Ajith Anand

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Ajith Anand is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ajith Anand has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Plant Science and 14 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Ajith Anand's work include Plant tissue culture and regeneration (29 papers), Transgenic Plants and Applications (14 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (13 papers). Ajith Anand is often cited by papers focused on Plant tissue culture and regeneration (29 papers), Transgenic Plants and Applications (14 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (13 papers). Ajith Anand collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Germany. Ajith Anand's co-authors include Kirankumar S. Mysore, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Choong‐Min Ryu, Todd J. Jones, Emily Wu, Bikram S. Gill, Harold N. Trick, Srinivasa Rao Uppalapati, Kang Li and W. W. Bockus and has published in prestigious journals such as The Plant Cell, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Ajith Anand

41 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Leaf transformation for efficient random integration and targeted genome modification in maize and sorghum

2023 90 citations Ning Wang, Nagesh Sardesai et al. Nature Plants profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ajith Anand United States	23	1.8k	1.4k	424	117	116	42	2.2k
Ana Cristina Miranda Brasileiro Brazil	28	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	274 0.6×	98 0.8×	72 0.6×	71	2.2k
Kyung-Hee Paek South Korea	27	1.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	193 0.5×	91 0.8×	99 0.9×	58	2.2k
Shmuel Wolf Israel	27	2.4k 1.3×	944 0.7×	233 0.5×	69 0.6×	135 1.2×	58	2.6k
Steven R. Scofield United States	19	2.4k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	214 0.5×	172 1.5×	114 1.0×	42	2.6k
Sandra L. Uratsu United States	22	1.2k 0.7×	911 0.7×	275 0.6×	114 1.0×	142 1.2×	31	1.6k
Elke Logemann Germany	22	2.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	226 0.5×	121 1.0×	91 0.8×	25	2.6k
Miguel F. C. De Bolle Belgium	16	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	573 1.4×	194 1.7×	160 1.4×	21	2.7k
J. Logemann Germany	8	1.8k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	428 1.0×	127 1.1×	85 0.7×	10	2.4k
Anne‐Marie A. Wolters Netherlands	27	1.8k 1.0×	841 0.6×	139 0.3×	116 1.0×	129 1.1×	54	2.1k
Geert Angenon Belgium	29	2.1k 1.2×	2.0k 1.5×	1.0k 2.5×	75 0.6×	68 0.6×	78	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ajith Anand

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Jores, Tobias, Jackson Tonnies, Si Nian Char, et al.. (2025). Small DNA elements can act as both insulators and silencers in plants. The Plant Cell. 37(6). 2 indexed citations

Martí, Á. Fernández i, et al.. (2023). A Novel, Precise and High-Throughput Technology for Viroid Detection in Cannabis (MFDetectTM). Viruses. 15(7). 1487–1487. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Ning, Nagesh Sardesai, Emily Wu, et al.. (2023). Leaf transformation for efficient random integration and targeted genome modification in maize and sorghum. Nature Plants. 9(2). 255–270. 90 indexed citations breakdown →

Che, Ping, Emily Wu, Marissa K. Simon, et al.. (2022). Wuschel2 enables highly efficient CRISPR/Cas-targeted genome editing during rapid de novo shoot regeneration in sorghum. Communications Biology. 5(1). 71 indexed citations

Kumar, Sandeep, Zhan-Bin Liu, Brian Lenderts, et al.. (2022). Efficient gene targeting in soybean using Ochrobactrum haywardense-mediated delivery of a marker-free donor template. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 189(2). 585–594. 11 indexed citations

Hoerster, George, Ning Wang, Emily Wu, et al.. (2020). Use of non-integrating Zm-Wus2 vectors to enhance maize transformation. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant. 56(3). 265–279. 73 indexed citations

Barone, Pierluigi, Emily Wu, Brian Lenderts, et al.. (2020). Efficient Gene Targeting in Maize Using Inducible CRISPR-Cas9 and Marker-free Donor Template. Molecular Plant. 13(8). 1219–1227. 61 indexed citations

Malaviya, D. R., et al.. (2019). Salinity tolerance of Panicum maximum genotypes for germination and seedling growth. Range Management and Agroforestry. 40(2). 227–235. 3 indexed citations

Raman, Vidhyavathi, Ajith Anand, Mustafa Morsy, et al.. (2019). Overexpression of VIRE2-INTERACTING PROTEIN2 in Arabidopsis regulates genes involved in Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation and abiotic stresses. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 13503–13503. 6 indexed citations

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Anand, Ajith, Ping Che, Emily Wu, & Todd J. Jones. (2019). Novel Ternary Vectors for Efficient Sorghum Transformation. Methods in molecular biology. 1931. 185–196. 3 indexed citations

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Anand, Ajith, Steven Bass, Emily Wu, et al.. (2018). An improved ternary vector system for Agrobacterium-mediated rapid maize transformation. Plant Molecular Biology. 97(1-2). 187–200. 95 indexed citations

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Anand, Ajith & Todd J. Jones. (2018). Advancing Agrobacterium-Based Crop Transformation and Genome Modification Technology for Agricultural Biotechnology. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 418. 489–507. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Zhi, et al.. (2015). Effect of Agrobacterium strain and plasmid copy number on transformation frequency, event quality and usable event quality in an elite maize cultivar. Plant Cell Reports. 34(5). 745–754. 34 indexed citations

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Cho, Myeong‐Je, Emily Wu, Ajith Anand, et al.. (2014). Agrobacterium-mediated high-frequency transformation of an elite commercial maize (Zea mays L.) inbred line. Plant Cell Reports. 33(10). 1767–1777. 54 indexed citations

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Anand, Ajith, Clemencia M. Rojas, Yuhong Tang, & Kirankumar S. Mysore. (2012). Several components of SKP1/Cullin/F‐box E3 ubiquitin ligase complex and associated factors play a role in Agrobacterium‐mediated plant transformation. New Phytologist. 195(1). 203–216. 22 indexed citations

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Senthil‐Kumar, Muthappa, Ajith Anand, Srinivasa Rao Uppalapati, & Kirankumar S. Mysore. (2008). Virus-induced gene silencing and its applications.. CABI Reviews. 22 indexed citations

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Wang, Keri, Kang Li, Ajith Anand, George Lazarovits, & Kirankumar S. Mysore. (2007). Monitoring in planta bacterial infection at both cellular and whole‐plant levels using the green fluorescent protein variant GFPuv. New Phytologist. 174(1). 212–223. 90 indexed citations

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Anand, Ajith, Harold N. Trick, Bikram S. Gill, & Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan. (2003). Stable transgene expression and random gene silencing in wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 1(4). 241–251. 60 indexed citations

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Anand, Ajith, Tianhua Zhou, Harold N. Trick, et al.. (2003). Greenhouse and field testing of transgenic wheat plants stably expressing genes for thaumatin-like protein, chitinase and glucanase against Fusarium graminearum. Journal of Experimental Botany. 54(384). 1101–1111. 237 indexed citations

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Anand, Ajith, et al.. (2000). Anti-fungal properties of crude leaf extracts of Syzygium travancoricum.. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences. 22. 721–722. 1 indexed citations

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