Varun Kumar

816 total citations
33 papers, 505 citations indexed

About

Varun Kumar is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Varun Kumar has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 505 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Plant Science, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Varun Kumar's work include Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (12 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (10 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (6 papers). Varun Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (12 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (10 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (6 papers). Varun Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, Czechia and Austria. Varun Kumar's co-authors include Hemant Sood, Rajinder Singh Chauhan, Rajesh Gera, Rajinder Singh Chauhan, Rajinder Singh Chauhan, Tiratha Raj Singh, Chanderdeep Tandon, Chanderdeep Tandon, Tarun Pal and Neha Sharma and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Plant Science and Phytochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Varun Kumar

31 papers receiving 484 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Varun Kumar India 15 352 289 49 44 36 33 505
Leila Shabani Iran 15 399 1.1× 316 1.1× 70 1.4× 70 1.6× 63 1.8× 45 680
Yiyun Zhu China 13 191 0.5× 255 0.9× 21 0.4× 35 0.8× 24 0.7× 27 524
Shilpa Gupta India 14 348 1.0× 236 0.8× 31 0.6× 57 1.3× 45 1.3× 42 558
Akash Sharma India 12 275 0.8× 124 0.4× 39 0.8× 19 0.4× 57 1.6× 57 495
Najmeh Ahmadian Chashmi Iran 16 434 1.2× 335 1.2× 12 0.2× 38 0.9× 40 1.1× 29 648
Mohsen Sharifi Iran 16 429 1.2× 305 1.1× 11 0.2× 50 1.1× 40 1.1× 39 609
Walid Saibi Tunisia 17 511 1.5× 404 1.4× 34 0.7× 22 0.5× 61 1.7× 40 819
Nasrin Moshtaghi Iran 13 267 0.8× 198 0.7× 28 0.6× 16 0.4× 80 2.2× 61 421
Aynur Gürel Türkiye 13 386 1.1× 305 1.1× 12 0.2× 29 0.7× 62 1.7× 52 542

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Varun Kumar

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Joshi, Kamaldeep, Sumit Kumar, Varun Kumar, et al.. (2025). AgriCure: A web application based layered augmentation-enhanced YOLOv8 for disease and nutrient deficiency detection in bitter gourd leaves. Current Plant Biology. 43. 100517–100517. 2 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun & Dharmender Kumar. (2024). Recent Trends in Text-to-Image GAN. 1–7.
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Kumar, Awadhesh, Varun Kumar, Veda Krishnan, et al.. (2019). Seed targeted RNAi-mediated silencing of GmMIPS1 limits phytate accumulation and improves mineral bioavailability in soybean. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 7744–7744. 36 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun, Ankush Bansal, & Rajinder Singh Chauhan. (2017). Modular Design of Picroside-II Biosynthesis Deciphered through NGS Transcriptomes and Metabolic Intermediates Analysis in Naturally Variant Chemotypes of a Medicinal Herb, Picrorhiza kurroa. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 564–564. 22 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun, Nikhil Malhotra, Tarun Pal, & Rajinder Singh Chauhan. (2016). Molecular dissection of pathway components unravel atisine biosynthesis in a non-toxic Aconitum species, A. heterophyllum Wall. 3 Biotech. 6(1). 106–106. 17 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun, Rajinder Singh Chauhan, & Chanderdeep Tandon. (2016). Biosynthesis and therapeutic implications of iridoid glycosides from Picrorhiza genus: the road ahead. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 26(1). 1–13. 33 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun, Neha Sharma, Hemant Sood, & Rajinder Singh Chauhan. (2016). Exogenous feeding of immediate precursors reveals synergistic effect on picroside-I biosynthesis in shoot cultures of Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 29750–29750. 22 indexed citations
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Kumar, Pawan, et al.. (2015). Expression analysis of biosynthetic pathway genes vis-à-vis podophyllotoxin content in Podophyllum hexandrum Royle. PROTOPLASMA. 252(5). 1253–1262. 38 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun, Tiratha Raj Singh, Alkesh Hada, et al.. (2015). Probing Phosphorus Efficient Low Phytic Acid Content Soybean Genotypes with Phosphorus Starvation in Hydroponics Growth System. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 177(3). 689–699. 11 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun, Hemant Sood, & Rajinder Singh Chauhan. (2015). Detection of intermediates through high-resolution mass spectrometry for constructing biosynthetic pathways for major chemical constituents in a medicinally important herb,Swertia chirayita. Natural Product Research. 29(15). 1449–1455. 17 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun, Hemant Sood, & Rajinder Singh Chauhan. (2015). Optimization of a preparative RP-HPLC method for isolation and purification of picrosides in Picrorhiza kurroa. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 25(2). 208–214. 11 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun. (2014). Protective potential of Hesperidin against Diethylnitrosamine induced Hepatocarcinogenesis in rats. 2(15). 7 indexed citations
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Malhotra, Nikhil, Varun Kumar, Hemant Sood, Tiratha Raj Singh, & Rajinder Singh Chauhan. (2014). Multiple genes of mevalonate and non-mevalonate pathways contribute to high aconites content in an endangered medicinal herb, Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. Phytochemistry. 108. 26–34. 19 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun, et al.. (2013). Exploring the potential of PGPR strain Bacillus licheniformis to be developed as multifunctional biofertilizer. European Journal of Experimental Biology. 2(1). 12–17. 7 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun, et al.. (2013). Gordonia sp.: a salt tolerant bacterial inoculant for growth promotion of pearl millet under saline soil conditions. 3 Biotech. 4(5). 553–557. 17 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun & Rajesh Gera. (2013). Isolation of a multi-trait plant growth promoting Brevundimonas sp. and its effect on the growth of Bt-cotton. 3 Biotech. 4(1). 97–101. 43 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun, et al.. (2003). 2'-(2,3-Dihydroxybenzoyloxy)-7-ketologanin: a novel iridoid glucoside from the leaves of Gentiana kurroo.. PubMed. 58(9). 668–70. 7 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun, Neeraj Aggarwal, & B. P. Singh. (2000). Influence of analogue-resistant mutants ofAzotobacter chroococcum solubilizing phosphate on yield and quality of sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Folia Microbiologica. 45(4). 349–352. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Varun, et al.. (2000). Performance and persistence of phosphate solubilizingAzotobacter chroococcum in wheat rhizosphere. Folia Microbiologica. 45(4). 343–347. 11 indexed citations

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