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Uma Ramakrishnan publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Uma Ramakrishnan sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 169 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Uma Ramakrishnan D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Uma Ramakrishnan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in India Leader Award

Overview

Uma Ramakrishnan is affiliated with the National Centre for Biological Sciences in India. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Environmental Science.

The scientist's work focuses on subfields such as Genetics, Ecology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, and Global and Planetary Change. Key topics covered in their publications include Genetic diversity and population structure, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing.

Frequently published venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biological Conservation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ecology and Evolution, and Current Biology.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Uma Ramakrishnan include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 Delta variant replication and immune evasion (2021), Nature
  • Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved (2020), Biological Conservation
  • Genomic characterization and epidemiology of an emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant in Delhi, India (2021), Science
  • Global Commitments to Conserving and Monitoring Genetic Diversity Are Now Necessary and Feasible (2021), BioScience
  • Genomic evidence for inbreeding depression and purging of deleterious genetic variation in Indian tigers (2021), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Among the frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Uma Ramakrishnan are Anubhab Khan, B. R. Ansil, Arjun Srivathsa, Arun Zachariah, and Jagdish Krishnaswamy.

Best Publications

  • Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved

    Sean Hoban;Michael Bruford;Josephine D'Urban Jackson;Margarida Lopes-Fernandes

  • Merging paleobiology with conservation biology to guide the future of terrestrial ecosystems

    Anthony D. Barnosky;Anthony D. Barnosky;Elizabeth A. Hadly;Patrick Gonzalez;Patrick Gonzalez;Jason Head

  • History of Click-Speaking Populations of Africa Inferred from mtDNA and Y Chromosome Genetic Variation

    Sarah A. Tishkoff;Mary Katherine Gonder;Brenna M. Henn;Holly Mortensen

  • Serial SimCoal: A population genetics model for data from multiple populations and points in time

    Christian N. K. Anderson;Uma Ramakrishnan;Yvonne L. Chan;Elizabeth A. Hadly

  • Evaluation of non-invasive genetic sampling methods for estimating tiger population size

    Samrat Mondol;K. Ullas Karanth;N. Samba Kumar;Arjun M. Gopalaswamy

  • Tiger decline caused by the reduction of large ungulate prey: evidence from a study of leopard diets in southern India

    Uma Ramakrishnan;Richard G. Coss;Neil W. Pelkey

  • Global Commitments to Conserving and Monitoring Genetic Diversity Are Now Necessary and Feasible.

    Sean Hoban;Michael W Bruford;W Chris Funk;Peter Galbusera

  • Genomic evidence for inbreeding depression and purging of deleterious genetic variation in Indian tigers.

    Anubhab Khan;Kaushalkumar Patel;Harsh Shukla;Ashwin Viswanathan;Ashwin Viswanathan

  • Genetic Response to Climatic Change: Insights from Ancient DNA and Phylochronology

    Elizabeth A Hadly;Uma Ramakrishnan;Yvonne L Chan;Marcel van Tuinen

  • Maintaining tiger connectivity and minimizing extinction into the next century: Insights from landscape genetics and spatially-explicit simulations

    Prachi Thatte;Aditya Joshi;Srinivas Vaidyanathan;Erin Landguth

  • Genetic analysis of group composition and breeding system in a wild common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) population

    Caroline M. Nievergelt;Leslie J. Digby;Uma Ramakrishnan;David S. Woodruff

  • Using phylochronology to reveal cryptic population histories: review and synthesis of 29 ancient DNA studies

    Uma Ramakrishnan;Elizabeth A. Hadly

  • Connectivity of Tiger ( Panthera tigris ) Populations in the Human-Influenced Forest Mosaic of Central India

    Aditya Joshi;Srinivas Vaidyanathan;Samrat Mondol;Advait Edgaonkar

  • Ancient geographical gaps and paleo-climate shape the Phylogeography of an endemic bird in the sky islands of Southern India

    V. V. Robin;Anindya Sinha;Anindya Sinha;Uma Ramakrishnan

  • Prioritizing India’s landscapes for biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being

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  • Demographic loss, genetic structure and the conservation implications for Indian tigers.

    Samrat Mondol;Michael William Bruford;Uma Ramakrishnan

  • Protected areas and biodiversity conservation in India

    Mousumi Ghosh-Harihar;Ruby An;Ramana Athreya;Udayan Borthakur

  • Impact of wild prey availability on livestock predation by snow leopards

    Kulbhushansingh R. Suryawanshi;Stephen M. Redpath;Yash Veer Bhatnagar;Uma Ramakrishnan

  • Why the Indian Subcontinent Holds the Key to Global Tiger Recovery

    Samrat Mondol;K. Ullas Karanth;Uma Ramakrishnan

  • PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF LEOPARD RECOGNITION BY WILD BONNET MACAQUES (MACACA RADIATA)

    Uma Ramakrishnan;Richard Coss

  • Detecting past population bottlenecks using temporal genetic data.

    Uma Ramakrishnan;Elizabeth A. Hadly;Joanna L. Mountain

  • Recognition of heterospecific alarm vocalization by Bonnet Macaques (Macaca radiata).

    Uma Ramakrishnan;Richard G. Coss

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth A. Hadly
Elizabeth A. Hadly Stanford University
Dmitri A. Petrov
Dmitri A. Petrov Stanford University
Charudutt Mishra
Charudutt Mishra Nature Conservation Foundation
Laurent Excoffier
Laurent Excoffier University of Bern
K. Ullas Karanth
K. Ullas Karanth Wildlife Conservation Society
Jay F. Storz
Jay F. Storz University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Rhys E. Green
Rhys E. Green University of Cambridge
Stephen R. Palumbi
Stephen R. Palumbi Stanford University
Gavin J. D. Smith
Gavin J. D. Smith Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Gregory S. Barsh
Gregory S. Barsh Stanford University

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