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Dilip M. Shah publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dilip M. Shah sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 123 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Dilip M. Shah D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dilip M. Shah sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dilip M. Shah is affiliated with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Oncology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research topics cover a breadth of subjects with significant emphasis on antimicrobial peptides and activities, biochemical and structural characterization, legume nitrogen fixing symbiosis, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, peptidase inhibition and analysis, plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms, and transgenic plants and applications.

Dilip M. Shah has contributed to multiple publication venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Plant Pathology
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Plant Cell Reports

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Antifungal symbiotic peptide NCR044 exhibits unique structure and multifaceted mechanisms of action that confer plant protection" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Plant defensin M t De f 4 -derived antifungal peptide with multiple modes of action and potential as a bio-inspired fungicide" (2023, Molecular Plant Pathology)
  • "Modes of action and potential as a peptide-based biofungicide of a plant defensin MtDef4" (2024, Molecular Plant Pathology)
  • "Evolution of antimicrobial cysteine-rich peptides in plants" (2023, Plant Cell Reports)
  • "Small Cationic Cysteine-Rich Defensin-Derived Antifungal Peptide Controls White Mold in Soybean" (2023, Journal of Fungi)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dilip M. Shah include:

  • Meenakshi Tetorya
  • Kirk J. Czymmek
  • James Godwin
  • Raviraj M. Kalunke
  • Hui Li

Best Publications

  • Glyphosate-resistant plants

    Dilip Maganlal Shah;Robert Bruce Horsch;Stephen Gary Rogers;Robert Thomas Fraley

  • Engineering herbicide tolerance in transgenic plants.

    Dilip M. Shah;Robert B. Horsch;Harry J. Klee;Ganesh M. Kishore

  • Fungal pathogen protection in potato by expression of a plant defensin peptide.

    A G Gao;S M Hakimi;C A Mittanck;Y Wu

  • AMINO ACID BIOSYNTHESIS INHIBITORS AS HERBICIDES

    Ganesh M. Kishore;Dilip M. Shah

  • Disease resistance conferred by expression of a gene encoding H2O2-generating glucose oxidase in transgenic potato plants.

    Gusui Wu;Barry J. Shortt;Ellen B. Lawrence;Elaine B. Levine

  • Glyphosate-tolerant 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthases

    Ganesh Murthy Kishore;Dilip Maganlal Shah

  • Isolation and Characterization of the Genes Encoding Basic and Acidic Chitinase in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Deborah A. Samac;Cathy M. Hironaka;Peter E. Yallaly;Dilip M. Shah

  • The structure and expression of maize genes encoding the major heat shock protein, hsp70

    Dean E. Rochester;Jill A. Winer;Dilip M. Shah

  • Activation of Host Defense Mechanisms by Elevated Production of H2O2 in Transgenic Plants

    G. Wu;B. J. Shortt;E. B. Lawrence;J. Leon

  • The nucleotide sequence, expression, and evolution of one member of a multigene family encoding the small subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase in soybean.

    Berry-Lowe Sl;Mc Knight Td;Shah Dm;Meagher Rb

  • Translocation of the precursor of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase into chloroplasts of higher plants in vitro.

    Della-Cioppa G;Bauer Sc;Klein Bk;Shah Dm

  • Expression of alfalfa mosaic virus coat protein gene confers cross-protection in transgenic tobacco and tomato plants.

    Nilgun E. Tumer;Keith M. O'Connell;Richard S. Nelson;Patricia R. Sanders

  • Differential antifungal and calcium channel-blocking activity among structurally related plant defensins.

    Robert G. Spelbrink;Nejmi Dilmac;Aron Allen;Thomas J. Smith

  • Complete nucleotide sequence of a soybean actin gene

    Dilip M. Shah;Robin C. Hightower;Richard B. Meagher

  • Antifungal proteins from plants. Purification, molecular cloning, and antifungal properties of chitinases from maize seed.

    Q.K. Huynh;C.M. Hironaka;E.B. Levine;C.E. Smith

  • Site-directed mutagenesis of a conserved region of the 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase active site.

    S.R. Padgette;D.B. Re;C.S. Gasser;D.A. Eichholtz

  • Developmental and Pathogen-Induced Activation of the Arabidopsis Acidic Chitinase Promoter.

    Deborah A. Samac;Dilip M. Shah

  • Structure, expression, and evolution of the 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase genes of petunia and tomato.

    C S Gasser;J A Winter;C M Hironaka;D M Shah

  • Genes encoding actin in higher plants: intron positions are highly conserved but the coding sequences are not.

    D M Shah;R C Hightower;R B Meagher

  • Targeting a Herbicide–Resistant Enzyme from Escherichia Coli to Chloroplasts of Higher Plants

    G Della Cioppa;S C Bauer;B K Klein;D M Shah

Frequent Co-Authors

Ganesh M. Kishore
Ganesh M. Kishore Monsanto (United States)
Robert T. Fraley
Robert T. Fraley Trace Genomics
Charles S. Gasser
Charles S. Gasser University of California, Davis
Stephen G. Rogers
Stephen G. Rogers Monsanto (United States)
Richard B. Meagher
Richard B. Meagher University of Georgia
Deborah A. Samac
Deborah A. Samac Agricultural Research Service
Thomas J. Smith
Thomas J. Smith Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Harry J. Klee
Harry J. Klee University of Florida
Nick D. Read
Nick D. Read University of Manchester
Nilgun E. Tumer
Nilgun E. Tumer Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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