Dr. Neeraj Kumar

@rpcau.ac.in

Professor, Department of Entomology, PGCA
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University

Dr. Neeraj Kumar


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Dr. Neeraj KumarPhD, Gold Medalist, Professor Entomology

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Insect Science, Insect Science, Horticulture, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Scopus Publications

  • SEASONAL OCCURRENCE OF HONEY BEES IN CORIANDER
    Mandar Vijay Thakur, Neeraj Kumar, Gouri Shankar Giri, Raj Dev Verma, Sujal Suhas Munj
    Indian Journal of Entomology, 2025
    A multi-location trail was carried out at the Beekeeping Unit, TCA, Dholi (Muzaffarpur District, India) and University Apiary, RPCAU, Pusa (Samastipur District, India) during Rabi 2021-22 on Rajendra Dhania-2 variety of coriander. Spatial distribution of bee species in Pusa and Dholi showed that occurance of Italian bee Apis mellifera (F) was comparatively higher at Pusa (19.03± 6.29/ m2 / 10 min) as compared to Dholi (16.56± 5.47/ m2 / 10 min). Other species of honey bees viz. Indian hive bee, Apis cerana (F), rock bee Apis dorsata (F) and little bee Apis florea (F) were more abundant in Dholi as compared to Pusa. Maximum (number of bee/ m2 / 10 min) of Apis mellifera (24.02, 27.60), Apis dorsata (16.88, 14.89), Apis cerana (14.55, 11.64) and Apis florea (10.47, 8.63) were observed at 13:00, 15:00, 11:00 and 09:00 at Dholi and Pusa, respectively. The underlying factors of this distribution were identified as body size and dietary overlap. This study highlights the complexity of interactions between Apis spp. genus and shows how factors like body size and diet influence their distribution patterns.
  • Foraging behaviour of domestic bee species on coriander
    Mandar Vijay Thakur, Neeraj Kumar, Gouri Shankar Giri, Raj Dev Verma, Sujal Suhas Munj
    Journal of Entomological Research, 2024
    AbstractThe research aimed to assess the distribution, foraging behavior of honey bee species, and their impact on yield. Duration of foraging was maximum in Apis mellifera than Apis cerana. Initiation time of foraging for Apis mellifera was 6:49 AM which was earlier than Apis cerana (07:01 PM) and activity ceased at 17:12 PM. Foraging speed was maximum in Apis mellifera (6.04 sec.) followed by Apis cerana (4.30 sec.). Foraging rate was higher in Apis cerana (10.92 flowers) than Apis mellifera (8.52 flowers). Application of insecticide (Imidacloprid 17.8 % SL) completely ceased the activity of honey bee species on flowers of coriander for 3 days. Effect of insecticide on foraging behaviour was observed for 7-8 days in domestic bee species.
  • Population dynamics of insect pest associated with Barnyard millet in Bihar
    Gouri Shankar Giri, Kaushal Kishor, Sweta Mishra, Neeraj Kumar
    Journal of Entomological Research, 2024
    AbstractDuring the period of investigation, the crop at its early growth period was found to be infested by shoot fly whereas the infestation of ear head bug and stem borer was recorded in late vegetative stage to maturity stage. The infestation of grasshopper was initiated during early vegetative stage and continued up to maturity stage. It was observed that per cent dead heart caused by shoot fly and stem borer had a negative and significant relation with the morning relative humidity whereas per cent dead heart caused by stem borer had a negative and significant relation with minimum temperature and evening relative humidity. The population of grass hopper had a negative and significant relation with the morning relative humidity.
  • Spatial and temporal distribution of domestic and wild bee species in mustard with special concern of competitive displacement
    Raj Dev Verma, Gouri Shankar Giri, Neeraj Kumar, Mandar Vijay Thakur, Lohit Tudu
    Journal of Entomological Research, 2024
    AbstractMean population of Apis mellifera was slightly higher in Pusa as compared to Dholi, whereas population of Apis cerana, Apis florea and Apis dorsata were slightly higher in Dholi. Wild bee species were more abundant in Dholi due to the diverse cropping pattern and availability of forest trees. The population change was non-significant between these two places at different interval of the day and different dates. Same climatic condition was the main reason behind non-significant difference. Slight fluctuation in population of species was due to the diverse forage at both places. Population of Apis mellifera and Apis dorsata was higher during afternoon and late afternoon, respectively. Apis florea and Apis cerana were abundant during morning and late morning, respectively. Due to smaller size, Apis florea and Apis cerana got easy entry in partial opened flowers in morning which was main reason behind their abundance in morning. Population peak of bee species at different dates and time intervals was due to competitive displacement between the bee species at both the places. Influence of weather parameters on population of Apis mellifera and Apis dorsata was significant. Population of these two species increased with increase in temperature while population reduced with increasing relative humidity, whereas Apis florea and Apis cerana showed exactly opposite pattern.
  • Influence of weather parameters on the incidence of insect pests and natural enemies associated with lentil and field pea in Bihar
    Gouri Shankar Giri, Neeraj Kumar, Kaushal Kishore, R. Prasad
    Journal of Entomological Research, 2023
    AbstractDuring the period of investigation, aphids and pod borer complex were found to be the major pests causing economic losses during both the vegetative and reproductive stages, respectively. Temperature, evaporation and sunshine hours played an important role in the population fluctuation of aphids in lentil whereas temperature and wind speed had impact on the population fluctuation of aphids in field pea. Weather parameters such as wind speed and sunshine hours had a significant relation with the population of pod borer in both the crops. The population of natural enemies were found to be fluctuating within certain upper and lower limits throughout the cropping periods. The population of lady bird beetle showed positive and significant relation with the larval population of pod borer.
  • Seasonal incidence of insect pests associated with yam bean ecosystem in Dholi, Bihar
    Gouri Shankar Gin, Ashish Narayan, R.S. Singh, Neeraj Kumar, P.P. Singh, R. Prasad
    Journal of Entomological Research, 2022
    AbstractDuring the period of investigation, a number of insect fauna were found to be associated with the yam bean. Among them, pod borer (Maruca vitrata), Leaf hopper (Emposca spp.) and pod sucking bug (Clavigralla gibbosa) were dominant species. The incidence of pod borer and leaf hopper were started during the early growth period where as that of pod sucking bug was stated during the late growth period. It was observed that, temperature had a positive and significant relation with the population of leaf hopper and per cent flower infestation caused by pod borer whereas a negative and significant relation with the population of adult moth, pod sucking bug and per cent pod infestation. The population of adult moth had a positive and significant relation with morning RH whereas the population of leaf hopper had a negative and significant relation with the same. Per cent flower and pod infestation had a negative and significant relation with the evening RH. Rainfall was found to be influenced the activity of adult moth and pod sucking bug.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Network equivalent of Voltammetric Sensors as Quality Descriptors of Tea Samples with Leave-P-Out Cross-Validation
    S Kumar, N Kumar, A Ghosh
    IEEE Sensors Journal , 2026
    2026
  • Global research trends on surgical stress and tumor microenvironment dynamics in breast cancer: A bibliometric analysis
    HS Kottu, J Saikia, N Kumar, S Khurana, S Kumar
    European Journal of Surgical Oncology 51 , 2025
    2025
  • Randomised controlled trial of preoperative biliary stent removal versus retention in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy post biliary stenting (PROBAR)
    HS Kottu, SK Bhoriwal, S Kumar, J Saikia, N Kumar
    European Journal of Surgical Oncology 51 , 2025
    2025
  • Mesoporous Carbon: A Versatile Adsorbent and Catalyst with Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Perspectives
    N Kumar, Rosy, YC Sharma
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 64 (47), 22447-22464 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Evaluation and analysis of passive optical network in investigating real-time cell phone detection in restricted zones
    N Kumar, SK Garg, S Tyagi, V Sharma
    Journal of Optical Communications , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 9
  • Automated location visit schedule optimization
    A Goyal, N Kumar, A Kumar, K Krishna
    US Patent 12,335,051 , 2025
    2025
  • Anesthetic challenges in using posterior retroperitoneoscopic approach for phaeochromocytoma in pregnancy
    N Kumar, R Shreehari, CK Jha
    Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology 41 (2), 370-371 , 2025
    2025
  • Hill Buildings Considering Strong Column and Weak Beam Design
    D Kushwaha, N Kumar, S Setia, P Lohchab
    Recent Developments in Structural Engineering, Volume 3: Select Proceedings … , 2025
    2025
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine as a Source of Anti-Diabetic Agents: Investigating the potential of Leptadenia reticulata and Marsdenia tenacissima roots
    N Kumar, N Saha, V Aeri
    Pharmacological Research-Modern Chinese Medicine 14, 100583 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • SEASONAL OCCURRENCE OF HONEY BEES IN CORIANDER.
    MV Thakur, N Kumar, GS Giri, RD Verma, SS Munj
    Indian Journal of Entomology 87 (1) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • GWAS approaches in medicinal plants for enhanced secondary metabolite production
    N Kumar, S Sindhu, B Gawaria, A Ansari, A Dhariwal, P Sharma, R Kumar
    Biotechnology, Multiple Omics, and Precision Breeding in Medicinal Plants … , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Performance of geosynthetic-encased stone columns in sandy soils subjected to vertical cyclic loads
    N Kumar, R Kumar
    International Journal of Geomechanics 25 (1), 04024323 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 21
  • Genetic diversity and character association studies for agro-morphological and quality traits of advanced breeding lines in field pea (Pisum sativum L.).
    K Jagadeesh, CS Mahto, N Kumar, HC Lal
    Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 15 (4) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • A proposed framework for crop yield prediction using hybrid feature selection approach and optimized machine learning
    M Abdel-Salam, N Kumar, S Mahajan
    Neural Computing and Applications 36 (33), 20723-20750 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 97
  • Identification of dominant perturbation segments for voltammetric E-tongue sensor applications
    N Kumar, S Kumar, A Ghosh
    IEEE Sensors Journal 24 (21), 35500-35507 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Foraging behaviour of domestic bee species on coriander
    MV Thakur, N Kumar, GS Giri, RD Verma, SS Munj
    Journal of Entomological Research 48 (3), 403-407 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Diversity of Bees on Sweet Basil in Bihar
    N Kumar, B Satish, KSS Teja, GS Sujatha
    UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 45 (17), 379-390 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Global hunger: The need for smart and sustainable agriculture
    T Sharma, R Mrabet, A Singh, N Kumar, D Baghla, S Kumar, BB Rana, ...
    Sustainable green nanotechnology, 129-151 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 10
  • Influence of Abiotic Factors on the Population Dynamics and Species Composition of Stem Borer Complex in Rice Ecosystem
    N Kumar, AK Sharma, SB Das, U Bisen, S Patnaik
    International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 14 (3), 217-226 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Population Dynamics of Natural Enemies of Stem Borer Complex and their Correlation with Weather Parameters in Rice Ecosystem
    N Kumar, AK Sharma, SB Das, RK Panse, M Gadekar, S Seervi
    UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 45 (5), 127-135 , 2024
    2024

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Paradigms of climate change impacts on some major food sources of the world: A review on current knowledge and future prospects
    A Tripathi, DK Tripathi, DK Chauhan, N Kumar, GS Singh
    Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 216, 356-373 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 379
  • Clustering in vehicular ad hoc networks: taxonomy, challenges and solutions
    RS Bali, N Kumar, JJPC Rodrigues
    Vehicular communications 1 (3), 134-152 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 244
  • Insects as bioindicator: A hidden gem for environmental monitoring
    S Chowdhury, VK Dubey, S Choudhury, A Das, D Jeengar, B Sujatha, ...
    Frontiers in Environmental Science 11, 1146052 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 237
  • Exposure risk and environmental impacts of glyphosate: Highlights on the toxicity of herbicide co-formulants
    K Gandhi, S Khan, M Patrikar, A Markad, N Kumar, A Choudhari, P Sagar, ...
    Environmental Challenges 4, 100149 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 223
  • Challenges and opportunities in productivity and sustainability of rice cultivation system: a critical review in Indian perspective
    N Kumar, RS Chhokar, RP Meena, AS Kharub, SC Gill, SC Tripathi, ...
    Cereal research communications 50 (4), 573-601 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 211
  • Reversed phase‐HPLC for rapid determination of polyphenols in flowers of rose species
    N Kumar, P Bhandari, B Singh, AP Gupta, VK Kaul
    Journal of separation science 31 (2), 262-267 , 2008
    2008
    Citations: 176
  • Functionalized polymersomes for biomedical applications
    PV Pawar, SV Gohil, JP Jain, N Kumar
    Polymer Chemistry 4 (11), 3160-3176 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 153
  • Phosphane‐free green protocol for selective nitro reduction with an iron‐based catalyst
    U Sharma, PK Verma, N Kumar, V Kumar, M Bala, B Singh
    Chemistry–A European Journal 17 (21), 5903-5907 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 141
  • Crop residue management challenges, opportunities and way forward for sustainable food-energy security in India: A review
    N Kumar, A Chaudhary, OP Ahlawat, A Naorem, G Upadhyay, ...
    Soil and Tillage Research 228, 105641 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 131
  • En-ABC: An ensemble artificial bee colony based anomaly detection scheme for cloud environment
    S Garg, K Kaur, S Batra, GS Aujla, G Morgan, N Kumar, AY Zomaya, ...
    Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing 135, 219-233 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 121
  • Effect of azadirachtin on haematological and biochemical parameters of Argulus -infested goldfish Carassius auratus (Linn. 1758)
    S Kumar, RP Raman, K Kumar, PK Pandey, N Kumar, B Mallesh, ...
    Fish physiology and biochemistry 39 (4), 733-747 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 121
  • Onosma L.: A review of phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology
    N Kumar, R Kumar, K Kishore
    Pharmacognosy reviews 7 (14), 140 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 117
  • Simultaneous quantification and identification of flavonoids, lignans, coumarin and amides in leaves of Zanthoxylum armatum using UPLC-DAD-ESI-QTOF–MS/MS
    V Bhatt, S Sharma, N Kumar, U Sharma, B Singh
    Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 132, 46-55 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 108
  • Multimedia big data computing for IoT applications
    S Tanwar, S Tyagi, N Kumar
    Springer Singapore , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 98
  • A proposed framework for crop yield prediction using hybrid feature selection approach and optimized machine learning
    M Abdel-Salam, N Kumar, S Mahajan
    Neural Computing and Applications 36 (33), 20723-20750 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 97
  • Acute toxicity, biochemical and histopathological responses of endosulfan in Chanos chanos
    N Kumar, K Ambasankar, KK Krishnani, SK Gupta, S Bhushan, PS Minhas
    Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 131, 79-88 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 90
  • Morphogenesis of ZnO nanostructures: Role of acetate (COOH−) and nitrate (NO 3−) ligand donors from zinc salt precursors in synthesis and morphology dependent photocatalytic …
    N Kumar, H Mittal, L Reddy, P Nair, JC Ngila, V Parashar
    RSC advances 5 (48), 38801-38809 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 89
  • Application of magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers for extraction of imidacloprid from eggplant and honey
    N Kumar, N Narayanan, S Gupta
    Food Chemistry 255, 81-88 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 81
  • Toxicity of food additives
    N Kumar, A Singh, DK Sharma, K Kishore
    Food safety and human health, 67-98 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 78
  • Carbon nanomaterial-based adsorbents for water purification: Fundamentals and applications
    SS Ray, R Gusain, N Kumar
    Elsevier , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 71