Raghunath S. Thakur

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Raghunath S. Thakur is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Raghunath S. Thakur has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Plant Science and 17 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Raghunath S. Thakur's work include Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (32 papers), Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities (24 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (20 papers). Raghunath S. Thakur is often cited by papers focused on Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (32 papers), Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities (24 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (20 papers). Raghunath S. Thakur collaborates with scholars based in India, Germany and Japan. Raghunath S. Thakur's co-authors include Pawan K. Agrawal, D. C. Jain, Rajesh Gupta, Yogendra N. Shukla, Anand Akhila, Bikram Singh, Sheo B. Singh, Rajendra Singh Bhakuni, Umar Mahmood and Yoshinobu Kiso and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Chromatography A, Tetrahedron and Journal of Ethnopharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Raghunath S. Thakur

99 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy of steroidal sapogenins and st... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy of steroidal sapogenins and steroidal saponins
    1985 529 citations Pawan K. Agrawal, D. C. Jain et al. Phytochemistry profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Raghunath S. Thakur India 21 1.4k 675 488 366 302 100 2.1k
Tadataka Noro Japan 30 1.3k 1.0× 912 1.4× 398 0.8× 460 1.3× 289 1.0× 96 2.5k
Tsutomu Warashina Japan 25 918 0.7× 592 0.9× 386 0.8× 178 0.5× 221 0.7× 68 1.6k
Kunihide Mihashi Japan 26 1.6k 1.2× 876 1.3× 212 0.4× 256 0.7× 193 0.6× 65 2.7k
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Pakistan 23 898 0.7× 1.2k 1.8× 125 0.3× 351 1.0× 226 0.7× 90 1.9k
Toshio Kawasaki Japan 24 1.3k 0.9× 467 0.7× 335 0.7× 95 0.3× 138 0.5× 98 1.8k
Anne‐Claire Mitaine‐Offer France 24 1.3k 0.9× 778 1.2× 305 0.6× 186 0.5× 289 1.0× 114 1.8k
Tripetch Kanchanapoom Thailand 24 1.0k 0.8× 1.0k 1.5× 145 0.3× 207 0.6× 251 0.8× 100 1.8k
Yoshihisa Asada Japan 27 1.5k 1.1× 542 0.8× 126 0.3× 504 1.4× 102 0.3× 83 1.9k
Wolfgang Kreis Germany 24 1.5k 1.1× 585 0.9× 195 0.4× 189 0.5× 133 0.4× 136 1.9k
Hitoshi Yoshimitsu Japan 21 1.1k 0.8× 572 0.8× 255 0.5× 111 0.3× 226 0.7× 115 1.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Misra, Laxminarain, et al.. (1993). Crystal Structure of Artemisinic Acid: A Possible Biogenetic Precursor of Antimalarial Artemisinin from Artemisia annua. Journal of Natural Products. 56(2). 215–219. 29 indexed citations
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Sangwan, R. S., et al.. (1993). Geraniol Dehydrogenase: A Determinant of Essential Oil Quality in Lemongrass1. Planta Medica. 59(2). 168–170. 29 indexed citations
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Misra, Laxmi N., Ateeque Ahmad, Raghunath S. Thakur, & Jasmin Jakupovic. (1993). Bisnor-cadinanes from Artemisia annua and definitive 13C NMR assignments of β-arteether. Phytochemistry. 33(6). 1461–1464. 12 indexed citations
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Tandon, Mamta, Yogendra N. Shukla, & Raghunath S. Thakur. (1992). 4-hydroxy-8,11-oxidoheneicosanol and other constituents from Chlorophytum arundinaceum roots. Phytochemistry. 31(7). 2525–2526. 18 indexed citations
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Uniyal, G. C., Pawan K. Agrawal, O. P. Sati, & Raghunath S. Thakur. (1991). A spirostane hexaglycoside from Agave cantala fruits. Phytochemistry. 30(12). 4187–4189. 11 indexed citations
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Akhila, Anand, Kumkum Rani, & Raghunath S. Thakur. (1991). Biosynthesis of the clerodane furano-diterpene lactone skeleton in Tinospora cordifolia. Phytochemistry. 30(8). 2573–2576. 17 indexed citations
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Bhakuni, Rajendra Singh, Yogendra N. Shukla, & Raghunath S. Thakur. (1991). Melochicorine, a pseudooxindole alkaloid from Melochia corchorifolia. Phytochemistry. 30(9). 3159–3160. 17 indexed citations
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Tandon, Mamta, Yogendra N. Shukla, & Raghunath S. Thakur. (1990). Constituents of Asparagus adscendens.. Fitoterapia. 61(5). 3 indexed citations
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Bhakuni, Rajendra Singh, Yogendra N. Shukla, & Raghunath S. Thakur. (1990). Alkaloids and lipid constituents of Echinops niveus. Phytochemistry. 29(8). 2697–2698. 2 indexed citations
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Uniyal, G. C., Pawan K. Agrawal, Raghunath S. Thakur, & O. P. Sati. (1990). Steroidal glycosides from Agave cantala☆. Phytochemistry. 29(3). 937–940. 11 indexed citations
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Misra, Laxmi N., Amitabh Chandra, & Raghunath S. Thakur. (1989). Transformation of davanone : Reductive cleavage of tetrahydrofuran and thermal cyclization of 1:3-diene. Tetrahedron Letters. 30(11). 1437–1440. 4 indexed citations
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Mehrotra, Raj, et al.. (1989). Verbacoside: A New Luteolin Glycoside from Verbascum thapsus. Journal of Natural Products. 52(3). 640–643. 30 indexed citations
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Singh, Bikram, Pawan K. Agrawal, & Raghunath S. Thakur. (1989). An acyclic triterpene from phyllanthus niruri. Phytochemistry. 28(7). 1980–1981. 22 indexed citations
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Bhakuni, Rajendra Singh, Yogendra N. Shukla, & Raghunath S. Thakur. (1986). Cyclopeptide alkaloids from Melochia corchorifolia. Phytochemistry. 26(1). 324–325. 15 indexed citations
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Jain, D. C., et al.. (1986). Minor Steroidal Sapogenins from Fenugreek Seeds, Trigonella foenum-graecum. Journal of Natural Products. 49(6). 1153–1153. 15 indexed citations
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Singh, Sheo B., et al.. (1982). Furostanol saponins from Paris polyphylla: Structures of polyphyllin G and H. Phytochemistry. 21(8). 2079–2082. 10 indexed citations
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Singh, Sheo B., et al.. (1980). 1-vinylmenth-4(8)-ene, a terpenoid hydrocarbon from Mentha citrata. Phytochemistry. 19(11). 2466–2466. 1 indexed citations
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Gupta, OP, et al.. (1978). Pharmacological screening of Indian medicinal plants.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 16(2). 228–40. 21 indexed citations
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Sethi, Vijay, et al.. (1978). Chemical constituents of Crateva religiosa.. Planta Medica. 1 indexed citations
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Sethi, Vijay, et al.. (1978). Artemisia grata Wall. Syn. Roxburghianaの化学的試験. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 40(3). 102–103. 1 indexed citations

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