North Campus

University of Kashmir

Research Papers Published

• "Clonal growth architecture and spatial dynamics of 10 species of the genus Potamogeton across different habitats in Kashmir Valley, India" Hydrobiologia, 767(1): 289 -299 Impact Factor=
• "Reproductive ecology of Potamogeton pectinatus L. (= Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner) in relation to its spread and abundance in freshwater ecosystems of the Kashmir Valley, India" Tropical Ecology, 54(4): 787 -803 Impact Factor=
• "Effective Ex Situ Conservation Strategies of Saussurea Costus (Falc.) Lipsch An Endangered Medicinal Plant of Kashmir Himalaya" Saussurea, 6(5): 342 -349 Impact Factor=
• "Phalaris canariensis L. (Poaceae): A new alien plant record for Kashmir Himalaya" Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 9(1): 94 -96 Impact Factor=
• "Conservation status of Ajuga bracteosa Wall ex Benth: An important medicinal plant species of Kashmir Himalaya" International Journal of Ecology and Ecosolution, 3(1): 1 -6 Impact Factor=
• "A new record of an invasive aquatic plant Hydrocharis morsus-ranae (Hydrocharitaceae), reaching to the Kashmir Himalaya" Japanese. Jon. Bot, 91(2): 128 -132 Impact Factor=
• "Dactylorhiza umbrosa (Kar. & Kir.) Nevski (Orchidaceae): an addition to flora of India from Kashmir Himalaya" Check List, 12(3): 904 -908 Impact Factor=
• "Alopecurus pratensis (Poaceae), a new record for the Indian subcontinent from Kashmir Himalaya" Rheedea, 26(1): 52 -53 Impact Factor=
• "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species for Biodiversity Conservation: History and Importance" International Journal of Current Research, 8(12): 43434 -4340 Impact Factor=
• "Effective Ex Situ Conservation Strategies of Saussurea Costus (Falc.) Lipsch. An Endangered Medicinal Plant of Kashmir Himalaya." Saussurea, 6(5): 342 -349 {ISSN: ISSN: 0373} Impact Factor=
• "Economic and Ethno-Medicinal Uses of Prunus armeniaca L. in Trans-Himalayan Zone of Ladakh" Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, 5(1): 27 -30 {ISSN: ISSN: 2320} Impact Factor=
• "Stigmatic Movement Promotes Cross Pollination in Rheum webbianum Royle: An Important Endemic Medicinal Plant of Kashmir Himalaya. India" India. National Academy Science Letters, 40(6): 435 -438 {ISSN: ISSN 0250-} Impact Factor=
• "Fruit morphology of the genus Potamogeton L. in Kashmir Himalaya and its utility in taxonomic delimitation" Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 10(0): 274 -278 Impact Factor=
• "Weed flora of raised bunds and undulated lands growing along the rice fields of Kashmir Valley" Indian Journal of Weed Science, 48(3): 284 -286 Impact Factor=
• "Occurrence of the Two Cytotypes of Ferula jaeschkeana Vatke in Kashmir Himalaya." National Academy Science Letters, 41(4): 333 -3336 {ISSN: https://do} Impact Factor=
• "Correct taxonomic delimitation of Nasturtium microphyllum Rchb. from N. officinale R. Br. (Brassicaceae) in Kashmir Himalaya, India." Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity., 11(1): 154 -157 {ISSN: 287-884X} Impact Factor=
• "Prioritizing Conservation of Medicinal Flora in the Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot: An Integrated Ecological and Socioeconomic Approach" Environmental Conservation, 1(8): DOI No. 10.1017/S0376892918000425 Impact Factor=
• "Verbascum songaricum (Scrophulariaceae): An addition to the flora of India" Rheedea, 28(2): 111 -113 Impact Factor=
• "Ethno-survey of Traditional Use of Plants as Aphrodisiacs in Kashmir Himalaya, India." Journal of Herbal Medicine, 1718(100256): 1 -5 Impact Factor= 2.00
• "Impact assessment of anthropogenic threats to high-valued medicinal plants of Kashmir Himalaya, India" Journal of Nature Conservation., 50(125715): 1 -12 Impact Factor= 1.97
• "Diversity, distribution and traditional uses of medicinal plants in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) state of Indian Himalayas" Journal of Herbal Medicine, 1819(100280): 1 -8 Impact Factor= 2.00
• "Chromosome conspectus of Kashmir Himalayan species of the genus Potamogeton L" Tropical Ecology, 61(0): 345 -359 {ISSN: 0564-3295} Impact Factor= 0.78
• "New distributional record of Primula atrodentata W. W. Sm. from Ladakh region and assessment of its threat status across the Himalaya." Acta Ecologia Sinica, https://d(0): 1 -6 {ISSN: 10000933,} Impact Factor= 0.22
• "Active Cousinia thomsonii Extracts Modulate Expression of Crucial Proinflammatory Mediators/ Cytokines and NF?B Cascade in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Albino Wistar Rat Model." Journal of Inflammation Research, https://w(0): 1 -17 {ISSN: 1178-7031} Impact Factor= 4.95
• "Seed morphometry of four species of Dactylorhiza Neck. ex Nevski (Orchidaceae) from Kashmir Himalaya, India" Pleione, 14(2): 217 -225 {ISSN: 0973-9467} Impact Factor=
• "Worthful Willows: Economic and Ethnomedicinal Uses of Genus Salix L. in the Kashmir and Ladakh Himalayas" J. Himalayan Ecol. Sustain. Dev., 15(0): 1 -17 {ISSN: 0973-7502} Impact Factor=
• "Meiotic Studies, Pollen Fertility and Seed Set of Trillium govanianum, an Endangered Endemic Plant Species of the Himalaya" Cytologia, 86(3): 245 -249 Impact Factor=
• "Ethnomedicinal use of some plant species by Gujjar and Bakerwal community in Gulmarg Mountainous Region of Kashmir Himalaya" Ethnobotany Research and Application, 21(38): 1 -23 Impact Factor=
• "Inflorescence architecture, floral part movements and pollinator attraction by androecia – contrivance for successful mating in Eremurus himalaicus Baker." Botanica Pacifica, 10(2): 29 -34 Impact Factor=
• "Development of Agro-techniques for Ex Situ Conservation of Dactylorhiza Neck. Ex Nevski (Orchidaceae) Species Growing in Kashmir Himalaya, India" J. Orchid Soc. India, 34(0): 123 -130 Impact Factor=
• "Medicinal importance of Papra (Podophyllum hexandrum Royle) in Unani System of Medicine." Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, 18(3): 485 -490 Impact Factor=
• "Aquatic fungal diversity in two freshwater ecosystems of Madhya Pradesh, India" Studies in Fungi, 6(1): 111 -137 Impact Factor=
• "Cotula anthemoides L. (Asteraceae): A new record to flora of Ladakh, India" Pleione, 15(1): 69 -73 Impact Factor=
• "Gentianopsis paludosa var. alpina (Gentianaceae), a new record for India from Ladakh, Trans-Himalaya." Rhedea, 31(2): 71 -76 Impact Factor=
• "Taxonomic account of genus Alternanthera (Amaranthaceae) in Jammu and Kashmir" Nelumbo, 63(1): 158 -162 Impact Factor=
• "Predicting distribution and range dynamics of Trillium govanianum under climate change and growing human footprint for targeted conservation" Plant Ecology, 223(13): 1 -14 Impact Factor=
• "Threat status of three important medicinal Himalayan plant species and conservation implications." Nature Conservation Research, 71(1): 1 -20 {ISSN: 2500008X} Impact Factor= 1.19
• "Swertia kashmirensis, a new species from Bangus Valley of Kashmir Himalaya, India" Phytotaxa, 532(1): 93 -100 {ISSN: 1179-3155} Impact Factor= 1.17
• "Micropropagation and Arbuscular Mycorrhizae Assisted Growth in Phlomis cashmeriana Royle ex Benth., an endemic medicinal herb of Kashmir Himalaya" Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants, 1(1): 237 -264 Impact Factor= 0.91
• "Unique arrangement and temporal separation of essential organs promotes cross pollination in Impatiens edgeworthii Hook. f.: an endemic species of Western Himalaya" Botanica Pacifica, 1(1): 1 -1 Impact Factor= 0.58
• "Meiotic Studies, Pollen Fertility and Seed Set of Acteea kashmiriana, an Endangered Endemic Plant Species of the Himalaya" Cytologia, 87(3): 239 -244 Impact Factor= 0.99
• "Quantitative, Qualitative Pollen ?haracters and Pollination Mechanisms: A Case Study of Ten Potamogeton Species" Inland Water Biology, 15(4): 74 -80 Impact Factor= 0.64
• "Taxonomy and threat assessment of Lagotis kunawurensis Rupr. (Plantaginaceae), an endemic medicinal plant species of the Himalaya" Journal of Threatened Taxa, 16(6): 21239 -21245 Impact Factor= 0.49
• "Phyto-ecological analysis of Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. assemblages in Kashmir Himalaya, India" Frontiers in Forest and Global Change, 5(1): 976902 -9769021 Impact Factor= 4.33
• "Immunomodulatory Efficacy of Cousinia Thomsonii C.B. Clarke in Ameliorating iNOS, COX-2, PPAR-?, Rel-A, and CRP Expression and Molecular Docking Analysis" Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 300(1): 115727 -115740 Impact Factor= 5.91
• "Trees of the Trans-Himalaya: First report of Pinus wallichiana A. B. Jackson from Ladakh" Vegetos, 1(1): 1 -20 Impact Factor= 0.47
• ". Swertia drassensis, a new species from Drass, Ladakh Himalaya" Phytotaxa, 571(2): 219 -227 Impact Factor= 1.18
• "Meiotic Bottlenecks Compromises Reproductive Success by Impairing Pollen Fertility and Seed Set in Swertia thomsonii C. B. Clarke - An Important Endemic Medicinal Herb of Western Himalaya" Cytologia, 87(4): 323 -330 Impact Factor= 0.99
• "Habitat suitability, range dynamics, and threat assessment of Swertia petiolata D. Don: a Himalayan endemic medicinally important plant under climate change." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195:893(1): DOI No. 10.1007/s10661-023-11414-3 Impact Factor= 3.30
• "Seed ecology enlightens restoration of endemic species: A case study of Actaea kashmiriana from the Himalaya" Ecological Engineering, 187(1): DOI No. 106880 Impact Factor= 4.37
• "Reproductive biology of Actaea kashmiriana, an endemic medicinal plant species from the Himalaya: Implications for conservation and sustainable utilization" Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 34(1): DOI No. 100461 Impact Factor= 3.97
• "Reproductive biology of Trillium govanianum, an endangered plant species endemic to the Himalaya: implications for conservation" Botany Letters, 170(4): 565 -580 Impact Factor= 1.74
• "Phytosociological and edaphic parameters of Actaea kashmiriana assemblages in Kashmir Himalaya" Ecologia Sinica, 43(6): 1038- -1048 Impact Factor= 0.93
• "Oxalis corniculata L. (Oxalidaceae), an addition of an alien plant species to the flora of Ladakh, India" Vegetos, 37(1): 373 -378 Impact Factor= 0.47
• "Effects of pre-sowing treatments and seed sources on seed germination of Phytolacca acinosa Roxb." Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 34(1): DOI No. 100478 Impact Factor= 3.94
• "Viola suavis subsp. naqshi: a new taxon from Kashmir Himalaya, India" Phytotaxa, 588(2): 167 -172 Impact Factor= 1.18
• "Vegetation and soil ecology of threatened Himalayan Trillium habitats in Kashmir Himalaya." Nordic Journal of Botany, 2023(8): DOI No. 2023: e03925 Impact Factor= 0.93
• "Understanding Reproductive Biology for Realization of Conservation and Sustainable Development of Swertia thomsonii C. B. Clarke-an Endemic Medicinal Plant of Western Himalaya" Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants., 35(1): DOI No. 100493 Impact Factor= 3.94
• "Existence of Two Cytotypes of Peganum harmala L. in Kashmir Himalaya and Ladakh Trans Himalaya of India" Cytologia, 82(2): 111 -116 Impact Factor= 0.99
• "Integrating human footprint with ensemble modeling identifies priority habitats for conservation: a case study in the distributional range of Arnebia euchroma, a vulnerable species" Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 194(1): DOI No. 195:914 Impact Factor= 3.30
• "A Review of the Genus Actaea L.: Ethnomedical Uses, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties" Journal of Herbal Medicine, 41(1): DOI No. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.herm Impact Factor= 3.30
• "Artemisia dracunculus subsp. ladakhensis (Asteraceae), a new subspecies from Ladakh, India" Annals Botanici Fennici, 60(1): 191 -195 Impact Factor= 0.7
• "Incidence and frequency of desynapsis in Eremurus persicus (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss. (Asphodelaceae) – A native and important medicinal plant species of Western Himalaya." Caryologia, 76(1): 15 -26 Impact Factor= 2.1
• "Hidden from the harsh: Belowground preformation prior to winter determines life history strategy of a temperate perennial herb" Flora, 308(1): DOI No. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flor Impact Factor= 2.22
• "An updated checklist of the vascular flora of the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh" Phtotaxa., 623(1): 1 -136 Impact Factor= 1.18

Books Published

• "Diversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Flora of the Kashmir Himalaya". Springer, Singapore. {ISBN: 978-981-32-9173-7} pp 18
• "Updated Checklist of Aquatic Macrophytes in Jammu and Kashmir State". Springer, Singapore. {ISBN: 978-981-32-9173-7} pp 22
• "Genome editing: applications for medicinal and aromatic plants". Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AS, United Kingdom. {ISBN: 978-0-12-819590-1} pp 20
• "Ethno-medicinal flora of Jammu and Kashmir: Taxonomic Diversity and Regional Distribution". Indu Book Service Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. pp 13
• "Medicinal Flora of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Himalayas: Systematic Synthesis and Conservation Prioritization". Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India. pp 16
• "Bioprospecting of Tropical Medicinal Plants.". Springer. {ISBN: 978-303128779} pp 26

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