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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
107
Citations
80762
World Ranking
1070
National Ranking
29

Sharad 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 Sharad Kumar sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 395 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.

Sharad 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 Sharad 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: 107 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 Australia Leader Award

Overview

Sharad Kumar is affiliated with the University of South Australia in Australia. Their research is primarily situated within the broad fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Specific subfields within these areas include Molecular Biology, Immunology, Hematology, Genetics, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's work covers several prominent topics, reflecting a focus on disease mechanisms and immune responses. These topics include:

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Interferon and immune responses

Sharad Kumar has contributed to multiple recent publications. Notable papers include:

  • "Autophagy in major human diseases," 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • "Crosstalk between cGAS-STING signaling and cell death," 2020, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • "The role of caspases as executioners of apoptosis," 2021, Biochemical Society Transactions
  • "The p53-caspase-2 axis in the cell cycle and DNA damage response," 2021, Experimental & Molecular Medicine
  • "Retromer regulates the lysosomal clearance of MAPT/tau," 2020, Autophagy

The venues frequently publishing Sharad Kumar's research reflect their focus on cell biology and disease, including:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Blood
  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Autophagy

The scientist collaborates regularly with a set of co-authors, indicating active teamwork in their field. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Jantina Manning
  • Yoon Lim
  • Danièl Thomas
  • Chung Hoow Kok
  • Devendra Hiwase

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

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Classification of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death

    G. Kroemer;G. Kroemer;G. Kroemer;L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;P. Vandenabeele;J. Abrams

  • Molecular definitions of cell death subroutines: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2012

    Galluzzi L;Vitale I;Vitale I;Vitale I;Abrams Jm;Alnemri Es

  • Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Eric H. Baehrecke;Andrea Ballabio;Patricia Boya

  • Autophagy in major human diseases

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Giulia Petroni;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Eric H. Baehrecke

  • Old, new and emerging functions of caspases.

    S Shalini;L Dorstyn;S Dawar;S Kumar

  • Autophagy in malignant transformation and cancer progression

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Federico Pietrocola;Federico Pietrocola;José Manuel Bravo-San Pedro;José Manuel Bravo-San Pedro;Ravi K. Amaravadi

  • Physiological functions of the HECT family of ubiquitin ligases

    Daniela Rotin;Sharad Kumar

  • Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015

    L. Galluzzi;J. M. Bravo-San Pedro;I. Vitale;S. A. Aaronson

  • Caspase function in programmed cell death.

    S Kumar

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

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

  • Induction of apoptosis by the mouse Nedd2 gene, which encodes a protein similar to the product of the Caenorhabditis elegans cell death gene ced-3 and the mammalian IL-1 beta-converting enzyme.

    Sharad Kumar;Makoto Kinoshita;Makoto Noda;Neal G. Copeland

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

    L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;S. A. Aaronson;J. Abrams;E. S. Alnemri

  • Identification of a set of genes with developmentally down-regulated expression in the mouse brain.

    Sharad Kumar;Yasuhiro Tomooka;Makoto Noda

  • Autophagy-dependent cell death

    Donna Denton;Sharad Kumar

  • ICE-like proteases in apoptosis

    Sharad Kumar

  • DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit: a target for an ICE-like protease in apoptosis.

    Q Song;S P Lees-Miller;S Kumar;Z Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin F. Lavin
Martin F. Lavin University of Queensland
Makoto Noda
Makoto Noda Kyoto University
Lorenzo Galluzzi
Lorenzo Galluzzi Cornell University
Eric H. Baehrecke
Eric H. Baehrecke University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Oliver Kepp
Oliver Kepp Institut Gustave Roussy
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Emad S. Alnemri
Emad S. Alnemri Thomas Jefferson University
Gerry Melino
Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata
Guido Kroemer
Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité
Natasha L. Harvey
Natasha L. Harvey University of South Australia

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Publications: 255

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Boris Zhivotovsky

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Simone Fulda

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Peter Vandenabeele

Peter Vandenabeele

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Douglas R. Green

Douglas R. Green

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Publications: 62

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Laura Senovilla

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Publications: 61

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Publications: 59

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Erika Vacchelli

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Paul G Ekert

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