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Appakalai N. Balamurugan

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2001
Pancreatic function and diabetesDiabetes and associated disordersDiabetes Management and ResearchPancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research

Publications

157

Citations

4,969

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

26

Publishing since 2001

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher studies the pancreas and insulin-producing islet cells, with a focus on improving pancreatic islet isolation and transplantation as a treatment for diabetes, including work on chronic pancreatitis and total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (a procedure that removes the pancreas but preserves insulin-producing cells for reimplantation). Related work examines the biology of beta cells (insulin-producing) and alpha cells (glucagon-producing) within islets, genetic risk factors for diabetes, and stem cell-derived approaches such as liver and islet organoids as alternative therapies.

Pancreatic islet transplantationDiabetes and beta-cell biologyChronic pancreatitis and total pancreatectomyStem cell-derived organoids for diabetes therapyGenetics and molecular regulation of insulin secretion

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, rising to a peak in 2020, dipping around 2021 and 2024, and rebounding to higher levels in 2025-2026, suggesting a generally steady but variable rate of output.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.8/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 11 publications192020: 15 publications15202021: 6 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 9 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 12 publications252026: 8 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • American Journal of Transplantation×6
  • Elsevier eBooks×6
  • Transplantation×6
  • Gastroenterology×5
  • Diabetes×4
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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