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Silpa Gampala

Medicine · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2018Rising activity
Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma CasesNeuroblastoma Research and TreatmentsSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentDNA Repair MechanismsCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism

Publications

88

Citations

752

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2018

Research summary
AI-generated

Silpa Gampala studies cancer biology, with a focus on identifying and targeting specific proteins and enzymes that cancer cells depend on. Much of the work examines pancreatic cancer and nerve-sheath tumors, exploring molecular targets such as the DNA-repair enzyme APE1/Ref-1 to block tumor growth, spread (metastasis), and resistance to therapy. The research combines laboratory studies of tumor mechanisms with early-stage drug discovery.

Cancer drug targets and therapyPancreatic cancer biology and metastasisDNA repair enzymes (APE1/Ref-1)Nerve sheath tumors (MPNST/neurofibromatosis)Molecular mechanisms of tumor vulnerability

Publication activity was modest through the late 2010s and early 2020s but rose sharply in 2025 and 2026, indicating a strong recent increase in output.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 1,353 early career Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 752cohort median 157
h-index: 13cohort median 6
Publications / year (recent): 14.2cohort median 2.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~15 · 3% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 25 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 14.2/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 3 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 9 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 39 publications39252026: 20 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 9 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 14 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×14
  • Cancer Research×10
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
  • Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research×2
  • British Journal of Cancer×2
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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 27, 2026.

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