Randhawa, S., Saini, T. C., Bathla, M, Teji, N., Acharya, A. (2025) Biofilm biology to brain health: Harnessing microbial wisdom to uncover amyloid dissociating bifunctional nano chaperones for Alzheimer’s therapeutics. ACS Chem. Neurosci. (DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.4c00868). (IF: 3.9)
Randhawa, S., Saini, T. C., Bathla, M, Bhardwaj, R., Dhiman, R., Acharya, A. “Nanomaterials in targeting amyloid-β oligomers: current advances and future directions for Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and therapy” Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 561–580. (IF 2.7)
Kumari M, Kumar P, Saini V, Joshi R Shankar R and Kumar R. (2025) Transcriptional landscape illustrates the diversified adaptation of medicinal plants to multifactorial stress combinations linked with high altitude. Planta. 261:111. (IF: 3.8)
Manisha, Kandpal, K. C., Meenakshi, Dhiman, V., Pati, A. M., & Kumar, A*. (2025). High‐performance hyperspectral remote sensing and machine learning algorithms for detection of blister blight in Camellia sinensis. Agronomy Journal, 117(2), 10.1002/agj2.70060 (IF 2.0)
Ekjot Kaur, Vishal Acharya* (2025) Computational prediction of Homo sapiens–Candida albicans protein–protein interactions reveal key virulence factors using dual RNA-Seq data analysis. Archives of Microbiology 207, 115 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-025-04312-4 (IF 2.6)
Shalika Rathore and Rakesh Kumar (2025). Assessing growth performance and agrometeorological indices of Matricaria chamomilla governed by growing season length and salicylic acid in the Western Himalaya. Horticulturae 11 (5): 485. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11050485 (IF: 3.1)
Mahinder Partap, H.N. Deekshith, Himanshi Gupta, Gulshan Birsanta, Payal Kapoor, Vikas Soni and Bhavya Bhargava (2025) Morphological and biochemical analysis along with gene expression dynamics in Lilium ‘Brunello’ under supplemented effect of blue and red light treatment in pin tray soil-less cultivation system. Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2025.113168 (IF: 3.7)
Bhardwaj, P., Jain, R., Rawat, N., Joshi, R., Kumar, A., Pandey, S.S. and Kumar, S. (2025), Naganishia liquefaciens ARY7, a psychrophilic yeast endophyte improves plant low temperature acclimation through auxin and salicylic acid signaling. Physiologia Plantarum, 177: e70267. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70267 (IF: 3.6)
Dar, A. I., Randhawa, S., Verma, M., Saini, T. C., Acharya, A (2025). Debugging the dynamics of protein corona: Formation, composition, challenges, and applications at the nano-bio interface. Colloid Interface Sci. 2025, 342, 103535. (DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2025.103535) (IF 19.3)
Kalit Sharma, Manoj S Aroor, Sampa Das, Birinchi Bora, Mahesh Gupta*, Vidyashankar Srivatsan (2025). Comprehensive review on the current scenarios in onion processing and addressing the grand onion challenge of India, Scientia Horticulturae, 355, 114152 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2025.114152 (IF:4.2)
Kumar, A., Saini, S.K., Singh, D. (2025). Embryonic exposure to flaxseed oil during early development protects against seizures in zebrafish larvae via targeting BDNF/TrkB-mediated GABAergic inhibition. Food Bioscience, 68, 106701. (IF: 5.9).
Nabab Khan, Ankit Saneja. Spectroscopic and structural investigations of quercetin/sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex incorporated pH – responsive electrospun nanofibers for colon – specific delivery. Journal of Molecular Structure. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.142652 (IF: 4.7)
Ritesh Sharma, Kapil Dev, Sanjeev K. Sharma, Rakshak Kumar, Vijai K. Agnihotri. Integrative network pharmacology and in vitro antimicrobial assessment of Cryptomeria japonica essential oil from North-western Himalaya. Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature, 2025, 15, 138-155. DOI: 10.1080/22311866.2025.2494037 (IF: 1.0)
Antim K. Maurya, Vikas Yadav, Gaurav Aggarwal, Sachin Vashisath, Vijai K. Agnihotri (2025) Chemical profiling and α-glucosidase activity of Artemisia maritima and Artemisia dracunculus from Northwestern Himalaya, India. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 2025. 37, 239-248 DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2025.2509312 (IF: 2.1)
Km Swati and Pamita Bhandari (2025) Comparative analysis of chemical profiles of Swertia species. Indian Journal of Chemical Society, 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jics.2025.101781 (IF 3.4)
Kumar P., Purohit R. (2025). Refining the Trapping of Therapeutic Agent Silybin A in Functionalized β- and γ-Cyclodextrin Cavitands for Improved Supramolecular Complexation. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.5c00625 (IF 5.3)
Singh, A., & Samant, S. S. (2025). Fuelwood Burning: Utilization Trends for Forest Sustainability in the Cold Desert of Trans Indian Himalaya. Indian Forester, 151(4), 345‐https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i4/169667.
Kumar, R., Dkhar, J. & Kumar, V.* 2025. Cremanthodium kalaiselviae(Asteraceae), a new species from the Indian Himalaya. Annales Botanici Fennici 62: 183–188.
Shikha Sharma, Sangeeta Kumari, Poonam Pal, Mamta Masand, Palak Sharma, Balraj Sharma, Mohammed Saba Rahim, Ram Kumar Sharma. A Unique Morpho-Physiological, Metabolomics, and Transcriptional Shift Under Combined Drought and Salinity Stress in Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. Physiologia Plantarum. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70305(IF: 3.6)
A Kumari, V Kumari, P Sharma, D Kumar*, RK Sharma and R Joshi * (2025). Development of a robust in vitro propagation protocol, assessment of genetic fidelity, and metabolite analysis of Ajuga parvifloraIn Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology-Plant 61: 738–758 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-025-10525-5 (IF 1.9)
Pratibha Jaryal, Promila Pathak, Vandana Jaiswal & Ashish R. Warghat (2025) Identification of an endangered and medicinally important Himalayan orchid, Dactylorhiza hatagireaDon Soo using DNA barcodes and development of an efficient in vitro propagation protocol utilizing embryo culture technique. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology – Plant; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-025-10556-y(IF:1.9)
Smita Kapoor, Priyanka Mehta, Vikram Patiala, Rajesh Pandey, Yogendra S. Padwad, Phloretin induced modulation in gut microbiome, mitigates colonic inflammation and alleviates colitis-associated colorectal cancer in mice.Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.06.016 (IF: 4.1)
Thakur, N., Tirpude, N.V. and Saneja, A., 2025. Development and Characterization of α-Lipoic Acid Amorphous Solid Dispersion for Improved Oral Bioavailability and Modulation of Allergic Airway Inflammation. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2025.114836(IF: 5.6)
Shambhvi and Mahesh Gupta, Evaluation of Nutritional, Functional and Probiotic Millet-Based Fermented Steamed Dumplings. Journal of Culinary Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/15428052.2025.2520555 (IF: 1)
Neha, Y., Kumar, R., Dhiman, R., & Srivatsan, V. (2025). Characterization of Nutritional and Biological Properties of Microalgae Species from the Tetradesmus Genus for Their Use as Novel Dietary Ingredients. ACS Food Science & Technology, 5(5), 1841-1857. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.4c01032 (IF 2.8)
Kaundal R, Kumar R, Kumar D* (2025) Optimized extraction technique and solvent to enhance the recovery of bioactive polyphenols from Viola canescens wall. Ex Roxb. A case study using OFAT and chemical characterization using UPLC-PDA, UHPLC-Q-TOF-IMS and GC–MS. Microchemical Journal 212:113170. (IF 1)
Kumari V, Kumar D, Kumar M, Kumar D* Pharmacognostical Traits and GC–MS‐Based Chemical Profiling of Ajuga parviflora Benth as Quality Control Perspectives. Microscopy Research and Technique. 2025; 88(7):2085-97 https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.24835 (IF 2.1)
Baliyan, N., Goel, A., Sharma, S.K., Gupta M., Padwad Y.S., and Kumar R., (2025) Integration of Conjugated Linoleic Acid–Producing Probiotic Strains Having Anti-adipogenic Properties with Honey and Oyster Mushrooms for the Formulation of Non-dairy Probiotic Beverage. Probiotics & Antimicro. Prot. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12602-025-10525-2 (IF 4.4)
Rai S, Gurung B, Kumar D*, Mishra A, Sahoo D, Bhardwaj PK* (2025) Ginsenosides analysis in different aged rhizomes of Panax sokpayensis: A Panax species from Indian Himalaya. Next Research. 2(2):100231
Rishab Kaundal, Dinesh Kumar (2025) Current demands for standardization of Indian medicinal plants: A critical review. Medicine in Drug Discovery 10:100211. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medidd.2025.100211(Review Article)
A Kumari, R Joshi* and SK Yadav* (2025). Prospects and potential for sustainable food and nutritional security in North Western Himalayan region. (2025). Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources. 38(02): 145-154. (Review Article)
Singh S*, Kumar M, Joshi R 2025. Techno-economic efficiency of micropropagated industrially important crop plants heeng, monk fruit and bamboo. Agricultural Reviews. R2724: 1-11.(Review Article)
Verma K, Kumari K, Rawat M, Devi K and Joshi R* (2025) Crosstalk of Jasmonic acid and Salicylic acid with other Phytohormones Alleviates Abiotic and Biotic Stresses in Plants. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 25: 4997–5019. (IF 3.1) (Review Article)
Shivani, Thakur, B.K., Kumar, A., Kumar, A., Meena, R.L., Kumar, D., Kumar, R. and Pal, P.K., 2025. Optimizing Drying Conditions for Valeriana jatamansi Jones: Effects on Essential Oils and Bioactive Compounds. Chem. Biodivers. e00413. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202500413. (IF 5)
Abhisha Roy, Girish T.R., Sri Sailaja Nori, Shrikumar Surya Narayan, Saikat Bhattacharjee, Vipin Hallan (2025) Marine Algae Oligosaccharides: Eco-Friendly Elicitors for Sustainable Agriculture. Algal Research 89: 104093 (IF 4.5)
Partap, M., Chandel, A., Sharma, D., Verma, K., Parmar, P., Soni, V., Srivatsan, V. and Bhargava, B. (2025) Morphological Traits and Biochemical and Volatile Compound Composition along with Gene Expression Profiling in Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. Grown under Soil and Soil-Less Conditions. ACS Agricultural Science & Technology (IF: 2.9)
Sumedha Thakur, Swati Walia, Babita Thakur, Arup Ghosh and Rakesh Kumar*(2025) Unleasing the potential of seaweed biostimulants—a comparative evaluation for enhancing saffron (Crocus sativus ) yield with different corm sizes in the Western Himalayas. BMC Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06955-3 (IF: 4.8)
Shiv Shankar Gupta, Veerbhan Kesarwani, Ravi Shankar and Upendra Sharma* (2025) Chemoinformatic Exploration of Synthetically Accessible N-Heterocycles: Uncovering New Antifungal Lead Candidates. In Silico Pharmacology, 2025, 13:74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40203-025-00359-9.
Palak Thakur, Ruchika Kumari, Akshay Kumar, Astha Bhatia, Upendra Sharma* and Ashun Chaudhary (2025) Uncovering the Mechanisms of Angelica glauca Edgew. in Breast Cancer: A Combined In Vitro and In SilicoChemistry and Biodiversity, 2025, 10.1002/cbdv.202402554. (IF:2.5).
Kumar, P. Dhiman, S.K. Saini and D Singh* (2025) Downregulation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta by Urtica dioica L. contributes to neuroprotection against aluminum chloride-mediated neurotoxicity in zebrafish larvae. Molecular Neurobiology (IF:4.3).
S Jamwal, R Kumar, RK Asrani, Ankita Verma, E Bisht, S Katoch and V Patial *, V Sharma, A Kuma, RD Patil (2025) Ameliorative effect of Inula racemosa F root extract against diethyl nitrosamine induced hepatic damage in murine model. J Ayurveda Integr. Med. Jul 9;16(4): 101173.Doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2025.101173. (IF 1.9)
Manoj Aroor, Anish Kachra, Mahesh Gupta* (2025) Effect of Postharvest Drying Techniques on Metabolomic Variation in Myrica esculenta Fruits. ACS Food Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.5c00251 (IF 2.8)
V Kumar, S Chandel, S Rana and D Singh * (2025) Comparative genomics and functional analysis of Rahnella sp. PCH160 revealed metal stress tolerance and plant growth-promotion traits. Microbiological Research, 128264. (IF 6.9)
Rahul Kumar, Rupinder Kaur, Aditya Singh Ranout and GireeshNadda* (2025). A Review on Novel Formulations and Delivery Systems of Botanical Insecticides for Enhanced Efficacy. Neotropical Entomology 54: 81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-025-01290-6 (IF 1.7)
Pushkar Mehara, Poonam Sharma, Pralay Das* (2025). Advances in Transition Metal-Catalyzed Carbonylation Reactions for α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyls: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities The Chemical Record. (IF: 7.5) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202500071
A K Shukla, M Bathla, A Nisha, S K Yadav and A Acharya* (2025). Carbon nanomaterials as functional biomimetics: unveiling synthesis, and factors affecting their nanozyme potential. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy, 1-27. (IF 2.1)
Neha Chaudhary, Tanya Bhangalia, Swati Walia Pradip kumar Vaghela, Arup Ghosh * & Rakesh Kumar* (2025) Evaluation of red seaweed derived biostimulants and nutrients effect on quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) performance in the Western Himalayas. Journal of Applied Phycology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-025-03633-7. (IF 3.0)
Anjana Kumari, Rishabh Kaundal, Pallavi Kumari, Dinesh Kumar* (2025) Comprehensive UHPLC-Q-TOF-IMS based non-targeted metabolome analysis of Rhynchostylis retusa. L Blume revealed chemometric variations. A case study from Western Himalayas. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 123: 105092. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2025.105092 (IF 2.0)
Mehak Sharma, Anmol, Vivesh Sood, Dharam Singh, Mohit Sharma,* and Upendra Sharma.* (2025) Supercritical fluid assisted extraction of volatile/ non-volatile concentrate from Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC: A comparative study of extraction yield, composition, and antimicrobial efficacy with hydrodistillation and NADES-based approaches. Journal of Essential Oil Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2025.2509310 (IF: 2.1)
Gusain S, Kumar R & Joshi R*. (2025). Abscisic acid-mediated modulation of morpho-physiological traits and transcript accumulation improves drought resilience in Crocus sativus L. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General Subjects, 1869(11), 130849. 1016/j.bbagen.2025.130849 (IF: 2.2)
Suman Gusain, Rakesh Kumar & Rohit Joshi*. Elicitation with CaCl₂ and SNP enhance antioxidant defense and regulate transcriptional changes in drought-stressed saffron. Plant Cell Reports. 44, 202. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-025-03590-y (IF: 4.5)
Kumar R, Kaundal R, Kumar D* (2025). Cloud point extraction, antioxidant, α-glucosidase, and tyrosinase enzyme inhibition activities of Allium semenovii Separation Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2025.2534918 (IF: 2.3)
Manish Kumar Sharma, Amit Chawla* (2025). Elevation-dependent effects of early snowmelt on species and functional diversity in Himalayan alpine plant community. Climatic Change. (IF: 4.8)
Poonam Sharma, Pushkar Mehra, Ashish Kumar and Pralay Das* (2025) Pd/C-Catalyzed Hydrocarboxylation and Carbonylative Esterification of Indoles to Indole-3-carboxylic Acids and Esters. Organic Letters, 27, 10974-10979 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c03216 (IF 5.0)
Rishabh Kaundal, Anil Kumar, Avisha Sharma, Rajender Kumar, Narendra Vijay Tirpude*, Dinesh Kumar* (2025) Validated UPLC-PDA method for concurrent estimation of polyphenols and anti-inflammatory evaluation of edible Viola canescens. Wall. x Roxb. Food and Humanity 100790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foohum.2025.100790
Rajender Kumar, Sweety Rana, Rishabh Kaundal, Dinesh Kumar* (2025) Isolation and characterisation of acetylcholinesterase, tyrosinase enzyme, and free radical inhibitors from aerial part of Allium semenovii Regel. Natural Product Research. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2025.2559761 (IF 1.6)
Priya Kumari, Himanshi Gangwar, Vijay Gahlaut, Poonam Kumari, Vandana Jaiswal*. Identification of a natural RcLOG1 allele linked to prickle development in Rose (Rosa spp.). Journal Name; Planta. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-025-04817-8 (IF: 3.8)
Bhanu Sharma, Rahul Singh, Rituraj Purohit*. Mechanistic insights into the identification of phosphodiesterase 2 inhibitors from acridine analogues. Materials Chemistry and Physics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2025.131477 (IF: 4.7)
Dinesh Thakur and Amit Chawla* (2025). Aspect outweighs elevation in influencing plant functioning at high elevations of Himalaya. Plant Ecol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-025-01567-1 (IF 1.7) Review Article
Nath J, Kumari A, Joshi S, Gusain S, Kumari K, Yadav SK, and Rohit Joshi* (2025) Understanding the molecular landscape of de novo organogenesis: Insights into cell fate reprogramming. Discover Biotechnology. 2: 27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44340-025-00035-w (Review Article)
Kumar, A., Partap, M., & Warghat, A. R*. (2025). From Growth to Survival: Aux/IAA Genes in Plant Development and Stress Management. Plant Science, 112750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2025.112750 (IF:4.1)
Nath J, Joshi S and Joshi R* (2025) Optimized protoplast isolation and PEG-mediated transient gene expression for high-altitude medicinal plant Picrorhiza kurrooa. Plant Physiology Reports. 30: 604–615 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-025-00875-y (IF 1.6)
Gupta, A., Thind, A.S. and Purohit, R., 2025. EGFR AP: a predictive machine learning model for assessing small molecule activity against the epidermal growth factor receptor. RSC Medicinal Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MD00361J (IF 6)
Kundup, Thorat SA, Kiran A, Goel K, Zinta G. Plant-derived triterpenoid saponins: multifaceted roles and bioengineering prospects. Plant Cell Report. 2025 Aug;44(8):172. (IF 4.5)
Vishal, Mali S, Dutta M, Choudhary A, Zinta G. Potato Microtuberization: its regulation and applications. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 2025 May 14:1-24 (IF 7.7)
Diman A, Mishra A, Singh R, Swarnkar M, Kumari P and Dogra V (2025) Glandular Prickles in Rosa Hybrida Accumulate specific sesquiterpenes implicated in defense against aphid pests. Biocatalysis and Agricultural and Biotechnology https:doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2025.103785 (3.8)
Sagar Gupta,Jyoti, Umesh Bhati,Veerbhan Kesarwani,Ravi Shankar: PTF-Vāc: An explainable and generative deep co-learning encoders-decoders system for ab-initio discovery of plant transcription factor binding sites. Plant Communications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2025.101543. (IF:11.6)
Antim K. Maurya, Priya, Vijai K. Agnihotri* (2025) Metabolic profiling for analyzing chemotype variation in vegetative parts of Valeriana jatamansi Jones using NMR, GC-MS and UPLC/ESI-MS/MS Natural Product Research, DOI:10.1080/14786419.2025.2568208 (IF 1.6)
Kumar M, Bhardwaj R, Kumar A, Kumar D*. (2025) New Insights into the Quality Control Strategies of Inula racemosa Hook. F.(Pushkarmula) and Saussurea lappa Decne.(Kuth): Medicinal Crops of Alpine Himalaya. Journal of Chromatographic Science 63(2):bmaf009 https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/bmaf009 (IF 1.3)
Kaundal R, Kumar D* (2025) Viola species of western Himalayas as a potential medicinal spice for health benefits: A comprehensive review on ethnobotany, pharmacology and phytochemistry. Pharmacological Research-Natural Products 15:100179 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prenap.2025.100179
Kumar A, Kaundal R, Kumar D* (2025) Development and validation of a rapid and accurate ultra performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array method for concurrent quantification of thirty-two polyphenols in edible fruit of Cordia myxa Linn. Journal of Chromatography A 1743:465609 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2024.465609 (IF 4.0)
Gore DD, Mishra N, Kumar D*, Jena G*, Jachak SM*, Tikoo K*, Bansal AK*, Singh IP*. (2025) Anti-inflammatory activity, stability, bioavailability and toxicity studies on seabuckthorn polyphenol enriched fraction and its phospholipid complex (Phytosomes) preparation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 297:139919 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.139919 (IF 8.5)
Sharma S, Kaundal R, Kumar D* (2025) Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All.: Systematic information on ethnomedicine, phytochemistry and pharmacological properties. Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources (IJNPR) [Formerly Natural Product Radiance (NPR)] 16(1):49-59 https://doi.org/10.56042/ijnpr.v16i1.12159 (IF 0.6)
Dhiman, K., Devi, M., Dkhar, J. (2025). The acid phosphatase-containing digestive fluid secreted by Nepenthes khasiana pitchers inhibits plant growth, possibly due to the presence of heat-stable growth-inhibitory molecules. Botany Letters 4: 559-571 (IF 1.3)
Prithvi Pal Singh, Urvashi, Sangeetha, Upendra Sharma,* and S.G. Eswara Reddy*. Insecticidal activities and mechanism of action of steroidal saponins from Trillium govanianum Wall. ex D. Don against Plutella xylostella (L.) and Aphis craccivora Koch. Neotropical Entomology, 2025, 54, 67 (IF 1.7)
Nabab Khan, Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Ankit Saneja (2025) Development of electrospun pullulan nanofibers encapsulating naringenin/sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex for rapid dissolution and antioxidant activity, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules,330, 2025, 147961. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.147961 (IF: 8.5)
Neha Bhardwaj, Kajal Kaliya, Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Ankit Saneja, Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of formononetin derivatives as anticancer agents. Medicinal Chemistry Research 34, 2025, 1974–1988. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00044-025-03460-y (IF 3.1)
Aakriti Sharma, Rahul Kumar, Rupinder Kaur, Pooja Kumari and Gireesh Nadda*. 2025. Exploring Beauveria bassiana associated with Ophiocordyceps indica for biocontrol: Effects on Plutella xylostella, Aphis craccivora, and Tetranychus urticae. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, 58(17), 947–965. DOI: 10.1080/03235408.2025.2556698 (IF: 1.0)
Verma, V., Priti, Thakur, D., Devi, R., Verma, K. and Bhargava, B., 2025. A high-efficiency tissue culture protocol for the domestication and mass propagation of Incarvillea Emodi (Wallich ex Royle) chatterjee: a valuable wild ornamental and medicinal plant species. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 162(1), p.12. (IF 2.4)
Sharma, D., Katoch, M., Rana, S., Bodh, R., Chandel, A. and Bhargava, B., 2025. Evaluating the Benzene Removal Efficiency of Ficus elastica in Closed-Chamber Conditions. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 236(13), p.871. (IF 3.0)
Gupta H., Kapoor P., Soni V. and Bhargava, B., 2026. Silver nanoparticles and graphene oxide synergistically improves the postharvest life of Narcissus tazetta L., a wild ornamental flower. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 232, 113954, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2025.113954. (6.8)
Yadav N, Singh M, Saini A, Pandey P, Thakur G, Chauhan R, Singh S, Singh S. Characterizing trait-specific populations and genetic diversity patterns in clary sage (Salvia sclarea L.) using SSR markers. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. 2025;47: 100646. doi:10.1016/j.jarmap.2025.100646 (IF 3.6)
Mittal GK, Singh S, Yadav D, Beckmann M, Mur LAJ, Yadav RS (2025) Genome-wide association study for dissecting lipid and fatty acid variation in a global collection of pearl millet germplasm. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 2025;144: 107679. doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2025.107679 (IF 4.6)
Abhisha Roy, Anish Tamang, Mohit Kumar Swarnkar, T. R. Girish, Sri Sailaja Nori, Shrikumar Surya Narayan, Saikat Bhattacharjee, Vipin Hallan* (2025) Seaweed-Derived Oligosaccharides Confer Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Defenses in Tomato and Arabidopsis Plants Physiologia Plantarum 177(5): e70562 https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70562 (IF 3.6)
Diksha Kalia, Joel Jose-Santhi, Firdous Rasool Sheikh, Rajesh Kumar Singh (2025) Florigen Activation Complex Dynamics and SVP-Mediated Repression Orchestrate Temperature-Regulated Flowering in Saffron. Plant Biotechnology Journal https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70361 (IF 10.5)
Anita Kumari, Umesh Bhati, Ravi Shankar, Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Sudhir K. Sopory & Rohit Joshi (2025) Genome-wide identification, characterization, and expression pattern analysis of the glyoxalase gene family in Phyllostachys pubescens during abiotic stresses. BMC Plant Biology 25: 1364 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07306-y (IF 4.8)
Raj, Y., Ali N, Pati A.M., Kumar, R., and Kumar R. (2025) St. John's wort root-associated beneficial bacteria with vermicompost augment specialized metabolites without penalizing biomass yield by improving photosynthesis and soil microbial properties. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 49:100670 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmap.2025 (IF 3.6)
Kishor Chandra Kandpal, Yog Raj, Manisha, Meenakshi, Rakesh Kumar & Amit Kumar* (2025) Hyperspectral remote sensing and machine learning approaches for precise prediction of Ocimum basilicum Yield. International Journal of Remote Sensing https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2025.2562604 (IF 2.6)
SubhashKumar, Virender Kumar, Dharam Singh* (2025) Secretory expression and optimization of type II L-asparaginase from Pseudomonas sp. PCH199 Journal of Chromatography B 1267:124814 (IF 2.8)
Sumanta Mohapatra, Dipanshu Ghosh, Shagun Bali, Twinkle, Ayushi Gautam & Vivek Dogra* (2025) An Improved Method for Isolating Intact Chloroplasts from Different Plant Species. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-025-11911-4 (IF 4.4)
Naveen Verma, Amna Devi, Mamta Masand, Balraj Sharma, Sangeeta Kumari, Palak Sharma, Shikha Sharma, Swati Dharwal, Shimran Yadav & Ram Kumar Sharma* (2025) Organ-specific transcriptional and untargeted metabolome analysis demystifies molecular insights and regulation of Gallic acid and flavonoid biosynthesis in Bergenia ciliate. Functional & Integrative Genomics 25: article number 219 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10142-025-01728-5 (IF 3.1)
Kishor Chandra Kandpal, Meenakshi, Shambhavi, Shubham Anchal, Anirudh Verma, G. Sai Venkat & Amit Kumar (2025) HimMedCrop—A Unique Digital Geo-tagged Repository of Medicinal Plants under Cultivation in the Indian Northwestern Himalayas. National Academy Science Letters (IF 1.3)
Ashish Gupta and Rituraj Purohit* (2025). Decoding ROCK1 Inhibition: A Comprehensive Computational Analysis of Key Binding Determinants for Rational Design of Novel Neurotherapeutics. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2025.110643 (IF: 3.0)
Bisen Harsh, Rakesh Kumar, R. K. Asrani, Joshi Gaurav Santoshrao, Ekta Bisht, Shreya Katoch, Vinesh Sharma, Vikram Patial, Adarsh Kumar (2025). Synergistic hepatoprotection by supplementing Saussurea costus (falc.) lipsch and Glycyrrhiza glabra in combination against Diethylnitrosamine-induced liver damage in rats. Drug and Chemical Toxicology.https://doi.org/10.1080/01480545.2025.2564431 (IF: 1.9)
Gusain S, Joshi S, Kumar V, Kumar A, Yadav SK, and Joshi R Inter‐relationship between biomass accumulation, photosynthetic efficiency, and antioxidant mechanism during culm proliferation of Berberis lycium and Zanthoxylumarmatum. Plant Physiology Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-025-00907-7 (IF: 1.6)
Kanika, Ashrita, Pandey, S. S., Kumar, P., Kumar, D., & Warghat, A. R. (2025). Insight into hydroponic nutrient solution mediated morpho-physiological, iridoid glycosides accumulation and gene expression modulations in Picrorhizakurroa Royle ex Benth. Plant Biotechnology Reports, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11816-025-01016-5 (IF:1.6)
Mamta, Pandey SS, Kaachra A, Vashisath S, Kumar D, Kumar S (2025) Optimization of carbon and nitrogen utilization for enhanced photosynthesis, biomass and yield by coexpression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, aspartate aminotransferase and glutamine synthetase in Brassica juncea. Plant Biotechnology Journal https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70120 (IF: 10.5)
Mohapatra S, Mishra A, Godara R, Bali S, Twinkle, Kumar A, Kumar R, Kumar N, Kumar P, Acharya V and Dogra V* (2025). Oxidative stress-induced proteolytic activation of polyphenol oxidase triggers an oxidized flavonoids-mediated stress signaling in Camellia sinessis. Published in bioRXiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.23.677533
Nymphaea Arora, Anil Kumar Rana, Damanpreet Singh*, Vishal Acharya* (2025). Differential Roles of Neuro-Inflammatory Regulator, MAPK11 in Cortex and Hippocampus Following Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairments in Rats. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11481-025-10255-w (IF: 3.5)
Rahul Singh, Bhanu Sharma and Rituraj Purohit* (2025). ”Plant-Derived HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor: Computational and Experimental Insights for Cardiovascular Disease Management. Journal of Molecular Liquids. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2025.128792
Ram Chandar, Ritesh Sharma, Vijai K. Agnihotri* (2025). Natural β-Citronellol Derivatives as Potential Dual Enzyme Inhibitors for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer's Diseases. Natural Product Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2025.2572038 (IF 1.6)
Shivani Puri, Urvashi Kashyap, Upendra Sharma* and S.G. Eswara Reddy* (2025). Insecticidal activities and mechanism of action of extracts, fractions and isolated compounds from Achyranthes bidentata against Aphis craccivora and Planococcus lilacinus. Journal of Pest Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-025-01956-5 (IF: 4.1)
Kumar, V., Thakur, K., Kirschner, J.*& Štěpánek, J. 2025. A new species of Taraxacum (Compositae, Crepidinae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India: Sexual reproduction detected in the group of Taraxacum sikkimense. Phytotaxa 720(3): 263–272. (IF: 1.0)
Vinesh Sharma, Raman Kumar, Robin Joshi, Vidyashankar Srivatsan*, Vikram Patial* (2025). Malnutrition induces steatohepatitis by impairing hepatic lipid metabolism, mitochondrial function and the gut-liver axis. Journal of Physiology and https://doi.org/10.1007/s13105-025-01125-3 (IF: 4.3)
Yadav S, Ghosh D, Twinkle and Dogra V* (2025). Bipaternal plastid inheritance and its implications in plastid gebome engineering. Plant Cell Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-025-03631-6 (IF: 4.5)
Aasim Majeed, Amna Devi, Balraj Sharma, Mamta Masand, Shivani Sandal, Ram Kumar Sharma (2025). Microsatellite marker resource, genetic diversity, bottleneck, and expected habitat inferences for conservation of critically endangered Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmap.2025.100673 (IF: 3.6)
Shubham Joshi, Jhilmil Nath, Jayram Bagri, Khushbu Kumari, Abhisha Roy, Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Ashwani Pareek, Rohit Joshi (2025). High-Efficiency Regeneration and Transformation System in Nardostachys jatamansi for Functional Genomics and Bioactive Compounds Enrichment. Plant, Cell & Environment. 49(2): 840-857. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.70263 (IF: 6.3)
Priya Kumari, Vandana Jaiswal (2025). Exploring LOG genes: drivers of prickle evolution in the plant kingdom. Plant Molecular Biology https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-025-01657-8 (IF: 3.8)
Sagar Gupta, Anchit Kumar, Veerbhan Kesarwani, Umesh Bhati, Ravi Shankar* (2025) DMRU: generative deep learning to unravel condition-specific cytosine methylation in plants. Briefings in Bioinformatics 26(6): bbaf579 https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbaf579 (IF 7.7)
Hopak, N.E. and Chawla, A* (2025). Key eco-physiological leaf traits suggest a moderate to high level of thermal tolerance of alpine plants in the Western Himalaya. Plant Physiol. 3:1652412. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphgy.2025.1652412
Sachin, Tamanna Sharma, Shourabh Rav, and Upendra Sharma* (2025). Ru(II)-Catalysed, Inherent-Directing Group Enabled Site-selective C-H Vinyltrifluoromethylation of Isoquinolones and Benzamides. Chemical Communications, 2025, 61, 17416-17419. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CC04761G (IF:4.2)
Sharma, M.K. and Chawla, A* (2025). Alpine plant species advance green-up but delay leaf senescence in response to experimental early snowmelt. Plant Biology 178:180 https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.70121 (IF 3.6).
Sheetal, Sandeep Kumar, Pralay Das* (2025) Multifaceted Role of Oxalic Acid in Organic Synthesis: A Sustainable C₁ and Hydrogen Surrogate for Catalytic Transformations. The Chemical Record. 2025, e202500226. https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202500226. (IF: 7.5)
Shinde Bhagatsing Devidas, Urvashi Kashyap, Pamita Bhandari*, S.G. Eswara Reddy (2025). Insecticidal activities of agro waste of Caryaillinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch for the management of sucking pests. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2025.103837 (IF: 3.8)
Yog Raj and Rakesh Kumar* (2025). Optimizing seaweed extract for enhanced biomass yield and pharmacologically active speacialized metabolites in St. John’s wort. South African Journal of Botany. 189 30-39. http://Doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.1.023 (IF: 2.7)
Nag, D., Sneha, Tamanna, & Singh, D* (2025). Enzymatic potential of dairy microbes from high-altitude niches: emerging resource with industrial applications. Extremophiles, 29(3), 41. (IF:2.6)
Saini, T. C., Randhawa, S., Bathla, M., Nisha, A., Teji, N., Acharya, A* (2025). Nanoengineered Polyphenol-Quantum Dot Conjugates Inhibit Biofilm Protein-Aβ42 Heterotypic Fibrillogenesis, Restore Synaptic Transmission, and Suppress Apoptosis in Alzheimer’s Disease” ACS Chem. Neurosci. 16(23): 4458–4478. http://DOI:10.1021/acschemneuro.5c00467 (IF: 3.9)
Bathla, M., Saini, T. C., Teji, N., Randhawa, S., Bhardwaj, R., Acharya, A* (2025). Nanoenabled Sequestration of Redox Copper Modulates Lysozyme Aggregation and Maintains Lipid Homeostasis to Alleviate Mitochondrial Health. Small 2025, e08683. http://DOI:10.1002/smll.202508683 (IF:12.1)
Amit Kumar and Damanpreet Singh*. (2025). Temporal dynamics of c-Fos expression in a Zebrafish larva model of pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures. Zebrafish. http://doi:10.1177/15458547251401472 (IF:1.2)
Ruchika, Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Ankit Saneja* (2025) Electrospun proliposomes and the quest to overcome liposome instability, Drug Discovery Today, 2025, 104548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2025.104548 (IF: 7.5)
Phenome India Consortium (Vikram Patial) (2025). Study research protocol for Phenome India-CSIR Health Cohort Knowledgebase: A prospective multi-modal follow-up study on a nationwide employee cohort. Biology Methods and Protocols, 2025, 10(1), bpaf061. https://doi.org/10.1093/biomethods/bpaf061 (IF: 1.3)
Namo Dubey, L. Mathan, Sidharth Patidar, & Kunal Singh* (2025). The StTNLC7G2T1enhances resistance to biotic stress in Arabidopsis via pathogen triggered immunity. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-025-01681-4 (IF: 3.3)
Mohammed Saba Rahim, Sangeeta Kumari, Vishal Bhat, Rahul Kumar, Ram Kumar Sharma* (2025). High-density QTLs mapping and transcriptome validation identify potential genes explain the genetic basis of Blister blight tolerance in tea. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2025.110748 (IF: 5.7)
Kumar N, Jaiswal V* (2025). Complete Chloroplast Genomes of two medicinal orchids from the Himalaya Habenaria intermedia and Herminium edgeworthii: Implications for DNA barcoding, phylogenetics, and conservation. South African Journal of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.10.054 (IF: 2.7)
Tina Roy, Anjali Chaudhary, Anand Mishra, Sweta Arora, Ankita Kumari, Kunal Singh* (2025) Advancement in rhizospheric microbial diversity analysis: An updated perspective. Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-025-01013-3 (IF: 1.5)
Abhisha Roy, Vasundhara Thakur, Robin Joshi, Mukesh Chand Bairwa, Pramod Kumar, Amit Daroch, Rituraj Purohit, Saikat Bhattacharjee, Vipin Hallan* (2025). Viral Suppressor AC4 encoded by tomato leaf curl Palampur virus hijacks SA Signaling to Promote Pathogenesis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2025.110789 (IF: 5.7)
Ruhika Sharma, Vishal Acharya* (2025). Lightweight Vision Transformer with transfer learning for interpretable Alzheimer’s disease severity assessment. Scientific Reports. http://doi:10.1038/s41598-025-28243-8 (IF: 3.9)
TanviGupta, Jyoti Upadhyay, Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Rohit Joshi (2025) Integrating herbgenomics with systems biology approaches for sustainable utilization of medicinal plant resources. Drug Discovery Today 31(1): 104555 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2025.104555 (IF 7.5)
Akash Kashyap & Amit Kumar * (2026) Climate-driven landscape transitions and emerging ecological instability in the Western Himalayas revealed by machine learning (1994–2024) Theoretical and Applied Climatology 157: 2 (IF 2.7) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-025-05946-6
KhushbuKumari, Kiran Devi, Anish Kaachra, Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Rohit Joshi (2026) UV-C mediated regulation of key biosynthetic genes for higher accumulation of pharmacologically significant bioactive secondary metabolites in friable callus cultures of Ferula assa-foetida Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology 274: 113348 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2025.113348 (IF: 3.7)
Vijay Gahlaut, Vandana Jaiswal* (2025). Transposable elements: mediators of epigenetic inheritance in plants. Trends in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2025.12.003 (IF: 20.8)
Pawan Kumar, Anmol, Sahil Awasthi, Rajiv K. Tonk, Mohit Sharma, Upendra Sharma* (2025). A benchmark UPLC-based method for concurrent analysis of seventeen Stevia rebaudiana metabolites (steviol, isosteviol, and fifteen steviol glycosides) in a single analytical run and its implementation in diverse products. Food Chemistry International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2025.117931 (IF: 8.0).
Abhisha Roy, Bipasha Bhattacharjee, Vipin Hallan* (2025). Dancing with the enemy: symbiotic relationships between plant RNA viruses and their hosts. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1716996 (IF: 4.8)
KM Swati, Abhishek Goel, Shweta Sharma, Yogendra Padwad, Pamita Bhandari* (2025). Bioactive fractions of Swertia species protect myotubes and improve insulin sensitivity by regulating myogenic factors in differentiated skeletal muscle cells. Bioorganic Chemistry, Volume 168, 2026,109362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2025.109362 (IF: 4.7)
Himanshi Gangwar, Vijay Gahlaut, Vandana Jaiswal* (2025). Myo-inositol phosphate synthase (MIPS) as a molecular hub: Regulating plant growth and stress adaptation. Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2025.112936 (IF: 4.1)
Karishma Devi, Anmol Sharma, Pawan Kumar, Probir K Pal and Amit Kumari* (2025). Comparative evaluation of mogroside extraction parameters in fresh and dried Siraitia grosvenorii fruits using a validated UPLC-DAD method. Food Measurement and Characterisation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-025-03984-2 (IF: 3.3)
Pratibha Pandey, Hari Sharan, Shubham Verma, Navjot Kaur, Ramesh Chauhan, Sanatsujat Singh, Satbeer Singh (2025). Integrative assessment of morphological and SSR based molecular diversity patterns in lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.). Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmap.2025.100690 (IF: 3.6)
Kapil Dev, Ritesh Sharma, Sanjeev K. Sharma, Aparna Maitra Pati, Vijai K. Agnihotri* (2025). Comparative chemical profiling, antimicrobial potential, and integrative network pharmacological assessment of Pinus roxburghii Sarg. essential oils. Natural Product Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2025.2598055 (IF:1.6)
Mehak Sharma, Anmol, and Upendra Sharma* (2025) A new sesquiterpenoid from the roots of Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC. Natural Product Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2025.2575764 (IF:1.6)
Rajneesh Kumar, Poonam Dhiman, Damanpreet Singh* (2025) Zebrafish as a model organism to study neurotoxicity: A potential tool for neuroprotective drug discovery. Current Drug Metabolism. http://doi:org/10.2174/0113892002418502251128110509 (IF: 1.8)
Phian, P., & Gupta, M.* (2025). Evaluating the Sustainable Processing on Nutritional, Functional, Phenolics, In Vitro Protein Digestibility, and Antioxidant Bioavailability of Himalayan Peas. Sustainable Food Proteins, 3(4), e70045. https://doi.org/10.1002/sfp2.70045
Thakur, B.K., Kharwal, N., and Pal, P.K., 2025. The soil-plant-microbe nexus: Mechanisms, interactions, and implications for sustainable agriculture. Pedosphere (In press). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedsph.2025.12.001. (IF 7.3)
Kumari K, Mittal S, Sharma K, Singh S, Upadhyay J, Acharya V, Kadyan V, Yadav SK and Joshi R* (2025) Deep learning and machine learning modeling identifies thidiazuron as a key modulator of somatic embryogenesis and shoot organogenesis in Ferula assa-foetida. Biology. 14(12), 1703. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14121703. (IF 3.5)
Rana, A., Gangwar, H. & Jaiswal, V*,” Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 7 (FtGAPDH7) confers heat stress tolerance in buckwheat [Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn]. Plant Cell Reports https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-025-03669-6 (IF 4.5)
Swati Dhiman, Nidhi Negi, Akhilesh Kumar Sharma, Avnesh Kumari, Arup Ghosh and Rakesh Kumar* (2026). Seaweed-Derived Organic Fertilizer Enhances Biomass, Essential Oil Yield, and Bioactive Compounds in Pelargonium graveolens L’Her.: A Sustainable Approach to Agricultural Productivity. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. https://doi.org/10.1080/0972060X.2025.2604608 (IF 1.8).
Shalika Rathore, Swati Walia, Monika Rana, Vijay Dhyani and Rakesh Kumar* (2026). Revitalizing Tagetes minuta in the Western Himalayas: A Nutrient-Driven Approach to Enhance Biomass and Essential Oil Composition. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. http://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-025-02833-x (IF 3.1)
Raman Singh, Shamli Chandel, Shourabh Rav, Anmol, Gaurav Aggarwal, Dharam Singh, and Upendra Sharma* (2026). A hyphenated approach of chemical profiling, anti-bacterial assays, and molecular docking to validate the traditionally claimed anti-bacterial (Krimiroga) potential of Cyperus rotundusMicrobial Pathogenesis, 2026, 211, 108220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2025.108220 (IF:3.5)
Ruchika, Neha Rana, Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Ankit Saneja (2026). Development of active bioplastic films from sodium alginate/polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol copolymer incorporating syringic acid for postharvest mushroom preservation, Bioresource Technology, 2026, 134077, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2026.134077. (IF: 9.0)
Kumari A, Devi K, Sharma P, Sharma RK and Joshi R* (2026) Optimization of an efficient micropropagation system from the axillary buds of Phyllostachys pubescens: Chinese moso bamboo. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology-Plants. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-025-10590-w (IF: 1.9)
Sharma R, Bhardwaj R, Singh A, Bhushan S & Agnihotri VK (2026). Comparative essential oil composition and bioactivity profiling of Junipers berries from North-western Himalaya, India. Journal of Essential Oil Research DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2026.2622540) (IF: 2.1)
Bhanu Sharma, Rahul singh, Ashish Kumar, Pralay Das and Rituraj Purohit (2026). Expanding the therapeutic landscape of PDE10A inhibition through alchemical absolute binding free energy calculations and in-vitro Protein Science 35(2), e70472. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.70472 (IF 5.2)
Khan, N., Rana, N. & Saneja, A* (2026). Development of a Sustainable Ready-to-Brew Edible Film Using Pullulan/PVA-PEG Copolymer for Instant Beverage Applications. Food Bioprocess Technol19, 184 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-026-04251-y (IF: 5.8)
Kumar R, Kaur R, Ranout AS, Singh S, Chauhan R, Singh S, Nadda G* (2026). First Record of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Infesting Heeng, Ferula assa-foetida L. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science.https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-026-01766-x (IF: 1.2)
Kumar V, Prasad A, Goel A, Sharma VK, Lore JS, Kumar A* (2026). Host-induced silencing of Rhizoctonia solani 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase impairs its virulence in rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 0:1–21, https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70582 (IF: 5)
Meghana Arvind, Anshul Verma. Phenome India Consortium, Vikram Patial (2026). Burden of MASLD and liver fibrosis: evidence from Phenome India cohort. The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia. 45: 100723. https://doi.org/10. 1016/j.lansea.2026.100723 (IF 6.2)
Sakshi Dogra, Ayush Lepcha, Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Aparna Maitra Pati (2026). Microplastic Pollution in Agricultural Soils: Microbial Interactions, Food-Chain Risks, and Management Strategies with special reference to High-Altitude Agroecosystems. Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2026.123949 (IF: 7.7)
Sharma S., Kumari S., Verma N., Sharma P., Dharwal S., Masand M. and Sharma R.K. (2026). Physiochemical and transcriptional reprogramming of mild salinity mediated modulation of Steviol Glycoside biosynthesis in Stevia rebaudiana Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2026.111048 (IF: 5.7)
Patial M, Devi K, Kumari K, Sharma P, Singh S, Sharma RK, Yadav SK and Joshi R* (2026). Deciphering molecular signaling and metabolite dynamics during in vitro clonal propagation in Ferula assa-foetida, In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology-Plants. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-025-10617-2 (IF: 1.9)
Poonam Dhiman, Rajneesh Kumar, Damanpreet Singh (2026). Nitric oxide synthase dysregulation in hyperammonemia: opportunities and challenges toward therapeutic targeting to combat neurological complications. Neurochemical Research. DOI:1007/s11064-026-04706-w (IF: 3.8)
Priya Kaushal and Aparna Maitra Pati (2026). Mechanistic insights of bioremediation potential of Bacillus altitudinisand its impact on rice grown under contaminated soil. Archives of Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-026-04757-1 (IF: 2.6)
Rishabh Bhardwaj, Aman Kumar, Ritesh Sharma, Aparna Maitra Pati, Vijai K. Agnihotri (2026). Unveiling the chemical composition and biological potential of essential oils from distinct parts of Solidago virgaurea from Western Himalayas. Natural Product Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2026.2625895 (IF: 1.6).
Ruchika, Neha Rana, Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Ankit Saneja (2026). Development of multifunctional composite films based on κ-carrageenan/polyvinyl alcohol–polyethylene glycol copolymer blended with epigallocatechin gallate for strawberry preservation, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2026, 150884, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2026.150884 (IF: 8.5)
Shagun Sanjivv Dogra, Vikram Patial (2026) Iridoids in liver diseases: Mechanistic insights and molecular mechanism. Journal of Integrative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joim.2026.01.008 (IF: 4.0)
Shivani, Anmol, Shiv Kumar, Prateek Singh Bora, and Upendra Sharma (2026). Investigating the Bioactive Phytoconstituents of Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W.Theob.: UHPLC-PDA-based Quantification, UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS-based Qualitative Analysis and Network Pharmacology-Based Target Prediction. South African Journal of Botany, 2026, 190, 424-434. (IF: 2.7).
Sumit, Sarthi, Varun Aggarwal, Ankit Kachore, Praveen K. Verma, and Upendra Sharma (2026). Organic N-nitro reagents in organic synthesis. Synthesis, 2026, DOI: 10.1055/a-2779-3996 (IF: 2.3)
Rohit Bains, Mahender Kumar, Arvind Singh Chauhan, Ajay Kumar, Pralay Das (2026). Synthetic approach for the oxidative depolymerization of biomass-derived lignin to vanillin, vanillic acid, and acetovanillone compounds. Bioresource Technology Reports, 2026, 34, 102676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2026.102676 (IF: 4.3)
Ghosh D, Thakur S, Bali S, Sharma S and Dogra V* (2026). Comparative genome-wide analysis in Setaria italicaand Arabidopsis thaliana revealed functional conservation of specific FtsH proteases under high light and heat stress. Plant Cell Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-026-03754-4 (IF: 4.5)
Sharma H, Ira R, Sood D, Kumar R, Devi S*, Prakash T (2026). Comparative analysis using 16S rRNA metagenomics to explore the microbial diversity of plant based fermented foods. Food Safety and Risk. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-026-00136-2
Akriti Sharma, Swati Katoch, Aditya, Vikram Patial, Gireesh Nadda* (2026). Ophiocordyceps indica from Indian Himalayas ameliorates IgA nephropathy in mice. Applied biochemistry and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-026-05588-y (IF 3.3).
Rahul Dev, Mahesh Gupta (2026). Development and Optimization of Nutritional, Functional and Shelf Stable Kodo Millet-Incorporated Beverage Mix. Journal of Food Process Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.70445 (IF 2.9)
Keshav Kumar, Joel Jose-Santhi, Avishek Mandal, Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Rajesh Kumar Singh* (2026). Development of a Cell Suspension System and Efficient Protoplast Transfection for Functional Genomics in Saffron (Crocus sativus). South African Journal of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2026.03.017 (IF: 2.7)
Monika Chouhan, Vishal Saini, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Rajiv Kumar* (2026). Method development for virus‑induced gene silencing in Picrorhiza kurroa, as an alternative tool for functional genomics. The Nucleushttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13237-026-00648- 4 (IF: 2.6)
Anish Tamang, Savita Chaudhary, Shiv Shankar Pandey, Vipin Hallan* (2026). Plant viruses and the microbiome: a complex network shaping plant health and disease resistance. Arch Virol 171, 144 (2026). Archives of Virology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-026-06531-6 (IF:2.5)
Pallavi Kumari, Rishabh Kaundal, Rajender Kumar, Yogesh Kumar Walia, Dinesh Kumar (2026). Metabolome Analysis and Functional Activities of Euphorbia royleana Indicating Potential Health Benefits. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 2026 Mar;23(3): e03217f. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202503217 (IF: 2.5)
Devi Foola, Bhardwaj Rajat and Singh A*. 2026. Assessment of population status and distribution modelling of Polygonatum cirrhifolium (Wall.) Royle: an astavarga medicinal plant in the Himachal Pradesh, India) ". Proceedings of Indian National Science Academy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43538-026-00699-w (IF: 2.1)
Kumar A, Thakur S, Kumar R. (2026). Digital convergence in Agri‐Tech: Reviewing the role of advanced technologies in enabling precision and sustainability. Agronomy Journal. Mar;118(2): e70310. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.70310. (IF: 2.0)
Bittu Ram and Amit Chawla (2026). Understanding the carbon-growth trade-off in the Himalayan shrubline forming shrub species: insights from non-structural carbohydrates dynamics. Plant Physiology Reports https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-026-00941-z (IF: 1.6)
Dhiman S, Garla A, Kumari A, Jariyal S, Jamwal S, Kumar A, Kumar R. (2026). Post-harvest handling effect on chemical composition and antibacterial properties of rose-scented geranium essential oil cultivated in the Western Himalayas. Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources (IJNPR) [Formerly Natural Product Radiance (NPR)]. Mar 20;17(1):144-54. https://doi.org/10.56042/ijnpr.v17i1.21499. (IF: 0.6)
Suresh Kumar, Athrinandan S Hegde, Vidyashankar Srivatsan, Yogendra Padwad. UHPC-QTOF-IMS-based phytochemical characterization and evaluation of antimicrobial Potential of Prunus cerasoides Fruit Extract Against Gastrointestinal Pathogens’ in the journal ‘Food Research International’. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2026.119025 (IF 8.0)
Sukriti, Hrishikesh Mahato, Joel Jose-Santhi and Rajesh Kumar Singh* (2026). Flowering Promoting Factor-Like Genes: Emerging yet Mechanistically Unresolved Regulators of Floral Transition and Plant Development. Journal of Experimental Botany https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erag138 (IF 5.7)
Pawar, L., Kumar, P., Dhiman, R., Mittal, D., Kumar, A., Purohit, R., & Yadav, S. K. (2025). Advance biocatalyst for the green conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to a biopolymer precursor 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts. doi; 10.1186/s13068-025-02705-7 (IF 4.6)
Dhiman, R., Kumar, P., Pawar, L., Rai, S. K., Purohit, R., & Yadav, S. K. (2026). Cobalt-based hybrid nanoflowers for the sustainable synthesis of a high-value health sugar D-sorbose. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 150829. (IF 8.5)
Sharma A, Uniyal SK, Batish DR (2025). Socio-Cultural Determinants of Traditional Knowledge of Fodder Plant Species Among the Bhangalis of Chhota Bhangal, Western Himalaya, Journal of Sustainable Forestry, DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2025.2593000 (IF 1.8)
Manisha, Ranjan A, Aggarwal SG, Singh S, Uniyal SK, Bambal VK, Sharma SK (2026). Long-Term Relationship of Atmospheric Trace Gases, Aerosols and Meteorology Over the Western Himalayan Region of India. M APAN https://doi.org/10.1007/s12647-026-00916-3 (IF 1.3)
Thakur N, Raturi V, Sreeprakash A, Sen S, Yadav SK, Zinta G, Saneja A. Methyl salicylate/methyl-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex modulates plant defense against cold and heat stress. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture. Volume 13, article number 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40538-026-00915-1 (IF 5.2)
Ashok Singh*, Rajat Bhardwaj, Anuj Kaushal, Gaurav Katoch, Bindu Rawat, Dinesh Kumar. Population assessment, domestication of Sinopodophyllum hexandrum (Royle) Ying - a threatened species in the high altitudes of Himachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Asia-pacific Biodiversity, 2026 (IF 0.7) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2025.12.009 (IF 0.7)
Sharma K, Chaudhary S, Tamang A, Devi NP, Bhardwaj P, Kumar R, Sharma N, Bhardwaj PK, Hallan V. Prevalence, genetic diversity, and phylogenetic analysis of apple stem grooving virus in low-chilling apple cultivars. Virusdisease. 2025 Sep;36(3):496-505. doi: 10.1007/s13337-025-00931-z. PMID: 41281979; PMCID: PMC12634912.
Bhardwaj, P., Singh, R.M., Dhyani, D. et al.First report of wild roses as natural hosts of apple stem grooving virus in India. J Plant Pathol (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-025-02013-x; (IF: 2.0)
Samkaria, S., Sharma, S., Sharma, S. and Kumari, P*., 2026. Salicylic Acid‐Mediated Enhancement of Growth and Bioactivity in Edible Flowers of Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis L.). New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 54(1), p.e70021. https://doi.org/10.1002/nzc2.70021 (IF: 1.5)
Kumari, G., Sood, M. and Kumari, P*., 2025. Micropropagation of Miniature Rose cv. Ice Fairy: Impact of growth regulators on in-vitro shooting and rooting. Journal of Environmental Biology, 46(5), pp.739-747. (IF: 0.7)
Devi B, Dogra V, Mali Sm Nayyar H, Rathour R and Sharma KD (2025). Sugar transporter protein (STP) genes in Chickpea. Tropical Plant Biology https://doi.org/10.1007/s12042-025-09421-4 (IF: 1.4)
Verma A, Dogra V, Shree B, Chandel SS, Nayyar H, Rathour R and Sharma KD* (2026). Identification, Characterization and Expression Analysis of Calmodulin and Calmodulin-Like Protein Genes with Emphasis on Reproductive Organs of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Plant Molecular Biology Reporterhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11105-026-01689-4 (IF: 1.4)
Neha Rana, Ruchika, Ankit Saneja, Development of multifunctional and sustainable starch/polyvinyl alcohol–polyethylene glycol copolymer films reinforced with green tea extract for food packaging, Sustainable Food Technology, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2026, Pages 2076-2089, https://doi.org/10.1039/d5fb00838g. (IF 5.3)
Nabab Khan, Neha Bhardwaj, Ankit Saneja, Structural and physicochemical characterization of formononetin encapsulated β-cyclodextrin nanosponges for improved anticancer activity, Journal of Molecular Structure, Volume 1354, 2026, 144904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.144904. (IF 4.7)
Khan, N., Saneja, A. Development and characterization of a solid self-emulsifying delivery system to enhance dissolution of naringenin using maltodextrin as wall material. Food Measure20, 2280–2295 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-025-03847-w (IF 3.3)
Priya Kaushal, Aparna Maitra Pati. Unleashing rhizobacteria for sustainable soil remediation: PGPR roles in heavy metal tolerance, detoxification, and plant productivity. 2025. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1662000 (IF: 4.5)
Romika Thakur, Sidharth Baghla, Sakshi Vishvamitera, Vikrant Singh, Satbeer Singh, Sanatsujat Singh, Ramesh Chauhan*. 2025. Alleviation strategies of seed dormancy for conserving important medicinal plant diversity of western Himalaya. Discover Plants. 2:111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44372-025-00193-5
Bharti A, Sharma A, Uniyal SK (2025). Traditional foods of Pangwal and Bhot communities: a cross-cultural comparison in Pangi Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India. Discov Food 5, 197 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44187-025-00448-w (IF 3.7)
Sharma R, Bharti A, Kumar, A, Uniyal SK (2025). Traditional knowledge and quantitative assessment of ethnomedicinal uses of plants in Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh. Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 31, 1–15.
Sharma A, Bharti A, Sharma K, Gupta S, Dolma S, Srivatsan, Uniyal SK (2025). Traditional foods and wild edible plants of Spiti valley, Indian Trans Himalaya. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 24(11): 1043-1054
Kumar, A., Kumar, S.S. (2026). A comprehensive review on phytoconstituents, health benefits and post-harvest processing of Amomum subulatumJournal of Food Science and Technology,63, 401–417. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-025-06516-4 (I.F. 3.3)
Thakur S, Bhardwaj A, Awasthi S, Shrivastav A, Kumar P, Sharma M and Sharma U (2026) UHPLC-PDA Method for Monitoring Catechins and Caffeine in Tea Samples and Assessment of Postharvest-Associated Variability across Multilocation Samples. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 109031. (IF 4.6)
Tamang A, Devi NP, Rana S, Bhardwaj P, Kumar R and Hallan V (2026) First Report of Apple Chlorotic Leaf Spot Virus Infecting Guava (Psidium guajava) in India. New Disease Reports, https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.70118.
Choudhary A, Mali S, Pandey K, Thorat SA, Kundu P, Vishal, Singh S, Pandey GK and Zinta G (2026) Long‐distance trafficking of mineral elements from soil to seed under climate change impacts crop nutritional quality. Plant, Cell & Environment, https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.70507. (IF 6.3)
Sukriti, Santhi JJ, Kumari D, Misra A, Kumari N, Kalia D, Kandpal Y, Dkhar J and Singh RK (2026) Temperature‐Responsive FPF1 Homologs Regulate Floral Transition in Saffron. Physiologia Plantarum, 178(2): e70873. (IF 3.6)
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