Vimal Kumar

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Vimal Kumar is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Analytical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Vimal Kumar has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Pollution, 10 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 7 papers in Analytical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Vimal Kumar's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (15 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (8 papers) and Analytical chemistry methods development (5 papers). Vimal Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (15 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (8 papers) and Analytical chemistry methods development (5 papers). Vimal Kumar collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Czechia and United Kingdom. Vimal Kumar's co-authors include Aditya Gupta, Roman Grabic, Ganna Fedorová, Tomáš Randák, Oksana Golovko, Hiroaki Tanaka, Andrew C. Johnson, Norihide Nakada, Naoyuki Yamashita and Masaru Ihara and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Vimal Kumar

23 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

New emerging trends in synthetic biodegradable polymers –... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 200 400 600
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.

  1. New emerging trends in synthetic biodegradable polymers – Polylactide: A critique
    2007 743 citations Aditya Gupta, Vimal Kumar European Polymer Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vimal Kumar Japan 15 1.0k 735 542 292 266 23 2.0k
Richard D. Ashby United States 32 1.2k 1.2× 1.5k 2.0× 141 0.3× 397 1.4× 658 2.5× 104 2.8k
Maria Arena Italy 16 288 0.3× 346 0.5× 300 0.6× 25 0.1× 174 0.7× 24 1.6k
Ruilong Li China 28 1.7k 1.7× 494 0.7× 182 0.3× 17 0.1× 278 1.0× 86 2.6k
Piotr Rychter Poland 18 359 0.4× 465 0.6× 68 0.1× 51 0.2× 253 1.0× 61 1.1k
Rathinam Raja India 22 197 0.2× 325 0.4× 57 0.1× 28 0.1× 363 1.4× 54 2.1k
Yuhong Huang China 25 493 0.5× 170 0.2× 290 0.5× 68 0.2× 305 1.1× 82 2.0k
Shu-Hong Gao China 25 1.2k 1.2× 253 0.3× 253 0.5× 42 0.1× 344 1.3× 65 2.1k
Guizhen Fang China 21 149 0.1× 235 0.3× 82 0.2× 12 0.0× 586 2.2× 96 1.3k
Tae‐Rim Choi South Korea 29 779 0.8× 985 1.3× 52 0.1× 167 0.6× 739 2.8× 60 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Vimal Kumar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vimal Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vimal Kumar

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Verma, Pratima & Vimal Kumar. (2021). The analysis of OLC stages and the venture capital investors from Adizes life cycle theory. International journal of organizational analysis. 30(6). 1819–1843. 2 indexed citations
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Tamura, Ikumi, Y. Yasuda, Norihide Nakada, et al.. (2017). Contribution of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) to whole toxicity of water samples collected in effluent-dominated urban streams. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 144. 338–350. 85 indexed citations
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Golovko, Oksana, Olga Koba, Radka Kodešová, et al.. (2016). Development of fast and robust multiresidual LC-MS/MS method for determination of pharmaceuticals in soils. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23(14). 14068–14077. 53 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vimal, Andrew C. Johnson, Achim Trubiroha, et al.. (2015). The Challenge Presented by Progestins in Ecotoxicological Research: A Critical Review. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(5). 2625–2638. 139 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vimal, Norihide Nakada, Naoyuki Yamashita, Andrew C. Johnson, & Hiroaki Tanaka. (2015). Influence of Hydraulic Retention Time, Sludge Retention Time, and Ozonation on the Removal of Free and Conjugated Estrogens in Japanese Activated Sludge Treatment Plants. CLEAN - Soil Air Water. 43(9). 1289–1294. 8 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vimal, Seiya Hanamoto, Andrew C. Johnson, et al.. (2014). Elevated risk from estrogens in the Yodo River basin (Japan) in winter and ozonation as a management option. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 16(2). 232–232. 10 indexed citations
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Grabicová, Kateřina, Roman Grabic, Martin Bláha, et al.. (2014). Presence of pharmaceuticals in benthic fauna living in a small stream affected by effluent from a municipal sewage treatment plant. Water Research. 72. 145–153. 136 indexed citations
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Golovko, Oksana, Vimal Kumar, Ganna Fedorová, Tomáš Randák, & Roman Grabic. (2014). Removal and seasonal variability of selected analgesics/anti-inflammatory, anti-hypertensive/cardiovascular pharmaceuticals and UV filters in wastewater treatment plant. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21(12). 7578–7585. 92 indexed citations
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Ihara, Masaru, Vimal Kumar, Seiya Hanamoto, et al.. (2014). Co-occurrence of Estrogenic and Antiestrogenic Activities in Wastewater: Quantitative Evaluation of Balance by in Vitro ERα Reporter Gene Assay and Chemical Analysis. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(11). 6366–6373. 52 indexed citations
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Golovko, Oksana, Vimal Kumar, Ganna Fedorová, Tomáš Randák, & Roman Grabic. (2014). Seasonal changes in antibiotics, antidepressants/psychiatric drugs, antihistamines and lipid regulators in a wastewater treatment plant. Chemosphere. 111. 418–426. 281 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vimal, et al.. (2013). Studies of poly(lactic acid) based calcium carbonate nanocomposites. Composites Part B Engineering. 56. 184–188. 53 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vimal, Andrew C. Johnson, Norihide Nakada, Naoyuki Yamashita, & Hiroaki Tanaka. (2012). De-conjugation behavior of conjugated estrogens in the raw sewage, activated sludge and river water. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 227-228. 49–54. 73 indexed citations
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Gupta, Aditya, et al.. (2011). Studies of Novel Chain Linked Biodegradable Polymers. Journal of environmental polymer degradation. 20(2). 514–518. 7 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vimal, Norihide Nakada, Naoyuki Yamashita, Andrew C. Johnson, & Hiroaki Tanaka. (2011). How seasonality affects the flow of estrogens and their conjugates in one of Japan’s most populous catchments. Environmental Pollution. 159(10). 2906–2912. 33 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vimal, Norihide Nakada, Makoto Yasojima, et al.. (2010). The arrival and discharge of conjugated estrogens from a range of different sewage treatment plants in the UK. Chemosphere. 82(8). 1124–1128. 33 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vimal, Norihide Nakada, Makoto Yasojima, et al.. (2009). Rapid determination of free and conjugated estrogen in different water matrices by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Chemosphere. 77(10). 1440–1446. 90 indexed citations
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Gupta, Aditya & Vimal Kumar. (2007). New emerging trends in synthetic biodegradable polymers – Polylactide: A critique. European Polymer Journal. 43(10). 4053–4074. 743 indexed citations breakdown →

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