Ajit K. Sarmah

22.6k total citations · 10 hit papers
184 papers, 16.5k citations indexed

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Ajit K. Sarmah is a scholar working on Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ajit K. Sarmah has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 16.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Pollution, 40 papers in Water Science and Technology and 34 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ajit K. Sarmah's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (50 papers), Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (31 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (31 papers). Ajit K. Sarmah is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (50 papers), Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (31 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (31 papers). Ajit K. Sarmah collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, China and Australia. Ajit K. Sarmah's co-authors include Alistair B.A. Boxall, Michael T. Meyer, Ali Akhtar, Oisik Das, Debes Bhattacharyya, Brajesh Dubey, Febelyn Reguyal, Goldy De Bhowmick, Ramkrishna Sen and P. Srinivasan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Ajit K. Sarmah

181 papers receiving 16.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A global perspective on the use, sales, exposure pathways, occurrence, fate and effects of veterinary antibiotics (VAs) in the environment

2006 2.7k citations Ajit K. Sarmah, Michael T. Meyer et al. Chemosphere profile →
Construction and demolition waste generation and properties of recycled aggregate concrete: A global perspective

2018 864 citations Ajit K. Sarmah et al. profile →
Biochar application to low fertility soils: A review of current status, and future prospects

2018 701 citations Jörg Rinklebe, Ajit K. Sarmah et al. profile →
Using biochar for remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals and organic pollutants

2013 669 citations Hailong Wang, Ajit K. Sarmah et al. profile →
Nanopriming technology for enhancing germination and starch metabolism of aged rice seeds using phytosynthesized silver nanoparticles

2017 455 citations Ajit K. Sarmah et al. profile →
Interactions between microplastics, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Implications for vector transport

2021 409 citations Nanthi Bolan, Ajit K. Sarmah et al. profile →
Hydrothermal carbonization of renewable waste biomass for solid biofuel production: A discussion on process mechanism, the influence of process parameters, environmental performance and fuel properties of hydrochar

2020 377 citations Hari Bhakta Sharma, Ajit K. Sarmah et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
Soil acidification and the liming potential of biochar

2022 174 citations Nanthi Bolan, Ajit K. Sarmah et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
A critical review on biomass pyrolysis: Reaction mechanisms, process modeling and potential challenges

2023 122 citations Arun K. Vuppaladadiyam, Arun K. Vuppaladadiyam et al. Journal of the Energy Institute profile →
Interaction of plants and metal nanoparticles: Exploring its molecular mechanisms for sustainable agriculture and crop improvement

2024 83 citations Ajit K. Sarmah et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ajit K. Sarmah New Zealand	64	6.1k	3.2k	3.2k	2.2k	1.9k	184	16.5k
John L. Zhou Australia	78	7.3k 1.2×	3.2k 1.0×	6.0k 1.9×	2.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	312	21.0k
Binoy Sarkar Australia	73	5.1k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	4.3k 1.4×	2.9k 1.3×	738 0.4×	219	15.3k
Ming Zhang China	52	5.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	5.8k 1.8×	2.9k 1.3×	478 0.2×	264	16.2k
Xiangliang Pan China	63	5.9k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	3.1k 1.4×	788 0.4×	345	14.0k
Meththika Vithanage Sri Lanka	78	9.0k 1.5×	4.0k 1.2×	8.7k 2.7×	4.6k 2.1×	531 0.3×	315	22.9k
Pinjing He China	69	5.7k 0.9×	4.0k 1.2×	3.4k 1.1×	6.1k 2.8×	521 0.3×	419	17.4k
Eric D. van Hullebusch France	68	5.0k 0.8×	3.8k 1.2×	5.4k 1.7×	3.3k 1.5×	329 0.2×	316	17.0k
Byong‐Hun Jeon South Korea	79	4.3k 0.7×	5.9k 1.9×	4.9k 1.6×	3.0k 1.4×	472 0.2×	623	25.2k
Mukesh Kumar Awasthi China	83	6.3k 1.0×	4.7k 1.5×	2.8k 0.9×	5.4k 2.5×	234 0.1×	394	22.5k
Manish Kumar India	57	3.6k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	2.3k 1.1×	275 0.1×	158	10.6k

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Zhang, Li, Ajit K. Sarmah, Jian Sun, et al.. (2025). Mercapto-Functionalized Carbon Dots Reduce Cadmium Accumulation in Wheat Grains via Plant–Soil–Microbial Regulation. ACS Nano. 19(46). 39873–39889.

Zhang, Yuying, Xiaohong Zhu, Lei Wang, et al.. (2025). Enhanced thermal insulation of biochar-gypsum composites. Cement and Concrete Composites. 159. 106013–106013. 1 indexed citations

Sikarwar, Vineet Singh, et al.. (2025). Towards circular economy via sustainable waste management practices. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 219. 108298–108298. 1 indexed citations

Cabedo‐Sanz, Patricia, et al.. (2025). A practical method for mass quantification of microplastics in soil media using pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. MethodsX. 15. 103711–103711.

Zhao, Yuanyuan, et al.. (2024). Biogas slurry-derived dissolved organic matter inhibited oxytetracycline adsorption by tropical agricultural soils. The Science of The Total Environment. 948. 174785–174785. 1 indexed citations

Rohan, Maheswaran & Ajit K. Sarmah. (2023). Computation of standard error for half-life estimation using various dissipation models for regulatory purposes. The Science of The Total Environment. 893. 164773–164773. 7 indexed citations

Dubey, Brajesh, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and commercialization of bioplastics: Organic waste as a sustainable feedstock. The Science of The Total Environment. 904. 167243–167243. 51 indexed citations

Garg, Ankit, Hong‐Hu Zhu, Ajit K. Sarmah, Guoxiong Mei, & Vinay Kumar Gadi. (2023). Evaluating mechanism and inconsistencies in hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated soil using newly proposed biochar conductivity factor. Biochar. 5(1). 4 indexed citations

Vuppaladadiyam, Arun K., Arun K. Vuppaladadiyam, Vineet Singh Sikarwar, et al.. (2023). A critical review on biomass pyrolysis: Reaction mechanisms, process modeling and potential challenges. Journal of the Energy Institute. 108. 101236–101236. 122 indexed citations breakdown →

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Reguyal, Febelyn, et al.. (2022). A feasibility study on production, characterisation and application of empty fruit bunch oil palm biochar for Mn2+ removal from aqueous solution. Environmental Pollution. 318. 120879–120879. 17 indexed citations

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Bolan, Nanthi, Ajit K. Sarmah, Sanandam Bordoloi, et al.. (2022). Soil acidification and the liming potential of biochar. Environmental Pollution. 317. 120632–120632. 174 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bordoloi, Sanandam, et al.. (2020). A feasibility study of Indian fly ash-bentonite as an alternative adsorbent composite to sand-bentonite mixes in landfill liner. Environmental Pollution. 265(Pt A). 114811–114811. 38 indexed citations

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Sarmah, Ajit K., et al.. (2020). Prediction and Evaluation of Grain Size-Dependent Maximum Dry Density for Gravelly Soil. International Journal of Geomechanics. 20(9). 16 indexed citations

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Sharma, Hari Bhakta, Ajit K. Sarmah, & Brajesh Dubey. (2020). Hydrothermal carbonization of renewable waste biomass for solid biofuel production: A discussion on process mechanism, the influence of process parameters, environmental performance and fuel properties of hydrochar. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 123. 109761–109761. 377 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tran, Hai Nguyen, Hoang Chinh Nguyen, Seung Han Woo, et al.. (2019). Removal of various contaminants from water by renewable lignocellulose-derived biosorbents: a comprehensive and critical review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 49(23). 2155–2219. 91 indexed citations

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Briones, Rowena M. & Ajit K. Sarmah. (2018). Sorption and mobility of metformin and guanylurea in soils as affected by biosolid amendment: Batch and column tests. Environmental Pollution. 244. 19–27. 10 indexed citations

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Srinivasan, P., Ajit K. Sarmah, Ronald J. Smernik, et al.. (2015). A feasibility study of agricultural and sewage biomass as biochar, bioenergy and biocomposite feedstock: Production, characterization and potential applications. The Science of The Total Environment. 512-513. 495–505. 153 indexed citations

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Sarmah, Ajit K., et al.. (2011). Simultaneous analysis of free and sulfo-conjugated steroid estrogens in artificial urine solution and agricultural soils by high-performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B. 46(8). 763–772. 8 indexed citations

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Close, Murray E., et al.. (2008). Pesticide sorption and degradation characteristics in New Zealand soils—a synthesis from seven field trials. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 36(1). 9–30. 20 indexed citations

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Sarmah, Ajit K., Michael T. Meyer, & Alistair B.A. Boxall. (2006). A global perspective on the use, sales, exposure pathways, occurrence, fate and effects of veterinary antibiotics (VAs) in the environment. Chemosphere. 65(5). 725–759. 2715 indexed citations breakdown →

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