B.S. Sohal

600 total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 425 citations indexed

About

B.S. Sohal is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, B.S. Sohal has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 425 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Plant Science, 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in B.S. Sohal's work include Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (10 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (10 papers) and Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management (6 papers). B.S. Sohal is often cited by papers focused on Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (10 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (10 papers) and Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management (6 papers). B.S. Sohal collaborates with scholars based in India and Yemen. B.S. Sohal's co-authors include Meenakshi Thakur, Anita Mann, Jagjeet Singh Lore, Rajan Katoch, Joginder Singh, Norhafizah Abdullah, Navreet Kaur, Kuldip Singh, Sanjay Guleria and Sanjula Sharma and has published in prestigious journals such as Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, Rice Science and Journal of Applied and Natural Science.

In The Last Decade

B.S. Sohal

19 papers receiving 401 citations

Hit Papers

Role of Elicitors in Inducing Resistance in Plants agains... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300
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. Role of Elicitors in Inducing Resistance in Plants against Pathogen Infection: A Review
    2013 318 citations Meenakshi Thakur, B.S. Sohal PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B.S. Sohal India 6 368 97 70 46 31 20 425
Losenge Turoop Kenya 11 288 0.8× 49 0.5× 82 1.2× 51 1.1× 26 0.8× 30 357
Shatrupa Ray India 11 365 1.0× 95 1.0× 85 1.2× 22 0.5× 13 0.4× 21 419
K. Manjula India 11 353 1.0× 92 0.9× 71 1.0× 42 0.9× 11 0.4× 38 415
Anil S. Kotasthane India 8 341 0.9× 122 1.3× 100 1.4× 30 0.7× 13 0.4× 27 421
Daphnée Brulé France 11 484 1.3× 75 0.8× 47 0.7× 28 0.6× 23 0.7× 17 523
Е. А. Черепанова Russia 13 346 0.9× 131 1.4× 28 0.4× 35 0.8× 14 0.5× 49 410
Toshy Agrawal India 7 292 0.8× 103 1.1× 82 1.2× 25 0.5× 9 0.3× 16 357
Dragana Miljaković Serbia 8 428 1.2× 130 1.3× 72 1.0× 25 0.5× 18 0.6× 14 506
Л. И. Пусенкова Russia 6 433 1.2× 108 1.1× 77 1.1× 15 0.3× 13 0.4× 16 484
Krzysztof Krawczyk Poland 12 262 0.7× 59 0.6× 60 0.9× 99 2.2× 24 0.8× 53 375

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B.S. Sohal

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B.S. Sohal. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B.S. Sohal based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B.S. Sohal. B.S. Sohal is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sharma, Sanjula & B.S. Sohal. (2017). Induction of defense mechanisms with chemical elicitors and Alternaria brassicae in mustard (Brassica juncea). Journal of Oilseeds Research. 34(3). 1 indexed citations
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Thakur, Meenakshi, et al.. (2014). Impact of elicitor spray on Alternaria blight severity and yield of Brassica juncea and Brassica napus species.. 5(1). 78–82. 3 indexed citations
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Thakur, Meenakshi & B.S. Sohal. (2014). Biochemical defense induction in Indian mustard (Brassica junceaL.) and rapeseed (B. napusL.) by salicylic acid and benzothiadiazole. Applied Biological Research. 16(2). 199–199. 2 indexed citations
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Thakur, Meenakshi & B.S. Sohal. (2014). Effect of elicitors on physiomorphological and biochemical parameters of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) and rapeseed (B. napus). Journal of Applied and Natural Science. 6(1). 41–46. 4 indexed citations
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Sharma, Sanjula & B.S. Sohal. (2013). Effect of salicylic acid on biochemical (Disease resistant) compounds in Brassica juncea RLM619. Applied Biological Research. 15(1). 78–82. 2 indexed citations
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Thakur, Meenakshi & B.S. Sohal. (2013). Role of Elicitors in Inducing Resistance in Plants against Pathogen Infection: A Review. PubMed. 2013. 1–10. 318 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sohal, B.S., et al.. (2013). Foliar Application of Benzothiadiazole and Salicylic Acid to Combat Sheath Blight Disease of Rice. Rice Science. 20(5). 349–355. 27 indexed citations
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Sohal, B.S., et al.. (2012). Studies in relation to chitosan and its potential to enhance host resistance in Brassica juncea L. against Alternaria blight. Plant Disease Research. 27(2). 144–148. 1 indexed citations
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Sohal, B.S., et al.. (2012). Induced resistance in Brassica juncea L. against Alternaria blight by foliar application of arachidonic acid. Plant Disease Research. 27(2). 153–157. 2 indexed citations
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Kaur, Navreet, B.S. Sohal, & Kuldip Singh. (2011). Biochemical and physiological changes on Bacillus thuringiensis cotton after imidacloprid foliar spray. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 99(3). 280–284. 11 indexed citations
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Sharma, Sanjula & B.S. Sohal. (2010). Induced resistance in Brassica juncea against Alternaria blight in response to benzothiadiazole application. Plant Disease Research. 25(2). 126–132. 1 indexed citations
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Sharma, Sanjula & B.S. Sohal. (2010). Foliar Spray of Benzothiadiazole and Salicylic Acid on Brassica Juncea Var. Rlm619 To Combat Alternaria Blight in Field Trials. Crop improvement. 37(1). 87–92. 2 indexed citations
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Sohal, B.S., et al.. (2008). Study of phenolics and related enzymes in the leaves of Brassica juncea (var. RLM 619) sprayed with salicylic acid under field conditions. Plant Disease Research. 23(1). 11–15.
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Abdullah, Norhafizah, Joginder Singh, & B.S. Sohal. (2005). Behavioral hormoligosis in oviposition preference of Bemisia tabaci on cotton. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 84(1). 10–16. 16 indexed citations
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Katoch, Rajan, Anita Mann, & B.S. Sohal. (2005). Enhanced Enzyme Activities and Induction of Acquired Resistance in Pea with Elicitors. 11(1). 67–83. 13 indexed citations
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Katoch, Rajan, et al.. (2005). Induction of Pisatin Synthesis in Pea with Salicylic Acid or Inoculation with Powdery Mildew. 11(1). 85–96. 3 indexed citations
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Katoch, Rajan, Anita Mann, & B.S. Sohal. (2002). Enzyme Activity and Isozymic Profile of Peroxidase Induced by Elicitors andErysiphe polygoniin Pea (Pisum sativumL.). 8(1). 11–18. 2 indexed citations
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Sohal, B.S. & K. L. Bajaj. (1993). Effects of Yellow Mosaic Virus on Polyphenol Metabolism in Resistant and Susceptible Mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) Leaves. Biochemie und Physiologie der Pflanzen. 188(6). 419–423. 1 indexed citations

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