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South Africa
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
14401
World Ranking
6005
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Neeraj Kumar is affiliated with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa and has contributed extensively to the fields of materials science, engineering, and environmental science. Their research primarily focuses on the chemistry and applications of advanced materials with an emphasis on sustainability and environmental technologies.

The main areas of study for Neeraj Kumar include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

These broad fields encompass important subfields such as:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Molecular Biology

Their research topics reflect a strong focus on nanomaterials and environmental remediation techniques. Key topics include:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications

Notable recent publications are:

  • Top-down synthesis of graphene: A comprehensive review (2021, FlatChem)
  • Hydrogel Nanocomposite Adsorbents and Photocatalysts for Sustainable Water Purification (2022, Advanced Materials Interfaces)
  • Polypyrrole-Promoted rGO-MoS2 Nanocomposites for Enhanced Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 and H2O to CO, CH4, and H2 Products (2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials)

Other papers in overlapping fields, though with different primary authors but related to collaborative research environments, include studies in photocatalysis and adsorption published in Materials Today Chemistry and ACS Applied Nano Materials.

Neeraj Kumar has frequently collaborated with fellow researchers such as:

  • Suprakas Sinha Ray
  • Rashi Gusain
  • Mike Masukume
  • Yunhong Jiang
  • Katlego Setshedi

Their work is published in several prominent venues including:

  • Advanced Materials Interfaces
  • Solar RRL
  • FlatChem
  • Materials Today Chemistry
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials

In addition to journal articles, Neeraj Kumar has contributed a book titled Two-Dimensional Materials for Environmental Applications (2023), published by Springer Science+Business Media.

Best Publications

  • Polyanhydrides: an overview

    Neeraj Kumar;Robert S Langer;Abraham J Domb

  • Recent advances in carbon nanomaterial-based adsorbents for water purification

    Rashi Gusain;Rashi Gusain;Neeraj Kumar;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Suprakas Sinha Ray

  • Induced pluripotent stem cells: applications in regenerative medicine, disease modeling, and drug discovery

    Vimal K. Singh;Manisha Kalsan;Neeraj Kumar;Abhishek Saini

  • Hydrogels for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications.

    N Kashyap;N Kumar;M N V Ravi Kumar

  • Biodegradable block copolymers

    Neeraj Kumar;Majeti N.V. Ravikumar;A.J. Domb

  • Determination of nutritive value and analysis of mineral elements for some medicinally valued plants from Uttaranchal

    A. K. Indrayan;Sudeep Sharma;Deepak Durgapal;Neeraj Kumar

  • Immunomodulatory active compounds from Tinospora cordifolia.

    Upendra Sharma;Manju Bala;Neeraj Kumar;Bikram Singh

  • Top-down synthesis of graphene: A comprehensive review

    Neeraj Kumar;Reza Salehiyan;Vongani Chauke;Orebotse Joseph Botlhoko

  • Graphene oxide: an efficient and reusable carbocatalyst for aza-Michael addition of amines to activated alkenes

    Sanny Verma;Harshal P. Mungse;Neeraj Kumar;Shivani Choudhary

  • Expression of SOD and APX genes positively regulates secondary cell wall biosynthesis and promotes plant growth and yield in Arabidopsis under salt stress.

    Amrina Shafi;Amrina Shafi;Rohit Chauhan;Tejpal Gill;Tejpal Gill;Mohit K. Swarnkar

  • Iron phthalocyanine as an efficient and versatile catalyst for N-alkylation of heterocyclic amines with alcohols: one-pot synthesis of 2-substituted benzimidazoles, benzothiazoles and benzoxazoles

    Manju Bala;Manju Bala;Praveen Kumar Verma;Praveen Kumar Verma;Upendra Sharma;Neeraj Kumar

  • Role of polyanhydrides as localized drug carriers

    Jay Prakash Jain;Sweta Modi;A.J. Domb;Neeraj Kumar

  • Grafting of oxo-vanadium Schiff base on graphene nanosheets and its catalytic activity for the oxidation of alcohols

    Harshal P. Mungse;Sanny Verma;Neeraj Kumar;Bir Sain

  • Homogenous Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Rates Correlate with Reaction Overpotential in Acidic Organic Solutions.

    Michael L. Pegis;Bradley A. McKeown;Neeraj Kumar;Kai Lang

  • Polymeric Controlled Drug-Delivery Systems: Perspective Issues and Opportunities

    Majeti N. V. Ravi Kumar;Neeraj Kumar

  • Anti-free radical activities of kaempferol isolated from Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. Ex. Del.

    Rajbir Singh;Bikram Singh;Sukhpreet Singh;Neeraj Kumar

  • Highly Chemo- and Regioselective Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds Catalyzed by Recyclable Copper(II) as well as Cobalt(II) Phthalocyanines

    Upendra Sharma;Praveen Kumar;Neeraj Kumar;Vishal Kumar

  • Efficient Removal of Pb(II) and Cd(II) from Industrial Mine Water by a Hierarchical MoS2/SH-MWCNT Nanocomposite.

    Rashi Gusain;Neeraj Kumar;Elvis Fosso-Kankeu;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Suprakas Sinha Ray

  • A review on sustainable mesoporous activated carbon as adsorbent for efficient removal of hazardous dyes from industrial wastewater

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  • Antioxidant activity and ultra-performance LC-electrospray ionization-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry for phenolics-based fingerprinting of Rose species: Rosa damascena, Rosa bourboniana and Rosa brunonii.

    Neeraj Kumar;Pamita Bhandari;Bikram Singh;Shamsher S. Bari

  • Umbelliferone – An antioxidant isolated from Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. Ex. Del.

    Rajbir Singh;Bikram Singh;Sukhpreet Singh;Neeraj Kumar

Frequent Co-Authors

Suprakas Sinha Ray
Suprakas Sinha Ray Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Abraham J. Domb
Abraham J. Domb Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ramesh Chandra
Ramesh Chandra University of Delhi
Suman L. Jain
Suman L. Jain Indian Institute of Petroleum
Hemant Mittal
Hemant Mittal Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
Ram I. Mahato
Ram I. Mahato University of Nebraska Medical Center
Nasir M. Rajpoot
Nasir M. Rajpoot University of Warwick
Paramvir Singh Ahuja
Paramvir Singh Ahuja Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Saeed M. Alhassan
Saeed M. Alhassan Khalifa University
Janne Ruokolainen
Janne Ruokolainen Aalto University

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