Lokesh Kumar

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Lokesh Kumar is a scholar working on Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lokesh Kumar has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Food Science, 20 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lokesh Kumar's work include Food composition and properties (15 papers), Proteins in Food Systems (14 papers) and Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (14 papers). Lokesh Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Food composition and properties (15 papers), Proteins in Food Systems (14 papers) and Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (14 papers). Lokesh Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, New Zealand and United States. Lokesh Kumar's co-authors include Matthias E. Futschik, Arvind K. Bansal, Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad, Rachna Sehrawat, Konala Akhila, Dakuri Ramakanth, Margaret A. Brennan, Haotian Zheng, Charles S. Brennan and M. Gupta and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Food Chemistry and Journal of Dairy Science.

In The Last Decade

Lokesh Kumar

72 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Mfuzz: A software package for soft clustering of microarray data

2007 1.1k citations Lokesh Kumar et al. profile →
Edible films and coatings for food packaging applications: a review

2021 235 citations Lokesh Kumar, Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lokesh Kumar India	22	933	624	521	379	366	78	2.8k
Yuan Li China	38	1.0k 1.1×	1.2k 1.9×	1.2k 2.3×	420 1.1×	728 2.0×	134	4.4k
Xiaolin Chen China	33	822 0.9×	218 0.3×	631 1.2×	128 0.3×	653 1.8×	161	3.3k
Inocencio Higuera‐Ciapara Mexico	25	812 0.9×	483 0.8×	344 0.7×	261 0.7×	454 1.2×	61	2.9k
Gun‐Do Kim South Korea	38	1.8k 1.9×	241 0.4×	499 1.0×	181 0.5×	279 0.8×	202	4.5k
Yuxiao Wang China	30	841 0.9×	800 1.3×	754 1.4×	442 1.2×	163 0.4×	134	2.6k
Yafei Zhang China	26	622 0.7×	178 0.3×	354 0.7×	80 0.2×	281 0.8×	111	1.9k
Chang Liu China	31	1.5k 1.6×	747 1.2×	392 0.8×	320 0.8×	129 0.4×	171	3.4k
Atsuo Tanaka Japan	41	4.5k 4.9×	343 0.5×	608 1.2×	227 0.6×	286 0.8×	329	6.3k
Ning Huang China	31	1.3k 1.4×	80 0.1×	270 0.5×	83 0.2×	320 0.9×	102	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lokesh Kumar

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Swer, Tanya L., et al.. (2025). Exploring the Performance of Jackfruit Seed Starch and Protein Microcapsules as Probiotic Carrier Systems: Enhancing Viability, Shelf Life, and Gastrointestinal Resilience. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. 2025(1).

Kumar, Lokesh, et al.. (2025). Revealing the pore structure variance of lyophilized cakes from microcollapse, controlled ice nucleation, and protein concentration changes. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 114(6). 103775–103775. 1 indexed citations

Feng, Ziqian, James D. Morton, Evelyne Maes, Lokesh Kumar, & Luca Serventi. (2024). Proximate composition, peptide characterization and bioactive properties of faba bean blanching water. Food Research International. 200. 115426–115426. 1 indexed citations

Kheto, Ankan, Rachna Sehrawat, Khalid Gul, & Lokesh Kumar. (2024). Effect of extraction pH on amino acids, nutritional, in-vitro protein digestibility, intermolecular interactions, and functional properties of guar germ proteins. Food Chemistry. 444. 138628–138628. 28 indexed citations

Kheto, Ankan, et al.. (2024). Effect of ultrasonic-pretreatment on soaking kinetics, nutritional, anti-nutritional, and functional properties of guar seeds. LWT. 213. 117046–117046. 4 indexed citations

Kheto, Ankan, Rachna Sehrawat, Yogesh Kumar, et al.. (2024). Exposure of Proso millet starch to superheated steam: Effect on physicochemical, techno-functional, rheological behavior, digestibility, and related mechanism. Food Chemistry. 468. 142383–142383. 3 indexed citations

Kheto, Ankan, et al.. (2024). Microwave irradiation of guar seed flour: Effect on anti‐nutritional factors, phytochemicals, in vitro protein digestibility, thermo‐pasting, structural, and functional attributes. Journal of Food Science. 89(4). 2188–2201. 9 indexed citations

Kheto, Ankan, et al.. (2024). Atmospheric Cold Plasma Pretreatment on Germination of Guar Bean Seeds: Effect on Germination Parameters, Bioactive Compounds, Antinutritional Factors, Functional Groups, and In Vitro Protein Digestibility. Legume Science. 6(3). 3 indexed citations

Kumar, Lokesh, et al.. (2024). Packaging, perception, and acceptability: a comprehensive exploration of extrinsic attributes and consumer behaviours in novel food product systems. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 59(10). 6725–6745. 3 indexed citations

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Jain, Prachi, Lokesh Kumar, Suman Singh, & Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad. (2023). Catechu (Senegalia catechu) based oxygen scavenger for active food packaging: A sustainable alternative. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 37. 101350–101350. 9 indexed citations

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Jain, Prachi, Lokesh Kumar, Suman Singh, & Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad. (2023). Trends in Packaging of Millets and Millet-Based Processed Products. 2(1). 65–75. 6 indexed citations

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Sehrawat, Rachna, et al.. (2022). Role of drying technology in probiotic encapsulation and impact on food safety. Drying Technology. 40(8). 1562–1581. 21 indexed citations

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Kumar, Lokesh, et al.. (2021). Oat proteins: A perspective on functional properties. LWT. 152. 112307–112307. 90 indexed citations

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Kumar, Lokesh, Margaret A. Brennan, Charles S. Brennan, & Haotian Zheng. (2021). Thermal, pasting and structural studies of oat starch-caseinate interactions. Food Chemistry. 373(Pt B). 131433–131433. 37 indexed citations

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Chelikani, Venkata, Lokesh Kumar, Stephen L. W. On, et al.. (2020). Novel viscoelastic gelling agent with unique physico-chemical properties. Food Chemistry. 344. 128715–128715. 2 indexed citations

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Kumar, Lokesh, et al.. (2018). Study on effect of different pre–treatments on physico-chemical properties and organoleptic quality of bael candy (Aegle marmelos Correa.) cv. Narendra Bael-6. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 7(2). 2210–2212. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Lokesh, et al.. (2016). Excipients used in lyophilization of small molecules. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 45 indexed citations

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Kumar, Lokesh, et al.. (2014). SUPER GENERICS / IMPROVED THERAPEUTIC ENTITIES: AN APPROACH TO FULFIL UNMET MEDICAL NEEDS AND EXTENDING MARKET EXCLUSIVITY OF GENERIC MEDICINES. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 7(2). 25–29. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Lokesh, et al.. (2009). Fexofenadine Hydrochloride. PubMed. 34. 153–192. 18 indexed citations

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Kumar, Lokesh, et al.. (2007). An overview of automated systems relevant in pharmaceutical salt screening. Drug Discovery Today. 12(23-24). 1046–1053. 40 indexed citations

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