Rakesh Kumar

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Rakesh Kumar is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rakesh Kumar has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Plant Science, 19 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 19 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Rakesh Kumar's work include Agricultural Science and Fertilization (13 papers), Agricultural Economics and Practices (11 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (10 papers). Rakesh Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural Science and Fertilization (13 papers), Agricultural Economics and Practices (11 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (10 papers). Rakesh Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and China. Rakesh Kumar's co-authors include Rajeev K. Varshney, Manish K. Pandey, Anirudh Kumar, Sailaja Bhogireddy, P. V. Vara Prasad, Kumari Sita, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Harsh Nayyar, Ramakrishnan M. Nair and Akanksha Sehgal and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Rakesh Kumar

88 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Drought or/and Heat-Stress Effects on Seed Filling in Food Crops: Impacts on Functional Biochemistry, Seed Yields, and Nutritional Quality

2018 442 citations Rakesh Kumar, Rajeev K. Varshney et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rakesh Kumar India	17	1.2k	452	193	109	87	97	1.6k
Zhongwei Zou Canada	23	923 0.8×	803 1.8×	97 0.5×	115 1.1×	149 1.7×	54	1.5k
Komivi Dossa China	29	2.0k 1.7×	959 2.1×	98 0.5×	165 1.5×	45 0.5×	55	2.3k
Rohit Joshi India	26	2.3k 2.0×	1.1k 2.3×	114 0.6×	130 1.2×	35 0.4×	89	2.7k
N. K. Singh India	18	1.3k 1.1×	540 1.2×	107 0.6×	235 2.2×	36 0.4×	150	1.6k
Concepción Ávila Spain	31	1.8k 1.5×	1.2k 2.7×	99 0.5×	104 1.0×	31 0.4×	89	2.4k
Muhammad Amjad Nawaz Russia	28	1.9k 1.6×	882 2.0×	114 0.6×	360 3.3×	49 0.6×	81	2.5k
Makarla Udayakumar India	26	1.6k 1.3×	650 1.4×	81 0.4×	132 1.2×	17 0.2×	48	1.8k
Camilla Beate Hill Australia	29	1.8k 1.5×	807 1.8×	179 0.9×	244 2.2×	44 0.5×	62	2.3k
Omar Borsani Uruguay	22	2.9k 2.4×	1.5k 3.3×	80 0.4×	65 0.6×	50 0.6×	59	3.4k
Sergio G. Nebauer Spain	25	1.4k 1.2×	741 1.6×	47 0.2×	124 1.1×	50 0.6×	59	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Rakesh Kumar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rakesh Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rakesh Kumar

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Sharma, Vinay, et al.. (2025). Fortifying crops with micronutrients for sustainable global nutritional security. Agronomy Journal. 117(3). 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Rakesh, Mohd Imran Khan, Amit Panwar, et al.. (2025). Discovery of MKP10241, a Novel Small Molecule Targeting the GPR119/Incretin Axis to Treat Metabolic Disorders. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(22). 23781–23800. 1 indexed citations

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Choudhary, Arbind Kumar, S. K. Dwivedi, Mir Asif Iquebal, et al.. (2024). Ascorbic acid imparts field tolerance to heat stress in chickpea under late sown condition. South African Journal of Botany. 172. 586–597. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Rakesh, et al.. (2022). Analysis of Culturable Rhizospheric Microbial Population in Black Chickpea and Mustard Crops Suggesting the Application of Nano Fertilizers in the Field. NanoWorld Journal. 8(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Ashwani, et al.. (2022). A review on the nutritional composition, phytochemicals, and health benefits of barberry: An insight into culinary applications and future prospects. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. 46(10). 3 indexed citations

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Singh, Nitesh, et al.. (2021). EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIMICROBIAL POTENTIAL OF Thespesia lampas ROOT EXTRACTS. Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences. 9(1). 87–101. 2 indexed citations

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Sharma, Vinay, Prateek Gupta, Anirudh Kumar, et al.. (2021). Metabolomics Intervention Towards Better Understanding of Plant Traits. Cells. 10(2). 346–346. 46 indexed citations

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Singh, Nitesh, et al.. (2021). EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIMICROBIAL POTENTIAL OF Thespesia lampas ROOT EXTRACTS. Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences. 9(1). 87–99. 8 indexed citations

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Singh, Nitesh, Aadil Mansoori, Amolkumar U. Solanke, et al.. (2021). Antioxidant and antimicrobial study of Schefflera vinosa leaves crude extracts against rice pathogens. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 14(7). 103243–103243. 32 indexed citations

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Kumar, Rakesh, et al.. (2020). Effects of pre-sowing seed treatments on germination and seedling growth performance of Ocimum basilicum L.. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 9(3). 1401–1405. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Rakesh, Pasupuleti Janila, Manish K. Vishwakarma, et al.. (2019). Whole‐genome resequencing‐based QTL‐seq identified candidate genes and molecular markers for fresh seed dormancy in groundnut. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 18(4). 992–1003. 63 indexed citations

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Kumar, Rakesh. (2019). India's science and technology funding: Time for a rethink?.

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Bhakat, Mukesh, T. K. Mohanty, Rakesh Kumar, et al.. (2018). Study on semen quality in relation to scrotal surface temperature gradient, testicular covering thickness and scrotal circumference in Murrah bulls. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 7(4). 813–817. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Amarendra, et al.. (2017). Impact of climate change on plant diseases and their management strategies. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 6. 779–781. 5 indexed citations

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Kumar, Rakesh, et al.. (2017). Effect of weather parameters on the infestation of yellow stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas Walker in basmati rice. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 5(3). 24–27. 4 indexed citations

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Kumar, Rakesh, et al.. (2017). Regeneration status and soil physico-chemical analysis of dominant forest communities of Chail Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh.. Indian Journal of Ecology. 44(2). 304–307. 1 indexed citations

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Kumari, Savita, et al.. (2012). Challenges in Developing Citizen-Centric E-Governance in Libya.. 2. 152–160. 3 indexed citations

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Kumar, Rakesh, et al.. (2011). Allelopathic effect of different accessions of Jatropha curcas on field crops. Range Management and Agroforestry. 32(1). 40–44. 3 indexed citations

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Singh, Pradeep Kumar, et al.. (2011). Quality of Chhana prepared from cow milk by chemical and herbal coagulants. 30(3). 155–159. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Rakesh, et al.. (2011). Dietary protein requirement of stunted fingerlings of rohu, Labeo rohita (Hamilton) during grow-out stage. Indian Journal of Fisheries. 58(4). 49–53. 13 indexed citations

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