Ramesh Maheshwari

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ramesh Maheshwari is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ramesh Maheshwari has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Plant Science, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ramesh Maheshwari's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (15 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (10 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (10 papers). Ramesh Maheshwari is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (15 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (10 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (10 papers). Ramesh Maheshwari collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and United Kingdom. Ramesh Maheshwari's co-authors include Mahalingeshwara K. Bhat, K. Veluthambi, S. Mahadevan, K.M. Bhat, Ravi Shankar Mishra, Paul J. Allen, Balasubramanian Karthick, A. C. Hildebrandt, Larry D. Dunkle and Anthony D. D’Souza and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Ramesh Maheshwari

58 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Thermophilic Fungi: Their Physiology and Enzymes 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 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. Thermophilic Fungi: Their Physiology and Enzymes
    2000 580 citations Ramesh Maheshwari et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ramesh Maheshwari India 18 738 628 474 452 205 64 1.5k
R. R. R. Coelho Brazil 22 709 1.0× 451 0.7× 493 1.0× 763 1.7× 96 0.5× 48 1.3k
S E Lowe United States 17 630 0.9× 304 0.5× 470 1.0× 363 0.8× 76 0.4× 19 1.3k
Nina Aro Finland 17 1.5k 2.0× 639 1.0× 1.3k 2.8× 622 1.4× 131 0.6× 27 2.0k
Yasuyoshi Nakagawa Japan 24 1.0k 1.4× 380 0.6× 211 0.4× 290 0.6× 77 0.4× 76 1.6k
Chandrashekhar P. Joshi United States 27 2.4k 3.3× 2.4k 3.8× 626 1.3× 471 1.0× 69 0.3× 62 3.7k
Andrei Stecca Steindorff Brazil 22 641 0.9× 1.1k 1.7× 344 0.7× 174 0.4× 369 1.8× 41 1.6k
Quanzi Li China 33 2.1k 2.8× 1.6k 2.6× 787 1.7× 416 0.9× 129 0.6× 72 3.0k
Farah Diba Abu Bakar Malaysia 20 643 0.9× 223 0.4× 318 0.7× 324 0.7× 90 0.4× 115 1.1k
Mariela Speranza Spain 15 216 0.3× 680 1.1× 427 0.9× 365 0.8× 82 0.4× 22 1.4k
Carlos Alberto Labate Brazil 26 845 1.1× 1.1k 1.8× 340 0.7× 87 0.2× 239 1.2× 87 1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ramesh Maheshwari

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Maheshwari, Ramesh. (2011). Joshua Lederberg (1925-2008) and the pink-orange fungus Neurospora. NOT FOUND REPOSITORY (Indian Institute of Science Bangalore). 1 indexed citations
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Maheshwari, Ramesh, et al.. (2009). Structural characteristics of a giant tropical liana and its mode of canopy spread in an alien environment. Current Science. 96(1). 58–64. 3 indexed citations
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Maheshwari, Ramesh. (2009). Darwin as a botanist. Current Science. 97(6). 954–958. 1 indexed citations
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Maheshwari, Ramesh. (2008). The science behind the biofuel controversy. Current Science. 95(5). 594–602. 9 indexed citations
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Maheshwari, Ramesh. (2008). A botanist, mycorrhiza and a knighthood. Resonance. 13(6). 541–547.
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Maheshwari, Ramesh, et al.. (2008). Senescence in fungi: the view from Neurospora. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 280(2). 135–143. 25 indexed citations
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Maheshwari, Ramesh. (2007). Circadian rhythm in the pink-orange bread mould Neurospora crassa: for what?. Journal of Biosciences. 32(S2). 1053–1058. 6 indexed citations
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Maheshwari, Ramesh. (2005). Fungal biology in the 21st century. Current Science. 88(9). 1406–1418. 11 indexed citations
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Maheshwari, Ramesh. (2005). The largest and oldest living organism. Resonance. 10(4). 4–9. 5 indexed citations
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D’Souza, Anthony D., et al.. (2005). Characterization and prevalence of a circular mitochondrial plasmid in senescence-prone isolates of Neurospora intermedia. Current Genetics. 47(3). 182–193. 6 indexed citations
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Maheshwari, Ramesh. (2005). Nuclear behavior in fungal hyphae. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 249(1). 7–14. 38 indexed citations
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D’Souza, Anthony D., Helmut Bertrand, & Ramesh Maheshwari. (2004). Intramolecular recombination and deletions in mitochondrial DNA of senescent, a nuclear-gene mutant of Neurospora crassa exhibiting “death” phenotype. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 42(2). 178–190. 13 indexed citations
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Maheshwari, Ramesh & Kamal Dev. (2003). Silencing of Hygromycin Phosphotransferase ( hph ) Gene During Sexual Cycle and Its Reversible Inactivation in Heterokaryon of Neurospora crassa. Current Microbiology. 47(3). 220–225. 2 indexed citations
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Maheshwari, Ramesh, et al.. (1999). A comparison of thermal characteristics and kinetic parameters of trehalases from a thermophilic and a mesophilic fungus. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 181(1). 187–193. 6 indexed citations
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Palanivelu, Peramachi, et al.. (1984). Co-induction of sucrose transport and invertase activities in a thermophilic fungus,Thermomyces lanuginosus. Archives of Microbiology. 139(1). 44–47. 4 indexed citations
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Veluthambi, K., S. Mahadevan, & Ramesh Maheshwari. (1982). Trehalose Toxicity in Cuscuta reflexa. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 70(3). 686–688. 20 indexed citations
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Maheshwari, Ramesh, et al.. (1980). Interaction of Gibberellic Acid and Indole-3-acetic Acid in the Growth of Excised Cuscuta Shoot Tips in Vitro. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 65(2). 186–192. 15 indexed citations
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Kurup, C. K. Ramakrishna, et al.. (1979). Effect of Temperature on Respiration of a Mesophilic and a Thermophilic Fungus. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 64(2). 347–348. 12 indexed citations
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Maheshwari, Ramesh, et al.. (1978). Growth of and trehalase activity in the thermophilic fungusThermomyces lanuginosus. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section A. 87(10). 231–241. 10 indexed citations
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Maheshwari, Ramesh, et al.. (1967). Factors Affecting the Growth of Rust Fungi on Host Tissue Cultures. Botanical Gazette. 128(3/4). 153–159. 10 indexed citations

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