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Rajendra Prasad

Rajendra Prasad

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Biology and Biochemistry
India
2026
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Molecular Biology
India
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
95
Citations
31492
World Ranking
636
National Ranking
1

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
106
Citations
43237
World Ranking
1148
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in India Leader Award

Overview

Rajendra Prasad is affiliated with Amity University in India and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Oncology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion

Among recent publications, selected papers include:

  • "Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a consolidated bioprocessing host to produce cellulosic ethanol: Recent advancements and current challenges," 2022, Biotechnology Advances
  • "Identifying the natural polyphenol catechin as a multi-targeted agent against SARS-CoV-2 for the plausible therapy of COVID-19: an integrated computational approach," 2020, Briefings in Bioinformatics
  • "Multiple roles of ABC transporters in yeast," 2021, Fungal Genetics and Biology
  • "Structural heterogeneity in RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) of TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43): clue to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis," 2020, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
  • "Intron distribution and emerging role of alternative splicing in fungi," 2021, FEMS Microbiology Letters

Rajendra Prasad has also contributed to book publications. These include:

  • Analysis of Membrane Lipids, published by Humana Press in 2020
  • Heterologous Expression of Membrane Proteins, published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2022

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • FEMS Yeast Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mBio
  • Methods in molecular biology
  • Journal of Fungi

Collaboration is evident through frequent co-authors, including:

  • Atanu Banerjee
  • Naseem A. Gaur
  • Ashutosh Singh
  • Mohit Kumar
  • Andrew M. Lynn

Best Publications

  • Requirement of mammalian DNA polymerase-beta in base-excision repair.

    Robert W. Sobol;Julie K. Horton;Ralf Kühn;Hua Gu

  • Crystal structures of human DNA polymerase beta complexed with gapped and nicked DNA: evidence for an induced fit mechanism.

    Michael R. Sawaya;Rajendra Prasad;Samuel H. Wilson;Joseph Kraut

  • Alkaline Phosphatase: An Overview

    Ujjawal Sharma;Deeksha Pal;Rajendra Prasad

  • Soil Fertility Management for Sustainable Agriculture

    James F. Power;Rajendra Prasad

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel gene of Candida albicans, CDR1, conferring multiple resistance to drugs and antifungals.

    Rajendra Prasad;P. De Wergifosse;A. Goffeau;E. Balzi

  • AP endonuclease-independent DNA base excision repair in human cells

    Lee R Wiederhold;John B. Leppard;Padmini Kedar;Feridoun Karimi-Busheri

  • Biogas scrubbing, compression and storage: perspective and prospectus in Indian context

    S.S. Kapdi;V.K. Vijay;S.K. Rajesh;Rajendra Prasad

  • Mammalian Abasic Site Base Excision Repair: IDENTIFICATION OF THE REACTION SEQUENCE AND RATE-DETERMINING STEPS *

    Deepak K. Srivastava;Brian J. Vande Berg;Rajendra Prasad;James T. Molina

  • The lyase activity of the DNA repair protein β-polymerase protects from DNA-damage-induced cytotoxicity

    Robert W. Sobol;Rajendra Prasad;Andrea Evenski;Audrey Baker

  • DNA Polymerase β Conducts the Gap-filling Step in Uracil-initiated Base Excision Repair in a Bovine Testis Nuclear Extract (∗)

    Rakesh K. Singhal;Rajendra Prasad;Samuel H. Wilson

  • Biological alternatives for termite control: A review

    Monica Verma;Satyawati Sharma;Rajendra Prasad

  • Nitrification Inhibitors for Agriculture, Health, and the Environment

    Rajendra Prasad;J.F. Power

  • Specific Interaction of DNA Polymerase β and DNA Ligase I in a Multiprotein Base Excision Repair Complex from Bovine Testis

    Rajendra Prasad;Rakesh K. Singhal;Deepak K. Srivastava;James T. Molina

  • Ion Acceleration in Multispecies Targets Driven by Intense Laser Radiation Pressure

    S. Kar;K. F. Kakolee;B. Qiao;A. Macchi

  • Role of DNA polymerase beta in the excision step of long patch mammalian base excision repair.

    Grigory L. Dianov;Rajendra Prasad;Samuel H. Wilson;Vilhelm A. Bohr

  • FEN1 stimulation of DNA polymerase beta mediates an excision step in mammalian long patch base excision repair.

    Rajendra Prasad;Grigory L. Dianov;Vilhelm A. Bohr;Samuel H. Wilson

  • Nitrification Retarders and Slow-Release Nitrogen Fertilizers

    Rajendra Prasad;G.B. Rajale;B.A. Lakhdive

  • Identification of 5′-deoxyribose phosphate lyase activity in human DNA polymerase γ and its role in mitochondrial base excision repair in vitro

    Matthew J. Longley;Rajendra Prasad;Deepak K. Srivastava;Samuel H. Wilson

  • DNA Polymerase β-mediated Long Patch Base Excision Repair POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASE-1 STIMULATES STRAND DISPLACEMENT DNA SYNTHESIS

    Rajendra Prasad;Olga I. Lavrik;Soon-Jong Kim;Padmini Kedar

  • 5'-Deoxyribose Phosphate Lyase Activity of Human DNA Polymerase ɩ in Vitro

    Katarzyna Bebenek;Agnès Tissier;Ekaterina G. Frank;John P. McDonald

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel H. Wilson
Samuel H. Wilson National Institutes of Health
Samuel H. Wilson
Samuel H. Wilson Research Triangle Park Foundation
William A. Beard
William A. Beard National Institutes of Health
Ashish Garg
Ashish Garg Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Yashbir Singh Shivay
Yashbir Singh Shivay Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Dominique Sanglard
Dominique Sanglard University of Lausanne
Matthew Zepf
Matthew Zepf Helmholtz Institute Jena
Suresh V. Ambudkar
Suresh V. Ambudkar National Institutes of Health
Avtar K. Handa
Avtar K. Handa Purdue University West Lafayette
Arunaloke Chakrabarti
Arunaloke Chakrabarti Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

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