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Dr. AMIT KUMAR (Associate Professor)

I am an Environmentalist cum Hydrologist and have worked on wide areas such as sources, fate and transport of carbon in water and soil, greenhouse gas emission from Hydropower reservoirs/ Lakes/ Forest, water quality and ecological health assessment etc.

Guest Editor: Applied Sciences
(SCI, Impact Factor: 2.217)
Seminar
03.21.2023

UPDATES

Upcoming International Training
04.15.2022 

RECENT PUBLICATION:-

  1. Pata, U.K., Kumar, A. 2021. The Influence of Hydropower and Coal Consumption on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Comparison between China and India. Water, 13, https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101387 (SCI, IF: 2.5)   

  2. Kumar, M., Murasing, K., Kumar, A. 2021. Effect of altitude on the Mechanical strength of Grewia optiva fiber in Garhwal Himalaya, India    Journal of Natural Fibers 18(7) 10.1080/15440478.2021.1929652 (SCI, IF: 2.6)   

  3. *Kumar, A., Pinto, M.C., Candeias, C.,  Dinis, P.A. 2021. Baseline maps of potentially toxic elements on soils of Garhwal Himalaya, India: assessment of their eco‐environmental and human health risks. Land Degradation and Development, https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3984 (SCI, IF: 3.377) 

  4. Kumar, A., Singh, N.K., Pandey, S., Yadav, M., Yu, Zhi-Guo. 2021. Greenhouse gases emission control in WWTS via potential operational strategies: A critical review. Chemosphere, 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129694;  (SCI, IF: 5.557)

  5. Kumar, A., Jigyasu, D.K., Kumar, A., Subrahmanyam, G., Mondal, R. et al., 2021. Nickel in terrestrial biota: Comprehensive review on contamination, toxicity, tolerance and its remediation approaches. Chemosphere, 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129996
    (SCI, IF: 5.557)

  6. Mishra, A., Swamy, S.L., Thakur, T.K., Bhat, R., Bijalwan, A., *Kumar, A. 2021. Use of Wild Edible Plants: Can They Meet the Dietary and Nutritional Needs of Indigenous Communities in Central India.  Foods, 10, 1453. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10071453 (SCI, IF: 4.1)  

  7. Kumar, A., Taxak, A.K., Mishra, S., Pandey, R. 2021. Long term trend analysis and suitability of water quality of River Ganga at Himalayan hills of Uttarakhand, India.    Environmental Technology & Innovation, 101405, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2021.101405 ; (SCI, IF: 3.3)

  8. Thakur, U., Bisht, N.S., Kumar, M., Kumar, A. 2021. Influence of Altitude on Diversity and Distribution Pattern of Trees in Himalayan Temperate Forests of Churdhar Wildlife Sanctuary, India.  Water Air Soil Pollution 232 (205), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05162 (SCI, IF: 1.9)

  9. Rai, P., Vineeta, Shukla, G., Manohar A.K., Bhat, J.A.,  Kumar, A., Kumar, M. 2021. Carbon Storage of Single Tree and Mixed Tree Dominant Species Stands in a Reserve Forest—Case Study of the Eastern Sub-Himalayan Region of India. Land 10 (435), https://doi.org/10.3390/land10040435 (SCI, IF: 2.3)

  10. Sarkar, P.K., Sarkar, P., Kumar, A., Pala, N.A., Kumar, M. 2021. Carbon Storage Potential of a Waterlogged Agroforestry System of Tripura, India    Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 232, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05098; (SCI, IF: 1.9)

  11. Tamang, M., Chettri, R., Vineeta, Shukla, G., Bhat, J.A., *Kumar, A., Kumar, M. 2021. Stand Structure, Biomass and Carbon Storage in Gmelina arborea Plantation at Agricultural Landscape in Foothills of Eastern Himalayas    Land 10 (4), https://doi.org/10.3390/land10040387(SCI, IF: 2.6)

  12. Sarfraz, M., Mohsin, M., Naseem, S., *Kumar, A. 2021. Modeling the Relationship between Carbon Emissions and Environmental Sustainability during COVID-19: A New Evidence from Asymmetric ARDL Cointegration Approach    Environ Dev Sustain, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01324-0 (SCI, IF: 2.1)

  13. Kumar, M., Rawat, S., Nagar, B., *Kumar, A., Pala, N.A., Bhat, J.A., Bussmann, R.W., Cabral-Pinto, M., Kunwar, R.    2021    Implementation of the Use of Ethnomedicinal Plants for Curing Diseases in the Indian Himalayas and Its Role in Sustainability of Livelihoods and Socioeconomic Development.     Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 1509. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041509; SCI, IF: 2.89)

  14. Sheikh, M.A., Kumar, M., Todaria, N.P., Bhat, J.A., *Kumar, A., Pandey, R . 2021. Contribution of Cedrus deodara forests for climate mitigation along altitudinal gradient in Garhwal Himalaya, India.    Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 16, 5, 10.1007/s11027-021-09941-w;  SCI, IF: 3.23)

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