Zircon U-Pb age and petrogenesis of granophyre-granite association from the Singhbhum Craton, eastern India: Insights into Archean crustal growth and reworking - Ajay Kumar Singh; Dewashish Upadhyay; Sameer Ranjan; Kamal Lochan Pruseth (Lithos, 2026)

Engineering tailor-made enzyme blends: emerging fungal platforms for biomass bioconversion - Yashika Raheja; Prachi Gaur; Ajay Chauhan; Vivek Kumar Gaur; Bhupinder Singh Chadha (Fungal Biology Reviews, 2026)

Assessment of antidiabetic activity (α-amylase, α-glucosidase and dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitory activities) of collagen hydrolysate recovered from buffalo hide along with its characteristics and antioxidant properties - Veppalampatti Ramanathan Santhosh; Tanbir Ahmad; Prince Devadason Immanuel; Devendra Kumar; Suman Talukder; Ashim Kumar Biswas; Sanjod Kumar Mendiratta; Zunjar Baburao Dubal; Ajay Kumar; Yasotha Thirupathi; C. K. Faslu Rahman; Anand Thoppil Shaji; et al. (Food and Humanity, 2026)

Potential of coconut biomass for nano-based wastewater treatment: A circular bioeconomy approach - Ajay Kamboj; Joginder Singh Duhan; Babli Yadav; Annu Kumari; Inderjeet Singh; Baljeet Singh Saharan; Dharmender Kumar; Pardeep Kumar Sadh (Food and Humanity, 2026)

A review of box jellyfish (Cubozoa) diversity and distribution in the Northern Indian Ocean - Ajay Kumar Jena; Biraja Kumar Sahu (Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2026)

Trace-element modulation for the targeted production of C3, C4 and C6 acids from syngas by Clostridium spp. - Naorem Bela Devi; Ajay Kumar Chhantyal; Sudeshna Saikia; G. Pugazhenthi; Kannan Pakshirajan (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2026)

Disruption of cellular timekeeping in cancer: links between circadian clocks, metabolism, and tumor progression - Ziaul Karim; Lahanya Guha; Priya Manna; Anjan Gowda BH; Ajay Kumar Gupta; Khalid Rehman Hakeem (Molecular Biology Reports, 2026)

Genetic dissection of maydis leaf blight resistance in maize through QTL mapping - Bhupender Kumar; Rakhi Singh; Shrikant Yankanchi; Pardeep Kumar; Pushpendra Pushpendra; Pravin Bagaria; Robin Gogoi; Prahlad Piyal; Neelam Sunil; Ajay Kumar (Molecular Biology Reports, 2026)

Identification and functional characterization of a novel pathogenic DVL1 gene variant in Robinow syndrome - Anil Kumar; Seema Rai; Ajay Kumar; Chandraniv Dey; Sudip Chakraborty; Anjana Munshi (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2026)

Transcriptome analysis coupled with virus induced gene silencing delineates the unfolded protein response of tomato - Ankita Rana; Navpreet Kaur; Ajay Kumar Pandey; Pramod Kaitheri Kandoth (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2026)

Association of body surface temperature with environmental indices and rectal temperature in sub-tropical goats maintained in psychrometric chamber - Srashti Dixit; Rajneesh Sirohi; Brijesh Yadav; Mamta; Ajay Kumar; Yajuvendra Singh; Chandan Kumar; Vishakha Singh; Mohammad Danish; Deepak Kumar (Small Ruminant Research, 2026)

Fe-Si alloys extraction via carbothermal reduction of lunar regolith - Surya Pratap Singh; Geoffrey Brooks; Alan R. Duffy; Boris Eisenbart; Ajay Kumar Shukla (Planetary and Space Science, 2026)

4D simultaneous multi-vintage inversion of calibrated seismic data for reservoir monitoring: A comparative study - Ajay Pratap Singh; S.P. Maurya; Ravi Kant; Brijesh Kumar; G. Hema; Richa; M.K. Srivastava (Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2026)

Hybrid modelling of landslide susceptibility using frequency ratio and maximum entropy models in the MPRRU region of Jammu and Kashmir, India - Ajay Kumar Taloor; Abid Abraham; Amit Jaiswal; Ravi Katiyar; Anil Kumar Gupta; Kanika Sharma; Sunil Kumar Pundir (Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2026)

A comprehensive review of IoT-enabled microgrids: architectures, challenges, and future prospects to achieve sustainability - Divya Chauhan; Khushi Shukla; Dhruvi Desai; Tirth Borasaniya; Raj Jadav; Alok Kumar Singh; Bablu Kumar Singh; Ajay Kumar Vyas (Next Research, 2026)

“Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement in severe traumatic brain injury: a prospective study of its utility in clinical decision-making” - Jitender Chaturvedi; Ajay Kumar; Divakar Goyal; Sanjeev Kumar; Madhur Uniyal; Quamar Azam (Next Research, 2026)

Ceruloplasmin and neurodegeneration: A link between copper dysregulation, iron imbalance, and neuronal damage - Deepika Kunwar; Jayant Kumar; Syed Afroz Ali; Ajay G. Namdeo; S.J.S. Flora (Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2026)

Impact of reservoir storage on propagation from meteorological to hydrological drought - Ajay Gupta; Manoj Kumar Jain; Rajendra Prasad Pandey; David M. Hannah (Journal of Hydrology, 2026)

Comparative life cycle impact assessment of hazardous waste management systems: Trade-offs across waste streams, technologies, and governance - Apoorva M. Ranjekar; Guido Van Oost; Ajay Kumar Kaviti; Vineet Singh Sikarwar (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2026)

Pteropod vulnerability to ocean acidification in the eastern Arabian Sea - Mayuri Raut; Suhas S. Shetye; Biraja Kumar Sahu; Ajay Kumar Jena; Anoop Babu; Sarvesh Vaigankar (Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2026)

Role of land surface processes in convection using the WRF model: a high-resolution case study over the Indian subcontinent - Devanshu Kanaujia; J. R. Rajeswari; Ajay Kumar; Shailendra Rai (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2026)

Ethnophytotoxicological assessment of toxic flora in Samba District, J&K: The ‘first’ voucher-linked baseline study - Bhawna; Anil Kumar Sharma; Sunil Sambyal; Ajay Singh (Toxicon, 2026)

Mimosa pudica Linn. - An important medicinal plant: Pharmacognostic evaluation, bioactive compound isolation, structural elucidation, and in silico analysis - Kousik Ghosh; Karthick Gopal; Lakshmanan Narayanan; Vamsee Krishna K․; Akansha Pandey; Aswathi Mohan P․; Siva Surya; Suseem S R; S. Chitra; Preeti Sharma; Ajay Kumar Meena (Next Research, 2026)

Enhanced subsurface characterization of the Smeaheia CO2 storage reservoir field using JAYA and differential evolution based seismic inversion - G. Hema; S.P. Maurya; Ajay P. Singh; Abhay Kumar; Vivek Kumar Patel; Avinash Kumar Chouhan (International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2026)

Strain-dependent bioactive–lipid interactions govern oxidative stability and antimicrobial functionality in Lentinula edodes - Sujata Makkar; Kiran Nehra; Sudheer Kumar Annepu; Ajay Singh (Food Research International, 2026)

Identification and expression analysis of genes involved in biosynthesis of Vitamin C and E in Capsicum species - Meenakshi Dubey; Khushbu Islam; Abdul Rawoof; Neha Tiwari; Vandana Jaiswal; Ajay Kumar; Jai Gopal Sharma; Nirala Ramchiary (The Nucleus, 2026)

Spatial Mapping of Geographically Unique ‘Dolnet Fishery’ Along the Gujarat Coast of the North-eastern Arabian Sea - Vinaya Kumar Vase; Jayasankar Jayaraman; Rajan Kumar; Ajay Nakhawa; Shikha Rahangdale; Eldho Varghese; Grinson George; Prathibha Rohit (Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 2026)

From Outbreak to Innovation: Mapping Global Coffee Rust Research Trends and Solutions - Acharya Balkrishna; Deepika Arya; Ajay Kumar Gautam; Vedpriya Arya; Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar; Shubhi Avasthi; Rajnish Kumar Verma (New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2026)
Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR), caused by the fungus Hemileia vastatrix , remains a significant threat to global coffee production and leads to considerable annual economic losses. This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of global research on coffee rust, focusing on disease management strategies and international collaboration patterns. A total of 510 English‐language publications from 1976 to 2025, sourced from the Web of Science Core Collection, were analyzed using R with Bibliometrix (Version 4.5.1) and VOSviewer (Version 1.6.20). The results identify three distinct publication phases and an annual growth rate of 6.3%. Early research emphasized pathology and host‐pathogen interactions, while later studies shifted toward disease management and molecular approaches. Recent investigations increasingly employ genomic tools, assess climate impacts, and incorporate artificial intelligence for early disease detection. Host resistance and field‐level management have become central research themes, underscoring a persistent gap in understanding the relationship between genetics and climate change. Geographical analysis highlights Brazil, the United States, and France as leading contributors. While Portugal and France participate in international collaborations, their overall research output remains limited. The study proposes sustainable strategies to mitigate the threat posed by Hemileia vastatrix , guiding researchers, policymakers, and funding organizations to address evolving pathogen‐climate interactions.

Streamflow dynamics under integrated land use-climate change impacts in the Upper Krishna Basin, India - Richa Pandey; Ajay Ahirwar; Sukant Jain; Annamalai Ramalingam Senthil Kumar; Anil Kumar Lohani (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2026)

188Re-SIRT Cold Kit: A Promising and Affordable Solution for Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Sejal Chopra; Naveen Kalra; Yamini Mathur; Swathy Krishnan; Komalpreet Kaur; Anupriya Chhabra; Yogesh Rathore; Harish Bhujade; Harmandeep Singh; Rajender Kumar; Ajay Duseja; Bhagwant Rai Mittal; et al. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2026)

HMG-Former: a hierarchical meta-graph transformer framework for robust multi-class SAR target recognition - Bibek Kumar; Ajay Kumar; Shashi Kant Gupta; Diaa Salama AbdElminaam; Deema Mohammed Alsekait; Mohammed Yahya Albeshri (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2026)

CRISPR–Cas-based detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: current advances and translational bottlenecks - Nour Akkoul; Tarun Kumar; Swaati Sharma; Vipasha Sharma; Vaseem Raja; Tanzil Gaffar Malik; Wan Shafrina Wan Mohd Jaafar; Ajay Kumar Gupta; Khalid Rehman Hakeem (Protoplasma, 2026)

Justicia adhatoda floral ethanolic extract exhibits antioxidant, antimicrobial, and apoptosis-inducing effects in human cervical cancer (HeLa) cells via the intrinsic mitochondrial pathway - Ishita Sharma; Jagdeep Kumar; Jiten Yadav; Nishtha Paul; Ajay Kumar; Lovely; Richa Mittal (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2026)

Rationalisation of extractive protocols for Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. through chemoprofiling and greenness assessment: assessing variable hydroalcoholic solvents and phytochemicals interplay - Kalyan Hazra; Deepak Kumar; Sudipto Debnath; Jyoti Dahiya; Manoj Raturi; Preeti Sharma; Ajay Kumar Meena; Ravindra Singh (Natural Product Research, 2026)

Reconstruction of glacier mass balance in a data-scarce Himalayan environment using reanalysis climate data and machine learning - Shiwalika Sambyal; Sourabh Shastri; Ajay Kumar Taloor; Amit Kumar; Vibhakar Mansotra (Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 2026)

Comparative assessment of artificial neural network and response surface methodology for modeling and optimizing phosphate adsorption onto rice straw biochar - Sheetal Kumari; Smriti Agarwal; Jyoti Chowdhry; Pinki Sharma; Manish Kumar; Ajay Kumar; Manoranjan Nayak; Manoj Chandra Garg (Journal of Environmental Management, 2026)

Evaluation of chitosan-saponin nanoparticles for the management of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita on tomato - Lochan Sharma; Prakash Banakar; Anil Kumar; Ajay Pal; Sarita Sharma (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2026)

Transgene-free genome editing in potato, a clonally propagated crop - strategies and future prospects - Neha Sharma; Kanika Thakur; Rasna Zinta; Ishani Shaunak; Sudha Batta; Ankush Saini; Rutika Sehgal; Suhani Bhagta; Brajesh Singh; Ajay Kumar Thakur (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2026)

Assessment of the mangrove carbon standing stock of India: implications due to regional and species-specific variations - Ajay Kumar; Darwin Ramteke; Cathrine Sumathi Manohar (Ocean Dynamics, 2026)

Sediment flux in response to climatic and anthropogenic factors in the Narmada River Basin, India - Jyoti Sharma; Ajay Kumar; Omvir Singh (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2026)

Deterministic seismic hazard assessment of Bihar, India: integrating a logic-tree framework with validation of ground motion prediction equations against regional seismicity - Rohit Singh Patel; Ajay Kumar Sinha (Journal of Seismology, 2026)

Development and Optimization of PLGA-PVA Nanoparticles Encapsulating Silymarin for Pulmonary Delivery and TRPV4 Modulation - Mohit Kumar; Md. Kamaruz Zaman; Pakter Niri; Subramanyam Polopalli; Piya Adhikari; Amartya Banerjee; Ajay Kakati; Shriyansh Srivastava; Danswrang Goyary; Yangchen Doma Bhutia; Sanjeev Karmakar; Sumit Kishor; et al. (Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation, 2026)

Assessment of bioactive compounds, antioxidant pigments and mineral diversity in leaves of amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) genotypes - Ajay Kumar Sharma; Vidya Sagar; Jyoti Devi; S. V. Dwivedi; Neetu; Vishal Chugh; Ashutosh Rai; Anurag; Nakul Gupta; Rajesh Kumar; N. Rai; T. K. Behera (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2026)

Current Paradigms in Understanding Neuron Fluctuations, Factors, Regulation, Pathophysiology of Epilepsy: Advancements in Diagnosis, Treatment and Management—An Update - Pooja Sharma; Payal Gupta; Anita Rani Gill; Sunil Kumar; Pawan Kumar; Paavan Singhal; Mahiti Gupta; Raj Singh; Varruchi Sharma; Sharun Khan; Kuldeep Dhama; Ajay Sharma; et al. (Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2026)

Serum-Based Biomarker Panels are Crucial Tools for the Early Detection of Lung Cancer in High-Risk Individuals in North Indian Population - Santosh Kumar; Seema Singh; Sunita Singh; Surya Kant; Ajay Kumar Verma (Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2026)

Humification kinetics and heavy-metal stabilization performance in a two-stage integrated composting technology - Sagar Aditya; Rohit Kumar; Ajay Kalamdhad (Biodegradation, 2026)

Oxidative stress, antioxidant depletion, and DNA damage in post-COVID-19 patients: evidence of a disrupted redox network and loss of age-dependent antioxidant compensation - Nandini Dikshit; Surya Kant Tripathi; Jyoti Bajpai; Ajay Verma; Kausar Mahmood Ansari; Chamanpreet Kaur; Ishrat Jahan; Sanjeev Kumar Verma; Santosh Kumar; R. A. S. Kushwaha; Rajiv Garg; Anand Srivastava; et al. (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2026)

Fabrication of vesicle-incorporated etoposide-loaded nanocochleates for improved anticancer efficacy - Shivappa N. Nagoba; Ajay R. Fugate; Anil Kumar Singh; Rajesh Dodiya; Sachin S. Mali; Sudarshan Singh; Pramod B. Patil (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2026)

Characterisation and Detoxification Mechanisms of Agrowaste-Derived Biochars Containing Nanosized Particles for Contaminants of Environmental Concern - Kishore Kumar Krishnani; Veera Mallu Boddu; Ajit Kumar Verma; Govindarajan Venkatesh; Vidya Shree Bharti; Ajay Upadhyay; Moturi Muralidhar; Neeraj Kumar; Gayatri Tripathi; Narinder Kumar Chadha; Sanjay Kumar Gupta (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2026)

Fungal biotechnology for air-pollution mitigation: Mechanistic pathways, engineered systems and exposure-centered applications - Sujata Makkar; Sudheer Kumar Annepu; Ajay Singh (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2026)

Harnessing Neemastra, Agniastra, and Brahmastra for sustainable management of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in tomato - Ajay Kumar Maru; R. K. Thumar (Indian Phytopathology, 2026)

Circadian-guided asthma therapy: compressed-coated chronotherapeutic tablets for precision early-morning drug delivery - Kumari Sindhu; Parveen Kumar; Amit Kumar; Devanand Jha; Ajay Pratap Singh Chauhan (DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2026)

Influence of inoculum-to-substrate ratio on process stability and microbial community structure in anaerobic digestion of human faecal matter - Roshita Sharma; Vanshikha Gupta; Vijai Pal; Janardan Sen; Mukesh Kumar Meghvansi; Ajay Kumar Goel (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2026)

Integrating Albugo candida resistance with seed quality and yield traits in Indian mustard through recombinant inbred line selection - Sushma Yadav; Arun Kumar; Anjana Goel; Ajay Kumar Thakur; Kunwar Harendra Singh; Nitish Ratan Bhardwaj; Prashant Yadav (Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 2026)

Deterministic strain engineering through growth-driven stacking in twisted bilayer MoS2 - Pukhraj Prajapat; Vaibhav Kandwal; Jayalekshmi U.J.; Aditya Kushwaha; Neeraj Goel; Ajay Kumar Shukla; Govind Gupta (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026)

Construction of Z-Scheme FeWO4/Bi2WO6 Heterojunction for Efficient Degradation of Antibiotics in Aqueous Medium - Krishana Kumar Sharma; Ajay Kumar Upadhyay; Abhishek Maurya; Karunamay Majee; Gajendra Kumar (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2026)

iPSC-Derived 3D Brain Organoids as Next-generation Platforms to Study Viral and Toxicant-associated Neurodegeneration - Md Shahadab; Vaishali Saini; Siddharth Singh; Om Prakash; Kumar Sachin; Rajan Kumar Pandey; Ajay Kumar Meena; Hem Chandra Jha (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2026)

Quantification and characterization of soil organic carbon with different environmental gradients for the high altitude wetlands of Indian Himalaya - Narayan P. Anugraha; D. Ganguly; A. Paneer Selvam; Kakolee Banerjee; M. Harikrishna Prasad; Lakpa Tamang; Sushmita Chettri; Anupriya Soni; Rajesh Joshi; Ajay Kumar Gupta; Prakash Chhetri; Ramachandran Purvaja (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2026)

Low Sorption and High Desorption of Pretilachlor Metabolites Indicated Greater Mobility Potential than Parent Compound - Vidhi Dhanda; Ravi Kumar; Jayant Sindhu; Deepika Bamal; Ajay Pal; Sachin Dhanda; Anil Duhan (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2026)

Clinical and Genetic Characteristics of SCA27B: A Global Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - Farsana Mustafa; Ayush Agarwal; Ajay Garg; Mohammed Faruq; Achal Kumar Srivastava; Divyani Garg (The Cerebellum, 2026)

Mitigating the Environmental Impacts of the Sugarcane Industry in India: A Review of Best Management Practices - Shreya Kotnala; Arunima Nayak; Brij Bhushan; Shalini Tiwari; Ajay Kumar; Mohd Amin Mir; Subhash Chandra (Sugar Tech, 2026)

Microbial biobanking: safeguarding the tiny treasures for sustainable human welfare - Ajay Chandrakant Lagashetti; Anil Kumar Teotia; Prasad Thota; Manoj Kumar Pandey; Vivekanandan Kalaiselvan (Folia Microbiologica, 2026)

Nutritional value, phytochemical content, and pharmacological screening of Borassus flabellifer L. fruits - Supriya Dubey; Abha Shukla; Rishi Kumar Shukla; Ajay Kumar (Natural Product Research, 2026)

Transgenic and genome editing approaches for starch modification in potato- a review - Sudha Batta; Neha Sharma; Reena Gupta; Brajesh Singh; Ajay Kumar Thakur (Plant Gene, 2026)

Statistical and machine learning-based bias-correction of ERA5 forcing data: Implications for Himalayan glacier melt modelling - Shiwalika Sambyal; Sourabh Shastri; Ajay Kumar Taloor; Amit Kumar; Vibhakar Mansotra (Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2026)

Synthesis analysis of hydrogeochemistry of Rulung glacier, Ladakh Himalaya: Perspective from major ions and trace elements - Ajay Kumar Taloor; Nuzhat Khurshid; Swati Sharma; Purushottam Kumar Garg; Ashutosh Tiwari; Mohit Prajapati; Lokinder Singh; Sandipan Mukherjee; Sajid Ali (Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2026)

Investigate the effect of flow configuration and the number of channels on the performance of a PEM fuel cell using COMSOL Multiphysics: A comprehensive simulation study - Chaitanya Galave; Onkar Dube; Vishal Virole; Ajay Kumar; Sudhir Husale; Rajesh Kanawade (Next Research, 2026)

Preparation and characterization of polypropylene–CaCO3 composite filaments as potential material for 3D printing - Sudhir Kumar; Rupinder Singh; Ranvijay Kumar; Ashwani Kumar; Vinay Kumar; Ajay Batish (Next Research, 2026)

Prebiotic oligosaccharides at the carbohydrate health interface: structure centric processing pathways from plant biomass - Yashika Raheja; Rakhi Kapoor; Premeshworii Devi Maibam; Krishna Gautam; Ajay Kumar; Vivek Kumar Gaur; Bhupinder Singh Chadha (Food Bioscience, 2026)

Synthesis and evaluation of chitosan functionalized urea nanofertilizer for efficient foliar application: insights into structure and function - Damyanti Prajapati; Ajay Pal; Shiwani Mandhania; Khaidem Aruna Devi; Shanti Kumar Sharma; Harish; Vinod Saharan (Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 2026)

Advancing global standards: Integrating policies for effective management of contaminated sites in India - Jagannath Biswakarma; Kavitha M. Sambasivam; Ajay Kumar; Vinit Kumar Mittal; Asif Qureshi; Ravi Naidu (Environmental Development, 2026)

Synthetic approach for the oxidative depolymerization of biomass-derived lignin to vanillin, vanillic acid, and acetovanillone compounds - Rohit Bains; Mahender Kumar; Arvind Singh Chauhan; Ajay Kumar; Pralay Das (Bioresource Technology Reports, 2026)

Genotype-specific optimization of in vitro regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in indica rice with 35S:RUBY and CRISPR/LbCas12a system - Yogita N. Sarki; Ajay Kumar Keot; Riwandahun Marwein; Dhanawantari L. Singha; Dhrubo Jyoti Gogoi; Natarajan Velmurugan; Channakeshavaiah Chikkaputtaiah (Planta, 2026)

Optimizing Zinc Biofortification in Wheat With 4R Nutrient Stewardship Approach for Sustainable Micronutrient Management - Arvind Kumar Yadav; Malu Ram Yadav; Milan Kumar Lal; Ajay Kumar; Dinesh Kumar (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2026)

Genome-wide Analysis of Lipoxygenase-Jasmonic Acid Biosynthetic Pathway and Integrating Heat Stress Tolerance in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) - Abdul Mukit; Karamjeet Kaur; Monalisa Mathan; Shayra Jangra; Shahied Ahmed Khan; Manisha Yadav; Jyotsna Kashyap; Bhojraj Deep; Ajay Kumar; Inderjit Singh; Sanjeev Kumar (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2026)

First report of Agroathelia rolfsii (= Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.) causing collar and stem rot disease of dhaincha (Sesbania bispinosa) in India - Mehi Lal; Sanjeev Sharma; Ajay Kumar Thakur; Sorabh Chaudhary; R. K. Singh (Indian Phytopathology, 2026)

Characterization of Genetic Diversity in Amaranthus Species Using Morpho-Molecular Markers - Ajay Kumar Sharma; Vidya Sagar; S. V. Dwivedi; Jyoti Devi; Neetu; Shailesh K. Tiwari; Sunil K. Singh; N. Rai; Rajesh Kumar; T. K. Behera (Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2026)

Hulless Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Variety DWRB 223 - Jogendra Singh; Omvir Singh; R. P. S. Verma; Chuni Lal; Lokendra Kumar; S. K. Bishnoi; Rekha Malik; Dinesh Kumar; OP Gupta; Charan Singh; Poonam Jasrotia; Ravindra Kumar; et al. (Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2026)

Correction: Tandem mass spectrometry based study on the dissipation behaviour, dietary risk assessment and decontamination of chlorfenapyr, fenvalerate, and tolfenpyrad residues in broccoli - Sapna Katna; Preeti Bansal; Ajay Sharma; Tanuja Banshtu; Nisha Devi; Arvind Kumar; Shubhra Singh; Sakshi Sharma; Ankur Tomar (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2026)

Spatiotemporal characterization of indoor PM₂.₅ exposure across urban microenvironments using ground-based monitoring, spatial clustering, and satellite observations - Atique Barudgar; Ajay Ojha; Sonali Borse; Shruti Mahale; Raj Girish Kumar; Prabhat Yadav; Prasad Pawar (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2026)

Characterization and growth associated expression of myosin light-chain kinase gene in Indian catfish, Clarias magur - Vishwamitra Singh Baisvar; Murali Sanjeev Kumar; Basdeo Kushwaha; Satyamvada Maurya; Ajay Kumar Singh; Uttam Kumar Sarkar; Krishna Kumar Chaturvedi; Neeraj Budhlakoti; Anil Rai; Ravindra Kumar (The Nucleus, 2026)

The Nano-Reactor and the Microbial Enzyme Activation: Unmasking the Dualistic Power of Nanoparticles for Sustainable Soil Health - Nikhil Raghuvanshi; Chitranjan Kumar; Kshitij Parmar; Ajay Tomar; Vikash Kumar; Noopur Singh; Abhishek Kumar; Pooja (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2026)

Plastics: an overview of applications, potential health risk, carcinogen to restriction - Maruti J. Gurav; Prasanna H. Megalamani; Nagarjuna Prakash Dalbanjan; Manasa J; Ashwini S. Sanji; Veeresh S; Ajay Kumar Oli; S.K. Praveen Kumar; Vishwanath B. Chachadi (Next Research, 2026)

Characterization of microwave drying kinetics, colour degradation, and rehydration behaviour of yongchak (Parkia roxburghii) de-seeded pods - Bidyajyoti Bhuyan; Aditya Kumar Vaidya; Rohit Deb Choudhary; Mohit Raj; Ananya Kumari; Ajay Kumar Swarnakar (Food and Humanity, 2026)

Sustainable treatment of acidic coffee wastewater using biomaterials - Genet Tsegaye; Ajay Kumar Mishra; Mulissa Jida; Abiy Lolasa; Kebede Gamo; Melaku Dereje; Zekarias Gebreyesus (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2026)

Investigation of microplastic human exposure in the indoor and outdoor air in Bathinda, Punjab, India - Aswathi Prabhakaran; Vijaykumar Sekar; Ajay Kumar (Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2026)

Distinct physiological and immunoendocrine responses in indigenous dairy heifers during cold-humid (THI-50) vs. hot dry (THI-76) climatic conditions - Neha Rajawat; Ajay Kumar Dang (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2026)

Correction: Neratinib-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles in dissolvable microneedles for enhanced transdermal breast cancer therapy - Saraisam Kishor Kumar Singha; Venkatesh Dinnekere Puttegowda; Yousef Al-ebini; Mohamed Rahamathulla; Joysa Ruby Joseph; Ajay Pankajbhai Lunagariya; Mohammed Jafar; Syeda Ayesha Farhana; Manjunatha Panduranga Mudughal; Gowdru Vishwanath Nahusha; Mohammed Muqtader Ahmed (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2026)

Neratinib-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles in dissolvable microneedles for enhanced transdermal breast cancer therapy - Saraisam Kishor Kumar Singha; Venkatesh Dinnekere Puttegowda; Yousef Al-ebini; Mohamed Rahamathulla; Joysa Ruby Joseph; Ajay Pankajbhai Lunagariya; Mohammed Jafar; Syeda Ayesha Farhana; Manjunatha Panduranga Mudughal; Gowdru Vishwanath Nahusha; Mohammed Muqtader Ahmed (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2026)

Cloning and Heterologous Expression of Laccase from Beauveria pseudobassiana PHF4 in E. coli and its Application in the Degradation of Catechol - Divya Sharma; Sudha Batta; Ajay Kumar Thakur; Reena Gupta (Current Microbiology, 2026)

The molecular network in bacteria responsible for the mitigation of salinity stress - Garima Alhan; Meena Sindhu; Ajay Kumar; Sushil Nagar; Suruchi Sangwan; Gulab Singh; Ram Prakash; Santosh Rajan Mohanty (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2026)

Standardization and bioactivity validation of Palasabijadi Churna: A classical ayurvedic remedy for infections and inflammation - Kousik Ghosh; K. Vamsee Krishna; Lakshmanan Narayanan; Prem Kumar; Chidanandamurthy Thippeswamy Swamy; M.C. Soumya; Vinodkumar Thallada; S. Chitra; Preeti Sharma; Ajay Kumar Meena (Next Research, 2026)

Retraction notice to “Levothyroxine synthesis impurities are neither mutagenic nor genotoxic: Insilico, Ames test and micronucleus test studies” [Mutat. Res. - Genet. Toxicol. Environ. Mutagenesis 898 (2024) 503796] - Rajesh Rane; Akshay Prabhune; Dileep Kumar; Ajay Kumar; Madhur Sewlikar; Mugdha Suryawanshi; Bharat Satpute; Bapu Gawade; Sachin Sakat (Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, 2026)

State-wide assessment of mangrove blue carbon stocks in coastal Karnataka, South-west coast of India - Darwin Ramteke; Ajay Kumar; Anoop Babu; Suhas Suresh Shetye; H.S. Suresh; Cathrine Sumathi Manohar (Journal of Environmental Management, 2026)

Unveiling the Photocatalytic and Antimicrobial Activities of Bio-waste inspired ZnO Nanoparticles - Parmeshwar Lal Meena; Ajay Kumar Surela; Lata Kumari Chhachhia; Naresh Kumar Nirmal (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2026)

Innovative Solutions for Inland Saline Shrimp Pond Management: Paddy Straw Biochar’s Dual Role in Seepage Reduction and Potassium Amendment - Arun Konduri; Vidya Shree Bharti; Sreedharan Krishnan; Saurav Kumar; Ajit Kumar Verma; Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj; Satya Prakash Shukla; Tao Kara; Nisha Chuphal (Water Conservation Science and Engineering, 2026)

Tandem mass spectrometry based study on the dissipation behaviour, dietary risk assessment and decontamination of chlorfenapyr, fenvalerate, and tolfenpyrad residues in broccoli - Sapna Katna; Preeti Bansal; Ajay Sharma; Tanuja Banshtu; Nisha Devi; Arvind Kumar; Shubhra Singh; Sakshi Sharma; Ankur Tomar (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2026)

Severe geomagnetic storm driven by a slow ICME: Revisiting the August 2018 event - Digvijay Mishra; Anil Raghav; Ajay Kumar; Omkar Dhamane; Kalpesh Ghag; Kishor Kumbhar; Ankush Bhaskar; S. Tulasiram; Zubair Shaikh; Mariyam Karari; Mohit Shah; Shubham Kadam (Advances in Space Research, 2026)

The 28 March 2025 Mw 7.7 Myanmar earthquake: spatio-temporal rupture evolution and source characteristics - Ajay Kumar; Dibyajyoti Chaudhuri; Rupak Banerjee; Sankarshan Mondal; Sk. Shamim; Tarak Yadav; Supriyo Mitra (Journal of Earth System Science, 2026)

Immune profiling of the buffalo mammary gland across graded low somatic cell counts under tropical conditions - Manisha Choudhary; Ajay Kumar Dang (Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2026)

Precision pest management: Genome editing tools, specifically CRISPR/Cas9 and future prospects - Ankush Saini; Neha Sharma; Nidhi Sharma; Neha Kumari; Muskaan Sharma; Brajesh Singh; Ajay Kumar Thakur (Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 2026)

Seismic velocity structure and crack attributes in focal area of earthquake swarm beneath the Deccan Volcanic Province, Western India - Ajay Pratap Singh; Prabhat Pandey; Yashpal Singh Tomar; Nitesh Kumar Singh; Om Prakash Mishra (Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2026)

Effect of microwave power on drying behaviour, colour degradation, and rehydration of paneer - Mandita Amshi; Manisha Kumari; Akash Jyoti Saikia; Avinash Kumar; Ajay Kumar Swarnakar (International Dairy Journal, 2026)

Plume-lithospheric mantle interaction for the origin of Archean mafic–ultramafic volcanics of the Prithvipur Greenstone Belt, Bundelkhand Craton, India: Geochemical and Sm Nd isotopic constraints - Balaram Sahoo; Pradip Kumar Singh; Ajay Kumar; Debajyoti Paul; Sanjeet Kumar Verma; Elson P. Oliveira; Torres Sánchez Darío; Dakshita; P.M. Ranjith (Geochemistry, 2026)

Kinetic and thermodynamic insights into butyl levulinate production using tungsten-substituted heteropolyacid catalysts - Khwaja Alamgir Ahmad; Ajay Kumar; Hussein Znad; Ejaz Ahmad (Fuel, 2026)

Alleviation of postharvest quality deterioration in mandarin fruit through enhancement of antioxidant defence using carrageenan–potassium sorbate graft - Lakhwinder Kaur; Anil Kumar Sangwan; Ajay Kamboj; P.P.S. Gill; S.K. Jawandha (Food Hydrocolloids, 2026)

Converting brewery wastewater into Bioenergy: Anaerobic digestion performance and digestate suitability by ecotoxicological assessment - Mariana Pires Maria; Nádia Hortense Torres; Victor Ruan Silva Nascimento; Halana Santos Lisboa; Carlos André Oliveira Santos; Lucas Azevedo; Ajay Kumar; Ram Naresh Bharagava; Luiza Helena da Silva Megale; Jonathas Eduardo Miranda Gomes; Ranyere Lucena Souza; Eliane Bezerra Cavalcanti; et al. (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2026)

Waste-to-resource approach: magnetic biochar/LDH nano-composites from Brassica oleracea var. botrytis peels for efficient removal of pharmaceutical effluents - Suchi Sharma; Nadeem Sharma; Ajay Kumar; Abhishek Thakur; Arush Sharma (Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 2026)

Sustainable Enhancement of Leaf and Seed Yield in Brassica Species Under Dense Crop Configuration Through the Addition of Liquid Microbial Fertilizers - Abhishek Nanda; Anil Shukla; Jajati Keshari Nayak; Rajeew Kumar; Alok Singh Jayara; Suprava Nath; Monika Ray; Prasanta Kumar Majhi; Mahendra Singh Negi; Ajay Kumar; Marthala Bhuvaneswar Reddy (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2026)

Glutamine-Driven Nitrogen Regulation and Defense Mechanisms in Rice: Insights into Signaling and Stress Adaptation - Ajay Tomar; Chitranjan Kumar; Kshitij Parmar; Naeem Khan; Ramji Singh; Sunil Kumar Dwivedi; Durga Prasad; T. R. Pandit; K. Thiyagarajan (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2026)

Conservation Agricultural Practices Enhance Food-Water-Economics Nexus and Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Maize (Zea mays L.) – Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Cropping System in Central High Lands of India - Chetankumar Prakash Sawant; Krishna Pratap Singh; Ajita Gupta; Bharat Prakash Meena; Ram Kishor Fagodiya; Ajay Singh; Brij Lal Lakaria; Anand Kumar Vishwakarma; Abhijit Khadatkar; Ajit Pralhad Magar; Ved Prakash Chaudhary (International Journal of Plant Production, 2026)

Effect of packing material and storage temperature on the viability of talc-based bioformulations of Trichoderma spp. and Bacillus spp - Sukhman Kaur Aulakh; Daljeet Singh Buttar; Ajay Kumar Choudhary (Indian Phytopathology, 2026)

Resistance-based exercise restores muscle health in dialysis patients - Piush Srivastava; Sunil Kumar Singh; Rakesh Sathish Nair; Saket Jha; Navin Viswakarma; Deepti Srivastava; Greg Hachaj; Stephen T. Bartlett; Ilaria Santi; Aslam Ejaz; Robert W. Motl; Enrico Benedetti; et al. (Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 2026)
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are serious health concerns worldwide that require regular dialysis before a kidney transplant for a better quality of life. Due to aging and frailty, dialysis patients are often limited in physical activity, which can lead to multiple health complications and sometimes result in patient death. Therefore, maintaining muscle health is crucial for individuals undergoing dialysis. We recently reported that personalized resistance-based exercise can improve frailty in dialysis patients; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying its effects on muscle health remain unknown. RNA-Seq analysis revealed that exercise upregulates genes associated with muscle stemness, regeneration, and differentiation. Furthermore, our study demonstrated that exercise upregulates mitochondrial proteins involved in the oxidation of organic compounds and mitochondrial function in muscle. Moreover, we observed that exercise increased energy production via glucose uptake, glycogenesis, and fatty acid metabolism. These results suggest that personalized resistance-based muscle therapy in dialysis patients restores the expression of genes and proteins associated with muscle stemness, regeneration, differentiation, and energy generation.

Comparative evaluation of Pixel-Based and Object-Based classification approaches for Land Use/Land Cover mapping using deep learning on satellite data - Ajay Kumar; Avinash Kumar Ranjan; Priyanka Paygude; Rachan Daimary (Applied Geomatics, 2026)

Systems‐Level Insights Into Microbial Naphthalene Biodegradation: An Integrated In Silico and Omics Perspective - Aman Raj; Abhilasha Pant; Abhishek Kumar; Ashwani Kumar; Ajay S. Kalamdhad; Meena Khwairakpam (Environmental Microbiology, 2026)
Naphthalene, a widely detected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), is among the 16 priority PAHs identified as major environmental hazards due to its persistence, ubiquity, and toxicity to ecosystems and human health. Its occurrence in crude oil, combustion residues, vehicle emissions, and household products highlights the urgent need for sustainable remediation strategies. Microbial‐based bioremediation stands out as an eco‐friendly and cost‐effective approach that harnesses the metabolic versatility of diverse microorganisms, their genes, and enzymes responsible for naphthalene degradation. Recent advances in omics technologies and high‐throughput sequencing have expanded our understanding of novel microbial taxa, metabolic pathways, and stress responses under naphthalene exposure. Complementarily, computational modelling, in silico tools, machine learning, and systems biology have enabled the prediction of degradation dynamics and the design of synthetic microbial consortia optimised for field use. Despite these advances, challenges such as environmental fluctuations, co‐contaminant effects, and the gap between laboratory and field outcomes remain. Overcoming these requires an integrative framework that connects microbial ecology, omics insights, and computational modelling. This review consolidates current knowledge on microbial degradation of naphthalene, emphasising key taxa, genes, and pathways, and highlights how omics, in silico tools and systems biology can drive sustainable remediation in the Anthropocene.

Genome survey sequencing-based SSR marker development and population genetic structure of Dalbergia sissoo: a premier hardwood timber species - Rajendra K. Meena; Payal Dhyani; Priyanka Kashyap; Ajay Sojitra; Maneesh S. Bhandari; Shailesh Pandey; Rama Kant; Ajay Thakur; Ashok Kumar; Santan Barthwal (The Nucleus, 2026)

Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Serum-Derived Exosomes from Patients with and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Tuberculosis Coinfection - Shweta Kushwaha; Rajbala Yadav; Roopendra Kumar; Anjana Goel; Santosh Kumar; Devendra Singh Chauhan; Ajay Vir Singh (Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2026)

Integrative taxonomic evidence confirms the presence of Mola alexandrini (Ranzani, 1839) in Indian waters - Subal Kumar Roul; Jeena Nikarthil Sidhick; Ajay Dayaram Nakhawa; Biswajit Panda; Sajeela Kavungal Abdulkhadar; Smrutirekha Acharya; Anil Mohapatra (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2026)
Taxonomic study of ocean sunfishes is marked by a protracted and complex history due to their morphological similarity. Presently, the genus Mola includes three valid species: M. tecta , M. alexandrini , and M. mola , following the recent synonymization of M. ramsayi with M. alexandrini based on a comprehensive revision of the genus, which confirmed the latter’s widespread distribution across the world’s oceans. However, in Indian waters, ocean sunfishes ( Mola spp.) have been reported under the names M. ramsayi , M. mola , and M. alexandrini . In the absence of a detailed taxonomic study and limited reference sequences of the Indian Mola in the public databases, current study aimed to assess the taxonomy of the genus Mola using an integrative approach, based on joint examination of morphological, anatomical, and genetic methods. Based on a thorough review of the literature, detailed morphological comparisons of fresh specimens collected from the east and west coasts of India during 2017–2023 with congeners, and molecular characterization using two mitochondrial regions (D-loop and COI), the present study confirms that specimens from the Indian EEZ belong to M. alexandrini and had previously been misidentified as M. mola or M. ramsayi. Maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysis revealed well-supported clades (bootstrap values ~70% and above), with the specimens clustering consistently with M. alexandrini. This study suggests that M. mola is either absent from Indian waters or its occurrence remains doubtful. Our findings further highlight the importance of an integrative taxonomic approach for a better understanding of the zoogeographies of enigmatic genera such as Mola .

Ground motion parameters of Himalayan earthquakes using transfer learning and simulation of time history - Ajay Kumar Pathak; Ravi Kanth Sriwastav; S. T. G. Raghukanth (Acta Geophysica, 2026)

Computational study of Durysta® implant for glaucoma treatment: drug dispersion and aqueous humor flow in the anterior chamber - Ajay Kumar; Avula Benerji Babu; Marepally Flarence (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2026)

Classification of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Cultivars for Iron Efficiency Under Western India Conditions - Dileep Kumar; Khushvadan C. Patel; Arvind Kumar Shukla; Sanjib Kumar Behera; Salwinder Singh Dhaliwal; Pradeep Kumar; Ravi A. Patel; Rahul Mishra; Ajay S. Bhanvadia (Agricultural Research, 2026)

Ascorbate formulation promotes wound healing in goat model: Insights into molecular dynamics through cytokine modulation and angiogenic marker expression - Ajay Kumar Sharma; Aman Kalonia; Amit Shukla; Priyanka Shaw; Soumen Choudhury; Drishiya Vats; Mukul Anand; Shyama N. Prabhu; Shalini Vaswani; Sandeep Kumar Shukla (Tissue and Cell, 2026)

Glacier mass balance and velocity estimation of the Zemu glacier using SAR data - Gurnam Parsad; Akash Basotra; Ajay Kumar Taloor; Sushil Kumar Singh; Rohit Kumar; Khadeijah faqeih (Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2026)

Archean TTGs and high-K granitoids from the Madawara domain, Southern Bundelkhand Craton: Insights into petrogenesis, crustal growth, and mantle metasomatism - Pradip Kumar Singh; Ajay Kumar; Balaram Sahoo; Kumar Batuk Joshi; Sanjiv Kumar; Debajyoti Paul; Elson P. Oliveira; Dakshita; Vinod Kumar Singh; Arvind Kumar Gond; Archana Nikita Kispotta; Ishwar Chandra Rahi; et al. (Lithos, 2026)

Effect of hot-dry and hot-humid seasons on the plasma cytokines, hormones, and body surface temperatures in lactating indigenous (Sahiwal) and crossbred (Karan Fries) cows raised in tropical climates - Manisha Choudhary; Aarti Kamboj; Pritam Pal; Bagavathi M; Animesh Patel; Pankaj Suman; Ajay Kumar Dang (Journal of Thermal Biology, 2026)

Impact of somatic cell count on milk and dahi: Changes in physico-chemical, microbiological, rheological and metabolic characteristics - Fathima Shahna A S; Heena Sharma; Ashish Kumar Singh; Deep Narayan Yadav; Diwas Pradhan; Ankit Bihola; Ajay Kumar Dang (International Dairy Journal, 2026)

Four decades of glacier changes in Karzok, Ladakh regulated by climatic and non-climatic drivers (1980–2023) - Mohit Prajapati; Purushottam Kumar Garg; Sandipan Mukherjee; Supratim Guha; Ashutosh Tiwari; Ajay Kumar Taloor (Global and Planetary Change, 2026)

Modern geospatial technologies for water quality and risk assessment - Ajay Kumar Taloor; Prosun Bhattacharya; Kireet Kumar; Narsimha Adimalla; Mohammad Ayaz Alam; Julian Ijumulana (Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 2026)

Palaeoecological and palaeoherbivory dynamics in Kaziranga National Park: Late Holocene vegetation shifts and large mammal biogeography - Sadhan K. Basumatary; Eline N. van Asperen; Siddhant Vaish; Swati Tripathi; H. Gregory McDonald; Rajib Gogoi; Ajay Kumar Arya (CATENA, 2026)

Next-generation strategies for rhamnolipid biosurfactant production: Metabolic optimization and sustainable process development - Yashika Raheja; Satish Kumar Ainala; Tayyab Islam; Pallavi Gupta; Ajay Kumar; Vivek Kumar Gaur; Janmejai kumar Srivastava (Bioresource Technology Reports, 2026)

Synthesis of Fly Ash and Metakaolin based Geopolymer and its Application - Ramanjit Kaur; Kanchna Bhatrola; Rachna; Keshu; Jaswinder Kaur; Sweety Suhag; Ajay Kumar; Sameer Kumar Maurya; Naveen Chandra Kothiya (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2026)

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Drought Characteristics and Trend in Mahanadi River Basin Over the Last 121 years (1902–2022) - Preeti Rajput; Manish Kumar Sinha; Ajay Kumar Garg; Mukesh Kumar Verma (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2026)

HPTLC, GC–MS profiling, and biological activity comparison of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (stem bark) essential oil between Indian and African varieties - Manosi Das; Sudipto Debnath; Shuvam Sar; Vijay Kumar; Ranjit Kumar Dey; Ajay Kumar Meena; Saswati Roy; Rajesh Bolleddu; Gajji Babu (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2026)

Wavelet-Hermite Fractional Model for Ecological Interactions: for Advancing Climate Modeling and Ecosystem Dynamics - Khushbu Agrawal; E. A. Gopalakrishnan; K. V. Nagaraja; V. K. Chaurasiya; G. R. Naik; Ajay Kumar (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2026)

Cloudburst-triggered debris flows and flash floods in Chashoti, Kishtwar (J & K): Insights from the recent catastrophe - Amit Jaiswal; Bhardwaj Pandit; Akash Basotra; Ajay Kumar Taloor; Anil Kumar Singh; Trilok Nath Singh (Landslides, 2026)

Quantifying heat stress using wet bulb globe temperature measurements during summer 2024 from field experiments in Pune - Ravi Ranjan Kumar; Arpit Tiwari; Ananya Karmakar; Ajay Bankar; Rajib Chattopadhyay; K. S. Hosalikar; Joy Merwin Monteiro; Shayanth Patil (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2026)

Topsoil-foraging root system architecture and N-use efficiency governed by small-effect quantitative trait loci (QTL) coevolved during jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) domestication - Pratik Satya; Nur Alam Mandal; Biswanath Adhikary; Avrajit Chakraborty; Debajeet Das; Avijit Kundu; Jiban Mitra; Dipnarayan Saha; Subhojit Datta; Ajay Kumar Mahato; Sabyasachi Mitra; Amit Bera; et al. (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2026)

Contemporary insights into ethnic communities of medicinal plant knowledge: an ethnobotanical evaluation from Chhattisgarh, India - Roshan Kumar; Ashvani Kumar Patel; Sushma Chalki; Ajay Kumar Sonwani; Diptesh Kumar Bhoi; Ramesh Kumar Ahirwar (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2026)

A critical review on design and development strategies of automotive cabin air filter - Ajay Kumar; Arunangshu Mukhopadhyay; Mukesh Bajya (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2026)

Environmental Systems Engineering for Lignocellulosic Biorefineries Using AI and Genome-Scale Models - Yashika Raheja; Vivek Kumar Gaur; Satish Kumar Ainala; Ajay Kumar; Janmejai Kumar Srivastava; Bhupinder Singh Chadha (BioEnergy Research, 2026)

Design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of coumarin tethered 1,3,4-oxadiazole conjugates as dual binding site acetylcholinesterase ligands targeting Alzheimer’s disease - Geetakshi Arora; Ajay Kumar; Pragati Silakari; Poonam Piplani (Molecular Diversity, 2026)

Therapeutic potential of Bergenia ciliata against lung cancer: an integrative molecular docking, ADMET, and molecular dynamics approach - Krittika Mukherjee; Sounok Sengupta; Ajay Kumar Singh; Rajiv Tonk; Shavkatjon Azizov; R. P. Rajwade; Deepak Kumar (In Silico Pharmacology, 2026)

DNA repeats: origins, conservation, and role in human disease - Ajay Kumar Rana (Genome Instability & Disease, 2026)

Synergistic and divergent effects of dietary sugars on hepatocyte viability and steatosis - Ajay Kumar; Garhima Arora; Deepika Kumari; Harish Changotra; Samrat Chatterjee (Toxicology in Vitro, 2026)

Unravelling the diversity patterns and drivers of fish community structure in an impacted tropical river in Peninsular India: What is lost when the habitat features are simplified? - Ganesan Kantharajan; Rajeev K. Singh; Rejani Chandran; Uttam Kumar Sarkar; Achal Singh; L.K. Tyagi; Satyaveer; Ajay Kumar Yadav; Diamond Rajakumar Tenali; Jai C. Rana (Science of The Total Environment, 2026)

Numerical analysis of rip currents at RK Beach, Visakhapatnam, India using XBeach model - Sivaiah B; Surisetty V.V. Arun Kumar; Muhammad Zahir Ramli; Mohd Shahrizal Ab Razak; K. Siva Srinivas; Pottapinjara V; T. Sridevi; Rashmi Sharma; B. Ajay Kumar; V. Raam Balaji; P.S.N. Acharyulu; K. Venkateswara Rao; et al. (Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2026)

First report of the fiery box jellyfish Morbakka virulenta (Kishinouye, 1910) in Indian waters identified through integrative taxonomy - Ajay Kumar Jena; R. Amal; S.V. Sandhya; M. Aparna; Biraja Kumar Sahu (Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2026)

A critical review on agarwood: biosynthesis, therapeutic potential, trade, and conservation challenges - Acharya Balkrishna; Vijay Kumar; Devendra Kumar; Deepika Arya; Vedpriya Arya; Ajay Kumar Gautam (Next Research, 2026)

Monitoring and modeling leachate characteristics in simulated landfill conditions: Assessing tropical region impacts on solid waste degradation and pollution risks for climate resilient landfill management - Chejarla Venkatesh Reddy; Chakka Nagendra Subrahmanyam; D. Shekhar Rao; Ramesh Kumar; Hyun-Jo Ahn; Soon Woong Chang; Byong Hun Jeon; Ajay S. Kalamdhad (Journal of Environmental Management, 2026)

CFD-based numerical analysis of thermal performance in solar thermal collector system with artificial roughness - Arbind Kumar Amar; Dr Ajay Giri; Dr Mani Kant Paswan (Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2026)

Restoration impacts on distributary slough floodplain inundation and connectivity - Love Kumar; Matthew J. Deitch; Amobichukwu Chukwudi Amanambu; William K. Jones PE; Scott Walls; Ajay Sharma; Joann Mossa; Tesfay G. Gebremicael; Ramna Kumari (Ecological Engineering, 2026)

Engineering interventions for enhanced sophorolipid biosynthesis: from native producers to recombinant platforms - Yashika Raheja; Saurabh Singh; Rakhi Kapoor; Amit Kumar Chaurasia; Ajay Kumar; Vivek Kumar Gaur (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2026)

Mature pod yield reduction and membership function value of drought tolerance (MFVD) as a selection criterion for identifying drought tolerant donors from global groundnut collections - B. C. Ajay; G. A. Rajanna; K. Gangadhara; Kirti Rani; Praveen Kona; Narendra Kumar; R. S. Tomar; S. K. Bera (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2026)

Safety and efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation versus antibiotics for treating clostridioides difficile infection: systematic review and meta-analysis - Adnan Bhat; Areesha Mansoor; Marhaba Fatima; Ajay Kumar; Tahreem Mari; Ahila Ali; Kinza Bakht; Allah Dad; Rubab Zahra; Vatsal Makhija; Frederick Seacrest Southwick (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2026)

Protein protein Interactions of NarL with NarG, SsrB, and FNR Proteins in Salmonella Typhimurium: A Comparative Analysis - Pravas Ranjan Sahoo; Ajay Kumar; M. Pashupathi; Jyochhna Rani Sahoo; Parthasarathi Behera; Meeta Saxena (Current Microbiology, 2026)

Advances in microplastic mitigation: current progress and future directions - Vivek Kumar Gaur; Yashika Raheja; Prachi Gaur; Nitish Kumar; Poonam Sharma; Ajay Kumar; Janmejai Kumar Srivastava (Archives of Microbiology, 2026)

Baculovirus expression and purification of nucleocapsid protein of canine distemper virus for its evaluation as a diagnostic antigen - Vishal Rai; Annepu Revathi; Kaushal Kishor Rajak; Ajay Kumar Yadav; Mukesh Bhatt; Karam Chand; Anand Kushwaha; Ashok Kumar; Vikramaditya Upamanyu; Harsh Rajeshbhai Jogi; Ravi Kumar Thakur; Chris Einstein; et al. (Archives of Microbiology, 2026)

Pretomanid for the treatment of drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis: a comprehensive review - Roopendra Kumar; Jagdeep Singh Sohal; Ajay Vir Singh; Devendra Singh Chauhan (Archives of Microbiology, 2026)

Exploring indigenous Trichoderma spp. for biocontrol and growth promotion of Egyptian clover against Sclerotinia stem rot - Sukhman Kaur Aulakh; Daljeet Singh Buttar; Ajay Kumar Choudhary (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2025)

Detection and molecular characterization of phytoplasma associated with cherry trees in Himachal Pradesh (India) - Aman Chauhan; Anil Handa; Ajay Brakta; Pankaj Kumar; Bhupesh Gupta; Rakesh Daroch; Abhinav Thakur (Crop Protection, 2025)

Mid-to-late Pleistocene Depositional Environments at the Ross Sea Continental margin: Implications for Antarctic Ice Sheet Dynamics - Chinmay Dash; Yeong Bae Seong; Ajay Kumar Singh; Min Kyung Lee; Jae Il Lee; Kyu-Cheul Yoo; Hyun Hee Rhee; Byung Yong Yu (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2025)

Impacts of microplastics, fluoride and mancozeb on tomato plant growth and rhizosphere microbial dynamics: A metagenomic analysis - Ajay KUMAR; Rajni SHARMA; Muskan BOKOLIA; Riyapi DAS; Sanjiv KUMAR; Ravindresh CHABBRA; Baljinder SINGH (Pedosphere, 2025)

Unravelling bio-climatic thermal stress driven behavioral pattern shifts in crossbred pigs - Ajay Argana; Ayon Tarafdar; Sakshi Vaishnav; Gyanendra Kumar Gaur; Mukesh Singh; CK Faslu Rahman; Gyanendra Singh; Rupasi Tiwari; Triveni Dutt; Anuj Chauhan (Journal of Thermal Biology, 2025)

An economical and low-energy consuming electroflocculation prototype for efficient microalgae harvesting - Ajay Kumar; Vaibhav Trivedi; Arti Sharma; Arnab Dutta (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025)

Auramine O, food dye induces cognitive impairment, anxiety, alters synaptic transmission and neural growth in zebrafish model - Karthikeyan Ramamurthy; Santhanam Sanjai Dharshan; Kumar Ashok; Rajakrishnan Rajagopal; Ahmed Alfarhan; Ki Choon Choi; Ajay Guru; Jesu Arockiaraj (Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2025)

In-situ hydrogen bonding driven green extraction of five Sudan dyes from tomato ketchup using thymol followed by UHPLC-PDA analysis - Alok Kumar; Ajay Kumar Pandey; Garima Sagar; Sana Bano; Somendu Kumar Roy (Food Chemistry, 2025)

A comprehensive review of phytochemical diversity, nutritional composition, ethnomedicinal and traditional uses, and pharmacological potential of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson - Nidhi Sharma; Ajay Kumar (Food and Humanity, 2025)

Pretreatment technologies for valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass towards sustainable biorefineries: Comprehensive insights and advances - Garvit Sharma; Mohit Kumar; Ajay Kumar Pandey; Sonam Kumari; Aatish Singh; Nasim Akhtar Ansari; Naseem A. Gaur (Bioresource Technology Reports, 2025)

Comparative paddy straw degradation potential of Psychrotrophic Fungal Consortia and Pusa Decomposer at low temperatures - S.T.M. Aravindharajan; Livleen Shukla; D. Vijaysri; Sandeep Kumar Singh; Reetesh Kumar; Rajesh Kumar; Shalini Gaur Rudra; Gautam Chawla; Ajay Kumar (Bioresource Technology Reports, 2025)

Bioactive profiling and functional assessment of Chinese and Japanese garlic varieties for commercial utilization - Ajay Kumar Shakya; Ayaka Tsuchiya; Kosei Yamauchi; Tohru Mitsunaga; Chandan Das (Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2025)

Exposure Assessment of Size Segregated PM and Associated Respirable Deposition Dose in Residential Sites Near National Highway in Northern India - Shikha; Vishnu Kumar; Anupam Singh; Ajay Taneja (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2025)

Assessment of Morphological and Physiochemical Diversity in Longan (Dimocarpus Longan Lour.) Genotypes for Genetic Improvement - Ajay Kumar; A. K. Gupta; Neeharika Kanth; E. S. Marboh; Narayan Lal; Bikash Das (Tropical Plant Biology, 2025)

Population Structure and Diversity Analysis Using SSR Markers in Garden Pea (Pisum sativum L.): Implications in Breeding - Janani R.; Brij Bihari Sharma; Shri Dhar; Ajay Arora; Prakash Kumar; Harshawardhan Choudhary; Ramesh Kumar Yadav; Vinod Kumar Sharma; Amolkumar U. Solanke; Dharmendra Singh; Saurabh Singh (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2025)

Inter‐relationship between biomass accumulation, photosynthetic efficiency, and antioxidant mechanism during culm proliferation in Berberis lycium and Zanthoxylum armatum - Suman Gusain; Shubham Joshi; Vikas Kumar; Ajay Kumar; Sudesh Kumar Yadav; Rohit Joshi (Plant Physiology Reports, 2025)

Distinct and Additive Effects of Long Noncoding RNA-expression and Retinoic Acid-treatment During Neuronal Differentiation of Human Neuroblastoma Cells - Anita Kumari; Ajay Kumar Danga; Pramod C. Rath (Neurotoxicity Research, 2025)

NarL gene modulates the host lipid metabolism for survival of Salmonella Typhimurium in murine macrophages - Pravas Ranjan Sahoo; Ajay Kumar; M. Pashupathi; Karuna Irungbam; Swagatika Priyadarsini; Meeta Saxena; Mukesh Kumar; Mohini Saini (Molecular Biology Reports, 2025)

Genetic insights into forensic features and population structure of the Hajong tribe in the Indian regions of Eastern Himalaya - Avinash Vahinde; Penny H. Niranjan; Gaurav Priyank; Chubi Niji; Vivek Sahajpal; Ajay S. Rana; Deepika Bhandari; Satish Kumar; Sweta Nidhi; Abhishek Singh (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2025)

Numerical analysis of the prey–predator model with Bernoulli wavelet and Adams–Bashforth schemes - Ajay Kumar; Dhirendra Bahuguna (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2025)

tRNA-derived fragments: biomarkers and therapeutic targets in autoimmune diseases - Akanksha Kaimwal; Muhammed Hadish; Anil Kumar; Ajay Kumar; Anjana Munshi (Immunologic Research, 2025)

Molecular signatures that translate across omics layers and crops under high aluminium and low phosphorus stress facilitate the identification of reliable molecular targets for genotyping in lentil - Kavya Kadiyala; Noren Singh Konjengbam; James M; Mayank Rai; Wricha Tyagi; Ajay Kumar Mahato (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2025)

Advancing vegetable genetics with gene editing: a pathway to food security and nutritional resilience in climate-shifted environments - Rajib Roychowdhury; Soumya Prakash Das; Siddhartha Das; Sabarni Biswas; Manish Kumar Patel; Ajay Kumar; Umakanta Sarker; Sikander Pal Choudhary; Ranjan Das; Kalenahalli Yogendra; Sunil S Gangurde (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2025)

Interpreting the role of epigallocatechin-3-gallate in Epstein-Barr virus infection-mediated neuronal diseases - Annu Rani; Vaishali Saini; Nfor Gael Njini; Amit Kumar Dixit; Ajay Kumar Meena; Hem Chandra Jha (Folia Microbiologica, 2025)

A data-driven ground motion model of energy spectrum in the Indo-Burma region using artificial neural networks - Ajay Kumar Pathak; S. T. G. Raghukanth; C. V. R. Murty (Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2025)

Genome editing research initiatives and regulatory landscape of genome edited crops in India - Neha Sharma; Kanika Thakur; Rasna Zinta; Vikas Mangal; Dalamu; Jagesh Kumar Tiwari; Salej Sood; Som Dutt; Vinod Kumar; Brajesh Singh; Ajay Kumar Thakur (Transgenic Research, 2025)

Residues of lambda-cyhalothrin and novaluron in Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck: method validation, residual behaviour and dietary risk assessment - Sakshi Sharma; Sapna Katna; Ajay Sharma; Pankaj Sharma Istatu; Nisha Devi; Arvind Kumar; Shubhra Singh (Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, 2025)

Impact of microplastics on plants: a transcriptome analysis perspective - Riyapi Das; Ajay Kumar; Rupesh Kumar; Baljinder Singh (Vegetos, 2025)

Land use change and soil salinization in the Sundarbans: a machine-learning based analysis of long-term transformation and future projections - Uttam Kumar Mandal; Amit Ghosh; Fazlul Karim; Sonali Mallick; Dibyendu Bikas Nayak; Rinchen Nopu Bhutia; Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj; Tashi D. Lama; Dhiman Burman; Priyanka Choudhury; Kshirendra Kumar Mahanta; Shishir Raut; et al. (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2025)
Quantitative data on coastal land use changes are essential for effective resource management and sustainable development. In this study, we examined land use and land cover (LULC) changes, along with erosion and accretion, in the climate-sensitive Sundarbans of India using satellite imagery from 1973 to 2022. Over this period, approximately 478 km 2 of land was lost to erosion, while 408 km 2 were gained through accretion. Although single cropping remains the predominant land use system, the areas dedicated to settlements and aquaculture grew 7 times and 2.4 times, respectively. The double-cropped area expanded by 75.8%, while the mangrove area remained unchanged. Among all land use categories, single-cropped land was found to be the most vulnerable to loss. The soil salinity area of the arable land, calculated using the canopy response salinity index (CRSI) from satellite imagery, rose from 2246.2 km 2 to 2669 km 2 in the 30 years since 1989. Using a machine learning algorithm (cellular automata-artificial neural network (CA-ANN)), which incorporated both anthropogenic factors and projected temperature and rainfall data as explanatory variables, we estimated that by 2049, the settlement area will increase by 31.6%, aquaculture will expand by 30%, and vegetation cover will decrease by 12.6%, compared to 2019 levels. The LULC change trend and coastline dynamics are expected to further exacerbate land degradation as the model predicts an increase in soil salinity by 5% over the same period. The results help farmers and policymakers to develop effective land management plans to enhance community readiness and resilience against vulnerabilities.

Journey from phytomolecules to bioactive molecules: a phytopharmacological exploration of botanicals and standardised extract of Picrorhiza kurroa - Kalyan Hazra; Deepak Kumar; Sudipto Debnath; Tushar Kanti Mandal; Preeti Sharma; Ajay Kumar Meena (Natural Product Research, 2025)

Postpartum hypernatremic osmotic demyelination syndrome - Farsana Mustafa; Navneeta Menoki; Suraj Patre; Ajay Garg; Divyani Garg; Manish Soneja; Naval K. Vikram; Achal Kumar Srivastava; Ayush Agarwal (Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2025)

Microplastic contamination in environmental matrices of multi-basin Dal Lake, Kashmir - Aarif Yaseen; Soha ul Islam; Kumar Ajay; Sami Ullah Bhat; Arshid Jehangir; Anoop Ambili (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Application of hybrid gradient boosting machine to reliably predict rate of penetration - JiaNing Zhang; Farag M.A. Altalbawy; Tarak Vora; R. Manjunatha; Debasish Shit; Nargiza Kamolova; Akshay Kumar; Atreyi Pramanik; Ajay Sharma; Tamam Ali Abd Ulabbas Abedi; Ahmad Abumalek; Mohammad Mahtab Alam; et al. (Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2025)

Exploring groundwater quality and subsurface characteristics using Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) in the Basantar watershed of J&K India - Ajay Kumar Taloor; Shailesh Bhatnagar; Savita; Ravi Sharma (Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2025)

Eco-friendly coarse wool sapling bags: A sustainable and biodegradable alternative to plastic bags for fruit and vegetable seedlings - Vinod Kadam; Nilimesh Mridha; Sushma Rani; Ajay Kumar; D.B. Shakyawar; Arun Kumar Tomar (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025)

Multicriteria decision making for sustainable groundwater development and management in basaltic terrain of Upper Bhima basin, Maharashtra, India - Abhilash Kumar Paswan; Ayushi Agarwal; V Ajay Kumar; Satish Chandra Verma (Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2025)

Unlocking the potential of Himalayan common bean for sustainable agriculture through physical, biochemical, and genetic profiling - Arun K. Jugran; Yogita Bisht; Ashish Kumar; Kalpana Rautela; Himanshu Sharma; Avinash Sharma; K Chandra Sekar; Indra D. Bhatt; Sunil Nautiyal; Ajay Veer Singh; Pankaj Kumar Mishra (Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2025)

Effect of different heat mitigation strategies on the thermography of lactating water buffaloes during summer seasons under tropical conditions - Manisha Choudhary; Lija Satheesan; Aarti Kamboj; Pritam Pal; Dheeraj Kumar; Pawan Singh; Ajay Kumar Dang (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2025)

Advancing agriculture through speed breeding: protocols, integration, achievements and challenges - Rahul Pathania; Sanjeev Kumar; Amanpreet Singh Chahal; Ajay Singh; Abhishek Kaplex; Akanksha Sharma (Euphytica, 2025)

Harnessing the Potential of IgY: A Creative Approach for Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy Against Viral Diseases of Animals - M. L. Hridya; Harsh Rajeshbhai Jogi; Annepu Revathi; Ravi Thakur; Jasmine Patel; Ajay Kumar Yadav; Mukesh Bhatt; Vishal Rai; Vikramaditya Upmanyu; Vidya Singh; Kaushal Kishor Rajak (Current Microbiology, 2025)

Better Together: A Review of Approaches for the Integration of Life Cycle and Circularity Assessment - Ajay Kumar; Siv Marina Flø Grimstad; Annik Magerholm Fet (Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2025)
The European Green Deal outlines the European Union’s strategy to achieve a fair, resource-efficient, and competitive economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, for decoupling economic growth from resource consumption. Different tools for quantifying a firm’s sustainability and circularity impacts have been developed over the years. While Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has standardised the calculation of environmental impact, circularity assessment (CA) methodologies are still being developed. The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO)’s recent 59,000 family of standards is an attempt to harmonise CA and circular economy terminology. Moreover, there has been a growing interest among researchers to combine LCA and CA to address the trade-offs between these two tools. Therefore, this paper presents a systematic literature review to explore how LCA and CA are currently integrated. Using a systematic mapping approach, the studies were analysed based on frameworks or methodologies, system levels, sustainability dimensions, circularity indicators and stakeholder engagement. The review finds that the most common approach involves embedding CA into the four-phase LCA framework (ISO 14040), although only a minority of studies consider the social and economic dimensions or involve stakeholders. Assessments remain predominantly at the product level, limiting systemic insight. The paper critically examines these gaps in light of the ISO 59,000 standards and proposes directions for harmonising assessment tools. This study provides valuable insights for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers aiming to apply integrated LCA-CA approaches aligned with emerging standards.

Species diversity and influence of abiotic factors on population dynamics of scarabaeid (Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera) captured in a black light trap in the Terai region of Uttarakhand - Sushil Kumar; Ajay Kumar Pandey; Rajnni Dogra; Deepika Jeengar (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2025)