Debal Deb

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Debal Deb is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Debal Deb has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Debal Deb's work include Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (12 papers), GABA and Rice Research (11 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (8 papers). Debal Deb is often cited by papers focused on Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (12 papers), GABA and Rice Research (11 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (8 papers). Debal Deb collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and United Kingdom. Debal Deb's co-authors include Patrick Bateson, Robert Foley, David J.P. Barker, John M. McNamara, Bruno D’Udine, Tom Kirkwood, Hamish G. Spencer, Pat Monaghan, Peter D. Gluckman and Timothy H. Clutton-Brock and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Oikos.

In The Last Decade

Debal Deb

40 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Developmental plasticity and human health 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 400 800 1.2k
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. Developmental plasticity and human health
    2004 1.2k citations Patrick Bateson, David J.P. Barker et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Debal Deb India 10 716 276 224 211 199 41 1.8k
Mark P. Green Australia 27 268 0.4× 200 0.7× 217 1.0× 78 0.4× 96 0.5× 63 1.6k
Teresa H. Horton United States 26 289 0.4× 62 0.2× 143 0.6× 29 0.1× 159 0.8× 52 2.2k
C. Desjardins United States 31 192 0.3× 57 0.2× 228 1.0× 86 0.4× 204 1.0× 109 3.1k
Bernard Lejeune Belgium 41 856 1.2× 201 0.7× 1.4k 6.4× 445 2.1× 91 0.5× 130 5.5k
Darna L. Dufour United States 26 146 0.2× 75 0.3× 44 0.2× 48 0.2× 227 1.1× 74 2.1k
Penny A. Cook United Kingdom 26 282 0.4× 221 0.8× 80 0.4× 89 0.4× 138 0.7× 101 2.5k
Claudia Valeggia United States 23 246 0.3× 73 0.3× 58 0.3× 49 0.2× 123 0.6× 75 1.9k
Thea M. Edwards United States 18 115 0.2× 73 0.3× 232 1.0× 30 0.1× 165 0.8× 38 1.5k
Nanna Roos Denmark 37 157 0.2× 166 0.6× 191 0.9× 16 0.1× 470 2.4× 114 4.1k
Steven J. Parker United States 25 359 0.5× 904 3.3× 225 1.0× 82 0.4× 754 3.8× 62 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Debal Deb

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Fields of papers citing papers by Debal Deb

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Debal Deb

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Debal Deb. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Debal Deb 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 Debal Deb. Debal Deb 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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Deb, Debal, et al.. (2025). Adaptive response of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa ssp. indica) flowers to low sunlight intensity. Biologia Futura. 76(4). 507–519.
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Deb, Debal. (2024). Is the time of anthesis in rice (Oryza sativa) influenced by photoperiod?. Biologia Futura. 75(4). 453–458. 1 indexed citations
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Deb, Debal, et al.. (2024). Adjustments of flower opening time and duration in tropical rice (Oryza sativa ssp. indica) landraces in response to heat stress. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 210(3). 1 indexed citations
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Deb, Debal, et al.. (2023). Endangered indigenous rice varieties as a source of B vitamins for the undernourished population. Cereal Chemistry. 100(4). 887–894. 1 indexed citations
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Deb, Debal, et al.. (2022). The robustness of land equivalent ratio as a measure of yield advantage of multi-crop systems over monocultures. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 5 indexed citations
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Deb, Debal, et al.. (2021). Wood and bark lignin contents of trees from deciduous forests of eastern India. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 2 indexed citations
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Deb, Debal. (2020). Is the system of rice intensification (SRI) consonant with agroecology?. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 44(10). 1338–1369. 7 indexed citations
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Deb, Debal, et al.. (2019). Spatial distribution mapping of molecules in the grains of different rice landraces, using desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 33(7). 727–736. 6 indexed citations
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Gupta, Soujit Sen, et al.. (2017). Unusual Accumulation of Silver in the Aleurone Layer of an Indian Rice (Oryza sativa) Landrace and Sustainable Extraction of the Metal. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 5(9). 8310–8315. 7 indexed citations
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Deb, Debal, et al.. (2015). A profile of heavy metals in rice (Oryza sativa ssp. indica) landraces.. Current Science. 109(3). 407–409. 14 indexed citations
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Roychowdhury, Rajib, et al.. (2012). Profiling of selected indigenous rice (Oryza sativa L.) landraces of Rarh Bengal in relation to osmotic stress tolerance. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. 18(2). 125–132. 26 indexed citations
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Deb, Debal. (2009). Biodiversity and Complexity of Rice Farm Ecosystems: An Empirical Assessment. 2(1). 112–129. 8 indexed citations
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Deb, Debal. (2007). Sacred Groves of West Bengal: A Model of Community Forest Management. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations
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Bateson, Patrick, David J.P. Barker, Timothy H. Clutton-Brock, et al.. (2004). Developmental plasticity and human health. Nature. 430(6998). 419–421. 1226 indexed citations breakdown →
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Deb, Debal, et al.. (1997). SACRED GROVE RELICS AS BIRD REFUGIA. Current Science. 73(10). 815–817. 23 indexed citations
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Deb, Debal, et al.. (1993). Role of Non-Timber Forest Produce in Village Economies in South West Bengal, India. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

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