Professor at Gauhati University, India
Dr. Bhaben Tanti is a distinguished academic and researcher specializing in Climate Change, Conservation of RET Plants, and Molecular Biology. With over two decades of teaching and research experience, he has significantly contributed to plant science, particularly stress physiology in crop plants.
Publication Profile
🎓 Education:
- DBT Overseas Associate (Post-Doc), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, USA (2013-2014)
- Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, India (2007)
- M.Sc. in Botany (Cytogenetics & Plant Breeding), Gauhati University, India (1997, 1st class 1st)
- B.Sc. in Botany, Dibrugarh University, India (1994, 1st class 1st)
👨🏫 Work Experience:
- Professor, Department of Botany, Gauhati University (2016–Present)
- Head, Department of Botany (2021–Present)
- Director, Research and Development Cell (2022–Present)
- Past roles: Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Junior Research Fellow
🏆 Awards & Recognition:
- DBT Overseas Associateship for Postdoctoral Research, Govt. of India (2013-2014)
- Gold Medalist, Gauhati University (1997)
- Travel Award for International Workshop on Engineered Crops, Iowa State University, USA (2014)
- Subject Editor, Vegetos (Springer)
🌿 Research Focus:
- Climate Change and Conservation of Rare, Endangered, and Threatened (RET) Plants
- Stress Physiology of Crop Plants
- Molecular Biology
📜 Professional Affiliations:
- Fellow, The Linnaean Society of London
- Member, American Society of Microbiology
- Life Member of Society for Plant Research, Assam Science Society, and NE Biotechnology Association
Citation Metrics:
Total Citations: 1,919 | Citations Since 2019: 1,615
h-index: 24 | h-index Since 2019: 20
i10-index: 60 | i10-index Since 2019: 51
- Arsenic stress responses and tolerance in rice: physiological, cellular and molecular approaches
J Kalita, AK Pradhan, ZM Shandilya, B Tanti
Rice Science (Elsevier) 25 (5), 235-249, 106 citations, 2018
- Antioxidant protection mechanisms reveal significant response in drought-induced oxidative stress in some traditional rice of Assam, India
S Nahar, LR Vemireddy, L Sahoo, B Tanti
Rice Science (Elsevier) 25 (4), 185-196, 88 citations, 2018
- Wild edible fungal resources used by ethnic tribes of Nagaland, India
B Tanti, L Gurung, GC Sarma
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 10 (3), 512-515, 81 citations, 2011
- Identification of phytocompounds from Houttuynia cordata Thunb. as potential inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 replication proteins through GC–MS/LC–MS characterization, molecular docking, and in silico analysis
SK Das, S Mahanta, B Tanti, H Tag, PK Hui
Molecular Diversity (Springer), 1-24, 73 citations, 2021
- Morphophysiological and molecular effects of drought stress in rice
S Nahar, J Kalita, L Sahoo, B Tanti
Annals of Plant Sciences 5 (9), 1409-1416, 70 citations, 2016
- Identification of potential plant-based inhibitor against viral proteases of SARS-CoV-2 through molecular docking, MM-PBSA binding energy calculations and molecular dynamics simulation
B Gogoi, P Chowdhury, N Goswami, N Gogoi, T Naiya, P Chetia, B Tanti
Molecular Diversity (Springer), 1-15, 67 citations, 2021
- Musa balbisiana Colla- taxonomy, traditional knowledge and economic potentialities of the plant in Assam, India
K Borborah, SK Borthakur, B Tanti
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 15 (1), 116-120, 63 citations, 2016
- Ethnobotany of starter cultures used in alcohol fermentation by a few ethnic tribes of Northeast India
B Tanti, L Gurung, HK Sarma, AK Buragohain
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 9 (3), 463-466, 58 citations, 2010
- RNAi-derived transgenic resistance to Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus in cowpea
S Kumar, B Tanti, BL Patil, SK Mukherjee, L Sahoo
PloS One, 12 (10), https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-019-00076, 57 citations, 2017
- Screening of drought tolerant rice through morpho-physiological and biochemical approaches
S Nahar, L Sahoo, B Tanti
Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (Elsevier) 15, 150-159, 51 citations, 2018