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Sunil S. Tholpady

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1999Rising activity
Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchCraniofacial Disorders and TreatmentsNonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesMesenchymal stem cell researchWound Healing and Treatments

Publications

179

Citations

3,778

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

27

Publishing since 1999

Research summary
AI-generated

Sunil S. Tholpady conducts research at the intersection of plastic and reconstructive surgery and cell biology. Recent work spans clinical topics such as surgical outcomes, burn injury trends, and gender-affirming surgery, alongside laboratory studies of stem cells (including fat-derived stem cells) and their interactions with normal and cancerous tissue. Additional projects touch on cancer detection and craniofacial conditions.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery outcomesAdipose-derived stem cell biologyCancer detection and cell hierarchyCraniofacial and cleft conditionsWound healing and skin

Publication activity was high in 2017-2018, dropped considerably from 2019 to 2022, and rebounded in 2023 before easing again, averaging about 5 papers per year over the last five years.

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

In context
Among 1,704 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 3,778cohort median 3,386
h-index: 33cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 5.2cohort median 4.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 6% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 37 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.2/year recently
2017: 24 publications24172018: 19 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 18 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 2 publications2526
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: 2 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 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: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open×10
  • JAMA Surgery×8
  • PMC×7
  • Journal of Surgical Research×6
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery×4
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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