Smita S. Kumar

7.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
58 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Smita S. Kumar is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Smita S. Kumar has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 13 papers in Environmental Engineering and 11 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Smita S. Kumar's work include Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (12 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (10 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (9 papers). Smita S. Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (12 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (10 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (9 papers). Smita S. Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, Vietnam and Israel. Smita S. Kumar's co-authors include Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Sandeep K. Malyan, Vivek Kumar, Narsi R. Bishnoi, Thangavel Mathimani, Amit Kumar, Pooja Ghosh, Jyoti Sharma, Dipak Kumar Gupta and Lakhveer Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Advanced Functional Materials and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Smita S. Kumar

56 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Lead Toxicity: Health Hazards, Influence on Food Chain, and Sustainable Remediation Approaches

2020 649 citations Sandeep K. Malyan, Smita S. Kumar et al. profile →
Biological approaches to tackle heavy metal pollution: A survey of literature

2018 474 citations Jaya Mary Jacob, Chinnannan Karthik et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →
Valorization of agricultural waste for biogas based circular economy in India: A research outlook

2020 273 citations Rimika Kapoor, Pooja Ghosh et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Smita S. Kumar	1.2k	913	900	865	771	58	5.1k
Lakhveer Singh	1.4k 1.2×	888 1.0×	642 0.7×	920 1.1×	1.3k 1.7×	122	5.4k
Shihuai Deng	1.9k 1.6×	730 0.8×	785 0.9×	873 1.0×	933 1.2×	202	6.4k
Mohammad‐Hossein Sarrafzadeh	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	862 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	425 0.6×	108	5.5k
Yanzong Zhang	1.6k 1.3×	841 0.9×	608 0.7×	514 0.6×	749 1.0×	168	5.6k
S. Jeevanantham	1.1k 0.9×	750 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	264 0.3×	44	4.8k
P.R. Yaashikaa	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	358 0.5×	98	6.8k
Young‐Ho Ahn	1.2k 1.0×	1.9k 2.1×	820 0.9×	866 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	166	5.4k
Balendu Shekher Giri	1.4k 1.2×	1.5k 1.6×	927 1.0×	709 0.8×	323 0.4×	127	6.1k
Adel Al‐Gheethi	920 0.8×	640 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	1.5k 1.7×	326 0.4×	238	5.5k
Xiangkai Li	1.5k 1.3×	1.5k 1.6×	432 0.5×	639 0.7×	919 1.2×	207	6.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Smita S. Kumar

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kumar, Smita S., et al.. (2025). Utilizing sulfate-reducing bacteria in bioelectrochemical systems for industrial wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 49(3). 449–471.

Kumar, Smita S., et al.. (2025). A Review on the Fate of Emerging Contaminants in Landfill Leachate: Insights from Conventional Treatment Approaches. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 237(5).

Agarwal, Nitin Kumar, Madan Kumar, Pooja Ghosh, et al.. (2022). Anaerobic digestion of sugarcane bagasse for biogas production and digestate valorization. Chemosphere. 295. 133893–133893. 49 indexed citations

Mishra, Puranjan, Junsang Lee, Junsang Lee, et al.. (2021). Engineered Nanoenzymes with Multifunctional Properties for Next‐Generation Biological and Environmental Applications. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(8). 92 indexed citations

Mona, Sharma, Sandeep K. Malyan, Neha Saini, et al.. (2021). Towards sustainable agriculture with carbon sequestration, and greenhouse gas mitigation using algal biochar. Chemosphere. 275. 129856–129856. 129 indexed citations

Pathania, Deepak, Arush Sharma, Smita S. Kumar, et al.. (2021). Bio-synthesized Cu–ZnO hetro-nanostructure for catalytic degradation of organophosphate chlorpyrifos under solar illumination. Chemosphere. 277. 130315–130315. 55 indexed citations

Kumar, Smita S., Pooja Ghosh, Navish Kataria, et al.. (2021). The role of conductive nanoparticles in anaerobic digestion: Mechanism, current status and future perspectives. Chemosphere. 280. 130601–130601. 36 indexed citations

Kumar, Smita S., Vivek Kumar, Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Sandeep K. Malyan, & Arivalagan Pugazhendhi. (2020). Alkalinity and salinity favor bioelectricity generation potential of Clostridium, Tetrathiobacter and Desulfovibrio consortium in Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC) treating sulfate-laden wastewater. Bioresource Technology. 306. 123110–123110. 64 indexed citations

Shanmugam, Sabarathinam, Thangavel Mathimani, Susaimanickam Anto, et al.. (2020). Cell density, Lipidomic profile, and fatty acid characterization as selection criteria in bioprospecting of microalgae and cyanobacterium for biodiesel production. Bioresource Technology. 304. 123061–123061. 60 indexed citations

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Das, Mihir Tanay, Smita S. Kumar, Pooja Ghosh, et al.. (2020). Remediation strategies for mitigation of phthalate pollution: Challenges and future perspectives. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 409. 124496–124496. 149 indexed citations

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Anto, Susaimanickam, Thangavel Mathimani, Deviram Garlapati, et al.. (2019). Algae as green energy reserve: Technological outlook on biofuel production. Chemosphere. 242. 125079–125079. 202 indexed citations

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Kumar, Smita S., Sandeep K. Malyan, Narsi R. Bishnoi, et al.. (2019). An overview on bioethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstocks. Chemosphere. 242. 125080–125080. 138 indexed citations

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Sharma, Jyoti, Smita S. Kumar, Narsi R. Bishnoi, & Arivalagan Pugazhendhi. (2019). Screening and enrichment of high lipid producing microalgal consortia. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 192. 8–12. 26 indexed citations

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Ghosh, Pooja, Madan Kumar, Rimika Kapoor, et al.. (2019). Enhanced biogas production from municipal solid waste via co-digestion with sewage sludge and metabolic pathway analysis. Bioresource Technology. 296. 122275–122275. 86 indexed citations

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Sharma, Jyoti, Vivek Kumar, Smita S. Kumar, et al.. (2019). Microalgal consortia for municipal wastewater treatment – Lipid augmentation and fatty acid profiling for biodiesel production. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 202. 111638–111638. 91 indexed citations

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Jacob, Jaya Mary, Chinnannan Karthik, Rijuta Ganesh Saratale, et al.. (2018). Biological approaches to tackle heavy metal pollution: A survey of literature. Journal of Environmental Management. 217. 56–70. 474 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sharma, Jyoti, Smita S. Kumar, Pankaj Sharma, et al.. (2017). Effect of different nitrogen sources on growth of algal consortia.. Annals of Agri Bio Research. 22(2). 150–153. 4 indexed citations

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Kumar, Smita S., Sandeep K. Malyan, Suddhasatwa Basu, & Narsi R. Bishnoi. (2017). Syntrophic association and performance of Clostridium, Desulfovibrio, Aeromonas and Tetrathiobacter as anodic biocatalysts for bioelectricity generation in dual chamber microbial fuel cell. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(19). 16019–16030. 66 indexed citations

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Alzahrani, Yahya, et al.. (2015). Primary Acquired Melanosis: Clinical, Histopathologic and Optical Coherence Tomographic Correlation. Ocular Oncology and Pathology. 2(3). 123–127. 14 indexed citations

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Peter, K. V., et al.. (2000). Spice oils and oleoresins : challenges and opportunities.. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences. 22. 247–252. 2 indexed citations

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