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-, Pooja, Matta, Gagan, Pal, Rama, Pant, Gaurav, Tyagi, Shivangi, Saini, Rahul, Gjyli, Laura, Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 and Gulaiya, Ujjwal (2026) Microplastics as emerging contaminants: Ecotoxicological disruption and human health risks from soil–water–sediment systems to nutrition. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 144 (4): 104712. Elsevier Ltd . ISSN 14747065 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2026.104712

Matta, Gagan, Kumar, Pawan, Kumar, Amit, Pal, Rama, Pant, Gaurav, -, Pooja, Tyagi, Shivangi, Saini, Rahul, Nayak, Anjali, Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 and Tomar, Dharmendra Singh (2026) Impact Assessment of Geogenic and Anthropogenic Pressures on Water Quality in Ramganga River Basin in Himalayan Region. CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, 54 (7): e70229. John Wiley and Sons Ltd . ISSN 1863-0650 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.70229

Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 and Koul, Saroj ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3051-5625 (2026) Policy Design to Performance: Mediating Mechanism in the Indian Maritime Sector. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2026 (1). Academy of Management . ISSN 0065-0668 (Submitted) Available at: https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2026.13165abstract

Thakur, Tarun Kumar, Patel, Digvesh Kumar, Eripogu, Kiran Kumar, Maharathi, Payal, Thakur, Anita, Kumar, Amit and Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 (2026) Spatio-temporal variability of land cover dynamics and land degradation vulnerability using cellular automata and Artificial Neural Networks. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 144 (3): 104634. Elsevier Ltd . ISSN 1474-7065 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2026.104634

Kumar, Amit, Matta, Gagan, Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 and Tomar, Dharmendra Singh (2026) Climate–mining–water nexus: Contaminant processes, monitoring–modeling integration and adaptive management under climate variability. Environmental Research Communications, 304: 124822. IOP Publishing . ISSN 2515-7620 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2026.124822

Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Vinod, Bali, Aditi Shreeya, Kaur, Harleen, Thakur, Monika, Sharma, Ashish, Radziemska, Maja and Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 (2026) Environmental Fate of Antimony and Its Influence on Soil–Plant Systems: Insights for Remediation Approaches. Land Degradation & Development. John Wiley and Sons Ltd . ISSN 1085-3278 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.70754

Bangwal, Deepak, Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313, Oberoi, Sarbjit Singh, Kumar, Vinod and Zia, Adil (2026) Challenges and solutions in implementing sustainable digital public infrastructure. Discover Sustainability. Springer Nature . ISSN 2662-9984 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-026-03105-z

Mishra, Alka, Pandey, Mayank, Swamy, Singam L., Thakur, Tarun Kumar, Sharma, Achyut, Anderson, James T., Kumar, Amit and Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 (2026) Machine learning and AHP approaches for evaluating land degradation in coal mining landscape. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 288: 108117. Elsevier B.V. . ISSN 0375-6742 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2026.108117

Dubey, Shikha, Maurya, Kamlesh Kumar, Bangwal, Deepak, Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313, Malik, Ishfaq Ahmad and Dwivedi, Ajay (2026) Talent empowerment in AI-enabled remote workplaces. Discover Sustainability. Springer Nature . ISSN 2662-9984 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-026-03418-z

Kumar, Rupesh and Koul, Saroj ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3051-5625 (2026) Identifying Barriers to Shipbuilding in India: A Delphi–DEMATEL Approach. Logistics, 10 (4): 80. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute . ISSN 2305-6290 Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics10040080

Arora, Madhu, Ahmad, Vasim, Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313, Singh, Anurag and Oberoi, Sarbjit Singh (2026) Mapping the landscape of cold chain management: a bibliometric study. Benchmarking. pp. 1-35. Emerald Publishing Ltd. . ISSN 1463-5771 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-05-2025-0483

Kumar, Vinod, Jain Garg, Ruchi, Qureshi, Mohamed Rafik, -, Vandana and Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 (2026) Stakeholder prioritization in context of sustainability marketing perspective using AHP and TOPSIS. Management & Sustainability: An Arab Review. Emerald Publishing Ltd. . ISSN 2752-9827 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/MSAR-03-2025-0099

Gupta, Peeyush, Shekhar, M. Sudhanshu, Singh, Gyan Prakash, Gupta, Dev Sen, Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 and Tomar, Dharmendra Singh (2026) Assimilation of Doppler weather radar data into WRF model using 3DVAR and 4DVAR assimilation methods for enhanced weather forecasting in the eastern Himalayas. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 142: 104292. pp. 1-17. Elsevier . ISSN 1474-7065 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2026.104292

Kavalackal, Joe J., Thakur, Shivender, Sharma, Neha, Rana, Vishal Singh, Sharma, Sunny, Singhal, Shubhra, Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 and Kumar, Amit (2026) Evaluating the multidimensional impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on soil properties, yield, and quality of horticultural crops. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 143: 104357. pp. 1-20. Elsevier . ISSN 1474-7065 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2026.104357

Naik, M. Ramesh, Teja, R. Ravi, Ramanjaneyulu, A.V., Reddy, D. Damodar, Gopinath, K.A., Ramasubramanian, V., Chandran, M.A. Sarath, Ghosh, Sonaka, Reddy, K. Viswanatha, Paramesha, Venkatesh, Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 and Kumar, Amit (2026) Global research dynamics in organic farming: Emerging trends and scientometric insights. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 143: 104223. Elsevier . ISSN 1474-7065 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2025.104223

Reza, Anwar Faizaan, Singh, Randeep, Das, Kamal, Chen, Shiao-Shing, Ahn, Young Ho, Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313, Kumar, Ravinder and Ray, Saikat Sinha (2026) IoT Driven Smart Innovation for Microplastic Monitoring and Detection: A Multidimensional Review. Water Conservation Science and Engineering, 11: 22. pp. 1-19. Springer Nature . ISSN 2364-5687 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41101-026-00496-y

Maindola, Shobha, Bangwal, Deepak, Singh Oberoi, Sarbjit Singh and Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 (2026) Transforming hospitality 5.0: a systematic review of AI’s impact on employee experience and well-being. International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences. pp. 1-26. Emerald Publishing . ISSN 1756-669X (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQSS-09-2025-0245

Arora, Madhu, Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313, Saini, Jatinderkumar R., Oberoi, Sarbjit Singh and Kumar, Vinod (2026) Barriers in the adoption of cold supply chain – a contextual parameter analysis. British Food Journal. pp. 1-22. Emerald Publishing . ISSN 0007-070X (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-12-2024-1330

Arora, Madhu, Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313, Jha, Ajay, Singh, Anurag and Oberoi, Sarbjit Singh (2026) CSFs in Cold Chain: A TISM and MICMAC Analysis. Global Business Review, 27. pp. 114-135. Sage Publications . ISSN 0973-0664 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/09721509251401659

Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Vinod, Kaur, Harleen, Thakur, Monika, Sharma, Ashish, Radziemka, Maja and Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 (2026) Vanadium in the Environment: Biogeochemical cycling, bioavailability, speciation and detoxification mechanisms. Pedosphere. pp. 1-37. Soil Science Society of China . ISSN 1002-0160 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedsph.2026.01.006

Singh, Anurag, Kumar, Rupesh, Kumar, Vinod, Sakka, Georgia, Chaudhuri, Ranjan, Chatterjee, Sheshadri and Vrontis, Demetris (2025) From purpose to purchase: how sustainable advertising builds brand trust and corporate reputation. International Journal of Advertising. pp. 1-27. Taylor & Francis . ISSN 0265-0487 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02650487.2025.2578151

Sharma, Sunny, Singh Rana, Vishal, Sharma, Umesh, Sharma, Shivali, Likhita, Jonnada, Thakur, Shivender, Sharma, Neha, Kumar, Amit and Kumar, Rupesh (2025) Appraisal of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi in Fruit Production and Mitigation Against Stress: Current Insights and Prospects. Reviews in Agricultural Science, 13 (4). pp. 1-29. Gifu University - United Graduate School of Agricultural Science . ISSN 2187-090X Available at: https://doi.org/10.7831/ras.13.4_1

Arora, Madhu, Ahmad, Vasim, Walia, Arpit, Negi, Saurav, Saini, Jatinderkumar R. and Kumar, Rupesh (2025) SPAR-4 and sustainable operations : a meta-analytic breakthrough. F1000Research, 14: 145. pp. 1-25. Taylor & Francis . ISSN 2046-1402 Available at: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.160388.2

Sharma, Sunny, Rana, Vishal Singh, Sharma, Umesh, Sharma, Shivali, Likhita, Jonnada, Thakur, Shivender, Sharma, Neha, Kuma, Amit and Kumar, Rupesh (2025) Appraisal of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Fruit Production and Mitigation Against Stress: Current Insights and Prospects. Reviews in Agricultural Science, 13 (4). pp. 1-29. Gifu University - United Graduate School of Agricultural Science . ISSN 2187-090X Available at: https://doi.org/10.7831/ras.13.4_1

Sharma, Sunny, Sharma, Shivali, Likhita, Jonnada, Rana, Vishal Singh, Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Rupesh, Thakur, Shivender and Sharma, Neha (2025) Geogenic Contaminants in Groundwater: Impacts on irrigated fruit orchard health. Water, 17: 2534. pp. 1-24. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) . ISSN 2073-4441 Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/ w17172534

Bhaskar, Amit, Kashyap, Abhishek, Shukla, Om Ji and Kumar, Rupesh (2025) A bibliometric analysis of research papers on digital twin-enabled smart manufacturing in industry 4.0 focusing on local citation scores. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management. Springer Nature . ISSN 0976-4348 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13198-025-02887-1

Sao, Abhinav, Sahu, Hemant, Mannade, Ajit Kumar, Nair, Sunil Kumar, Premi, Vinay, Chandel, Girish, Thakur, Tarun Kumar, Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Rupesh and Tomar, Dharmendra Singh (2025) New insights unveiled : Identifying novel genomic regions governing zinc content in rice for enhanced biofortification. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 140. Elsevier . ISSN 1474-7065 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2025.104037

Kumar, Anish, Kumar, Rupesh, Jha, Ajay, Oberoi, Sarbjit Singh and Kumar, Vinod (2025) Harnessing artificial intelligence for operational excellence : pathways to a circular economy. Business Process Management Journal. pp. 1-28. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd . ISSN 1463-7154 (In Press) Available at: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.110...

Kashyap, Abhishek, Shukla, Om Ji, Prakash, Surya and Kumar, Rupesh (2025) Artificial intelligence in agriculture: unveiling trends in supply chain advancements. Sustainable Futures, 29: 100708. pp. 1-19. Elsevier . ISSN 2666-1888 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100708

Gupta, Peeyush, Shekhar, M. Sudhanshu, Singh, Gyan Prakash, Gupta, Dev Sen, Singh, Amreek, Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Rupesh and Tomar, Dharmendra Singh (2025) High-resolution analysis and prediction of heavy precipitation-induced GLOF events in North Sikkim Himalayas using the WRF model. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 139: 103968. pp. 1-14. Elsevier . ISSN 1474-7065 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2025.103968

Pradhan, Adikant, Sao, Abhinav, Thakur, Tarun Kumar, Anderson, James T., Chandel, Girish, Kumar, Amit, Paramesh, Venkatesh, Jinger, Dinesh and Kumar, Rupesh (2025) Wetlands as Climate-Sensitive Hotspots: evaluating greenhouse gas emissions in southern Chhattisgarh. Water, 17 (10). pp. 1-18. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute . ISSN 2073-4441 Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/w17101553

Sharma, Neeraj, Kumar, Rupesh, Vihari, Nitin Simha, Arora, Madhu and Saini, Jatinderkumar R. (2025) Prioritizing Smart City Themes for Multi-National Enterprises and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainability, 17 (10). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) . ISSN 2071-1050 Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/su17104251

Chen, Juan, Cao, Duanxiang, Zhang, Weiguo, Sun, Feifei, Li, Yunling, Hou, Yu, Kumar, Rupesh and Hatshan, Mohammad Rafe (2025) Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Attribution Analysis of Multitemporal Runoff Patterns for Water Resources and Climate Security in Huaihe River Basin. Land Degradation and Development, 36. John Wiley & Sons . ISSN 1099-145X

Kumar, Amit, Dhiman, Soniya, Kumar, Rupesh and Gupta, Himanshu (2025) Recovery of germanium from waste optical fibres using phosphonium ionic liquid. Journal of Cleaner Production, 505: 145466. Elsevier Ltd . ISSN 0959-6526 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145466

Saini, Sandhya, Thakur, Tarun Kumar, Balaswamy, Saebugari, Kumar, Amit, Pant, Ramesh Raj, Kumar, Rupesh and Hatshan, Mohammad Rafe (2025) Assessing ecological sustainability of the Narmada River using the macrophyte river index. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 139: 103931. Elsevier Ltd . ISSN 1474-7065 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2025.103931

Thakur, Vikanksha, Sharma, Sunny, Kumar, Arun, -, Himanshu, -, Ankit, -, Prachi, Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Rupesh, Sharma, Neha, Thakur, Shivender and Sharma, Shilpa (2025) Exploring the impact of Agrovoltaics on horticultural crop yields and environmental stress mitigation: A comprehensive review. Ecological Frontiers, 45 (4). pp. 794-807. Ecological Society of China . ISSN 2950-5097 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecofro.2025.01.014

Matta, Gagan, Kumar, Amit, Singh Tomar, Dharmendra and Kumar, Rupesh (2025) Climate change in the Himalayan region: Susceptible impacts on environment and human settlements. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13. Frontiers Media SA . ISSN 2296-665X Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1550843

Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Vinod, Thakur, Monika, Singh, Kirpal, Jasrotia, Rakesh, Kumar, Rupesh and Radziemska, Maja (2025) Global perspectives on lead contamination and health risks in surface water, rice grains, and soils. Land Degradation & Development, 36 (7). pp. 2159- 2169. John Wiley and Sons Ltd . ISSN 1085-3278 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.5510

Thakur, Tarun Kumar, Patel, Digvesh Kumar, Saini, Sandhya, Thakur, Anita, Swamy, Singam Laxmana, Bakshi, Sanjeev, Kumar, Amit, Husain, Fohad Mabood and Kumar, Rupesh (2025) A geospatial analysis of coal mine overburden reclamation: Land use, carbon stock, biomass, and soil genesis in chronosequence plantations. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 271: 107674. Elsevier B.V. . ISSN 0375-6742 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2025.107674

Chaturvedi, Sadashiv, Kumar, Amit, Min, Liu, Mohan, Khushi, Singh, Nikhilesh and Kumar, Rupesh (2025) Insights into earthworms and fungi: Pioneering roles in mitigating global food scarcity and combatting land degradation. Land Degradation & Development. John Wiley and Sons Ltd . ISSN 1085-3278 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.5446

Singh, Ashok Kumar, Kumar, Rupesh and Bangwal, Deepak (2025) Emerging drifts big data analytics and environment sustainability (EBAES). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 32. pp. 7113-7114. Springer Nature . ISSN 1614-7499 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-35876-1

Chauhan, Pradeep, Kumar, Rupesh, Arora, Madhu and Sarfraz, Muddassar (2025) Consumer Adoption of Frozen Food Products in Uttarakhand, India during COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Business Performance Management, 26 (5). Inderscience Publishers . ISSN 1368-4892 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBPM.2025.10062318

Bangwal, Deepak, Chaudhary, Aparna, Kumar, Rupesh, Oberoi, Sarbjit Singh and Kumar, Vinod (2025) Green HRM, employee pro-environmental behavior, and environmental commitment. Acta Psychologica, 258: 105153. pp. 1-11. Elsevier . ISSN 0001-6918 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105153

Sharma, Sunny, Sharma, Umesh, Sharma, Neha, Rana, Vishal Singh, Thakur, Shivender, Kumar, Amit and Kumar, Rupesh (2024) Exploring the valorization of fruit bio-waste for sustainable utilization in agro-food industries: A Comprehensive Review. Food Bioscience, 63: 105768. Elsevier B.V. . ISSN 2212-4292 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2024.105768

Gupta, Dev Sen, Raju, Ashwani, Patel, Abhinav, Chandniha, Surendra Kumar, Sahu, Vaishnavi, Kumar, Ankit, Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Rupesh and Refadah, Samyah Salem (2024) Integrated assessment of the hydrogeochemical and human risks of fluoride and nitrate in groundwater using the RS-GIS tool: case study of the marginal Ganga alluvial plain, India. Water, 16 (24). p. 3683. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) . ISSN 2073-4441 Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/w16243683

Kashyap, Abhishek, Shukla, Om Ji, Kumar, Rupesh, Alam, Md Mahmudul and Oberoi, Sarbjit Singh (2024) Online retailing and the metaverse: Addressing stakeholder impediments in e-commerce. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 84: 104171. Elsevier . ISSN 0969-6989 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2024.104171

Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Vinod, Chawla, Mrinalini, Thakur, Monika, Bakshi, Palak, Jasrotia, Rakesh, Radziemska, Maja and Kumar, Rupesh (2024) Advancements in understanding beryllium contamination: Novel insights into environmental risk assessment. Land Degradation & Development. John Wiley and Sons Ltd . ISSN 1085-3278 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.5386

Kansara, Surendra and Kumar, Rupesh (2024) Modelling the lean deployment in the healthcare services. International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, 18 (4). pp. 464-477. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd . ISSN 1460-6739 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPMB.2024.142645

Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Vinod, Arsenov, Danijela, Thakur, Monika, Kumar, Ashok, Khokhar, Ashish, Seth, Chandra Shekhar and Kumar, Rupesh (2024) The science of food safety and their health impacts. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 267. Elsevier . ISSN 03756742 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2024.107596

Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Vinod, Bakshi, Palak, Parihar, Ripu Daman, Radziemska, Maja and Kumar, Rupesh (2024) Mercury in the natural environment: Biogeochemical cycles and associated health risks. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 267. Elsevier . ISSN 0375-6742 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2024.107594

Chaturvedi, Sadashiv, Kumar, Amit, Min, Liu and Kumar, Rupesh (2024) A perspective on green solutions and future research paths for microplastic and nanoplastic contamination in drinking water. CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water. Wiley . ISSN 1863-0650 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.202400104

Han, Qing, Zhou, Kexin, Guo, Zhongxing and Kumar, Rupesh (2024) Understanding rural household migration and homestead exit intentions: Toward sustainable land use and development goals. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 267. Elsevier . ISSN 03756742 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2024.107595

Patel, Digvesh Kumar, Thakur, Tarun Kumar, Saini, Sandhya, Patel, Adesh, Bhatt, S.C., Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Rupesh and Husain, Fohad Mabood (2024) Morphometric indices assessment: Implications for active tectonics in the upper Narmada Basin, central India. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 136. Elsevier . ISSN 14747065 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2024.103746

Jain, Aarushi, Damodaran, Akhil, Kumar, Rupesh and Bangwal, Deepak (2024) Stakeholder perception on challenges of artificial Intelligence implementation in Indian aviation industry: A focus group study. International Journal of Business Innovation and Researchopen access, 35 (1). pp. 1-16. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd . ISSN 17510252 | 17510260 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBIR.2024.141466

Patel, Digvesh Kumar, Thakur, Tarun Kumar, Thakur, Anita, Pandey, Amrisha, Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Rupesh and Husain, Fohad Mabood (2024) Quantifying land degradation in upper catchment of Narmada River in Central India: Evaluation study utilizing Landsat imagery. Water, 16 (17). MDPI . ISSN 2073-4441 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/w16172440

Biswas, Rudrangsu, Kumar, Rupesh, Arora, Madhu, Kashyap, Abhishek and Makan, Hemisha (2024) Strategies to overcome constraints in the vehicle fill rate of road freight transport for FMCG sector. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 17. Elsevier . ISSN 2213-624X Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2024.101261

Thakur, Vandana, Sharma, Sunny, Kumar, Amit and Kumar, Rupesh (2024) Unraveling nanoparticles efficiency in solanaceae crops: Mechanistic understanding, action, and stress mitigation approaches. Ecological Frontiers. Elsevier . ISSN 2950-5097 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecofro.2024.05.004

Bhattacharjee, Rajarshi, Gaur, Shishir, Ohri, Anurag, Das, Nilendu, Chaturvedi, Sadashiv and Kumar, Rupesh (2024) Reconnaissance of spatio-temporal variability in ecological stability with local adaptability based on multi-temporal LANDSAT archive in ganga river basin. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 135. Elsevier . ISSN 1474-7065 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2024.103667

Thakur, Tarun Kumar, Swamy, SL, Dutta, Joystu, Thakur, Anita, Mishra, Alka, Sarangi, Prakash K., Kumar, Amit, Almutairi, Bader and Kumar, Rupesh (2024) Assessment of land use dynamics and vulnerability to land degradation in coal-mined landscapes of central India: Implications for ecorestoration strategies. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12. Frontiers Media SA . ISSN 2296-665X (In Press) Available at: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental...

Azmi, Rehan, Sharma, Ankita, Thakur, Shivender, Devi, Rajkumari Asha, Thakur, Vandana, Sharma, Sunny, Kumar, Rupesh and Kumar, Amit (2024) A comprehensive review on assessment of agricultural crop waste materials as Bioadsorbents for Environmental remediation. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 23 (6). pp. 979-992. Gh. Asachi Technical University of Iasi . ISSN 1582-9596

Kumar, Amit, Mishra, Saurabh, Singh, Nitin Kumar, Yadav, Manish, Padhiyar, Hirendrasinh, Christian, Johnson and Kumar, Rupesh (2024) Ensuring carbon neutrality via algae-based wastewater treatment systems: Progress and future perspectives. Journal of Environmental Management, 360. Academic Press Inc. . ISSN 0301-4797 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121182

Arora, Madhu, Kumar, Rupesh, Garg, Chandra Prakash, Sharma, Neeraj and Sarfraz, Muddassar (2024) Study of issues in cold chain using fuzzy environment. Quality & Quantity. Springer . ISSN 0033-5177 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-024-01901-1

Chaturvedi, Sadashiv, Chakraborty, Biswameet, Min, Liu, Kumar, Amit, Pathak, Bikram, Kumar, Rupesh and Yu, Zhi‐Guo (2024) Exploring the dynamic microbial tapestry of South Asian rivers: insights from the Ganges and Yamuna ecosystems. Ecohydrology. Wiley . ISSN 1936-0584 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2662

Balon, Virendra, Bagul, Avinash and Kumar, Rupesh (2024) Green construction supply chain barriers assessment: Evidence from Indian construction industry. Global Business Review. Sage . ISSN 0972-1509 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/09721509241231107

Singh, Jayati, Kumar, Rupesh, Kumar, Vinod and Chatterjee, Sheshadri (2024) Exploring the dynamics of bigdata adoption in the Indian food industry with fuzzy analytical hierarchical process. British Food Journal. Emerald Publishing Limited . ISSN 0007-070X (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-01-2024-0012

Sharma, Sunny, Thakur, Vandana, Rana, Vishal Singh, Sharma, Umesh, Thakur, Shivender, Sharma, Shivali, Bhat, Sartaj Ahmed, Kumar, Rupesh and Kumar, Amit (2024) Captivating actions of pomological crops waste as biosorbents for environmental remediation: a comprehensive review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Springer . ISSN 1614-7499 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32156-w

Han, Qing, Kumar, Rupesh and Kumar, Amit (2024) Climate change and human migration: Perspectives for environmentally sustainable societies. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 256: 107352. Elsevier . ISSN 0375-6742 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2023.107352

Qing, Han, Guo, Zhongxing, Kumar, Rupesh and Kumar, Amit (2024) An empirical approach for enhancing farmers' concentrated residence strategies: A case study in Jiangsu Province, China. Ecological Indicators, 158: 111361. Elsevier . ISSN 1872-7034 | 1470-160X Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.111361

Thakur, Tarun Kumar, Swamy, S.L., Thakur, Anita, Mishra, Alka, Bakshi, Sanjeev, Kumar, Amit, Altaf, Muhammad Mohsin and Kumar, Rupesh (2023) Land cover changes and carbon dynamics in Central India's dry tropical forests: A 25-year assessment and nature-based eco-restoration approaches. Journal of Environmental Management, 351: 119809. Academic Press Inc. . ISSN 1095-8630 | 0301-4797 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119809

Chaturvedi, Sadashiv, Kumar, Amit, Singh, Varsha, Chakraborty, Biswameet, Kumar, Rupesh and Min, Liu (2023) Recent advancement in organic aerosol understanding: a review of their sources, formation, and health impacts. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. Springer . ISSN 1573-2932 | 0049-6979 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-023-06772-0

Shen, Yang, Zhu, Tao, Kumar, Rupesh, Kumar, Amit and Chen, Shaojun (2023) Domestic garbage classification and incentive-based policies in China: An empirical analysis. Water, 15 (23): 4074. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) . ISSN 2073-4441 Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/w15234074

Sharma, Kushika, Kumar, Rupesh, Kumar, Amit, Balabantaray, Subhra and Arora, Madhu (2023) A digital ecosystem for sustainable fruit supply chain in Uttarakhand: a comprehensive review. Environment, Development and Sustainability :A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development. Springer . ISSN 1573-2975 | 1387-585X Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-04142-8

Ullah, Irfan, Nuta, Florian Marcel, Levente, Dimen, Yiyu, Bian, Yiha, Zhou, Yi, Chen, Shah, Muhammad Haroon and Kumar, Rupesh (2023) Nexus between trade, industrialization, and marine pollution: A quantile regression approach. Ecological Indicators, 155: 110992. pp. 1-11. Elsevier B.V . ISSN 1470-160X Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110992

Gupta, Sonal, Kumar, Rupesh and Kumar, Amit (2023) Green hydrogen in India: Prioritization of its potential and viable renewable source. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. Elsevier Ltd . ISSN 0360-3199 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.08.166

Arora, Madhu, Kumar, Rupesh, Bangwal, Deepak, Ahmad, Vasim and Negi, Saurav (2023) An empirical study of cold chain issues and performance: Applying structural equation modeling. Journal of Food Process Engineering. John Wiley and Sons In . ISSN 0145-8876 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.14439

Kashyap, Abhishek, Yadav, Dharmender, Shukla, Om Ji and Kumar, Rupesh (2023) Unraveling barriers to food loss and waste in perishable food supply chain: A way toward sustainability. Environment, Development and Sustainability. Springer . ISSN 1573-2975 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03754-4

Biswas, Rudrangsu and Kumar, Rupesh (2023) Variance in truck load carrying capacity impacting truck fill rate, freight cost and carbon emissions. International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation, 10 (2). pp. 165-185. Inderscience Publishers . ISSN 1741-5373 Available at: https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504...

Nigam, Jay, Totakura, Bangar Raju and Kumar, Rupesh (2023) Assessment of barriers to canal irrigation efficiency for sustainable harnessing of irrigation potential. Water, 15 (14): 2558. pp. 1-13. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) . ISSN 2073-4441 Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/w15142558

Gupta, Sonal, Chakrabarti, Deepankar and Kumar, Rupesh (2023) Predicting Indian electricity exchange-traded market prices: SARIMA and MLP approach. OPEC Energy Review. Wiley-Blackwell . ISSN 1753-0229 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/opec.12287

Rishi, Mohit, Dwivedi, Prasoom and Kumar, Rupesh (2023) Merger and acquisition – barrier prioritisation in Indian airline industry using AHP and FAHP technique. International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation, 10 (2). pp. 145-164. Inderscience Publishers . ISSN 1741-5381 Available at: https://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthc...

Gohil, Pankaj P, Desai, Hemangi, Kumar, Amit and Kumar, Rupesh (2023) Current status and advancement in thermal and membrane-based hybrid seawater desalination technologies. Water, 15 (12): 2274. pp. 1-25. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) . ISSN 2073-4441 Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/w15122274

Bangwal, Deepak, Kumar, Rupesh, Suyal, Jyotsana and Ghouri, Arsalan Mujahid (2023) Does AI-technology-based indoor environmental quality impact occupants’ psychological, physiological health, and productivity. Annals of Operations Research. Springer Nature . ISSN 1572-9338 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05431-1

Khan, Shaista, Masoodi, Tariq H., Pala, Nazir A., Murtaza, Shah, Muglo, Javeed A., Sofi, Parvez A., Zaman, Musaib U, Kumar, Rupesh and Kumar, Amit (2023) Phytoremediation prospects for restoration of contamination in the natural ecosystems. Water, 15 (8): 1498. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) . ISSN 2073-4441 Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/w15081498

Tomar, Sushant, Sharma, Neeraj and Kumar, Rupesh (2023) Effect of organic food production and consumption on the affective and cognitive well-being of farmers: analysis using prism of NVivo, etic and emic approach. Environment, Development and Sustainability. Springer Nature . ISSN 1573-2975 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03195-z

Chauhan, Pradeep, Bangwal, Deepak and Kumar, Rupesh (2023) Managing the logistics distribution performance using digitalization in the FMCG sector. Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective. SAGE . ISSN 2249-5304 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221143261

Arora, Madhu, Kumar, Rupesh and Bangar T., Raju (2023) Identification of issues in the cold chain of Indian frozen food. International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation, 10 (1). Indersciencee . ISSN 1741-5381 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLEG.2023.130236

Book Section

Singh, Varsha, Bachar, Dipayon, Karunarathna, R.M. Dinesh Madhushanka, Chaturvedi, Sadashiv, Kumar, Amit and Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 (2026) Application of machine learning/artificial intelligence and IoT in water resources modeling, management, and mitigation. In: Hydrological Insights: Synergizing Groundwater Models, Remote Sensing, and AI for Water Sustainability. Elsevier, London. pp. 59-84. ISBN 9780443363948 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-36394-8.00017-0

Kumar, Sandeep, Verma, Pallvi, Kumawat, Priyanka, Sharma, Sunny and Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 (2026) Groundwater depletion in a changing climate: global insights and strategic mitigation approaches. In: Hydrological Insights: Synergizing Groundwater Models, Remote Sensing, and AI for Water Sustainability. Elsevier, London. pp. 35-57. ISBN 9780443363948 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-36394-8.00019-4

Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313, Kumar, Ankit and Bangwal, Deepak (2026) Supply Chain Management of Sugar Industry in India: A Case of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In: Advances in Applied Operations Research and Analytics for Business Intelligence: Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Trends in Business Analytics & Management Sciences 2024, Volume 1. Learning and Analytics in Intelligent Systems, vol. 1, no. 61. Springer Nature, Singapore. pp. 315-340. ISBN 9789819554294 (In Press) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-5429-4_18

Sharma, Neeraj, Kumar, Rupesh and Singh, Anurag (2025) A Comparative Analysis of NIRF Performance Scores Among the Oldest Five IIMs in India. In: Strengthening Language Education Through ICT Integration: Bridging SDG4 With Digital Innovation. IGI Global. pp. 177-224. ISBN 9798337308012 Available at: https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-0801-2.ch007

Chaturvedi, Sadashiv, Kumar, Amit, Min, Liu, Lin, Junjie, Hui, Dafeng, Thakur, Tarun Kumar and Kumar, Rupesh (2025) Advancements in water footprints research for achieving sustainable development goals: an overview. In: Water Footprints : achieving sustainable development goals. Imprint: Elsevier. pp. 1-18. ISBN 9780443300547

Sharma, Sunny, Rana, Vishal Singh, Sharma, Umesh, Mishra, Saurabh and Kumar, Rupesh (2025) Appraisal of water footprint of forest and orchard trees. In: Water Footprints : achieving sustainable development goals. Imprint: Elsevier. pp. 167-181. ISBN 9780443300547

Kumar, Yogesh, Thakur, Anita, Patel, Digvesh Kumar, Kumar, Rupesh, Kumar, Munesh and Thakur, Tarun Kumar (2025) Evaluation of water footprint under Dalbergia sissoo + Emblica offcinalis-based agroforestry model. In: Water Footprints : achieving sustainable development goals. Imprint: Elsevier. pp. 145-165. ISBN 9780443300547

Sharma, Shivali, Likhita, Jonnada, Sharma, Sunny, Sharma, Gaurav, Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Rupesh and Pandey, Vimal Chandra (2024) Plant diversity on post-industrial land: Resilience and restoration. In: Biodiversity and ecosystem services on post-industrial land. Wiley. ISBN 978-1-394-18738-6 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394187416.ch5

Kumar, Rupesh, BANGWAL, Deepak, CHAUHAN, Pradeep and HEGGDE, Githa S. (2024) Inventory management activities determinants post IT applications in Indian sugar supply chain. In: Optimization in the Agri‐Food Supply Chain. Wiley & Sons, United States of America. pp. 55-74. ISBN 9781786308092 | 9781394316977 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394316977.ch4

Gupta, Sonal, Chakrabarti, Deepankar and Kumar, Rupesh (2023) Empirical analysis of electricity exchange-traded market prices: Evidence from India. In: Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly. Matthew Bender, New York. pp. 591-614. ISBN 9780820515205

Conference or Workshop Item

Malik, Ishfaq Ahmad, Sheikh, Irfan Ahmed, Ibrahim, Afifa, Kumar, Rupesh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-4313 and Ul Islam, Khalid (2026) FinTech Development and Green Growth in India: A Time Series ARDL Analysis. In: 2026 13th International Conference on Computing for Sustainable Global Development (INDIACom), 8 April 2026 - 10 April 2026, New Delhi, India. Available at: https://doi.org/10.23919/INDIACom70271.2026.115262...