Dr. Ratna Prabha

Dr. Ratna Prabha
Designation: Senior Scientist
Telephone No.: 0151-2232541
ratnasinghbiotech30@gmail.com
Bioinformatics, Multi-omics data analysis, Database Designing
 

Research Interests:  My area of research includes Genomics, Metagenomics, Transcriptomics and metabolomics data analysis along with database designing.

Professional Carrier and Attainments

  • NAAS Young Scientist Award – 2023
  • AIR-1 in ARS-2017 in Discipline Bioinformatics.
  • Former SERB National Post Doctoral Fellow (N-PDF).
  • Former DST Women Scientist.
  • Chhattisgarh Young Scientist Award by Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology (2017).
  • Young Scientist Award by Science & Technology Society for Integrated Rural improvement (2016).
  • International Travel Grant by SERB, DST, Govt. of INDIA (2016).
  • Oral speaker award by “Genome Big Bang” group (Global COE program), University of Tokyo (2011).

 

Publications:

Citations: 3240          h-index: 29     i10-index: 44

Source : Google Scholar, as on 21-7-2025 (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0j26h-oAAAAJ&hl=en)

 

Selected Publications:

  1. Prabha R, Samota MK, Verma MK, Gupta S, Rai A, Dubey SC, Singh DP. A pan-crop metagenomic exploration of microbial communities linked to pesticide and xenobiotic degradation pathways in agricultural microbiomes. Discover Agriculture 3 (1), 1-17
  2. Prabha R, Kumari R, Kumar S, Bhati J, Mishra DC, Rai A, Samota MK et al. Metatranscriptome analysis to identify the influence of diet over metabolic proficiency of rumen in Mehsani buffalo. BMC Dairy Science and Management 2 (1), 1
  3. Kumari R, Prabha R, Ray PK, Dayal S, Rao GT, Kamal RK, Chandran PC et al. Molecular characterization and sequencing of the whole mitochondrial genome of native duck breed Maithili (Anas platyrhynchos). Gene Reports 37, 102087
  4. Hamdy SA, Prabha R, Singh DP, Farag MA. Cardamom seed bioactives: A review of agronomic factors, preparation, extraction and formulation methods based on emerging technologies to maximize spice aroma economic value and applications. Food Chemistry, 141009
  1. Singh DP, Bisen MS, Prabha R, Maurya S, Yerasu SR, Shukla R, Tiwari JK, Chaturvedi KK, Farooqi MS, Srivastava S, Rai A, Sarma BK, Rai N, Singh PM, Behera TK, Farag MA. Untargeted Metabolomics of Alternaria solani-Challenged Wild Tomato Species Solanum cheesmaniae Revealed Key Metabolite Biomarkers and Insight into Altered Metabolic Pathways. Metabolites. 2023; 13(5):585. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13050585
  2. Prabha R, Singh DP, Sinha S, Ahmad K, Rai A. 2016. Genome-wide comparative analysis of codon usage bias and codon context patterns among cyanobacterial genomes. Marine Genomics (Elsevier). 32:31-39.
  3. Prabha R, Singh DP, Gupta SK, Rai A. 2014. Whole genome phylogeny of Prochlorococcus marinus group of cyanobacteria: genome alignment and overlapping gene approach. Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences (Springer), 6:1–9.
  4. Singh DP, Singh V, Shukla R, Sahu P, Prabha R, Gupta A, Sarma BK, Gupta VK. Stage-dependent concomitant microbial fortification improves soil nutrient status, plant growth, antioxidative defense system and gene expression in rice. Microbiological Research. 2020. Volume 239, 126538
  5. Singh DP, Singh V, Gupta VK, Shukla R, Prabha R, Sarma BK, Patel JS. Microbial inoculation in rice regulates antioxidative reactions and defense related genes to mitigate drought stress. Scientific Reports 2020, 10(1):1-17.
  6. Prabha R, Singh DP, Gupta S, Gupta VK, El-Enshasy HA, Verma MK. Rhizosphere metagenomics of Paspalum scrobiculatum L. (Kodo millet) reveals rhizobiome multifunctionalities. Microorganisms 2019, 7:608.
  7. Prabha R, Singh DP (2019) Cyanobacterial phylogenetic analysis based on phylogenomics approaches render evolutionary diversification and adaptation: an overview of representative orders. 3 Biotech, 9(3), 87.
  8. Singh DP#, Prabha R#, Gupta VK, Verma MK (#Joint First Authors). 2018. Metatranscriptome analysis deciphers multifunctional genes and enzymes linked with the degradation of aromatic compounds and pesticides in the wheat rhizosphere. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9:1331.
  9. Prabha R, Singh DP, Ahmad K, Kumar SPJ, Kumar P. 2019. Subtractive genomics approach for identification of putative antimicrobial targets in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae KACC10331. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, 53 (7-8): 863-872.
  10. Prabha R, Singh DP, Rai A (2015) StressMicrobesInfo: Database of Microorganisms Responsive to Stress Conditions. Interdiscip Sci. (Springer) 8(3):203-8

Authored and Edited books: (07: Edited, 01: Authored)

  1. Singh DP, Singh HB, Prabha R (Eds.) (2016) Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity. Vol. 1: Research Perspectives. Springer, 343 p. ISBN: 978-81-322-2647-5.
  2. Singh DP, Singh HB, Prabha R (Eds.) (2016) Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity. Vol. 2: Functional Applications. Springer, 308 p. ISBN: 978-81-322-2644-4.
  3. Singh DP, Singh HB, Prabha R (Eds.) (2017) Plant-Microbe Interactions in Agro-Ecological Perspectives. Vol. 1: Fundamental Mechanisms, Methods and Functions. Springer, 657p. ISBN:978-981-10-5812-7.
  4.  Singh DP, Singh HB, Prabha R (Eds.) (2017) Plant-Microbe Interactions in Agro-ecological Perspectives. Vol. 2: Microbial Interactions and Agro-ecological Impacts. Springer, 763p. ISBN: 978-981-10-6592-7.
  5. Dubey RK, Tripathi V, Prabha R, Chaurasia R, Singh DP, Rao CS, El-Keblawy A, Abhilash PC (Authored). Unravelling the Soil Microbiome: Perspectives For Environmental Sustainability. Springer, ISBN: 978-3-030-15515-5.
  6. Singh DP, Gupta VK, Prabha R (Eds.) (2019) Microbial Interventions in Agriculture and Environment. Vol. 1: Research Trends, Priorities and Prospects. Springer, 596 p., ISBN: 978-981-13-8390-8.
  7. Singh DP, Gupta VK, Prabha R (Eds.) (2019) Microbial Interventions in Agriculture and Environment. Vol. 2: Rhizosphere, Microbiome and Agro-ecology. Springer, 573 p., ISBN: 978-981-13-8382-3.
  8. Singh DP, Prabha R (Eds.) (2019) Microbial Interventions in Agriculture and Environment. Vol. 2: Soil and Crop Health Management. Springer, 491 p., ISBN: 978-981-329-083-9.