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Bala Rathinasabapathi

Bala Rathinasabapathi

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
55
Citations
9078
World Ranking
1642
National Ranking
438

Bala Rathinasabapathi publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bala Rathinasabapathi sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 138 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Bala Rathinasabapathi D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bala Rathinasabapathi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Biochemistry, Betaine, Arsenic, Choline monooxygenase and Botany. She mostly deals with Betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase in her studies of Biochemistry. Her Betaine research incorporates elements of Glycine, Choline and Osmolyte.

Her work on Arsenate and Arsenite as part of general Arsenic study is frequently connected to Pteris vittata, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. Her Pteris vittata study introduces a deeper knowledge of Hyperaccumulator. In most of her Botany studies, her work intersects topics such as Oryza sativa.

Her most cited work include:

  • Metabolic adaptations to arsenic-induced oxidative stress in Pteris vittata L and Pteris ensiformis L (288 citations)
  • Osmoprotective compounds in the plumbaginaceae : a natural experiment in metabolic engineering of stress tolerance (230 citations)
  • Choline monooxygenase, an unusual iron-sulfur enzyme catalyzing the first step of glycine betaine synthesis in plants: Prosthetic group characterization and cDNA cloning (217 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her primary scientific interests are in Botany, Pteris vittata, Arsenic, Biochemistry and Hyperaccumulator. Bala Rathinasabapathi works mostly in the field of Botany, limiting it down to topics relating to Horticulture and, in certain cases, Weed. Her work on Arsenate as part of general Arsenic study is frequently linked to Pteris ensiformis, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

Her work in Biochemistry addresses issues such as Plumbaginaceae, which are connected to fields such as Somatic embryogenesis. Her Hyperaccumulator study deals with the bigger picture of Phytoremediation. Her study on Betaine also encompasses disciplines like

  • Osmoprotectant most often made with reference to Glycine,
  • Choline monooxygenase that connect with fields like Nicotiana tabacum and Spinach.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (37.80%)
  • Pteris vittata (35.43%)
  • Arsenic (30.71%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Pteris vittata (35.43%)
  • Crop (7.87%)
  • Horticulture (13.39%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Bala Rathinasabapathi focuses on Pteris vittata, Crop, Horticulture, Hyperaccumulator and Botany. Her Pteris vittata research encompasses a variety of disciplines, including Arsenate, Arsenite, Pteris, Heterologous expression and Arabidopsis thaliana. Her Arsenate study necessitates a more in-depth grasp of Arsenic.

Her studies in Arsenic integrate themes in fields like Environmental chemistry and Carcinogen. Her work deals with themes such as Phosphorus, Abiotic stress and Aquaporin, which intersect with Crop. Her Hyperaccumulator study results in a more complete grasp of Phytoremediation.

Between 2016 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Arsenic Transport in Rice and Biological Solutions to Reduce Arsenic Risk from Rice (100 citations)
  • UPLC-HRMS-based untargeted metabolic profiling reveals changes in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) metabolome following long-term drought stress. (67 citations)
  • Mechanisms of efficient As solubilization in soils and As accumulation by As-hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata (39 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

Bala Rathinasabapathi mostly deals with Botany, Pteris vittata, Hyperaccumulator, Rhizosphere and Arsenite. In her works, Bala Rathinasabapathi conducts interdisciplinary research on Botany and Chromium toxicity. Her Pteris vittata research incorporates elements of Heterologous expression, Nicotiana tabacum, Biochemistry, Arabidopsis and Antiporter.

Bala Rathinasabapathi usually deals with Rhizosphere and limits it to topics linked to Siderophore and Rhizobacteria, Gibberellin, Efflux, Pseudomonas and Environmental chemistry. Her Arsenite study combines topics in areas such as Agronomy and Transformation. Her research investigates the connection between Inorganic chemistry and topics such as Arsenic that intersect with issues in Oryza sativa.

Best Publications

  • Arsenic and selenium toxicity and their interactive effects in humans

    Hong-Jie Sun;Bala Rathinasabapathi;Bing Wu;Jun Luo

  • Metabolic adaptations to arsenic-induced oxidative stress in Pteris vittata L and Pteris ensiformis L

    Nandita Singh;Lena Q. Ma;Mrittunjai Srivastava;Bala Rathinasabapathi

  • Osmoprotective compounds in the plumbaginaceae : a natural experiment in metabolic engineering of stress tolerance

    Andrew D. Hanson;Bala Rathinasabapathi;Jean Rivoal;Michael Burnet

  • Metabolic engineering for stress tolerance: installing osmoprotectant synthesis pathways.

    Bala Rathinasabapathi

  • Choline monooxygenase, an unusual iron-sulfur enzyme catalyzing the first step of glycine betaine synthesis in plants: prosthetic group characterization and cDNA cloning.

    Bala Rathinasabapathi;Michael Burnet;Michael Burnet;Brenda L. Russell;Douglas A. Gage

  • The endogenous choline supply limits glycine betaine synthesis in transgenic tobacco expressing choline monooxygenase

    Michael L. Nuccio;Brenda L. Russell;Kurt D. Nolte;Bala Rathinasabapathi

  • UPLC-HRMS-based untargeted metabolic profiling reveals changes in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) metabolome following long-term drought stress.

    Naeem Khan;Asghari Bano;Asghari Bano;Mohammad Atikur Rahman;Bala Rathinasabapathi

  • Effects of heavy metals on growth and arsenic accumulation in the arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata L.

    Abioye O. Fayiga;Lena Q. Ma;Xinde Cao;B. Rathinasabapathi

  • Arsenic Transport in Rice and Biological Solutions to Reduce Arsenic Risk from Rice

    Yanshan Chen;Yong-He Han;Yue Cao;Yong-Guan Zhu

  • Osmotic Stress Induces Expression of Choline Monooxygenase in Sugar Beet and Amaranth

    Brenda L. Russell;Bala Rathinasabapathi;Andrew D. Hanson

  • Metabolic engineering of glycine betaine synthesis: plant betaine aldehyde dehydrogenases lacking typical transit peptides are targeted to tobacco chloroplasts where they confer betaine aldehyde resistance

    Bala Rathinasabapathi;Kent F. McCue;Douglas A. Gage;Andrew D. Hanson

  • Differential gene expression of rice in response to silicon and rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

    A.M. Brunings;L.E. Datnoff;J.F. Ma;N. Mitani

  • Metabolic regulation of triacylglycerol accumulation in the green algae: identification of potential targets for engineering to improve oil yield.

    Elton C. Goncalves;Ann C. Wilkie;Matias Kirst;Bala Rathinasabapathi

  • Auxin and its transport play a role in plant tolerance to arsenite‐induced oxidative stress in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Aparna Krishnamurthy;Bala Rathinasabapathi

  • Oxidative stress tolerance in plants: novel interplay between auxin and reactive oxygen species signaling.

    Aparna Krishnamurthy;Bala Rathinasabapathi

  • Comparative Physiological Evidence that β-Alanine Betaine and Choline-O-Sulfate Act as Compatible Osmolytes in Halophytic Limonium Species

    Andrew D. Hanson;Bala Rathinasabapathi;Beverly Chamberlin;Douglas A. Gage

  • Transgenically Expressed Betaine Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Efficiently Catalyzes Oxidation of Dimethylsulfoniopropionaldehyde and [omega]-Aminoaldehydes

    Claudine Trossat;Bala Rathinasabapathi;Andrew D. Hanson

  • Heat Stress Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.): Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci and Candidate Genes for Seedling Growth Under Heat Stress

    Newton Lwiyiso Kilasi;Newton Lwiyiso Kilasi;Jugpreet Singh;Carlos Eduardo Vallejos;Changrong Ye

  • Effects of selenium on arsenic uptake in arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata L.

    Mrittunjai Srivastava;Lena Q. Ma;Bala Rathinasabapathi;Pratibha Srivastava

  • Characterization of arsenic-resistant endophytic bacteria from hyperaccumulators Pteris vittata and Pteris multifida.

    Ling-Jia Zhu;Dong-Xing Guan;Jun Luo;Bala Rathinasabapathi

  • Arsenic-resistant bacteria solubilized arsenic in the growth media and increased growth of arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata L.

    Piyasa Ghosh;Bala Rathinasabapathi;Lena Q. Ma

  • Allelopathy: How Plants Suppress Other Plants

    James J. Ferguson;Bala Rathinasabapathi;Carlene A. Chase

Frequent Co-Authors

Lena Q. Ma
Lena Q. Ma Zhejiang University
Andrew D. Hanson
Andrew D. Hanson University of Florida
Douglas A. Gage
Douglas A. Gage Michigan State University
Guodong Liu
Guodong Liu Harbin Institute of Technology
Christopher Rensing
Christopher Rensing Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Francisco García-Sánchez
Francisco García-Sánchez Spanish National Research Council
Guohua Xu
Guohua Xu Nanjing Agricultural University
R. Charudattan
R. Charudattan University of Florida
Lincoln Zotarelli
Lincoln Zotarelli University of Florida
Steven A. Sargent
Steven A. Sargent University of Florida

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