Alok Krishna Sinha

755 total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 495 citations indexed

About

Alok Krishna Sinha is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alok Krishna Sinha has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 495 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alok Krishna Sinha's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (15 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (13 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (7 papers). Alok Krishna Sinha is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (15 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (13 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (7 papers). Alok Krishna Sinha collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Australia. Alok Krishna Sinha's co-authors include Pallavi Singh, Prakash Kumar Bhagat, Deepanjali Verma, Rengasamy Balakrishnan, Mrinalini Manna, Neetu Verma, Siddhi Kashinath Jalmi, Deepika Sharma, Muthukrishnan Sathiyabama and Swarup K. Parida and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Plant Cell and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Alok Krishna Sinha

27 papers receiving 489 citations

Hit Papers

Revisiting the role of MAPK signalling pathway in plants ... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Revisiting the role of MAPK signalling pathway in plants and its manipulation for crop improvement
    2023 75 citations Mrinalini Manna, Rengasamy Balakrishnan et al. Plant Cell & Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alok Krishna Sinha India 10 453 220 18 18 16 29 495
Chen Deng China 13 344 0.8× 180 0.8× 18 1.0× 13 0.7× 8 0.5× 26 423
Chuan Zheng China 10 383 0.8× 151 0.7× 42 2.3× 9 0.5× 14 0.9× 16 485
Wolfgang Zierer Germany 12 460 1.0× 192 0.9× 19 1.1× 7 0.4× 17 1.1× 19 538
Seong Dong Wi South Korea 8 270 0.6× 220 1.0× 12 0.7× 10 0.6× 17 1.1× 17 363
Judith Van Dingenen Belgium 10 340 0.8× 195 0.9× 12 0.7× 10 0.6× 10 0.6× 19 393
M. Nagaraju India 12 339 0.7× 180 0.8× 29 1.6× 7 0.4× 10 0.6× 22 404
Ian J. Girard Canada 8 385 0.8× 197 0.9× 12 0.7× 26 1.4× 8 0.5× 10 422
Chuying Yu China 10 466 1.0× 270 1.2× 20 1.1× 9 0.5× 4 0.3× 29 521

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alok Krishna Sinha

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Balakrishnan, Rengasamy, et al.. (2025). KRP3 Stability Controls Rice Plant Architecture and Productivity via MPK3‐Mediated Phosphorylation. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 24(3). 1204–1222.
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Nagar, Preeti, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the molecular mechanism underlying PSKR-mediated amplification of the ABA signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Reports. 44(5). 106–106. 1 indexed citations
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Sureshkumar, Sridevi, et al.. (2025). Dispersed components drive temperature sensing and response in plants. Science. 388(6752). 1161–1166. 5 indexed citations
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Sinha, Alok Krishna, et al.. (2024). MPK4-mediated phosphorylation of PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR4 controls thermosensing by regulating histone variant H2A.Z deposition. The Plant Cell. 36(10). 4535–4556. 10 indexed citations
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Sinha, Alok Krishna, et al.. (2024). The small RNA biogenesis in rice is regulated by MAP kinase‐mediated OsCDKD phosphorylation. New Phytologist. 244(4). 1482–1497. 2 indexed citations
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Manna, Mrinalini, Rengasamy Balakrishnan, Malireddy K. Reddy, & Alok Krishna Sinha. (2024). Revisiting rice transformation for a fail-safe protocol and its application for various gene functional and molecular studies. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 44(2). 765–780. 1 indexed citations
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Manna, Mrinalini, Rengasamy Balakrishnan, & Alok Krishna Sinha. (2024). A rapid and robust colorimetric method for measuring relative abundance of auxins in plant tissues. Phytochemical Analysis. 35(5). 1052–1062. 3 indexed citations
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Manna, Mrinalini, Rengasamy Balakrishnan, & Alok Krishna Sinha. (2024). Nutrient and Water Availability Influence Rice Physiology, Root Architecture and Ionomic Balance via Auxin Signalling. Plant Cell & Environment. 48(4). 2691–2705. 13 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Rengasamy, et al.. (2024). A simplified and improved protocol of rice transformation to cater wide range of rice cultivars. PROTOPLASMA. 261(4). 641–654. 3 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Rengasamy, et al.. (2024). Breeding rice for yield improvement through CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing method: current technologies and examples. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. 30(2). 185–198. 10 indexed citations
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Pandey, Chandana, et al.. (2023). Rice Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase regulates serotonin accumulation and interacts with cell cycle regulators under prolonged UV-B exposure. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 203. 108078–108078. 5 indexed citations
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Verma, Neetu, et al.. (2023). MAP kinases may mediate regulation of the cell cycle in rice by E2F2 phosphorylation. FEBS Letters. 597(23). 2993–3009. 4 indexed citations
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Manna, Mrinalini, Rengasamy Balakrishnan, & Alok Krishna Sinha. (2023). Revisiting the role of MAPK signalling pathway in plants and its manipulation for crop improvement. Plant Cell & Environment. 46(8). 2277–2295. 75 indexed citations breakdown →
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Verma, Deepanjali, et al.. (2023). MKKK20 works as an upstream triple-kinase of MKK3-MPK6-MYC2 module in Arabidopsis seedling development. iScience. 26(2). 106049–106049. 8 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Rengasamy, et al.. (2023). Regulation of photosynthesis by mitogen-activated protein kinase in rice: antagonistic adjustment by OsMPK3 and OsMPK6. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. 29(9). 1247–1259. 4 indexed citations
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Sinha, Alok Krishna, et al.. (2023). Unraveling the molecular aspects of iron-mediated OsWRKY76 signaling under arsenic stress in rice. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 204. 108136–108136. 5 indexed citations
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Verma, Deepanjali, Prakash Kumar Bhagat, & Alok Krishna Sinha. (2021). A dual-specificity phosphatase, MAP kinase phosphatase 1, positively regulates blue light-mediated seedling development in Arabidopsis. Planta. 253(6). 131–131. 4 indexed citations
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Singh, Pallavi & Alok Krishna Sinha. (2016). A Positive Feedback Loop Governed by SUB1A1 Interaction with MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE3 Imparts Submergence Tolerance in Rice. The Plant Cell. 28(5). 1127–1143. 107 indexed citations

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