Dr. Bikash Kalita

Qualification:

M.Sc., M.Phil. Ph.D.

Area of Interest

Molecular Biology, Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation,

Worked as a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in a research project focusing on the documentation and ethnobotanical survey of wild edible plants traditionally used by local communities in Assam. The work

1 Years

Research Experience: 07 Years

Book Chapter

1. Uddipta Borthakur, Nibedita Sarma, Beauty Rani Basumatary, Sulagna Gautom Phukan, Kunal Boro, Sanghamitra Gogoi, Bikash Kalita, Bhaben Tanti, "Impacts of Climate Change on the Genetic and Phytochemical Diversity of Medicinal Plants in Biodiversity Hotspot Regions", Genetic Diversity in Medicinal Plants: Challenges, Threats, and Future Applications, pp. 321-344, 2026.
2. Nilamjyoti Kalita Rupam Kumar Nath Barsha Rani Das Mehbub Ali Ahmed Bikash Kalita Devanjal Bora, "A recent insight into the therapeutic potential of the genus Phyllanthus", Vigyanprabha: Exploring New Horizons in Science and Technology, 2026.
3. Kuladip Sarma, Bikash Kalita, Amal Bawri, and Bhaben Tanti, "Climate-smart move: an optimistic climate adaptation by threatened plants of Arunachal Himalaya, India", Forests for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth, vol. NA, pp. 403-420, 2025.
   • IF: NA • ISSN: NA • ISBN: NA
4. Amit Kumar Pradhan, Umakanta Chowra, Manabendra Nath, Saurov Jyoti Roy, Bikash Kalita, Bikash Kundu, Jinu Devi Rajkumari, and Bhaben Tanti, "Biomark ers from Medicinal Plants", Traditional Resources and Tools for Modern Drug Discovery, vol. NA, pp. 207-223, 2024.
   • IF: NA • ISSN: 978-981-97-4599-9 • ISBN: 978-981-97-4600-2
5. Jyotirmay Kalita, Amit Kumar Pradhan, Sabnoor Yeasrin Jyoti, Bikash Kalita, Saurov Jyoti Roy, Indrajit Kalita, Mahesh Das, Hunmily Teronpi, Preetom Regon, and Bhaben Tanti, "Translocation and Accumulation of Arsenic in Rice Grains: Role of Transporters in Tolerance and Their Incorporation in the Food Chain", Arsenic in Rice, vol. NA, pp. 119-142, 2024.
   • IF: NA • ISSN: NA • ISBN: NA

Journal

6. Manabendra Nath Dip Kumar Bhattacharjya Bikash Kalita Preetom Regon Bhaben Tanti, "Antioxidant Defense Mechanisms in Coptis teeta Wall., an Endangered Himalayan Medicinal Plant Facing Heat Stress Challenges", Biology Bulletin,, pp. 1-15, 2026.
   • IF: 0.6 • ISSN: 062-3590
7. Bikash Kalita, Anubhav Bhuyan, Manabendra Nath, Kuladip Sarma, Saurov Jyoti Roy, Kishor Deka, Jyotishman Deka, Raj Kumar Pegu, Bhaben Tanti, "Predicted contraction of climatically suitable habitat for the endangered medicinal plant Coptis teeta in the Eastern Himalaya", Discover Forests, vol. 2, pp. 1-30, 2026.
8. Indrajit Kalita, Bikash Kalita, Bhaben Tanti, "Effects of seed priming on germination and abiotic stress responses in Gymnocladus assamicus ex PC Kanjilal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-025-01576-5", Vegetos, pp. 1-15, 2025.
   • IF: 0.5
9. Khencha Aran· Himu Roy · Ashish Soni · Bikash Kalita · Vineet Kumar Rawat, "Selaginella davidii an addition to the Indian pteridophytic flora and a new record of Selaginella delicatula to Arunachal Pradesh", Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009, pp. 1-8, 2025.
   • IF: 1.1 • ISSN: 2250-1754
10. Sankar Som, Beauty Rani Basumatary, Kunal Boro, Bikash Kalita, "Mitigation Mechanisms for Drought Stress in Trees: A Focus on Taxus species", Bioscience Discovery, pp. 8-21, 2024.
11. Bikash Kalita1, Dikshit Goswami1, Mohesh Gogoi2, Prantik Sharma Baruah, "Assessment of Cytotoxic Effects of Coal-fired Thermal Power Plant Effluents on Allium cepa L", Bioscience Discovery, pp. 01-07, 2024.
12. Bikash Kalita, Saurov Jyoti Roy, Khencha Aran, Kuladip Sarma, Amal Bawri, Dhrubajyoti Sahariah, Bhaben Tanti, "Extended distribution of Trillium govanianum Wall. ex D.Don (Melanthiaceae), an endangered species from Arunachal Pradesh, India", Journal of Threatened Taxa, vol. 10, pp. 26049–26052, 2024.
    • IF: NA • ISSN: NA • ISBN: NA
13. Bikash Kalita, Kuladip Sarma, Amal Bawri, Bhaben Tanti, "Assessing population density and regeneration potential of Paris polyphylla Sm. in the Arunachal Himalaya, India: implications for conservation", Vegetos, vol. NA, pp. NA, 2024.
    • IF: 0.042 • ISSN: NA • ISBN: NA
14. Kuladip Sarma, Saurov Jyoti Roy, Bikash Kalita, Preetom Regon, Amal Bawri, Dhrubajyoti Sahariah, Anup Saikia, Bhaben Tanti, "Impact of climate change on potential distribution and altitudinal shift of critically endangered Amentotaxus assamica D.K. Ferguson in Arunachal Pradesh Himalaya, India", Theoretical and Applied Climatology, vol. 155, pp. 261–271, 2023.
    • IF: 2.7 • ISSN: NA • ISBN: NA
15. Kuladip Sarma, Saurov Jyoti Roy, Bikash Kalita, Preetom Regon, Amal Bawri, Souravjyoti Borah, Manash Jyoti Nath, Ujjal Deka Baruah, Dhrubajyoti Sahariah, Anup Saikia, Bhaben Tanti, "Distribution mapping of five threatened medicinally important plant species of Arunachal Himalaya", Vegetos, vol. 37, pp. 844–858, 2023.
    • IF: 0.042 • ISSN: NA • ISBN: NA
16. Kuladip Sarma a, Saurov Jyoti Roy, Bikash Kalita, Prantik Sharma Baruah, Amal Bawri, Manash Jyoti Nath, Ujjal Deka Baruah, Dhrubajyoti Sahariah, Anup Saikia, Bhaben Tanti, "Habitat suitability of Gymnocladus assamicus - A critically endangered plant of Arunachal Pradesh, India using machine learning and statistical modeling", Acta Ecologica Sinica, vol. Volume 42, pp. 398-406, 2022.
    • IF: 4.1 • ISSN: NA • ISBN: NA
17. Shankar Soma Bikash Kumar Kundu Dip Kr Bhattacharjya Kunal Boro Bikash Kalita Saurov Jyoti Roy Bhaben Tanti, "Tissue-specific antioxidant partitioning is associated with stress-related physiological response patterns in the Himalayan yew (Taxus wallichiana)", Plant Research, vol. Volume 2, pp. 1-13, 1970.