K. Acharya

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

K. Acharya is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Transportation. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Acharya has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Ecology, 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 3 papers in Transportation. Recurrent topics in K. Acharya's work include Transportation Planning and Optimization (3 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (2 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (2 papers). K. Acharya is often cited by papers focused on Transportation Planning and Optimization (3 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (2 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (2 papers). K. Acharya collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Nepal. K. Acharya's co-authors include Sarah E. Hobbie, James B. Cotner, Wataru Makino, James J. Elser, Marcia Kyle, J. D. Schade, Therese A. Markow, William F. Fagan, Robert W. Sterner and James M. Hood and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology Letters, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials and Functional Ecology.

In The Last Decade

K. Acharya

14 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Growth rate–stoichiometry couplings in diverse biota 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750
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.

  1. Growth rate–stoichiometry couplings in diverse biota
    2003 764 citations James J. Elser, K. Acharya et al. Ecology Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. Acharya United States 8 487 301 276 258 240 17 1.2k
Sheel Bansal United States 22 653 1.3× 459 1.5× 196 0.7× 678 2.6× 174 0.7× 50 1.4k
Rossano Bolpagni Italy 23 872 1.8× 384 1.3× 487 1.8× 317 1.2× 78 0.3× 92 1.5k
Jiangshan Lai China 5 436 0.9× 238 0.8× 121 0.4× 188 0.7× 207 0.9× 8 1.0k
Marianne K. Burke United States 14 308 0.6× 361 1.2× 195 0.7× 399 1.5× 358 1.5× 25 1.2k
Megan L. Ogdahl United States 5 534 1.1× 452 1.5× 309 1.1× 227 0.9× 575 2.4× 5 1.2k
P. D. Champion New Zealand 18 589 1.2× 274 0.9× 311 1.1× 97 0.4× 99 0.4× 54 1.0k
Zhaorong Mi China 14 549 1.1× 499 1.7× 138 0.5× 451 1.7× 470 2.0× 29 1.6k
Ana Bio Portugal 18 391 0.8× 241 0.8× 95 0.3× 218 0.8× 61 0.3× 55 1.1k
Ning Du China 20 368 0.8× 495 1.6× 159 0.6× 293 1.1× 113 0.5× 64 1.3k
Suhui Ma China 22 611 1.3× 371 1.2× 282 1.0× 448 1.7× 877 3.7× 56 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by K. Acharya

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. Acharya

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Acharya

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. Acharya. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. Acharya 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 K. Acharya. K. Acharya is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Jagatheesaperumal, Senthil Kumar, Kelton Augusto Pontara da Costa, K. Acharya, et al.. (2025). Quantum AI-Enhanced IoT–Fog Communication: A Survey From Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Perspective. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 28. 3637–3665.
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Acharya, K., et al.. (2025). Neurosymbolic Approach for Travel Demand Prediction: Integrating Decision Tree Rules into Neural Networks. Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium). 600–605.
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Acharya, K., et al.. (2025). Regional Air Mobility Flight Demand Modeling in Tennessee State. Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium). 1 indexed citations
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Acharya, K., Alvaro Velasquez, & Houbing Song. (2024). A Survey on Symbolic Knowledge Distillation of Large Language Models. IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence. 5(12). 5928–5948. 12 indexed citations
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Acharya, K., et al.. (2024). Smartphone microscopic method for imaging and quantification of microplastics in drinking water. Microscopy Research and Technique. 87(10). 2266–2274. 4 indexed citations
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Acharya, K., et al.. (2024). Demand Modeling for Advanced Air Mobility. 2855–2863. 2 indexed citations
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Acharya, K., et al.. (2023). Neurosymbolic Reinforcement Learning and Planning: A Survey. IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence. 5(5). 1939–1953. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Yu Ping, Chunyan Tang, Zhongbo Yu, & K. Acharya. (2013). Correlations between algae and water quality: factors driving eutrophication in Lake Taihu, China. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 11(1). 169–182. 67 indexed citations
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Acharya, K., et al.. (2013). Impact of episodic herbivory by the tamarisk leaf beetle on leaf litter nitrogen and stem starch content: A short communication. Journal of Arid Environments. 94. 76–79. 4 indexed citations
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Imada, Shogo, Takeshi Taniguchi, K. Acharya, & Norikazu Yamanaka. (2013). Vertical distribution of fine roots of Tamarix ramosissima in an arid region of southern Nevada. Journal of Arid Environments. 92. 46–52. 27 indexed citations
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Acharya, K., et al.. (2012). Streamflow trends in Nepal. Hydrological Sciences Journal. 57(2). 344–357. 52 indexed citations
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Imada, Shogo, K. Acharya, & Norikazu Yamanaka. (2012). Short-term and diurnal patterns of salt secretion by Tamarix ramosissima and their relationships with climatic factors. Journal of Arid Environments. 83. 62–68. 15 indexed citations
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Acharya, K., Mark Stone, Zhiming Yu, et al.. (2009). Spatiotemporal distribution of algal and nutrient, and their correlations based on long-term monitoring data in Lake Taihu, China. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations
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Woods, H. Arthur, Wataru Makino, James B. Cotner, et al.. (2003). Temperature and the chemical composition of poikilothermic organisms. Functional Ecology. 17(2). 237–245. 214 indexed citations
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Elser, James J., K. Acharya, Marcia Kyle, et al.. (2003). Growth rate–stoichiometry couplings in diverse biota. Ecology Letters. 6(10). 936–943. 764 indexed citations breakdown →

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