Avtar K. Handa

10.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
120 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Avtar K. Handa is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Avtar K. Handa has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Plant Science, 76 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Avtar K. Handa's work include Plant tissue culture and regeneration (44 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (32 papers) and Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (22 papers). Avtar K. Handa is often cited by papers focused on Plant tissue culture and regeneration (44 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (32 papers) and Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (22 papers). Avtar K. Handa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Canada. Avtar K. Handa's co-authors include Ray A. Bressan, Autar K. Mattoo, B. R. Thakur, M.A. Rao, Rakesh Kumar Singh, Denise M. Tieman, Paul M. Hasegawa, Paul M. Hasegawa, Sangita Handa and Alka Srivastava and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Avtar K. Handa

118 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

Chemistry and uses of pectin — A review 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 2017 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Chemistry and uses of pectin — A review
    1997 1.2k citations Avtar K. Handa et al. profile →
  2. Critical roles of DNA demethylation in the activation of ripening-induced genes and inhibition of ripening-repressed genes in tomato fruit
    2017 378 citations Zhaobo Lang, Kai Tang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Avtar K. Handa
Essaïd Ait Barka France
M. David Marks United States
Jocelyn K. C. Rose United States
Malcolm A. O’Neill United States
Samir Droby Israel
Lourdes Gómez‐Gómez Spain
Jørn Dalgaard Mikkelsen Denmark
W. Thomas Shier United States
Xing Zhang China
Juan Xu China
Essaïd Ait Barka France
Avtar K. Handa
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Upadhyay, Rakesh K., Jonathan Shao, Jude E. Maul, et al.. (2024). Unlocking the role of novel primary/di-amine oxidases in crop improvement: Tissue specificity leads to specific roles connected to abiotic stress, hormone responses and sensing nitrogen. Journal of Plant Physiology. 303. 154374–154374. 1 indexed citations
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Upadhyay, Rakesh K., et al.. (2024). A comprehensive endogenous phytohormone metabolite landscape identifies new metabolites associated with tomato fruit. Plant Growth Regulation. 104(1). 343–357. 4 indexed citations
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Arunachalam, Ayyanadar, et al.. (2024). Crafting State-of-the-art Agroforestry for Bundelkhand using Insights from Past. Annals of Arid Zone. 63(3). 31–39.
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Yang, Yu, Kai Tang, Tatsiana Datsenka, et al.. (2019). Critical function of DNA methyltransferase 1 in tomato development and regulation of the DNA methylome and transcriptome. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 61(12). 1224–1242. 53 indexed citations
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Sakr, Saber A., et al.. (2018). EVALUATION OF THE PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF JOJOBA NAT-URAL PRODUCTS ON HEPATOTOXICITY OF DIETHYL NI-TROSAMINE IN RATS. 47(1). 1 indexed citations
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Ezin, Vincent, et al.. (2018). Molecular Genetics of Salt Tolerance in Tomato F2 Segregating Population with the Aid of RAPD Markers. Agricultural Sciences. 9(12). 1553–1568. 3 indexed citations
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Burgara-Estrella, Alexel, et al.. (2018). Functional analysis of tomato rhamnogalacturonan lyase gene Solyc11g011300 during fruit development and ripening. Journal of Plant Physiology. 231. 31–40. 24 indexed citations
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Lang, Zhaobo, Kai Tang, Dengguo Tang, et al.. (2017). Critical roles of DNA demethylation in the activation of ripening-induced genes and inhibition of ripening-repressed genes in tomato fruit. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(22). E4511–E4519. 378 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fatima, Tahira, Anatoly P. Sobolev, John R. Teasdale, et al.. (2016). Fruit metabolite networks in engineered and non-engineered tomato genotypes reveal fluidity in a hormone and agroecosystem specific manner. Metabolomics. 12(6). 103–103. 20 indexed citations
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Mattoo, Autar K., Vijaya Shukla, Tahira Fatima, Avtar K. Handa, & Surender Kumar Yachha. (2010). Genetic Engineering to Enhance Crop-Based Phytonutrients (Nutraceuticals) to Alleviate Diet-Related Diseases. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 698. 122–143. 18 indexed citations
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Srivastava, Alka, et al.. (2005). Identification of differentially expressed ripening-related cDNA clones from tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) using tomato EST array. Current Science. 88(5). 792–796. 3 indexed citations
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Tiznado‐Hernández, Martín Ernesto, Joël Gaffé, & Avtar K. Handa. (2004). Isolation and study of a ubiquitously expressed tomato pectin methylesterase regulatory region. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology. 7(1). 9–29. 3 indexed citations
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Mehta, Roshni, et al.. (2002). Engineered polyamine accumulation in tomato enhances phytonutrient content, juice quality, and vine life. Nature Biotechnology. 20(6). 613–618. 266 indexed citations
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Tieman, Denise M., et al.. (1993). FIELD PERFORMANCE OF TRANSGENIC TOMATOES WITH REDUCED PECTIN METHYLESTERASE ACTIVITY. HortScience. 28(5). 578e–578. 1 indexed citations
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Harriman, Robert W., Denise M. Tieman, & Avtar K. Handa. (1991). Molecular Cloning of Tomato Pectin Methylesterase Gene and its Expression in Rutgers, Ripening Inhibitor, Nonripening, and Never Ripe Tomato Fruits. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 97(1). 80–87. 109 indexed citations
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Singh, Narendra K., Paul M. Hasegawa, Avtar K. Handa, et al.. (1987). Characterization of Osmotin. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 85(2). 529–536. 368 indexed citations
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Hasegawa, Paul M., Ray A. Bressan, & Avtar K. Handa. (1986). Cellular Mechanisms of Salinity Tolerance. HortScience. 21(6). 1317–1324. 122 indexed citations
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Harriman, Robert W., et al.. (1986). Changes in Gene Expression during Tomato Fruit Ripening. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 81(2). 395–403. 66 indexed citations
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Hasegawa, Paul M., Ray A. Bressan, Sangita Handa, & Avtar K. Handa. (1984). Cellular Mechanisms Of Tolerance To Water Stress. HortScience. 19(3). 371–377. 34 indexed citations
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Handa, Avtar K., Ray A. Bressan, Sangita Handa, & Paul M. Hasegawa. (1983). Clonal Variation for Tolerance to Polyethylene Glycol-Induced Water Stress in Cultured Tomato Cells. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 72(3). 645–653. 26 indexed citations

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