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D-Index
84
Citations
40867
World Ranking
352
National Ranking
118

Krishna K. Niyogi 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 Krishna K. Niyogi sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 245 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Krishna K. Niyogi 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 Krishna K. Niyogi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Photosynthesis

Krishna K. Niyogi mainly investigates Photosynthesis, Xanthophyll, Photoprotection, Non-photochemical quenching and Photosystem II. Krishna K. Niyogi has researched Photosynthesis in several fields, including Quenching and Chlorophyll. His research on Chlorophyll also deals with topics like

  • Chlamydomonas reinhardtii which intersects with area such as Chlamydomonas, Protein subunit and Genome,
  • Photosystem which intersects with area such as Mutant.

Krishna K. Niyogi combines subjects such as Energy quenching, Photochemistry, Thylakoid and Zeaxanthin with his study of Xanthophyll. His work in Photoprotection addresses issues such as Biophysics, which are connected to fields such as Orange carotenoid protein. His research on Photosystem II focuses in particular on Photoinhibition.

His most cited work include:

  • The Chlamydomonas Genome Reveals the Evolution of Key Animal and Plant Functions (2003 citations)
  • Non-Photochemical Quenching. A Response to Excess Light Energy (1952 citations)
  • PHOTOPROTECTION REVISITED: Genetic and Molecular Approaches (1637 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Photosynthesis, Biochemistry, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Thylakoid and Photosystem II. The various areas that Krishna K. Niyogi examines in his Photosynthesis study include Chloroplast, Biophysics and Chlorophyll. The study incorporates disciplines such as Insertional mutagenesis and Chlamydomonas in addition to Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

His research investigates the connection with Thylakoid and areas like Membrane which intersect with concerns in Spinacia. His research investigates the connection between Photosystem II and topics such as Photochemistry that intersect with problems in Light-harvesting complex. He has included themes like Arabidopsis thaliana, Xanthophyll and Photoinhibition in his Photoprotection study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (91.02%)
  • Biochemistry (49.22%)
  • Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (53.52%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Photosynthesis (91.02%)
  • Mutant (43.36%)
  • Chlamydomonas (33.59%)

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

Photosynthesis, Mutant, Chlamydomonas, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Thylakoid are his primary areas of study. His Photosynthesis study introduces a deeper knowledge of Botany. His work carried out in the field of Mutant brings together such families of science as Biophysics, Plastid, Carotenoid and Function.

Krishna K. Niyogi works mostly in the field of Biophysics, limiting it down to topics relating to Photosystem II and, in certain cases, Darkness, Field conditions, Xanthophyll and Rubredoxin. Chloroplast covers Krishna K. Niyogi research in Thylakoid. His studies in Algae integrate themes in fields like Photoprotection and Astaxanthin.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Transcriptomic analysis of field-droughted sorghum from seedling to maturity reveals biotic and metabolic responses. (32 citations)
  • Transcriptomic analysis of field-droughted sorghum from seedling to maturity reveals biotic and metabolic responses. (32 citations)
  • Chlorophyll-carotenoid excitation energy transfer and charge transfer in Nannochloropsis oceanica for the regulation of photosynthesis. (31 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

His primary areas of study are Photosynthesis, Mutant, Cell biology, Chloroplast and Thylakoid. His Photosynthesis study improves the overall literature in Biochemistry. His Mutant research incorporates elements of Nannochloropsis, Biophysics, Chlorophyll and Violaxanthin.

His research integrates issues of Wild type, Photomorphogenesis, Chlamydomonas and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in his study of Cell biology. His Chloroplast research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Vesicle, Membrane transport, Organelle and Arabidopsis. Krishna K. Niyogi combines topics linked to Arabidopsis thaliana with his work on Thylakoid.

Best Publications

  • Non-Photochemical Quenching. A Response to Excess Light Energy

    Patricia Müller;Xiao-Ping Li;Krishna K. Niyogi

  • The Chlamydomonas Genome Reveals the Evolution of Key Animal and Plant Functions

    Sabeeha S. Merchant;Simon E. Prochnik;Olivier Vallon;Elizabeth H. Harris

  • PHOTOPROTECTION REVISITED: Genetic and Molecular Approaches

    Krishna K. Niyogi

  • A pigment-binding protein essential for regulation of photosynthetic light harvesting

    Xiao-Ping Li;Olle Björkman;Connie Shih;Arthur R. Grossman

  • Improving photosynthesis and crop productivity by accelerating recovery from photoprotection.

    Johannes Kromdijk;Katarzyna Głowacka;Katarzyna Głowacka;Lauriebeth Leonelli;Stéphane T. Gabilly

  • Arabidopsis mutants define a central role for the xanthophyll cycle in the regulation of photosynthetic energy conversion.

    Krishna K. Niyogi;Arthur R. Grossman;Olle Björkman

  • Sensing and responding to excess light.

    Zhirong Li;Setsuko Wakao;Beat B. Fischer;Krishna K. Niyogi

  • Redesigning photosynthesis to sustainably meet global food and bioenergy demand

    Donald R. Ort;Donald R. Ort;Sabeeha S. Merchant;Jean Alric;Alice Barkan

  • Carotenoid Cation Formation and the Regulation of Photosynthetic Light Harvesting

    Nancy E. Holt;Donatas Zigmantas;Donatas Zigmantas;Leonas Valkunas;Xiao-Ping Li

  • The violaxanthin cycle protects plants from photooxidative damage by more than one mechanism.

    Michel Havaux;Krishna K. Niyogi

  • Safety valves for photosynthesis

    Krishna K Niyogi

  • An ancient light-harvesting protein is critical for the regulation of algal photosynthesis

    Graham Peers;Thuy B. Truong;Thuy B. Truong;Elisabeth Ostendorf;Andreas Busch

  • The roles of specific xanthophylls in photoprotection

    Krishna K. Niyogi;Olle Björkman;Arthur R. Grossman

  • Regulation of Photosynthetic Light Harvesting Involves Intrathylakoid Lumen pH Sensing by the PsbS Protein

    Xiao Ping Li;Adam M. Gilmore;Stefano Caffarri;Stefano Caffarri;Stefano Caffarri;Roberto Bassi;Roberto Bassi

  • Manipulation of photoprotection to improve plant photosynthesis

    Erik H. Murchie;Krishna K. Niyogi

  • ARCHITECTURE OF A CHARGE-TRANSFER STATE REGULATING LIGHT HARVESTING IN A PLANT ANTENNA PROTEIN

    Tae Kyu Ahn;Thomas J. Avenson;Matteo Ballottari;Yuan-Chung Cheng

  • PsbS-dependent enhancement of feedback de-excitation protects photosystem II from photoinhibition

    Xiao-Ping Li;Patricia Müller-Moulé;Adam M. Gilmore;Krishna K. Niyogi

  • Evolution of flexible non-photochemical quenching mechanisms that regulate light harvesting in oxygenic photosynthesis.

    Krishna K Niyogi;Thuy B Truong

  • Chlamydomonas Xanthophyll Cycle Mutants Identified by Video Imaging of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Quenching.

    Krishna K. Niyogi;Olle Bjorkman;Arthur R. Grossman

  • Two P-Type ATPases Are Required for Copper Delivery in Arabidopsis thaliana Chloroplasts

    Salah E. Abdel-Ghany;Patricia Müller-Moulé;Krishna K. Niyogi;Marinus Pilon

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham R. Fleming
Graham R. Fleming University of California, Berkeley
Arthur R. Grossman
Arthur R. Grossman Carnegie Institution for Science
Roberto Bassi
Roberto Bassi University of Verona
Sabeeha S. Merchant
Sabeeha S. Merchant University of California, Berkeley
Eva Nogales
Eva Nogales University of California, Berkeley
Olle Björkman
Olle Björkman Carnegie Institution for Science
Tae Kyu Ahn
Tae Kyu Ahn Sungkyunkwan University
Matteo Ballottari
Matteo Ballottari University of Verona
Matteo Pellegrini
Matteo Pellegrini University of California, Los Angeles
Carlos Bustamante
Carlos Bustamante Stanford University

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