P. V. Vara Prasad

33.2k total citations · 11 hit papers
466 papers, 19.6k citations indexed

About

P. V. Vara Prasad is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, P. V. Vara Prasad has authored 466 papers receiving a total of 19.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 341 papers in Plant Science, 148 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 66 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in P. V. Vara Prasad's work include Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (85 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (65 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (64 papers). P. V. Vara Prasad is often cited by papers focused on Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (85 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (65 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (64 papers). P. V. Vara Prasad collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Australia. P. V. Vara Prasad's co-authors include M. Djanaguiraman, Kenneth J. Boote, L. H. Allen, Peter Craufurd, Ignacio A. Ciampitti, S. V. Krishna Jagadish, Jean M. Thomas, Zoran Ristić, Sruthi Narayanan and Kadambot H. M. Siddique and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

P. V. Vara Prasad

440 papers receiving 18.8k 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. Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Development Goals, and Need to Focus on Circular Economy and Policy Interventions
    2021 573 citations Prakash Kumar Jha, P. V. Vara Prasad et al. profile →
  2. Species, ecotype and cultivar differences in spikelet fertility and harvest index of rice in response to high temperature stress
    2005 566 citations P. V. Vara Prasad et al. profile →
  3. Global assessment of agricultural system redesign for sustainable intensification
    2018 538 citations Gary M. Pierzynski, P. V. Vara Prasad et al. profile →
  4. Temperature variability and the yield of annual crops
    2000 497 citations P. V. Vara Prasad et al. profile →
  5. Drought or/and Heat-Stress Effects on Seed Filling in Food Crops: Impacts on Functional Biochemistry, Seed Yields, and Nutritional Quality
    2018 442 citations Kadambot H. M. Siddique, P. V. Vara Prasad et al. Frontiers in Plant Science profile →
  6. Biochar applications influence soil physical and chemical properties, microbial diversity, and crop productivity: a meta-analysis
    2022 351 citations P. V. Vara Prasad et al. profile →
  7. Field crops and the fear of heat stress—Opportunities, challenges and future directions
    2016 299 citations P. V. Vara Prasad, Raju Bheemanahalli et al. profile →
  8. Role of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in Plant Stress Response
    2020 292 citations M. Djanaguiraman, P. V. Vara Prasad et al. profile →
  9. Satellite-based soybean yield forecast: Integrating machine learning and weather data for improving crop yield prediction in southern Brazil
    2020 280 citations Raí Augusto Schwalbert, Geomar Mateus Corassa et al. profile →
  10. Effects of high temperature stress during anthesis and grain filling periods on photosynthesis, lipids and grain yield in wheat
    2020 166 citations M. Djanaguiraman, P. V. Vara Prasad et al. BMC Plant Biology profile →
  11. Modern Processing of Indian Millets: A Perspective on Changes in Nutritional Properties
    2022 120 citations Kaliramesh Siliveru, P. V. Vara Prasad et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. V. Vara Prasad United States 75 13.9k 4.1k 3.0k 2.6k 2.2k 466 19.6k
Shaobing Peng China 80 18.7k 1.3× 4.4k 1.1× 4.3k 1.5× 2.0k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 363 22.5k
Shah Fahad Pakistan 78 14.7k 1.1× 2.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 2.4k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 667 22.8k
P.C. Struik Netherlands 67 13.4k 1.0× 2.5k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 2.7k 1.0× 2.2k 1.0× 689 18.7k
Muhammad Farooq Pakistan 89 25.5k 1.8× 4.8k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 3.5k 1.3× 1.3k 0.6× 675 33.1k
Jianliang Huang China 57 10.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 2.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 190 12.3k
Jonathan P. Lynch United States 97 25.7k 1.8× 5.1k 1.2× 856 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 282 28.2k
Kadambot H. M. Siddique Australia 103 30.0k 2.2× 8.2k 2.0× 3.5k 1.2× 4.1k 1.6× 2.8k 1.3× 1.1k 41.7k
Nathaniel D. Mueller United States 44 5.2k 0.4× 1.7k 0.4× 2.9k 1.0× 710 0.3× 2.6k 1.2× 99 13.1k
Weixing Cao China 77 14.7k 1.1× 3.5k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.4× 3.1k 1.4× 710 20.6k
Abdul Wahid Pakistan 52 13.3k 1.0× 1.9k 0.5× 840 0.3× 2.6k 1.0× 1.0k 0.5× 205 15.5k

Countries citing papers authored by P. V. Vara Prasad

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. V. Vara Prasad

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of P. V. Vara Prasad. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of P. V. Vara Prasad 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 P. V. Vara Prasad. P. V. Vara Prasad is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Uthappa, A. R., et al.. (2025). Forest fire susceptibility mapping using multi-criteria decision making and machine learning models in the Western Ghats of India. Journal of Environmental Management. 379. 124777–124777. 4 indexed citations
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Saripalli, Gautam, Raju Bheemanahalli, S. V. Krishna Jagadish, et al.. (2025). Impact of heat stress on expression of nine major starch biosynthesis genes in two wheat genotypes differing for heat stress tolerance. Plant Physiology Reports. 30(4). 762–770.
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Carcedo, Ana Julia Paula, Geomar Mateus Corassa, Luan Pierre Pott, et al.. (2024). Climate-adaptative management strategies for soybean production under ENSO scenarios in Southern Brazil: An in-silico analysis of crop failure risk. Agricultural Systems. 222. 104153–104153. 2 indexed citations
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Nayyar, Harsh, G. P. Dixit, Uday Chand Jha, et al.. (2024). A Next‐Generation Combinatorial Genomic Strategy Scans Genomic Loci Governing Heat Stress Tolerance in Chickpea. Plant Cell & Environment. 48(4). 2706–2726. 7 indexed citations
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Jha, Uday Chand, Harsh Nayyar, Rajib Roychowdhury, et al.. (2023). Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in plant: Master regulators for adapting to extreme temperature conditions. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 205. 108164–108164. 10 indexed citations
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Rosso, Luiz H. Moro, André Fróes de Borja Reis, Santiago Tamagno, et al.. (2023). Temporal variation of soil N supply defines N fixation in soybeans. European Journal of Agronomy. 144. 126745–126745. 3 indexed citations
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Correndo, Adrián A., Eric Adee, Luiz H. Moro Rosso, et al.. (2022). Footprints of corn nitrogen management on the following soybean crop. Agronomy Journal. 114(2). 1475–1488. 5 indexed citations
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Indraratne, Srimathie P., Gary M. Pierzynski, Lucas Baker, & P. V. Vara Prasad. (2021). Nano-oxides immobilize cadmium, lead, and zinc in mine spoils and contaminated soils facilitating plant growth. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 101(3). 543–554. 4 indexed citations
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Prasad, P. V. Vara, et al.. (2021). Sorghum Grain Filling and Dry Down Dynamics for Hybrids Released Over the Past Six Decades in the US. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 7(5). 1 indexed citations
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Prasad, P. V. Vara, et al.. (2020). Teff ( Eragrostis tef ) processing, utilization and future opportunities: a review. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 56(7). 3125–3137. 66 indexed citations
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Tamagno, Santiago, Javier A. Fernández, P. V. Vara Prasad, et al.. (2020). Physiological Changes Across Historical Sorghum Hybrids Released During the Last Six Decades. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 6(5). 3 indexed citations
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Messina, Carlos D., et al.. (2020). Tiller Contributions to Low-Density Corn Biomass and Yield. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 6(5). 4 indexed citations
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Naab, Jesse B., et al.. (2017). Conservation Agriculture Improves Soil Quality, Crop Yield, and Incomes of Smallholder Farmers in North Western Ghana. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 996–996. 60 indexed citations
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Adee, Eric, et al.. (2016). Balanced Nutrition and Crop Production Practices for Closing Sorghum Yield Gaps. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 2(5). 1 indexed citations
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Prasad, P. V. Vara, et al.. (2015). Balanced Nutrition and Crop Production Practices for Closing Grain Sorghum Yield Gaps—North Central Kansas Experiment Field. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(2). 2 indexed citations
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Djanaguiraman, M., P. V. Vara Prasad, & Mervi Seppänen. (2010). Selenium protects sorghum leaves from oxidative damage under high temperature stress by enhancing antioxidant defense system. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 48(12). 999–1007. 370 indexed citations

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