Ministry of Education
Ajay Kumar Harit
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Dr Ajay Kumar Harit

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Associate Professor
KALINGA UNIVERSITY, RAIPUR
Chhattisgarh
Expertise: Zoology
ORCID 0000-0002-5218-5890 Scopus 56226484900 ResearcherID A-5790-2012 Google Scholar BjCLFUgAAAAJ
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24 Publications
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261 Scopus Citations
236 CrossRef
9 Years 6 Months Total Experience
Publications
24 Total
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Professional Recognition

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2017
DST-SERB

Community & Membership

Board of study
Committee member
Jan 2022
International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI), Indian Chapter
Life time
Jan 2017
Association of Environmental Analytical Chemistry of India (AEACI)
Life time
Jan 2014
The Entomological Society of India, ICAR- Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi
Life time
Jan 2019
Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi
Life time
Jan 2019

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
2016
BEAMS
Master of Philosophy
2008
BEAMS
Master of Science
2004
N/A
Bachelor of Science
2002
N/A
Associate Professor
May 2024 – Present
KALINGA UNIVERSITY, RAIPUR
Assistant Professor
Jun 2022 – May 2024
KALINGA UNIVERSITY, RAIPUR | Faculty of Science
Research Associate
Aug 2020 – Sep 2021
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | School of Environmental Sciences
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Sep 2017 – Sep 2019
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam | School of Environmental Sciences
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Aug 2016 – Sep 2017
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Research Intern
Sep 2015 – Aug 2016
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Biological Sciences
Zoology

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Scholarly Work

Impact of termites in nutrient cycles, soil and water dynamic in Southern Indian forests
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Principal Investigator Grant: PDF/2017/002637
Amount: ₹19.20 Lac
Duration: 2017 – 2019
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Scholarly Publications

Microplastics in Human Consumption

Book
Year: 2023. Pages: 1-133 .
Authors: E. V. Ramasamy; Ajay Kumar Harit
DOI 10.1201/9781003201755 Crossref Crossref: 1 Scopus Scopus: 4

Are wood-feeding and fungus-growing termites so different? Comparison of the organization and properties of Microcerotermes pakistanicus and Odontotermes obesus soil constructions in the Western Ghats, India

Journal Article
Insectes Sociaux. Year: 2021. Volume: 68 , Issue: 2-3 , Pages: 207-216 .
Authors: A. K. Harit; E. V. Ramasamy; N. Babu; M. J. Rajasree; P. Monsy; N. Bottinelli; S. Cheik; P. Jouquet
DOI 10.1007/s00040-021-00818-4 Crossref Crossref: 1 Scopus Scopus: 5

Properties and functional impact of termite sheetings

Journal Article
Biology and Fertility of Soils. Year: 2017. Volume: 53 , Issue: 7 , Pages: 743-749 .
Authors: Harit, Ajay; Shanbhag, Rashmi; Chaudhary, Ekta; Cheik, Sougueh; Jouquet, Pascal
DOI 10.1007/S00374-017-1228-7 Crossref Crossref: 24 Scopus Scopus: 28

Abundance and Impact on Soil Properties of Cathedral and Lenticular Termite Mounds in Southern Indian Woodlands

Journal Article
Ecosystems. Year: 2017. Volume: 20 , Issue: 4 , Pages: 769-780 .
Authors: Jouquet, Pascal; Airola, Etienne; Guilleux, Nabila; Harit, Ajay; Chaudhary, Ekta; Grellier, Seraphine; Riotte, Jean
DOI 10.1007/S10021-016-0060-5 Crossref Crossref: 21 Scopus Scopus: 26

Evidence from Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy (MIRS) that the biochemical fingerprints of Odontotermes obesus colonies change according to their geographical location and age

Journal Article
Insectes Sociaux. Year: 2018. Volume: 65 , Issue: 1 , Pages: 77-84 .
Authors: Jouquet, P.; Pando, A.; Aroui, H.; Harit, A.; Capowiez, Y.; Bottinelli, N.
DOI 10.1007/S00040-017-0589-0 Crossref Crossref: 4 Scopus Scopus: 4

Termite mounds impact soil hydrostructural properties in southern Indian tropical forests

Journal Article
Pedobiologia. Year: 2019. Volume: 74 , Pages: 1-6 .
Authors: Traore, Saran; Bottinelli, Nicolas; Aroui, Hanane; Harit, Ajay; Jouquet, Pascal
DOI 10.1016/J.PEDOBI.2019.02.003 Crossref Crossref: 13 Scopus Scopus: 12

Litter Quality Affects Termite Sheeting Production and Water Infiltration in the Soil

Open Access
Journal Article
Sociobiology. Year: 2019. Volume: 66 , Issue: 3 , Pages: 491-499 .
Authors: Shanbhag, R. R.; Harit, A.; Cheik, S.; Chaudhary, E.; Bottinew, N.; Sundararaj, R.; Jouquet, P.
DOI 10.13102/SOCIOBIOLOGY.V66I3.3741 Crossref Crossref: 7 Scopus Scopus: 9

Linking Termite Feeding Preferences and Soil Physical Functioning in Southern-Indian Woodlands

Open Access
Journal Article
Insects. Year: 2019. Volume: 10 , Issue: 1 , Pages: 4 .
Authors: Cheik, Sougueh; Shanbhag, Rashmi Ramesh; Harit, Ajay; Bottinelli, Nicolas; Sukumar, Raman; Jouquet, Pascal
DOI 10.3390/INSECTS10010004 Crossref Crossref: 9 Scopus Scopus: 11
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