Abhay Kumar

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Abhay Kumar is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Abhay Kumar has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Plant Science, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Abhay Kumar's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers), Heavy metals in environment (7 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (4 papers). Abhay Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers), Heavy metals in environment (7 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (4 papers). Abhay Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, Israel and Germany. Abhay Kumar's co-authors include Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad, Oksana Sytar, Paulina Kuczyńska, Dariusz Latowski, Kazimierz Strzałka, Ellen R. Gräber, Ludmila Tsechansky, Christoph Schüth, Stephen Joseph and Karen Privat and has published in prestigious journals such as Molecular and Cellular Biology, The Science of The Total Environment and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Abhay Kumar

41 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Heavy metal-induced oxidative damage, defense reactions, ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Heavy metal-induced oxidative damage, defense reactions, and detoxification mechanisms in plants
    2012 432 citations Oksana Sytar, Abhay Kumar et al. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Abhay Kumar India 17 800 538 185 175 149 42 1.5k
Qixing Zhou China 21 820 1.0× 766 1.4× 130 0.7× 169 1.0× 213 1.4× 44 1.5k
Wuzhong Ni China 23 809 1.0× 586 1.1× 135 0.7× 136 0.8× 331 2.2× 55 1.5k
Guoshu Gong China 21 980 1.2× 434 0.8× 203 1.1× 84 0.5× 243 1.6× 90 1.8k
Muhammad Imran China 27 1.4k 1.8× 473 0.9× 160 0.9× 139 0.8× 217 1.5× 63 2.1k
Muhammad Faheem Adil China 21 1.1k 1.4× 504 0.9× 268 1.4× 163 0.9× 108 0.7× 71 2.2k
Volkan Altay Türkiye 17 1.0k 1.3× 422 0.8× 206 1.1× 182 1.0× 69 0.5× 71 1.8k
Mohammad Shafi Pakistan 21 923 1.2× 430 0.8× 138 0.7× 85 0.5× 258 1.7× 73 1.5k
Suliman Mohammed Suliman Alghanem Saudi Arabia 23 815 1.0× 446 0.8× 122 0.7× 88 0.5× 95 0.6× 92 1.5k
Zhigao Zhou China 24 460 0.6× 896 1.7× 156 0.8× 96 0.5× 155 1.0× 60 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Abhay Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Abhay Kumar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Abhay Kumar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Abhay Kumar based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Abhay Kumar. Abhay Kumar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Choudhary, Arbind Kumar, S. K. Dwivedi, Mir Asif Iquebal, et al.. (2024). Ascorbic acid imparts field tolerance to heat stress in chickpea under late sown condition. South African Journal of Botany. 172. 586–597. 1 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay, et al.. (2024). Effect of total dissolved solids (TDS) on removal of fluoride from synthetic wastewater using alumina: Batch study, modelling, and optimization. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society. 102(1). 101552–101552. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay, Stephen Joseph, Ellen R. Gräber, et al.. (2021). Fertilizing behavior of extract of organomineral-activated biochar: low-dose foliar application for promoting lettuce growth. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture. 8(1). 15 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay, Haya Friedman, Ludmila Tsechansky, & Ellen R. Gräber. (2021). Distinctive in-planta acclimation responses to basal growth and acute heat stress were induced in Arabidopsis by cattle manure biochar. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 9875–9875. 8 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay, et al.. (2021). Retention dynamics of multi-metal contaminants from pond ash slurry onto fine grained soil. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society. 98(12). 100229–100229. 2 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay, Stephen Joseph, Ludmila Tsechansky, et al.. (2019). Mechanistic evaluation of biochar potential for plant growth promotion and alleviation of chromium-induced phytotoxicity in Ficus elastica. Chemosphere. 243. 125332–125332. 32 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Wolfgang, et al.. (2019). Effect of water leaching on biochar properties and its impact on organic contaminant sorption. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(1). 691–703. 15 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay, Stephen Joseph, Ludmila Tsechansky, et al.. (2018). Biochar aging in contaminated soil promotes Zn immobilization due to changes in biochar surface structural and chemical properties. The Science of The Total Environment. 626. 953–961. 165 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay & Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad. (2018). Plant-lead interactions: Transport, toxicity, tolerance, and detoxification mechanisms. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 166. 401–418. 193 indexed citations
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Kumar, Pankaj, et al.. (2018). Sero-epidemiology of Bluetongue and Caprine arthritisencephalitis in goats of middle Indo-Gangetic plains. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 88(1). 17–20. 1 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay, Yigal Elad, Ludmila Tsechansky, et al.. (2017). Biochar potential in intensive cultivation of Capsicum annuum L. (sweet pepper): crop yield and plant protection. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 98(2). 495–503. 30 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay, Ludmila Tsechansky, Beni Lew, et al.. (2017). Biochar alleviates phytotoxicity in Ficus elastica grown in Zn-contaminated soil. The Science of The Total Environment. 618. 188–198. 50 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay, et al.. (2014). Alleviation of methyl viologen-mediated oxidative stress by Brassica juncea annexin-3 in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Science. 219-220. 9–18. 24 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay & Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad. (2014). Proteomic responses to lead-induced oxidative stress in Talinum triangulare Jacq. (Willd.) roots: identification of key biomarkers related to glutathione metabolisms. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21(14). 8750–8764. 31 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay, Ram Prakash Raman, Kundan Kumar, et al.. (2012). Antiparasitic efficacy of piperine against Argulus spp. on Carassius auratus (Linn. 1758): in vitro and in vivo study. Parasitology Research. 111(5). 2071–2076. 42 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay, Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad, & Oksana Sytar. (2012). Lead toxicity, defense strategies and associated indicative biomarkers in Talinum triangulare grown hydroponically. Chemosphere. 89(9). 1056–1065. 150 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay, Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad, V. Mohan Murali Achary, & Brahma B. Panda. (2012). Elucidation of lead-induced oxidative stress in Talinum triangulare roots by analysis of antioxidant responses and DNA damage at cellular level. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 20(7). 4551–4561. 68 indexed citations
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Kumar, Abhay, et al.. (1988). Nonradioactive labeling of synthetic oligonucleotide probes with terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase. Analytical Biochemistry. 169(2). 376–382. 55 indexed citations

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