Kiran Nehra

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Kiran Nehra is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Kiran Nehra has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Kiran Nehra's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (7 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (6 papers). Kiran Nehra is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (7 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (6 papers). Kiran Nehra collaborates with scholars based in India and United States. Kiran Nehra's co-authors include Pawan Kaur, Surekha Duhan, Ravinder Kumar, Joginder Singh Duhan, Naresh Kumar, Jogender Singh Rana, B. S. Kundu, Vinod Chhokar, Vikas Beniwal and Raj Kaushal and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Analytical Biochemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Kiran Nehra

53 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.

Nanotechnology: The new perspective in precision agriculture

2017 655 citations Joginder Singh Duhan, Ravinder Kumar et al. Biotechnology Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kiran Nehra India	18	471	446	295	260	145	59	1.5k
Harsh Kumar India	24	374 0.8×	414 0.9×	224 0.8×	345 1.3×	155 1.1×	107	2.0k
Ramasamy Balagurunathan India	21	604 1.3×	310 0.7×	311 1.1×	358 1.4×	68 0.5×	91	1.7k
Galal Ali Esmail Saudi Arabia	24	421 0.9×	315 0.7×	264 0.9×	449 1.7×	159 1.1×	44	1.5k
Luminița Măruțescu Romania	23	233 0.5×	114 0.3×	256 0.9×	374 1.4×	198 1.4×	117	1.6k
Khalid S. Almaary Saudi Arabia	24	635 1.3×	663 1.5×	364 1.2×	492 1.9×	107 0.7×	91	2.3k
Ashwag Shami Saudi Arabia	19	312 0.7×	825 1.8×	210 0.7×	440 1.7×	138 1.0×	114	1.8k
Hanna Dahm Poland	22	808 1.7×	492 1.1×	574 1.9×	358 1.4×	82 0.6×	70	1.8k
Jogender Singh Rana India	20	240 0.5×	183 0.4×	232 0.8×	450 1.7×	84 0.6×	43	1.1k
Sami A. Alyahya Saudi Arabia	23	562 1.2×	277 0.6×	261 0.9×	305 1.2×	35 0.2×	49	1.4k
Md. Amdadul Huq South Korea	22	741 1.6×	346 0.8×	362 1.2×	532 2.0×	50 0.3×	91	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kiran Nehra

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Mehta, Promod K., et al.. (2025). Quantification of MPT-64 within pleural fluid extracellular vesicles of tuberculous pleurisy patients by real-time immuno-PCR. Analytical Biochemistry. 702. 115829–115829. 1 indexed citations

Nehra, Kiran, et al.. (2025). Safety assessment and in vitro cytotoxicity profiling of fruiting bodies from Lentinula edodes (shiitake) strains in HeLa and MCF-7 cell lines. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 43968–43968.

Singh, Ajay, et al.. (2025). Assessment of heavy metal contamination and pesticide residues in fruitbodies, cultivation substrate, and spent mushroom substrate of Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler for sustainable applications. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 28(1). 270–286.

Singh, Ajay, et al.. (2025). Multilocus genetic and functional profiling of Indian-origin Lentinula edodes strains: Implications for cultivation and nutraceutical breeding. Computational Biology and Chemistry. 120(Pt 1). 108667–108667.

Shankar, Rama, et al.. (2024). Transcriptional variation and RNA polymorphism among different Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler strains. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 105(3). 1830–1840. 1 indexed citations

Kaushal, Raj, et al.. (2023). Antibacterial and ct-DNA binding studies of new synthesized ruthenium (III) hydroxamate complexes: Design, synthesis, DFT calculations and in-vitro study. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1295. 136788–136788. 3 indexed citations

Jamdagni, Pragati, Kiran Nehra, Jogender Singh Rana, & Louise Temple. (2023). Complete genome annotation data of Mycobacteriophages Prann and LeoAvram: New members of the family Siphoviridae. Data in Brief. 48. 109104–109104. 1 indexed citations

Nehra, Kiran, et al.. (2022). Bryophyllum pinnatum mediated synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles: characterization and application as biocontrol agents for multi-drug-resistant uropathogens. Heliyon. 8(10). e11080–e11080. 11 indexed citations

Nehra, Kiran, et al.. (2021). Bacteriophage cocktail and phage antibiotic synergism as promising alternatives to conventional antibiotics for the control of multi-drug-resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Virus Research. 302. 198496–198496. 38 indexed citations

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Nehra, Kiran, et al.. (2020). Purification and characterization of bacteriocin Bac23 extracted from Lactobacillus plantarum PKLP5 and its interaction with silver nanoparticles for enhanced antimicrobial spectrum against food-borne pathogens. LWT. 139. 110546–110546. 33 indexed citations

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Nehra, Kiran, et al.. (2020). Bacteriocin‐capped silver nanoparticles for enhanced antimicrobial efficacy against food pathogens. IET Nanobiotechnology. 14(3). 245–252. 35 indexed citations

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Rana, Jogender Singh, et al.. (2019). Managing urinary tract infections through phage therapy: a novel approach. Folia Microbiologica. 65(2). 217–231. 41 indexed citations

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Nehra, Kiran, et al.. (2018). Subsidy and efficiency of groundwater use and power consumption in Haryana.. Economic and political weekly. 53(50). 4 indexed citations

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Jamdagni, Pragati, Jogender Singh Rana, P. K. Khatri, & Kiran Nehra. (2018). Comparative account of antifungal activity of green and chemically synthesized Zinc Oxide nanoparticles in combination with agricultural fungicides. International journal of nanodimension.. 9(2). 198–208. 44 indexed citations

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Nehra, Kiran, et al.. (2017). Putative mechanism of cadmium bioremediation employed by resistant bacteria.. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences. 10(2). 101–107. 6 indexed citations

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Kaushal, Raj, Raj Kaushal, Archana Thakur, et al.. (2017). Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, Antibacterial and Anticancer Activity of some Titanium Complexes. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 18(5). 739–746. 5 indexed citations

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Duhan, Joginder Singh, Ravinder Kumar, Naresh Kumar, et al.. (2017). Nanotechnology: The new perspective in precision agriculture. Biotechnology Reports. 15. 11–23. 655 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nehra, Kiran, et al.. (2015). INFLUENCE OF NUTRITIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS ON PHB PRODUCTION BY BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM CONTAMINATED SOILS. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. 6(1). 5 indexed citations

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Nehra, Kiran, et al.. (2013). PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY OF LEAF EXTRACTS OF PITHECELLOBIUM DULCE. 22 indexed citations

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Sindhu, Anil, et al.. (2009). Partial purification and characterization of sucrose synthase from immature rice (Oryza sativa L.) grains.. Research on Crops. 10(3). 743–747. 1 indexed citations

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