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D-Index
63
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1034
National Ranking
274

Neelima Sinha 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 Neelima Sinha sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 174 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Neelima Sinha 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 Neelima Sinha sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Neelima Sinha is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant emphasis on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The main subfields of study include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Their scientific work covers various topics related to plant biology, focusing on:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Neelima Sinha has contributed to multiple research papers, including:

  • "Innovation, conservation, and repurposing of gene function in root cell type development" (2021) published in Cell
  • "A suberized exodermis is required for tomato drought tolerance" (2024) published in Nature Plants
  • "The tomato receptor CuRe1 senses a cell wall protein to identify Cuscuta as a pathogen" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "Gene regulatory networks shape developmental plasticity of root cell types under water extremes in rice" (2022) published in Developmental Cell
  • "Parasitic Plants: An Overview of Mechanisms by Which Plants Perceive and Respond to Parasites" (2022) published in Annual Review of Plant Biology

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia
  • Current Biology

Neelima Sinha collaborates regularly with several coauthors, notably:

  • Siobhán M. Brady
  • Julia Bailey-Serres
  • Hokuto Nakayama
  • Mona Gouran
  • Alex Cantó-Pastor

Among the awards received is the distinction as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • The developmental gene Knotted-1 is a member of a maize homeobox gene family

    Erik Vollbrecht;Bruce Veit;Neelima Sinha;Sarah Hake;Sarah Hake

  • Overexpression of the maize homeo box gene, KNOTTED-1, causes a switch from determinate to indeterminate cell fates.

    N R Sinha;R E Williams;S Hake

  • Homologies in leaf form inferred from KNOXI gene expression during development.

    Geeta Bharathan;Thomas E. Goliber;Christopher Moore;Sharon Kessler

  • The genome of the stress-tolerant wild tomato species Solanum pennellii

    Anthony Bolger;Federico Scossa;Marie E Bolger;Christa Lanz

  • Developmental Changes Due to Long-Distance Movement of a Homeobox Fusion Transcript in Tomato

    Minsung Kim;Wynnelena Canio;Sharon Kessler;Neelima Sinha

  • Comparative transcriptomics reveals patterns of selection in domesticated and wild tomato

    Daniel Koenig;José M. Jiménez-Gómez;Seisuke Kimura;Daniel Fulop

  • Hairy root transformation using Agrobacterium rhizogenes as a tool for exploring cell type-specific gene expression and function using tomato as a model

    Mily Ron;Kaisa Kajala;Germain Pauluzzi;Dongxue Wang

  • WOX4 Promotes Procambial Development

    Jiabing Ji;Josh Strable;Rena Shimizu;Daniel Koenig

  • Profiling of Accessible Chromatin Regions across Multiple Plant Species and Cell Types Reveals Common Gene Regulatory Principles and New Control Modules.

    Kelsey A Maher;Marko Bajic;Kaisa Kajala;Mauricio Reynoso

  • Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum): A Model Fruit-Bearing Crop.

    Seisuke Kimura;Neelima Sinha

  • A gene fusion at a homeobox locus: alterations in leaf shape and implications for morphological evolution.

    Ju-Jiun Chen;Bart-Jan Janssen;Andrina Williams;Neelima Sinha

  • A Modern Ampelography: A Genetic Basis for Leaf Shape and Venation Patterning in Grape

    Daniel H. Chitwood;Aashish Ranjan;Ciera C. Martinez;Lauren R. Headland

  • Domestication selected for deceleration of the circadian clock in cultivated tomato

    Niels A Müller;Cris L Wijnen;Cris L Wijnen;Arunkumar Srinivasan;Malgorzata Ryngajllo

  • Auxin patterns Solanum lycopersicum leaf morphogenesis

    Daniel Koenig;Emmanuelle Bayer;Julie J. Kang;Cris Kuhlemeier

  • A Quantitative Genetic Basis for Leaf Morphology in a Set of Precisely Defined Tomato Introgression Lines

    Daniel H. Chitwood;Ravi Kumar;Lauren R. Headland;Aashish Ranjan

  • Natural variation in leaf morphology results from mutation of a novel KNOX gene.

    Seisuke Kimura;Daniel Koenig;Julie J. Kang;Fei Yian Yoong

  • Overexpression of a Homeobox Gene, LeT6, Reveals Indeterminate Features in the Tomato Compound Leaf

    Bart-Jan Janssen;Lance Lund;Neelima Sinha

  • Compound Leaf Development and Evolution in the Legumes

    Connie E.M. Champagne;Thomas E. Goliber;Martin F. Wojciechowski;Raymond W. Mei

  • Evolutionary and Environmental Forces Sculpting Leaf Development

    Daniel H. Chitwood;Neelima R. Sinha

  • Structured Light-Based 3D Reconstruction System for Plants

    Thuy Tuong Nguyen;David C. Slaughter;Nelson Max;Julin N. Maloof

  • Genetic approaches to inflorescence and leaf development in maize

    Bruce Veit;Ben Greene;Brenda Lowe;Julie Mathern

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel H. Chitwood
Daniel H. Chitwood Michigan State University
Julin N. Maloof
Julin N. Maloof University of California, Davis
Julia Bailey-Serres
Julia Bailey-Serres University of California, Riverside
Siobhan M. Brady
Siobhan M. Brady University of California, Davis
Sarah Hake
Sarah Hake University of California, Berkeley
Lúcia G. Lohmann
Lúcia G. Lohmann Universidade de São Paulo
Michael J. Scanlon
Michael J. Scanlon Cornell University
Cris Kuhlemeier
Cris Kuhlemeier University of Bern
Elizabeth A. Kellogg
Elizabeth A. Kellogg Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Luis J. Corcuera
Luis J. Corcuera Katalapi Park Research and Education Center

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