Kumar Sudesh

15.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
266 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Kumar Sudesh is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Pollution and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kumar Sudesh has authored 266 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 196 papers in Biomaterials, 105 papers in Pollution and 97 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kumar Sudesh's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (188 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (102 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (63 papers). Kumar Sudesh is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (188 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (102 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (63 papers). Kumar Sudesh collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Japan and Thailand. Kumar Sudesh's co-authors include Hideki Abe, Y. Doi, Tadahisa Iwata, Yoshiharu Doi, Thiruchelvi Pulingam, Yalda Davoudpour, Mohammad Jawaid, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil, Rudi Dungani and Asniza Mustapha and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Kumar Sudesh

257 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

Synthesis, structure and properties of polyhydroxyalkanoa... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2013 2021 2022 500 1000 1.5k
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. Synthesis, structure and properties of polyhydroxyalkanoates: biological polyesters
    2000 1.7k citations Kumar Sudesh et al. profile →
  2. Production and modification of nanofibrillated cellulose using various mechanical processes: A review
    2013 1.0k citations Kumar Sudesh et al. profile →
  3. Antimicrobial resistance: Prevalence, economic burden, mechanisms of resistance and strategies to overcome
    2021 352 citations Thiruchelvi Pulingam, Manoj Lakshmanan et al. profile →
  4. Activated carbon from biomass waste precursors: Factors affecting production and adsorption mechanism
    2022 233 citations Thiruchelvi Pulingam, Kumar Sudesh et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kumar Sudesh Malaysia 50 8.0k 3.8k 2.7k 2.7k 1.5k 266 11.2k
Georg M. Guebitz Austria 60 5.8k 0.7× 4.1k 1.1× 3.4k 1.3× 3.2k 1.2× 308 0.2× 356 13.5k
Yutaka Tokiwa Japan 44 5.4k 0.7× 3.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 874 0.6× 132 7.2k
Kevin E. O’Connor Ireland 41 3.6k 0.4× 3.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 2.0k 0.7× 428 0.3× 123 6.8k
Tadahisa Iwata Japan 51 7.8k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 763 0.3× 942 0.6× 262 9.6k
Alexander Steinbüchel Germany 83 11.6k 1.4× 6.2k 1.6× 5.4k 2.0× 14.6k 5.5× 2.2k 1.4× 431 24.1k
Yoshihito Shirai Japan 53 2.5k 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 3.3k 1.2× 1.7k 0.6× 779 0.5× 264 8.1k
K. Madhavan Nampoothiri India 49 2.6k 0.3× 975 0.3× 3.2k 1.2× 3.7k 1.4× 455 0.3× 157 9.6k
Richard A. Gross United States 77 13.4k 1.7× 4.2k 1.1× 4.3k 1.6× 6.7k 2.5× 3.6k 2.4× 329 20.9k
José M. Lagarón Spain 72 10.6k 1.3× 1.6k 0.4× 3.3k 1.2× 746 0.3× 303 0.2× 304 15.9k
Tatiana G. Volova Russia 39 3.2k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.5k 0.5× 672 0.3× 508 0.3× 207 4.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Sudesh, Kumar, et al.. (2025). Black soldier fly larval oil as a renewable substrate for tailored PHA production. Scientific Reports. 16(1). 489–489.
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Sudesh, Kumar, et al.. (2024). Shea butter waste for sustainable production of value-added biomaterials for circular bioeconomy: A review. 10. 100133–100133. 1 indexed citations
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Kassim, Mohamad Haafiz Mohamad, Nurul Fazita Mohammad Rawi, Kumar Sudesh, et al.. (2024). The Effects of Autohydrolysis Pretreatment on the Properties of OPT Pulps for the Production of Dissolving Pulp. Pertanika journal of science & technology. 32(3). 27–39. 2 indexed citations
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Tan, Hua, et al.. (2024). Polyhydroxyalkanoate Biosynthesis from Waste Cooking Oils by Cupriavidus necator Strains Harbouring phaCBP-M-CPF4. Journal of Polymers and the Environment. 32(8). 3490–3502. 7 indexed citations
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Pulingam, Thiruchelvi, et al.. (2023). TiO2 loaded on glycidol functionalized poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) nanobiocomposite film for photocatalytic and antibacterial activities. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 253(Pt 6). 127216–127216. 3 indexed citations
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Sudesh, Kumar, et al.. (2023). Insights into biofilm development on polyhydroxyalkanoate biofilm carrier for anoxic azo dye decolourization of acid orange 7. Bioresource Technology. 393. 130054–130054. 3 indexed citations
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Chek, Min Fey, et al.. (2022). Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase (PhaC): The key enzyme for biopolyester synthesis. Current Research in Biotechnology. 4. 87–101. 54 indexed citations
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Sudesh, Kumar. (2022). Prevalence of E. coli Serogroups Associated with Neonatal Calf Diarrhea. Journal of animal research. 12(6).
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Sanglier, Jean‐Jacques, et al.. (2021). Microbial Degradation of Rubber: Actinobacteria. Polymers. 13(12). 1989–1989. 59 indexed citations
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Ibrahim, Darah, et al.. (2016). Cloning and Expression of a Subfamily 1.4 Lipase from Bacillus licheniformis IBRL-CHS2. Tropical Life Sciences Research. 27(Supp. 1). 145–150. 3 indexed citations
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Abdullah, Amirul Al‐Ashraf, et al.. (2015). Fabrication and Degradation of Electrospun Polyhydroxyalkanoate Film. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(2). 236–253. 2 indexed citations
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Foong, Choon Pin, Nyok‐Sean Lau, Shigeru Deguchi, et al.. (2014). Whole genome amplification approach reveals novel polyhydroxyalkanoate synthases (PhaCs) from Japan Trench and Nankai Trough seawater. BMC Microbiology. 14(1). 318–318. 19 indexed citations
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Chan, Chin Han, et al.. (2014). ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLISATION KINETICS OF MICROBIAL POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE- CO -3-HYDROXYHEXANOATE). International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 6. 3–8. 2 indexed citations
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Sudesh, Kumar, et al.. (2013). Rice (Oryza sativa)-wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield, nutrient content and their uptake and soil parameters as influenced by summer green manures and fertilizer management in rice-wheat cropping system. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 83(6). 1 indexed citations
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Sudesh, Kumar. (2004). Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): an emerging biomaterial for tissue engineering and therapeutic applications.. PubMed. 59 Suppl B. 55–6. 10 indexed citations

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