Pankaj Kumar

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Pankaj Kumar is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Pankaj Kumar has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Pankaj Kumar's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (15 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (10 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (6 papers). Pankaj Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (15 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (10 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (6 papers). Pankaj Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, South Korea and Saudi Arabia. Pankaj Kumar's co-authors include Ramesh Chandra Dubey, Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari, Ajay Singh, Piyush Pandey, Sanju Bala Dhull, Pradyuman Kumar, Deepika Singla, Kumar Harshvardhan, Manoj K. Pal and Dinesh Kumar Srivastava and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Pankaj Kumar

50 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Bacillus strains isolated from rhizosphere showed plant growth promoting and antagonistic activity against phytopathogens

2012 357 citations Pankaj Kumar, Ramesh Chandra Dubey et al. Microbiological Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pankaj Kumar India	18	771	222	119	87	87	58	1.2k
Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi Pakistan	17	593 0.8×	166 0.7×	84 0.7×	114 1.3×	47 0.5×	78	879
Aqleem Abbas China	16	851 1.1×	208 0.9×	67 0.6×	135 1.6×	30 0.3×	77	1.3k
Sunil Kumar Singh India	20	795 1.0×	282 1.3×	135 1.1×	83 1.0×	38 0.4×	105	1.3k
Jing Cao China	22	748 1.0×	284 1.3×	315 2.6×	79 0.9×	115 1.3×	53	1.3k
Sharad Tiwari India	17	1.0k 1.3×	351 1.6×	70 0.6×	59 0.7×	40 0.5×	85	1.3k
Abhinav Aeron India	14	651 0.8×	189 0.9×	80 0.7×	44 0.5×	39 0.4×	21	871
Jolanta Jaroszuk‐Ściseł Poland	19	923 1.2×	210 0.9×	64 0.5×	261 3.0×	46 0.5×	43	1.2k
Manoharan Melvin Joe India	20	662 0.9×	238 1.1×	136 1.1×	65 0.7×	20 0.2×	46	1.0k
Elshahat M. Ramadan Egypt	15	729 0.9×	307 1.4×	91 0.8×	145 1.7×	56 0.6×	46	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pankaj Kumar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pankaj Kumar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pankaj 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 Pankaj Kumar. Pankaj 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

Kumar, Pankaj, et al.. (2025). Nanomaterials in soil science for agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability. Discover Environment. 3(1). 6 indexed citations

Kaur, Harmanjit, Rakeeb Ahmad Mir, Sofi Javed Hussain, et al.. (2024). Prospects of phosphate solubilizing microorganisms in sustainable agriculture. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 40(10). 291–291. 11 indexed citations

Kumar, Pankaj, et al.. (2024). Antimicrobial profiling of mastitis causing bacteria in buffalo milk. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 94(4). 301–307.

Sharma, Kiran, et al.. (2024). Dual site reactivity of indole-3-Schiff bases with S/Se/Cl substituted ketenes for stereoselective C-4 substituted indole-β-lactams, biological evaluations, magic chloro effect and molecular docking studies. Bioorganic Chemistry. 147. 107337–107337. 9 indexed citations

Kaur, Harmanjit, Sofi Javed Hussain, Rakeeb Ahmad Mir, et al.. (2023). Nanofertilizers – Emerging smart fertilizers for modern and sustainable agriculture. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 54. 102921–102921. 10 indexed citations

Kumar, Pankaj, et al.. (2023). Accelerated design of high entropy alloys by integrating high throughput calculation and machine learning. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 960. 170543–170543. 37 indexed citations

Naik, Bindu, Vijay Kumar, Arun Kumar Gupta, et al.. (2023). Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics Approaches to Improve Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Tomato Plant. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 3025–3025. 34 indexed citations

Sharma, Deepak, et al.. (2023). Biocontrol potential of Bacillus spp. for resilient and sustainable agricultural systems. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 128. 102173–102173. 25 indexed citations

Kumar, Pankaj, Ramesh Chandra Dubey, & Ashutosh Kumar. (2022). Plant growth promoting and antagonistic Enterobacter sp. EPR4 from common bean rhizosphere of garhwal himalayan inhibits a soil-borne pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Plant Science Today.

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Kaur, Harmanjit, et al.. (2022). Reconditioning of plant metabolism by arbuscular mycorrhizal networks in cadmium contaminated soils: Recent perspectives. Microbiological Research. 268. 127293–127293. 17 indexed citations

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Saini, Neha, et al.. (2022). PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SARS -nCoV-2: STRUCTURE, MODE OF INFECTION AND POSSIBLE TREATMENTS. PLANT CELL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. 44–56. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Pankaj, Arti Gupta, A. K. Singh, et al.. (2021). Pesticide-Degrading and Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacilli Isolated from Agricultural Soil of Punjab (India) Enhance Plant Growth. Microbiology. 90(6). 848–856. 6 indexed citations

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Mridula, D., et al.. (2020). Oil expelling from whole and dehulled sunflower seeds: Optimization of screw pressing parameters and Physico-chemical quality. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 8(4). 4002–4009. 6 indexed citations

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Singla, Deepika, et al.. (2020). Taro starch: Isolation, morphology, modification and novel applications concern - A review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 163. 1283–1290. 88 indexed citations

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Prasad, Bishun Deo, Sangita Sahni, & Pankaj Kumar. (2018). Instant genomic DNA extraction method from safflower leaf for PCR Analysis. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 7(2). 3500–3502. 1 indexed citations

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Bajpai, Vivek K., Shruti Shukla, Woon Kee Paek, et al.. (2017). Efficacy of (+)-Lariciresinol to Control Bacterial Growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli O157:H7. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 804–804. 19 indexed citations

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Sastry, K.V.H., et al.. (2016). Semen collection, evaluation and fertile period in Khaki Campbell and White Pekin breeds of ducks. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 86(10).

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Patil, Chandrashekhar S., et al.. (2012). Non-Genetic Factors Affecting First Lactation Reproductive Traits in Murrah buffaloes. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 46(2). 205–207. 7 indexed citations

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Kumar, Pankaj, Ramesh Chandra Dubey, & Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari. (2012). Bacillus strains isolated from rhizosphere showed plant growth promoting and antagonistic activity against phytopathogens. Microbiological Research. 167(8). 493–499. 357 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kumar, Pankaj, et al.. (2011). A Scale to Measure Farmers’ Attitude towards ICT-based Extension Services. Indian Research Journal of Extension Education. 11(21). 109–112. 20 indexed citations

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