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D-Index
31
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2507
World Ranking
6293
National Ranking
198

Nitika Sandhu 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 Nitika Sandhu sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 83 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nitika Sandhu 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 Nitika Sandhu sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Population genomic analysis of Aegilops tauschii identifies targets for bread wheat improvement.

    Kumar Gaurav;Sanu Arora;Paula Silva;Javier Sánchez-Martín

  • Identification and mapping of stable QTL with main and epistasis effect on rice grain yield under upland drought stress.

    Nitika Sandhu;Anshuman Singh;Shalabh Dixit;Ma Teresa Sta Cruz

  • Rice root architectural plasticity traits and genetic regions for adaptability to variable cultivation and stress conditions

    Nitika Sandhu;K. Anitha Raman;Rolando O. Torres;Alain Audebert

  • Bridging the Rice Yield Gaps under Drought: QTLs, Genes, and their Use in Breeding Programs

    Nitika Sandhu;Arvind Kumar

  • Biochemical and Genetic Approaches Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Cereal Crops: A Review.

    Nitika Sandhu;Mehak Sethi;Aman Kumar;Devpriya Dang

  • Pyramiding of drought yield QTLs into a high quality Malaysian rice cultivar MRQ74 improves yield under reproductive stage drought

    Noraziyah Abd Aziz Shamsudin;Noraziyah Abd Aziz Shamsudin;B. P Mallikarjuna Swamy;R Wickneswari V Ratnam;Ma Teressa Sta. Cruz

  • Traits and QTLs for development of dry direct-seeded rainfed rice varieties

    Nitika Sandhu;Rolando O. Torres;Ma. Teresa Sta Cruz;Paul Cornelio Maturan

  • Genetic variation, linkage mapping of QTL and correlation studies for yield, root, and agronomic traits for aerobic adaptation

    Nitika Sandhu;Sunita Jain;Arvind Kumar;Balwant Singh Mehla

  • Marker-assisted selection strategy to pyramid two or more QTLs for quantitative trait-grain yield under drought

    Arvind Kumar;Nitika Sandhu;Shalabh Dixit;Shailesh Yadav

  • Combining drought and submergence tolerance in rice: marker-assisted breeding and QTL combination effects.

    Shalabh Dixit;Anshuman Singh;Anshuman Singh;Nitika Sandhu;Aditi Bhandari

  • Marker Assisted Breeding to Develop Multiple Stress Tolerant Varieties for Flood and Drought Prone Areas

    Nitika Sandhu;Nitika Sandhu;Shalabh Dixit;B. P. M. Swamy;Anitha Raman

  • Molecular Mapping of QTLs Associated with Lodging Resistance in Dry Direct-Seeded Rice (Oryza sativa L.).

    Shailesh Yadav;Shailesh Yadav;Uma M. Singh;Shilpa M. Naik;Challa Venkateshwarlu

  • Genotyping-by-sequencing based QTL mapping for rice grain yield under reproductive stage drought stress tolerance.

    Shailesh Yadav;Nitika Sandhu;Nitika Sandhu;Vikas Kumar Singh;Margaret Catolos

  • Positive interactions of major-effect QTLs with genetic background that enhances rice yield under drought.

    Nitika Sandhu;Shalabh Dixit;B. P. Mallikarjuna Swamy;Prashant Vikram

  • Root Traits Enhancing Rice Grain Yield under Alternate Wetting and Drying Condition.

    Nitika Sandhu;Sushil R Subedi;Ram B Yadaw;Bedanand Chaudhary

  • Deciphering the genetic basis of root morphology, nutrient uptake, yield, and yield-related traits in rice under dry direct-seeded cultivation systems

    Nitika Sandhu;Nitika Sandhu;Sushil Raj Subedi;Sushil Raj Subedi;Vikas Kumar Singh;Pallavi Sinha

  • Epistatic interactions of major effect drought QTLs with genetic background loci determine grain yield of rice under drought stress

    Shailesh Yadav;Nitika Sandhu;Ratna Rani Majumder;Shalabh Dixit

  • Meta-QTL Analysis in Rice and Cross-Genome Talk of the Genomic Regions Controlling Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Cereal Crops Revealing Phylogenetic Relationship

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  • Genome-Wide Association Study for Yield and Yield Related Traits under Reproductive Stage Drought in a Diverse indica-aus Rice Panel

    Aditi Bhandari;Aditi Bhandari;Nitika Sandhu;Nitika Sandhu;Jérôme Bartholome;Jérôme Bartholome;Tuong-Vi Cao-Hamadoun

  • Genetic Loci Governing Grain Yield and Root Development under Variable Rice Cultivation Conditions.

    Margaret Catolos;Margaret Catolos;Nitika Sandhu;Shalabh Dixit;Noraziyah Abd Aziz Shamsudin;Noraziyah Abd Aziz Shamsudin

Frequent Co-Authors

Vikas K. Singh
Vikas K. Singh International Rice Research Institute
Shalabh Dixit
Shalabh Dixit International Rice Research Institute
Amelia Henry
Amelia Henry International Rice Research Institute
Prashant Vikram
Prashant Vikram Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University
Parveen Chhuneja
Parveen Chhuneja Punjab Agricultural University
Alison R. Bentley
Alison R. Bentley National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Jesse Poland
Jesse Poland King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Rajeev K. Varshney
Rajeev K. Varshney Murdoch University
Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak University of California, Davis
Beat Keller
Beat Keller University of Zurich

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