2026 Rajendra K. Agrawal: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	51	17102	15698	7048	6294	128	10280

Overview

Rajendra K. Agrawal is affiliated with the University at Albany, State University of New York in the United States. Their research spans key areas within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. A significant portion of their work focuses on Molecular Biology as a primary subfield, complemented by contributions to Nephrology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research addresses several main topics, including:

RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
RNA modifications and cancer
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Rajendra K. Agrawal has coauthored frequently with several researchers, among them:

Nilesh K. Banavali
Ravi Kiran Koripella
Manjuli R. Sharma
Soneya Majumdar
Pooja Keshavan

The scientist's publications have appeared in various venues, including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Communications
UNC Libraries
Nephrology
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Rajendra K. Agrawal include:

Structures of the human mitochondrial ribosome bound to EF-G1 reveal distinct features of mitochondrial translation elongation, 2020, Nature Communications
Distinct mechanisms of the human mitoribosome recycling and antibiotic resistance, 2021, Nature Communications
Interventional nephrology and vascular access practice: A perspective from South and Southeast Asia, 2021, The Journal of Vascular Access
Ribosome hibernation: a new molecular framework for targeting nonreplicating persisters of mycobacteria, 2021, Microbiology
Peritoneal dialysis: Status report in South and South East Asia, 2021, Nephrology

Best Publications

A ratchet-like inter-subunit reorganization of the ribosome during translocation.

Joachim Frank;Rajendra Kumar Agrawal;Rajendra Kumar Agrawal

975
Citations
A model of protein synthesis based on cryo-electron microscopy of the E. coli ribosome

Joachim Frank;Jun Zhu;Jun Zhu;Pawel A Penczek;Yanhong Li;Yanhong Li

522
Citations
Solution Structure of the E. coli 70S Ribosome at 11.5 Å Resolution

Irene S Gabashvili;Rajendra K Agrawal;Rajendra K Agrawal;Christian M.T Spahn;Christian M.T Spahn;Robert A Grassucci;Robert A Grassucci

518
Citations
Visualization of elongation factor G on the Escherichia coli 70S ribosome: The mechanism of translocation

Rajendra K. Agrawal;Pawel A Penczek;Pawel A Penczek;Robert A. Grassucci;Joachim Frank;Joachim Frank

459
Citations
Structure of the mammalian mitochondrial ribosome reveals an expanded functional role for its component proteins.

Manjuli R. Sharma;Emine C. Koc;Partha P. Datta;Timothy M. Booth

406
Citations
EF-G-dependent GTP hydrolysis induces translocation accompanied by large conformational changes in the 70S ribosome

Rajendra K. Agrawal;Amy B. Heagle;Amy B. Heagle;Pawel Penczek;Pawel Penczek;Robert A. Grassucci;Robert A. Grassucci

389
Citations
Cryo-EM reveals an active role for aminoacyl-tRNA in the accommodation process

Mikel Valle;Jayati Sengupta;Neil K. Swami;Robert A. Grassucci

366
Citations
Study of the structural dynamics of the E coli 70S ribosome using real-space refinement.

Haixiao Gao;Jayati Sengupta;Mikel Valle;Andrei Korostelev

359
Citations
Preparation of functional ribosomal complexes and effect of buffer conditions on tRNA positions observed by cryoelectron microscopy.

Gregor Blaha;Ulrich Stelzl;Christian M.T. Spahn;Rajendra K. Agrawal

282
Citations
Direct Visualization of A-, P-, and E-Site Transfer RNAs in the Escherichia coli Ribosome

Rajendra K. Agrawal;Pawel A Penczek;Robert A. Grassucci;Yanhong Li

279
Citations
Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein Regulates Translation by Binding Directly to the Ribosome

Eileen Chen;Manjuli R. Sharma;Xinying Shi;Rajendra K. Agrawal;Rajendra K. Agrawal

258
Citations
Escherichia coli 70 S ribosome at 15 A resolution by cryo-electron microscopy: localization of fMet-tRNAfMet and fitting of L1 protein.

Arun Malhotra;Pawel Penczek;Pawel Penczek;Rajendra K Agrawal;Irene S Gabashvili

225
Citations
Modeling a minimal ribosome based on comparative sequence analysis.

Jason A. Mears;Jamie J. Cannone;Scott M. Stagg;Robin R. Gutell

209
Citations
Visualization of Trna Movements on the Escherichia coli 70s Ribosome during the Elongation Cycle

Rajendra K. Agrawal;Christian M.T. Spahn;Christian M.T. Spahn;Pawel Penczek;Robert A. Grassucci

206
Citations
Visualization of protein S1 within the 30S ribosomal subunit and its interaction with messenger RNA.

Jayati Sengupta;Rajendra K. Agrawal;Joachim Frank

205
Citations
Three-dimensional cryo-electron microscopy localization of EF2 in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae 80S ribosome at 17.5 A resolution.

Maria G. Gomez-Lorenzo;Christian M T Spahn;Rajendra K. Agrawal;Robert A. Grassucci

203
Citations
Visualization of ribosome-recycling factor on the Escherichia coli 70S ribosome: Functional implications

Rajendra K. Agrawal;Manjuli R. Sharma;Michael C. Kiel;Go Hirokawa

199
Citations
Location of translational initiation factor IF3 on the small ribosomal subunit

John P. McCutcheon;Rajendra K. Agrawal;Shibu M. Philips;Robert A. Grassucci

179
Citations
Interaction of Era with the 30S Ribosomal Subunit: Implications for 30S Subunit Assembly

Manjuli R. Sharma;Chandana Barat;Daniel N. Wilson;Timothy M. Booth

167
Citations
Localization of L11 Protein on the Ribosome and Elucidation of its Involvement in EF-G-dependent Translocation

Rajendra K Agrawal;Jamie Linde;Jayati Sengupta;Knud H Nierhaus

156
Citations