Krishna K. Pandey

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Krishna K. Pandey
Born7 May 1962
India
NationalityIndian
Known forWood protection
AwardsFellow of International Academy of Wood Science; National Award for Excellence in Forestry Research (ICFRE)
Scientific career
Fields Wood science, wood polymers, surface chemistry
Institutions Institute of Wood Science and Technology

Krishna K. Pandey (India; born 7 May 1962) is an Indian wood scientist and retired researcher at the Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) in Bengaluru, who is an elected fellow (FIAWS) and distinguished member of the International Academy of Wood Science. [1] [2]

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Research career

Pandey holds an MSc and PhD degrees in wood sciences, specializing in the development of durable wood coatings using nanotechnology and UV stabilizers. He has made research contributions upon the wood polymer characterization, surface chemistry and weathering of wood, [3] [4] [5] [6] while his research work has received -until June 2025- over 5,800 international citations at the database of Scopus, having an h-index of 31. [7]

Through his career, Pandey has been elected as a fellow at the International Academy of Wood Science, and also he was the recipient of the National Award for Excellence in Forestry Research (by ICFRE) [8] as well as an elected member at the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel of UNEP. [9] [10]

In October 2023, a meta-research carried out by John Ioannidis et al. at Stanford University included Krishna K. Pandey in Elsevier Data 2022, [11] where he was ranked in the top 2% of researchers in wood science (forestry – polymers) globally, having a c-score of 3.6588, one of the highest five in this scientific area. [12] In August 2024, Pandey has acquired the same 2% ranking in the wood sciences (Elsevier Data 2023). [13]

Selected publications

References

  1. "Fellows". The International Academy of Wood Science. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  2. "Dr. K. K. Pandey elected Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-12.
  3. Pandey, Krishna K.; Vuorinen, Tapani (December 2008). "Comparative study of photodegradation of wood by a UV laser and a xenon light source". Polymer Degradation and Stability. 93 (12): 2138–2146. doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.08.013.[ non-primary source needed ]
  4. Pandey, K.K. (February 2005). "A note on the influence of extractives on the photo-discoloration and photo-degradation of wood". Polymer Degradation and Stability. 87 (2): 375–379. doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.09.007.[ non-primary source needed ]
  5. Pandey, Krishna K. (October 2005). "Study of the effect of photo-irradiation on the surface chemistry of wood". Polymer Degradation and Stability. 90 (1): 9–20. doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.02.009.[ non-primary source needed ]
  6. "Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bengaluru". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  7. ID, Author. "Pandey, Krishna K." Scopus. Retrieved 2025-06-12.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  8. "UNEP - Dr. Krishna Pandey" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  9. "Krishna Pandey" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  10. "Dr. Krishna Kumar Pandey,sciemtist F & Head wood seasoning and preservation Division & Wood Energy Division, IWST, Bangalore-560003". ICFRE. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  11. "Indians World Ranking (Subject-wise ranking of top 2% scientist from India)" (PDF). The Hindu . Retrieved 2025-06-12. page 9 (Forestry)
  12. Baas, Jeroen (2023). "Bibliometrics". October 2023 data-update for 'Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators'. Vol. 6. Elsevier Data Repository. doi:10.17632/BTCHXKTZYW.6.
  13. Ioannidis, John P.A. (2024). "Bibliometrics". August 2024 data-update for 'Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators'. Vol. 7. Elsevier Data Repository. doi:10.17632/BTCHXKTZYW.7.