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Researcher · Kerala Forest Research Institute · India

K. V. Sankaran

K. V. Sankaran publishes mostly in Plant Science, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology, on topics such as Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies and Forest Insect Ecology and Management.

OpenAlex
World rank
#1,303,327
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in India
#28,318
of 44,512
Works
31
Citations
30
Citations per work
1.0

What does K. V. Sankaran research?

Plant Science: 20.8%Cell Biology: 12.5%Molecular Biology: 10.4%Ecology: 10.4%other fields: 45.9%21%top field
Plant Science20.8%Cell Biology12.5%Molecular Biology10.4%Ecology10.4%other fields45.9%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Plant Science21% of their works
  2. 2Cell Biology12% of their works
  3. 3Molecular Biology10% of their works
  4. 4Ecology10% of their works
  5. 5Agronomy and Crop Science8% of their works
  6. 6Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics8% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe K. V. Sankaran's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Fungal Pathogens, Phylogenetic Analysis, Host Specificity, Endophytic Fungi, Genomic Characterization, Invasive Species, Taxonomy and Conservation.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Fungal Pathogens92 topics
  2. Phylogenetic Analysis92 topics
  3. Host Specificity82 topics
  4. Endophytic Fungi61 topic
  5. Genomic Characterization61 topic
  6. Invasive Species52 topics
  7. Taxonomy52 topics
  8. Conservation42 topics
  9. Bark Beetles31 topic
  10. Diversity31 topic
  11. Forest Pests31 topic
  12. Yeast31 topic
  13. Banana21 topic
  14. Biological Control21 topic
  15. Cerambycidae21 topic
  16. Coleoptera21 topic
  17. Fungal Diversity21 topic
  18. Genetics21 topic
  19. Grafting21 topic
  20. Mycorrhizal Fungi21 topic
  21. Soilborne Pathogens21 topic
  22. Water Hyacinth21 topic

Where does K. V. Sankaran work?

K. V. Sankaran's main affiliation in the publication record is Kerala Forest Research Institute, India.

How many publications and citations does K. V. Sankaran have?

Science Explorer counts 31 works and 30 citations for K. V. Sankaran, ranking #1,303,327 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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