Vivek Kumar Gaur

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Vivek Kumar Gaur is a scholar working on Pollution, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Vivek Kumar Gaur has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Pollution, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Vivek Kumar Gaur's work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (23 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (14 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (12 papers). Vivek Kumar Gaur is often cited by papers focused on Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (23 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (14 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (12 papers). Vivek Kumar Gaur collaborates with scholars based in India, South Korea and Taiwan. Vivek Kumar Gaur's co-authors include Ranjna Sirohi, Poonam Sharma, Sunita Varjani, Natesan Manickam, Ashok Pandey, Jonathan W.C. Wong, Sang–Hyoun Kim, Krishna Gautam, Janmejai Kumar Srivastava and Edgard Gnansounou and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Vivek Kumar Gaur

71 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Sustainable processing of food waste for production of bio-based products for circular bioeconomy

2021 225 citations Poonam Sharma, Vivek Kumar Gaur et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vivek Kumar Gaur India	31	1.1k	650	556	418	370	73	2.9k
Olga Rubilar Chile	38	1.2k 1.0×	889 1.4×	408 0.7×	290 0.7×	211 0.6×	118	4.1k
Lorenzo Bertin Italy	34	694 0.6×	771 1.2×	510 0.9×	424 1.0×	282 0.8×	83	2.6k
Sikandar I. Mulla India	37	1.5k 1.3×	732 1.1×	787 1.4×	459 1.1×	226 0.6×	117	4.7k
Κaterina Stamatelatou Greece	27	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.6×	501 0.9×	186 0.4×	408 1.1×	61	3.4k
Daochen Zhu China	32	1.2k 1.1×	1.4k 2.1×	872 1.6×	672 1.6×	305 0.8×	150	4.4k
Yoong Kit Leong Taiwan	30	461 0.4×	678 1.0×	498 0.9×	334 0.8×	173 0.5×	84	3.1k
Teresa Gea Spain	33	942 0.8×	757 1.2×	689 1.2×	304 0.7×	370 1.0×	78	3.5k
Woong Kim South Korea	38	1.1k 1.0×	795 1.2×	333 0.6×	353 0.8×	96 0.3×	125	3.7k
Selma Gomes Ferreira Leite Brazil	32	606 0.5×	834 1.3×	971 1.7×	171 0.4×	343 0.9×	129	3.2k
Heli Siti Halimatul Munawaroh Indonesia	27	468 0.4×	584 0.9×	382 0.7×	319 0.8×	152 0.4×	71	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vivek Kumar Gaur

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Gaur, Vivek Kumar, et al.. (2025). Water chestnut shell as a novel substrate for biosurfactant production: Enhanced oil recovery and soil decontamination. Process Biochemistry. 157. 65–74. 3 indexed citations

Gaur, Vivek Kumar, et al.. (2025). Energy metabolism coordination for the byproduct-free biosynthesis of 1,3-propanediol in Escherichia coli. Bioresource Technology. 421. 132147–132147. 1 indexed citations

Sharma, Poonam, et al.. (2025). Advancing bioremediation: biosurfactants as catalysts for sustainable remediation. Biodegradation. 36(3). 33–33. 2 indexed citations

Sharma, Poonam, Janmejai Kumar Srivastava, Kusum Dhakar, et al.. (2024). Harnessing microbial potentials by advancing bioremediation of PAHs through molecular insights and genetics. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 194. 105861–105861. 9 indexed citations

Gaur, Vivek Kumar, А. V. Telegin, Ravindra Singh Thakur, et al.. (2024). Unlocking the potential of food waste chemistry for biodegradable plastics production: Recent advancements, perspectives, and life-cycle assessment. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 156. 104836–104836. 3 indexed citations

Gaur, Vivek Kumar, et al.. (2024). Efficient bioproduction of poly(3-hydroxypropionate) homopolymer using engineered Escherichia coli strains. Bioresource Technology. 397. 130469–130469. 7 indexed citations

Gaur, Vivek Kumar, Krishna Gautam, Poonam Sharma, et al.. (2024). Integrating advanced techniques and machine learning for landfill leachate treatment: Addressing limitations and environmental concerns. Environmental Pollution. 354. 124134–124134. 15 indexed citations

Cho, Seung‐Hyun, et al.. (2023). Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for enhanced production of 1,3-butanediol from glucose. Bioresource Technology. 389. 129814–129814. 10 indexed citations

Gaur, Vivek Kumar, et al.. (2023). Assessing the half-life and degradation kinetics of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons by bacteria isolated from crude oil contaminated soil. Chemosphere. 337. 139264–139264. 26 indexed citations

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Gaur, Vivek Kumar, et al.. (2023). Development of immobilized novel fungal consortium for the efficient remediation of cyanide-contaminated wastewaters. Bioresource Technology. 373. 128750–128750. 8 indexed citations

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Gaur, Vivek Kumar, Shashank Kumar Mishra, Rajeev Gaur, et al.. (2023). Deciphering the kinetics and pathway of lindane biodegradation by novel soil ascomycete fungi for its implication in bioremediation. Bioresource Technology. 387. 129581–129581. 5 indexed citations

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Gaur, Vivek Kumar, et al.. (2023). Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for biological production of 1, 3-Butanediol. Bioresource Technology. 376. 128911–128911. 12 indexed citations

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Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar, Ayon Tarafdar, Vivek Kumar Gaur, et al.. (2022). Emerging trends of microbial technology for the production of oligosaccharides from biowaste and their potential application as prebiotic. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 368. 109610–109610. 30 indexed citations

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Gaur, Vivek Kumar, et al.. (2022). Bacterial remediation of pesticide polluted soils: Exploring the feasibility of site restoration. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 441. 129906–129906. 62 indexed citations

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Gautam, Krishna, Poonam Sharma, Amarnath Singh, et al.. (2022). Production of biopolymers from food waste: Constrains and perspectives. Bioresource Technology. 361. 127650–127650. 55 indexed citations

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Gaur, Vivek Kumar, et al.. (2021). Valorization of agro-industrial waste for rhamnolipid production, its role in crude oil solubilization and resensitizing bacterial pathogens. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 25. 102108–102108. 33 indexed citations

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Sirohi, Ranjna, Vivek Kumar Gaur, Ashutosh Kumar Pandey, Sang Jun Sim, & Sunil Kumar. (2021). Harnessing fruit waste for poly-3-hydroxybutyrate production: A review. Bioresource Technology. 326. 124734–124734. 60 indexed citations

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Gaur, Vivek Kumar, Poonam Sharma, Ranjna Sirohi, et al.. (2020). Assessing the impact of industrial waste on environment and mitigation strategies: A comprehensive review. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 398. 123019–123019. 141 indexed citations

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Gaur, Vivek Kumar, Raj Kumar Regar, Nitesh Dhiman, et al.. (2019). Biosynthesis and characterization of sophorolipid biosurfactant by Candida spp.: Application as food emulsifier and antibacterial agent. Bioresource Technology. 285. 121314–121314. 111 indexed citations

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Gaur, Vivek Kumar, et al.. (2019). Characterization and properties of the biosurfactant produced by PAH-degrading bacteria isolated from contaminated oily sludge environment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(22). 27268–27278. 72 indexed citations

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