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Indu Shekhar Thakur

Indu Shekhar Thakur

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
60
Citations
11312
World Ranking
2973
National Ranking
22

Indu Shekhar Thakur publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Indu Shekhar Thakur sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 215 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Indu Shekhar Thakur D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Indu Shekhar Thakur sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Indu Shekhar Thakur is a researcher affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru University in India. Their primary fields of study include Environmental Science and Engineering, with significant contributions in related subfields such as Pollution, Biomedical Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, and Biomaterials.

Their research topics cover a range of environmental and biological themes, focusing particularly on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact.

Frequent collaborators of Indu Shekhar Thakur include Arti Mishra, Madan Kumar, Bhawna Tyagi, Raj Morya, and Rashmi Rathour.

The researcher has published extensively, with numerous papers appearing in journals such as Bioresource Technology Reports, Environmental Technology & Innovation, Bioresource Technology, Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Some recently published papers by or involving Indu Shekhar Thakur are:

  • Algae as potential feedstock for the production of biofuels and value-added products: Opportunities and challenges, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates: Opportunities, challenges, and prospects, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Advances in biogas valorization and utilization systems: A comprehensive review, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Remediation strategies for mitigation of phthalate pollution: Challenges and future perspectives, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Burkholderia: An Untapped but Promising Bacterial Genus for the Conversion of Aromatic Compounds, 2020, Trends in biotechnology

In addition to journal articles, Indu Shekhar Thakur has contributed to book publications, including a title published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique: Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals - Climate Change Mitigation: Sequestration of Green House Gases (2021).

Best Publications

  • Algae as potential feedstock for the production of biofuels and value-added products: Opportunities and challenges

    Manish Kumar;Yuqing Sun;Rashmi Rathour;Ashok Pandey

  • Review of trends in biogas upgradation technologies and future perspectives

    Shivali Sahota;Goldy Shah;Pooja Ghosh;Rimika Kapoor

  • Conversion of food and kitchen waste to value-added products

    Raveendran Sindhu;Edgard Gnansounou;Sharrel Rebello;Parameswaran Binod

  • Carbon dioxide capture, storage and production of biofuel and biomaterials by bacteria: A review

    Manish Kumar;Smita Sundaram;Edgard Gnansounou;Christian Larroche

  • Isolation and process parameter optimization of Aspergillus sp. for removal of chromium from tannery effluent.

    Shaili Srivastava;Indu Shekhar Thakur

  • Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates: Opportunities, challenges, and prospects

    Manish Kumar;Manish Kumar;Rashmi Rathour;Rashmi Singh;Yuqing Sun

  • Bioassays for toxicological risk assessment of landfill leachate: A review

    Pooja Ghosh;Indu Shekhar Thakur;Anubha Kaushik

  • Nitrification and denitrification processes for mitigation of nitrous oxide from waste water treatment plants for biovalorization: Challenges and opportunities

    Indu Shekhar Thakur;Kristina Medhi

  • Advances in biogas valorization and utilization systems: A comprehensive review

    Rimika Kapoor;Pooja Ghosh;Bhawna Tyagi;Virendra Kumar Vijay

  • Biosorption potency of Aspergillus niger for removal of chromium (VI).

    Shaili Srivastava;Indu Shekhar Thakur

  • Remediation strategies for mitigation of phthalate pollution: Challenges and future perspectives

    Mihir Tanay Das;Smita S. Kumar;Pooja Ghosh;Goldy Shah

  • Evaluation of bioremediation and detoxification potentiality of Aspergillus niger for removal of hexavalent chromium in soil microcosm

    Shaili Srivastava;Indu Shekhar Thakur

  • Assessment of methane emissions and energy recovery potential from the municipal solid waste landfills of Delhi, India.

    Pooja Ghosh;Goldy Shah;Ram Chandra;Shivali Sahota

  • Burkholderia: An Untapped but Promising Bacterial Genus for the Conversion of Aromatic Compounds.

    Raj Morya;Davinia Salvachúa;Indu Shekhar Thakur

  • Emerging role of Geographical Information System (GIS), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and spatial LCA (GIS-LCA) in sustainable bioenergy planning

    Moonmoon Hiloidhari;D.C. Baruah;Anoop Singh;Sampriti Kataki

  • Evaluation of biosorption potency of Acinetobacter sp. for removal of hexavalent chromium from tannery effluent.

    Shaili Srivastava;Indu Shekhar Thakur

  • Sequestration and utilization of carbon dioxide by chemical and biological methods for biofuels and biomaterials by chemoautotrophs: Opportunities and challenges.

    Indu Shekhar Thakur;Manish Kumar;Sunita J. Varjani;Yonghong Wu

  • Investigating the nitrification and denitrification kinetics under aerobic and anaerobic conditions by Paracoccus denitrificans ISTOD1.

    Kristina Medhi;Anjali Singhal;D.K. Chauhan;Indu Shekhar Thakur

  • Removal of chromium and pentachlorophenol from tannery effluents

    Shaili Srivastava;A.H. Ahmad;Indu Shekhar Thakur

  • Intake estimates of phthalate esters for South Delhi population based on exposure media assessment.

    Mihir Tanay Das;Pooja Ghosh;Indu Shekhar Thakur

  • Colour removal of anaerobically treated pulp and paper mill effluent by microorganisms in two steps bioreactor

    Pratibha Singh;Indu Shekhar Thakur

Frequent Co-Authors

Edgard Gnansounou
Edgard Gnansounou École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Ashok Pandey
Ashok Pandey Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
Virendra Kumar Vijay
Virendra Kumar Vijay Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Poonam Singh Nee Nigam
Poonam Singh Nee Nigam University of Ulster
Raveendran Sindhu
Raveendran Sindhu National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology
TV Ramachandra
TV Ramachandra Indian Institute of Science
Christopher L. Dupont
Christopher L. Dupont J. Craig Venter Institute
Sunita Varjani
Sunita Varjani University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Keat Teong Lee
Keat Teong Lee Universiti Sains Malaysia

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