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D-Index
52
Citations
8899
World Ranking
1935
National Ranking
46

L. Krishnamurthy 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 L. Krishnamurthy sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 100 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

L. Krishnamurthy 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 L. Krishnamurthy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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 he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agronomy
  • Botany
  • Gene

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Plant breeding, Sowing, Drought tolerance and Shoot. Germplasm, Crop, Greenhouse, Plant traits and Productivity are the subjects of his Agronomy studies. The Germplasm study combines topics in areas such as Cropping system, Phenology and Heritability.

His Plant breeding research includes themes of Cultivar and Crop yield. His Sowing study deals with Root system intersecting with Yield, Field capacity, Drought stress, Vegetative reproduction and Root length. He combines subjects such as Quantitative trait locus and Introgression with his study of Drought tolerance.

His most cited work include:

  • Genetic variability of drought-avoidance root traits in the mini-core germplasm collection of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) (212 citations)
  • Large-scale transcriptome analysis in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), an orphan legume crop of the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa (199 citations)
  • Variability of root length density and its contributions to seed yield in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under terminal drought stress (183 citations)

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

L. Krishnamurthy focuses on Agronomy, Germplasm, Drought tolerance, Horticulture and Cultivar. His Agronomy study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Genetic variability. L. Krishnamurthy has included themes like Heritability, Legume, Genetic diversity and Transpiration in his Germplasm study.

His studies deal with areas such as Quantitative trait locus, Chlorophyll and Point of delivery as well as Drought tolerance. L. Krishnamurthy focuses mostly in the field of Root system, narrowing it down to topics relating to Dry weight and, in certain cases, Shoot. His research in Sowing intersects with topics in Canopy, Crop yield, Field capacity, Alfisol and Vertisol.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (78.21%)
  • Germplasm (38.46%)
  • Drought tolerance (35.90%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2019)?

  • Agronomy (78.21%)
  • Germplasm (38.46%)
  • Drought tolerance (35.90%)

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

L. Krishnamurthy mainly investigates Agronomy, Germplasm, Drought tolerance, Gene and Candidate gene. His Horticulture research extends to Agronomy, which is thematically connected. His Germplasm research integrates issues from Productivity, Canopy and Abiotic stress.

His work carried out in the field of Drought tolerance brings together such families of science as Quantitative trait locus, Legume and Transpiration. His work in Legume tackles topics such as Root system which are related to areas like Introgression, Subsoil, Heritability and Genetic variability. His studies deal with areas such as RNA, Biotechnology and Regulator gene as well as Candidate gene.

Between 2013 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Scope for improvement of yield under drought through the root traits in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) (51 citations)
  • Evaluation and validation of housekeeping genes as reference for gene expression studies in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) under drought stress conditions. (44 citations)
  • Two key genomic regions harbour QTLs for salinity tolerance in ICCV 2 × JG 11 derived chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) recombinant inbred lines (41 citations)

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

  • Agronomy
  • Botany
  • Gene

His scientific interests lie mostly in Candidate gene, Gene, Genetics, Cajanus and Gene expression. The Candidate gene study combines topics in areas such as Botany, Quantitative trait locus, Genetic marker, Single-nucleotide polymorphism and Inbred strain. His Gene study often links to related topics such as Germplasm.

His Cajanus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Regulator gene, Pollen, Housekeeping gene, Genotype and Gene regulatory network. His Housekeeping gene research incorporates elements of Reference genes, Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, Gene expression profiling, Biotechnology and Gene duplication. As part of his studies on Gene expression, he frequently links adjacent subjects like RNA.

Best Publications

  • Plant growth promoting rhizobia: challenges and opportunities

    Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan;Arumugam Sathya;Rajendran Vijayabharathi;R. K. Varshney

  • Genetic dissection of drought tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

    Rajeev K. Varshney;Mahendar Thudi;Spurthi N. Nayak;Spurthi N. Nayak;Pooran M. Gaur

  • Variability of root length density and its contributions to seed yield in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under terminal drought stress

    J. Kashiwagi;L. Krishnamurthy;J.H. Crouch;R. Serraj

  • Genetic variability of drought-avoidance root traits in the mini-core germplasm collection of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

    Junichi Kashiwagi;L. Krishnamurthy;Hari D. Upadhyaya;Hari Krishna

  • Salt sensitivity in chickpea

    Timothy J. Flowers;Timothy J. Flowers;Pooran M. Gaur;C. L. Laxmipathi Gowda;L. Krishnamurthy

  • Large-scale transcriptome analysis in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), an orphan legume crop of the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa.

    Pavana J. Hiremath;Andrew Farmer;Steven B. Cannon;Steven B. Cannon;Jimmy Woodward

  • Resequencing of 429 chickpea accessions from 45 countries provides insights into genome diversity, domestication and agronomic traits.

    Rajeev K. Varshney;Mahendar Thudi;Manish Roorkiwal;Weiming He

  • The first SSR-based genetic linkage map for cultivated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.).

    R. K. Varshney;D. J. Bertioli;M. C. Moretzsohn;V. Vadez

  • Variation in root traits of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) grown under terminal drought

    R Serraj;L Krishnamurthy;J Kashiwagi;J Kumar

  • Genetic Dissection of Drought and Heat Tolerance in Chickpea through Genome-Wide and Candidate Gene-Based Association Mapping Approaches

    Mahendar Thudi;Hari D. Upadhyaya;Abhishek Rathore;Pooran Mal Gaur

  • Transcriptome analyses reveal genotype- and developmental stage-specific molecular responses to drought and salinity stresses in chickpea.

    Rohini Garg;Rama Shankar;Bijal Thakkar;Himabindu Kudapa

  • Adaptation of grain legumes to climate change: a review

    Vincent Vadez;Jens D. Berger;Tom Warkentin;Senthold Asseng

  • Large genetic variation for heat tolerance in the reference collection of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm

    L. Krishnamurthy;P. M. Gaur;P. S. Basu;S. K. Chaturvedi

  • Improving Drought-Avoidance Root Traits in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)-Current Status of Research at ICRISAT

    Pooran M. Gaur;Lakshmanan Krishnamurthy;Junichi Kashiwagi

  • Large variation in salinity tolerance in chickpea is explained by differences in sensitivity at the reproductive stage

    V. Vadez;L. Krishnamurthy;R. Serraj;P.M. Gaur

  • Fast-track introgression of "QTL-hotspot" for root traits and other drought tolerance traits in JG 11, an elite and leading variety of chickpea

    Rajeev K. Varshney;Rajeev K. Varshney;Pooran M. Gaur;Siva K. Chamarthi;L. Krishnamurthy

  • Screening sorghum genotypes for salinity tolerant biomass production

    L. Krishnamurthy;Rachid Serraj;C. Tom Hash;Abdullah J. Dakheel

  • Sources of tolerance to terminal drought in the chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) minicore germplasm

    L. Krishnamurthy;J. Kashiwagi;P.M. Gaur;H.D. Upadhyaya

  • Peanut genotypic variation in transpiration efficiency and decreased transpiration during progressive soil drying

    M. Jyostna Devi;T.R. Sinclair;V. Vadez;L. Krishnamurthy

  • Yield, transpiration efficiency, and water-use variations and their interrelationships in the sorghum reference collection

    V. Vadez;L. Krishnamurthy;C. T. Hash;H. D. Upadhyaya

  • Phenotyping Chickpeas and Pigeonpeas for Adaptation to Drought

    Hari Deo Upadhyaya;J Kashiwagi;Rajeev K Varshney;PM Gaur

  • Scope for improvement of yield under drought through the root traits in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

    J. Kashiwagi;L. Krishnamurthy;R. Purushothaman;H.D. Upadhyaya

  • Registration of a drought-resistant chickpea germplasm

    N. P. Saxena;L. Krishnamurthy;C. Johansen

  • Investigation of factors determining genotypic differences in seed yield of non-irrigated and irrigated chickpeas using a physiological model of yield determination

    L. Krishnamurthy;C. Johansen;S. C. Sethi

  • Genotypic variation in moisture response of chickpea grown under line-source sprinklers in a semi-arid tropical environment

    C. Johansen;L. Krishnamurthy;N.P. Saxena;S.C. Sethi

  • Evaluation and validation of housekeeping genes as reference for gene expression studies in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) under drought stress conditions.

    Pallavi Sinha;Vikas K. Singh;V. Suryanarayana;L. Krishnamurthy

  • Identification of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] lines tolerant to soil salinity

    L. Krishnamurthy;Rachid Serraj;Rachid Serraj;Kedar Nath Rai;C. Tom Hash

  • Scope for genetic manipulation of mineral acquisition in chickpea

    Md. Yusuf Ali;L. Krishnamurthy;N.P. Saxena;O.P. Rupela

  • Estimation of gene effects of the drought avoidance root characteristics in chickpea (C. arietinum L.)

    J. Kashiwagi;L. Krishnamurthy;P.M. Gaur;S. Chandra

  • Consistent variation across soil types in salinity resistance of a diverse range of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes

    L. Krishnamurthy;Neil Turner;P.M. Gaur;H.D. Upadhyaya

  • Partitioning coefficient—A trait that contributes to drought tolerance in chickpea

    L. Krishnamurthy;J. Kashiwagi;H.D. Upadhyaya;C.L.L. Gowda

Frequent Co-Authors

Rajeev K. Varshney
Rajeev K. Varshney Murdoch University
Hari D. Upadhyaya
Hari D. Upadhyaya International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Pooran M. Gaur
Pooran M. Gaur University of Western Australia
Vincent Vadez
Vincent Vadez Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Rachid Serraj
Rachid Serraj Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Kadambot H. M. Siddique
Kadambot H. M. Siddique University of Western Australia
Neil C. Turner
Neil C. Turner University of Western Australia
C. L. L. Gowda
C. L. L. Gowda International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Timothy D. Colmer
Timothy D. Colmer University of Western Australia
Mahendar Thudi
Mahendar Thudi University of Southern Queensland

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