Vishnu D. Rajput
Senior researcher
Academy of Biology and Biotechnologies
Research interests:
Вишну Д. Раджпут
Главный научный сотрудник, HQS, руководитель,
Международная лаборатория нанобиотехнологий,
Южный федеральный университет, Россия
E-mail: rvishnu@sfedu.ru;
rajput.vishnu@gmail.com
Моб.: +79185890093
https://wikitia.com/wiki/Vishnu_D._Rajput
International and National Rankings
Included the World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford University, 2023, 2024), obtained 2nd top rank in Environmental and Earth Science in Russian Federation.
Honorary Adjunct Faculty
- Honorary Adjunct Professor at Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, dated: 10/3/2023. Work is completed honorary for min of 1-2 weeks lectures and discussion per year.
- Adjunct Research Faculty at Center for Research Impact & Outcome, Chitkara University, Punjab, India, Nature of work: Honorary, 1 visit; online/offline per year
- Adjunct Professor, School of Agriculture, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, India, dated at 13, 2024, supervise students, guest lectures, joint publications etc.
Vishnu D. Rajput working as “Principal Scientist” and Head of ‘International Laboratory on Nanobiotechnology’ at Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia. His ongoing research is based on the investigation of effective remediation approaches using biochar/nano-biochar based sorbents and nanomaterials. With long experience and experimental work, Dr. Rajput comprehensively detailed the state of research in environmental science about “how nanoparticles/heavy metals interact with plants, soil, microbial community, and the larger environment as well as possible remediation technology using nanoparticles/nano-biochar. Recently he is working nano-enhanced remediation of soil and water system. In recent work, he is working on nano-bioengineering for soil rhizospheric microbes and enhanced remediation using nanotechnology, CRISPR and metagenomics.
Key achievements
- Observed influence of Biochar and heavy metal tolerant microbes on plant growth in polluted soil.
- Optimized safe application of metal-based nanoparticles for sustainable agriculture.
- Revealed the mechanism of nanoparticles translocation, effects and accumulation in plant tissues and discovered effective concentration of ZnO & CuO NPs for plant growth
- Developed nano-enhanced remediation technologies for heavy metal contamination, combined with metal tolerant microbes and hyperaccumulator plants.
- Fabricated biochars with various sizes such as nano-biochar, nanomaterial-enabled biochar, microbes-enriched biochar for soil health improvement.
- Developed methodology for rhizospheric microbes’ modulation and bio-nanoengineering for soil microbes using metagenomic and CRISPR
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Publications and Metrics
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As per Scopus/WoS database: Documents: 484, h-index: 48, Citations: 8,774, FWCI: 2.98 on 25th Novemebr 2024.
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- Lectured for international students on the Mevlana exchange program with Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey, and for students of the Faculty of Soil Science and Land Resource Assessment 2017-2018 academic year.
- A course of lectures on the English-language program "Plant Biotechnology" for graduate students at the Academy of Biology and Biotechnology of the Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don.
- A course of lectures for bachelors and undergraduates on the topic "Advanced methods of the molecular biology of soils and plants" and "International research funds and scholarships" for Russian and foreign students.
- A course of lectures "Chemical soil pollution" for bachelors from Spain under the Erasmus exchange program for one semester.
- Delivered lecture in Faculty Development Program, organized by Department of Botany, Hansraj college, University of Delhi, 1-6 April 2024.
- Delivered lecture in International Agriculture Certificate Course-Cum-Training Program organized by ICAR, India 1-30 April 2024.
- Delivered lectures in “15 Days Training –Cum–Certificate Programme on Trending Novel Technologies in Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries Science and Their Allied Systems” January- 15-30, 2023 in Online Mode organized by Society of Agriculture Research and Social Development, College of Agriculture, Tripura (Lembuchera, West Tripura) & Malla Reddy University, Hyderabad” India
- Giving lectures on biotechnology to 1st year undergraduate students of the Faculty of Agriculture at the Phonics Group of Institutions in India, 2015.
- Miscellaneous Recognized Reviewer for manuscript/thesis and projects
- Reviewed more than 222 research articles send by renewed journal and achieve outstanding reviewers award by Elsevier 2017.
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Conferences attended last 5 years
- Attended more than 50 International conferences, some of them listed below.
- Presented work in a plenary session and hosted session at 2nd International Conference on Waste Recycling, Reuse and Reduction of Pollution and Carbon Emissions in joint organization with the 2nd SiNor Biochar Workshop, June 26 – 29, 2024, Hangzhou, China
- Participated in a scientific and technical exhibition at 4 Hongkong Universities and discussed about ongoing research between 15 Oct - 5 Nov 2023, organized jointly by Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong (CityU), State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, The Education University of Hong Kong (EduHK).
- Work presented (in person) as a foreign expert School of Water Resources and Environment of our school, "Mining and Metallurgy Solid Waste Pollution Prevention, Control and Treatment" and "One Belt and One Road" innovative talent exchange, "Mining and Metallurgy Solid Waste Pollution Prevention, Control and Treatment", Beijing China, Date: 02.11.2023 - 4.11.2023
- Presented report in person at 2023 international symposium on agro-environmental quality, Organized by Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China. Work entitled: Alleviating ZnO Nanoparticles Toxicity in Barley using Biochar and Metal-Tolerant Bacteria. Date: October 16- 19, 2023
- Work presented at IV International Symposium "Biodiagnosis and Environmental Assessment: Modern Technologies, Problems and Solutions" and International Youth Scientific School "Soil Remediation: Innovative Approaches to Restoration of Environmental Functions", which held on August 29-30, 2023, at Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov, Moscow, Russia.
- Research work presented and hosted plenary session at ICWNR, India 2024, held at GNSU, Bihar, India, between 10-12 March 2024.
Research projects:
Project leader!
Participated 18 National & International research project. Recent projects as a project leader are below.
- BRICS_Agreement No. 075-15-2022-1247 “Key technologies for carbonization and rational disposal of urban food waste using big data and artificial intelligence” Assign the project an internal registration number Grant/22-06-Ab, 2022-2024.
- Bioengineering of the rhizosphere_project No. SP03/S4_0708Priority_16 (Priority 2030), 03.2024 – 31.12.2026
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Awards and Achievements
- Last five years, received appreciation letters (Letter of Gratitude, Certificate of Honor, Diploma Awards) by Rector of Southern Federal University for breakthrough research environmental and soil science.
- Received “Hindustan Harit Kranti Award-2022 for outstanding contribution in agriculture by Hindustan Agri- Research Welfare Society, Govt. of India
- Received “Best Reviewer Awards by Plants Journal with Cash price 500 USD.
- Received 1st Diploma Award by Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg State University. Institute of Earth Sciences, Dokuchaev Central Soil Science Museum – branch of FSBSI FRC V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute, ANO Preservation and development of Dokuchaev scientific heritage "Soil – life" Dokuchaev Society of Soil Science, Interregional CSO “Nature protection union.
