Anu Kumar

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Anu Kumar is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Pollution and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Anu Kumar has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Materials Chemistry, 2 papers in Pollution and 2 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Anu Kumar's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (3 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (2 papers) and Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection (2 papers). Anu Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (3 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (2 papers) and Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection (2 papers). Anu Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Anu Kumar's co-authors include Rita Singh Majumdar, Tikam Chand Dakal, Vinod Yadav, Sarika Sharma, Kuldeep Kaur, Tejpal Dhewa, Shiv Dutt Purohit, Sunny Dhiman, Puneet Pathak and Chhavi Sharma and has published in prestigious journals such as Frontiers in Microbiology, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Anu Kumar

10 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Mechanistic Basis of Antimicrobial Actions of Silver Nanoparticles

2016 1.5k citations Tikam Chand Dakal, Anu Kumar et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anu Kumar India	5	1.1k	552	181	164	142	13	1.6k
Rita Singh Majumdar India	6	1.1k 1.0×	527 1.0×	176 1.0×	178 1.1×	141 1.0×	18	1.6k
Vinod Yadav India	10	1.1k 1.0×	538 1.0×	186 1.0×	293 1.8×	152 1.1×	27	1.8k
Indarchand Gupta India	15	912 0.8×	481 0.9×	212 1.2×	166 1.0×	111 0.8×	21	1.4k
M. Girilal India	9	1.3k 1.1×	651 1.2×	189 1.0×	188 1.1×	136 1.0×	9	1.7k
Luciana Palomba Italy	6	870 0.8×	496 0.9×	156 0.9×	233 1.4×	154 1.1×	8	1.4k
A. Mohammed Fayaz India	9	1.5k 1.3×	754 1.4×	197 1.1×	199 1.2×	149 1.0×	12	1.9k
Yael N. Slavin Canada	8	1.4k 1.3×	795 1.4×	290 1.6×	240 1.5×	244 1.7×	9	2.2k
Manoranjan Arakha India	16	1.1k 1.0×	480 0.9×	251 1.4×	354 2.2×	182 1.3×	40	1.9k
Magdalena Wypij Poland	20	1.0k 0.9×	523 0.9×	154 0.9×	247 1.5×	95 0.7×	31	1.6k
Tamara Bruna Chile	7	727 0.7×	400 0.7×	191 1.1×	132 0.8×	111 0.8×	14	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anu Kumar

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Kumari, Pooja, Manish Kumar, Deepika Kaushal, et al.. (2025). Dual-functional TiO2 incorporated gum acacia hydrogel nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 330(Pt 1). 148007–148007.

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Dhiman, Sunny, et al.. (2025). Enhancing Sustainability: Bioprospecting soil bacteria with cellulase production potential for industrial applications. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2127–2131.

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Devi, Rubee, Tanvir Kaur, Rajeshwari Negi, et al.. (2024). Microbes Mediated Nutrient Dynamics for Plant Growth Promotion: Current Research and Future Challenges. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 65(2). 866–889. 3 indexed citations

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Sharma, Babita, Tanvir Kaur, Sohini Chowdhury, et al.. (2024). Microbial Consortia: Promising Tool as Plant Bioinoculants for Agricultural Sustainability. Current Microbiology. 81(8). 222–222. 20 indexed citations

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Sharma, Vipin, et al.. (2024). Percutaneous Tenotomy for Chronic Tennis Elbow: A Minimally Invasive Technique with Better Outcomes – A Case Series. Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports. 14(2). 125–130. 2 indexed citations

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Dhiman, Sunny, Chhavi Sharma, Anu Kumar, Puneet Pathak, & Shiv Dutt Purohit. (2023). Microplastics in Aquatic and Food Ecosystems: Remediation Coupled with Circular Economy Solutions to Create Resource from Waste. Sustainability. 15(19). 14184–14184. 13 indexed citations

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Dhiman, Sunny, Gunjan Mukherjee, Anu Kumar, & Rita Singh Majumdar. (2021). Enhanced Production of Tannase through RSM by Bacillus haynesii SSRY4 MN031245 under Submerged Fermentation. 80(8). 675–680. 3 indexed citations

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Kumar, Anu & Rita Singh Majumdar. (2020). PLANT-DERIVED ANTIMICROBIALS (PDAms) TO CONTROL URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS. PLANT CELL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. 29–34.

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Kumar, Anu, et al.. (2020). Invitro Efficacy of Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles on Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Seed Germination and Growth. 79(9). 784–787. 1 indexed citations

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Dakal, Tikam Chand, Anu Kumar, Rita Singh Majumdar, & Vinod Yadav. (2016). Mechanistic Basis of Antimicrobial Actions of Silver Nanoparticles. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1831–1831. 1469 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kumar, Anu, et al.. (2016). Biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles by using Viola serpens extract. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease. 6(3). 223–226. 14 indexed citations

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Kumar, Anu, Kuldeep Kaur, & Sarika Sharma. (2013). Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial potential of silver nanoparticles by Morus nigra leaf extract. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research. 1(4). 16–24. 25 indexed citations

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Singh, Virender, et al.. (2010). ISOLATION AND ANTIBIOGRAM PATTERN OF E. COLI ISOLATES HAVING HEAVY METALS TOLERANCE. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. 1(3). 1 indexed citations

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