Nalini Desai

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Nalini Desai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nalini Desai has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Biotechnology and 7 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Nalini Desai's work include Transgenic Plants and Applications (6 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (6 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (3 papers). Nalini Desai is often cited by papers focused on Transgenic Plants and Applications (6 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (6 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (3 papers). Nalini Desai collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Switzerland. Nalini Desai's co-authors include Nadine B. Carozzi, Michael G. Koziel, Gregory W. Warren, Stephen V. Evola, J Estruch, Nicholas B. Duck, Karen Launis, John Dawson, Martha Wright and Kelly Lewis and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Nalini Desai

19 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Field Performance of Elite Transgenic Maize Plants Expressing an Insecticidal Protein Derived from Bacillus thuringiensis

1993 609 citations Michael G. Koziel, G. L. Beland et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nalini Desai United States	15	1.2k	936	329	323	96	19	1.5k
Jumin Tu China	19	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	237 0.7×	196 0.6×	140 1.5×	49	1.7k
Pengcheng Wei China	26	1.8k 1.5×	1.8k 1.9×	148 0.4×	212 0.7×	205 2.1×	68	2.4k
Carl R. Simmons United States	25	1.2k 1.0×	1.9k 2.0×	136 0.4×	98 0.3×	222 2.3×	35	2.2k
Phil Bregitzer United States	26	991 0.8×	1.5k 1.6×	269 0.8×	124 0.4×	123 1.3×	82	1.7k
Jinrui Shi United States	19	1.2k 1.0×	2.1k 2.3×	122 0.4×	120 0.4×	208 2.2×	29	2.5k
Manuel Ramírez Spain	23	863 0.7×	739 0.8×	118 0.4×	54 0.2×	46 0.5×	62	1.7k
Fei Zhou China	23	1.1k 1.0×	856 0.9×	290 0.9×	85 0.3×	65 0.7×	59	1.6k
Chang‐Jin Park South Korea	16	875 0.7×	1.7k 1.9×	84 0.3×	93 0.3×	85 0.9×	47	2.1k
Keming Luo China	28	1.9k 1.6×	1.8k 2.0×	262 0.8×	114 0.4×	98 1.0×	65	2.5k

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Tyagi, Charu, et al.. (2020). Identification and Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus 16S rRNA gene isolated from different Food Specimens from South Indian Region. Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics. 10(5). 24–32. 7 indexed citations

Tiwari, Santosh K., et al.. (2020). Fluoride-Induced Expression of Neuroinflammatory Markers and Neurophysiological Regulation in the Brain of Wistar Rat Model. Biological Trace Element Research. 199(7). 2621–2626. 23 indexed citations

Akberdin, Ilya R., Nalini Desai, Danny Alexander, et al.. (2018). Methane utilization in Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum 20ZR: a systems approach. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 2512–2512. 87 indexed citations

Zaitseva, Jelena, et al.. (2016). Discovery of a novel insecticidal protein from Chromobacterium piscinae , with activity against Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 142. 34–43. 21 indexed citations

Miguel, Marina de, M. Ángeles Guevara, David Sánchez‐Gómez, et al.. (2016). Organ-specific metabolic responses to drought in Pinus pinaster Ait.. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 102. 17–26. 40 indexed citations

Abeysekara, Nilwala S., Sivakumar Swaminathan, Nalini Desai, Lining Guo, & Madan K. Bhattacharyya. (2015). The plant immunity inducer pipecolic acid accumulates in the xylem sap and leaves of soybean seedlings following Fusarium virguliforme infection. Plant Science. 243. 105–114. 30 indexed citations

Rudd, J. J., K. Kanyuka, Keywan Hassani‐Pak, et al.. (2015). Transcriptome and Metabolite Profiling of the Infection Cycle ofZymoseptoria triticion Wheat Reveals a Biphasic Interaction with Plant Immunity Involving Differential Pathogen Chromosomal Contributions and a Variation on the Hemibiotrophic Lifestyle Definition . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 167(3). 1158–1185. 218 indexed citations

Desai, Nalini, et al.. (2012). Comparison of Intermittent Bolus and Continuous Infusion Techniques for Administration of Atracurium in Renal Failure. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). 376–380. 1 indexed citations

Estruch, J, Nadine B. Carozzi, Nalini Desai, et al.. (1997). Transgenic plants: An emerging approach to pest control. Nature Biotechnology. 15(2). 137–141. 207 indexed citations

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Koziel, Michael G., Nadine B. Carozzi, & Nalini Desai. (1996). Optimizing expression of transgenes with an emphasis on post-transcriptional events. Plant Molecular Biology. 32(1-2). 393–405. 77 indexed citations

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Koziel, Michael G., Nadine B. Carozzi, Nalini Desai, et al.. (1996). Transgenic Maize for the Control of European Corn Borer and Other Maize Insect Pests. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 792(1). 164–171. 7 indexed citations

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Kuntz, Marcel, Jacques‐Henry Weil, Rodolphe Schantz, et al.. (1993). The psbl gene from bell pepper (Capsicum annuum): plastid RNA editing also occurs in non-photosynthetic chromoplasts. Plant Molecular Biology. 21(2). 413–413. 1 indexed citations

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Koziel, Michael G., G. L. Beland, Nadine B. Carozzi, et al.. (1993). Field Performance of Elite Transgenic Maize Plants Expressing an Insecticidal Protein Derived from Bacillus thuringiensis. Nature Biotechnology. 11(2). 194–200. 609 indexed citations breakdown →

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Carozzi, Nadine B., Gregory W. Warren, Nalini Desai, et al.. (1992). Expression of a chimeric CaMV 35S Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein gene in transgenic tobacco. Plant Molecular Biology. 20(3). 539–548. 37 indexed citations

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Warren, Gregory W., Nadine B. Carozzi, Nalini Desai, & Michael G. Koziel. (1992). Field Evaluation of Transgenic Tobacco Containing a Bacillus thuringiensis Insecticidal Protein Gene. Journal of Economic Entomology. 85(5). 1651–1659. 26 indexed citations

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Payne, George B., Nalini Desai, Shericca Williams, et al.. (1989). Isolation and sequence of a genomic clone encoding the basic form of pathogenesis-related protein 1 fromNicotiana tabacum. Plant Molecular Biology. 12(5). 595–596. 34 indexed citations

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Payne, George B., Shericca Williams, Nalini Desai, et al.. (1988). Isolation and nucleotide sequence of a novel cDNA clone encoding the major form of pathogenesis-related protein R. Plant Molecular Biology. 11(2). 223–224. 45 indexed citations

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Marquetant, Rainer, Nalini Desai, Richard L. Sabina, & E W Holmes. (1987). Evidence for sequential expression of multiple AMP deaminase isoforms during skeletal muscle development.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 84(8). 2345–2349. 41 indexed citations

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Sabina, Richard L., Rainer Marquetant, Nalini Desai, Krystian Kaletha, & E W Holmes. (1987). Cloning and sequence of rat myoadenylate deaminase cDNA. Evidence for tissue-specific and developmental regulation.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 262(26). 12397–12400. 38 indexed citations

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