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Ashok Kumar

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1977Rising activity
Muscle Physiology and DisordersAdipose Tissue and MetabolismNF-κB Signaling PathwaysEndoplasmic Reticulum Stress and DiseaseExercise and Physiological Responses

Publications

354

Citations

12,264

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

50

Publishing since 1977

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher studies the molecular signals that control skeletal muscle health, focusing on how muscle cells grow, repair themselves, and waste away in conditions like cancer cachexia, muscular dystrophy, and inflammatory muscle diseases. Much of the work examines stress-response and inflammatory signaling pathways (such as IRE1α-XBP1 and TAK1) and how targeting them might treat muscle wasting or muscle-related cancers like rhabdomyosarcoma. Note that the publication list also includes several titles on unrelated topics (e.g., dialysis, personality traits, Alzheimer's drug design), which may reflect shared name matches rather than a single individual's work.

Skeletal muscle regeneration and repairMuscle wasting (cachexia) and atrophyCellular stress signaling (ER stress, TAK1, NF-κB pathways)Muscle-related cancers (rhabdomyosarcoma)Muscular dystrophy and regenerative therapies

Publication output declined from around 25 papers/year in 2017 to roughly 11-14 per year in the early 2020s, then rebounded to about 20-22 per year in 2023-2025, suggesting renewed and currently steady activity.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 16.0/year recently
2017: 25 publications25172018: 19 publications182019: 13 publications192020: 12 publications202021: 14 publications212022: 11 publications222023: 21 publications232024: 22 publications242025: 20 publications252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×12
  • The FASEB Journal×7
  • PubMed×4
  • Circulation Research×3
  • JCI Insight×3
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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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