Dr. Jitin Rahul

About

Dr. Jitin Rahul is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics & Environmental Science, Sharda School of Engineering & Science, Sharda University (NAAC A+), Greater Noida, India. He has qualified for a national-level fellowship for the research of RGNF-JRF and MHRD-JRF in two different subjects, Botany and Environmental Science. Dr. Jitin Rahul earned his PhD degree from Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad with an MHRD fellowship. He has 6 years experience in the research field and 6 years experience in teaching (UG and PG level). He has published around 22 SCI/Scopus/ Web of Science indexed journal articles, 7 book chapters and 3 books with ISBN numbers. He was honored as Guest of Honor and invited to be keynote speaker by NORMI Research Foundation. He received the national educationist award from Avishkar Foundation and received the Best Oral Presentation award from the International Conference.

He was involved in national medicinal plant board, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India funded project monitoring team member with National Productivity Council, New Delhi. He was monitored 9 Government project under the NMPB, Ministry of AYUSH. His post-doctoral research work in NATCOM-3 project funded by UNFCCC under the G.B. Pant Himalayan Research Institute, Almora. Uttarakhand. As an environmentalist and botanist, Jitin has explored various biodiversity conservation sites (Gujarat, Odisha, Bundelkhand, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and mining regions (Sukinda Chromite mine and Jharia coal fields).

Experience

• Lecturer, (Adhoc) Department of Botany, Chitra Post Graduate College, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur. (Dated: 01/11/2011 to 22/02/2013)
  Teaching to B.Sc. (part-I, II & III) Botany students
• Assistant Professor (Guest), Department of Botany, Kalindi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, (Dated: 30/07/2018 to 20/04/2019) 
  Teaching Plant Anatomy to B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany students in Kalindi College, University of Delhi
  Teaching Environmental Science to B.Com (Hons.) Commerce students in Kalindi College, University of Delhi
  Teaching Ecology to B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany students in Kalindi College, University of Delhi
  Teaching Ecology to B.Sc. (LS) students in Kalindi College, University of Delhi.
• Assistant Professor (Contractual), Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, (IIIT-D), New Delhi, (Dated: 01/08/2019 to 30/12/2019)
  Teaching Environmental Science (ESC205A) to B.Tech (3^rd) students in IIIT Delhi (2 Credits)
• Assistant Professor (Full Time), Institute of Applied Medicines and Research, Ghaziabad, CCS University, Meerut, (17/09/2019 to 30/12/2021)
  Teaching Environmental Biotechnology and Environmental Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences to B.Sc. and M.Sc. students.
• Assistant Professor (Full Time), Department of Physics & Environmental Sciences, SSES, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (NAAC A⁺ Grade) (2022 to present)
  Teaching Environmental Science, Faculty of Environmental Sciences to B.Sc. and M.Sc. students.
  B.Sc. (Environmental Sciences) course co-ordinator
  Research Based Learning (RBL) co-ordinator for B.Sc. and  M.Sc. students
  AI co-ordinator department level
  NAAC (criteria 5 and 7) coordinator

Qualification

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

Award & Recognition

• Best oral presentation award from International Conference on Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology (ICBAM-2020) organized by Institute of Applied Medicines and Research, Ghaziabad, India (2020).
• Awarded “National Educationist Award” from Avishkar Foundation, Solapur, Maharashtra, India (2023).
• Honored as Guest of Honor and invited to be keynote speaker by NORMI Research Foundation, Gurgaon, Haryana (2025).

Research

Publications in Journals:

• *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: 80) UGC- 10453
• *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)
• *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: 239) UGC - 1290 (Q-1 Journal)
• *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: 1.660. (Citations: 4) UGC – 9165,  (Q-2 Journal)
• *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: 15) (Q-3 Journal)
• *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 (Q-3 Journal)
• *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. (Q-3 Journal) (Citations: 2)
• *Rahul, J. et al., (2023). Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and Plastic Waste Current Scenario of Recycling Methods and Management. 15(16), 12269 Sustainability-MDPI. IF: 3.9. (Q-1 Journal) (Citations: 13)
• Rahul, J., Malsawmkimi, R., and Imam, N.A. (2023). An Investigation on Dust Capturing Efficiency by Some Vegetation along the Road Sides and Industries Sides. Journal of Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology. 15(12), pp. 180-194. IF:3.79 (Q-2 Journal) (Citations: 1)
• Kushwaha, M. and Rahul, J. et al (2024). Microplastics pollution in the marine environment: A review of sources, impacts and mitigation. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024, 209, 117109. IF: 5.3 (Q-1 Journal) (Citations: 21)
• Rahul, J. (2025). A Case Study on Traditional Plant Based Remedies of Indigenous People in Jalaun District, Uttar Pradesh: An Ethnobotanical Approach. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research, 85(5), pp-196-200. IF: 0.65

Book Chapters:

• Beenu, R. Rahul, J. Sunita, G. Jagdish, Kumar, P. and Dwivedi, N. (2024). The need for Food Security in a Developing World: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities, Food Security in a Developing World, Springer Nature, 13-28, ISBN 978-3-031-57282-1 (Citations: 4)
• Rahul, J. Beenu, R. and Shankar, S. (2025). “Dust Accumulation Efficiency of Selected Road Side Wild Plant Species: Sustainable Practices for Green Environment” Blue Sky, Blue Water – Strategies for Protecting Air and Water Quality in the 21st Century, Taylor & Francis Publication (Accepted). 
• Rahul, J. Beenu, R. el. al, (2025). “Cutting Edge approaches and technologies for nutrient reclamation from food waste” pp 399–413. Resource Recycling and Management of Food Waste, Springer Nature, ISBN 978-3-031-86687-6 

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. (2024). “Fundamentals of Floristic Studies and Quantitative Analysis of Plant Diversity”. BP International. ISBN 978-93-48006-42-4 (Print), ISBN 978-93-48006-39-4

Certifications

• TEQIP- III, EIA/EMP, Professional Development Programme

Area of Interest

• Climate change-ecology, Biodiversity conservation, Atmospheric pollution, Eco-restoration, Heavy metal remediation, Phytoremediation, Plant ecology, Soil blue carbon sequestration,