RESEARCHER PROFILE
Om Parkash Dhankher
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Om Parkash Dhankher works in Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Heavy metals in environment, Arsenic contamination and mitigation, Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis. Recorded institutional associations include University of Massachusetts Amherst.
2,223Publications
10,724Citations
57H-index
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Selected research works
Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.
Engineering tolerance and hyperaccumulation of arsenic in plants by combining arsenate reductase and γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase expression
2002 · 539 citationsPotential Biotechnological Strategies for the Cleanup of Heavy Metals and Metalloids
2016 · 447 citationsCarbon Nanomaterials in Agriculture: A Critical Review
2016 · 440 citationsMetal-Based Nanotoxicity and Detoxification Pathways in Higher Plants
2015 · 415 citationsClimate resilient crops for improving global food security and safety
2018 · 415 citationsEngineering abiotic stress tolerance via CRISPR/ Cas-mediated genome editing
2019 · 314 citationsOverexpression of Phytochelatin Synthase in Arabidopsis Leads to Enhanced Arsenic Tolerance and Cadmium Hypersensitivity
2004 · 292 citationsHyperaccumulation of arsenic in the shoots of Arabidopsis silenced for arsenate reductase (ACR2)
2006 · 258 citationsPhysiological and Molecular Response ofArabidopsis thaliana(L.) to Nanoparticle Cerium and Indium Oxide Exposure
2013 · 246 citationsUnderstanding selenium metabolism in plants and its role as a beneficial element
2019 · 232 citationsMembers of rice plasma membrane intrinsic proteins subfamily are involved in arsenite permeability and tolerance in plants
2012 · 219 citationsMitigating the impact of climate change on plant productivity and ecosystem sustainability
2019 · 213 citationsSulfur mediated reduction of arsenic toxicity involves efficient thiol metabolism and the antioxidant defense system in rice
2015 · 205 citationsThe Plant MT1 Metallothioneins are Stabilized by Binding Cadmiums and are Required for Cadmium Tolerance and Accumulation
2005 · 195 citationsNanotechnology as a new sustainable approach for controlling crop diseases and increasing agricultural production
2019 · 195 citationsNano-enabled improvements of growth and nutritional quality in food plants driven by rhizosphere processes
2020 · 195 citationsTitanium dioxide nanoparticles potentially regulate the mechanism(s) for photosynthetic attributes, genotoxicity, antioxidants defense machinery, and phytochelatins synthesis in relation to hexavalent chromium toxicity in Helianthus annuus L.
2023 · 195 citationsUptake, Translocation, Toxicity, and Impact of Nanoparticles on Plant Physiological Processes
2024 · 183 citationsDefense mechanisms and nutrient displacement in Arabidopsis thaliana upon exposure to CeO 2 and In 2 O 3 nanoparticles
2016 · 174 citationsNitric Oxide Alleviated Arsenic Toxicity by Modulation of Antioxidants and Thiol Metabolism in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
2016 · 156 citationsA protective role for nitric oxide and salicylic acid for arsenite phytotoxicity in rice ( Oryza sativa L.)
2017 · 151 citationsA -Glutamyl Cyclotransferase Protects Arabidopsis Plants from Heavy Metal Toxicity by Recycling Glutamate to Maintain Glutathione Homeostasis
2013 · 150 citationsArsenate Exposure Affects Amino Acids, Mineral Nutrient Status and Antioxidants in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Genotypes
2010 · 149 citationsElemental Sulfur Nanoparticles Enhance Disease Resistance in Tomatoes
2021 · 147 citationsSulfur nanoparticles improved plant growth and reduced mercury toxicity via mitigating the oxidative stress in Brassica napus L.
2021 · 123 citations