Devi Lal

905 total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 543 citations indexed

About

Devi Lal is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Devi Lal has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 543 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Ecology and 7 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Devi Lal's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers) and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (5 papers). Devi Lal is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers) and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (5 papers). Devi Lal collaborates with scholars based in India, Australia and Singapore. Devi Lal's co-authors include Rup Lal, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Sunny H. Wong, Mansi Verma, Pushp Lata, Jasvinder Kaur, Peter Schümann, Simran Jit, Hansi Kumari and Pooja Sharma and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gene and Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

In The Last Decade

Devi Lal

30 papers receiving 532 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.

  1. Gut Microbiota in Colorectal Cancer: Biological Role and Therapeutic Opportunities
    2023 87 citations Sunny H. Wong, Devi Lal et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Devi Lal 298 143 94 85 58 34 543
Alberto J. Martín‐Rodríguez 287 1.0× 169 1.2× 35 0.4× 76 0.9× 46 0.8× 33 681
Andrej Godány 262 0.9× 120 0.8× 41 0.4× 36 0.4× 69 1.2× 47 464
Erica C. Seth 461 1.5× 173 1.2× 53 0.6× 115 1.4× 111 1.9× 8 723
Panqing He 230 0.8× 64 0.4× 45 0.5× 163 1.9× 47 0.8× 14 600
Blas Blázquez 462 1.6× 223 1.6× 61 0.6× 247 2.9× 92 1.6× 21 911
J. Andrés Valderrama 442 1.5× 139 1.0× 56 0.6× 216 2.5× 59 1.0× 16 774
Tobias Österlund 714 2.4× 116 0.8× 104 1.1× 306 3.6× 43 0.7× 35 1.2k
Noam Shani 589 2.0× 92 0.6× 43 0.5× 158 1.9× 87 1.5× 35 958
Stéphanie Fouteau 256 0.9× 162 1.1× 45 0.5× 119 1.4× 92 1.6× 19 557
Zaigham Abbas 169 0.6× 215 1.5× 62 0.7× 31 0.4× 84 1.4× 40 533

Countries citing papers authored by Devi Lal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Devi Lal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Devi Lal

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Devi Lal. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Devi Lal 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 Devi Lal. Devi Lal 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, Jyoti, et al.. (2025). Novel CTNNB1 gene mutations reveal critical pathogenic mechanisms in pediatric hepatoblastoma. Pediatric Surgery International. 41(1). 233–233.
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Srinivasan, Varunvenkat M., et al.. (2025). Clinical and neuroimaging variability in two siblings with a novel PCDH12 variant: a case report. Clinical Dysmorphology. 34(3). 88–92.
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Lal, Devi, et al.. (2025). Investigations on Seed-Borne Fungi Associated with Maize Varieties and Their Control. 4(1). 1–12. 1 indexed citations
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Goel, Prabudh, et al.. (2025). Gut microbiota in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics. World Journal of Hepatology. 17(6). 106849–106849. 2 indexed citations
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Wong, Sunny H., et al.. (2024). Helminths in alternative therapeutics of inflammatory bowel disease. Intestinal Research. 23(1). 8–22. 2 indexed citations
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Lal, Devi, et al.. (2023). Exploring Bacterial Diversity: How Far Have We Reached?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 62(3-4). 117–131. 2 indexed citations
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Lal, Devi & Sompal Singh. (2023). Impact of El-Nino and La-Nina Episodes on Rainfall Variability and Crop Yield. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 13(10). 2046–2051. 3 indexed citations
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Wong, Sunny H., et al.. (2023). Gut microbiota in pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of inflammatory bowel disease. Intestinal Research. 22(1). 15–43. 43 indexed citations
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Lal, Devi, et al.. (2022). Phylogenetic Analyses of Microbial Hydrolytic Dehalogenases Reveal Polyphyletic Origin. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 62(4). 651–657. 4 indexed citations
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Verma, Helianthous, Shekhar Nagar, Devi Lal, et al.. (2021). Genome analyses of 174 strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis provide insight into the evolution of drug resistance and reveal potential drug targets. Microbial Genomics. 7(3). 9 indexed citations
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Lal, Devi, Mansi Verma, Susanta K. Behura, & Rup Lal. (2016). Codon usage bias in phylum Actinobacteria: relevance to environmental adaptation and host pathogenicity. Research in Microbiology. 167(8). 669–677. 18 indexed citations
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Lal, Devi & Mansi Verma. (2016). Large-Scale Sequence Comparison. Methods in molecular biology. 1525. 191–224. 2 indexed citations
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Verma, Mansi, Devi Lal, Jaspreet Kaur, et al.. (2013). Phylogenetic analyses of phylum Actinobacteria based on whole genome sequences. Research in Microbiology. 164(7). 718–728. 31 indexed citations
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Verma, Mansi, Devi Lal, Shailly Anand, et al.. (2013). Understanding alternative fluxes/effluxes through comparative metabolic pathway analysis of phylum actinobacteria using a simplified approach. Gene. 531(2). 306–317. 8 indexed citations
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Lal, Devi, et al.. (2013). Cupriavidus metallidurans: A Modern Alchemist. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 53(1). 114–115. 5 indexed citations
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Lal, Devi & Rup Lal. (2011). Discovering Metabolic Products of Cryptic Biosynthetic Pathways. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 51(3). 414–414. 1 indexed citations
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Lal, Devi & Rup Lal. (2011). Wrong Sequences in Databases: Whose Fault??. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 51(3). 413–413. 4 indexed citations
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Lal, Devi & Rup Lal. (2010). Evolution of mercuric reductase (merA) gene: A case of horizontal gene transfer. Microbiology. 79(4). 500–508. 23 indexed citations
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Gupta, Sanjay Kumar, Devi Lal, & Rup Lal. (2009). Novosphingobium panipatense sp. nov. and Novosphingobium mathurense sp. nov., from oil-contaminated soil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 59(1). 156–161. 61 indexed citations
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Lal, Rup, Mandeep Dadhwal, Kirti Kumari, et al.. (2008). Pseudomonas sp. to Sphingobium indicum: a journey of microbial degradation and bioremediation of Hexachlorocyclohexane. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 48(1). 3–18. 29 indexed citations

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