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 Smita S. Kumar, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi et al. 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 →

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

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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Utilizing sulfate-reducing bacteria in bioelectrochemical systems for industrial wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review 2025 ·Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering ·(unknown), Smita S. Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Somvir Bajar	0
2	A Review on the Fate of Emerging Contaminants in Landfill Leachate: Insights from Conventional Treatment Approaches 2025 ·Water Air & Soil Pollution ·(unknown), (unknown), Smita S. Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Somvir Bajar	0
3	Anaerobic digestion of sugarcane bagasse for biogas production and digestate valorization 2022 ·Chemosphere ·Nitin Kumar Agarwal, Madan Kumar, Pooja Ghosh, Smita S. Kumar, Lakhveer Singh, Virendra Kumar Vijay, Vivek Kumar	49
4	Comprehensive technological assessment for different treatment methods of leather tannery wastewater 2022 ·Environmental Science and Pollution Research ·(unknown), Puranjan Mishra, Pradeep Kumar, Sunil Rajoriya, Pankaj Pathak, Shraddha Singh, Smita S. Kumar, Lakhveer Singh	26
5	Engineered Nanoenzymes with Multifunctional Properties for Next‐Generation Biological and Environmental Applications 2021 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Puranjan Mishra, Junsang Lee, Deepak Kumar, Ricardo O. Louro, Nazua L. Costa, Deepak Pathania, Smita S. Kumar, Jinwoo Lee, Lakhveer Singh	92
6	The role of conductive nanoparticles in anaerobic digestion: Mechanism, current status and future perspectives 2021 ·Chemosphere ·Smita S. Kumar, Pooja Ghosh, Navish Kataria, Deepak Kumar, Sveta Thakur, Deepak Pathania, Vivek Kumar, Mohd Nasrullah, Lakhveer Singh	36
7	Upgrading of microalgal consortia with CO2 from fermentation of wheat straw for the phycoremediation of domestic wastewater 2020 ·Bioresource Technology ·Jyoti Sharma, Smita S. Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Sandeep K. Malyan, Thangavel Mathimani, Narsi R. Bishnoi, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi	40
8	Alkalinity and salinity favor bioelectricity generation potential of Clostridium, Tetrathiobacter and Desulfovibrio consortium in Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC) treating sulfate-laden wastewater 2020 ·Bioresource Technology ·Smita S. Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Sandeep K. Malyan, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi	64
9	Green technology for sustainable biohydrogen production (waste to energy): A review 2020 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Sharma Mona, Smita S. Kumar, Vivek Kumar, (unknown), Neha Saini, B. Deepak, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi	182
10	Microalgal consortia for municipal wastewater treatment – Lipid augmentation and fatty acid profiling for biodiesel production 2019 ·Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology ·Jyoti Sharma, Vivek Kumar, Smita S. Kumar, Sandeep K. Malyan, Thangavel Mathimani, Narsi R. Bishnoi, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi	91
11	Clinically important microbial diversity and its antibiotic resistance pattern towards various drugs 2019 ·Journal of Infection and Public Health ·(unknown), (unknown), Prakash Piruthiviraj, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Smita S. Kumar, Naïf Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Abdul-Kareem Mohammed Ghilan, Mariadhas Valan Arasu, Thamaraiselvi Kaliannan	25
12	Screening and enrichment of high lipid producing microalgal consortia 2019 ·Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology ·Jyoti Sharma, Smita S. Kumar, Narsi R. Bishnoi, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi	26
13	Enhanced biogas production from municipal solid waste via co-digestion with sewage sludge and metabolic pathway analysis 2019 ·Bioresource Technology ·Pooja Ghosh, Madan Kumar, Rimika Kapoor, Smita S. Kumar, Lakhveer Singh, Vandit Vijay, Virendra Kumar Vijay, Vivek Kumar, Indu Shekhar Thakur	86
14	An overview on bioethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstocks 2019 ·Chemosphere ·(unknown), Smita S. Kumar, Sandeep K. Malyan, Narsi R. Bishnoi, Thangavel Mathimani, Karthik Rajendran, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi	138
15	Algae as green energy reserve: Technological outlook on biofuel production 2019 ·Chemosphere ·Susaimanickam Anto, (unknown), (unknown), Thangavel Mathimani, Deviram Garlapati, Smita S. Kumar, Tikendra Nath Verma, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi	202
16	Photocatalytic properties and antimicrobial efficacy of Fe doped CuO nanoparticles against the pathogenic bacteria and fungi 2018 ·Microbial Pathogenesis ·Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Smita S. Kumar, M. Manikandan, Muthupandian Saravanan	116
17	Effect of different nitrogen sources on growth of algal consortia. 2017 ·Annals of Agri Bio Research ·Jyoti Sharma, Smita S. Kumar, Pankaj Sharma, (unknown), Manju Manju, Sandeep K. Malyan, Narsi R. Bishnoi	4
18	An enhancement of antimicrobial efficacy of biogenic and ceftriaxone-conjugated silver nanoparticles: green approach 2017 ·Environmental Science and Pollution Research ·Rajasree Shanmuganathan, Davoodbasha MubarakAli, (unknown), Harshiny Muthukumar, Nooruddin Thajuddin, Smita S. Kumar, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi	201
19	Primary Acquired Melanosis: Clinical, Histopathologic and Optical Coherence Tomographic Correlation 2015 ·Ocular Oncology and Pathology ·Yahya Alzahrani, Smita S. Kumar, (unknown), Thomas Plesec, Arun D. Singh	14
20	Spice oils and oleoresins : challenges and opportunities. 2000 ·Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences ·K. V. Peter, T. J. Zachariah, Smita S. Kumar, A. K. Kukreja, Shailendra Dwivedi, (unknown)	2

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