Chetan Kumar

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Chetan Kumar is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Chetan Kumar has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 9 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Chetan Kumar's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (24 papers), Forest Management and Policy (10 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (7 papers). Chetan Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (24 papers), Forest Management and Policy (10 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (7 papers). Chetan Kumar collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Indonesia. Chetan Kumar's co-authors include Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Robin L. Chazdon, Miguel Calmon, David Lamb, Gretchen Walters, Mike Jones, Nigel Dudley, Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham, Stewart Maginnis and Cara R. Nelson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Research Letters and Ecology and Society.

In The Last Decade

Chetan Kumar

35 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Core principles for successfully implementing and upscaling Nature-based Solutions

2019 538 citations Chetan Kumar, Gretchen Walters et al. profile →
When is a forest a forest? Forest concepts and definitions in the era of forest and landscape restoration

2016 373 citations Robin L. Chazdon, Pedro H. S. Brancalion et al. AMBIO profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chetan Kumar United States	15	1.3k	318	286	286	240	37	2.0k
Sharachchandra Lélé India	23	1.2k 0.9×	324 1.0×	179 0.6×	345 1.2×	291 1.2×	64	2.3k
D. Capistrano Indonesia	13	1.7k 1.2×	448 1.4×	231 0.8×	417 1.5×	213 0.9×	29	2.2k
Rodel D. Lasco Philippines	26	1.4k 1.1×	432 1.4×	450 1.6×	200 0.7×	215 0.9×	102	2.5k
Marine Elbakidze Sweden	32	1.9k 1.4×	445 1.4×	390 1.4×	472 1.7×	206 0.9×	76	2.9k
Mauro Agnoletti Italy	24	976 0.7×	258 0.8×	220 0.8×	240 0.8×	243 1.0×	59	1.8k
Jeanine M. Rhemtulla Canada	24	1.4k 1.0×	528 1.7×	495 1.7×	229 0.8×	108 0.5×	47	2.1k
Neville Ash United Kingdom	10	1.2k 0.9×	653 2.1×	401 1.4×	437 1.5×	221 0.9×	10	2.3k
Ilse R. Geijzendorffer France	28	1.4k 1.1×	665 2.1×	429 1.5×	309 1.1×	147 0.6×	50	2.4k
Cibele Queiroz Sweden	17	1.3k 1.0×	520 1.6×	384 1.3×	328 1.1×	111 0.5×	27	2.1k
Jennifer Hauck Germany	24	1.3k 1.0×	308 1.0×	237 0.8×	373 1.3×	212 0.9×	42	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Chetan Kumar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chetan Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Chetan Kumar. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Chetan Kumar. The network helps show where Chetan Kumar may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chetan Kumar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chetan Kumar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chetan Kumar based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chetan Kumar. Chetan Kumar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Panchpuri, Mitali, et al.. (2025). Artificial intelligence in smart drug delivery systems: a step toward personalized medicine. 2(5). 882–914. 9 indexed citations

Chaudhary, M. R., et al.. (2024). Sunlight-driven photocatalytic degradation of industrial dyes using Withania somnifera decorated MnO2 nanoparticles. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 19(1). 206–206. 3 indexed citations

Kumar, Chetan, et al.. (2023). Sustainable Development through Renewable Energy: A Comprehensive Approach. International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research. 5(5). 2 indexed citations

Kumar, Chetan, et al.. (2022). Design Assessment and Simulation of PCA Based Image Difference Detection and Segmentation for Satellite Images Using Machine Learning. International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication. 10(3). 1–11. 2 indexed citations

Gassner, Anja, Philip Dobie, Rhett D. Harrison, et al.. (2020). Making the post-2020 global biodiversity framework a successful tool for building biodiverse, inclusive, resilient and safe food systems for all. Environmental Research Letters. 15(10). 101001–101001. 9 indexed citations

Walters, Gretchen, et al.. (2020). Analysing and Applying Stakeholder Perceptions to Improve Protected Area Governance in Ugandan Conservation Landscapes. Land. 9(6). 207–207. 22 indexed citations

Chazdon, Robin L., Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Kathleen Buckingham, et al.. (2016). When is a forest a forest? Forest concepts and definitions in the era of forest and landscape restoration. AMBIO. 45(5). 538–550. 373 indexed citations breakdown →

Kumar, Chetan, et al.. (2016). Nadi Bachao Samriddhi Lao – A forest landscape restoration initiative in Harda district, Madhya Pradesh, India. World Development Perspectives. 4. 1–4. 2 indexed citations

Barrow, Edmund, et al.. (2015). Synergies between climate mitigation and adaptation in forest landscape restoration. IUCN eBooks. 8 indexed citations

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Locatelli, Bruno, Carla P. Catterall, Pablo Imbach, et al.. (2015). Tropical reforestation and climate change: beyond carbon. Restoration Ecology. 23(4). 337–343. 134 indexed citations

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Vira, Bhaskar, Chetan Agarwal, Shrinivas Badiger, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, & Chetan Kumar. (2012). Negotiating Trade-offs Choices about Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation. Economic and political weekly. 47(9). 67–75. 44 indexed citations

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Kumar, Chetan, et al.. (2012). Political Empowerment of Women in Panchayati Raj Institutions at Grassroots Level: A Case Study in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh. Poverty & Public Policy. 4(3). 153–179.

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Balooni, Kulbhushan, Jens Friis Lund, Chetan Kumar, & Makoto Inoue. (2010). Curse or blessing? Local elites in Joint Forest Management in India’s Shiwaliks. International Journal of the Commons. 4(2). 707–707. 29 indexed citations

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Ojha, Hemant, et al.. (2008). Community-based Forest Management Programmes in Nepal: An Overview of Contexts, Policies, Practices and Issues. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 5 indexed citations

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Kumar, Chetan, et al.. (2008). Improving forest benefits for the poor: learning from community-based forest enterprises in Nepal. Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) eBooks. 13 indexed citations

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Kumar, Chetan. (2005). Revisiting ‘community’ in community-based natural resource management. Community Development Journal. 40(3). 275–285. 68 indexed citations

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Kumar, Chetan, et al.. (2005). Redefining community–state partnership in natural resource management: a case from India. Development in Practice. 15(1). 28–38. 19 indexed citations

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Cousens, Elizabeth M., et al.. (2001). Peacebuilding as politics : cultivating peace in fragile societies. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 43 indexed citations

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Kumar, Chetan. (2001). Federation of community organisations in joint forest management: a case from India. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology. 8(3). 239–248. 1 indexed citations

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Diehl, Paul F. & Chetan Kumar. (1991). Mutual Benefits from International Intervention: New Roles for United Nations Peace-keeping Forces. Bulletin of Peace Proposals. 22(4). 369–375. 4 indexed citations

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