Ritu Mahajan

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Ritu Mahajan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Plant Science and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Ritu Mahajan has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 29 papers in Plant Science and 25 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Ritu Mahajan's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (46 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (24 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (23 papers). Ritu Mahajan is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (46 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (24 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (23 papers). Ritu Mahajan collaborates with scholars based in India, South Korea and Italy. Ritu Mahajan's co-authors include Paolo Zamboni, Ajay Singh, Avtar Singh, Amanjot Kaur, Gaurav Garg, Jitender Sharma, Priyanka Bajaj, Anita Dua, Saurabh Sudha Dhiman and Rajendra Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Bioresource Technology and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Ritu Mahajan

77 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Oxidative Stress and Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Review of Upstream and Downstream Antioxidant Therapeutic Options

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ritu Mahajan India	23	1.3k	903	900	533	482	78	4.1k
Farhath Khanum India	33	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	419 0.5×	307 0.6×	230 0.5×	133	4.0k
Jingen Li China	33	1.4k 1.0×	862 1.0×	749 0.8×	277 0.5×	205 0.4×	111	3.2k
Yongming Bao China	34	1.7k 1.2×	769 0.9×	437 0.5×	155 0.3×	261 0.5×	124	3.8k
Hyeon-Yong Lee South Korea	28	1.3k 0.9×	633 0.7×	377 0.4×	254 0.5×	127 0.3×	284	3.6k
Yanqun Xu China	40	1.6k 1.2×	2.0k 2.2×	422 0.5×	192 0.4×	334 0.7×	148	5.6k
Hye Jin Hwang South Korea	39	1.6k 1.2×	967 1.1×	288 0.3×	280 0.5×	248 0.5×	138	4.2k
Xiaochi Ma China	43	3.8k 2.8×	851 0.9×	707 0.8×	180 0.3×	318 0.7×	360	8.2k
Ali Imran Pakistan	34	1.6k 1.2×	956 1.1×	333 0.4×	114 0.2×	312 0.6×	147	5.2k
Moon‐Moo Kim South Korea	34	1.7k 1.2×	551 0.6×	152 0.2×	299 0.6×	216 0.4×	114	4.1k
Xinlin Wei China	39	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	468 0.5×	126 0.2×	162 0.3×	119	4.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ritu Mahajan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mahajan, Ritu, et al.. (2025). Valorization of Pomace Waste for the Production of Cellulose by Komagataeibacter diospyri RSA4. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 72(6). 1924–1935. 1 indexed citations

Mahajan, Ritu, et al.. (2024). A novel cost-effective methodology for the screening of nanocellulose producing micro-organisms. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 47(9). 1595–1603. 3 indexed citations

Vaid, Surbhi, Surbhi Sharma, Harish Chander Dutt, et al.. (2023). Proficient bioconversion of rice straw biomass to bioethanol using a novel combinatorial pretreatment approach based on deep eutectic solvent, microwave irradiation and laccase. Bioresource Technology. 375. 128791–128791. 48 indexed citations

Mishra, Om, et al.. (2023). Production of eco-friendly and better-quality sugarcane bagasse paper using crude xylanase and pectinase biopulping strategy. 3 Biotech. 13(2). 61–61. 6 indexed citations

Kumar, Panangattukara Prabhakaran Praveen & Ritu Mahajan. (2023). Gold Polymer Nanomaterials: A Promising Approach for Enhanced Biomolecular Imaging. Nanotheranostics. 8(1). 64–89. 13 indexed citations

Mahajan, Ritu, et al.. (2022). An eco-friendly biocatalytic process for producing better quality paper from sugarcane bagasse using ultrafiltered enzymes concoction. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 45(4). 741–747. 3 indexed citations

Mahajan, Ritu, et al.. (2021). Eco-friendly Bleaching of Agrowaste Wheat Straw Using Crude Alkalo-Thermotolerant Cellulase-Free Xylano-Pectinolytic Enzymes. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 194(2). 620–634. 12 indexed citations

Bajaj, Priyanka & Ritu Mahajan. (2019). Cellulase and xylanase synergism in industrial biotechnology. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 103(21-22). 8711–8724. 109 indexed citations

Mahajan, Ritu. (2015). Gloriosa superba L.: an endangered medicinal plant.. HortFlora research spectrum. 4(2). 168–171. 2 indexed citations

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Kaur, Amanjot, Avtar Singh, & Ritu Mahajan. (2014). Characterization of industrially-valuable xylano-pectinolytic enzymes produced concurrently by a novel isolate of Bacillus pumilus. Biotechnology Letters. 36(11). 2229–2237. 3 indexed citations

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Dua, Anita, Gaurav Garg, & Ritu Mahajan. (2013). Polyphenols, flavonoids and antimicrobial properties of methanolic extract of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Miller). European Journal of Experimental Biology. 3(4). 45 indexed citations

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Garg, Gaurav, et al.. (2012). Bioscouring of jute fabric by cellulase-free alkalo-thermostable xylanase from Bacillus pumilus ASH. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic. 85-86. 43–48. 13 indexed citations

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Mahajan, Ritu, et al.. (2011). Bio-activity of Algae Belonging to Bhusawal region, Maharashtra. Current Botany. 2(1). 29–31. 7 indexed citations

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Garg, Gaurav, Ritu Mahajan, Amanjot Kaur, & Jitender Sharma. (2011). Xylanase production using agro-residue in solid-state fermentation from Bacillus pumilus ASH for biodelignification of wheat straw pulp. Biodegradation. 22(6). 1143–1154. 25 indexed citations

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Garg, Gaurav, Saurabh Sudha Dhiman, Ritu Mahajan, Amanjot Kaur, & Jitender Sharma. (2010). Bleach-boosting effect of crude xylanase from Bacillus stearothermophilus SDX on wheat straw pulp. New Biotechnology. 28(1). 58–64. 34 indexed citations

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Kaur, Amanjot, Ritu Mahajan, Avtar Singh, Gaurav Garg, & Jitender Sharma. (2010). Application of cellulase-free xylano-pectinolytic enzymes from the same bacterial isolate in biobleaching of kraft pulp. Bioresource Technology. 101(23). 9150–9155. 75 indexed citations

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Dhiman, Saurabh Sudha, Gaurav Garg, Ritu Mahajan, Neelam Garg, & Jitender Sharma. (2009). ‘Single lay out’ and ‘mixed lay out’ enzymatic processes for bio-bleaching of kraft pulp. Bioresource Technology. 100(20). 4736–4741. 29 indexed citations

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Mahajan, Ritu, et al.. (1998). ChemInform Abstract: Standardized Intermediates: Synthesis of Model Bacterial O‐Antigens. A Regio‐ and Stereoselective Synthesis of 1,2‐trans Disaccharides as Allyl Glycosides Suitable for Chain Extension.. ChemInform. 29(17). 1 indexed citations

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Mahajan, Ritu, Naveen Kumar Khare, & Anakshi Khare. (1997). STANDARDIZED INTERMEDIATES : SYNTHESIS OF MODEL BACTERIAL O-ANTIGENS. A REGIO-/STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF 1,2-TRANS DISACCHARIDES AS ALLYL GLYCOSIDE S SUITABLE FOR CHAIN EXTENSION. Indian Journal of Chemistry Section B-organic Chemistry Including Medicinal Chemistry. 36(9). 745–750. 1 indexed citations

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Mahajan, Ritu & Randhir Singh. (1990). Enzyme activities associated with developing wheat(Triticum aestivum L.) grain amyloplasts. Journal of Biosciences. 15(2). 77–82. 3 indexed citations

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