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Jitendra P. Khurana

Jitendra P. Khurana

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
60
Citations
20289
World Ranking
3117
National Ranking
8

Jitendra P. Khurana publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jitendra P. Khurana sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 178 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Jitendra P. Khurana D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jitendra P. Khurana sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Jitendra P. Khurana is affiliated with the University of Delhi in India, with a research portfolio that spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work is concentrated primarily in plant science and molecular biology, with additional contributions to ecology and insect science.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Light Effects on Plants
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Tissue Culture and Regeneration

Among recent publications are:

  • "HY5-COP1: the central module of light signaling pathway," 2020, Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology
  • "A comprehensive transcriptome analysis of contrasting rice cultivars highlights the role of auxin and ABA responsive genes in heat stress response," 2021, Genomics
  • "OsRR6, a type-A response regulator in rice, mediates cytokinin, light and stress responses when over-expressed in Arabidopsis," 2021, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
  • "Stress-induced F-Box protein-coding geneOsFBX257modulates drought stress adaptations and ABA responses in rice," 2022, Plant Cell & Environment
  • "Drought-induced protein (Di19-3) plays a role in auxin signaling by interacting with IAA14 in Arabidopsis," 2020, Plant Direct

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Paramjit Khurana (13 coauthored works)
  • Eshan Sharma (6 coauthored works)
  • Akanksha Bhatnagar (5 coauthored works)
  • Naini Burman (5 coauthored works)
  • Shipra Singh (4 coauthored works)

Publication venues with multiple appearances are:

  • Genomics
  • Plant Direct
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Plant Cell Reports
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Jitendra P. Khurana has received recognition as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2013, highlighting involvement in the scientific community at an international level.

Best Publications

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

    Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata;Hideki Hirakawa;Erika Asamizu

  • Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

    Rudi Appels;Rudi Appels;Kellye Eversole;Nils Stein;Nils Stein

  • 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

  • Transcript profiling reveals diverse roles of auxin‐responsive genes during reproductive development and abiotic stress in rice

    Mukesh Jain;Jitendra P. Khurana

  • 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

  • Genome-wide association mapping of salinity tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa)

    Vinod Kumar;Anshuman Singh;S. V. Amitha Mithra;S. L. Krishnamurthy

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

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

  • Genome-wide analysis, evolutionary expansion, and expression of early auxin-responsive SAUR gene family in rice (Oryza sativa).

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

  • Molecular characterization and differential expression of cytokinin-responsive type-A response regulators in rice (Oryza sativa)

    Mukesh Jain;Akhilesh K Tyagi;Jitendra P Khurana

  • The auxin-responsive GH3 gene family in rice (Oryza sativa)

    Mukesh Jain;Navneet Kaur;Akhilesh K. Tyagi;Jitendra P. Khurana

  • Curated genome annotation of Oryza sativa ssp. japonica and comparative genome analysis with Arabidopsis thaliana

    Takeshi Itoh;Takeshi Itoh;Tsuyoshi Tanaka;Roberto A. Barrero;Chisato Yamasaki

  • The wheat chloroplastic small heat shock protein (sHSP26) is involved in seed maturation and germination and imparts tolerance to heat stress

    Harsh Chauhan;Neetika Khurana;Aashima Nijhavan;Jitendra P. Khurana

  • Genome-wide identification, classification, evolutionary expansion and expression analyses of homeobox genes in rice.

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

  • The Tomato Sequencing Project, the First Cornerstone of the International Solanaceae Project (SOL)

    Lukas A. Mueller;Steven D. Tanksley;Jim J Giovannoni;Joyce Van Eck

  • Mapping of a major QTL for pre-harvest sprouting tolerance on chromosome 3A in bread wheat

    P. L. Kulwal;N. Kumar;A. Gaur;P. Khurana

  • The sequence of rice chromosomes 11 and 12, rich in disease resistance genes and recent gene duplications.

    Nathalie Choisne;Nadia Demange;Gisela Orjeda;Sylvie Samain

Frequent Co-Authors

Akhilesh K. Tyagi
Akhilesh K. Tyagi University of Delhi
Paramjit Khurana
Paramjit Khurana University of Delhi
Mukesh K. Jain
Mukesh K. Jain Brown University
Rup Lal
Rup Lal University of Delhi
Jack A. Gilbert
Jack A. Gilbert University of California, San Diego
Nagendra K. Singh
Nagendra K. Singh Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Pushpendra K. Gupta
Pushpendra K. Gupta Chaudhary Charan Singh University
Trilochan Mohapatra
Trilochan Mohapatra Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Seyed E. Hasnain
Seyed E. Hasnain Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Rod A. Wing
Rod A. Wing University of Arizona

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