Dr. Jitin Rahul

About

Dr. Jitin Rahul is currently working as Assistant Professor at Sharda University, Greater Noida.  He completed his graduation (B.Sc.) in Biological Science, masters (M.Sc.) in Botany (Specialization in Environmental Science) from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur and M.Phil in Botany with specialization on Advanced Ecology, Conservation & Environmental Biology from Bundelkhand University, Jhansi. He had qualified national level fellowship for the research UGC-RGNF and ISM-JRF in two different subjects Botany and Environmental Science.

Dr. Jitin Rahul earned his, PhD degree from IIT Dhanbad, with MHRD fellowship (ISM-JRF), on the research title ‘Biodiversity of Vascular Plants and Atmospheric Heavy Metal Deposition along the National Highway-2, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.

He has published around 20 SCI/Scopus/Web of Science indexed journal/UGC Care articles and 12 research articles published in International/National conferences or seminars between, 2016-2022 with over 371 citations, h-index 7. He received Best oral presentation award, from International Conference, India. Recently, He received National Educationist Award from Avishkar Foundation, Solapur in the month of March, 2023. He have 6 years experience in the research field (under Research Associate, Project Associate, Senior Research Fellow and Junior Research Fellow positions) and 5 years experience in teaching (UG and PG level).

His research area of interest: Atmospheric Pollution, Climate Change-Ecology, Biodiversity, Phytoremediation, Eco-restoration, Heavy Metal Pollution (Dust & Soil) and Plant Taxonomy.

He was involved in National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India funded project Monitoring Team member (Project Associate) with National Productivity Council, New Delhi. He was monitored 9 Government project. He was involved in NATCOM-3 project as position of Research Associate (RA) at G.B. Pant Himalayan Research Institute, Almora. Uttarakhand, India. As an environmentalist and botanist Dr. Jitin Rahul had explored various biodiversity conservation sites (Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand).Kindly provide in the brief introduction in about 500 words.

Experience

• 6 Years Research
• 5 Years Teaching

Qualification

• M.Sc., M.Phil.
• Ph.D. (IIT-ISM, Dhanbad)

Award & Recognition

• Best Oral Presentation Award-2020
• National Educationist Award-2023

Research

Publications in International/ National Journals:

• Rahul, J. and Singh, S.P. (2012). Some medicinal herbs of Bhagwantpura region of Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Research Journal of Social and Life science, 12(2), pp- 267-274. (UGC- 40942) IF: 3.928
• Rahul, J. (2013). Effect of Stone Crusher Dust on Butea monosperma (Lam.) Bastard Teak. International Journal of Environmental Science & Engineering Research, 4(2), pp- 1-5 (Citations: 3)
• Rahul, J. (2013). Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Shrubs Used by People in Lakhmanpura Region of Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, India. International Journal of Science and Nature, 4(2), pp- 1-3. IF: 0.534 (Citations: 5)
• Gautam, A. and *Rahul, J. (2013). Seed Germination and Growth of Chitrak (Plumbago zeylanica L.). International Journal of Botany and Research, 3(4), pp- 29-38. (Citations: 3)
• Rahul, J. (2013). An Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants in Taindol Village, District Jhansi, Region of Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of Medicinal Plants studies, 1(5), pp- 59-71. (Citations: 39)
• Rahul, J., Singh, S.P. and Naz, A. (2013). An Ethnomedicinal Survey of Orchha Wildlife Sanctuary Region of Tikamgarh District, Madhya Pradesh, India. Journal of Botanical Research, 4(1), pp-31-34. (Citations:16)
• Rahul, J. and Jain, M.K. (2014). An Investigation in to the Impact of Particulate Matter on Vegetation along the National Highway: A Review. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 8(7), pp- 356-372. (Citations: 59) UGC- 10453, SCOPUS
• Rahul, J. and Jain, M.K. (2014). Documentation of floristic inventory along the national highway: a case study of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, India. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, 5(6), pp- 241-247. IF: 1.356. (Citations: 3) Web of Science
• Kamal, R.K., Sahu, N., *Rahul, J. and Singh, S.P. (2015). Snake Bite, Venom, Anti-Venom Production and Anti-Venom Activity of Medicinal Plants: A Review. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research, 30(1), pp- 227-234. IF: 0.650 (Citations: 6) SCOPUS
• Rahul, J., Jain, M.K., Singh, S.P., Kamal, R.K., Anuradha, Naz, A., Gupta, A.K. and Mrityunjay, S.K. (2015). Adansonia digitata L. (baobab): a review of traditional information and taxonomic description. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 5(1), 79-84. IF: 2.699 (Citations: 163) UGC – 1290, SCI
• Rahul, J. and Jain, M.K. (2015). Floristic Assessment of the Important Least Concern Plant Species with Taxonomic Descriptions along the National Highway. Brazilian Journal of Botany, 38(4), 851-864. IF: 1.566. (Citations: 4) UGC – 9165, SCI
• Saxena, N., *Rahul, J. and Shreya, N. (2015). Folklore Medicinal Plants and Its Traditional Healthcare Practices of Jalaun District, Uttar Pradesh, India. International Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Review and Research, 1(2), pp-27-32.
• Rahul, J. and Jain, M.K. (2016). Effect of Heavy Metals on Some Selected Roadside Plants and Its Morphological Study. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 15(4), 1133-1142. IF: 1.621 (Citations: 10) UGC – 37351, SCOPUS
• Mamoucha, S. and Rahul, J. (2016). Mediterranean Climate Affects the Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in Common Medicinal Plants. International Journal of Botany and Research, 6(4), pp-17-28. (Citations: 5)
• Rahul, J. and Jain, M.K. (2016). Effect of Heavy Metals on Some Selected Roadside Plants and Its Morphological Study: A review. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 16(1), pp-146-158. Web of Science
• Mamoucha, S., Rahul, J. and Christodoulakis, N.S. (2017). Leaf Tissue Arrangement of the Medicinal Plant Μandragora officinarum L. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research, 42(1), pp-16-95. IF: 0.650, SCOPUS
• Rahul, J., Anuradha, Jagdish, Mamoucha, S. (2019). Optimization of Production of Antimicrobial Compounds from Soil Bacteria. Research Journal of Social and Life science, 28(3), pp-193-203. (UGC- 40942) IF: 3.928
• Rahul, J., Mamoucha, S. and Jain, M.K. (2019). Applying quantitative analysis for road side population of Lower Risk (category of IUCN red list version 2.3 and version 3.1) tree species, Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, 8(1), pp. 2-14. IF: 1.512, SCOPUS
• Rahul, J. (2022). Stone Crusher Dust and Its Impact: Accumulate Adequate of Some Woody Tree Species around the Stone Crusher Plant (SCP). Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation. 72(5), pp- 621-627. Springer DOI.10.1007/978-3-030-76081-6_78. SCI
• Rahul, J. et al., (2023). Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and Plastic Waste Current Scenario of Recycling Methods and Management. Energies-MDPI. IF: 3.252 (Accepted with minor revision). SCI
• Rahul, J. et al., (2023). Microplastics and Its Impacts on Environment, Human Health & the Socio-Economy. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Manuscript no. ESPR-D-23-03804. (Under Review). SCI

Books:

• Rahul, J. (2019). “Dust Accumulation Efficiency of Plants around the Stone Crusher Plant”. Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. ISBN: 9786139446704
• Ranjan, S. and Rahul, J. (2019). “Use of Mine Waste for Unpaved Road Construction in Black Cotton Soil”. Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. ISBN: 9786139841776
• Rahul, J. and Jain, M.K. (2022). “Fundamentals of Floristic Studies and Quantitative Analysis of Plant Diversity”. (Submitted in Springer Nature)

Book Chapter: 

• Rahul, J. and Shreya, N. (2016). “Medicinal Properties of Some Selected Agricultural and Wild Herbs: A Case Study of Bhagwantpura”. In Agricultural Technology for Sustaining Rural Growth, chapter no. 32, page no. 463-472, Edited by Sudhir Kumar Rawat & Sarju Narain, Biotech books publisher, New Delhi India, ISBN: 9788176223812
• Rahul, J. and Singh, S.P. (2022). “Ethnomedicinal and traditional uses of wild medicinal plants from Jalaun District, Uttar Pradesh”. A source book of herbal pharmacotherapy, page no. 43-50, Edited by Anita Gajraj & Swati Tyagi. Centre for Advaced Research and Development. ISBN: 978-93-5626-998-9
• Raj, Beenu. And Rahul, J. (2023). “The need for Food Security under changing climate Scenario”. Upcoming book “Pathways for a sustainable Food Security: Status, Challenges and Opportunities in Developing World”. Published by Springer Nature, Switzerland, (Accepted)

 Publications in International/National Conferences: 

• Rahul, J. and Jain, M.K., “Effect of Dust Particles (Particulate Matter) on Plants along the National Highway” proceedings of International Conference on Glocal Crises and Environmental Governance in North-Eastern Region of India, Assam (ICGCEG), 11-13 November 2013.
• Rahul, J. and Jain, M.K., “A review on dust capturing and dust controlling by some medicinal plants along the national highway” proceedings of International Conference on Environment Technology and Sustainable Developments: Challenges & Remedies, Lucknow (ET & SD), 21-23 February 2014.
• Rahul, J. and Jain, M.K., “Dust Holding Capacity of Some Selected Road Side Tree Species” International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, 3(4), pp.1918, ISSN: 2010-376X (Print), ISSN: 2010-3778, ICEBESE 2016: 18th International Conference on Environmental, Biological, Ecological Sciences and Engineering to be held in Istanbul, Turkey during April, 19-20, 2016. http://waset.org/abstracts/45792
• •           Mamoucha, S., Rahul, J. and Christodoulakis, N., “Anatomical and Histochemical Investigation of the Leaf of Vitex agnus-castus L.”. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Science Index, Medical and Health Sciences, volume: 3(7), pp.1885. ISSN: 2010-376X (Print), ISSN: 2010-3778, cICMPNP 2016: 18th International Conference on Medicinal Plants and Natural Products, San Francisco, USA, June 09-10, 2016. http://waset.org/abstracts/50204
• Rahul, J., “Traditional healthcare information of Adansonia digitata L. (Baobab) in central part of India” 5th International Conference and Exhibition on Natural & Alternative Medicine September 05-07, 2016 Beijing, China. Altern Integr Med 2016, ISSN: 2327-5162, volume: 5(3), pp-76. DOI: 10.4172/2327-5162.C1.018
• Rahul, J., “Ecosystem management and the conservation of aquatic Bio-diversity” proceedings of National Seminar on Advances in Aquatic Biology, Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood (AQUACON), March 12 & 13, 2011.
• Rahul, J. and Devi, S., “Biodiversity in aquatic systems in relation to aquaculture” proceedings of National Seminar on Advances in Aquatic Biology, Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood (AQUACON), March 12 & 13, 2011.
• Rahul, J. and Jain, M.K., “A Floristic inventory and medicine value of vegetation along the national highway” proceedings of National Conference on Plant Bio-resource Management and Biotechnology (PBMB), 29-31 January 2014.
• Rahul, J. and Jain, M.K., “Assessment of the floristic inventory of floral diversity along the national highway: a case study of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, India” 1st Himachal Pradesh Science Congress, on Role of Science & Technology in Sustainable Development in Shimla, H.P., 15-16 October 2014.
• Rahul, J. and Jain, M.K., “Assessment of the floristic study of tree species diversity along the national highway” 102nd Indian Science Congress, Mumbai, 3-7 January 2015.
• Rahul, J. “Assessment of Biodiversity and Identification of Least Concern (LC) Plant Species.” Botany 2018, Botanical Society of America. USA. (AbstractID:634). pp. 108, 21-25 July, 2018.
• Rahul, J. “Dust Accumulation by Medicinal Plants along the National Highway”. International Conference on Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology (ICBAM-2020), IAMR, Ghaziabad, India, 7-8 February, 2020.
• Jain, M.K., and Rahul, J. “Air Pollution and Dust Accumulation by Medicinal Plants along the National Highway”. International Conference on Advances in Agricultural & Food Sciences to Face the Challenges to Environment and Biosecurity, Sharda University, Ghaziabad, India, 16-20 January, 2021. 
• Rahul, J. “Traditional Healthcare Practices of Wild Plants by Gond Tribal Community in Jharkhand, India. Natural Medicines and Pharmaceutical Research, Natural Medicine 2020. Journal of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, 2022.

Certifications

• UGC­Approved Short­Term Professional Development Programme ‘Implementation of NEP­2020 for University and College Teachers 2023.

Area of Interest

• Atmospheric Pollution
• Climate Change-Ecology
• Biodiversity
• Phytoremediation
• Eco-restoration
• Heavy Metal Pollution (Dust & Soil) and Plant Taxonomy.