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  1. Nikhil Kumar, Pallab Bhattacharya, Animesh Jana, Sunil Kumar. Synergism induced multifunctional electroactivity of Co-Ni bimetallic metal-organic frameworks towards oxygen evolution reaction and supercapacitors. Inorganic Chemistry Comm 2025, 177, 114445. [Impact Factor: 4.40] Link

  2. Dharmender Singh, Deepika, S. Choudhary, S. Sharma, A. K. Paul, M. Singh, S. Nain, Nikhil Kumar, V. Singh. C-N/N-N Bonds Formation to Access [1,2,3]Triazolopyrido[3,4-b]indoles and [1,2,3]Triazolo[1,5-a]pyridines. Chemistry -An Asian Journal 2025, 20, e202401453. [Impact Factor: 3.50] Link

  3. Varnika Singh, Gajal Singla, Vishal Kansay, V.D. Sharma, Anita Bhatia, Nikhil Kumar, M.K. Bera. Luminescent bioplastic nanocomposite based on N, K, Ca-doped carbon quantum dots derived from ice plant flower extract for applications in quantum dot-based optical displays. Carbon Letters 2025, Just Accepted. [Impact Factor: 5.50] Link

  4. Nikhil Kumar, Kuldeep Singh Gour, Arsalan Haider, Ravan Kumar, Sungjin Park. Nanoporous Metal–Organic Frameworks for Electroreduction of Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide: A Review. ACS Appl. Nano Materials 2024, 7, 28074–28097. [Impact Factor: 5.30]  Link

  5. Gajal Singla, Vishal, V.D. Sharma, Varnika Singh, Anita Bhatia, Arghya Bera, Nikhil Kumar, M.K. Bera. Harnessing Hetero-atom Doped Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots and its Nanocomposites from Pyrostegia Venusta Flower Extract for Advancing Latent Fingerprint and Anti-Counterfeit Applications. Microchemical Journal 2024, 207, 111831 [Impact Factor: 4.90] Link

  6. Shubham Sharma, Pooja Sharma, Virender Singh, Vaishali, Vinod K. Vashistha, DK Das, Kunwar Pal, Nikhil Kumar, Priyanka Devi. Exploitation of pyrazole C-3/5 carbaldehydes towards the development of therapeutically valuable scaffolds: a review. Chemical Papers 2024, 78, 6287–6314. [Impact Factor: 2.20] Link

  7. Varun Dutt Sharma, Vishal Kansay, G Chandan, Anita Bhatia, Nikhil Kumar, S Chakrabarti, M.K. Bera. Down-conversion luminescence nanocomposites based on nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots@bioplastic for applications in optical displays, LEDs and UVC tubes. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2024, 312, 124065. [Impact Factor: 4.40] Link

  8. Varun Dutt Sharma, Vishal Kansay, G Chandan, Anita Bhatia, Nikhil Kumar, S Chakrabarti, M. K. Bera. Solid-state fluorescence based on nitrogen and calcium co-doped carbon quantum dots@ bioplastic composites for applications in optical displays and light-emitting diodes. Carbon, 2023, 201, 972-983. [Impact Factor: 10.5] Link

  9. Nikhil Kumar, Tanmay Rom, Mukesh Kumar, Tharamani C Nagaiah, Eoyoon Lee, Hyung Chul Ham, Sun Hee Choi, Sudhindra Rayaprol, Vasudeva Siruguri, Tapas Kumar Mandal, Brendan J Kennedy, Avijit Kumar Paul. Unraveling the Effect of A-Site Sr-Doping in Double Perovskites Ca2–xSrxScRuO6 (x = 0 and 1): Structural Interpretation and Mechanistic Investigations of Trifunctional Electrocatalytic Effects. ACS Appl. Energy Materials 2022, 5 (9), 11632-11645. [Impact Factor: 6.959]  Link

  10. Tanmay Rom, Nikhil Kumar, Anant Agrawal, Anurag Gaur, Avijit Kumar Paul. Syntheses, crystal structures, topology and dual electronic behaviors of a family of amine-templated three-dimensional zinc-organophosphonate hybrid solids. J. Mol. Str., 2022, 1263, 133087. [Impact Factor: 3.841] Link

  11. Y Gupta, Z Zaidi, S Mehta, P R Chandewar, Nikhil Kumar, A K Paul, D Shee, A Mondal, L G Sorokhaibam, A Banerjee. Assembly of a coordination polymer with sulphate-capped pentamolybdate units and copper: Synthesis, Structure, Magnetic and Catalytic studies. Dalton Trans. 2022, Advance Article. [Impact Factor: 4.569] Link

  12. T Rom, Nikhil Kumar, P K Maji, A K Paul. Synthesis, Structure and Topology of Copper (I) Tetrazolate Framework: Facile Approach to Design Multiple Dye Adsorbent with Carbon Composites. ChemistrySelect 2022, 7, e202103520. [Impact Factor: 2.307] Link

  13. Nikhil Kumar, T Rom, B Mallick, R Kaushik, A Ghosh, P. D. Babu, SK. Panda, AK Paul. Antiferromagnetically Coupled Double Perovskite as an Efficient and Robust Catalyst for Visible Light Driven Water Splitting at Neutral pH.Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2022 24, 5083-5093. [Impact Factor: 3.945] Link

  14. Nikhil Kumar, R Bhowal, D Chopra, AK Paul. Structural Enhancement under X-ray Irradiation in an Octanuclear Uranium-Based 3D Metal-Organic Framework. Cryst. Growth & Design 2021, 21, 5503-5507. [Impact Factor: 4.010] Link

  15. J Devi, J Yadav, K Lal, Nikhil Kumar, AK Paul, D Kumar, PP Dutta, DK Jindal. Design, synthesis, crystal structure, molecular docking studies of some diorganotin (IV) complexes derived from the piperonylic hydrazide Schiff base ligands as cytotoxic agents. J. Mol. Str., 2021, 1232, 129992. [Impact Factor: 3.841]  Link

  16. R Kaushik, R Sakla, Nikhil Kumar, A Ghosh, VD Ghule, DA JoseMultianalytes sensing probe: fluorescent moisture detection, smartphone assisted colorimetric phosgene recognition and colorimetric discrimination of Cu2+ and Fe3+ ions. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2021, 328, 129026. [Impact Factor: 9.221]  Link

  17. N Nehra, R Kumar Tittal, VD Ghule, Nikhil Kumar, A Kumar Paul, K Lal, A Kumar. CuAAC Mediated Synthesis of 2‐HBT Linked Bioactive 1, 2, 3‐Triazole Hybrids: Investigations through Fluorescence, DNA Binding, Molecular Docking, ADME Predictions, and DFT Study. ChemistrySelect 2021, 6 (4), 685-694. [Impact Factor: 2.307]  Link

  18. Nikhil Kumar, K Naveen, M Kumar, TC Nagaiah, R Sakla, A Ghosh, V Siruguri, S Sadhukhan, S Kanungo, A K Paul. Multifunctionality Exploration of Ca2FeRuO6: An Efficient Trifunctional Electrocatalyst toward OER/ORR/HER and Photocatalyst for Water Splitting. ACS Appl. Energy Materials 2021, 4 (2), 1323-1334. [Impact Factor: 6.959]  Link

  19. Nikhil Kumar; Kumar, M.; Nagaiah, C.T.; Siruguri, V.; Rayaprol, S.; Yadav, A.K.; Jha, S.N.; Bhattacharyya, D.; Paul, A. K. Investigation of New B‑Site-Disordered Perovskite Oxide CaLaScRuO6+δ: An Efficient Oxygen Bifunctional Electrocatalyst in a Highly Alkaline Medium. ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces., 2020, 12(8), 9190-9200. [Impact Factor: 10.38] Link

  20. Nikhil Kumar; Paul, A. K. Triggering Lewis Acidic Nature through the Variation of Coordination Environment of Cd-Centers in 2D-Coordination Polymers. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 1284-1294. [Impact Factor: 5.436] Link

  21. Nikhil Kumar; Kumari Naveen; Anita Bhatia; SemthilKumar Muthaiah; V. Siruguri; A. K. Paul, “Solvent and additive-free efficient aerobic oxidation of alcohols by perovskites oxide-based heterogeneous catalyst” React. Chem. & Eng. 2020, 5, 1264-1271. [Impact Factor: 5.200]  Link

  22. Tanmay Rom; Nikhil Kumar; M. Sharma; A. Gaur; A. K.Paul, Colossal Dielectric Responses from the Wide Band Gap 2D-Semiconducting Amine Templated Hybrid Framework Materials. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 9465-9470. [Impact Factor: 5.436]  Link

  23. Nikhil Kumar; Tanmay Rom; V. Singh; A. K. Paul, Transition Metal-ions Regulated Structural and Catalytic Behaviors of Coordination Polymers. Cryst. Growth & Design 2020, 20, 5277-5288. [Impact Factor: 4.010]  Link

  24. Kumari Naveen; Nikhil Kumar; Sonia Rani; Tapas Kumar Mandal; Anurag Gaur; P. D. Babu; Vasudeva Siruguri; Pradip K. Maji; Sudipta Kanungo, A. K.Paul. Investigation of multiferroic behavior at room temperature in Bi-induced orthoferrite: combined experimental and first-principles studies. Bull. Mater. Sci. 2020, 43, 196. [Impact Factor: 1.878] Link

  25. R. S Mathpati; S. Dharavath; Nikhil Kumar; Vikas Ghule; A. K. Paul; R. K. Tittal, Design, synthesis and investigations of a series of energetic salts through the variation of amines and concentration of picrate-anion. CrystEngComm.  2020,  22, 4842-4852. [Impact Factor: 3.756]  Link

  26. RK Tittal, VD Ghule, Nikhil Kumar, L Kumar, K Lal, A Kumar. Design, synthesis, biological activity, molecular docking, and computational studies on novel 1, 4-disubstituted-1, 2, 3-Triazole-Thiosemicarbazone hybrid molecules. J. Mol. Str. 2020, 1209, 127951. [Impact Factor: 3.841]  Link

  27. Nikhil Kumar, Shubhangi, R Kanagaraj, K Lal, AK Paul. Modeling molecular interactions of propounded pyrazole based drug candidates against bacterial DNA gyrase: Validation by syntheses and biological studies. J. Mol. Str.  2019, 1195, 435-450. [Impact Factor: 3.841]  Link

  28. S Deswal, RK Tittal, P Yadav, K Lal, G Vikas D, Nikhil Kumar. Cellulose‐Supported CuI‐Nanoparticles‐Mediated Green Synthesis of Trifluoromethylbenzoate‐Linked Triazoles for Pharmacological & DFT study. ChemistrySelect 2019, 4, 759-764. [Impact Factor: 2.307]  Link

  29. Naveen, K.; Nikhil Kumar; Mandal, T. K.; Babu, P, D.; Siruguri, V.; Maji, P. K.; Paul, A. K. Multiferroic Behaviour in B-site Cr-Doped Hexagonal YInO3 Perovskites: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties. J. Mol. Str. 2019, 1185, 432-439. [Impact Factor: 3.841]  Link

  30. Paul, A. K.; Naveen, K.; Nikhil Kumar; Kanagaraj, R.; Vidya, V. M.; Rom, T. First Example of a Nonanuclear Silver Sulfate Hybrid Cluster: Green Approach for Synthesis of Lewis Acid Catalyst. Cryst. Growth Des. 2018, 18, 6411−6416. [Impact Factor: 4.010]  Link

PATENTS

1. A. K. Paul and Nikhil Kumar. “A catalyst system for synthesizing ketone from secondary alcohol and a solvent-free process for the same thereof”. (Granted) 

    Indian Patent Application No. 201811029854.

    Indian Patent No. 403303

2. A. K. Paul, Nikhil Kumar and Shubhangi. “A process for the synthesis of a pyrazole derivative”. (Granted)

    Indian Patent Application No. 201911009168.

    Indian Patent No. 393741

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Book CHAPTERS

1. Nikhil Kumar, N Gupta, P. Bhattacharya. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): Chemistry, properties, and energy storage applications.  

    31/05/2024 Bentham Science Publishers.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Nikhil Kumar, Natalia A. Ivanovo, Bakirov S. M. Chemistry, Properties and Energy storage applications of Metal-organic Frameworks. Current Problems of Energy in Agricultural Industry, 2023, 1, 1-9.

2. Natalia A. Ivanova, Nikhil Kumar, Dmitry D. Spasov, Ruskin M. Mensharapov, Vladimir N. Fateev. Electrochemical Devices with Proton Exchange Membrane for a Distributed Network of Power Energy. Current Problems of Energy in Agricultural Industry, 2023, 1, 12-18. 

    

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