Nitesh Kumar

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

About

Nitesh Kumar is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Nitesh Kumar has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Materials Chemistry, 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 5 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Nitesh Kumar's work include Analytical chemistry methods development (4 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (4 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (4 papers). Nitesh Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Analytical chemistry methods development (4 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (4 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (4 papers). Nitesh Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Australia. Nitesh Kumar's co-authors include Selvaraju Narayanasamy, V. Vishnu Priyan, Suman Nagpal, Colleen M. Elso, Megan DeNicola, Richard Reisdorph, Gene Barbour, Alvin C. Powers, Rita Bottino and Rocky L. Baker and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Nitesh Kumar

28 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Pathogenic CD4 T cells in type 1 diabetes recognize epito... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300
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. Pathogenic CD4 T cells in type 1 diabetes recognize epitopes formed by peptide fusion
    2016 379 citations Thomas Delong, Timothy A. Wiles et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nitesh Kumar India 14 293 277 275 214 187 32 1.2k
Tingting Tan China 20 127 0.4× 628 2.3× 371 1.3× 87 0.4× 34 0.2× 44 1.6k
Kwang Hee Kim South Korea 22 106 0.4× 340 1.2× 297 1.1× 318 1.5× 62 0.3× 86 1.6k
Xiangxiang Zhou China 25 88 0.3× 1.1k 3.8× 465 1.7× 102 0.5× 132 0.7× 124 2.1k
Toshikazu Shiba Japan 28 385 1.3× 1.2k 4.4× 219 0.8× 80 0.4× 47 0.3× 62 2.2k
Yuichi Hara Japan 23 31 0.1× 408 1.5× 205 0.7× 317 1.5× 72 0.4× 55 1.5k
An Hong China 26 59 0.2× 991 3.6× 328 1.2× 177 0.8× 77 0.4× 111 2.1k
Wanming Zhang China 24 39 0.1× 439 1.6× 113 0.4× 53 0.2× 63 0.3× 61 1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nitesh Kumar

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kumar, Anuj, Pushpendra Kumar, Praveen Kumar Gaur, et al.. (2025). Plant-mediated synthesis of metal oxide nanocomposites: emerging prospects in electrochemical corrosion inhibition and biosensing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 100107–100107.
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Gupta, Neeraj, Rohit Ranganathan Gaddam, Abhishek Verma, et al.. (2025). Development of soft eutectic phase change material modified with expanded graphite for thermal energy storage and human comfort applications. Energy & Environment. 2 indexed citations
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Singh, Sanjiv, et al.. (2025). Neuro-inflammation Induced by Arsenic: An Insight into Mechanisms and Pathways Involved. Biological Trace Element Research. 204(2). 925–940.
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Singh, Sanjiv, et al.. (2024). Arsenic induced cardiotoxicity: An approach for molecular markers, epigenetic predictors and targets. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 111. 104558–104558. 6 indexed citations
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Kumar, Nitesh, et al.. (2024). Dendritic Molecular Baskets for Selective Binding of Toxic Methotrexate. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(9). e202420574–e202420574.
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Kumar, Nitesh, et al.. (2022). Sequestration and toxicological assessment of emerging contaminants with polypyrrole modified carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC/PPY): Case of ibuprofen pharmaceutical drug. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 221. 547–557. 25 indexed citations
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Priyan, V. Vishnu, Nitesh Kumar, & Selvaraju Narayanasamy. (2022). Toxicological assessment and adsorptive removal of lead (Pb) and Congo red (CR) from water by synthesized iron oxide/activated carbon (Fe3O4/AC) nanocomposite.. Chemosphere. 294. 133758–133758. 67 indexed citations
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Priyan, V. Vishnu, Nitesh Kumar, & Selvaraju Narayanasamy. (2021). Development of Fe3O4/CAC nanocomposite for the effective removal of contaminants of emerging concerns (Ce3+) from water: An ecotoxicological assessment. Environmental Pollution. 285. 117326–117326. 19 indexed citations
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Jain, Sanjay, et al.. (2021). Handheld device for rapid detection of lead (Pb2+) in gunshot residue for forensic application. Microchemical Journal. 165. 106186–106186. 13 indexed citations
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Kumar, Nitesh, et al.. (2020). A POC device for on-the-spot detection of hexavalent chromium in wastewater. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 8(5). 104342–104342. 28 indexed citations
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Kumar, Nitesh, et al.. (2019). Carboxymethyl nanocellulose stabilized nano zero-valent iron: an effective method for reduction of hexavalent chromium in wastewater. Materials Research Express. 6(11). 1150f3–1150f3. 17 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun, Ridhima Wadhwa, Nitesh Kumar, & Pawan Kumar Maurya. (2019). A comparative study of chemically synthesized and Camellia sinensis leaf extract-mediated silver nanoparticles. 3 Biotech. 9(1). 7–7. 24 indexed citations
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Wadhwa, Ridhima, Parijat Pandey, Gaurav Gupta, et al.. (2019). Emerging Complexity and the Need for Advanced Drug Delivery in Targeting Candida Species. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 19(28). 2593–2609. 16 indexed citations
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Kumar, Nitesh, Abhishek Kardam, V. K. Jain, & Suman Nagpal. (2019). A rapid, reusable polyaniline-impregnated nanocellulose composite-based system for enhanced removal of chromium and cleaning of waste water. Separation Science and Technology. 55(8). 1436–1448. 26 indexed citations
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Kumar, Nitesh, Kaustubh N. Kulkarni, Laxmidhar Behera, & Vivek Verma. (2017). Preparation and characterization of maghemite nanoparticles from mild steel for magnetically guided drug therapy. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 28(8). 116–116. 11 indexed citations
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Delong, Thomas, Timothy A. Wiles, Rocky L. Baker, et al.. (2016). Pathogenic CD4 T cells in type 1 diabetes recognize epitopes formed by peptide fusion. Science. 351(6274). 711–714. 379 indexed citations breakdown →
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Raza, Kaisar, Nitesh Kumar, Charu Misra, et al.. (2016). Dextran-PLGA-loaded docetaxel micelles with enhanced cytotoxicity and better pharmacokinetic profile. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 88. 206–212. 65 indexed citations
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Kumar, Nitesh, et al.. (2014). Transmucosal Delivery of Metformin- A Comprehensive Study. Current Drug Delivery. 11(2). 172–178. 13 indexed citations
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Kumar, Nitesh, et al.. (2013). Bioethanol production from weed plant (Cyperus rotundus) by enzymatic hydrolysis.. Advances in Applied Science Research. 4(4). 299–302. 6 indexed citations

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