Research papers published in Refereed/Peer-Reviewed Journals  

1. Dogra A., Nandini., Rajkumar., Nagar S., Kumar S., Singh A., Garg N., Jit S., Malhotra J., Singh A., and Bala K (December, 2025). Nutraceuticals: A Futuristic Approach in the Field of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology. Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources Vol. 16(4): 568-583.https://doi.org/10.56042/ijnpr.v16i4.16352  

2. Jit S., Garg N., and Bala K (September 2025). Detection of hydroxylated metabolites of β- and δ-HCH isomers from contaminated environments. Microsphere 3(1): 290-301, https://doi.org/10.59118/SIXF9335    

3. Kumar A., Jindal A., Dhal K M., Kumar P., Bala K., Singh B., Patel K S and Raj Kumar (May, 2025) Ichthyofauna of Baya River during Pre-Monsoon Season near Koiria Nizamat Bihar, India. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries Vol. 29(3): 265 - 273 

4. Rustagi V., Gupta R S., Talwar C., Singh A., Jamwal R., Bala K., Bhaskar K A., Nagar A.,   and Singh K I. (December 2024) SARS-CoV-2 pathophysiology and post-vaccination severity: a systematic review. Immunologic Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12026-024-09553-x  

5. Lata P., Bhargava V., Gupta S., Singh A., Bala K and Lal R (July 2024) SeqCode: A Nomenclatural Code in Prokaryotes. Ind J  Microbiol, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-024-01315-5  

6. Kiran Bala and Kiran Bala (2024) Benefits of Mushrooms for the Environment and Human. JCR. Volume 11(1): 01-07. doi: 10.53555/jcr.11.01.01

7. Mohammad Danish Masroor, Manisha Sengar, Zakkia Masroor, Sangeeta Pal, Rahul Kumar, Kiran Bala, Raj Kumar, Kumari Shilpa Patel and Hareramadas (2023) Assessing Road-Kill Mortality in the Highway Passing Through Urban, Agricultural, Forest and River Landscapes in Bihar. J. Exp. Zool. India 26 (2):  2385-2394. https://connectjournals.com/03895.2023.26.2385

8. Zakkia Masroor, Hareramadas, Mohammad Danish Masroor, Kiran Bala, Sangeeta Pal, Raj Kumar, Kumari Shilpa Pate and Manisha Sengar (2023) Unusual Infestation of Litchi Fruits By Land Snail, Rhachis Bengalensis (Lamarck, 1822) in Muzaffarpur (Bihar). J. Exp. Zool. India 26 (2): 2359-2362. https://connectjournals.com/03895.2023.26.2359.

9. Kiran Bala, Kiran Bala Negi, Ajaib Singh, Pushp Lata, Gaurav Kumar, Manisha Sengar and Jaya Malhotra (2023) Mushrooms and Algae– ‘Microorganisms as source Superfoods’: A Review. Microsphere, ISSN: 2583-5327.

10. Pushp Lata, Kiran Bala, Piyush Goel, Utkarsh Sood, Princy Hira, Vatsala Dwivedi, Abhilash Kumar, Charu Dogra Rawat and Rup Lal (2022) Microbiome and Plant Health. Indian J. Plant Genet. Resour. 35(3): 355–359. DOI 10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00099.7    

11. Utkarsh, Gauri, Shailly, Princy, Roshan, Jasvinder, Mansi, Nirjara, Sukanya Lal, Charu Dogra, Vineet, Jaspreet, Helianthous, Charu Tripathi, Priya, Ankita, Anjali, Rajendra, Jayaraj, Seema Makhija, Renu Gupta, Sumit, Namita, Jeeva, Sripoorna, Pushplata, Renu Solanki, Nitish, OmPrakash, Kiran Bala, Rashmi, Ravi Toteja, Vipin Chandra Kalia and Rup Lal (2022) Microbial Journey: Mount Everest to Mount Mars. Ind J  Microbiol  Impact factor: 3.73.

12. Goel, P., Garg, N., Lata, P., RajKumar and Bala, K., (2022) Gut Microflora and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Microsphere.

13. Sharma P., Jindal S., Bala K., Kumari K., Niharika N., Kaur J., Pandey G., Pandey R., Jackson J.C., Russell J. R., Oakeshott J. G and Lal R (2013) “Functional Screening of Enzymes and Bacteria for the Dechlorination of Hexachlorocylohexane by a High-Throughput Colorimetric Assay” Biodegradation Impact factor: 3.909, Citations: 13

14. Bala K., Geueke B., Miska M., Rentsch D., Poiger T., Lal R., Holliger C., and Kohler, H. E. P. (2012) “Enzymatic conversion of e-hexachlorocyclohexane and heptachlorocyclohexane, two neglected components of technical hexachlorocyclohexane”. Environ. Sci. Technol Impact Factor: 9.028, Citations: 30

15. Garg, N., Bala, K., and Lal, R. (2011) Sphingobium lucknowense sp. nov., F2T a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) degrading bacterium isolated from HCH contaminated soil. Int J Syst Envol Microbiol Impact Factor: 2.747, Citations: 27

16. Anand S., Bala K., Saxena A., and Lal R., (2011) “Microbacterium amylolyticum sp. nov., N5T a bacterium isolated from industrial waste soil.” Int J Syst Envol Microbiol Impact Factor: 2.747, Citations: 14

17. Jit, S., Dadhwal, M., Kumari, H., Jindal, S., Kaur, J., Lata, P., Niharika, N., Lal, D., Garg, N., Gupta, S. K., Sharma, P., Bala, K., Singh, A., Vijgen, J., Weber, R., and Lal, R. (2010) Evaluation of hexachlorocyclohexane contamination from the last lindane production plant operating in India. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 18, 586-97. Impact Factor: 4.306, Citations: 73

18. Sharma, P., Verma, M., Bala, K., Nigam, A., and Lal, R. (2010) Taxonomic description of Sphingopyxis ummariense UI2T sp. nov., isolated from Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-dumpsite in North India. Int J Syst Envol Microbiol 60, 780-784. Impact Factor: 2.747, Citations: 37

19. Bala, K., Sharma, P. and Lal, R. (2010) Sphingobium quisquiliarum sp. nov., P25T a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) degrading bacterium isolated from HCH contaminated soil. Int J Syst Envol Microbiol 60, 429-433. Impact Factor: 2.747, Citations: 41

20. Lal, R., Dadhwal, M., Kumari, K., Sharma, P., Singh, A., Kumari, H., Jit, S., Gupta, S.K., Nigam, A., Lal, D., Verma, M., Kaur, J., Bala, K. and Jindal, S. (2008) Pseudomonas sp. to Sphingobium indicum: a journey of microbial degradation and bioremediation of Hexachlorocyclohexane. Ind J  Microbiol, 48, 3–18. Impact factor: 3.73, Citations: 29