Rakesh Kumar Gupta

@rlacollege.edu.in

Professor-Principal, Department of Microbiology
Ram Lal Anand College

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Molecular Biology, Food Science, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Microbiology
1024

Scholar Citations

14

Scholar h-index

18

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Seasonal variations and functional insights into the urban air microbiome across public transit environments at railway stations in Delhi, India
    SP Kumari, S Hooda, P Diwan, RK Gupta
    Science of The Total Environment 1009, 181062 , 2025
    2025
  • Exploring EEG Feature Extraction and Explainable AI for Accurate Depth of Anesthesia Prediction.
    N Shahid, S., Sharma, N.K., Kumar, S., Sharma, S., Gupta, R.K., Kumar
    In: Sharma, H., Chakravorty, A., Hussain, S., Kumari, R. (eds) Artificial … , 2025
    2025
  • Assessing Depth of Anesthesia Using PPG Signals.
    NK Sharma
    In: Sharma, H., Chakravorty, A., Hussain, S., Kumari, R. (eds) Artificial … , 2025
    2025
  • An efficient method for isolating bacterial DNA from bioaerosols for metagenomics
    SP Kumari, M Podia, S Hooda, P Diwan, RK Gupta
    Aerosol Science and Technology 59 (5), 595-607 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Water Resources Management in Mountain Regions
    VB Singh, S Madhav, RK Gupta, P Diwan, A Kumar
    John Wiley & Sons , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Microhabitat influences on phage-bacteria dynamics in an abandoned mine for ecorestoration
    S Karmakar, P Mukherjee, V Mishra, RK Gupta, R Kumar, P Srivastava, ...
    Journal of Environmental Management 370, 122659 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Comparative assessment of microbiome and resistome of influent and effluent of sewage treatment plant and common effluent treatment plant located in Delhi, India using shotgun …
    PD P Yadav, SP Kumari, S Hooda, RK Gupta
    Journal of Environmental Management 369, 122342 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • XAI-VSDoA: An Explainable AI-Based Scheme Using Vital Signs to Assess Depth of Anesthesia
    RKG • Neeraj Kumar Sharma, Shakeena Shahid, Subodh Kumar, Sanjeev Sharma ...
    IEEE Access 12, 119185-119206 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Insights into Kinases of ESKAPE Pathogens for Therapeutic Interventions
    RKGVG Deepansh Mody, Priyanka Joshi, Monika Antil
    Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 22 (03) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Microbial Weathering of Rocks in Natural Habitat: Genetic Basis and Omics‐Based Exploration
    M Podia, P Yadav, S Hooda, P Diwan, RK Gupta
    Weathering and Erosion Processes in the Natural Environment, 265-302 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Evaluating Alterations of the Oral Microbiome and Its Link to Oral Cancer among Betel Quid Chewers: Prospecting Reversal through Probiotic Intervention
    P Diwan, M Nirwan, M Bahuguna, SP Kumari, J Wahlang, RK Gupta
    Pathogens 12 (8), 996 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 18
  • Identifying oral microbiome alterations in adult betel quid chewing population of Delhi, India
    M Bahuguna, S Hooda, L Mohan, RK Gupta, P Diwan
    Plos one 18 (1), e0278221 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 18
  • Repurposing Novel Antagonists for Targeting p7 Viroporin of HCV Using In Silico Approach
    SGVG Varsha Dwivedi, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Amita Gupta, Vijay K Chaudhary
    Letters in Drug Design & Discovery 19 (11), 969-981 , 2022
    2022
  • Cross-sectional study on prevalence of betel nut chewing among the youth of Meghalaya, North East Region of India: Development of multifaceted prevention strategy
    S Snigdha, T Bajwa, S Anand, L Mohan, K Goyal, M Mittal, KR Gupta, ...
    Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences 8 (3), 185-190 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 5
  • TlyA protein of Mycobacterium leprae : a probable bio-marker of active infection
    H Deval, K Katoch, DS Chauhan, AK Tyagi, RK Gupta, R Kamal, A Kumar, ...
    Leprosy Review 87 (4), 501-515 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 7
  • Microbiological and Physico-Chemical Quality of Groundwater at a Resettlement Colony, Madanpur Khadar in Delhi, India
    GRK • Kaur J., Kaur S., Dashora V., Chaudhary Y., Nijhawan P., Saini S ...
    DU Journal of Undergraduate Research and Innovation 1 (03), 26-38 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 1
  • Endonuclease IV Is the major apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is important for protection against oxidative damage
    RV Puri, N Singh, RK Gupta, AK Tyagi
    PLoS One 8 (8), e71535 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 31
  • Ferritin structure from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: comparative study with homologues identifies extended C-terminus involved in ferroxidase activity
    G Khare, V Gupta, P Nangpal, RK Gupta, NK Sauter, AK Tyagi
    PloS one 6 (4), e18570 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 76
  • Structural ordering of disordered ligand-binding loops of biotin protein ligase into active conformations as a consequence of dehydration
    V Gupta, RK Gupta, G Khare, DM Salunke, A Surolia, AK Tyagi
    PLoS One 5 (2), e9222 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 32
  • Dissecting the Role of Critical Residues and Substrate Preference of a Fatty Acyl-CoA Synthetase (FadD13) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    G Khare, V Gupta, RK Gupta, R Gupta, R Bhat, AK Tyagi
    PLoS One 4 (12), e8387 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 37

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae BLYES Expressing Bacterial Bioluminescence for Rapid, Sensitive Detection of Estrogenic Compounds
    J Sanseverino, RK Gupta, AC Layton, SS Patterson, SA Ripp, L Saidak, ...
    Applied and environmental microbiology 71 (8), 4455-4460 , 2005
    2005
    Citations: 205
  • Detection of heavy metal ions using protein-functionalized microcantilever sensors
    S Cherian, RK Gupta, BC Mullin, T Thundat
    Biosensors and Bioelectronics 19 (5), 411-416 , 2003
    2003
    Citations: 128
  • Expression of the Photorhabdus luminescens lux genes ( luxA , B , C , D , and E ) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    RK Gupta, SS Patterson, S Ripp, ML Simpson, GS Sayler
    FEMS yeast research 4 (3), 305-313 , 2003
    2003
    Citations: 114
  • Codon optimization of bacterial luciferase ( lux ) for expression in mammalian cells
    SS Patterson, HM Dionisi, RK Gupta, GS Sayler
    Journal of industrial microbiology and biotechnology 32 (3), 115-123 , 2005
    2005
    Citations: 97
  • Ferritin structure from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: comparative study with homologues identifies extended C-terminus involved in ferroxidase activity
    G Khare, V Gupta, P Nangpal, RK Gupta, NK Sauter, AK Tyagi
    PloS one 6 (4), e18570 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 76
  • Crystal Structure of Bfr A from Mycobacterium tuberculosis : Incorporation of Selenomethionine Results in Cleavage and Demetallation of Haem
    V Gupta, RK Gupta, G Khare, DM Salunke, AK Tyagi
    PloS one 4 (11), e8028 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 50
  • Metallohistins: a new class of plant metal-binding proteins
    RK Gupta, SV Dobritsa, CA Stiles, ME Essington, Z Liu, CH Chen, ...
    Journal of protein chemistry 21 (8), 529-536 , 2002
    2002
    Citations: 43
  • Dissecting the Role of Critical Residues and Substrate Preference of a Fatty Acyl-CoA Synthetase (FadD13) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    G Khare, V Gupta, RK Gupta, R Gupta, R Bhat, AK Tyagi
    PLoS One 4 (12), e8387 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 37
  • Structural ordering of disordered ligand-binding loops of biotin protein ligase into active conformations as a consequence of dehydration
    V Gupta, RK Gupta, G Khare, DM Salunke, A Surolia, AK Tyagi
    PLoS One 5 (2), e9222 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 32
  • Endonuclease IV Is the major apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is important for protection against oxidative damage
    RV Puri, N Singh, RK Gupta, AK Tyagi
    PLoS One 8 (8), e71535 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 31
  • Evaluating Alterations of the Oral Microbiome and Its Link to Oral Cancer among Betel Quid Chewers: Prospecting Reversal through Probiotic Intervention
    P Diwan, M Nirwan, M Bahuguna, SP Kumari, J Wahlang, RK Gupta
    Pathogens 12 (8), 996 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 18
  • Identifying oral microbiome alterations in adult betel quid chewing population of Delhi, India
    M Bahuguna, S Hooda, L Mohan, RK Gupta, P Diwan
    Plos one 18 (1), e0278221 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 18
  • Incorporation of nisin in stirred yogurt. I. Effect on lactic and non-lactic organisms during storage.
    RK Gupta, DN Prasad
    1988
    Citations: 15
  • Cloning, expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of bacterioferritin A from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    V Gupta, RK Gupta, G Khare, DM Salunke, AK Tyagi
    Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications 64 (5), 398-401 , 2008
    2008
    Citations: 14
  • Antibiotic activity of nisin in food preservation-a review.
    RK Gupta, DN Prasad
    1989
    Citations: 14
  • Modified luciferase nucleic acids and methods of use
    S Patterson, R Gupta, G Sayler, H Dionisi
    US Patent App. 10/697,419 , 2004
    2004
    Citations: 12
  • Genetic evidence for plasmid-encoded lactococcin production in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis 484
    RK Gupta, VK Batish
    Current Microbiology 24 (4), 231-238 , 1992
    1992
    Citations: 11
  • Lux expression in eukaryotic cells
    RK Gupta, SS Patterson, GS Sayler, SA Ripp
    US Patent 7,300,792 , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 10
  • Comparative assessment of microbiome and resistome of influent and effluent of sewage treatment plant and common effluent treatment plant located in Delhi, India using shotgun …
    PD P Yadav, SP Kumari, S Hooda, RK Gupta
    Journal of Environmental Management 369, 122342 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Screening of lactic streptococci for antibacterial activity, plasmid profiles and biochemical performance
    RK Gupta, VK Batish
    MAN Microbiologie, aliments, nutrition 8 (1), 45-52 , 1990
    1990
    Citations: 8