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Akhilesh K. Tyagi

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Genetics
India
2026
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
India
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
87
Citations
32904
World Ranking
1201
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in India Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in India Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in India Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in India Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in India Leader Award

Overview

Akhilesh K. Tyagi is affiliated with the University of Delhi in India and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on plant science, with significant work in molecular biology and genetics.

The scientist's research interests include various specialized subfields such as:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Ecology

They have conducted studies across several main topics, including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies

Akhilesh K. Tyagi has authored and co-authored numerous scientific papers in high-impact journals. Some recent publications are:

  • "Phytohormone-Mediated Molecular Mechanisms Involving Multiple Genes and QTL Govern Grain Number in Rice" (2020, Frontiers in Genetics)
  • "OsJAZ11 regulates phosphate starvation responses in rice" (2021, Planta)
  • "OsJAZ11 regulates spikelet and seed development in rice" (2022, Plant Direct)
  • "A superior gene allele involved in abscisic acid signaling enhances drought tolerance and yield in chickpea" (2022, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)
  • "Emerging Molecular Strategies for Improving Rice Drought Tolerance" (2021, Current Genomics)

Their work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Plant Journal
  • Plant Science
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Frequent collaborators in their research projects include:

  • Swarup K. Parida
  • Shivam Sharma
  • Naveen Malik
  • Ankita Prusty
  • Pinky Agarwal

In addition to journal articles, Akhilesh K. Tyagi has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Springer Nature: Handbook on Synthesis Strategies for Advanced Materials (2021).

Best Publications

  • The map-based sequence of the rice genome

    Takashi Matsumoto;Jianzhong Wu;Hiroyuki Kanamori;Yuichi Katayose

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

    Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata;Hideki Hirakawa;Erika Asamizu

  • Validation of housekeeping genes as internal control for studying gene expression in rice by quantitative real-time PCR

    Mukesh Jain;Aashima Nijhawan;Akhilesh K. Tyagi;Jitendra P. Khurana

  • F-Box Proteins in Rice. Genome-Wide Analysis, Classification, Temporal and Spatial Gene Expression during Panicle and Seed Development, and Regulation by Light and Abiotic Stress

    Mukesh Jain;Aashima Nijhawan;Rita Arora;Pinky Agarwal

  • Genomic survey and gene expression analysis of the basic leucine zipper transcription factor family in rice.

    Aashima Nijhawan;Mukesh Jain;Akhilesh K. Tyagi;Jitendra P. Khurana

  • MADS-box gene family in rice: genome-wide identification, organization and expression profiling during reproductive development and stress

    Rita Arora;Pinky Agarwal;Swatismita Ray;Ashok Kumar Singh

  • Overexpression of a zinc finger protein gene from rice confers tolerance to cold, dehydration, and salt stress in transgenic tobacco

    Arnab Mukhopadhyay;Shubha Vij;Akhilesh K. Tyagi

  • An integrated physical and genetic map of the rice genome

    Mingsheng Chen;Gernot Presting;W. Brad Barbazuk;Jose Luis Goicoechea

  • De Novo assembly of chickpea transcriptome using short reads for gene discovery and marker identification

    Rohini Garg;Ravi K. Patel;Akhilesh K. Tyagi;Mukesh Jain

  • A draft genome sequence of the pulse crop chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

    Mukesh Jain;Gopal Misra;Ravi K. Patel;Pushp Priya

  • An update on chloroplast genomes

    V. Ravi;J. P. Khurana;A. K. Tyagi;P. Khurana

  • Genome-wide identification, organization and phylogenetic analysis of Dicer-like, Argonaute and RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase gene families and their expression analysis during reproductive development and stress in rice.

    Meenu Kapoor;Rita Arora;Tenisha Lama;Aashima Nijhawan

  • Structure and expression analysis of early auxin-responsive Aux/IAA gene family in rice (Oryza sativa).

    Mukesh Jain;Navneet Kaur;Rohini Garg;Jitendra K. Thakur

  • Emerging trends in the functional genomics of the abiotic stress response in crop plants.

    Shubha Vij;Akhilesh K. Tyagi

  • The Rice Annotation Project Database (RAP-DB): 2008 update

    Tsuyoshi Tanaka;Baltazar A. Antonio;Shoshi Kikuchi;Takashi Matsumoto

  • Transgenics of an elite indica rice variety Pusa Basmati 1 harbouring the codA gene are highly tolerant to salt stress.

    A Mohanty;H Kathuria;A Ferjani;A Sakamoto

  • Expression analysis of calcium-dependent protein kinase gene family during reproductive development and abiotic stress conditions in rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica).

    Swatismita Ray;Pinky Agarwal;Rita Arora;Sanjay Kapoor

  • Advances in cereal genomics and applications in crop breeding

    Rajeev K. Varshney;David A. Hoisington;Akhilesh K. Tyagi

  • Gene Discovery and Tissue-Specific Transcriptome Analysis in Chickpea with Massively Parallel Pyrosequencing and Web Resource Development

    Rohini Garg;Ravi K. Patel;Shalu Jhanwar;Pushp Priya

  • Advances in cereal genomics and applications in crop breeding [Erratum: 2007 Jan., v. 25, issue 1, p. 1.]

    R.K. Varshney;D.A. Hoisington;A.K. Tyagi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jitendra P. Khurana
Jitendra P. Khurana University of Delhi
Swarup K. Parida
Swarup K. Parida Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Mukesh K. Jain
Mukesh K. Jain Brown University
Paramjit Khurana
Paramjit Khurana University of Delhi
Hari D. Upadhyaya
Hari D. Upadhyaya International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Jitender Giri
Jitender Giri National Institute of Plant Genome Research
C. L. L. Gowda
C. L. L. Gowda International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Shivali Sharma
Shivali Sharma International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Ashok K. Singh
Ashok K. Singh Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Pushpendra K. Gupta
Pushpendra K. Gupta Chaudhary Charan Singh University

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