Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan

15.4k citations

133 papers · 10.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 61

Molecular Biology top 0.5%
Plant Science top 0.5%
Insect Science top 0.05%
Immunology top 1%
Genetics top 1%

Co-authors: Karl J. Kramer Yasuyuki Arakane Richard W. Beeman Swapan K. Datta Aaron J. Shatkin Yasuhiro Furuichi Michael R. Kanost Charles A. Specht
Topics: Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases (56 papers)Insect Resistance and Genetics (44 papers)Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (31 papers)
Cited by: Insect Science Biotechnology Plant Science
Journals: Nature Cell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States South Korea Germany

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Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan

132 papers receiving 9.8k citations

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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.

Pathogenesis-Related Proteins in Plants

1999 551 citations Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan et al. profile →
5′-Terminal 7-methylguanosine in eukaryotic mRNA is required for translation

1975 413 citations Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	An optimized artificial blood feeding assay to study tick cuticle biology 2024 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Yoonseong Park,Vinai C. Thomas,Sujata S. Chaudhari	1
2	Functional importance of groups I and II chitinases in cuticle chitin turnover during molting in a wood-boring beetle, Monochamus alternatus 2023 ·Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology ·(unknown),Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Karl J. Kramer,(unknown),Hiroko Tabunoki,Yasuyuki Arakane,Mi Young Noh	5
3	Chitin deacetylases are necessary for insect femur muscle attachment and mobility 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Seulgi Mun,Mi Young Noh,Erika R. Geisbrecht,Karl J. Kramer,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Yasuyuki Arakane	9
4	Yellow-g and Yellow-g2 proteins are required for egg desiccation resistance and temporal pigmentation in the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus 2020 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Mi Young Noh,Sung Hyun Kim,Maureen J. Gorman,Karl J. Kramer,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Yasuyuki Arakane	27
5	Gene functions in adult cuticle pigmentation of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor 2019 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Seulgi Mun,Mi Young Noh,Karl J. Kramer,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Yasuyuki Arakane	49
6	Tribolium castaneum RR-1 Cuticular Protein TcCPR4 Is Required for Formation of Pore Canals in Rigid Cuticle 2015 ·PLoS Genetics ·Mi Young Noh,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Karl J. Kramer,Yasuyuki Arakane	76
7	Overview of chitin metabolism enzymes in Manduca sexta: Identification, domain organization, phylogenetic analysis and gene expression 2015 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Guillaume Tetreau,Xiaolong Cao,Yun‐Ru Chen,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Haobo Jiang,Gary W. Blissard,Michael R. Kanost,Ping Wang	96
8	Identification, mRNA expression and functional analysis of several yellow family genes in Tribolium castaneum 2010 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Yasuyuki Arakane,Neal T. Dittmer,Yoshinori Tomoyasu,Karl J. Kramer,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Richard W. Beeman,Michael R. Kanost	54
9	Functional analysis of four neuropeptides, EH, ETH, CCAP and bursicon, and their receptors in adult ecdysis behavior of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum 2008 ·Mechanisms of Development ·Yasuyuki Arakane,Bin Li,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Richard W. Beeman,Karl J. Kramer,Yoonseong Park	146
10	Sequences of cDNAs and expression of genes encoding chitin synthase and chitinase in the midgut of Spodoptera frugiperda 2005 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Renata Bolognesi,Yasuyuki Arakane,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Karl J. Kramer,Walter R. Terra,Clélia Ferreira	82
11	Transfer of a plant chitinase gene into a nitrogen-fixing Azospirillum and study of its expression 2004 ·Canadian Journal of Microbiology ·J. Jayaraj,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,George H. Liang	4
12	Computational identification of novel chitinase-like proteins in the Drosophila melanogaster genome 2004 ·Bioinformatics ·Qingsong Zhu,Youping Deng,(unknown),Susan J. Brown,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Karl J. Kramer	67
13	Transgenic Tobacco Plants Constitutively Overexpressing a Rice Thaumatin-like Protein (PR-5) Show Enhanced Resistance to Alternaria alternata 2003 ·Biologia Plantarum ·R. Velazhahan,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan	65
14	Stable transgene expression and random gene silencing in wheat 2003 ·Plant Biotechnology Journal ·Ajith Anand,Harold N. Trick,Bikram S. Gill,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan	60
15	Optimization of sorghum transformation parameters using genes for green fluorescent protein and beta-glucuronidase as visual markers 2002 ·Hereditas ·(unknown),S. Krishnaveni,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Harold N. Trick,G. H. Liang	41
16	Site-directed mutagenesis and functional analysis of an active site tryptophan of insect chitinase 2002 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Hong Zhang,Xin Huang,Tamo Fukamizo,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Karl J. Kramer	35
17	Induction of thaumatin‐like proteins (TLPs) in Rhizoctonia solani‐infected rice and characterization of two new cDNA clones 1998 ·Physiologia Plantarum ·Rethinasamy Velazhahan,(unknown),C. S. Anuratha,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan	52
18	Properties of Barley Seed Chitinases and Release of Embryo-Associated Isoforms during Early Stages of Imbibition 1992 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·(unknown),Karl J. Kramer,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan	71
19	Nucleotide sequence of a cloned rice genomic DNA fragment that encodes a 10 kDa prolamin polypeptide 1990 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Guohua Feng,Lisa Wen,Jenq‐Kuen Huang,Basil S. Shorrosh,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,Gerald R. Reeck	11
20	Structure and organization of two divergent ?-amylase genes from barley 1987 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·(unknown),(unknown),G. Ram Chandra,Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan	59

About Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan

Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan is a scholar working on Insect Science, Biotechnology and Immunology, having authored 133 papers that have together received 10.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases (56 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (44 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (31 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Insect Science (3.5k citations), Biotechnology (907 citations) and Plant Science (3.8k citations). Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Karl J. Kramer, Yasuyuki Arakane, Richard W. Beeman, Swapan K. Datta, Aaron J. Shatkin, Yasuhiro Furuichi, Michael R. Kanost, Charles A. Specht, Hans Merzendorfer and Mi Young Noh. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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