Amit Kumar

7.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
198 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Amit Kumar is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Amit Kumar has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Water Science and Technology, 50 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 39 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Amit Kumar's work include Forest ecology and management (23 papers), Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (22 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (20 papers). Amit Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (23 papers), Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (22 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (20 papers). Amit Kumar collaborates with scholars based in China, India and Portugal. Amit Kumar's co-authors include M.P. Sharma, Saurabh Mishra, Marina M.S. Cabral-Pinto, Munesh Kumar, Zhi‐Guo Yu, Sandeep K. Malyan, Raju Mondal, Tarun Kumar Thakur, Shakeel A. Khan and Aftab A. Shabnam and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Amit Kumar

189 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Lead Toxicity: Health Hazards, Influence on Food Chain, and Sustainable Remediation Approaches

2020 649 citations Amit Kumar, Amit Kumar et al. profile →
Application of microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) techniques to remove heavy metal in the natural environment: A critical review

2023 131 citations Amit Kumar, Saurabh Mishra et al. Chemosphere profile →
Effect of degradable microplastics, biochar and their coexistence on soil organic matter decomposition: A critical review

2024 80 citations Junjie Lin, Amit Kumar et al. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amit Kumar China	39	1.4k	1.3k	857	774	636	198	5.3k
Tao Liang China	51	2.0k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	649 0.8×	524 0.7×	441 0.7×	268	8.2k
Ying Ouyang United States	36	821 0.6×	1.9k 1.5×	816 1.0×	972 1.3×	855 1.3×	225	5.1k
Lei Chen China	44	1.3k 0.9×	3.0k 2.4×	1.1k 1.2×	1.6k 2.1×	883 1.4×	374	7.4k
Lingqing Wang China	44	2.3k 1.6×	1.4k 1.1×	625 0.7×	548 0.7×	428 0.7×	197	6.2k
Lu Zhang China	35	904 0.6×	852 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	366 0.5×	389 0.6×	130	4.6k
Νikolaos P. Nikolaidis Greece	41	850 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	673 0.8×	655 0.8×	247 0.4×	154	4.4k
Haipeng Wu China	47	2.6k 1.8×	3.1k 2.4×	856 1.0×	390 0.5×	1.0k 1.6×	98	9.3k
T. V. Ramachandra India	42	1.0k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	2.2k 2.6×	1.1k 1.4×	941 1.5×	279	7.8k
Li Hong Kong	31	1.5k 1.1×	645 0.5×	416 0.5×	427 0.6×	517 0.8×	503	4.1k
Renqing Wang China	42	822 0.6×	373 0.3×	988 1.2×	625 0.8×	497 0.8×	230	5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Amit Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amit Kumar

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Chandel, Girish, et al.. (2025). New insights unveiled: Identifying novel genomic regions governing zinc content in rice for enhanced biofortification. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C. 140. 104037–104037.

Lai, Chin Wei, et al.. (2025). Recent development of copper, silver and their bimetallic nanoparticles: Next-generation antibacterial agents through photocatalysis activity. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 72. 107541–107541. 2 indexed citations

Kumar, Amit, et al.. (2025). Insights Into Earthworms and Fungi: Pioneering Roles in Mitigating Global Food Scarcity and Combatting Land Degradation. Land Degradation and Development. 36(5). 1405–1429. 6 indexed citations

Joseph, Sabu, et al.. (2024). Estimation of hydrochemical profile and trophic status of a coastal Ramsar site in south west coast of India. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 78. 103740–103740. 2 indexed citations

Kumar, Amit, et al.. (2024). Mercury in the natural environment: Biogeochemical cycles and associated health risks. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 267. 107594–107594. 6 indexed citations

Patel, Digvesh Kumar, et al.. (2024). Morphometric indices assessment: Implications for active tectonics in the upper Narmada Basin, central India. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C. 136. 103746–103746. 1 indexed citations

Deng, Xiaoqian, Longjiang Mao, Mo Peng, et al.. (2024). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in coastal rivers in Jiangsu Province, China: Spatial distribution, source apportionment and human impacts. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 466. 133576–133576. 19 indexed citations

Singh, Bipin Kumar, et al.. (2024). Integrating selective flocculation techniques for enhanced efficiency in manufacturing processes: A novel approach through artificial neural network modeling. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 100088–100088. 3 indexed citations

Thakur, Tarun Kumar, S. L. Swamy, Anita Thakur, et al.. (2023). Land cover changes and carbon dynamics in Central India's dry tropical forests: A 25-year assessment and nature-based eco-restoration approaches. Journal of Environmental Management. 351. 119809–119809. 27 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guohao, Dan Liu, Junjie Lin, et al.. (2023). Priming effects induced by degradable microplastics in agricultural soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 180. 109006–109006. 99 indexed citations

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Kumar, Amit & Gopal Krishan. (2023). Microplastic Pollutants in Aquatic Ecosystems: Present and Future Challenges. Water. 16(1). 102–102. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Hongyan, Amit Kumar, Klaus‐Holger Knorr, et al.. (2023). Temperature and organic carbon quality control the anaerobic carbon mineralization in peat profiles via modulating microbes: A case study of Changbai Mountain. Environmental Research. 237(Pt 1). 116904–116904. 5 indexed citations

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Bhardwaj, D. R., et al.. (2023). Agroforestry systems in the mid-hills of the north-western Himalaya: A sustainable pathway to improved soil health and climate resilience. Journal of Environmental Management. 348. 119264–119264. 11 indexed citations

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Kumar, Amit, Saurabh Mishra, Rajiv Pandey, et al.. (2022). Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems: Un-ignorable impacts on soil characterises, nutrient storage and its cycling. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 158. 116869–116869. 160 indexed citations

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Kumar, Amit, Santosh S. Palmate, & Rituraj Shukla. (2022). Water Quality Modelling, Monitoring, and Mitigation. Applied Sciences. 12(22). 11403–11403. 17 indexed citations

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Thakur, Tarun Kumar, Digvesh Kumar Patel, Anita Thakur, et al.. (2021). Biomass Production Assessment in a Protected Area of Dry Tropical forest Ecosystem of India: A Field to Satellite Observation Approach. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 9. 17 indexed citations

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Kumar, Amit, A. K. Taxak, Saurabh Mishra, & Rajiv Pandey. (2021). Long term trend analysis and suitability of water quality of River Ganga at Himalayan hills of Uttarakhand, India. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 22. 101405–101405. 69 indexed citations

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Kumar, Amit, Dharmendra Kumar Jigyasu, Amit Kumar, et al.. (2021). Nickel in terrestrial biota: Comprehensive review on contamination, toxicity, tolerance and its remediation approaches. Chemosphere. 275. 129996–129996. 126 indexed citations

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Kumar, Amit, Prolay Kumar Bhowmick, S. Gopala Krishnan, & A. K. Singh. (2017). Development and evaluation of iso-cytoplasmic rice restorer lines for different agro-morphological traits. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (The). 77(4). 493–493. 7 indexed citations

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Mishra, Saurabh, et al.. (2017). Assessment of heavy metal contamination in water of Kali River using principle component and cluster analysis, India. Sustainable Water Resources Management. 4(3). 573–581. 75 indexed citations

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