Mala Rao

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Mala Rao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mala Rao has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Biotechnology and 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mala Rao's work include Enzyme Production and Characterization (20 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (18 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (10 papers). Mala Rao is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Production and Characterization (20 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (18 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (10 papers). Mala Rao collaborates with scholars based in India, Sweden and France. Mala Rao's co-authors include Vishnu Menon, Chandravanu Dash, Ben M. Dunn, Abhay Shendye, Vasanti Deshpande, Anand Gole, Murali Sastry, Viraj Deshpande, Asmita Prabhune and Gyan Prakash and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Analytical Biochemistry and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Mala Rao

40 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

Trends in bioconversion of lignocellulose: Biofuels, platform chemicals & biorefinery concept

2012 1.1k citations Vishnu Menon, Mala Rao profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mala Rao India	16	1.3k	903	385	242	197	40	1.8k
Kazuhiro Hoshino Japan	18	682 0.5×	642 0.7×	315 0.8×	220 0.9×	97 0.5×	65	1.3k
Robert Torget United States	24	1.5k 1.2×	866 1.0×	172 0.4×	216 0.9×	549 2.8×	37	2.0k
Peilin Cen China	33	1.3k 1.0×	2.0k 2.3×	569 1.5×	206 0.9×	148 0.8×	126	3.2k
Tito Lívio Moitinho Alves Brazil	20	624 0.5×	547 0.6×	217 0.6×	222 0.9×	255 1.3×	60	1.5k
Marco Sette Italy	20	1.0k 0.8×	633 0.7×	246 0.6×	374 1.5×	185 0.9×	51	1.9k
Ronald E. Hector United States	25	1.6k 1.3×	1.7k 1.9×	192 0.5×	246 1.0×	99 0.5×	57	2.3k
Heikki Ojamo Finland	18	902 0.7×	777 0.9×	188 0.5×	179 0.7×	59 0.3×	44	1.4k
Madan L. Verma India	22	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	226 0.6×	167 0.7×	403 2.0×	43	2.4k
Gashaw Mamo Sweden	23	863 0.7×	947 1.0×	769 2.0×	361 1.5×	98 0.5×	41	1.7k
Mohammad Ali Asadollahi Iran	25	753 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	219 0.6×	160 0.7×	274 1.4×	55	1.9k

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Gunasekaran, Paramasamy, et al.. (2011). MOLECULAR CLONING AND EXPRESSION OF A FAMILY 7 CELLOBIOHYDROLASE GENE CBH1 FROM PENICILLIUM FUNICULOSUM NCL1. International Journal of Microbiology Research. 3(2). 97–107. 2 indexed citations

Rao, Mala, et al.. (2010). Production of single cell protein, essential amino acids, and xylanase by Penicillium janthinellum. BioResources. 5(4). 2470–2477. 13 indexed citations

Menon, Vishnu, Gyan Prakash, Asmita Prabhune, & Mala Rao. (2010). Biocatalytic approach for the utilization of hemicellulose for ethanol production from agricultural residue using thermostable xylanase and thermotolerant yeast. Bioresource Technology. 101(14). 5366–5373. 46 indexed citations

Rao, Mala, et al.. (2009). Differential elicitation of an aspartic protease inhibitor: Regulation of endogenous protease and initial events in germination in seeds of Vigna radiata. Peptides. 30(12). 2118–2126. 14 indexed citations

Vathipadiekal, Vinod, et al.. (2007). Glycine-assisted enhancement of 1,4-β-d-xylan xylanohydrolase activity at alkaline pH with a pH optimum shift. Biological Chemistry. 388(1). 61–65. 7 indexed citations

Patil, Nitin, et al.. (2007). Proteases and Protease Inhibitors: Implications in Antitumorigenesis and Drug Development. International Journal of Human Genetics. 7(1). 67–82. 12 indexed citations

Gopalakrishnan, C., et al.. (2006). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of a thermostable low-molecular-weight 1,4-β-D-glucan glucohydrolase from an alkalothermophilicThermomonosporasp.. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 62(4). 385–387. 2 indexed citations

Vinod, V. P., et al.. (2006). Preparation and Characterization of Urea-Formaldehyde-Pepsin Bioconjugate: A New Biocatalyst System. Biotechnology Progress. 22(6). 1585–1590. 5 indexed citations

Kulkarni, Mahesh J., V. P. Vinod, Perunthottathu K. Umasankar, Milind S. Patole, & Mala Rao. (2006). Intact cell matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry as a tool to screen drugs in vivo for regulation of protein expression. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 20(18). 2769–2772. 6 indexed citations

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Dash, Chandravanu & Mala Rao. (2001). Interactions of a Novel Inhibitor from an ExtremophilicBacillus sp. with HIV-1 Protease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(4). 2487–2493. 20 indexed citations

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Rao, Mala, et al.. (2001). Artificial chaperone mediated refolding of xylanase from an alkalophilic thermophilic Bacillus sp.. European Journal of Biochemistry. 268(20). 5471–5478. 41 indexed citations

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Gole, Anand, Murali Sastry, Chandravanu Dash, & Mala Rao. (2000). Encapsulation and biocatalytic activity of the enzyme pepsin in fatty lipid films by selective electrostatic interactions. Chemical Communications. 297–298. 60 indexed citations

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Vaidya, Alankar A., et al.. (1999). Extractive Cultivation of RecombinantEscherichia coliUsing Aqueous Two Phase Systems for Production and Separation of Extracellular Xylanase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 255(2). 274–278. 22 indexed citations

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Rao, Mala, et al.. (1995). Increase in stability of xylanase from an alkalophilic thermophilic Bacillus (NCIM 59). Biotechnology Letters. 17(5). 557–560. 1 indexed citations

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Shendye, Abhay, et al.. (1994). Expression of the cloned xylanases from an alkalophilic, thermophilic Bacillus in Bacillus subtilis. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 10(4). 414–416. 4 indexed citations

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Rao, Mala, et al.. (1993). Specific Interaction of Guanidine Hydrochloride with Essential Carboxyl Group of Xylanase from Alkalothermophilic Bacillus sp.. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 191(3). 922–927. 8 indexed citations

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Shendye, Abhay, et al.. (1992). Purification and properties of extracellular endoxylanases from alkalophilic thermophilic Bacillus sp.. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 38(5). 436–442. 76 indexed citations

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Deshpande, Vasanti, et al.. (1990). Chemical modification of xylanases: evidence for essential tryptophan and cysteine residues at the active site. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1041(2). 172–177. 38 indexed citations

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Rao, Mala, et al.. (1988). Mode of action and synergism of cellulases fromPenicillium funiculosum. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 19(2). 139–150. 6 indexed citations

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Mishra, Chinmaya, et al.. (1984). Hydrolysis of lignocelluloses by penicillium funiculosum cellulase. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 26(4). 370–373. 28 indexed citations

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