Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates
Supervisor of Master's Candidates
Gender:Male
Education Level:With Certificate of Graduation for Doctorate Study
Degree:Doctoral Degree in Engineering
Discipline:Environmental Engineering
Business Address:S603, Wende Building, NUIST, Nanjing, 210044
Scientific Research
Research Field
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Dr. Amit Kumar is an Environmentalist cum Hydrologist and has worked on wide areas such as sources, fate and transport of carbon in water and soil, greenhouse gas emission from Hydropower reservoirs/ Lakes/ Forest, water quality and ecological health assessment, etc.
Paper Publications
- · Kumar, A., Mishra, S., Singh, N.K., Yadav, M., Padhiyar, H., Kumar, R. 2024. Ensuring carbon neutrality via algae-based wastewater treatment systems: Progress and future perspectives. Journal of Environmental Management , 360:121182. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121182 (SCI, IF: 8.7)
- · Deng, X., Mao, L., Peng, M., Cai, Y., Wang, T., Luo, Z., Kumar, A. 2024. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in coastal rivers in Jiangsu Province, China: Spatial distribution, source apportionment and human impacts. Journal of Hazardous Materials 466, 133576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133576 (SCI, IF: 13.6)
- · Song, H.W., Li, D., Qiu, H., Yu, Z.G., Kumar, A., et al., 2024. Microbial-induced carbonate precipitation effectively prevents Pb2+ migration through the soil profile: Lab experiment and model simulation. Science of the Total Environment, 927, 172268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172268 (SCI, IF: 9.8)
- · Thakur, T.K., Swamy, S.L., Thakur, A., Mishra, A., Bakshi, S., *Kumar, A., Altaf, M.M., Kumar, R. 2024. Land Cover Changes and Carbon Dynamics in Central India's Dry Tropical Forests: A 25-Year Assessment and Nature-Based Eco-Restoration Approaches. Journal of Environmental Management, 351, 119809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119809 (SCI, IF: 8.7)
- · *Kumar, A., Haung, Y., Lin, J., Hui, D., Forher, N. 2024. Heavily modified freshwater: Potential ecological indicators. Ecological indicators, 159:111620; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111620 (SCI, IF: 6.9)
Published Books
- · S. Cheng, A. Kumar, G. Lan, W. Zhang, Z. Yu, S. Zhang, Z-G. Yu, M. Yao, J Lin. 2025. Thermal sensitivity and rising greenhouse gas emissions in riparian zone soils: Implications for ecosystem carbon dynamics. Journal of Environmental Management. 381, 125194. (SCI; IF: 8.0)
- · MKV Sagar, S Joseph, A Ashok, S A.M., A Kumar. 2025. Assessment of heavy metal contamination and geochemical characterization of sediments in Kadinamkulam-Anchuthengu Lake a tropical coastal wetland system in south west coast of India. Regional Studies in Marine Science 85, 104160
- · Chaturvedi, S., Min, L., Kumar, R., Yu, Zhi Guo.,*Kumar, A., 2024. Exploring the Dynamic Microbial Tapestry of South Asian Rivers: Insights from the Ganges and Yamuna Ecosystems .Ecohydrology, 17, 2. https://doi.org/10.1002/ECO.2662 (SCI, IF: 3.4)
- · Kumar, A., Kumar, V., Bakshi, P., et al., 2024. Mercury in the natural environment: Biogeochemical cycles and associated health risks. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2024.107594 (SCI, IF: 3.4)
- · Kumar, A., Kumar, V., Arsenov, D., et al., 2024. The science of food safety and their health impacts. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2024.107596 (SCI, IF: 3.4)
Research Projects
- · National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)-International young scientist Project, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC),National Natural Science Foundation, 2021/09/01-2023/12/31, Ongoing, Freshwater-Groundwater interaction in Tai Lake: Greenhouse gas upscaling in the face of regional cli
- · 2019 High-level University Construction-Talent Startup Fee-2020r037, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology ,144, 2019/11/01, Ongoing, 100,000 RMB
- · Foreign Affair Council of China-2019/10/28, Completed
- · Foreign Affair Council of China,The ministry of science and technology innovation talent promotion plan, 2018/01/08, Completed