B. K. Handa

873 total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 712 citations indexed

About

B. K. Handa is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Molecular Biology and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, B. K. Handa has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 712 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Water Science and Technology, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in B. K. Handa's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (3 papers), Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (3 papers) and Biological Activity of Diterpenoids and Biflavonoids (3 papers). B. K. Handa is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (3 papers), Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (3 papers) and Biological Activity of Diterpenoids and Biflavonoids (3 papers). B. K. Handa collaborates with scholars based in India and Japan. B. K. Handa's co-authors include Sanjeev Goyal, Rajesh Seth, W. Rahman, Kuldip K. Chexal, Adarsh Kumar, Divya Goel, P. Khanna, Andrew Pelter, R. Warrén and R.A. Pandey and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioresource Technology, Journal of Hydrology and Journal of Chromatography A.

In The Last Decade

B. K. Handa

21 papers receiving 666 citations

Hit Papers

Geochemistry and Genesis of Fluoride‐Containing Ground Wa... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Geochemistry and Genesis of Fluoride‐Containing Ground Waters in India
    1975 430 citations B. K. Handa Ground Water profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. K. Handa India 11 474 436 143 93 58 22 712
Robert A. Griffin United States 15 99 0.2× 151 0.3× 188 1.3× 87 0.9× 71 1.2× 44 656
Dragana Djordjevic Serbia 9 107 0.2× 179 0.4× 81 0.6× 52 0.6× 34 0.6× 31 500
Nilotpal Das India 13 388 0.8× 314 0.7× 77 0.5× 391 4.2× 28 0.5× 25 700
G H Haghnia Iran 11 60 0.1× 105 0.2× 86 0.6× 93 1.0× 39 0.7× 32 643
Alejandro Carrillo-Chávez Mexico 18 206 0.4× 163 0.4× 61 0.4× 215 2.3× 47 0.8× 50 875
Pokkate Wongsasuluk Thailand 7 232 0.5× 152 0.3× 76 0.5× 129 1.4× 19 0.3× 13 672
A. Lucie N’Guessan United States 12 67 0.1× 129 0.3× 181 1.3× 135 1.5× 104 1.8× 14 620
Z. O. Ojekunle Nigeria 13 249 0.5× 147 0.3× 121 0.8× 37 0.4× 24 0.4× 36 672
E. Randall Bayless United States 14 95 0.2× 110 0.3× 129 0.9× 163 1.8× 27 0.5× 19 469
Adewole Michael Gbadebo Nigeria 13 184 0.4× 107 0.2× 80 0.6× 33 0.4× 12 0.2× 46 612

Countries citing papers authored by B. K. Handa

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. K. Handa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. K. Handa

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All Works

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Pandey, R.A. & B. K. Handa. (1997). Fate of organic bases during Biooxidation of coal carbonization wastewater. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A Environmental Science and Engineering and Toxicology. 32(1). 1–13. 1 indexed citations
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Goyal, Sanjeev, Rajesh Seth, & B. K. Handa. (1996). Diphasic fixed-film biomethanation of distillery spentwash. Bioresource Technology. 56(2-3). 239–244. 47 indexed citations
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Handa, B. K., et al.. (1990). Pilot‐Scale Distillery Spentwash Biomethanation. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 116(6). 1029–1045. 20 indexed citations
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Handa, B. K., Adarsh Kumar, & Divya Goel. (1984). Chemical composition of rain water with special reference to heavy metals over Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in 1981. MAUSAM. 35(2). 235–237. 1 indexed citations
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Handa, B. K., Adarsh Kumar, & Divya Goel. (1982). Chemical composition of rain water over Lucknow in 1980. MAUSAM. 33(4). 485–488. 22 indexed citations
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Gadkari, A., et al.. (1980). Prevalence of hookworm in some villages around Nagpur.. PubMed. 12(4). 192–6. 2 indexed citations
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Handa, B. K., et al.. (1978). Prevalence and patterns of parasitic infections in rural areas around Nagpur.. PubMed. 68. 583–91. 6 indexed citations
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Handa, B. K.. (1975). Geochemistry and Genesis of Fluoride‐Containing Ground Waters in India. Ground Water. 13(3). 275–281. 430 indexed citations breakdown →
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Handa, B. K.. (1975). Occurrence and distribution of potassium ions in natural waters in India. Journal of Hydrology. 26(3-4). 267–276. 3 indexed citations
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Handa, B. K., et al.. (1971). Evaluation of Some Stabilization Ponds in India. Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division. 97(1). 91–100. 3 indexed citations
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Handa, B. K.. (1971). CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF MONSOON RAINWATER OVER BANKIPUR, MALDA (WEST BENGAL). MAUSAM. 22(4). 603–604. 2 indexed citations
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Pelter, Andrew, R. Warrén, Kuldip K. Chexal, B. K. Handa, & W. Rahman. (1971). Biflavonyls from guttifereae—garcinia livingstonII. Tetrahedron. 27(8). 1625–1634. 35 indexed citations
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Handa, B. K., et al.. (1971). Occurrence of bisflavones in Zamia. Phytochemistry. 10(2). 436–437. 9 indexed citations
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Handa, B. K., et al.. (1970). Some optically active biflavones from Podocarpus gracilior.. PubMed. 1. 28–28. 3 indexed citations
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Chexal, Kuldip K., B. K. Handa, & W. Rahman. (1970). Thin-layer chromatography of biflavonyls on silica gel. Journal of Chromatography A. 48(3). 484–492. 17 indexed citations
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Handa, B. K.. (1969). Chemical composition of monsoon rains over Calcutta. Part I. Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography. 21(1). 95–95. 8 indexed citations
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Handa, B. K.. (1969). Chemical composition of monsoon rains over Calcutta. Part I. Tellus. 21(1). 95–100. 11 indexed citations
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Handa, B. K.. (1965). Studies on U. S. Salinity Laboratory Diagram for Classification of Irrigation Waters. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science. 13(4). 227–232.
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Handa, B. K.. (1964). MODIFIED CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURE FRO RATING IRRIGATION WATERS. Soil Science. 98(4). 264–269. 29 indexed citations

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