Pankaj Kumar

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
122 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Pankaj Kumar is a scholar working on Plant Science, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Pankaj Kumar has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Plant Science, 26 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 24 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Pankaj Kumar's work include Heavy metals in environment (18 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (17 papers) and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (12 papers). Pankaj Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (18 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (17 papers) and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (12 papers). Pankaj Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Pankaj Kumar's co-authors include Vinod Kumar, Jogendra Singh, Bashir Adelodun, Sami Abou Fayssal, Piyush Kumar, Ivan Širić, Ebrahem M. Eid, Madhumita Goala, Kyung Sook Choi and Archana Bachheti and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioresource Technology and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Pankaj Kumar

111 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Application of Synthetic Consortia for Improvement of Soil Fertility, Pollution Remediation, and Agricultural Productivity: A Review

2023 103 citations Parul Chaudhary, Miao Xu et al. Agronomy profile →
Catalyzing innovation: Exploring iron oxide nanoparticles - Origins, advancements, and future application horizons

2024 70 citations Pankaj Kumar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pankaj Kumar India	28	498	483	318	278	218	122	2.1k
Hugo Moreira Soares Brazil	21	221 0.4×	557 1.2×	222 0.7×	221 0.8×	220 1.0×	62	1.5k
Swapnil M. Patil India	24	329 0.7×	437 0.9×	222 0.7×	235 0.8×	407 1.9×	45	1.7k
Vinod Kumar India	31	883 1.8×	698 1.4×	692 2.2×	342 1.2×	258 1.2×	168	2.8k
Luqman Riaz China	23	464 0.9×	707 1.5×	131 0.4×	151 0.5×	134 0.6×	49	1.5k
Risky Ayu Kristanti Malaysia	26	548 1.1×	966 2.0×	322 1.0×	367 1.3×	314 1.4×	86	2.2k
Mazhar Iqbal Pakistan	26	547 1.1×	816 1.7×	180 0.6×	248 0.9×	249 1.1×	86	1.9k
Pankaj Chowdhary India	21	425 0.9×	595 1.2×	228 0.7×	567 2.0×	401 1.8×	36	2.3k
Dan Liu China	28	472 0.9×	1.1k 2.2×	240 0.8×	269 1.0×	170 0.8×	155	3.1k
Rashid Iqbal Pakistan	32	1.4k 2.8×	258 0.5×	156 0.5×	275 1.0×	312 1.4×	238	3.5k
Muhammad Zubair Pakistan	25	379 0.8×	446 0.9×	135 0.4×	298 1.1×	175 0.8×	103	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pankaj Kumar

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Selvam, S., Priyadarsi D. Roy, Pankaj Kumar, et al.. (2025). Machine learning-based prediction of seasonal groundwater quality for urbanized parts of Melur (Tamil Nadu), India. Results in Engineering. 28. 108222–108222.

AL‐Huqail, Arwa Abdulkreem, et al.. (2025). Mechanistic and kinetic modeling of cadmium and lead phytoextraction by Madagascar Periwinkle [Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don] in battery waste contaminated soil. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 18291–18291.

Širić, Ivan, Sadeq K. Alhag, Željko Andabaka, et al.. (2024). Application of biosolid for berseem clover fertilization: Fodder characteristics and health risk assessment. Chilean journal of agricultural research. 84(3). 349–361. 1 indexed citations

AL‐Huqail, Arwa Abdulkreem, Pankaj Kumar, Sami Abou Fayssal, et al.. (2023). Sustainable Use of Sewage Sludge for Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) Cultivation: Experimental and Predictive Modeling Studies on Heavy Metal Accumulation. Horticulturae. 9(4). 447–447. 21 indexed citations

Gonfa, Yilma Hunde, Mesfin Getachew Tadesse, Archana Bachheti, et al.. (2023). Flavonoids and Phenolic Acids from Aerial Part of Ajuga integrifolia (Buch.-Ham. Ex D. Don): Anti-Shigellosis Activity and In Silico Molecular Docking Studies. Molecules. 28(3). 1111–1111. 10 indexed citations

AL‐Huqail, Arwa Abdulkreem, Ivan Širić, Pankaj Kumar, et al.. (2023). Occurrence and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn., Sapindaceae) Fruit Samples. Horticulturae. 9(9). 989–989. 7 indexed citations

Singh, Gayatri, Babita Kumari, Jogendra Singh, et al.. (2023). A comparative assessment of fluoride uptake and toxicity in four major crop seedlings: reduction of α-amylase activity and gibberellic acid. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 45(7).

Chaudhary, Parul, Miao Xu, Lukman Ahamad, et al.. (2023). Application of Synthetic Consortia for Improvement of Soil Fertility, Pollution Remediation, and Agricultural Productivity: A Review. Agronomy. 13(3). 643–643. 103 indexed citations breakdown →

Sardar, Hasan, Zubair Khalid, Muhammad Ahsan, et al.. (2023). Enhancement of Salinity Stress Tolerance in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) via Foliar Application of Nitric Oxide. Plants. 12(5). 1115–1115. 67 indexed citations

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Kumar, Pankaj, Ebrahem M. Eid, Arwa Abdulkreem AL‐Huqail, et al.. (2022). Kinetic Studies on Delignification and Heavy Metals Uptake by Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) Mushroom Cultivated on Agro-Industrial Wastes. Horticulturae. 8(4). 316–316. 32 indexed citations

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Adelodun, Bashir, Pankaj Kumar, Golden Odey, et al.. (2022). A safe haven of SARS-CoV-2 in the environment: Prevalence and potential transmission risks in the effluent, sludge, and biosolids. Geoscience Frontiers. 13(6). 101373–101373. 13 indexed citations

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AL‐Huqail, Arwa Abdulkreem, Vinod Kumar, Ebrahem M. Eid, et al.. (2022). Sustainable Valorization of Four Types of Fruit Peel Waste for Biogas Recovery and Use of Digestate for Radish (Raphanus sativus L. cv. Pusa Himani) Cultivation. Sustainability. 14(16). 10224–10224. 34 indexed citations

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Širić, Ivan, Pankaj Kumar, Ebrahem M. Eid, et al.. (2022). Occurrence and Health Risk Assessment of Cadmium Accumulation in Three Tricholoma Mushroom Species Collected from Wild Habitats of Central and Coastal Croatia. Journal of Fungi. 8(7). 685–685. 11 indexed citations

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Kumar, Pankaj, Vinod Kumar, Bashir Adelodun, et al.. (2022). Sustainable Use of Sewage Sludge as a Casing Material for Button Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) Cultivation: Experimental and Prediction Modeling Studies for Uptake of Metal Elements. Journal of Fungi. 8(2). 112–112. 27 indexed citations

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Kumar, Vinod, Ebrahem M. Eid, Ivan Širić, et al.. (2022). Combined Use of Sewage Sludge and Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobia Improves Germination, Biochemical Response and Yield of Ridge Gourd (Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.) under Field Conditions. Agriculture. 12(2). 173–173. 7 indexed citations

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Kumar, Pankaj, Ebrahem M. Eid, Mostafa A. Taher, et al.. (2022). Biotransforming the Spent Substrate of Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinula edodes Berk.): A Synergistic Approach to Biogas Production and Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Fertilization. Horticulturae. 8(6). 479–479. 36 indexed citations

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Širić, Ivan, Pankaj Kumar, Bashir Adelodun, et al.. (2022). Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Occurrence in Two Wild Edible Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.) Collected from Rajaji National Park. Journal of Fungi. 8(10). 1007–1007. 22 indexed citations

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Gonfa, Yilma Hunde, Archana Bachheti, Mesfin Getachew Tadesse, et al.. (2022). Essential Oil Composition of Aerial Part of Pluchea ovalis (Pers.) DC., Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis, and Larvicidal Activities against Fall Armyworm. Sustainability. 14(23). 15785–15785. 9 indexed citations

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Kumar, Pankaj, Vinod Kumar, Ebrahem M. Eid, et al.. (2022). Spatial Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTE) Concentration in Agaricus bisporus Mushroom Collected from Local Vegetable Markets of Uttarakhand State, India. Journal of Fungi. 8(5). 452–452. 27 indexed citations

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Gupta, Lalita, Ram Avtar, Pankaj Kumar, et al.. (2014). A multivariate approach for water quality assessment of River Mandakini in Chitrakoot, India. UNU Collections (United Nations University). 9 indexed citations

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