Nishanth Tharayil

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Nishanth Tharayil is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nishanth Tharayil has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Plant Science, 16 papers in Soil Science and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Nishanth Tharayil's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (15 papers), Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (13 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (10 papers). Nishanth Tharayil is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (15 papers), Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (13 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (10 papers). Nishanth Tharayil collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Nishanth Tharayil's co-authors include Mohamed Ateia, Tanju Karanfil, Vidya Suseela, Amith S. Maroli, Prasanta Bhowmik, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Baoshan Xing, Peter Alpert, Caroline M. Preston and Patrick D. Gerard and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Nishanth Tharayil

69 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

The overlooked short- and ultrashort-chain poly- and perf... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400
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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. The overlooked short- and ultrashort-chain poly- and perfluorinated substances: A review
    2019 467 citations Mohamed Ateia, Amith S. Maroli et al. Chemosphere profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nishanth Tharayil United States 31 1.2k 886 557 546 403 74 3.1k
Tamara E. C. Kraus United States 25 567 0.5× 779 0.9× 517 0.9× 610 1.1× 431 1.1× 56 3.5k
Robert J. Zasoski United States 33 1.8k 1.5× 572 0.6× 555 1.0× 1.1k 2.1× 529 1.3× 77 4.4k
Jie Ma China 35 671 0.6× 729 0.8× 419 0.8× 478 0.9× 77 0.2× 148 3.7k
Jacques Berthelin France 34 1.3k 1.0× 478 0.5× 392 0.7× 568 1.0× 167 0.4× 92 3.3k
Bjarne W. Strobel Denmark 32 876 0.7× 639 0.7× 442 0.8× 469 0.9× 67 0.2× 100 3.5k
Sven Schubert Germany 44 4.2k 3.5× 556 0.6× 312 0.6× 1.2k 2.3× 109 0.3× 155 6.1k
Dean A. Martens United States 31 911 0.8× 558 0.6× 261 0.5× 1.6k 2.9× 142 0.4× 63 3.1k
H. Bolton United States 30 873 0.7× 597 0.7× 168 0.3× 1.7k 3.1× 291 0.7× 54 3.4k
Syuntaro Hiradate Japan 37 2.9k 2.4× 290 0.3× 147 0.3× 626 1.1× 151 0.4× 164 5.0k
Cong Tu United States 26 2.2k 1.8× 2.1k 2.4× 477 0.9× 1.1k 2.1× 183 0.5× 40 5.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nishanth Tharayil

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All Works

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Jacobs, Joshua, Elizabeth Weeks Leonard, Nishanth Tharayil, & S. K. Duckett. (2025). Utilization of Anabolic Implants and Individual Supplementation on Muscle Growth and Protein Turnover During Backgrounding of Beef Steers. Animals. 15(4). 513–513.
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Doğramacı, Münevver, Evandro Alexandre Fortini, Dipayan Sarkar, et al.. (2025). Transcriptomics and targeted metabolomics uncover hormonal regulations of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber dormancy progression under ethylene treatment. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 231. 113875–113875.
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Koski, Matthew H., Elizabeth Weeks Leonard, & Nishanth Tharayil. (2024). Foliar flavonoids across an elevation gradient: Plasticity in response to UV, and links with floral pigmentation patterning. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 228. 106036–106036. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Mengke, Deliang Kong, Yinghui Wang, et al.. (2024). Molecular-level carbon traits underlie the multidimensional fine root economics space. Nature Plants. 10(6). 901–909. 16 indexed citations
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Xia, Mengxue, Vidya Suseela, Michael McCormack, Peter G. Kennedy, & Nishanth Tharayil. (2022). Common and lifestyle‐specific traits of mycorrhizal root metabolome reflect ecological strategies of plant–mycorrhizal interactions. Journal of Ecology. 111(3). 601–616. 6 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rohit, Christopher Saski, Daniel J. Robertson, et al.. (2021). Genetic Architecture of Maize Rind Strength Revealed by the Analysis of Divergently Selected Populations. Plant and Cell Physiology. 62(7). 1199–1214. 13 indexed citations
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Corkidi, Lea, et al.. (2021). Dissipation and transformation of the diamide insecticide cyantraniliprole in ornamental snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus). Chemosphere. 281. 130753–130753. 11 indexed citations
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Martínez, Nicole, et al.. (2020). Dissolution and Vertical Transport of Uranium from Stable Mineral Forms by Plants as Influenced by the Co-occurrence of Uranium with Phosphorus. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(11). 6602–6609. 23 indexed citations
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Ateia, Mohamed, Steven Pellizzeri, Mohamed F. Attia, et al.. (2019). Cationic polymer for selective removal of GenX and short-chain PFAS from surface waters and wastewaters at ng/L levels. Water Research. 163. 114874–114874. 178 indexed citations
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Maroli, Amith S., et al.. (2018). Phosphorus Stress-Induced Changes in Plant Root Exudation Could Potentially Facilitate Uranium Mobilization from Stable Mineral Forms. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(14). 7652–7662. 43 indexed citations
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Gunawardena, Harsha P., et al.. (2018). Rapid Screening of Ellagitannins in Natural Sources via Targeted Reporter Ion Triggered Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 10399–10399. 23 indexed citations
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Clifford, Heather, et al.. (2018). Preferential flow systems amended with biogeochemical components: imaging of a two-dimensional study. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 22(4). 2487–2509. 5 indexed citations
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Young, Scott D., et al.. (2017). The influence of citrate and oxalate on 99TcVII, Cs, NpV and UVI sorption to a Savannah River Site soil. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 172. 130–142. 12 indexed citations
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Top, Sara, Caroline M. Preston, Jeffrey S. Dukes, & Nishanth Tharayil. (2017). Climate Influences the Content and Chemical Composition of Foliar Tannins in Green and Senesced Tissues of Quercus rubra. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 423–423. 62 indexed citations
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Tharayil, Nishanth. (2009). To survive or to slay. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 4(7). 580–583. 17 indexed citations

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