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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 70 2259 2145 1014 952 155 20365

Venkatesan Sundaresan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Venkatesan Sundaresan between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Venkatesan Sundaresan published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2018. 7 of the 192 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2018. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 6 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 4 publications
1981 2025

192 publications in total across all disciplines

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Venkatesan Sundaresan: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 2
1983 5
1984 2
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 6
1992 1
1993 2
1994 2
1995 3
1996 3
1997 0
1998 2
1999 5
2000 6
2001 4
2002 2
2003 5
2004 4
2005 8
2006 0
2007 11
2008 7
2009 6
2010 4
2011 2
2012 4
2013 6
2014 5
2015 3
2016 2
2017 6
2018 30
2019 9
2020 9
2021 7
2022 6
2023 3
2024 3
2025 4
Total 192
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Venkatesan Sundaresan publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Venkatesan Sundaresan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 155–164 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 155 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188 155
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Venkatesan Sundaresan D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Venkatesan Sundaresan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70–71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158 70
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Venkatesan Sundaresan is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The main areas of study encompass Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, with additional interests in Nature and Landscape Conservation and Soil Science.

The scientist's work prominently covers several key topics in plant biology, including:

  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis

Their recent published papers illustrate a focus on plant-microbe interactions and genetic mechanisms in crop species. Selected publications include:

  • Prolonged drought imparts lasting compositional changes to the rice root microbiome, 2021, Nature Plants
  • High-frequency synthetic apomixis in hybrid rice, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Bioactive diterpenoids impact the composition of the root-associated microbiome in maize (Zea mays), 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Comparative Analysis of Root Microbiomes of Rice Cultivars with High and Low Methane Emissions Reveals Differences in Abundance of Methanogenic Archaea and Putative Upstream Fermenters, 2020, mSystems
  • Genome-wide redistribution of 24-nt siRNAs in rice gametes, 2020, Genome Research

Frequent co-authors with whom collaboration has occurred include:

  • Imtiyaz Khanday
  • Christian Santos-Medellín
  • Hengping Xu
  • Scott D. Russell
  • Susanne Brink

Venkatesan Sundaresan's publications have appeared in a range of scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Trends in Plant Science
  • Nature Plants
  • Genome Research
  • New Phytologist

In recognition of contributions to the scientific community, they were awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Structure, variation, and assembly of the root-associated microbiomes of rice.

    Joseph Edwards;Cameron Johnson;Christian Santos-Medellín;Eugene Lurie

  • Patterns of gene action in plant development revealed by enhancer trap and gene trap transposable elements.

    Venkatesan Sundaresan;Patricia Springer;Thomas Volpe;Samuel Haward;Samuel Haward

  • The SPOROCYTELESS gene of Arabidopsis is required for initiation of sporogenesis and encodes a novel nuclear protein.

    Wei-Cai Yang;De Ye;Jian Xu;Venkatesan Sundaresan

  • Genetic and molecular identification of genes required for female gametophyte development and function in Arabidopsis.

    Gabriela C. Pagnussat;Hee-Ju Yu;Quy A. Ngo;Sarojam Rajani

  • VANGUARD1 Encodes a Pectin Methylesterase That Enhances Pollen Tube Growth in the Arabidopsis Style and Transmitting Tract

    Lixi Jiang;Shu Lan Yang;Li Fen Xie;Ching San Puah

  • Computational prediction of miRNAs in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Alex Adai;Cameron Johnson;Sizolwenkosi Mlotshwa;Sarah Archer-Evans

  • Nonredundant Regulation of Rice Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis by Two Members of the PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER1 Gene Family

    Shu-Yi Yang;Mette Grønlund;Iver Jakobsen;Marianne Suter Grotemeyer

  • Arabidopsis CYCD3 D-type cyclins link cell proliferation and endocycles and are rate-limiting for cytokinin responses

    Walter Dewitte;Simon Scofield;Annette A. Alcasabas;Spencer C. Maughan

  • Tapetum determinant1 is required for cell specialization in the Arabidopsis anther.

    Shu Lan Yang;Li Fen Xie;Hui Zhu Mao;Ching San Puah

  • Compositional shifts in root-associated bacterial and archaeal microbiota track the plant life cycle in field-grown rice.

    Joseph A. Edwards;Christian M. Santos-Medellín;Zachary S. Liechty;Bao Nguyen

  • Drought Stress Results in a Compartment-Specific Restructuring of the Rice Root-Associated Microbiomes

    Christian Santos-Medellín;Joseph Edwards;Zachary Liechty;Bao Nguyen

  • Analysis of Flanking Sequences from Dissociation Insertion Lines: A Database for Reverse Genetics in Arabidopsis

    Serguei Parinov;Mayalagu Sevugan;De Ye;Wei-Cai Yang

  • The indeterminate Gene Encodes a Zinc Finger Protein and Regulates a Leaf-Generated Signal Required for the Transition to Flowering in Maize

    Joseph Colasanti;Joseph Colasanti;Zhuang Yuan;Venkatesan Sundaresan;Venkatesan Sundaresan

  • A male-expressed rice embryogenic trigger redirected for asexual propagation through seeds

    Imtiyaz Khanday;Imtiyaz Khanday;Debra Skinner;Bing Yang;Raphael Mercier

  • The Arabidopsis myc/bHLH gene ALCATRAZ enables cell separation in fruit dehiscence

    Sarojam Rajani;Venkatesan Sundaresan;Venkatesan Sundaresan

  • Gene trap tagging of PROLIFERA, an essential MCM2-3-5-like gene in Arabidopsis

    P. S. Springer;W. R. Mccombie;Venkatesan Sundaresan;R. A. Martienssen

  • Auxin-Dependent Patterning and Gamete Specification in the Arabidopsis Female Gametophyte

    Gabriela C Pagnussat;Monica Alandete-Saez;John Lincoln Bowman;John Lincoln Bowman;Venkatesan Sundaresan

  • Clusters and superclusters of phased small RNAs in the developing inflorescence of rice.

    Cameron Johnson;Anna Kasprzewska;Kristin Tennessen;John Fernandes

  • Plant cyclins: a unified nomenclature for plant A-, B- and D-type cyclins based on sequence organization.

    Jean Pierre Renaudin;John H. Doonan;Donna Freeman;Junji Hashimoto

  • Rice Mutant Resources for Gene Discovery

    Hirohiko Hirochika;Emmanuel Guiderdoni;Gynheung An;Yue-ie C. Hsing

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei-Cai Yang
Wei-Cai Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Scott D. Russell
Scott D. Russell University of Oklahoma
Gynheung An
Gynheung An Kyung Hee University
Andy Pereira
Andy Pereira University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Emmanuel Guiderdoni
Emmanuel Guiderdoni Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
John L. Bowman
John L. Bowman Monash University
Luca Comai
Luca Comai University of California, Davis
Ueli Grossniklaus
Ueli Grossniklaus University of Zurich
Robert A. Martienssen
Robert A. Martienssen Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Narayana M. Upadhyaya
Narayana M. Upadhyaya Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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