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2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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K. S. Rao publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where K. S. Rao sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 113 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

K. S. Rao D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where K. S. Rao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in India Leader Award

Overview

K. S. Rao is affiliated with the University of Delhi in India, with research contributions primarily in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. The scientist's work is situated within several subfields including Soil Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology.

The research focus includes a range of topics such as Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Soil and Unsaturated Flow, Soil Management and Crop Yield, Adsorption and Biosorption for Pollutant Removal, and Phosphorus and Nutrient Management.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with K. S. Rao include Hina Chaudhary, J. Dinakaran, Krati Vikram, Tenzen Notup, and R. K. Maikhuri.

Publication venues that regularly feature the scientist's work are:

  • Vegetos
  • Ecological Processes
  • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • International Journal of Nutrition Pharmacology Neurological Diseases
  • Environmental Management

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by K. S. Rao include:

  • Assessment of soil microbial and enzyme activity in the rhizosphere zone under different land use/cover of a semiarid region, India, 2021, Ecological Processes
  • Soil moisture controls the spatio-temporal pattern of soil respiration under different land use systems in a semi-arid ecosystem of Delhi, India, 2020, Ecological Processes
  • Comparison of Adsorption Performance of Biochar Derived from Urban Biowaste Materials for Removal of Heavy Metals, 2023, Environmental Management
  • Comparative analysis of biochar production methods and their impacts on biochar physico-chemical properties and adsorption of heavy metals, 2024, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Rice cultivar diversity, associated indigenous knowledge and management practices in a lowland village landscape from north-eastern India, 2020, Vegetos

Best Publications

  • Patterns and ecological implications of agricultural land-use changes: a case study from central Himalaya, India.

    R.L Semwal;S Nautiyal;K.K Sen;U Rana

  • Land use dynamics and landscape change pattern in a typical micro watershed in the mid elevation zone of central Himalaya, India

    K.S Rao;Rekha Pant

  • Conservation policy–people conflicts: a case study from Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (a World Heritage Site), India

    R.K. Maikhuri;S. Nautiyal;K.S. Rao;K.G. Saxena

  • Analysis and resolution of protected area-people conflicts in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India.

    R.K. Maikhuri;S. Nautiyal;K.S. Rao;K. Chandrasekhar

  • Crop damage and livestock depredation by wildlife: a case study from Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India

    K.S. Rao;R.K. Maikhuri;S. Nautiyal;K.G. Saxena

  • Wild leafy vegetables: A study of their subsistence dietetic support to the inhabitants of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India

    Shalini Misra;RK Maikhuri;CP Kala;KS Rao

  • Changing scenario of Himalayan agroecosystems: loss of agrobiodiversity, an indicator of environmental change in Central Himalaya, India

    R. K. Maikhuri;K. S. Rao;R. L. Semwal

  • Ethnobotanical Uses of Plants among the Bhotiya Tribal Communities of Niti Valley in Central Himalaya, India

    Prakash Chandra Phondani;Rakesh Kumar Maikhuri;Lakhpat Singh Rawat;Nehal Ahmad Farooquee

  • Traditional crop diversity for sustainable development of Central Himalayan agroecosystems

    R. K. Maikhuri;K. S. Rao;K. G. Saxena

  • Growth and ecological impacts of traditional agroforestry tree species in Central Himalaya, India

    R. K. Maikhuri;R. L. Semwal;K. S. Rao;K. Singh

  • Local peoples' knowledge, aptitude and perceptions of planning and management issues in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India.

    Kottapalli S. Rao;Sunil Nautiyal;Rakesh K. Maikhuri;Krishna G. Saxena

  • Forest management and land use/cover changes in a typical micro watershed in the mid elevation zone of Central Himalaya, India.

    A. Wakeel;K.S. Rao;R.K. Maikhuri;K.G. Saxena

  • Assessment of soil microbial and enzyme activity in the rhizosphere zone under different land use/cover of a semiarid region, India

    Archana Meena;K. S. Rao

  • Integrated Natural Resource Management: Approaches and Lessons from the Himalaya

    K. G. Saxena;K.S. Rao;K. K. C. Sen;R. K. Maikhuri

  • Leaf litter decomposition and nutrient release patterns of six multipurpose tree species of central Himalaya, India

    R.L Semwal;R.K Maikhuri;K.S Rao;K.K Sen

  • ROLE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM : A CASE STUDY FROM NANDA DEVI BIOSPHERE RESERVE

    R. K. Maikhuri;S. Nautiyal;K. S. Rao;K. G. Saxena

  • Changes in agricultural biodiversity: Implications for sustainable livelihood in the Himalaya

    K. G. Saxena;R. K. Maikhuri;K. S. Rao

  • Sustainable development and rehabilitation of degraded village lands in Himalaya

    K. S. Rao;K. G. Saxena

  • Ethnobotanical study towards conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants in upper catchments of Dhauli Ganga in the central Himalaya

    L. S. Kandari;P. C. Phondani;K. C. Payal;K. S. Rao

  • Indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants and wild edibles among three tribal subcommunities of the Central Himalayas, India

    R.K. Maikhuri;S. Nautiyal;K.S. Rao;R.L. Semwal

  • Basic nutritional attributes of Hippophae rhamnoides (Seabuckthorn) populations from Uttarakhand Himalaya, India

    Deepak Dhyani;R. K. Maikhuri;K. S. Rao;Lalit Kumar

  • Medicinal Plant Resources in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in the Central Himalayas

    S. Nautiyal;R. K. Maikhuri;K. S. Rao;K. G. Saxena

  • MEDICINAL PLANT CULTIVATION AND BIOSPHERE RESERVE MANAGEMENT : A CASE STUDY FROM THE NANDA DEVI BIOSPHERE RESERVE, HIMALAYA

    R. K. Maikhuri;S. Nautiyal;K. S. Rao;K. G. Saxena

  • Soil Quality and Soil Health: A Review

    Joyalata Laishram;Krishna Gopal Saxena;R. K. Maikhuri;Kottapalli S. Rao

Frequent Co-Authors

P. S. Ramakrishnan
P. S. Ramakrishnan Jawaharlal Nehru University
J. Van Staden
J. Van Staden University of KwaZulu-Natal

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