Publications

  1. Decoding stress specific transcriptional regulation by causality aware Graph-Transformer deep learning
    Umesh Bhati, Akanksha Sharma, Sagar Gupta, Anchit Kumar, Upendra Kumar Pradhan, Ravi Shankar*
    Current Plant Biology, 2025
  2. Deep-Learning on condition specific expression profiles reveal critical cytosines in gene regulation
    Veerbhan Kesarwani, Anchit Kumar, Akanksha Sharma, Sagar Gupta, Ravi Shankar*
    bioRxiv, 2025
  3. Chemoinformatics exploration of synthetically accessible N-heterocycles: uncovering new antifungal lead candidates
    Shiv Shankar Gupta, Veerbhan Kesarwani, Ravi Shankar*, Upendra Sharma*
    In Silico Pharmacology, 2025
  4. Transcriptional landscape illustrates the diversified adaptation of medicinal plants to multifactorial stress combinations linked with high altitude
    Manglesh Kumari, Prakash Kumar, Vishal Saini, Rohit Joshi, Ravi Shankar*, Rajiv Kumar*
    Planta, 2025
  5. DMRU: Generative Deep-Learning to unravel condition specific cytosine methylation in plants
    Sagar Gupta, Anchit Kumar, Veerbhan Kesarwani, Ravi Shankar*
    bioRxiv, 2025
  6. PTF-Vac: Ab-initio discovery of plant transcription factors binding sites using deep co-learning encoders-decoders
    Sagar Gupta, Jyoti, Umesh Bhati, Veerbhan Kesarwani, Akanksha Sharma, Ravi Shankar*
    bioRxiv, 2024
  7. Comprehensive analysis of computational approaches in plant transcription factors binding regions discovery
    Jyoti, Ritu, Sagar Gupta, Ravi Shankar*
    Heliyon, 2024
  8. Genome wide identification of WUSHEL-related homeobox genes reveal their differential regulation during cold stress and in vitro organogenesis in Picrorhiza kurrooa
    Jhilmil Nath, Shubham Joshi, Sagar Gupta, Veerbhan Kesarwani, Ravi Shankar and Rohit Joshi*
    In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 2024
  9. PTFSpot: deep co-learning on transcription factors and their binding regions attains impeccable universality in plants
    Sagar Gupta, Veerbhan Kesarwani, Umesh Bhati, Jyoti, Ravi Shankar*
    Briefings in Bioinformatics, 2024
  10. Nutritional quality and microbial diversity of Chhurpe from different milk sources: An ethnic fermented food of high-altitude regions of the Western Himalayas
    Sahdev Choudhary, Kumari Shanu, Athrinandan S Hegde, Raman Kumar, Veerbhan Kesarwani, Ravi Shankar*, Sarita Devi*, Vidyashankar Srivatsan*
    Discover Food, 2024
  11. Flavonoids from Aerial Parts of Cissampelos pareira L. as Antimalarial Agents: Computational Validation of Ethnopharmacological Relevance
    Patil Shivprasad Suresh, Veerbhan Kesarwani, Surekha Kumari, Ravi Shankar*, Upendra Sharma*
    South African Journal of Botany, 2023
  12. miWords: Transformers based composite deep-learning for highly accurate discovery of pre-miRNA regions across plant genomes
    Sagar Gupta, Ravi Shankar*
    Briefings in Bioinformatics, 2023
  13. Bisbenzylisoquinolines from Cissampelos pareira L. as Antimalarial Agents: Molecular Docking, Pharmacokinetics Analysis, and Molecular Dynamic Simulation Studies
    Patil Shivprasad Suresh, Veerbhan Kesarwani, Surekha Kumari, Ravi Shankar*, Upendra Sharma*
    Computational Biology and Chemistry, 2023
  14. De novo transcriptome based insights into secondary metabolite biosynthesis in Malaxis acuminata (Jeevak) - A therapeutically important orchid
    Paromik Bhattacharyya, Tanvi Sharma, Abhinandan Yadav, Lucy Lalthafamkimi, Ritu, Mohit Kumar Swarnkar, Robin Joshi, Ravi Shankar*, Sanjay Kumar*
    Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
  15. Time-series RNA-Seq transcriptome profiling reveals novel insights about cold acclimation and de-acclimation processes in an evergreen shrub of high altitude
    Nikita Rathod, Prakash Kumar, Nandita Mehta, Mohit Kumar Swarnkar, Ravi Shankar*, Amit Chawla*
    Scientific Reports, 2022
  16. DeepPlnc: Bi-modal Deep Learning for Highly Accurate Plant lncRNA Discovery
    Ritu, Sagar Gupta, Nitesh Kumar Sharma, Ravi Shankar*
    Genomics, 2022
  17. RBPSpot: Learning on Appropriate Contextual Information for RBP Binding Sites Discovery
    Nitesh Kumar Sharma, Sagar Gupta, Ashwani Kumar, Prakash Kumar, Upendra Kumar Pradhan, Ravi Shankar*
    iScience, 2021
  18. In-depth assembly of organ and development dissected Picrorhiza kurroa proteome map using mass spectrometry
    Manglesh Kumari, Upendra Kumar Pradhan, Robin Joshi, Ashwani Punia, Ravi Shankar, Rajiv Kumar*
    BMC Plant Biology, 2021
  19. miRbiom: Machine-Learning on Bayesian Causal Nets of RBP-miRNA interactions successfully predicts miRNA profiles
    Upendra Kumar Pradhan, Nitesh Kumar Sharma, Prakash Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Sagar Gupta, Ravi Shankar*
    PLoS ONE, 2021
  20. The first draft genome of Picrorhiza kurrooa, an endangered medicinal herb from Himalaya
    Tanvi Sharma, Nitesh Kumar Sharma, Prakash Kumar, Ganesh Panzade, Tanuja Rana, Mohit Kumar Swarnkar, Anil Kumar Singh, Dharam Singh, Ravi Shankar*, Sanjay Kumar*
    Scientific Reports, 2021
  21. In Silico Approach for Identifying Natural Lead Molecules Against SARS-COV2
    Shiv Shankar Gupta, Ashwani Kumar, Ravi Shankar*, Upendra Sharma*
    Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 2021
  22. Comparative transcriptome analysis of Rheum australe, an endangered medicinal herb, growing in its natural habitat and those grown in controlled growth chambers
    Deep Mala, Supriya Awasthi, Nitesh Kumar Sharma, Mohit Kumar Swarnkar, Ravi Shankar & Sanjay Kumar
    Scientific Reports, 2020
  23. The dynamic aspects of RNA regulation (book chapter)
    Ravi Shankar*
    RNA-Based Regulation in Human Health and Disease, 2020
  24. Plant Regulomics Portal (PRP): a comprehensive integrated regulatory information and analysis portal for plant genomes
    Ganesh Panzade, Indu Gangwar, Supriya Awasthi, Nitesh Sharma, Ravi Shankar
    Database, 2019
  25. Regulation of color transition in purple tea (Camellia sinensis)
    Manglesh Kumari, Shweta Thakur, Ajay Kumar, Robin Joshi, Prakash Kumar, Ravi Shankar & Rajiv Kumar
    Planta, 2019
  26. De novo transcriptome provides insights into the growth behaviour and resveratrol and trans-stilbenes biosynthesis in Dactylorhiza hatagirea - An endangered alpine terrestrial orchid of western Himalaya
    Nisha Dhiman, Nitesh Kumar Sharma, Pooja Thapa, Isha Sharma, Mohit Kumar Swarnkar, Amit Chawla, Ravi Shankar & Amita Bhattacharya
    Scientific Reports, 2019
  27. miR-876-3p regulates glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity by targeting adiponectin.
    Sujith Rajan, Ganesh Panzade, Ankita Srivastava, Kripa Shankar, Rajesh Pandey, Abhishek Gupta, Durgesh Kumar, Salil Varshney, Muheeb beg, Raj Kumar Mishra, Ravi Shankar* and Anil Gaikwad*
    Journal of Endocrinology, 2018
  28. Transcriptome and Co-Expression Network Analyses Identify Key Genes Regulating Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Brassica juncea L.
    Parul Goel, Nitesh Kumar Sharma, Monika Bhuria, Vishal Sharma, Rohit Chauhan, Shivalika Pathania, Mohit Kumar Swarnkar, Vandna Chawla, Vishal Acharya, Ravi Shankar* and Anil Kumar Singh*
    Scientific Reports, 2018
  29. Detecting the Molecular System Signatures of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis through Integrated Genomic Analysis
    Indu Gangwar, Nitesh Kumar Sharma, Ganesh Panzade, Supriya Awasthi, Anurag Agrawal and Ravi Shankar*
    Scientific Reports, 2017
  30. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Chinary, Assamica and Cambod tea (Camellia sinensis) Types during Development and Seasonal Variation using RNA-seq Technology.
    Ajay Kumar, Vandna Chawla, Eshita Sharma, Pallavi Mahajan, Ravi Shankar* and Sudesh Yadav*
    Scientific Reports, 2016
  31. Genome-wide regulatory dynamics of G-Quadruplexes in human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
    Deeksha Bhartiya, Vandna Chawla, Sourav Ghosh, Ravi Shankar, Niti Kumar
    Genomics, 2016
  32. Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Candidate Genes involved in Blister Blight defense in Tea (Camellia sinensis (L) Kuntze).
    Kuldip Jayaswall, Pallavi Mahajan, Gagandeep Singh, Rajni Parmar, Romit Seth, Aparnashree Raina , Mohit k Swarnkar, Anil Singh, Ravi Shankar, Ram K Sharma
    Scientific Reports, 2016
  33. Identifying wrong assemblies in de novo short read primary sequence assembly contigs.
    Vandna Chawla, Rajnish Kumar and Ravi Shankar*
    Journal Of Biosciences, 2016
  34. Global de novo protein-protein interactome elucidates interactions of drought responsive proteins in horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum).
    Bhardwaj Jyoti, Gangwar Indu, Panzade Ganesh, Ravi Shankar, Kumar Sudesh*.
    Journal of proteome research, 2016
  35. Transcriptome analysis of stem wood of Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Graham) Mabb. identifies genes associated with biosynthesis of camptothecin, an anti-carcinogenic molecule.
    Manjunath BL, Singh HR, Ravikanth G, Karaba NN, Ravi Shankar, Kumar S, Uma Shankeer R
    J Bioscience, 2016
  36. A legion of potential regulatory sRNAs exists beyond the typical microRNAs microcosm.
    Ashwani Jha, Ganesh Panzade, Rajesh Pandey and Ravi Shankar
    Nucleic Acids Research, 2015
  37. Global de novo protein-protein interactome elucidates interactions of drought responsive proteins in horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum).
    Bhardwaj Jyoti, Gangwar Indu, Panzade Ganesh, Ravi Shankar, Kumar Sudesh*
    Journal of proteome research, 2016
  38. A Deluge of Complex Repeats: The Solanum Genome.
    Mrigaya Mehra, Indu Gangwar, Ravi Shankar*.
    PLOS ONE, 2015
  39. Expression of SOD and APX genes positively regulates secondary cell wall biosynthesis and promotes plant growth and yield in Arabidopsis under salt stress.
    Amrina Shafi, Rohit Chauhan, Tejpal Gill, Mohit K. Swarnkar, Yelam Sreenivasulu, Sanjay Kumar, Neeraj Kumar, Ravi Shankar, Paramvir Singh Ahuja, Anil Kumar Singh
    Plant Mol. Biol., 2015
  40. RNA-seq-mediated transcriptome analysis of actively growing and winter dormant shoots identifies non-deciduous habit of evergreen tree tea during winters.
    Asosii Paul, Ashwani Jha, Shruti Bhardwaj, Sewa Singh, Ravi Shankar, Sanjay Kumar*
    Scientific Reports, 2014
  41. miRNAting control of DNA methylation.
    Ashwani Jha and Ravi Shankar
    J biosci. 39 365-380
  42. Comprehensive Transcriptomic Study on horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum): De novo Assembly, Functional Characterization and Comparative Analysis in Relation to Drought Stress.
    Jyoti Bhardwaj, Rohit Chauhan, Mohit Swarnkar, R Chahota, R Shankar* and S Yadav*
    BMC Genomics. 2013 14:647, September 2013.
  43. Transcriptome sequencing of rhizome tissue of Sinopodophyllum hexandrum at two temperatures.
    A Kumari, HR Singh, A Jha, MK Swarnkar, R Shankar*, S Kumar*.
    BMC Genomics, 15 (1), 871.
  44. miReader: Discovering novel miRNAs in species without sequenced genome.
    Ashwani Jha and Ravi Shankar*
    PLoS ONE 8(6): e66857. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066857
  45. De novo sequence assembly and transcriptome analysis of Venturia inaequalis, the deadly apple scab pathogen.
    Karnika Thakur, Vandna Chawla, Shammi Bhatti, Mohit Kumar Swarnkar, Jagdeep Kaur, Ravi Shankar*, Gopaljee Jha*.
    PLoS ONE
  46. miR-BAG: Bagging Based Identification of MicroRNA Precursors.
    Ashwani Jha, Rohit Chauhan, Mrigaya Mehra, Heikham Russiachand Singh, Ravi Shankar*
    PLOS ONE, 2012
  47. De novo sequencing and characterization of Picrorhiza kurrooa transcriptome at two temperatures showed major transcriptome adjustments.
    Parul Gahlan, Heikham Russiachand Singh, Ravi Shankar*, Niharika Sharma, Anita Kumari, Vandna Chawla, Paramvir Singh Ahuja, Sanjay Kumar*
    BMC Genomics, 2012
  48. Employing machine learning for reliable miRNA target identificaiton in plants.
    Ashwani Jha and Ravi Shankar*
    BMC Genomics, 2011
  49. The Regulatory Epicenter of microRNAs.
    Ashwani Jha, Mrigaya Mehra, Ravi Shankar*
    J Biosci. 2011
  50. EGLN1 involvement in high-altitude adaptation revealed through genetic analysis of extreme constitution types defined in Ayurveda.
    Aggarwal et al.
    PNAS, 2010
  51. "The Bioinformatics of Next Generation Sequencing": A meeting report.
    Ravi Shankar*
    Journal of Mol. Cell Biol. (Oxford University Press), 2010
  52. Flanking region sequence information to improve microRNA target prediction.
    Russiachand Heikham and Ravi Shankar*
    Journal of Biosciences, Springer, 2010