Dr. Ashok Kumar Patel
Name: Ashok Kumar Patel
Designation: Assistant Professor
DOB: 26/08/1986
E-mail: akp.bo@jnvu.edu.in
Mobile No.: +91 - 9414573555
Address: 'Gavri-Kunj', Bhakhri Road, Mogra Khurd - 342802, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)

Academic Qualification:

S.No. Name of Examination Year Name of University Subjects offered Division
1 Ph.D. 2014 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Botany (Plant Biotechnology) -NA-
2 M.Sc. 2010 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Botany First (79.73%)
3 B.Sc. 2008 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Botany, Zoology, Biotechnology First (69.33%)

Teaching & Research Experience Details:

S.No. Name of Institute Designation From To
1 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Assistant Professor 13/02/2013 N/A

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Membership of Academic Societies:

S.No. Name Of Society Remark
1 International Association for Plant Biotechnology N/A
2 Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) Life Member
3 Indian Botanical Society (IBS) Life Member
4 Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) N/A

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Scopus/WOS Indexed Publication/s:

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1 Patel AK, Lodha D, Choudhary SK, Shekhawat NS (2025) Indirect organogenesis, .... threatened climber Discover Biotechnology 2025 2 2 N/A
2 Chouhan R, Shekhawat NS, Patel AK, ..... Choudhary SK (2024) Meta-topolin ..... (M. balsamina L.) South African Journal of Botany 2025 180 286.. 2.7
3 Lodha D, Patel AK*, Choudhary SK, .... Shekhawat NS (2024) De novo shoot .... pharmaceutical values In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology–Plant 2024 60 839.. 2.3
4 Choudhary SK, Patel AK*, ..... Shekhawat NS (2024) Micropropagation, ..... progenitor of melon Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2024 61 10337 3.4
5 Ram K*, Patel AK*, Choudhary SK, Shekhawat NS (2022) Synergetic effects...….vivo implications Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 2022 149 621.. 2.5
6 Patel AK, Lodha D, Shekhawat NS (2020) An improved ........... pharmaceutical importance In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology–Plant 2020 56 817.. 2.3
7 Dinesh RM, Patel AK, Vibha JB, Shekhawat S, Shekhawat NS (2019) Cloning of ....... ex vitro rooting Vegetos 2019 32 181.. N/A
8 Panwar D*, Patel AK*, Shekhawat NS (2018) An improvised shoot ............ medicinal climber Plant Physiology Reports 2018 23 169.. 1.5
9 Patel AK, Shekhawat NS (2018) Transverse thin cell ..... nutraceutical plant In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology–Plant 2018 54 S1 82-83 2.3
10 Patel AK, Shekhawat NS (2018) Explant type affects ..... Indian Desert In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology–Plant 2018 54 S1 66-67 2.3
11 Choudhary SK, Patel AK, Harish, Shekhawat S, Shekhawat NS (2017) An improved ...... vegetable crop Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 2017 23 713.. 3.7
12 Patel AK, Ram K, Shekhawat NS (2016) In vitro propagation .............. tree of medicinal values In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology–Plant 2016 52 437.. 2.3
13 Ram K, Patel AK, Shekhawat NS (2016) In vitro propagation ..... medicinal woody shrub In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology–Plant 2016 52 437.. 2.3
14 Patel AK, Lodha D, Ram K, Shekhawat S, Shekhawat NS (2016) Evaluation ..... medicinal value In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology–Plant 2016 52 10–19 2.3
15 Agarwal T, Gupta AK, Patel AK, Shekhawat NS (2015) Micropropagation ........... and RAPD markers Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 2015 120 313.. 2.5
16 Lodha D, Patel AK, Shekhawat NS (2015) A high-frequency ........... endangered medicinal shrub Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 2015 21 407.. 3.7
17 Patel AK, Agarwal T, ....... Shekhawat NS (2014) An efficient in ........... woody climber Industrial Crops and Products 2014 52 499.. 5.6
18 Patel AK, Phulwaria M, ...... Shekhawat NS (2014) In vitro propagation ..... the Thar Desert Scientia Horticulturae 2014 165 175.. 3.9
19 Phulwaria M*, Patel AK*, Rathore JS, Ram K, Shekhawat NS (2014) An improved ....... ISSR markers Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 2014 36 1115. 2.8
20 Lodha D, Patel AK, Rai MK, Shekhawat NS (2014) In vitro plantlet ........... anti-asthmatic drugs Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 2014 36 3071. 2.8
21 Phulwaria M, Rai MK, Patel AK, ... Shekhawat NS (2013) A genetically ...... Celastrus paniculatus Annals of Botany PLANTS 2013 5 pls05 2.6
22 Shekhawat NS, Phulwaria M, Harish, Rai MK, Kataria V, Shekhawat S, ........... ecosystem/desert PNAS, India Section B: Biological Sciences 2012 82 319.. 0.396

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Publication/s In CARE listed Journals:

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1 Ram K, Choudhary SK, Patel AK Effective Micropropagation method for Bixa orellan Advances in Bioresearch 15(5) 272..
2 Ram K, Choudhary SK, Patel AK Fabrication of silica magnetic beads..... their ge Advances in Bioresearch 13(3) 185..
3 Choudhary SK, Patel AK*, Ram K, Shekhawat NS Thar desert bioresources: significance, conservati International J Ecology & Environmental Sciences 48 267..
4 Ram K, Patel AK, Choudhary SK, Shekhawat NS In vitro callus proliferation for production ..... Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology 23(3-4) 45-56
5 Shekhawat NS, Shekhawat S, Singh RP, Patel AK Environmental Science and Climate Change Scientific Book Newsletter 19(6) 2
6 Shekhawat NS, Kataria V, Shekhawat S, Patel AK,... Plant resources of arid zones ....... (the Sustain International Journal of Life Sciences A4 8-10

Administrative Experience:

S.No. Name of Institute Designation From To
1 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Program Officer (NSS) 01/07/2014 30/06/2015
2 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Program Officer (NSS) 01/07/2018 N/A
3 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Member, Smart Village Initiative 01/07/2019 31/03/2022
4 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Member, NIRF 09/11/2017 30/06/2018
5 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Member, Inspection Committee (College Affiliation) 01/07/2018 N/A
6 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Member, Committee of Courses & Studies in Botany 01/07/2017 30/06/2022
7 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Member, Student Service Board (SSB) 01/07/2022 30/06/2023
8 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Co-Cultural Coordinator (Faculty of Science), SSB 01/07/2020 30/06/2021
9 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Nodal Officer, Smart Village (Mogra Khurd) 01/06/2024 N/A
10 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Member, UG Practical Examination Committee 01/07/2023 N/A
11 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Member, Updating Website Committee 01/07/2021 30/06/2022
12 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Associate Editor, University Magazine "Parispand" 01/07/2021 30/06/2022
13 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Admission In-charge, B.Sc. Part – III (FOS) 01/07/2021 30/06/2024
14 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Member, UG Practical Examination Committee 01/07/2021 30/06/2022
15 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Member, UG Integrated Practical Exam Committee 01/07/2022 30/06/2024
16 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Observer & Expert of Selection Trial of Sports 01/07/2022 N/A
17 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Herbarium & Library Committee (Departmental Level) 01/07/2022 N/A
18 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Mentor for Anandam Programme 01/07/2022 N/A
19 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Proctor, Faculty of Science 01/07/2023 30/06/2024
20 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Additional Centre Superintendent (ACS), KNCW 16/05/2023 30/06/2023
21 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Examination Committee (Botany) 01/07/2021 30/06/2022
22 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur MPET-2021 Committee (Departmental Level) 01/07/2021 30/06/2022
23 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur NAAC (AQAR and SSR) Committee (Departmental Level) 01/07/2021 30/06/2022
         

Academic Award/Honor / Fellowships::

S.No. Name of Award/Honor / Fellowships Year
1 Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India 2010
2 Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India 2012
3 DST – SERB International Travel Grant for participating in “The Third International Symposium on the Biology of Rare and Endemic Plant Species (BIORARE-2014)” held in Antalya, Turkey (April 19-23, 2014; couldn’t attend) 2014
4 DST – SERB International Travel Grant for participating in "International Association of Plant Biotechnology Congress 2018” held in Dublin, Ireland (August 19-24, 2018) 2018
5 Won Second Prize in DIY contest “Waste to wealth” held on World Environment Day, June 5, 2020; organized by AcSIR-CSIO-CSIR 2020
6 First Prize in Model Preparation (Science) in Cluster Level Exhibition, at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Tilwasni, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) organized by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Regional office, Jaipur, from September 25-26, 2003 2003
7 The Best Poster Presentation Award – In: National Seminar on “Current Trends and Advancement in Chemical, Physical and Life Sciences” (CTACPLS), organized by Department of Chemistry, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, from March 15–16, 2019 2019
8 The Best Poster Presentation Award – In: National Conference on “Deterioration of Natural Resources – A Global Crisis: Challenges and Remedies” organized by Amrita-Devi Paryawaran Nagrik Sansthan (APNA) and JNV University, Jodhpur on June 28, 2017 2017
9 DST – SERB International Travel Grant for participating in “27th International Congress for Conservation Biology and 4th European Congress for Conservation Biology” held in Montpellier, France (August 2-6, 2015) 2015
10 DBT – CTEP Travel Support for attending International Conference “27th International Congress for Conservation Biology and 4th European Congress for Conservation Biology” held in Montpellier, France (August 2-6, 2015; didn’t avail) 2015
11 The Best Poster Presentation Award – In: National Symposium on “Green Economy & Harnessing Natural Products for Sustainable Development” organized by Indian Science Congress Association, Jaipur Chapter & Indian Society for Life Sciences, on 12/7/2014 2014
12 DST – SERB International Travel Grant for participating in IAPB 2023 “The 15th International Association for Plant Biotechnology Congress” at Daejeon, South Korea (August 6 – 11, 2023) 2023
13 Young Scientist Award - By: Hindustan Agricultural Research Welfare Society 2024
     

Research Projects:

Major Research Project: N/A

Minor Research Projects: 2
Mentor in student projec: N/A

Consultancy projects:N/A

S.No. Title of the Project Funding Agency Duration Status
1 In vitro strategies for propagation and ex situ conservation of threatened plant species of Rajasthan Rajasthan Higher Technical Quality Improvement Scheme (RHTQIS) Two Years Completed
2 Characterization, alternative propagation and conservation of Lycium species of Rajasthan Multidisciplinary Education and Research University (MERU), grant under the PM-USHA Scheme Two Years Ongoing
         

Overseas PDF Supervised :N/A

Ph. D Awarded : N/A

PhD Pursuing : 3

Post Graduate Dissertations Supervised : N/A

Research Guidance:

S.No. Name of Student Title of Thesis/PDF Submitted Awarded
1 Manisha Choudhary BIOTECHNOLOGICAL STUDIES FOR EX SITU CONSERVATION OF SOME PLANT TAXA OF RAJASTHAN Pursuing N/A
2 Ishaka Sharma IN VITRO PROPAGATION AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME GRASSES AND SEDGES OF INDIAN THAR DESERT Pursuing N/A
3 Sunita Suthar CHARACTERIZATION AND PROPAGATION OF SELECTED PLANT SPECIES OF RAJASTHAN Pursuing N/A
         

Membership of Academic Societies:

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Detail of Publications

Full Research paper published in (UGC-CARE List/Scopus/ Thomson Reuter/web of science listed journals)

International Journal: 27

National Journal: 1

Review Article: N/A

Popular article: N/A

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S.No. Title of the paper/ review Name of Journal Vol. Page no. Impact Factor
1 Chouhan R, Shekhawat NS, Patel AK, Ram K, Choudhary A, Ambawat S, Choudhary SK (2024) Meta-topolin .............. (Momardica balsamina L.) South African Journal of Botany 180 286-96 2.7
2 Patel AK, Shekhawat NS (2018) Explant type affects shoot quality of micropropagated Glossonema varians, a threatened plant of Indian Desert In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology – Plant 54, S1 S1 2.3
3 Lodha D, Patel AK, Shekhawat NS (2015) A high-frequency ........... endangered medicinal shrub Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 21 407–15 3.7
4 Patel AK, Shekhawat NS (2018) Transverse thin cell layer induced micropropagation of Caralluma edulis, an endemic and endangered nutraceutical plant In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology – Plant 54, S1 S1 2.3
5 Phulwaria M*, Patel AK*, Rathore JS, Ram K, Shekhawat NS (2014) An improved micropropagation ........... and ISSR markers Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 36 1115–2 2.8
6 Shekhawat NS, Phulwaria M, Harish, Rai MK, Kataria V, Shekhawat S, ........... ecosystem/desert Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences 82 319–34 0.396
7 Patel AK, Lodha D, Shekhawat NS (2020) An improved micropropagation ........... pharmaceutical importance In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology – Plant 56 817–26 2.3
8 Shekhawat NS, Shekhawat S, Singh RP, Patel AK (2021) Environmental Science and Climate Change Scientific Book Newsletter 19(6) 2 N/A
9 Patel AK, Lodha D, Choudhary SK, Shekhawat NS (2025) Indirect organogenesis, ex vitro .............. threatened climber Discover Biotechnology 2 2 N/A
10 Dinesh RM, Patel AK, Vibha JB, Shekhawat S, Shekhawat NS (2019) Cloning of mature ........... ex vitro rooting Vegetos 32 181–89 N/A
11 Panwar D*, Patel AK*, Shekhawat NS (2018) An improvised shoot ............ medicinal climber Plant Physiology Reports 23 169–78 1.5
12 Choudhary SK, Patel AK, Harish, Shekhawat S, Shekhawat NS (2017) An improved micropropagation ............. nutraceutical vegetable crop Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 23 713–22 3.7
13 Ram K, Choudhary SK, Patel AK (2024) Effective Micropropagation method for Bixa orellana L.: A nontoxic dye-yielding tree Advances in Bioresearch 15(5) 272-79 N/A
14 Patel AK, Lodha D, Ram K, Shekhawat S, Shekhawat NS (2016) Evaluation of physiochemical .............. of medicinal value In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology – Plant 52 10–19 2.3
15 Patel AK, Ram K, Shekhawat NS (2016) In vitro propagation .............. tree of medicinal values In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology – Plant 52 437–60 2.3
16 Ram K, Patel AK, Shekhawat NS (2016) In vitro propagation of Vitex negundo L., an aromatic and medicinal woody shrub In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology – Plant 52 437–60 2.3
17 Ram K, Choudhary SK, Patel AK (2022) Fabrication of silica magnetic beads .............. genetic analysis Advances in Bioresearch 13(3) 185-18 N/A
18 Lodha D, Patel AK*, Choudhary SK, Ram K, Rathore NS, Shekhawat NS (2024) De novo shoot organogenesis .............. pharmaceutical values In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology – Plant 60 839–50 2.3
19 Lodha D, Patel AK, Rai MK, Shekhawat NS (2014) In vitro plantlet ........... anti-asthmatic drugs Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 36 3071–9 2.8
20 Phulwaria M, Rai MK, Patel AK, Kataria V, Shekhawat NS (2013) A genetically stable ........... Celastrus paniculatus Annals of Botany PLANTS 5: pls054; doi:10.1093/aobpla/ Pls054 2.6
21 Patel AK, Agarwal T, Phulwaria M, Kataria V, Shekhawat NS (2014) An efficient in ........... endangered woody climber Industrial Crops and Products 52 499–05 5.6
22 Agarwal T, Gupta AK, Patel AK, Shekhawat NS (2015) Micropropagation and validation ........... and RAPD markers Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 120 313-23 2.5
23 Patel AK, Phulwaria M, Rai MK, Gupta AK, Shekhawat S, Shekhawat NS (2014) In vitro propagation ........... the Thar Desert Scientia Horticulturae 165 175–80 3.9
24 Ram K*, Patel AK*, Choudhary SK, Shekhawat NS (2022) Synergetic effects...….vivo implications Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 23 169–78 2.5
25 Choudhary SK, Patel AK*, Ram K, Shekhawat NS (2022) Thar desert bioresources: significance, conservation and sustainable management in Anthropocene International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 48 267-80 N/A
26 Ram K, Patel AK, Choudhary SK, Shekhawat NS (2022) In vitro...….Arnebia hispidissima (Lehm.) A.DC. Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology 23 45-56 N/A
27 Shekhawat NS, Kataria V, Shekhawat S, Patel AK,...….Shekhawat JK (2015) Plant resources...….utilization (the Sustainocene) International Journal of Life Sciences A4 8-10 N/A
28 Choudhary SK, Patel AK*, Chouhan R, Ram K, Ambawat S, Shekhawat S, Shekhawat NS (2024) Micropropagation .............. progenitor of melon Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 61 103378 3.4
           

Published Book/ Book Chapters:

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1 Shekhawat NS, Rai MK, Phulwaria M, Rathore JS, Gupta AK, Purohit M, Patel AK, Kataria V, Shekhawat S (2014) Tree Biotechnology ..... Arid Environments CRC Press 978-1-4665-9714-3 187-22
2 Shekhawat NS, Rathore MS, Shekhawat S, et al. (2014) Micropropagation ....... Enhanced Productivity Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA 978-3-527-33491-9 857-80
3 Shekhawat NS, Phulwaria M, Harish, Gupta AK, Ram K, et al. (2014) Biotechnology ....... arid ecosystems I.K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. 9789382332251 94-118
4 Patel AK, ..... Shekhawat NS, Rai MK (2025) Exploring Plant Tissue Culture ..... Recent Progress. In: Tree Biology and Biotechnology Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 978-981-96-0002-1 1-15
5 Patel AK, Sharma I, Choudhary M, ..... Shekhawat NS (2024) Biotechnological interventions ..... members of Rajasthan Suresh Book Service, Udaipur 978-93-93859-27-3 71-76
6 Choudhary SK, ..... Patel AK, Ram K, Shekhawat NS (2024) Micropropagation system for ..... health-promoting vegetable crop Suresh Book Service, Udaipur 978-93-93859-27-3 83-89
7 Shekhawat NS, Singh RP, Shekhawat S, Patel AK, ..... Harish (2025) Phytodiversity of Thar .... conservation. In: Desert .... Paradigms Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi N/A 89-108
8 Ram K, Choudhary SK, Patel AK (2025) Botanical Wealth ..... Significance. In: Challenges ..... Knowledge System Poddar Publications, Jaipur 9788196110871 26-34
9 Patel AK, Shekhawat NS (2018) Conservation of rare, ..... culture techniques Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur 978-93-88449-69-4 170-17
10 Patel AK, Choudhary SK, Ram K (2021) Biotechnological Tools ..... Phytodiversity of Rajasthan Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner N/A 43-44
         

Details Fellowships: National/International/Awards:

S.No. Name of Fellowship Funding Agency Host Institute / country
1 Junior and Senior Research Fellowship (JRF & SRF) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur (India)
       

Other Research Pertaining Activities:

Paper presented in Seminars/Conferences: 15

Seminars/Symposium/ Conferences attended: 15

Overseas international conferences: 2

Member of Advisory Board / Editorial Board of Journals : N/A

Organized Conference/Symposium: N/A

Any other relevant information : N/A

Citation indices:

Total Citations: 285

h-index : (Scopus): 7

h-index : (Google Scholar): 9

i10 index: 9

Orcid ID :Https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7703-037X

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Any other relevant information RG Score - 16.45

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