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D-Index
44
Citations
9516
World Ranking
2966
National Ranking
737

Vimla Vasil publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vimla Vasil sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 78 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Vimla Vasil D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vimla Vasil sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Genetics

Vimla Vasil mainly focuses on Botany, Gene, Callus, Somatic embryogenesis and Protoplast. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Transformation, Transgene and Embryo. Vimla Vasil works mostly in the field of Gene, limiting it down to concerns involving Molecular biology and, occasionally, Southern blot, Transcription and Intron.

Her research investigates the link between Callus and topics such as Cultivar that cross with problems in Germination and Scutellum. Her studies in Protoplast integrate themes in fields like Cell culture and Shoot. Her research in Reporter gene tackles topics such as Transcription factor which are related to areas like Regulation of gene expression and Activator.

Her most cited work include:

  • Herbicide resistant fertile transgenic wheat plants obtained by microprojectile bombardment of regenerable embryogenic callus (663 citations)
  • The Viviparous-1 developmental gene of maize encodes a novel transcriptional activator. (585 citations)
  • Evaluation of Selectable Markers for Obtaining Stable Transformants in the Gramineae (290 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Vimla Vasil mostly deals with Botany, Callus, Protoplast, Gene and Somatic embryogenesis. The various areas that Vimla Vasil examines in her Botany study include Genetically modified crops and Embryo. Her Callus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cell culture, Cultivar, Phosphinothricin acetyltransferase and Bacteria.

In her study, Agar plate and Callus formation is strongly linked to Horticulture, which falls under the umbrella field of Protoplast. Her Gene study combines topics in areas such as Molecular biology and DNA. Her research integrates issues of Primordium, Scutellum, Germination, Zea mays and Regeneration in her study of Somatic embryogenesis.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (61.64%)
  • Callus (45.21%)
  • Protoplast (28.77%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 1992-2006)?

  • Botany (61.64%)
  • Gene (27.40%)
  • Genetically modified crops (16.44%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Vimla Vasil mainly investigates Botany, Gene, Genetically modified crops, Gene expression and Callus. Her Botany research incorporates elements of Agriculture and Transgene. The concepts of her Gene study are interwoven with issues in Molecular biology and DNA.

Her Gene expression research incorporates elements of Transformation and Intron. Her Callus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cultivar and Phosphinothricin acetyltransferase. Her studies in Poaceae integrate themes in fields like Regeneration and Embryo.

Between 1992 and 2006, her most popular works were:

  • Rapid production of transgenic wheat plants by direct bombardment of cultured immature embryos (254 citations)
  • Integration and expression of the high-molecular-weight glutenin subunit 1Ax1 gene into wheat (198 citations)
  • Accelerated production of transgenic wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants. (196 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Genetics

Her main research concerns Gene, Transgene, Transformation, Botany and Genetics. Her study brings together the fields of Cell biology and Gene. The Transgene study combines topics in areas such as Molecular biology, Reporter gene, Cultivar and Southern blot.

Her Transformation study incorporates themes from Poaceae, Gene expression, Callus formation and Embryo. Her studies deal with areas such as Genetically modified crops and Wheat flour, Food science, Gluten as well as Gene expression. Her study in Callus and Endosperm are all subfields of Botany.

Best Publications

  • Herbicide resistant fertile transgenic wheat plants obtained by microprojectile bombardment of regenerable embryogenic callus

    Vimla Vasil;Ana M. Castillo;Michael E. Fromm;Indra K. Vasil

  • The Viviparous-1 developmental gene of maize encodes a novel transcriptional activator.

    Donald R. McCarty;Tsukaho Hattori;Christian B. Carson;Vimla Vasil

  • Rapid production of transgenic wheat plants by direct bombardment of cultured immature embryos

    Vimla Vasil;Vibha Srivastava;Ana M. Castillo;Michael E. Fromm

  • Integration and expression of the high-molecular-weight glutenin subunit 1Ax1 gene into wheat

    Fredy Altpeter;Vimla Vasil;Vibha Srivastava;Indra K. Vasil

  • The Viviparous-1 gene and abscisic acid activate the C1 regulatory gene for anthocyanin biosynthesis during seed maturation in maize.

    T Hattori;V Vasil;L Rosenkrans;L C Hannah

  • Accelerated production of transgenic wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants.

    Fredy Altpeter;Vimla Vasil;Vibha Srivastava;Eva Stöger

  • Isolation and culture of cereal protoplasts : Part 2: Embryogenesis and plantlet formation from protoplasts of Pennisetum americanum.

    V. Vasil;I. K. Vasil

  • Evaluation of Selectable Markers for Obtaining Stable Transformants in the Gramineae

    R. M. Hauptmann;V. Vasil;P. Ozias-Akins;Z. Tabaeizadeh

  • Regeneration of Plants from Embryogenic Suspension Culture Protoplasts of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    Vimla Vasil;Flona Redway;Indra K. Vasil

  • Increased gene expression by the first intron of maize shrunken-1 locus in grass species.

    Vimla Vasil;M. Clancy;R. J. Ferl;I. K. Vasil

  • SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS AND PLANT REGENERATION FROM TISSUE CULTURES OF PENNISETUM AMERICANUM, AND P. AMERICANUM x P. PURPUREUM HYBRID

    Vimla Vasil;Indra K. Vasil

  • Improved efficiency of somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in tissue cultures of maize (Zea mays L.).

    C. Lu;V. Vasil;I. K. Vasil

  • Transient expression of electroporated DNA in monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous species.

    R. M. Hauptmann;P. Ozias-Akins;V. Vasil;Z. Tabaeizadeh

  • CHARACTERIZATION OF AN EMBRYOGENIC CELL SUSPENSION CULTURE DERIVED FROM CULTURED INFLORESCENCES OF PENNISETUM AMERICANUM (PEARL MILLET, GRAMINEAE)

    Vimla Vasil;Indra K. Vasil

  • Differentiation of Tobacco Plants from Single, Isolated Cells in Microcultures

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  • Stably transformed callus lines from microprojectile bombardment of cell suspension cultures of wheat

    Vimla Vasil;Sherri M. Brown;Diane Re;Michael E. Fromm

  • Plant Regeneration from Friable Embryogenic Callus and Cell Suspension Cultures of Zea mays L.

    Vimla Vasil;Indra K. Vasil

  • Molecular characterization of the fate of transgenes in transformed wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

    V. Srivastava;V. Vasil;I. K. Vasil

  • Overlap of Viviparous1 (VP1) and abscisic acid response elements in the Em promoter: G-box elements are sufficient but not necessary for VP1 transactivation.

    Vimla Vasil;William R. Marcotte;Leonard Rosenkrans;Suzy M. Cocciolone

  • Identification of callus types for long-term maintenance and regeneration from commercial cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    F. A. Redway;V. Vasil;D. Lu;I. K. Vasil

  • The Ontogeny of Somatic Embryos of Pennisetum americanum (L.) K. Schum. I. In Cultured Immature Embryos

    Vimla Vasil;Indra K. Vasil

Frequent Co-Authors

Indra K. Vasil
Indra K. Vasil University of Florida
Robert J. Ferl
Robert J. Ferl University of Florida
Donald R. McCarty
Donald R. McCarty University of Florida
Peggy Ozias-Akins
Peggy Ozias-Akins University of Georgia
Tsukaho Hattori
Tsukaho Hattori Nagoya University
Stephen G. Rogers
Stephen G. Rogers Monsanto (United States)
Eva Stoger
Eva Stoger BOKU University
Robert T. Fraley
Robert T. Fraley Trace Genomics
Scott R. Bean
Scott R. Bean Agricultural Research Service
Ralph S. Quatrano
Ralph S. Quatrano Washington University in St. Louis

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