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Vijay K. Juneja publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vijay K. Juneja sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 262 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Vijay K. Juneja D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vijay K. Juneja sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Vijay K. Juneja is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily spans across biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences. The focus of their work is reflected in their extensive publications in biotechnology, food science, molecular biology, infectious diseases, and animal science and zoology.

The scientist's notable topics of study include:

  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Microbial Inactivation Methods
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Vijay K. Juneja include Neetu Kumra Taneja, Marangeli Osoria, Govindaraj Dev Kumar, Abhinav Mishra, and Joelle K. Salazar.

The scientist has published regularly in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Food Research International
  • LWT
  • Journal of Food Protection
  • Food Microbiology
  • Applied Food Research

Among the recent papers featuring Vijay K. Juneja are:

  • A predictive growth model for Clostridium botulinum during cooling of cooked uncured ground beef, 2020, Food Microbiology
  • A surveillance of food borne disease outbreaks in India: 2009-2018, 2020, Food Control
  • Inactivation of Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) from the surface of alfalfa seeds and sprouts by combined antimicrobial treatments using ozone and electrolyzed water, 2020, Food Research International
  • Development of sodium chlorite and glucono delta-lactone incorporated PLA film for microbial inactivation on fresh tomato, 2020, Food Research International
  • Molecular modeling, simulation and docking of Rv1250 protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 2023, Frontiers in Bioinformatics

Best Publications

  • Novel Natural Food Antimicrobials

    Vijay K Juneja;Hari P Dwivedi;Xianghe Yan

  • Review of antimicrobial and antioxidative activities of chitosans in food.

    Mendel Friedman;Vijay K. Juneja

  • Sensitive detection of viable Listeria monocytogenes by reverse transcription-PCR.

    Patricia G. Klein;Vijay K. Juneja

  • Thermal Inactivation of Salmonella spp. in Chicken Broth, Beef, Pork, Turkey, and Chicken: Determination of D- and Z-values

    V.K. Juneja;B.S. Eblen;G.M. Ransom

  • Thermal destruction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in beef and chicken: determination of D- and z-values.

    Vijay K. Juneja;Oscar P. Snyder;Benne S. Marmer

  • Antibacterial activity of guava (Psidium guajava L.) and Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) extracts against foodborne pathogens and spoilage bacteria.

    M.D. Mahfuzul Hoque;M.L. Bari;Y. Inatsu;Vijay K. Juneja

  • Modeling the effect of temperature on growth of Salmonella in chicken

    Vijay K. Juneja;Martin Valenzuela Melendres;Lihan Huang;Vinod Gumudavelli

  • Modeling non-linear survival curves to calculate thermal inactivation of salmonella in poultry of different fat levels.

    V K Juneja;B S Eblen;H M Marks

  • Heat inactivation of Salmonella typhimurium DT104 in beef as affected by fat content.

    V.K. Juneja;B.S. Eblen

  • Mathematical modeling of growth of Salmonella in raw ground beef under isothermal conditions from 10 to 45 °C

    Vijay K. Juneja;Martin Valenzuela Melendres;Lihan Huang;Jeyamkondan Subbiah

  • EVALUATION OF METHYLXANTHINES AND RELATED COMPOUNDS TO ENHANCE CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS SPORULATION USING A MODIFIED DUNCAN AND STRONG MEDIUM

    V.K. Juneja;J.E. Call;A.J. Miller

  • Predictive thermal inactivation model for Listeria monocytogenes with temperature, pH, NaCl, and sodium pyrophosphate as controlling factors.

    Vijay K. Juneja;Brian S. Eblen

  • Microbial Stress Adaptation and Food Safety

    Ahmed Elmeleigy Yousef;Vijay K. Juneja

  • Heat shock and thermotolerance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a model beef gravy system and ground beef.

    V.K. Juneja;P.G. Klein;B.S. Marmer

  • Heat Resistance and Fatty Acid Composition of Listeria monocytogenes: Effect of pH, Acidulant, and Growth Temperature

    Vijay K. Juneja;Thomas A. Foglia;Benne S. Marmer

  • Advances in thermal and non-thermal food preservation

    Gaurav Tewari;Vijay K. Juneja

  • Effectiveness of irradiation treatments in inactivating Listeria monocytogenes on fresh vegetables at refrigeration temperature.

    M. L. Bari;M. Nakauma;S. Todoriki;Vijay K. Juneja

  • Control of foodborne microorganisms

    Vijay K Juneja;John Nikolaos Sofos

  • Dynamic model for predicting growth of Salmonella spp. in ground sterile pork.

    Padmanabha Reddy Velugoti;Lalit K. Bohra;Vijay K. Juneja;Lihan Huang

  • Antimicrobial activity of cloves and cinnamon extracts against food borne pathogens and spoilage bacteria, and inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes in ground chicken meat with their essential oils

    M.M. Hoque;M.L. Bari;V.K. Juneja;S. Kawamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Mendel Friedman
Mendel Friedman United States Department of Agriculture
Xuetong Fan
Xuetong Fan United States Department of Agriculture
John B. Luchansky
John B. Luchansky United States Department of Agriculture
Mark L. Tamplin
Mark L. Tamplin University of Tasmania
Mark Harrison
Mark Harrison University of Oxford
John N. Sofos
John N. Sofos Colorado State University
Pina M. Fratamico
Pina M. Fratamico United States Department of Agriculture
Jitender P. Dubey
Jitender P. Dubey Agricultural Research Service
Bruce A. McClane
Bruce A. McClane University of Pittsburgh
Dolores E. Hill
Dolores E. Hill United States Department of Agriculture

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