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Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti

Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
47
Citations
6374
World Ranking
2596
National Ranking
67

Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti 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 Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 199 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti 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 Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti focuses on Botany, Genetically modified crops, Arabidopsis, Gene and Genetics. The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Molecular biology and Transformation, Agrobacterium. Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti has included themes like Kanamycin and Agrobacterium tumefaciens in his Molecular biology study.

Genetically modified crops is the subject of his research, which falls under Transgene. As a part of the same scientific family, Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti mostly works in the field of Transgene, focusing on Heterologous expression and, on occasion, Cell biology, Plant disease resistance, Superoxide dismutase, Jasmonate and Nicotiana tabacum. His Arabidopsis research incorporates elements of Biotechnology, Ectopic expression and Yield.

His most cited work include:

  • Ectopic expression of an annexin from Brassica juncea confers tolerance to abiotic and biotic stress treatments in transgenic tobacco. (101 citations)
  • Rapid in vitro propagation of medicinally important Ceropegia candelabrum (90 citations)
  • Transgenic tobacco and peanut plants expressing a mustard defensin show resistance to fungal pathogens. (84 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Gene, Genetically modified crops, Transgene and Abiotic stress. His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Arachis diogoi and Transformation, Agrobacterium. To a larger extent, Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti studies Genetics with the aim of understanding Gene.

His research integrates issues of Defensin, Horticulture, Microbiology and Agrobacterium tumefaciens in his study of Genetically modified crops. His studies deal with areas such as Protease and Tapetum as well as Transgene. His Biotic stress study in the realm of Abiotic stress interacts with subjects such as Abiotic component.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (39.84%)
  • Gene (33.33%)
  • Genetically modified crops (26.02%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Cell biology (19.51%)
  • Transgene (26.02%)
  • Gene (33.33%)

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

Cell biology, Transgene, Gene, Genetically modified crops and Abiotic stress are his primary areas of study. In general Transgene, his work in Arachis diogoi is often linked to Metalloid linking many areas of study. His work on Brassica rapa, Transcription factor and Auxin is typically connected to Abiotic component as part of general Gene study, connecting several disciplines of science.

His study on Genetically modified crops also encompasses disciplines like

  • Brassica which intersects with area such as Pollen, Stamen, Ferritin and Agrobacterium tumefaciens,
  • Horticulture that intertwine with fields like Transformation. His Abiotic stress research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Microbiology and Gene family. His work on Leaf spot as part of general Botany research is frequently linked to Intestinal epithelium, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Target of rapamycin, a master regulator of multiple signalling pathways and a potential candidate gene for crop improvement. (11 citations)
  • Expressing class I wheat NHX (TaNHX2) gene in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) improves plant performance under saline condition (10 citations)
  • Plant annexins and their involvement in stress responses (9 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti spends much of his time researching Abiotic stress, Genetically modified crops, Cell biology, Gene and Microbiology. His Abiotic stress study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Arachis hypogaea, NAD+ kinase and Brassica rapa. His Genetically modified crops study is concerned with Transgene in general.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Solanum, Horticulture and Transformation in addition to Transgene. His Gene study improves the overall literature in Genetics. The various areas that Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti examines in his Microbiology study include Plant disease resistance, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, APX, Nicotiana tabacum and Arachis diogoi.

Best Publications

  • Transgenic tobacco and peanut plants expressing a mustard defensin show resistance to fungal pathogens.

    T. Swathi Anuradha;K. Divya;S. K. Jami;P. B. Kirti

  • Brassica and Its Close Allies: Cytogenetics and Evolution

    Shyam Prakash;S. R. Bhat;C. F. Quiros;P. B. Kirti

  • Ectopic expression of an annexin from Brassica juncea confers tolerance to abiotic and biotic stress treatments in transgenic tobacco.

    Sravan Kumar Jami;Greg B. Clark;Swathi Anuradha Turlapati;Craig Handley

  • Rapid in vitro propagation of medicinally important Ceropegia candelabrum

    M.R. Beena;K.P. Martin;P.B. Kirti;Molly Hariharan

  • Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cauliflower: optimization of protocol and development of Bt-transgenic cauliflower.

    R. Chakrabarty;N. Viswakarma;S. R. Bhat;P. B. Kirti;P. B. Kirti

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Ectopic expression of Arabidopsis Target of Rapamycin (AtTOR ) improves water-use efficiency and yield potential in rice

    Achala Bakshi;Mazahar Moin;M. Udaya Kumar;Aramati Bindu Madhava Reddy

  • Transgenic Indian mustard ( Brassica juncea ) with resistance to the mustard aphid ( Lipaphis erysimi Kalt.)

    S. Kanrar;J. Venkateswari;P. B. Kirti;V. L. Chopra

  • Characterization of a Pathogen Induced Thaumatin-Like Protein Gene AdTLP from Arachis diogoi, a Wild Peanut

    Naveen Kumar Singh;Koppolu Raja Rajesh Kumar;Dilip Kumar;Pawan Shukla

  • A Moricandia arvensis- based cytoplasmic male sterility and fertility restoration system in Brassica juncea

    S. Prakash;P. B. Kirti;S. R. Bhat;K. Gaikwad

  • Constitutive expression of a trypsin protease inhibitor confers multiple stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco

    Tantravahi Srinivasan;Koppolu Raja Rajesh Kumar;Pulugurtha Bharadwaja Kirti

  • Constitutive expression of mustard annexin, AnnBj1 enhances abiotic stress tolerance and fiber quality in cotton under stress

    Kesanakurti Divya;S. K. Jami;P. B. Kirti

  • Genome-wide comparative analysis of annexin superfamily in plants.

    Sravan Kumar Jami;Sravan Kumar Jami;Greg B. Clark;Belay T. Ayele;Paula Ashe

  • Identification and characterization of annexin gene family in rice

    Sravan Kumar Jami;Greg B. Clark;Belay T. Ayele;Stanley J. Roux

  • Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) using embryonal segments and development of transgenic plants for resistance against Spodoptera

    Ch. Surekha;M.R. Beena;A. Arundhati;P.K. Singh

  • Transfer of Ogu cytoplasmic male sterility to Brassica juncea and improvement of the male sterile line through somatic cell fusion.

    P B Kirti;S S Banga;S Prakash;V L Chopra

  • Genetic transformation of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) using cotyledonary node as explant and a promoterless gus::nptII fusion gene based vector.

    T. Swathi Anuradha;S. K. Jami;R. S. Datla;P. B. Kirti

  • Cloning, characterization and antifungal activity of defensin Tfgd1 from Trigonella foenum-graecum L.

    Sudar Olli;P.B. Kirti

  • Genome-Wide Identification and Comprehensive Expression Profiling of Ribosomal Protein Small Subunit (RPS) Genes and their Comparative Analysis with the Large Subunit (RPL) Genes in Rice.

    Anusree Saha;Shubhajit Das;Mazahar Moin;Mouboni Dutta

  • Plant regeneration via somatic embryogenesis in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

    V. Dinesh Kumar;P. B. Kirti;J. K. S. Sachan;V. L. Chopra

  • Diplotaxis catholica+Brassica juncea somatic hybrids: molecular and cytogenetic characterization

    P. B. Kirti;T. Mohapatra;H. Khanna;S. Prakash

  • Expression Profiling of Ribosomal Protein Gene Family in Dehydration Stress Responses and Characterization of Transgenic Rice Plants Overexpressing RPL23A for Water-Use Efficiency and Tolerance to Drought and Salt Stresses.

    Mazahar Moin;Mazahar Moin;Achala Bakshi;M. S. Madhav;P. B. Kirti

  • Transformation of Brassica oleracea var. capitata with bacterial betA gene enhances tolerance to salt stress

    R.C. Bhattacharya;M. Maheswari;V. Dineshkumar;P.B. Kirti

Frequent Co-Authors

Satya Prakash
Satya Prakash McGill University
Shyam Prakash
Shyam Prakash Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Trilochan Mohapatra
Trilochan Mohapatra Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad
Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad University of Hyderabad
Stanley J. Roux
Stanley J. Roux The University of Texas at Austin
Karl-Josef Dietz
Karl-Josef Dietz Bielefeld University
Belay T. Ayele
Belay T. Ayele University of Manitoba
Robert D. Hill
Robert D. Hill University of Manitoba
Gyan P. Mishra
Gyan P. Mishra Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Rakesh Tuli
Rakesh Tuli Panjab University

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