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D-Index
66
Citations
13757
World Ranking
886
National Ranking
16

Radha Prasanna 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 Radha Prasanna sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 290 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Radha Prasanna 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 Radha Prasanna sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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 she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Bacteria
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Radha Prasanna mainly focuses on Cyanobacteria, Agronomy, Botany, Biofertilizer and Nitrogen fixation. Her work on Anabaena as part of her general Cyanobacteria study is frequently connected to Bioactive molecules, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science. Her Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Inoculation, Horticulture and Soil fertility.

Radha Prasanna combines subjects such as Nostoc, Paenibacillus, Bacillaceae and Bacteria with her study of Botany. Her work in Biofertilizer tackles topics such as Biomass which are related to areas like Algae, Biofuel, Nutrient, Sewage treatment and Pulp and paper industry. Within one scientific family, Radha Prasanna focuses on topics pertaining to Microbial inoculant under Nitrogen fixation, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Biofilm.

Her most cited work include:

  • Biofortification of wheat through inoculation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and cyanobacteria (177 citations)
  • Evaluating the potential of plant growth promoting cyanobacteria as inoculants for wheat (151 citations)
  • Phytoremediation potential of aquatic macrophyte, Azolla. (133 citations)

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

Her primary scientific interests are in Botany, Agronomy, Cyanobacteria, Microbial inoculant and Anabaena. Her study looks at the intersection of Botany and topics like Nitrogen fixation with Biofertilizer. Her Agronomy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Inoculation, Nutrient and Soil fertility.

Her research investigates the connection between Cyanobacteria and topics such as Biochemistry that intersect with problems in Phycobiliprotein. Her work carried out in the field of Microbial inoculant brings together such families of science as System of Rice Intensification, Biofilm, Mesorhizobium ciceri, Rhizosphere and Trichoderma. Her Anabaena research incorporates themes from Chitosanase activity, Chitosanase, Anabaena variabilis and Fungicide.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (27.59%)
  • Agronomy (26.29%)
  • Cyanobacteria (23.28%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Agronomy (26.29%)
  • Horticulture (14.22%)
  • Nutrient (13.36%)

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

Radha Prasanna spends much of her time researching Agronomy, Horticulture, Nutrient, Inoculation and Crop. Her work is dedicated to discovering how Agronomy, Soil fertility are connected with Crop growth and other disciplines. Her Nutrient research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Fertilizer, Ornamental plant, Sowing, Animal science and Microbial inoculant.

Her Microbial inoculant research incorporates elements of Biofilm, Nitrogen fixation, Soil test, Germination and Hectare. Her Nitrogen fixation research incorporates elements of Rhizobacteria and Microbial ecology. Her Crop research integrates issues from System of Rice Intensification, Agriculture and Human fertilization.

Between 2018 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Microbial biofilm inoculants benefit growth and yield of chrysanthemum varieties under protected cultivation through enhanced nutrient availability (16 citations)
  • Co-cultivation of cyanobacteria for raising nursery of chrysanthemum using a hydroponic system (10 citations)
  • Potential of microbes in the biofortification of Zn and Fe in dietary food grains. A review (9 citations)

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

  • Bacteria
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Radha Prasanna mainly investigates Horticulture, Biofilm, Inoculation, Microbial inoculant and Nutrient. Her Horticulture research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Pathogen, Ergosterol and Silver nanoparticle. Radha Prasanna combines subjects such as Nitrogen fixation, Trichoderma viride, Trichoderma and Sowing with her study of Biofilm.

Her Inoculation research includes themes of Growth medium, Plant physiology, Diazotroph, Shoot and Cutting. Radha Prasanna focuses mostly in the field of Microbial inoculant, narrowing it down to matters related to Agronomy and, in some cases, Biofortification. The Nutrient study combines topics in areas such as Field experiment, Brown rice and Human fertilization.

Best Publications

  • Microalgae as multi-functional options in modern agriculture: current trends, prospects and challenges.

    Nirmal Renuka;Abhishek Guldhe;Radha Prasanna;Poonam Singh

  • Biofortification of wheat through inoculation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and cyanobacteria

    Anuj Rana;Monica Joshi;Radha Prasanna;Yashbir Singh Shivay

  • Phytoremediation potential of aquatic macrophyte, Azolla.

    Anjuli Sood;Perm L. Uniyal;Radha Prasanna;Amrik S. Ahluwalia

  • Evaluating the potential of plant growth promoting cyanobacteria as inoculants for wheat

    Nanjappan Karthikeyan;Radha Prasanna;Lata Nain;Brahma D. Kaushik

  • New insights into the biodiversity and applications of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)—Prospects and challenges

    Vishal Gupta;Sachitra Kumar Ratha;Anjuli Sood;Vidhi Chaudhary

  • Identification of multi-trait PGPR isolates and evaluating their potential as inoculants for wheat

    Anuj Rana;Baljeet Saharan;Monica Joshi;Radha Prasanna

  • Formulation of a low-cost medium for mass production of Spirulina

    Basirath Raoof;B.D. Kaushik;Radha Prasanna

  • Phycoremediation of wastewaters: a synergistic approach using microalgae for bioremediation and biomass generation

    N. Renuka;A. Sood;R. Prasanna;A. S. Ahluwalia

  • Evaluation of synergistic effects of bacterial and cyanobacterial strains as biofertilizers for wheat

    Lata Nain;Anuj Rana;Monica Joshi;Shrikrishna D. Jadhav

  • Exploring the efficacy of wastewater-grown microalgal biomass as a biofertilizer for wheat

    Nirmal Renuka;Radha Prasanna;Anjuli Sood;Amrik S Ahluwalia

  • Evaluation of microalgal consortia for treatment of primary treated sewage effluent and biomass production

    Nirmal Renuka;Anjuli Sood;Sachitra K. Ratha;Radha Prasanna

  • Diversity and phylogenetic profiling of niche-specific Bacilli from extreme environments of India

    Ajar Nath Yadav;Priyanka Verma;Murugan Kumar;Kamal K. Pal

  • Influence of co-inoculation of bacteria-cyanobacteria on crop yield and C–N sequestration in soil under rice crop

    Radha Prasanna;Monica Joshi;Anuj Rana;Yashbir Singh Shivay

  • Evaluating the influence of novel cyanobacterial biofilmed biofertilizers on soil fertility and plant nutrition in wheat

    Karivaradharajan Swarnalakshmi;Radha Prasanna;Arun Kumar;Sasmita Pattnaik

  • Cyanobacterial diversity in the rhizosphere of rice and its ecological significance.

    Radha Prasanna;Pranita Jaiswal;Saswati Nayak;Anjuli Sood

  • Cyanobacteria mediated plant growth promotion and bioprotection against Fusarium wilt in tomato

    Radha Prasanna;Vidhi Chaudhary;Vishal Gupta;Santosh Babu

  • Agriculturally important microbial biofilms: Present status and future prospects.

    Kulandaivelu Velmourougane;Radha Prasanna;Anil Kumar Saxena

  • Enhancing micronutrient uptake and yield of wheat through bacterial PGPR consortia

    Anuj Rana;Baljeet Saharan;Lata Nain;Radha Prasanna

  • Effect of urea, blue green algae and Azolla on nitrogen fixation and chlorophyll accumulation in soil under rice

    Saswati Nayak;Radha Prasanna;Anjuli Pabby;T. K. Dominic

  • Rediscovering cyanobacteria as valuable sources of bioactive compounds (Review)

    R. Prasanna;A. Sood;P. Jaiswal;S. Nayak

Frequent Co-Authors

Lata Nain
Lata Nain Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Yashbir Singh Shivay
Yashbir Singh Shivay Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Anil Kumar Saxena
Anil Kumar Saxena Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Boddupalli M. Prasanna
Boddupalli M. Prasanna International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Ajar Nath Yadav
Ajar Nath Yadav Eternal University
Madan Pal
Madan Pal Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Himanshu Pathak
Himanshu Pathak Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Bansi D. Malhotra
Bansi D. Malhotra Delhi Technological University
Arti Bhatia
Arti Bhatia Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Seung Hee Lee
Seung Hee Lee Jeonbuk National University

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