Akshay Kumar

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 745 citations indexed

About

Akshay Kumar is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Akshay Kumar has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 745 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Plant Science, 20 papers in Food Science and 12 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Akshay Kumar's work include Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (20 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (8 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (8 papers). Akshay Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (20 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (8 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (8 papers). Akshay Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Russia. Akshay Kumar's co-authors include Bhanu Prakash, Prem Pratap Singh, Anupam Kujur, Amrita Yadav, Nawal Kishore Dubey, Vishal Gupta, Rajeev K. Singla, Manoj Kumar, Deepika Joshi and Rameshwar Nath Chaurasia and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Akshay Kumar

37 papers receiving 725 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.

Nanoencapsulation: An efficient technology to boost the antimicrobial potential of plant essential oils in food system

2018 237 citations Bhanu Prakash, Anupam Kujur et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Akshay Kumar India	15	467	332	144	80	72	45	745
Anupam Kujur India	14	472 1.0×	316 1.0×	154 1.1×	93 1.2×	68 0.9×	14	645
Juliany Rivera Calo United States	5	675 1.4×	370 1.1×	154 1.1×	80 1.0×	108 1.5×	6	892
Mariem Saada Tunisia	11	456 1.0×	344 1.0×	110 0.8×	64 0.8×	120 1.7×	15	747
Abdelkarim Ben Arfa Tunisia	10	476 1.0×	331 1.0×	86 0.6×	51 0.6×	121 1.7×	23	764
Luis Alberto Ortega-Ramírez Mexico	13	551 1.2×	351 1.1×	232 1.6×	46 0.6×	163 2.3×	15	854
Luiz Gustavo de Lima Guimarães Brazil	13	296 0.6×	219 0.7×	88 0.6×	60 0.8×	50 0.7×	27	466
Nehad E. M. Taktak Egypt	12	218 0.5×	209 0.6×	136 0.9×	78 1.0×	35 0.5×	20	504
Leila Nateghi Iran	15	401 0.9×	158 0.5×	102 0.7×	66 0.8×	95 1.3×	94	700
Matěj Božík Czechia	17	345 0.7×	318 1.0×	75 0.5×	238 3.0×	65 0.9×	41	886
Sundaresan Bhavaniramya India	7	346 0.7×	218 0.7×	105 0.7×	37 0.5×	69 1.0×	11	592

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20 of 20 papers shown

Choudhury, Bipasha, Akshay Kumar, & Arun Goyal. (2025). Structural, functional and biotechnological traits of GH30 endo-xylanases. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 332(Pt 2). 148818–148818.

Kumar, Akshay, et al.. (2024). Nanofabrication of citronellal with chitosan biopolymer to boost its efficacy against aflatoxin B1 and Aspergillus flavus mediated biodeterioration of active ingredient of Piper longum. Food Chemistry. 449. 139240–139240.

Prakash, Bhanu, Prem Pratap Singh, Akshay Kumar, & Vishal Gupta. (2022). Botanicals for Sustainable Management of Stored Food Grains: Pesticidal Efficacy, Mode of Action and Ecological Risk Assessment Using Computational Approaches. 1(1). 62–79. 6 indexed citations

Kujur, Anupam, Akshay Kumar, Prem Pratap Singh, & Bhanu Prakash. (2021). Fabrication, Characterization, and Antifungal Assessment of Jasmine Essential Oil-Loaded Chitosan Nanomatrix Against Aspergillus flavus in Food System. Food and Bioprocess Technology. 14(3). 554–571. 28 indexed citations

Singh, Prem Pratap, et al.. (2021). Untangling the multi-regime molecular mechanism of verbenol-chemotype Zingiber officinale essential oil against Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin B1. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 6832–6832. 22 indexed citations

Kumar, Akshay, et al.. (2020). Study on biology of rice yellow stem borer. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 8(5). 1786–1789. 1 indexed citations

Kumar, Akshay, Prem Pratap Singh, & Bhanu Prakash. (2020). Unravelling the antifungal and anti-aflatoxin B1 mechanism of chitosan nanocomposite incorporated with Foeniculum vulgare essential oil. Carbohydrate Polymers. 236. 116050–116050. 49 indexed citations

Kumar, Akshay, et al.. (2020). Productivity Enhancement of Soybean through Improved Production Technologies in North- Eastern Transitional Zone of Karnataka. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 9(5). 2885–2892. 1 indexed citations

Kujur, Anupam, Akshay Kumar, & Bhanu Prakash. (2020). Elucidation of antifungal and aflatoxin B1 inhibitory mode of action of Eugenia caryophyllata L. essential oil loaded chitosan nanomatrix against Aspergillus flavus. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 172. 104755–104755. 19 indexed citations

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Kumar, Akshay, et al.. (2019). Effect of different host on biology and feeding potential of green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae).. PLANT ARCHIVES. 19(1). 281–284. 4 indexed citations

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Kumar, Akshay, Anupam Kujur, Prem Pratap Singh, & Bhanu Prakash. (2019). Nanoencapsulated plant-based bioactive formulation against food-borne molds and aflatoxin B1 contamination: Preparation, characterization and stability evaluation in the food system. Food Chemistry. 287. 139–150. 41 indexed citations

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Vikrant, et al.. (2018). Population dynamics of insect-pests of paddy and its correlation with weather parameters. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 6(1). 1405–1407. 3 indexed citations

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Kumar, Akshay, et al.. (2017). New records of predatory coccinellids beetles (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) in Western plain zone of Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 5(3). 1140–1147. 6 indexed citations

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Kumar, Akshay, et al.. (2017). To Study the Socio-Economic Back Ground of Basmati Rice Growers in Saharanpur District, India. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 6(7). 2817–2823. 1 indexed citations

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Vikrant, et al.. (2015). Estimation of losses caused by major insect pests of black gram at different stages of crop growth.. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY INDIA. 18(2). 665–668. 2 indexed citations

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Kumar, Akshay, et al.. (2012). Biology and feeding potential of Coccinella septempunctata on Aphis craccivora and Liphaphis erysimi. Annals of Plant Protection Sciences. 20(1). 219–220. 2 indexed citations

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Kumar, Akshay, et al.. (2010). New record of predators of red spider mite.. 20(2). 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Akshay, et al.. (2001). Epidemiological Profile of Snakebite Cases Admitted in JIPMER Hospital. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21 indexed citations

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Kumar, Akshay, et al.. (1990). Insect pests and predators associated to sunflower in winters of northern India.. Indian Journal of Entomology. 52(1). 39–45. 2 indexed citations

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Kumar, Akshay. (1972). The phenology of dragonflies in the Dehra Dun Valley, India. Odonatologica. 1(4). 199–207. 14 indexed citations

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