Lekh R. Batra

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Lekh R. Batra is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lekh R. Batra has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Cell Biology, 33 papers in Plant Science and 22 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Lekh R. Batra's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (36 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (14 papers) and Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (12 papers). Lekh R. Batra is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (36 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (14 papers) and Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (12 papers). Lekh R. Batra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and India. Lekh R. Batra's co-authors include Suzanne W. T. Batra, James W. Kimbrough, R. J. W. Byrde, George E. Bohart, Amy Y. Rossman, Patricia D. Millner, Helene Francke‐Grosmann, Richard P. Korf, Edward E. Terrell and Richard A. Humber and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Animal Ecology and American Journal of Botany.

In The Last Decade

Lekh R. Batra

69 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Endosymbiosis of Animals ... 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 250 500 750 1000
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. Endosymbiosis of Animals with Plant Microorganisms
    1968 1.0k citations Lekh R. Batra et al. Mycologia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lekh R. Batra United States 20 1.6k 1.1k 968 701 621 70 2.8k
U. Gerson Israel 25 2.0k 1.3× 853 0.8× 1.4k 1.5× 251 0.4× 108 0.2× 146 2.6k
Pamela K. Anderson Colombia 10 1.1k 0.7× 2.3k 2.0× 359 0.4× 310 0.4× 342 0.6× 18 3.0k
J. Granett United States 23 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 525 0.5× 482 0.7× 241 0.4× 117 1.8k
François Delmotte France 32 782 0.5× 2.3k 2.1× 818 0.8× 297 0.4× 1.0k 1.7× 74 3.5k
Francisco Infante Mexico 20 1.3k 0.8× 816 0.7× 368 0.4× 367 0.5× 275 0.4× 81 2.0k
Marie‐Claude Bon France 24 969 0.6× 907 0.8× 759 0.8× 199 0.3× 235 0.4× 97 1.9k
Jacques Fargues France 33 2.4k 1.5× 1.9k 1.7× 184 0.2× 242 0.3× 162 0.3× 80 2.8k
Mark S. Goettel Canada 36 4.7k 3.0× 3.0k 2.7× 441 0.5× 407 0.6× 315 0.5× 120 5.4k
J. J. Burdon Australia 28 280 0.2× 2.1k 1.9× 722 0.7× 297 0.4× 491 0.8× 56 2.8k
Manuel Mota Portugal 31 1.6k 1.0× 3.0k 2.7× 405 0.4× 1.3k 1.8× 273 0.4× 116 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Lekh R. Batra

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Lekh R. Batra's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Lekh R. Batra with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Lekh R. Batra more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Lekh R. Batra

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lekh R. Batra. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lekh R. Batra. The network helps show where Lekh R. Batra may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lekh R. Batra

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lekh R. Batra. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lekh R. Batra 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 Lekh R. Batra. Lekh R. Batra 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
1.
Sultana, Kishwar, Lekh R. Batra, J. R. Stavely, & Muhammad Nasir. (2000). Hyperparasitism of Verticillium lecanii and Cladosporium cladosporioides on Uromyces appendiculatus, the causal organism for soybean rust.. Pakistan Journal of Phytopathology. 12(1). 42–45. 3 indexed citations
2.
Batra, Lekh R.. (1988). Disjunctors in Monilinia (Discomycetidae: Sclerotiniaceae) and their Significance in Classification. Mycologia. 80(5). 660–664. 3 indexed citations
3.
Batra, Lekh R.. (1988). Monilinia Gaylussaciae , A New Species Pathogenic to Huckleberries ( Gaylussacia ) in North America. Mycologia. 80(5). 653–659. 2 indexed citations
4.
Batra, Lekh R. & Suzanne W. T. Batra. (1985). Floral Mimicry Induced by Mummy-Berry Fungus Exploits Host's Pollinators as Vectors. Science. 228(4702). 1011–1013. 70 indexed citations
5.
Batra, Lekh R.. (1985). Ambrosia beetles and their associated fungi: research trends and techniques. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section A. 94(2-3). 137–148. 44 indexed citations
6.
Batra, Lekh R.. (1983). Monilinia Vaccinii-Corymbosi (Sclerotiniaceae): Its Biology on Blueberry and Comparison with Related Species. Mycologia. 75(1). 131–152. 58 indexed citations
7.
Humber, Richard A. & Lekh R. Batra. (1980). Insect-Fungus Symbiosis: Nutrition, Mutualism, and Commensalism. Mycologia. 72(4). 848–848. 19 indexed citations
8.
Batra, Lekh R., et al.. (1978). Sclerotiniaceae XIII. An Undescribed Species on Berberis. Mycologia. 70(1). 61–67. 2 indexed citations
9.
Batra, Lekh R. & Patricia D. Millner. (1974). Some Asian Fermented Foods and Beverages, And Associated Fungi. Mycologia. 66(6). 942–950. 34 indexed citations
10.
Batra, Lekh R.. (1973). Nematosporaceae (Hemiascomycetidae): Taxonomy, Pathogenicity, Distribution and Vector Relations. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 10 indexed citations
11.
Batra, Lekh R., et al.. (1973). Anthracobia, Ascodesmis, Pyronema, and Trichophaea in Culture. Mycologia. 65(5). 1036–1043. 4 indexed citations
12.
Batra, Lekh R.. (1973). Hemiascosporiaceae (Hemiascomycetidae: Dipodascales), A New Family Based on Hemiascosporium Spinulosum. Mycologia. 65(4). 795–802. 3 indexed citations
13.
Batra, Lekh R.. (1972). Ecto symbiosis between ambrosia fungi and beetles part 1. Indian journal of mycology and plant pathology. 2(2). 165–169. 3 indexed citations
14.
Batra, Lekh R.. (1971). Two New Hemiascomycetes: Pichia Crossotarsi and P. Microspora. Mycologia. 63(5). 994–1001. 5 indexed citations
15.
Batra, Lekh R.. (1967). Ambrosia Fungi: A Taxonomic Revision, and Nutritional Studies of Some Species. Mycologia. 59(6). 976–1017. 59 indexed citations
16.
Batra, Lekh R.. (1963). Habitat and Nutrition of Dipodascus and Cephaloascus. Mycologia. 55(4). 508–520. 7 indexed citations
17.
Hagedorn, D. J., et al.. (1960). Notes and Brief Articles. Mycologia. 52(4). 652–667. 1 indexed citations
18.
Petersen, Ronald H., G. Rangaswami, С. Чандрасекаран, et al.. (1960). Notes and Brief Articles. Mycologia. 52(3). 513–529. 1 indexed citations
19.
Batra, Lekh R.. (1959). A Comparative Morphological and Physiological Study of the Species of Dipodascus. Mycologia. 51(3). 329–355. 16 indexed citations
20.
Korf, Richard P., et al.. (1957). A Revision of the North American Species of Chlorociboria (Sclerotiniaceae). Mycologia. 49(6). 854–863. 12 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by U. Gerson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Pamela K. Anderson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by J. Granett Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by François Delmotte Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Francisco Infante Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Marie‐Claude Bon Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jacques Fargues Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mark S. Goettel Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by J. J. Burdon Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Manuel Mota
Rankless by CCL
2026