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Natasha V. Raikhel 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 Natasha V. Raikhel sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 254 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Natasha V. Raikhel 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 Natasha V. Raikhel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 94 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Natasha V. Raikhel is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with an emphasis on Plant Science, Insect Science, Molecular Biology, and Biomaterials. The scientist's work covers various topics including polysaccharides and plant cell walls, plant molecular biology research, advanced cellulose studies, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, insect-plant interactions and control, plant parasitism and resistance, and plant reproductive biology.

The scientist has published papers in several notable venues. These include:

  • The Plant Cell
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • The Plant Journal
  • Cell chemical biology

Recent research publications by Natasha V. Raikhel comprise the following papers:

  • Endosidin20 Targets the Cellulose Synthase Catalytic Domain to Inhibit Cellulose Biosynthesis, 2020, The Plant Cell
  • A small molecule antagonizes jasmonic acid perception and auxin responses in vascular and nonvascular plants, 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Small molecule RHP1 promotes root hair tip growth by acting upstream of the RHD6-RSL4-dependent transcriptional pathway and ROP signaling in plants, 2022, The Plant Journal
  • A small molecule antagonizes jasmonic acid perception and auxin responses in vascular and non-vascular plants, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Endosidin20 targets cellulose synthase catalytic domain to inhibit cellulose biosynthesis, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors working with Natasha V. Raikhel include:

  • Glenn R. Hicks
  • Lei Huang
  • Xiaohui Li
  • Weiwei Zhang
  • Nolan Ung

Natasha V. Raikhel has been recognized with the following distinctions:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2003
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1996

Best Publications

  • Small cysteine-rich antifungal proteins from radish: their role in host defense.

    Terras Fr;Eggermont K;Kovaleva;Raikhel Nv

  • Lectins, lectin genes, and their role in plant defense.

    Maarten J. Chrispeels;Natasha V. Raikhel

  • Genes Galore: A Summary of Methods for Accessing Results from Large-Scale Partial Sequencing of Anonymous Arabidopsis cDNA Clones

    T. Newman;F. J. de Bruijn;P. Green;K. Keegstra

  • The vegetative vacuole proteome of Arabidopsis thaliana reveals predicted and unexpected proteins.

    Clay J Carter;Songqin Pan;Jan Zouhar;Emily L. Avila

  • MicroRNAs Inhibit the Translation of Target mRNAs on the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Arabidopsis

    Shengben Li;Lin Liu;Lin Liu;Xiaohong Zhuang;Yu Yu;Yu Yu

  • Disrupting Two Arabidopsis thaliana Xylosyltransferase Genes Results in Plants Deficient in Xyloglucan, a Major Primary Cell Wall Component

    David M. Cavalier;Olivier Lerouxel;Lutz Neumetzler;Kazuchika Yamauchi

  • Arabidopsis Argonaute 2 regulates innate immunity via miRNA393*-mediated silencing of a Golgi-localized SNARE gene MEMB12

    Xiaoming Zhang;Hongwei Zhao;Shang Gao;Wei-Chi Wang

  • A Small-Molecule Screen Identifies l-Kynurenine as a Competitive Inhibitor of TAA1/TAR Activity in Ethylene-Directed Auxin Biosynthesis and Root Growth in Arabidopsis

    Wenrong He;Javier Brumos;Hongjiang Li;Hongjiang Li;Yusi Ji

  • CLV3 Is Localized to the Extracellular Space, Where It Activates the Arabidopsis CLAVATA Stem Cell Signaling Pathway

    Enrique Rojo;Vijay K. Sharma;Valentina Kovaleva;Natasha V. Raikhel

  • A gene from the cellulose synthase-like C family encodes a β-1,4 glucan synthase

    Jean Christophe Cocuron;Olivier Lerouxel;Georgia Drakakaki;Ana P. Alonso

  • The Arabidopsis Genome. An Abundance of Soluble N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Factor Adaptor Protein Receptors

    Anton A. Sanderfoot;Farhah F. Assaad;Natasha V. Raikhel

  • Xyloglucan Fucosyltransferase, an Enzyme Involved in Plant Cell Wall Biosynthesis

    Robyn M. Perrin;Amy E. DeRocher;Maor Bar-Peled;Weiqing Zeng

  • Protein Import into the Nucleus: An Integrated View

    Glenn R. Hicks;Natasha V. Raikhel

  • Interactions between Syntaxins Identify at Least Five SNARE Complexes within the Golgi/Prevacuolar System of the Arabidopsis Cell

    Anton A. Sanderfoot;Valya Kovaleva;Diane C. Bassham;Natasha V. Raikhel

  • Wound-induced accumulation of mRNA containing a hevein sequence in laticifers of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)

    Willem Broekaert;Hyung-Il Lee;Anil Kush;Nam-Hai Chua

  • Structure and Function of Chitin-Binding Proteins

    N. Raikhel;H. I Lee;Willem Broekaert

  • The mur2 mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana lacks fucosylated xyloglucan because of a lesion in fucosyltransferase AtFUT1.

    Gary F. Vanzin;Michael Madson;Nicholas C. Carpita;Natasha V. Raikhel

  • Nuclear targeting in plants.

    Natasha Raikhel

  • VPEγ Exhibits a Caspase-like Activity that Contributes to Defense against Pathogens

    Enrique Rojo;Raquel Martı́n;Clay Carter;Jan Zouhar

  • Nuclear localization signal(s) required for nuclear targeting of the maize regulatory protein Opaque-2.

    Marguerite J. Varagona;Robert J. Schmidt;Natasha V. Raikhel

Frequent Co-Authors

Sebastian Y. Bednarek
Sebastian Y. Bednarek University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kenneth Keegstra
Kenneth Keegstra Michigan State University
Thomas Girke
Thomas Girke University of California, Riverside
Michael C. Pirrung
Michael C. Pirrung University of California, Riverside
Willy J. Peumans
Willy J. Peumans Ghent University
Asaph Aharoni
Asaph Aharoni Weizmann Institute of Science
Winslow R. Briggs
Winslow R. Briggs Carnegie Institution for Science
Michael G. Hahn
Michael G. Hahn University of Georgia
Richard A. Jorgensen
Richard A. Jorgensen University of Arizona
Gloria M. Coruzzi
Gloria M. Coruzzi New York University

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