Rita Singh

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Rita Singh is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita Singh has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rita Singh's work include Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean (11 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (7 papers) and Epilepsy research and treatment (7 papers). Rita Singh is often cited by papers focused on Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean (11 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (7 papers) and Epilepsy research and treatment (7 papers). Rita Singh collaborates with scholars based in India, Australia and United States. Rita Singh's co-authors include Samuel F. Berkovic, Ingrid E. Scheffer, John C. Mulley, Robyn H. Wallace, Alfred L. George, Hilary A. Phillips, Grant R. Sutherland, Kathrin Saar, Eric W. Johnson and Dao Wen Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, PLoS ONE and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Rita Singh

31 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Febrile seizures and generalized epilepsy associated with... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 250 500 750
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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. Febrile seizures and generalized epilepsy associated with a mutation in the Na+-channel ß1 subunit gene SCN1B
    1998 783 citations Robyn H. Wallace, Dao Wen Wang et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rita Singh India 11 1.3k 1.2k 1.1k 741 284 34 2.2k
A. Marie Phillips Australia 18 185 0.1× 618 0.5× 676 0.6× 152 0.2× 39 0.1× 30 1.1k
Catherine Ross‐Inta United States 17 93 0.1× 737 0.6× 196 0.2× 516 0.7× 39 0.1× 20 1.3k
Nadia Lelutiu United States 10 206 0.2× 329 0.3× 438 0.4× 100 0.1× 111 0.4× 12 1.0k
Celia M. Santi United States 28 62 0.0× 1.5k 1.3× 861 0.8× 165 0.2× 63 0.2× 50 2.8k
Andreas Stanarius Germany 14 69 0.1× 389 0.3× 207 0.2× 239 0.3× 58 0.2× 64 1.0k
Georgina M. Aldridge United States 11 51 0.0× 604 0.5× 254 0.2× 349 0.5× 27 0.1× 24 1.2k
G.A. Hortopan United States 7 141 0.1× 248 0.2× 298 0.3× 103 0.1× 84 0.3× 7 750
Peter A. Castro United States 8 92 0.1× 284 0.2× 446 0.4× 44 0.1× 112 0.4× 8 809
Jamie K. Moy United States 18 90 0.1× 342 0.3× 333 0.3× 332 0.4× 40 0.1× 24 1.3k
Paul D. Markel United States 14 61 0.0× 542 0.5× 254 0.2× 731 1.0× 17 0.1× 19 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rita Singh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rita Singh

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Singh, Rita, et al.. (2023). Implementing International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Nutrition Checklist for Pregnant Women: Opportunities and Challenges in Low- and Middle-income Countries. Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 14(6). 704–709. 1 indexed citations
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Singh, Rita, et al.. (2018). Lectotypification of Cycas beddomei (Cycadaceae). Phytotaxa. 383(1). 1 indexed citations
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Singh, Rita, et al.. (2016). Moth (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) Fauna of Delhi with Notes on Their Role as Potential Agricultural Pests. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 4(2). 435–438. 8 indexed citations
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Paliwal, Ritu, Rajesh Kumar, Debjani Choudhury, et al.. (2016). Development of genomic simple sequence repeats (g-SSR) markers in Tinospora cordifolia and their application in diversity analyses. Plant Gene. 5. 118–125. 19 indexed citations
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Singh, Rita, et al.. (2016). Effects of Oral Clonidine Premedication on Haemodynamic Responses During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy –a Randomized Control Study. Indian Journal Of Applied Research. 5(12). 1 indexed citations
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Pandey, Amit, Shweta Singh, & Rita Singh. (2015). COMMUNITY BASED CONSERVATION OF ETHNO-MEDICINAL PLANTS USED BY THE CHAKMA COMMUNITY OF TRIPURA, INDIA. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. 1 indexed citations
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Singh, Rita, et al.. (2015). A new species of Ephedra (Ephedraceae, Ephedrales) from India. Phytotaxa. 218(2). 6 indexed citations
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Thirunavukkarasu, Nepolean, et al.. (2013). Genome-Wide Expression of Transcriptomes and Their Co-Expression Pattern in Subtropical Maize (Zea mays L.) under Waterlogging Stress. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e70433–e70433. 62 indexed citations
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Singh, Rita, et al.. (2011). Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) studies on Indian Cycas species. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 10(34). 6381–6386. 3 indexed citations
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Singh, Rita, et al.. (2002). Chromosomal Abnormalities and Epilepsy: A Review for Clinicians and Gene Hunters. Epilepsia. 43(2). 127–140. 89 indexed citations
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Harkin, Louise A., David N. Bowser, Leanne M. Dibbens, et al.. (2002). Truncation of the GABAA-Receptor γ2 Subunit in a Family with Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 70(2). 530–536. 331 indexed citations
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Wallace, Robyn H., Ingrid E. Scheffer, Shaun Barnett, et al.. (2001). Neuronal Sodium-Channel α1-Subunit Mutations in Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 68(4). 859–865. 272 indexed citations
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Singh, Rita, E. Andermann, William Whitehouse, et al.. (2001). Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy: Extended Spectrum of GEFS+?. Epilepsia. 42(7). 837–844. 160 indexed citations
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Singh, Rita, et al.. (1999). Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus: A common childhood-onset genetic epilepsy syndrome. Annals of Neurology. 45(1). 75–81. 209 indexed citations
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Harbord, Michael, et al.. (1999). SPECT abnormalities in Landau-Kleffner syndrome. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 6(1). 9–16. 10 indexed citations
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Phillips, Hilary A., Ingrid E. Scheffer, Kailash P. Bhatia, et al.. (1998). Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal-Lobe Epilepsy: Genetic Heterogeneity and Evidence for a Second Locus at 15q24. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 63(4). 1108–1116. 147 indexed citations
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Wallace, Robyn H., Dao Wen Wang, Rita Singh, et al.. (1998). Febrile seizures and generalized epilepsy associated with a mutation in the Na+-channel ß1 subunit gene SCN1B. Nature Genetics. 19(4). 366–370. 783 indexed citations breakdown →

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