Ajit Varma

18.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
278 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Ajit Varma is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ajit Varma has authored 278 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Plant Science, 57 papers in Molecular Biology and 34 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ajit Varma's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (70 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (59 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (40 papers). Ajit Varma is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (70 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (59 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (40 papers). Ajit Varma collaborates with scholars based in India, Germany and United Arab Emirates. Ajit Varma's co-authors include Ralf Oelmüller, Ram Prasad, Irena Sherameti, Devendra Kumar Choudhary, Swati Tripathi, Manika Khanuja, Bationa Shahollari, Tamanna Bhuyan, Mahendra Rai and Philipp Franken and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ajit Varma

270 papers receiving 10.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles from Azadirachta indica for antibacterial and photocatalytic applications

2015 545 citations Ram Prasad, Ajit Varma et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ajit Varma India	55	7.0k	2.1k	1.6k	1.0k	932	278	10.5k
Elsayed Fathi Abd Allah Saudi Arabia	59	9.4k 1.3×	2.8k 1.3×	738 0.5×	1.0k 1.0×	772 0.8×	390	13.9k
Ali H. Bahkali Saudi Arabia	52	5.8k 0.8×	2.4k 1.2×	4.5k 2.9×	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	368	10.2k
Nawal Kishore Dubey India	59	8.5k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.5×	418 0.4×	239	13.3k
Harikesh Bahadur Singh India	50	5.1k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	890 0.9×	195 0.2×	142	7.7k
Essaïd Ait Barka France	39	8.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	2.0k 1.3×	197 0.2×	434 0.5×	158	10.4k
Chandra Shekhar Nautiyal India	46	6.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	550 0.4×	660 0.6×	251 0.3×	130	8.5k
Paolina Garbeva Netherlands	46	5.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	295 0.3×	478 0.5×	92	10.3k
Anil Kumar Saxena India	54	4.9k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	565 0.4×	330 0.3×	492 0.5×	262	8.0k
S. Ignacimuthu India	65	10.0k 1.4×	5.4k 2.6×	447 0.3×	484 0.5×	826 0.9×	487	18.0k
Abdulaziz A. Alqarawi Saudi Arabia	46	4.9k 0.7×	987 0.5×	394 0.3×	466 0.4×	475 0.5×	188	7.1k

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Hiregoudar, Sharanagouda, et al.. (2024). Deciphering the synergistic potential of mycogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles and bio-slurry formulation on phenology and physiology of Vigna radiata. Nanotechnology Reviews. 13(1). 4 indexed citations

Prasad, Ram, et al.. (2024). Deconstruction of Alkali Lignin and Lignocellulosic Substrates by Aspergillus ochraceus DY1 Isolated from Rotten Wood. Journal of Fungi. 10(12). 810–810. 2 indexed citations

Tiwari, Mohit, et al.. (2024). Advancements in Plant Pests Detection: Leveraging Convolutional Neural Networks for Smart Agriculture. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 221–221. 4 indexed citations

Gupta, Samta, et al.. (2023). Chemically Synthesized AgNPs and Piriformospora indica Synergistically Augment Nutritional Quality in Black Rice. Journal of Fungi. 9(6). 611–611. 7 indexed citations

Yadav, Gaurav, Neha Sharma, Ajit Varma, et al.. (2023). Trichoderma Mediated Metal Chelator and Its Role in Solanum melongena Growth Under Heavy Metals. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 43(1). 178–200. 9 indexed citations

Kumar, Sachin, et al.. (2021). Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens F7 dietary supplementation increases levels of cis 9-trans 11 conjugated linoleic acid in gut and adipose tissue in mice. Current Research in Biotechnology. 3. 300–307. 3 indexed citations

Singh, Dushyant, et al.. (2021). Isolation and Characterization of Multiple Drug Resistant Human Enteric Pathogens from Sewage Water of Delhi. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 20(2). 4 indexed citations

Joshi, Naveen Chandra, et al.. (2020). Extremophile – An Adaptive Strategy for Extreme Conditions and Applications. Current Genomics. 21(2). 96–110. 28 indexed citations

Tuladhar, Reshma, Anjana Singh, Megha Raj Banjara, et al.. (2019). Effect of meteorological factors on the seasonal prevalence of dengue vectors in upland hilly and lowland Terai regions of Nepal. Parasites & Vectors. 12(1). 42–42. 38 indexed citations

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Jain, Shekhar, Anukool Vaishnav, Ajit Varma, & Devendra Kumar Choudhary. (2018). Comparative Expression Analysis of Defence-Related Genes in <i>Bacillus</i>-Treated <i>Glycine Max</i> upon Challenge Inoculation with Selective Fungal Phytopathogens. Current Science. 115(10). 1950–1950. 10 indexed citations

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Shrivastava, Smriti, et al.. (2015). Biofuel from agricultural waste: A review. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 4(1). 470–477. 11 indexed citations

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Goyal, Pankaj, Abhishek Chauhan, & Ajit Varma. (2015). Targeting cyanobacteria as a novel source of biofuel.. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 4(2). 981–993. 1 indexed citations

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Prasad, Ram, et al.. (2015). ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI: BIODIVERSITY AND FUNCTIONS. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. 5 indexed citations

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Shrivastava, Smriti, et al.. (2014). Bio-ethanol production by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation using microbial consortium. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 3(7). 505–511. 5 indexed citations

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Varma, Ajit, et al.. (2013). Emergence of begomoviruses: a major threat to vegetable production in Southeast Asia.. Nature. 195. 88–96. 2 indexed citations

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Prasad, Ram, et al.. (2012). BIOGENIC SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES FROM THE LEAF EXTRACT OF SYZYGIUM CUMINI (L.)AND ITS ANTIBACTERI. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. 9 indexed citations

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Prasad, Ram, et al.. (2010). Interaction of Mycobiont: Piriformospora Indica with Medicinal plants and plants of Economic importance. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9(54). 9214–9226. 28 indexed citations

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Varma, Ajit & Amit C. Kharkwal. (2009). Symbiotic fungi : principles and practice. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 22 indexed citations

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Varma, Ajit. (1995). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: The State of Art. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 15(3-4). 179–199. 10 indexed citations

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Varma, Ajit, et al.. (1980). Cellulose digesting properties of Cunninghamella echinulata isolated from termite gut grown in vitro.. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 18(10). 1213–1215. 1 indexed citations

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