Pankaj Kumar Arora

6.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
77 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Pankaj Kumar Arora is a scholar working on Pollution, Molecular Biology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Pankaj Kumar Arora has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Pollution, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Pankaj Kumar Arora's work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (26 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (10 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (10 papers). Pankaj Kumar Arora is often cited by papers focused on Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (26 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (10 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (10 papers). Pankaj Kumar Arora collaborates with scholars based in India, South Korea and United States. Pankaj Kumar Arora's co-authors include Marc Doyle, Ralph E. White, Hanhong Bae, Enespa, Prem Chandra, Ranjan Singh, Kartik Dhar, Ashok Kumar, Shamsher S. Kanwar and Vijay P. Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Pankaj Kumar Arora

74 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Capacity Fade Mechanisms and Side Reactions in Lithium‐Ion Batteries

1998 1.2k citations Pankaj Kumar Arora et al. profile →
Microbial lipases and their industrial applications: a comprehensive review

2020 556 citations Prem Chandra, Enespa et al. Microbial Cell Factories profile →
Mathematical Modeling of the Lithium Deposition Overcharge Reaction in Lithium‐Ion Batteries Using Carbon‐Based Negative Electrodes

1999 471 citations Pankaj Kumar Arora et al. profile →
Lipase catalysis in organic solvents: advantages and applications

2016 411 citations Pankaj Kumar Arora et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pankaj Kumar Arora India	29	2.4k	1.6k	1.3k	932	522	77	5.1k
Weiliang Dong China	41	380 0.2×	113 0.1×	2.6k 1.9×	1.3k 1.4×	2.1k 3.9×	240	5.7k
Chengyong Li China	35	537 0.2×	68 0.0×	868 0.6×	1.4k 1.5×	1.0k 2.0×	186	4.2k
Ponnuchamy Kumar India	38	334 0.1×	112 0.1×	550 0.4×	698 0.7×	1.3k 2.5×	124	4.9k
Zhengjun Chen China	34	1.5k 0.6×	114 0.1×	520 0.4×	159 0.2×	203 0.4×	106	3.1k
Lingyan Jiang China	25	1.5k 0.6×	107 0.1×	391 0.3×	236 0.3×	356 0.7×	97	3.0k
Liya Ge Singapore	34	562 0.2×	59 0.0×	887 0.7×	486 0.5×	884 1.7×	95	3.6k
Ning He China	38	464 0.2×	64 0.0×	934 0.7×	504 0.5×	1.7k 3.3×	144	5.9k
Wenguo Wang China	29	295 0.1×	162 0.1×	394 0.3×	250 0.3×	377 0.7×	126	2.4k
Yue Zhou China	42	1.6k 0.7×	63 0.0×	781 0.6×	322 0.3×	1.8k 3.4×	162	6.1k
Ning Xu China	29	834 0.4×	362 0.2×	367 0.3×	80 0.1×	885 1.7×	78	2.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kaur, Charanjeet, Shahnaz Perveen, Pankaj Kumar Arora, et al.. (2025). Bacterial bioremediation strategies for heavy metal detoxification: a multidisciplinary approach. Environmental Sustainability. 8(3). 395–417. 1 indexed citations

Srivastava, Alok Kumar, et al.. (2025). The role of antimicrobial peptides in overcoming antibiotic resistance. The Microbe. 7. 100337–100337. 11 indexed citations

Ahmad, Absar, et al.. (2025). Survival tactics of Bacillus licheniformis KNP under hexavalent chromium stress: a study of detoxification and chemotactic responses. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1646518–1646518.

Arora, Pankaj Kumar, Shivam Tripathi, Rishabh Anand Omar, et al.. (2024). Next-generation fertilizers: the impact of bionanofertilizers on sustainable agriculture. Microbial Cell Factories. 23(1). 254–254. 34 indexed citations

Srivastava, Alok Kumar, et al.. (2023). Incorporating omics-based tools into endophytic fungal research. PubMed. 5. 1–7. 9 indexed citations

Arora, Pankaj Kumar, et al.. (2020). Draft genome sequence data of a chromium reducing bacterium, Bacillus licheniformis strain KNP. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 34. 106640–106640. 5 indexed citations

Chandra, Prem, Enespa, Ranjan Singh, & Pankaj Kumar Arora. (2020). Microbial lipases and their industrial applications: a comprehensive review. Microbial Cell Factories. 19(1). 169–169. 556 indexed citations breakdown →

Arora, Pankaj Kumar. (2019). Microbial Metabolism of Xenobiotic Compounds. 3 indexed citations

Kishore, Sanjeev, et al.. (2016). Squash Smear Cytology, CNS Lesions – Strengths and Limitations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations

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Arora, Pankaj Kumar. (2015). Detoxification and Biotransformation of Chlorinated Nitroaromatic Compounds by Bacteria. Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation.

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Arora, Pankaj Kumar. (2015). Bacterial degradation of monocyclic aromatic amines. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 820–820. 75 indexed citations

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Arora, Pankaj Kumar & Hanhong Bae. (2014). Bacterial degradation of chlorophenols and their derivatives. Microbial Cell Factories. 13(1). 31–31. 192 indexed citations

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Arora, Pankaj Kumar & Hanhong Bae. (2014). Biodegradation of 4-chloroindole by Exiguobacterium sp. PMA. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 284. 261–268. 15 indexed citations

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Arora, Pankaj Kumar & Hanhong Bae. (2014). Biotransformation and chemotaxis of 4-chloro-2-nitrophenol by Pseudomonas sp. JHN. Microbial Cell Factories. 13(1). 110–110. 26 indexed citations

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Arora, Pankaj Kumar, Alok Kumar Srivastava, & Vijay Singh. (2014). Degradation of 4-chloro-3-nitrophenol via a novel intermediate, 4-chlororesorcinol by Pseudomonas sp. JHN. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 4475–4475. 26 indexed citations

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Arora, Pankaj Kumar. (2013). Toxicity and degradation of chlorinated nitroaromatic compounds. Journal of Bioequivalence & Bioavailability.

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Arora, Pankaj Kumar, Alok Kumar Srivastava, & Vijay P. Singh. (2013). Bacterial degradation of nitrophenols and their derivatives. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 266. 42–59. 201 indexed citations

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Arora, Pankaj Kumar, et al.. (2012). Metabolism of 4-chloro-2-nitrophenol in a Gram-positive bacterium, Exiguobacterium sp. PMA. Microbial Cell Factories. 11(1). 150–150. 37 indexed citations

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Arora, Pankaj Kumar & Rakesh Jain. (2012). Arthrobacter nitrophenolicus sp. nov. a new 2-chloro-4-nitrophenol degrading bacterium isolated from contaminated soil. 3 Biotech. 3(1). 29–32. 23 indexed citations

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Arora, Pankaj Kumar & Rakesh Jain. (2011). Pathway for Degradation of 2-Chloro-4-Nitrophenol in Arthrobacter sp. SJCon. Current Microbiology. 63(6). 568–573. 30 indexed citations

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