54 Published; 27 as Corresponding author*; 10 as First author^; 1 Cover page, 2 Art works
38 International Peer-reviewed; 1 National Peer-reviewed; 1 Book chapter; Preprint
* Corresponding Author ^ Equal First Author SharmaG_omics Lab member
54. Gaurav Sharma*, Viorel Munteanu, Nika Mansouri Ghiasi, Jineta Banerjee, Susheel Varma, Luca Foschini, Kyle Ellrott, Onur Mutlu, Dumitru Ciorbă, Roel A. Ophoff, Viorel Bostan, Christopher E Mason, Jason H. Moore, Despoina Sousoni, Arunkumar Krishnan, Christopher E. Mason, Mihai Dimian, Gustavo Stolovitzky, Fabio G. Liberante, Taras K. Oleksyk, and Serghei Mangul*.
A decentralized future for the open-science databases
Preprint at arXiv [Submitted on 23 Sep 2025]. 2025. PDF
53. Vishvesh Karthik, Indupalli Sishir Anand, Utkarsha Mahanta, and Gaurav Sharma*.
Authorship-contribution normalized Sh-index and citations are better research output indicators
Preprint at arXiv [Submitted on 4 Sep 2025]. 2025. PDF
52. Utkarsha Mahanta and Gaurav Sharma*
NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics. 2025. PDF
Preprinted at bioRxiv. 2024. PDF
51. Jaimin Chodvadiya^, Gyanesh Shukla^, and Gaurav Sharma*
Preprint at bioRXiv (Under review). 2025. PDF
50. Richa Ashok Kakkar and Gaurav Sharma*
Preprint at Research Square (Under review). 2025. PDF
49. Swati Singh, Rajesh Mishra, Richa Ashok Kakkar, Shivam Singla, Akhil Pratap, Gaurav Sharma, Monika Sharma, and Rachna Chaba*
Journal of Bacteriology. 2025. PDF
48. Niharika Saraf, Vishvesh Karthick, and Gaurav Sharma*
BMC Bioinformatics (Under Revision). 2025
Preprint at Research Square. 2025. PDF.
47. Srija Pal^, Vaishnavi Kolte^, Nipa Biswas, Poulomi Pal, Shovik Deb, Mohini Singh, Monika Koul, Gaurav Sharma*, and KAPUDEEP KARMAKAR*
Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 2025. PDF.
46. Niharika Saraf and Gaurav Sharma*
Comparative genomic insight into the myxobacterial carbohydrate-degrading potential.
Frontiers in Microbiology. 2025. PDF
Preprinted at bioRxiv. 2024.
45. Megha Shrivastava^, Manmehar Kaur^, Liz Maria Luke, Richa Ashok Kakkar, Deeptodeep Roy, Shivam Singla, Vanshika Sharma, Gaurav Sharma, and Rachna Chabaa*
Preprint at bioRxiv. 2024. PDF
44. Shruti Jain and Gaurav Sharma*
Microbiology Spectrum. 2024. PDF
Preprinted at bioRxiv. 2024. PDF
43. Gyanesh Shukla and Gaurav Sharma*
A unique bacterial family strikes again!
Trends in Microbiology. 2024. PDF
Extended version: Preprinted at bioRxiv. 2024. PDF
42. Kinga B Graniczkowska, Dorina Bizhga, Moraima Noda, Viridiana Leon, Niharika Saraf, Denisse Feliz, Gaurav Sharma, Angela C Nugent, Mitchell Singer, Emina A Stojković
Photomorphogenesis of Myxococcus macrosporus: new insights for light-regulation of cell development
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 2024. PDF
41. Sharayu Magar, Vaishnavi Kolte, Gaurav Sharma*, and Sutharsan Govindarajan*
Microbiology Spectrum. 2024. PDF
40. Aasif Majeed Bhat^, Mariam Azeezuddin Haneen^, Aehtesham Hussain, Gaurav Sharma*, and Qazi Parvaiz Hassan*
Preprint at bioRxiv. 2024. PDF
39. Sneha Murthy, Mallu Govardhana, Kumudini Belur Satyan, Gaurav Sharma*
Preprint at bioRxiv. 2024. PDF
38. Gaurav Sharma*, Jaimin Chodvadiya, Indranil Malik
Deoxy” to be or “Desoxy” not to be—a century-old tale in the history of DNA nomenclature
Journal of Bacteriology [Commentary]. 2024. PDF
37. Satheeswaran Balasubramanian, Mariam Azeezuddin Haneen, Gaurav Sharma, Ekambaram Perumal.
Acute Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Exposure Alters Zebrafish Larval Microbiome.
Life Sciences. 2024. PDF
36. Nicolas Y. Jolivet, Endao Han, Akeisha M. Belgrave, Fares Saïdi, Newsha Koushki, David J. Lemon, Laura M. Faure, Betty Fleuchot, Utkarsha Mahanta, Heng Jiang, Gaurav Sharma, Jean-Bernard Fiche, Benjamin P. Bratton, Mamoudou Diallo, Beiyan Nan, David R. Zusman, Guillaume Sudre, Anthony Garza, Marcelo Nollmann, Allen J. Ehrlicher, Olivier Théodoly, Joshua W. Shaevitz, Tâm Mignot, Salim Timo Islam
Preprint at bioRxiv. 2023. PDF
35. Nirjara Singhvi, Chandni Talwar, Utkarsha Mahanta, Jasvinder Kaur, Krishnendu Mondal, Nabeel Ahmad, Inderjeet Tyagi, Gaurav Sharma, Vipin Gupta
Functional & Integrative Genomics. 2023. PDF
34. Tarun J. Narwani*, Gaurav Sharma*, Alexandre G. De Brevern*
Editorial: Flexibility in the Genome and Proteome- An Adaptive Toolkit for Organisms
Frontiers in Genetics. 2023. PDF
33. Richa Ashok Kakkar^, Mariam Azeezuddin Haneen^, Akash Chandra Parida, Gaurav Sharma*
Frontiers in Plant Sciences. 2023. PDF
32. Salim T. Islam, Nicolas Y. Jolivet, Clémence Cuzin, Akeisha M. Belgrav, Laetitia My, Betty Fleuchot, Laura M. Faure, Utkarsha Mahanta, Fares Saïdi, Gaurav Sharma, Jean-Bernard Fiche, Benjamin P. Bratton, Julien Herrou, Marcelo Nollmann, Joshua W. Shaevitz, Eric Durand, Tâm Mignot
Science Advances. 2023. PDF
31. Fares Saïdi^, Utkarsha Mahanta^, Adyasha Panda, Nicolas Y. Jolivet, Razieh Bitazar, Gavin John, Matthew Martinez, Abdelkader Mellouk, Charles Calmettes, Yi-Wei Chang, Gaurav Sharma*, Salim T. Islam*
Microbiology Spectrum. 2022. PDF
------------------------------------22 Publications Accepted: During IBAB Bengaluru tenure------------------------------------
30. Kapudeep Karmakar, Saurabh Kumar, Dipankar Roy, Mohini Singh, Vaishnavi Kolte, Ashok Choudhury, Gaurav Sharma
Comparative genomics reveals the diversity of CRISPR–Cas locus in Azotobacter organisms.
Letters in Applied Microbiology. 2022. PDF
29. Fares Saïdi, Oscar Javier Gamboa Marin, José Ignacio Veytia-Bucheli, Evgeny Vinogradov, Gokulakrishnan Ravicoularamin, Nicolas Y. Jolivet, Ahmad A. Kezzo, Eric Ramirez Esquivel, Adyasha Panda, Gaurav Sharma, Stéphane P. Vincent, Charles Gauthier, Salim T. Islam
ACS Omega. 2022. PDF
28. Gaurav Sharma*, Salim T. Islam, Praveen Rahi, Mark W. Silby, Donato Giovannelli, Paula V. Welander, Monika Ehling-Schulz, Vasvi Chaudhry, Evelyn Molloy, Christian Hertweck, Sunil Mundra, Vipin Chandra Kalia, Rup Lal, Yogendra Singh, Edward Ruby, Christoph Weigel, Roberto Kolter
Reply to Oren et al., “New Phylum Names Harmonize Prokaryotic Nomenclature”.
mBio [Opinion Article]. 2022. PDF
27. Rishi Mahajan^, Shenu Hudson B^, Deepak Sharma^, Vaishnavi Kolte, Gaurav Sharma*, Gunjan Goel*
Indian Journal of Microbiology. 2022. PDF
26. Adyasha Panda, Salim T. Islam, Gaurav Sharma*
Harmonizing Prokaryotic Nomenclature: Fixing the Fuss over Phylum Name Flipping.
mBio. [Opinion Article]. 2022 PDF
Media coverage: BISMiS Live - 14th Session: Dialogue On Renaming Phyla. Bergey's Intl. Society for Microbial Systematics Youtube Channel
25. Utkarsha Mahanta, Gayatri Saberwal, Gaurav Sharma*
Are countries becoming better at SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance?
Frontiers in Public Health. [Opinion Article]. 2022 PDF
Media coverage: Quick sequencing offers a better chance at COVID Control, Nature India
Media coverage: India’s Genome-Sequencing Performance Through the Pandemic, in 4 Charts, The Wire Science
Media coverage: COVID-19: INSACOG shares genome sequencing data after a gap of 3 months, Down To Earth
Media coverage: India now ranks tenth in genome sequencing; 176% rise in numbers, The Times of India
24. Kapudeep Karmakar, Rohan Bhattacharya, Abhishek Sharma, Kirti Parmar, Utpal Nath, Karaba N Nataraj, Earanna N, Gaurav Sharma, Dipshikha Chakravortty
Lysinibacillus macroides mediated control of cellulose producing morphotype of Salmonella.
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 2022 PDF
23. Pia Moisander, Meaghan Daley, Katyanne Shoemaker, Vaishnavi Kolte, Gaurav Sharma, Kelsey Garlick
Nitrogen fixation influenced by phosphorus and nitrogen availability in the benthic bloom-forming cyanobacterium Hydrocoleum sp. identified in a temperate marine lagoon.
Journal of Phycology. 2022. PDF
22. Kishan Kalia, Gayatri Saberwal, Gaurav Sharma*
The lag in SARS-CoV-2 genome submissions to GISAID.
Nature Biotechnology. [Correspondence Article]. 2021. PDF
Media coverage: In-depth: What ails India’s coronavirus genome sequencing system, Down To Earth
Media coverage: COVID-19 control needs faster submission of genome sequence to public portal, Nature India
Media coverage: Scientist flags India's slowing rate of genome sequencing, The New Indian Express
Media coverage: How concerning is the latest COVID-19 Mu variant in B.C.? CityNews Vancouver
Preprinted at bioRxiv: Country-wide genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 strains. bioRxiv. 2021. PDF
Media coverage: Coronavirus: should we be worried about the rise of the Mu variant? National Geographic
Media coverage: The Mu variant is on the rise. Scientists weigh in on how much to worry. National Geographic
Media coverage: Covid: Worrying shortfall, lag in genome sequencing, The Telegraph Online
Media coverage: India falters on virus genome study. The Telegraph
Media coverage: Delays and shortages hit SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance program. in "News Medical" by Dr. Liji Thomas, MD.
21. Animesh Awasthi, Gaurav Sharma*, Piyush Agrawal*
Book Chapter 20: Computational approaches for vaccine designing.
Book Name "Bioinformatics: Methods and Applications" by Elsevier Publications. 2021.
20. Ravi Pratap Singh, Neha Saini, Gaurav Sharma, R. Rahisuddin, Madhuri Patel, Abhishek Kaushik, and S Kumaran.
Moonlighting Biochemistry of Cysteine Synthase: A Species-specific Global Regulator.
Journal of Molecular Biology. 2021. PDF
19. Gaurav Sharma^, Andrew I. Yao^, Gregory T. Smaldone^, Jennifer Liang, Matt Long, Marc T. Facciotti, Mitchell Singer
Global gene expression analysis of the Myxococcus xanthus developmental time course.
Genomics, 2021. PDF
18. Shilpee Pal^, Gaurav Sharma^, Srikrishna Subramanian
BMC Genomics. 2021. PDF
17. Sunita Gupta, Parul Kulshreshtha, Deuvshree Sharma, Divya Aggarwal, Gitanjali Jiwani, Gaurav Sharma
Microstructure observations of Lemna aequinoctialis ecotype.
Journal of Scientific Research. 2021. PDF
16. Shenu B Hudson^, Vaishnavi Kolte^, Azra Khan, Gaurav Sharma*
Journal of Medical Virology. 2020. PDF
Media coverage: UK COVID-19 strain: 'No need to panic', say virologists amid flight bans. The New Indian Express.
15. Arohi Parlikar^, Kishan Kalia K^, Shruti Sinha, Sucheta Patnaik, Neeraj Sharma, Vemuri Sai Gayatri, Gaurav Sharma*.
Understanding genomic diversity, pan-genome, and evolution of SARS-CoV-2.
PeerJ, 2020. PDF
14. Salim T. Islam, Israel Vergara Alvarez, Fares Saïdi, Annick Giuseppi, Evgeny Vinogradov, Gaurav Sharma, Leon Espinosa, Castrese Morrone, Gael Brasseur, Jean-François Guillemot, Anaïs Benarouche, Jean-Luc Bridot, Gokulakrishnan Ravicoularamin, Alain Cagna, Charles Gauthier, Mitchell Singer, Henri-Pierre Fierobe, Tâm Mignot, Emilia M. F. Mauriello
Modulation of bacterial multicellularity via spatiotemporal polysaccharide secretion.
PLOS Biology, 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000728
13. Nuttall RA, Gaurav Sharma, Pia Moisander
Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2020, PDF
12. Indu Khatri^, Gaurav Sharma^, Srikrishna Subramanian
BMC Microbiology, 2019 PDF
11. Nuttall R, Gaurav Sharma, Pai Moisander
Microbiol Resource Announcement. 2019. PDF
10. Parales RE, Gaurav Sharma, Zhang X, Subuyuj GA, Langner JT, Wright ME, Ditty JL, Dawson SC
Draft Genome Sequence of the Caffeine-Degrading Methylotroph Methylorubrum populi PINKEL.
Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2019 PDF
9. Whitfield D^, Gaurav Sharma^, Smaldone G, Mitchell Singer
Peripheral rods: a specialized developmental cell type in Myxococcus xanthus,
Genomics. 2019. PDF
------------------------------------2 Publications Accepted: During UC Davis tenure------------------------------------
8. Gaurav Sharma*, Parales R, Mitchell Singer*
BMC Genomics, 2018. PDF *:co-corresponding author
7. Gaurav Sharma*, Lori L Burrows, Mitchell Singer*
Diversity and Evolution of Myxobacterial Type IV Pili System.
Frontiers of Microbiology, 2018. PDF *:co-corresponding author
------------------------------------5 Publications Accepted: During CSIR-IMTECH Chandigarh tenure------------------------------------
6. Gaurav Sharma, Indu Khatri, Srikrishna Subramanian
Comparative genomic analysis of diverse chemosensory systems in order Myxococcales.
Journal of Bacteriology, 2017. PDF Journal Cover Page for Journal of Bacteriology PDF
5. Gaurav Sharma, Srikrishna Subramanian
Genome Biology Evolution. 2017. PDF
4. Gaurav Sharma, Indu Khatri, Srikrishna Subramanian
Complete genome of the starch-degrading myxobacteria Sandaracinus amylolyticus DSM 53668T.
Genome Biology Evolution. 2016 PDF
3. Gaurav Sharma, Tarun Narwani, Srikrishna Subramanian
Complete Genome Sequence and Comparative Genomics of a Novel Myxobacterium Myxococcus hansupus.
PLoS One. 2016. PDF
2. Gaurav Sharma, Indu Khatri, Srikrishna Subramanian
Draft Genome Sequence of Kocuria palustris PEL.
Genome Announcement. 2014. PDF
------------------------------------1 Publication Accepted: During SBT-JNU New Delhi tenure------------------------------------
1. Arya Sweta^, Gaurav Sharma^, Gupta Preeti, Tiwari Swati
Parasitology Research. 2012. PDF
Newly Renamed Prokaryote Phyla Cause Uproar by Dan Robitzski
The Scientist https://www.the-scientist.com/newly-renamed-prokaryote-phyla-cause-uproar-69578
Aerobic Bacteria May Predate Earth’s Oxygen Boom by Sneha Khedkar
The Scientist https://www.the-scientist.com/aerobic-bacteria-may-predate-earth-s-oxygen-boom-72914
A soil predator’s death is boosting drug resistance, without antibiotics by Sahana Ghosh
Nature India https://www.nature.com/articles/d44151-025-00076-4