Assistant Professor On Lien
Coordinator, DGI (20 Dec 2010 to 28 Dec 2023)
Technical Cell I/c (10 Dec 2020 to 5 Jan 2023),
Department of Geoinformatics
Dr. Amit Kumar has been involved in interdisciplinary research with focus on man-environment interactions, disaster risk and resilience, and climate change implications primarily in the urban milieu for last 12 years. His thrust areas of research are to improve urban ecology through physio-socio-economic-hazard-risk investigations and methods to augment ecological quality using geoinformatics and machine learning techniques. He is engaged with various R&D projects including state-of-the-art NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR), GISAT and Airborne Hyperspectral Sensing (AVIRIS-NG) missions for vegetation monitoring as well as DBT sponsored mapping and quantitative assessment of Plant resources of Central India. Presently, he is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geoinformatics, Central University of Jharkhand, India and published various research articles in various journals and books of international and national repute. He is a member of various academic societies including IUCN-Commission on Ecosystem management (South Asia), National Association of Geographer, Indian (NAGI), International Society of Environmental Botanists (ISEB- Lucknow), and Global Forest Biodiversity Initiatives (GFBI)- USA.
Kishore BSPC, Kumar Amit*, Saikia P., Khan ML. 2023. Alpha and Beta Diversity Mapping in Tropical Deciduous Forests using High-fidelity Imaging Spectroscopy. Advances in Space Research. Accepted on 18 Feb. 2023 (in press). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.02.031 IF: 2.611.
Diksha, Tripathi P., Kumar A. 2023. Geographically Weighted Logistic Regression to measure the role of Intra-Urban Drivers for urban growth modelling in Kathmandu, Central Himalayas. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Accepted on 23 March 2023 (in press). IF: 3.307
Upreti M, and Kumar A*. 2023. Landscape Modeling for Urban Growth Characterization and its Impact on Ecological Infrastructure in Delhi-NCR: An Approach to Achieve SDGs. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. 131: 103444. Accepted on 14 July 2023. IF: 3.7
Prakash A, Diksha, and Kumar A*. 2023. Measuring Vertical Urban Growth of Patna Urban Agglomeration using Persistent Scatterers Interferometry SAR (PSInSAR) Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing, 15(14), 3687; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15143687, IF: 5.0.
Diksha, Kumar A*, Saikia P, Sirvastava PK. 2023. Human-induced Impacts on Ecological Infrastructure in the Himalayan Urban Agglomerations. Acta Ecologica Sinica, Accepted on 05 July 2023. SCI H Index: 36; Scopus, ISSN: 1872-2032.
Ahmad T, Pandey AC*, Kumar Amit, Tirkey A. 2023. Understanding the relationship of surface run-off in potential flood inundation in Kashmir valley, Western Himalayas, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Accepted on 22 May 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2023.103423. IF: 3.7.
Kumar A*, Upreti M, Pandey AC, Saikia P, and Khan ML. 2023. Contribution of Landscape Transformation in the Development of Heat Islands and Sinks in Urban and Peri-Urban Regions in the Chota–Nagpur Plateau, India. Resources, 12, 58:1-25. https:// doi.org/10.3390/resources12050058 (accepted 20 April 2023; issn: 2079-9276).
Diksha, Kumar A*, Tripathi P, 2023. Geographically Weighted Regression to measure the role of Intra-Urban Drivers for urban growth modelling in Kathmandu, Central Himalayas. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195:627. doi: 10.1007/s10661-023-11164-2. Accepted on 23 March 2023 (in press). ISSN: 1573-2959. IF: 3.307.
Kishore BSPC, Kumar Amit*, Saikia P., Khan ML. 2023. Alpha and Beta Diversity Mapping in Tropical Deciduous Forests using High-fidelity Imaging Spectroscopy. Advances in Space Research. Accepted on 18 Feb. 2023 (in press). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.02.031 IF: 2.611.
Kishore BSPC, Kumar Amit*, Saikia P., Lele N., Srivastava P, Pulla S, Suresh H, Bhattacharya BK, Khan ML, Sukumar R. 2022. Mapping of understorey invasive plant species clusters of Lantana camara and Chromolaena odorata using airborne hyperspectral remote sensing. Advances in Space Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2022.12.026. Accepted on 11 Dec. 2022. (in press) IF: 2.611.
Pandey AC, Kumari N, Ahmad S, Kumar Amit, Saikia A, Parida B, Chaudhary SK, Lele N., 2022. Evaluating biochemical and biophysical characteristics of tropical deciduous forests of eastern India using remote sensing and in-situ parameter estimation. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 29:100909, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2022.100909.
Diksha, Tripathi P., Kumar A. 2023. Geographically Weighted Logistic Regression to measure the role of Intra-Urban Drivers for urban growth modelling in Kathmandu, Central Himalayas. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Accepted on 23 March 2023 (in press). IF: 3.307
Kumar G, Kumar A*, Saikia P, Khan ML. 2022. Ecological impacts of forest fire on composition and structure of Tropical Deciduous forests of Central India. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 128: 103240
Kumar A, Mondal S, Lal P. 2022. Analysing Frequent Extreme Flood Incidences in Brahmaputra Basin, South Asia. PLOS ONE. 17(8): e0273384. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273384. Impact factor: 3.752.
Khatun M, Rahaman SKM, Garai S, Ranjan, A, Ghosh SG, Kumar Amit, Tiwari S. 2022. Assessing the Impact of Super Cyclone Amphan on Indian Sundarban Biosphere Reserve. Indian Journal of Ecology, 49(6): 00-00. ISSN: 0304-5250. Scopus Indexed
Jaya Prakash A, Kumar S*, Behera MD, Das P, Kumar A, Srivastava PK. 2022. Impact of extreme weather events on cropland Inundation over Indian Subcontinent. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 10.1007/s10661-022-10553-3. accepted on 28 June 2022, in press. IF: 3.30
Upreti, M., Saikia, P., Shilky, Lal, P., Kumar, A. (2024). Major Challenges in the Urbanizing World and Role of Earth Observations for Liveable Cities. In: Earth Observation in Urban Monitoring: Techniques and Challenges, Kumar, A., Srivastava, P.K., Saikia, P., Mall, R. (eds.), Chapter 2, Elsevier Inc. (in press). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99164-3.00002-1. ISBN: 9780323991643
Upreti, M., Prasad, A., Kumar, A., Saikia, P.* (2024). Monitoring of Urban Ecological Conditions using Remote Sensing. In: Earth Observation in Urban Monitoring: Techniques and Challenges, Kumar, A., Srivastava, P.K., Saikia, P., Mall, R. (eds.), Chapter 12, Elsevier Inc. (in press). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99164-3.00006-9. ISBN: 9780323991643
Kumar A, Diksha, Pandey AC. 2023. Geoinformation for Urban geoenvironmental Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Analysis (HRVA). In: Earth Observation in Urban Monitoring: Techniques and Challenges, Kumar A, Srivastava PK, Saikia P, Mall R. (eds.). Elsevier Inc. (accepted). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99164-3.00010-0. ISBN: 9780323991643. (Chapter 15: Accepted).
Shilky, Ekka, P., Upreti, M., Kumar, A., Saikia, P.* (2024). Nature-based Solutions and Ecological Urban Planning and Design for the Sustainable Urban Environments. In: Earth Observation in Urban Monitoring: Techniques and Challenges, Kumar, A., Srivastava, P.K., Saikia, P., Mall, R. (eds.), Chapter 16, Elsevier Inc. (in press). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99164-3.00005-7. ISBN: 9780323991643.
Ekka P, Upreti M, Shilky, Saikia P, Kumar A, Pandey PC, Srivastava PK. 2023. Earth Observations for Urban Policies and Future Pathways for Urban Environmental Research. In: Earth Observation in Urban Monitoring: Techniques and Challenges, Kumar A, Srivastava PK, Saikia P, Mall R. (eds.). Elsevier Inc. (accepted) ISBN: 9780323991643. (Chapter 18: Accepted).
Saikia P., Ekka, P., Upreti, M., Shilky, Kumar, A.* (2023). Urban green space for environmental sustainability and climate resilience. In: Palgrave Handbook of Socio-ecological Resilience in the Face of Climate Change: Contexts from a Developing Country, Nautiyal, S., Gupta, A.K., Goswami, M., Khan, Y.D.I. (eds.), Chapter 23, Springer Nature-Palgrave, Macmillan (in press). ISBN: 9789819922055. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2206-2_23.
Shilky, Patra, S., Ekka, P., Kumar, A., Saikia, P.*, Khan, M.L. (2023). Climate Change: A Major Challenge to Biodiversity Conservation, Ecological Services, and Sustainable Development. In: Palgrave Handbook of Socio-ecological Resilience in the Face of Climate Change: Contexts from a Developing Country, Nautiyal, S., Gupta, A.K., Goswami, M., Khan, Y.D.I. (eds.), Chapter 33, Springer Nature-Palgrave, Macmillan (in press). ISBN: 978-9819922055. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2206-2_33. 5 September 2023.
Patra, S., Shilky, Kumar, A., Saikia, P.* (2023). Impact of Land Use Systems and Climate Change on Water Resource: Indian Perspectives. In: Advances in Water Resource Planning and Sustainability, Rai, P.K. (ed.), Springer, Singapore (accepted). 27 January 2023.
Patra, S., Shilky, Kumar, A., Saikia, P.* (2023). Impact of Land Use Systems and Climate Change on Water Resource: Indian Perspectives. In: Advances in Water Resource Planning and Sustainability, Rai, P.K. (ed.), Chapter 6, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. (in press). ISBN: 9789819936595. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3660-1_6. July 2023
Shilky, Kishore, B.S.P.C., Kumar, G., Saikia, P.*, Kumar, A. (2023). Application of Species Distribution Modeling for Conservation and Restoration of Forest Ecosystems. In: Ecosystem and Species Modeling for Conservation and Restoration, Dhyani, S., Adhikari, D., Kadaverugu, R. (eds.), Chapter 13, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., pp. 249-264. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0131-9_13. ISBN: 9789819901302. 2 May 2023
Patra, S., Anurag, S., Saikia, P.*, Kumar, A., Khan, M.L. (2023). Traditional Ecological Knowledge for the Management of Medicinal Plants with particular emphasis on Northeast India. In: Sustainable Forest Resources Management: Issues and Implications, Bhat, J.A., Shukla, G., Dobriyal, M.J., Chakravarty, S., Arunachalam, A., Bussmann, R.W. (eds.), Chapter 10, Apple Academic Press (AAP), CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, USA (in press). ISBN: 9781774917060. May 2024
Ekka, P., Patra, S., Upreti, M., Kumar, G., Kumar, A., Saikia, P.* (2023). Land degradation and its impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. In: Land and environmental management through forestry, Raj, A., Jhariya, M.K., Banerjee, A., Nema, S., Bargali, K. (eds.), Chapter 4, Wiley, United Kingdom (in press). ISBN: 9781119910404. 25 July 2023.
Ekka, P., Kumar, G., Kumar A., Saikia, P.* (2023). Plant diversity status of Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspots in Changing Climatic Conditions with special reference to Indian Himalayan region. In: Biodiversity Hotspot of the Himalayas, Pullaiah, T. (ed.), Apple Academic Press (AAP), CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, USA; ISBN: 9781774913543 (in press) 05 June 2022.
Kumar, A., Kumari, R., Lal, P., Prasad, A., Saikia, P.* (2024). Vegetation dynamics and climate change: A study of the Indian Himalayan region. In: Sustainable and Conservation Management of Environmental Resources in India, Chakravarty, S., Vineeta, Bhat, J.A., Kumar M., Shukla, G. (eds.), Apple Academic Press (AAP), CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, USA (in press). ISBN: 9781774915929. January 2024. https://appleacademicpress.com/sustainable-and-conservation-management-of-environmental-resources-in-india-/9781774915929
Shilky, Patra, S., Harshvardhan, A., Kumar, A., Saikia, P.* (2023). Role of microbes in controlling the geochemical composition of aquatic ecosystems. In: Hydrogeochemistry of Aquatic Ecosystems, Madhav, S., Singh, V.B., Kumar, M., Singh, S. (eds.), Chapter 12, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA, pp. 265-281. ISBN: 9781119870531. 31 August 2023.
Kumar, A., Ekka, P., Patra, S., Kumar, G., Kishore, B.S.P.C., Kumar, R., Saikia, P.* (2022). Geospatial Perspectives of Sustainable Forest Management to enhance Ecosystem Services and Livelihood Security. In: Advances in remote sensing f forest Monitoring; Arellano, P., Pandey, P.C. (eds.), Willey, UK. ISBN: 9781119788123 (in press). 01 February 2022.
Mr. B.S.P.C. Kishore, PhD Research Title: ‘Mapping and Quantitative Assessment of Forests in Changing Climatic Scenario: A Case Study in Parts of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve’. (Ongoing since Sept. 2018, Thesis Submitted on 23 June 2023)