A Brief Profile

Prof. (Dr.) Manish Sharma is a distinguished Professor of Physics, bringing over 25 years of extensive industrial and academic research experience. His professional journey spans more than a decade in senior roles with globally reputed multinational corporations, including VCPIL, MARS AUTO, and MOSER BAER INDIA LIMITED

Prof. Sharma has been the recipient of numerous prestigious accolades in recognition of his exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and leadership. His honors include the National Teacher Award, Roll of Honor, Social Educationist Award, Leadership in Research Award, Performance Reward of Excellence, Best Poster Award, Best Employee Award, and the Research Innovation Award. Additionally, he holds a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from MOTOROLA UNIVERSITY USA. Prof. Sharma has been commended for his role in promoting Start-ups and Entrepreneurship in University through his visionary approach. Prof. Sharma holds more than 20 patents , of which 10 are granted , and has authored over more than 50 research publications in high-impact, journal of repute indexed in Scopus WoS and SCI. His work has received over 1450 citations , with an h-index of 15 , reflecting the significance and influence of his scholarly contributions.

Prof. Sharma has successfully led several international and industry-sponsored research initiatives and has collaborated with eminent institutions across the globe. His key international research partnerships include the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (Germany), Chapman University (California, USA), and the University of South Africa, along with national collaborations with National Physical Laboratory (NPL), HNB Garhwal University Srinagar, and Aryabhata Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES).

He has actively participated in over 50 National and International Conferences and Workshops and has played a pivotal role in organizing more than 50 National and 25 International Conferences, in addition to numerous Faculty Development Programs and Scientific Training Workshops. His international engagements have taken him to countries such as Germany, South Africa, and Scotland (UK) for research collaborations and academic conferences.

Prof. Sharma is a respected member of various prestigious scientific and professional societies, including the Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), American Geophysical Union (AGU), World Environmental Organization, International Association of Engineers (IAENG), International Society for Environmental Information Sciences (ISEIS), and the Citizen Science Association. He also serves on the editorial boards of several reputed journals indexed in Scopus, UGC-CARE and Peer reviewed journals.

Research Article Published

Year 2025

• Manish Sharma and Mitasha Kaushik, Rivers at Risk: A Comprehensive Review of Human-Induced Pollution and Its Seasonal Variation, ChemRxiv, 2025 (Pre-Print).
• Manish Sharma and Mitasha Kaushik, Analysis of Asan River Water Quality during Post Monsoonusing Physico-Chemical Parameters in District Dehradun, Current World Environment, ISSN: 0973-4929, Vol. 20, No. (1) 2025, Pg. ( WoS)
• Manish Sharma and Mitasha Kaushik, Physico-chemical analysis of Asan River water in the monsoon season in Uttrakhand, India. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 24(4), p. B4317. https://doi.org/10.46488/NEPT.2025.v24i04.B4317(SCOPUS)

Year 2024

• Manish Sharma, Karan Singh, Alok Sagar Gautam, and Sneha Gautam. Longitudinal Study of Air Pollutants in Indian Metropolises: Seasonal Patterns and Urban Variability, Springer Nature.( SCOPUS/ SCI)
• Manish Sharma, Mitasha Kaushik, Alok Sagar Gautam, and Sneha Gautam, Rivers at Risk: A Comprehensive Review of Human-Induced Pollution and Its Seasonal Variation. (WOS)
• Manish Sharma, Zainab Mushtaq Hakeem, Pargin Bangotra, Alok Sagar Gautam. Satellite or ground‑based measurements for air pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2, O3) data and their health hazards: which is most accurate and why? March 2024, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 196:342.(SCOPUS/SCI)
• Manish Sharma, Pushpendra Singh Soni, Vikram Singh, Alok Sagar Gautam, Sneha Gautam., Temporal dynamics of urban air pollutants and their correlation with associated meteorological parameters: an investigation in northern Indian cities. May 2024, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.(SCOPUS/SCI)

Year 2023

• Alok Sagar, Gautam Sanjeev Kumar Sneha Gautam, Manish Sharma, Regional air quality: biomass-burning impacts of SO2 emissions on air quality in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, India. Air Quality Atmosphere & Health,( SCOPUS)
• Shikha Arya, Prabhawati Tiwari, Prabhawati Tiwari, Alok Sagar Gautam, Alok Sagar Gautam, Manish Sharma, Nature Environment and Pollution Technology An International Quarterly Scientific Journal Original Research Paper Open Access Journal Aeropalynology of Parthenium hysterophorus L. in Relation to Meteorological Parameters from Srinagar Valley of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand.(SCOPUS)

Year 2022

• Zainab Mushtaq, Manish Sharma*, Pargin Bangotra, Alok Sagar Gautam, Sneha Gautam, Atmospheric Aerosols: Some Highlights and Highlighters, Past to Recent Years Aerosols Science and Engineering (SCOPUS)
• Sanjeev Kumar; Sneha Gautam; Kirpa Ram; Devendraa Siingh; Balram Ambade; Manish Sharma, Regional Air Quality: forest fires Impacts of SO2 emissions on air pollutants in the Himalayan region, Environmental Technology & Innovation. (SCOPUS)
• Sakshi Takkar, Anuj Kakran, Veerpal Kaur, Manik Rakhra*, Manish Sharma, Pargin Bangotra*, Neha Verma, Recognition of Image-based Plant Leaf Diseases using Deep Learning Classification Models, 2021, Nature Pollution and Environment Technology. (SCOPUS)
• Manish Sharma, Classification of Different Sky Conditions Based on Solar Radiation Extinction and the Variability of Aerosol Optical Depth, Angstrom Exponent, Fine Particles Over Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India, MAPAN, Journal of Metrology Society of India, ( SCOPUS)
• Manish Sharma, "Nanotechnology in Dentistry: From Basics to Applied" book chapter, "Advances in Dental Sciences (Volume - 6)" ( PEER REVIEWED)

Year 2021

• Pargin Bangotra, Manish Sharma,∗, Rohit Mehra, Rajan Jakhu, Atar Singh, Alok Sagar Gautam, Sneha Gautam, A systematic study of uranium retention in human organs and quantification of radiological and chemical doses from uranium ingestion., 21, 101360. Environmental Technology & Innovation, Elsevier (2021), ( SCOPUS/ SCI)
• Ashish Kumar Kesharia, Manish Sharma, Manjeet Singh., Modulation of photoluminescence in Mg and Cu caged ZnO nanocrystals. Proceedings, Volume 34, Part 3, Pages 626-634. Materials Today, Springer (2021). (SCOPUS)
• Manish Sharma, Pargin Bangotra, Alok Sagar Gautam, Sneha Gautam, Sensitivity of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to Land Surface Temperature, Soil Moisture and Precipitation over District Gautam Buddh Nagar, UP, India, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477- 021-02066-1. ( SCOPUS/SCI)
• Manish Sharma, Priyanka Bhatnagar, Shristi Bist, S. K. Srivastava, Roopesh Kumar*, Alok Sagar Gautam, The Basic Development of the Dye Sensitized Solar Cell, Vol. 6 Special Issue, Nov.-Dec. 2021, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering (SCOPUS)
• Prashant Thapliyal, Alok Sagar Gautam, Manish Sharma, Facts Check of COVID-19 Treatment Protocol: A Global Perspective (JMR). (WoS)

Year 2020

• Manish Sharma* and Pargin Bangotra., Lockdown Impact on Particulate Matter and Role of Meteorological Parameters in the Transmission of Covid-19., Vol. 19 pp. 1627-1636., Nature Environment and Pollution Technology (2020). ( SCOPUS)
• Sahil Thakur, Shivalingesh KK, Swati Sharma, Alankrita Chaudhary, Kuldeep, Manish Sharma, Yash Deep Singh, Language barriers for foreign/non-local medical and dental students in and around Greater Noida: The need for inclusion of local language classes in the curriculum. Al Ameen J Med Sci, US National Library of Medicine (2020). (SCOPUS)
• Pargin Bangotra, Pragya Pandit, S. Shankara Narayanan, Pramod K Singh, Manish Sharma, R.M Mehra, Rohit Mehra, Meenakshi Arora., Assessment of Annual Effective Dose from Equilibrium Equivalent Concentration of 222RN and 220RN in Northern Zone of Punjab (India), P.9116 – 9121.,Test Engineering Management (2020). ( SCOPUS)

Year 2019

• Ashish Kumar Keshari, Manjeet Singh and Manish Sharma, Surface Stabilised Quantum Confined ZnO Nanosystem, The physics of Semicondutor Device, Springer Proceeding in Physics (2019). ( SCOPUS)
• Swati Sharma, Alankrita Chaudhary, Kuldeep Dhanker, Sahil Thakur, Mayank Jain and Manish Sharma, Seasonal trends in the Prevalence of Oral Diseases among the Population of Greater Noida between 2011-12 and 2017-2018: A Longitudinal Analysis, Ecronicon (2019) ( UGC )
• Teaching innovation in the dental curriculum: Student feedback and future aspects, Swati Sharma, Shivalingesh KK, Sahil, Sarika, Alankrita, Kuldeep and Manish Sharma, Al Ameed J Med Sci 12(4): 225-229. US National Laboratory of Medicine enlisted journal (2019). (UGC)

Year 2016

• Manish Sharma, Ramesh P. Singh and Rajesh Kumar, Dynamical Characteristics of Atmospheric Aerosols over IG region, Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Clouds, and Precipitation VI, Vol. 9876, 98761B Proc. of SPIE (2016). ( SCOPUS)

Year 2014

• Sharma, Manish, Kaskaoutis, G. Dimitris., Singh, Ramesh. P, Singh, Sachchidanand. Seasonal Variability of Atmospheric Aerosol Parameters over Greater Noida Using Ground Sunphotometer Observations, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 14, pp 608–622 (2014). ( SCOPUS)
• Kaskaoutis, DG; Kumar, S; Sharma, D; Singh, Ramesh P; Kharol, SK; Sharma, M; Singh, AK; Singh, S; Singh, Atinderpal; Singh, D; Effects of crop residue burning on aerosol properties, plume characteristics, and long range transport over northern India, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 119 (9),pp- 5424-5444 (2014) ( SCOPUS)

Year 2013

• Sharma Manish, Mishra S. K and Suchi Tyagi; The Impact of Torrential Rainfall in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India during June 2013, International Research Journal of Environment Sciences, 2(9), 34-37 (2013). (SCOPUS)
• Ramesh P. Singh, Manish Sharma, and Dimitris G. Kaskaoutis, Changes in surface irradiance and meteorological parameters associated with the annular solar Eclipse of 15 January 2010, AIP Conf. Proc. 1531, 600-603; doi: 10.1063/1.4804841 AIP Publishing (2013). (SCOPUS)
• Manish Sharma and S.K. Mishra, Emission of Atmospheric Pollutants during IOCL-Sitapur, Jaipur fire, 2009, Vol. 3(7), 75-79, July, RJOC, International Science Congress association (2013). (PEER REVIEWED)
• Kaskaoutis, DG; Sinha, PR; Vinoj, V; Kosmopoulos, PG; Tripathi, SN; Misra, Amit; Sharma, M; Singh, RP; Aerosol properties and radiative forcing over Kanpur during severe aerosol loading conditions, 2013, Atmospheric environment, 43665. ( SCOPUS/SCI)

Year 2012

• D. G. Kaskaoutis, R. Gautam, R. P. Singh, E. E. Housoos, D. Goto, S. Singh, Bartzokas, P.G. Kosmopoulos, M. Sharma, N. C. Hsu, B.N. Holben and Takemura, Influence of anomalous dry conditions on aerosols over India: Transport, distribution and properties, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol 117, 0148-0227/12/2011JD017314, 2012. ( SCOPUS/SCI)
• Dimitris G Kaskaoutis, Ramesh P Singh, Ritesh Gautam, Manish Sharma, P. Kosmopoulos and S. N. Tripathi, 2012, Variability and trends of aerosols properties over Kanpur, Northern India using AERONET data (2001-10), Environmental Research letters, 7, IOP Publication, 1748- 9326/7/2/024003, 2012 ( SCOPUS/SCI)
• D.G. KASKAOUTIS, P.G. KOSMOPOULOS, P.T. NASTOS,H.D. KAMBEZIDIS, MANISH SHARMA and WASEEM MEHDI, Transport pathways of Sahara dust over Athens, Greece as detected by MODIS and TOMS, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 1– 20, 2012 ( SCOPUS/SCI)
• Ramesh P. Singh and Manish Sharma, Enhancement of BC Concentration Associated with Diwali Festival in India 978-1-4673-1159-5/12 IEEE, IGARSS 2012 ( SCOPUS)
• D. G. Kaskaoutis, R. P. Singh, R. Gautam, Manish Sharma, P.G. Kosmopoulos and Brent Holben, Variability and Trends of Aerosol Properties over Kanpur, northern India using AERONET data (2001-2010) ( SCOPUS).

Year 2011

• R. Shaiganfar, S. Beirle, M. Sharma, A. Chauhan, R. P. Singh, and T. Wagner, Estimation of NOx emissions from Delhi using Car MAX-DOAS observations and comparison with OMI satellite data, Atmosphere Chemistry and Physics 11, 19179-19212, 2011. ( SCOPUS/ SCI)
• D. G. Kaskaoutis, S. K. Kharol, P. R. Sinha, R. P. Singh, K. V. S. Badarinath, W. Mehdi, and M. Sharma, Contrasting aerosol trends over South Asia during the last decade based on MODIS observations, Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 4, 5275–5323, 2011. ( SCOPUS/SCI)

Year 2010

• Ramesh. P. Singh, Waseem Mehdi, Manish Sharma, Complementary nature of surface and atmospheric parameters associated with Haiti earthquake of 12 January 2010, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 10-1-2010 ( SCOPUS)
• Ramesh. P. Singh, Waseem Mehdi, Manish Sharma, Haiti data to help quake prediction, Nature India doi:10.1038/India. 2010 ( SCOPUS)