Top 10 Publications having NAAS rating 6 and above with first or corresponding author only

1. Upadhyay, PK., Singh, V.K., Shekhawat, K., Dwivedi, B.s., Mishra, R.P., Singh, R.K., Rathore, S.S., Singh, S.K., Rani, M., Sarkar, S., Dey, A., Babu, S., Sahoo, R.N., Rajanna, G.A., Tyagi, V., Kumar, S., Meenakshi, Patel, A., and Shukla, G. 2025. Sustainable nitrogen management in maize using optical sensor: Assessing yield, economics, and environmental impact. Field Crops Research, 322, 109753, ISSN 0378-4290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2025.109753.
2. Upadhyay, P.K., Dey, A., Singh, V.K., Dwivedi, B.S., Singh, T., Rajanna, G.A., Babu, S., Rathore, S.S., Singh, R.K., Shekhawat, K., Meenakshi, Kumar, P., Yadav, D., Singh, D.P., Dasgupta, D., and Shukla, G. 2023. Conjoint application of nano-urea with conventional fertilizers: An energy efficient and environmentally robust approach for sustainable crop production. PlosOne, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284009
3. Upadhyay PK, Singh VK, Rajanna GA, Dwivedi BS, Dey A, Singh RK, Rathore SS, Shekhawat K, Babu S, Singh T, Kumar Y, Singh C, Rangot M, Kumar A, Sarkar S, Dash S and Rawat S (2023) Unveiling the combined effect of nano fertilizers and conventional fertilizers on crop productivity, profitability, and soil well-being. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 7:1260178. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1260178.
4. Dutta, D., Singh, V. K., Upadhyay, P. K*., Meena, A. L., Kumar, A., Mishra, R. P., Dwivedi, B. S., Shukla, A. K., Yadav, G. S., Tewari, R. B., Kumar, V., Kumar, A., & Panwar, A. S. (2022). Long-term impact of organic and inorganic fertilizers on soil organic carbon dynamics in a rice-wheat system. Land Degradation & Development, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4267
5. Singh RK, Upadhyay PK*, Dhar S, Rajanna GA, Singh VK, Kumar R, Singh RK, Babu S, Rathore SS, Shekhawat K, Dass A, Kumar A, Gupta G, Shukla G, Rajpoot S, Prakash V, Kumar B, Sharma VK and Barthakur S (2023) Soybean crop intensification for sustainable aboveground-underground plant–soil interactions. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 7:1194867. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1194867.
6. Hasanain, M., Singh, V.K., Rathore, S.S., Meena, V.S., Meena, S.K., Shekhawat, K., Singh, R.K., Dwivedi, B.S., Bhatia, A., Upadhyay, P.K., Singh, R., Babu, S., Kumar, A., Kumar, A., Fatima, A., Verma, G., Kumar, S., Sharma, K., and Singh, N. (2025). Sustainable strategies in maize-wheat systems: Integrating tillage, residue, and nutrient management for food-energy-carbon foot print optimization. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 211, 1-20. 115316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.115316.
7. Gupta, G., Dhar, S., Kumar, A., Choudhary, A.K., Dass, A., Sharma, V.K., Shukla, L., Upadhyay, P.K., Das, A., Jinger, D., Rajpoot, S.K., Sannagoudar, M.S., Kumar, A., Bhupenchandra, I., Tyagi, V., Joshi, E., Kumar, K., Dwivedi, P., Rajawat, M.V.S. 2022. Microbes-mediated integrated nutrient management for improved rhizo-modulation, pigeonpea productivity, and soil bio-fertility in a semi-arid agro-ecology. Frontiers in Microbiology 13, 924407. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.924407.
8. Upadhyay, P.K., Dey, A., Singh, V.K., Dwivedi, B. S., Singh, R. K., Rajanna, G. A., Babu, S., Rathore, S. S., Shekhawat, K., Rai, P. K., Choudhury, N. K., Budhlakoti, N., Mishra, D. C., Rai, A., Singh, A., Bharadwaj, A. K. and Shulka, G. (2024). Changes in microbial community structure and yield responses with the use of nano-fertilizers of nitrogen and zinc in wheat–maize system. Sci Rep 14, 1100. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48951-3.
9. Upadhyay P K*, Kumari E, Sen A, Raha P, Singh R K, Choudhary S K, Singh R K and Singh Y. 2016. Effects of Xanthium strumarium L. extract, anilofos and butachlor on weeds, yield, yield attributes and nutrient uptake of transplanted rice. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 45(1): 227-232.
10. Rathore, S. S., Babu, S., El-Sappah, A. H., Shekhawat, K., Singh, V. K., Singh, R. K., Upadhyay, P. K. and Singh, R. Integrated agroforestry systems improve soil carbon storage, water productivity, and economic returns in the marginal land of the semi-arid region. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 29, 103427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.103427.

Awards / Recognitions / Fellowship (Upto Five) :

1. ICAR-JRF (2010)/SRF (2012), UGC-BSR Fellow (2012), UGC Fellow (2012), DST-INSPIRE Fellow (2012)

2. University Gold Medal at ANDUAT, Ayodhya (2010)

3. BHU Merit Gold Medal (2012) and Dr. Mahatim Singh Gold Medal (2012)

4. Indian Society of Agronomy Best Ph.D Thesis Award (2017), and RASSA Best Ph.D Thesis Award (2019) at BHU, Varanasi.

5. Indian Society of Agronomy P.S.Deshmukh Young Agronomist Award (2020) and Gold Medal