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Mariya V. Khodakovskaya

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◆ ARA Academy High Impact

ARA Fellow

Also affiliated: Pennsylvania State University (2005); Russian Academy of Sciences (2006); North Carolina State University (2009); University of Connecticut (2005–2006); University of South Carolina (2005); Indian Council of Agricultural Research (2016); Purdue University West Lafayette (2005); Institute of Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2005–2017); Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity FEB RAS (2018)

Faculty Researcher

32 h-index 72 pubs 6,526 cited

  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • Solanum lycopersicum
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
  • Plant Leaves
  • Plants, Genetically Modified
  • Humans
  • Plant Roots
  • Nanoparticles
  • Stress, Physiological
  • Plant Proteins
  • Biomass
  • Nicotiana
  • Arabidopsis
  • Droughts
  • Cell Proliferation

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Biography and Research Information

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Mariya V. Khodakovskaya's research focuses on the application of nanotechnology in agricultural systems, with an emphasis on enhancing plant resilience and improving crop production. Her work investigates the interaction of carbon-based nanomaterials with plants, including their effects on gene expression, physiological stress responses, and the rhizosphere microbiome. Khodakovskaya has explored the use of nanomaterials as carriers for agrochemicals and has examined their potential for precision delivery directly to plant cells.

Her research has contributed to understanding how to improve drought tolerance in crops like rice through genetic modifications and the application of nanotechnological approaches. She has also conducted risk assessments for the agricultural use of carbon nanotubes. Khodakovskaya collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville on projects related to plant nanotechnology and agricultural applications.

Khodakovskaya holds the designation of ARA Fellow and is recognized as a highly cited researcher. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 32, with 72 total publications and over 6,400 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 32
  • Publications: 72
  • Citations: 6,526

Selected Publications

  • A Decade of Green Nanotechnology: Applications, Advances, and Emerging Directions (2026)
    Advanced Sustainable Systems DOI OpenAlex
  • A Plant-Derived Arabinoxylan Platform for Biomolecule Delivery into Plant Cells (2026)
    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry DOI OpenAlex
  • Integration of transcriptomics and proteomics data for understanding the mechanisms of positive effects of carbon-based nanomaterials on plant tolerance to salt stress (2025)
    Environmental Science Nano 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Revisiting NaOH Addition during the Amination of Cellulose Nanocrystals (2025)
    Biomacromolecules 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • From Plants to Plants: Plant-Derived Biological Polymers as Sustainable and Safe Nanocarriers for Direct Delivery of DNA to Plant Cells (2025)
    Nano Letters 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A vacuolar proton pump controls the post-germinative growth of rice (Oryza sativa ssp. japonica) (2025)
    Plant Growth Regulation 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Identification of Stress-Responsive Metabolites in Plants Using an Untargeted Metabolomics Approach (2024)
    Methods in molecular biology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Towards realizing nano-enabled precision delivery in plants (2024)
    Nature Nanotechnology 133 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A vacuolar proton pump controls post-germinative growth of rice (Oryza sativa ssp. japonica) (2024)
    Research Square 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Cellulose Nanocrystals are a Renewable and Biocompatible Nanocarrier of Agrochemicals Directly to Plant Cells (Adv. Sustainable Syst. 5/2024) (2024)
    Advanced Sustainable Systems DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of NaOH Addition on Cellulose Nanocrystal Functionalization with 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2024)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • Cellulose Nanocrystals are a Renewable and Biocompatible Nanocarrier of Agrochemicals Directly to Plant Cells (2023)
    Advanced Sustainable Systems 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Targeted mutagenesis of the vacuolar H<sup>+</sup> translocating pyrophosphatase gene reduces grain chalkiness in rice (2023)
    The Plant Journal 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Editorial: Polymeric nanoparticles for sustainable plant agriculture and food industry (2023)
    Frontiers in Plant Science 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Emerging investigator series: differential effects of carbon nanotubes and graphene on the tomato rhizosphere microbiome (2023)
    Environmental Science Nano 19 citations DOI OpenAlex

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ARA Academy 2021 ARA Fellow

Dr. Khodakovskaya joined UALR's faculty in 2008 and has become recognized for pioneering work applying carbon-based nanomaterials to enhance crops. Her research has been highlighted in Nature Nanotechnology and The Economist for discoveries in seed germination and plant growth regulation. Her laboratory investigates how advanced genetic engineering, molecular biology, and nanotechnology can boost plant productivity and environmental stress tolerance.

Policy Impact

Research highlighted in Nature Nanotechnology and The Economist, positioning Arkansas as a leader in agricultural nanotechnology with potential to boost crop productivity statewide.

Growth Areas

['Precision Agriculture', 'Food Production & Integrative Health']

Collaboration Network

56 Collaborators 30 Institutions 4 Countries

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