Sonali Roy

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Sonali Roy is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonali Roy has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Plant Science, 4 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sonali Roy's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (15 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (12 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers). Sonali Roy is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (15 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (12 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers). Sonali Roy collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Sonali Roy's co-authors include Kirankumar S. Mysore, Michael K. Udvardi, Rebecca Dickstein, Wei Liu, Ashley Crook, Julia Frugoli, Raja Sekhar Nandety, Catalina I. Pislariu, Jeremy D. Murray and Chengwu Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The EMBO Journal and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Sonali Roy

20 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Celebrating 20 Years of Genetic Discoveries in Legume Nodulation and Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation

2019 466 citations Sonali Roy, Wei Liu et al. The Plant Cell profile →
The Root Hair “Infectome” of Medicago truncatula Uncovers Changes in Cell Cycle Genes and Reveals a Requirement for Auxin Signaling in Rhizobial Infection

2014 257 citations Andrew Breakspear, Chengwu Liu et al. The Plant Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sonali Roy United States	14	1.3k	419	189	55	39	20	1.4k
Rebecca Dickstein United States	19	1.4k 1.1×	444 1.1×	215 1.1×	67 1.2×	24 0.6×	36	1.5k
Fumitaka Abe Japan	18	1.3k 1.0×	178 0.4×	435 2.3×	69 1.3×	22 0.6×	37	1.4k
Julia Frugoli United States	19	2.0k 1.5×	637 1.5×	424 2.2×	53 1.0×	22 0.6×	42	2.2k
Oswaldo Valdés‐López Mexico	22	1.8k 1.3×	245 0.6×	419 2.2×	22 0.4×	39 1.0×	38	2.0k
Dugald Reid Australia	22	1.9k 1.4×	785 1.9×	256 1.4×	66 1.2×	58 1.5×	30	2.0k
Simon Kelly Denmark	19	1.1k 0.8×	478 1.1×	110 0.6×	119 2.2×	22 0.6×	23	1.2k
Marie‐Christine Auriac France	17	1.3k 1.0×	335 0.8×	341 1.8×	59 1.1×	6 0.2×	26	1.4k
Lidia Campos‐Soriano Spain	11	751 0.6×	147 0.4×	110 0.6×	27 0.5×	9 0.2×	13	810
Damien Formey Mexico	11	1.1k 0.8×	131 0.3×	185 1.0×	27 0.5×	14 0.4×	24	1.2k
Pablo del Cerro Spain	13	794 0.6×	173 0.4×	170 0.9×	85 1.5×	57 1.5×	20	930

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Roy, Sonali, Ivone Torres‐Jerez, Shulan Zhang, et al.. (2024). The peptide GOLVEN10 alters root development and noduletaxis in Medicago truncatula. The Plant Journal. 118(3). 607–625. 12 indexed citations

Jones, Lauren, et al.. (2022). Gene editing to improve legume-rhizobia symbiosis in a changing climate. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 71. 102324–102324. 11 indexed citations

Roy, Sonali, Marcus Griffiths, Ivone Torres‐Jerez, et al.. (2022). Application of Synthetic Peptide CEP1 Increases Nutrient Uptake Rates Along Plant Roots. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 793145–793145. 16 indexed citations

Roy, Sonali & Lena Müller. (2022). A rulebook for peptide control of legume–microbe endosymbioses. Trends in Plant Science. 27(9). 870–889. 29 indexed citations

Xiao, Qiying, Yi Chen, Chengwu Liu, et al.. (2021). MtNPF6.5 mediates chloride uptake and nitrate preference in Medicago roots. The EMBO Journal. 40(21). e106847–e106847. 24 indexed citations

Udvardi, Michael K., Frederick E. Below, Michael J. Castellano, et al.. (2021). A Research Road Map for Responsible Use of Agricultural Nitrogen. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5. 66 indexed citations

Roy, Sonali. (2021). Iranian Romance in the Digital Age: From Arranged Marriage to White Marriage. Politics Religion & Ideology. 22(3-4). 489–491. 2 indexed citations

Roy, Sonali, Andrew Breakspear, Ivone Torres‐Jerez, et al.. (2021). Three Common Symbiotic ABC Subfamily B Transporters inMedicago truncatulaAre Regulated by a NIN-Independent Branch of the Symbiosis Signaling Pathway. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 34(8). 939–951. 10 indexed citations

Griffiths, Marcus, Sonali Roy, Haichao Guo, et al.. (2020). A multiple ion-uptake phenotyping platform reveals shared mechanisms affecting nutrient uptake by roots. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 185(3). 781–795. 28 indexed citations

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Boschiero, Clarissa, Xinbin Dai, Peter K. Lundquist, et al.. (2020). MtSSPdb: The Medicago truncatula Small Secreted Peptide Database. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 183(1). 399–413. 48 indexed citations

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Liu, Chengwu, Andrew Breakspear, Dian Guan, et al.. (2019). NIN Acts as a Network Hub Controlling a Growth Module Required for Rhizobial Infection. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 179(4). 1704–1722. 92 indexed citations

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Roy, Sonali, Wei Liu, Raja Sekhar Nandety, et al.. (2019). Celebrating 20 Years of Genetic Discoveries in Legume Nodulation and Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation. The Plant Cell. 32(1). 15–41. 466 indexed citations breakdown →

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Boschiero, Clarissa, Peter K. Lundquist, Sonali Roy, et al.. (2019). Identification and Functional Investigation of Genome‐Encoded, Small, Secreted Peptides in Plants. PubMed. 4(3). e20098–e20098. 13 indexed citations

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Pfeilmeier, Sebastian, Jeoffrey George, Sonali Roy, et al.. (2018). Expression of the Arabidopsis thaliana immune receptor EFR in Medicago truncatula reduces infection by a root pathogenic bacterium, but not nitrogen‐fixing rhizobial symbiosis. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 17(3). 569–579. 45 indexed citations

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Bang, Thomas C. de, Peter K. Lundquist, Xinbin Dai, et al.. (2017). Genome-Wide Identification of Medicago Peptides Involved in Macronutrient Responses and Nodulation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 175(4). 1669–1689. 95 indexed citations

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Roy, Sonali, Fran Robson, Chengwu Liu, et al.. (2017). MtLAX2, a Functional Homologue of the Arabidopsis Auxin Influx Transporter AUX1, Is Required for Nodule Organogenesis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 174(1). 326–338. 50 indexed citations

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Liu, Chengwu, et al.. (2015). Identification of a core set of rhizobial infection genes using data from single cell-types. Frontiers in Plant Science. 6. 575–575. 27 indexed citations

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Liu, Chengwu, Andrew Breakspear, Sonali Roy, & Jeremy D. Murray. (2015). Cytokinin responses counterpoint auxin signaling during rhizobial infection. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 10(6). e1019982–e1019982. 13 indexed citations

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Macho, Alberto P., Benjamin Schwessinger, Vardis Ntoukakis, et al.. (2014). A Bacterial Tyrosine Phosphatase Inhibits Plant Pattern Recognition Receptor Activation. Science. 343(6178). 1509–1512. 129 indexed citations

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Breakspear, Andrew, Chengwu Liu, Sonali Roy, et al.. (2014). The Root Hair “Infectome” of Medicago truncatula Uncovers Changes in Cell Cycle Genes and Reveals a Requirement for Auxin Signaling in Rhizobial Infection. The Plant Cell. 26(12). 4680–4701. 257 indexed citations breakdown →

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