically diverse procarcinogens by human cytochrome P-450 1B1

    Tsutomu Shimada;Carrie L. Hayes;Hiroshi Yamazaki;Shantu Amin

  • Intestinal farnesoid X receptor signaling promotes nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    Changtao Jiang;Changtao Jiang;Cen Xie;Fei Li;Limin Zhang

  • Intestine-selective farnesoid X receptor inhibition improves obesity-related metabolic dysfunction.

    Changtao Jiang;Cen Xie;Ying Lv;Jing Li

  • Inhibition of tobacco-specific nitrosamine-induced lung tumorigenesis in A/J mice by green tea and its major polyphenol as antioxidants.

    Yong Xu;Chi-Tang Ho;Shantu G. Amin;Chi Han

  • Induction of Lung and Exocrine Pancreas Tumors in F344 Rats by Tobacco-specific and Areca-derived N-Nitrosamines

    Abraham Rivenson;Dietrich Hoffmann;Bogdan Prokopczyk;Shantu Amin

  • Autophagosomal Membrane Serves as Platform for Intracellular Death-inducing Signaling Complex (iDISC)-mediated Caspase-8 Activation and Apoptosis

    Megan M. Young;Yoshinori Takahashi;Osman Khan;Sungman Park

  • NMR SOLUTION STRUCTURES OF STEREOISOMERIC COVALENT POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC CARCINOGEN-DNA ADDUCTS : PRINCIPLES, PATTERNS, AND DIVERSITY

    Nicholas E. Geacintov;Monique Cosman;Brian E. Hingerty;Shantu Amin

  • Targeting of Lung Cancer Mutational Hotspots by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

    Leslie E. Smith;Mikhail F. Denissenko;Mikhail F. Denissenko;William P. Bennett;Haiying Li

  • Adaptation of the human aryl hydrocarbon receptor to sense microbiota-derived indoles.

    Troy D. Hubbard;Iain A. Murray;William H. Bisson;Tejas S. Lahoti

  • The major lipid peroxidation product, trans- 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal, preferentially forms DNA adducts at codon 249 of human p53 gene, a unique mutational hotspot in hepatocellular carcinoma

    Wenwei Hu;Zhaohui Feng;Jamie Eveleigh;Ganesh Iyer

  • The uremic toxin 3-indoxyl sulfate is a potent endogenous agonist for the human aryl hydrocarbon receptor.

    Jennifer C. Schroeder;Brett C. DiNatale;Iain A. Murray;Colin A. Flaveny

  • Inhibition of 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone-induced DNA adduct formation and tumorigenicity in the lung of F344 rats by dietary phenethyl isothiocyanate.

    Mark A. Morse;Chung-Xiou Wang;Gary D. Stoner;Swapna Mandal

  • Effects of aromatic isothiocyanates on tumorigenicity, O6-methylguanine formation, and metabolism of the tobacco-specific nitrosamine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone in A/J mouse lung.

    Mark A. Morse;Shantu G. Amin;Stephen S. Hecht;Fung Lung Chung

  • Inhibitory effect of caffeic acid esters on azoxymethane-induced biochemical changes and aberrant crypt foci formation in rat colon

    Chinthalapally V. Rao;Dhimant Desai;Barbara Simi;Nalini Kulkarni

  • trans-Lesion synthesis past bulky benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide N2-dG and N6-dA lesions catalyzed by DNA bypass polymerases.

    Olga Rechkoblit;Yanbin Zhang;Dongyu Guo;Zhigang Wang

  • Effects of indole-3-carbinol on lung tumorigenesis and DNA methylation induced by 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) and on the metabolism and disposition of NNK in A/J mice.

    Mark A. Morse;Susan D. LaGreca;Shantu G. Amin;Fung Lung Chung

  • Inhibition of Benzo( a )pyrene-induced Lung Tumorigenesis in A/J Mice by Dietary N -Acetylcysteine Conjugates of Benzyl and Phenethyl Isothiocyanates during the Postinitiation Phase Is Associated with Activation of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinases and p53 Activity and Induction of Apoptosis

    Yang-Ming Yang;C Clifford Conaway;J W Chiao;Chung-Xiou Wang

  • Sulforaphane inhibits prostate carcinogenesis and pulmonary metastasis in TRAMP mice in association with increased cytotoxicity of natural killer cells.

    Shivendra V. Singh;Renaud Warin;Dong Xiao;Anna A. Powolny

  • STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS FOR INHIBITION OF 4-(METHYLNITROSAMINO)-1-(3-PYRIDYL)-1-BUTANONE LUNG TUMORIGENESIS BY ARYLALKYL ISOTHIOCYANATES IN A /J MICE

    Mark A. Morse;Karin I. Eklind;Stephen S. Hecht;Kevin G. Jordan

  • CD34 Expression by Hair Follicle Stem Cells Is Required for Skin Tumor Development in Mice

    Carol S. Trempus;Rebecca J. Morris;Matthew Ehinger;Amy Elmore

Frequent Co-Authors

Arun K. Sharma
Arun K. Sharma University of Calcutta
Stephen S. Hecht
Stephen S. Hecht University of Minnesota
Nicholas E. Geacintov
Nicholas E. Geacintov New York University
Gary H. Perdew
Gary H. Perdew Pennsylvania State University
Suse Broyde
Suse Broyde New York University
Gavin P. Robertson
Gavin P. Robertson Pennsylvania State University
Hong-Gang Wang
Hong-Gang Wang Pennsylvania State University
Gary D. Stoner
Gary D. Stoner The Ohio State University
Philip Lazarus
Philip Lazarus Washington State University Spokane
Dinshaw J. Patel
Dinshaw J. Patel Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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