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Dr Purabi Saikia

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Associate Professor, Department of Botany
Banaras Hindu University

Expertise

  • Ecology

Publications

Total Articles 174
Books 0
Proceedings 0

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Citations 2361
h-index 21

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Professional Recognition

2016

Startup Grant under Young Scientists Scheme

SERB, Govt. of India
2014

Startup grant for Newly recruited faculties

UGC, Govt. of India
2013

International Travel Support Grant to participate in 1st International Scientific Symposium on Agarwood (ISSA) on ‘Agarwood in the New Era’ held in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

SERB, Govt. of India
2011

Research Associateship

DBT, Govt. of India
2022

Fellow

Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment (FSSCE), New Delhi
2020

Women Scientist Award 2020 (<45 Years Category)

Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment (FSSCE), New Delhi
2019

PHSS Foundation Young Women Leadership Award 2018-2019

Prof. H. S. Srivastava Foundation for Science & Society, Lucknow
2024

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar: Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2024 in Environmental Science

Ministry of Science and Technology
2025

Assam Saurabh (the 2nd highest Civilian Award)

Government of Assam
2022

13th Annual Foundation Day Research Award 2022

Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi
2017

International Travel Support Scheme to participate in the Inaugural Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative Conference & Joint GFBI-FECS Symposium on Forest Research in the Big Data Era held in Beijing Forestry University, China

SERB, Govt. of India

Community & Membership

2018

Jharkhand State Wildlife Board, Govt. of Jharkhand

Member
2021

Forest Geo-Informatics of ICFRE-Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi

Member, Research Advisory Committee
2020

XXIth Research Advisory Group of ICFRE-Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi

Honorary Member
2023

Department of Science and Technology (DST)-Local Project Advisory Committee (LPAC) for mon

Member
2023

Master of Arts in Sustainability Sciences (MASS) of course on Mountain and Hill Ecosystem

Academic Counselor
2025

International Society of Environmental Botanists, Lucknow

Executive Councillor

Panel for the selection of Project Staff in Environmental Science/ Ecology/ Soil Science f

External Experts

The Society for the Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment (SSCE), New Delh

2020
Life Member

International Association for Water, Environment, Energy, and Society (IAWEES), Bhopal (Me

2020
Life Member

International Society of Environmental Botanists, Lucknow

2020
Life Member

Prof. H.S. Srivastava Foundation for Science & Society, Lucknow

2019
Honorary Life member

IUCN-Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), Southasia

2017
Member

Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative (GFBI), USA

2017
Life Member

Indian Society for Geomatics, DehraDun

2017
Life Member

Bio

Plant Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation, Soil Ecology, Plant Systematics

Personal Details

  • Female
  • Associate Professor , Banaras Hindu University
  • Banaras Hindu University
Ph.D
Other Institute 2011
M. Sc.
Gauhati University 2006
B. Sc.
Dibrugarh University 2004
Associate Professor Jun 2024 – Present
Banaras Hindu University | Department of Botany
Assistant Professor Aug 2012 – Jun 2024
Central University of Jharkhand | Department of Environmental Sciences

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Pondicherry University

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Prof Prem Chandra Pandey

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Scholarly Work

Seed Grant under IoE on ‘Ecological Assessment of the Plant Resources of the Tropical Deciduous Forests of the Vindhya Range of Uttar Pradesh, Northern India’

Funding Agency: BHU

Principal Investigator

1,000,000

2025 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Level-1 category of DST-FIST Program to strengthen the research facilities in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Co-Principal Investigator

13,800,000

2021 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Long-term monitoring of soil processes in forests and grasslands’ of Long-Term Ecological Observatories (LTEO) Programme under the Climate Change Action Plan of MoEFCC coordinated by IISc, Bengaluru

Funding Agency: MoEFCC, Govt. of India

Co-Principal Investigator

31,900,000

2020 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Monitoring forest structure and dynamics in relation to climate change across different biogeographic zones of India’ of Long-Term Ecological Observatories (LTEO) Programme under the Climate Change Action Plan of MoEFCC coordinated by IISc, Bengaluru

Funding Agency: MoEFCC, Govt. of India

Co-Principal Investigator

37,400,000

2020 - Ongoing

Ongoing
‘Monitoring and Mapping of Forest Communities with special reference to Invasive Plant Species using Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer–Next Generation (AVIRIS-NG) and Sentinel-1 SAR images

Funding Agency: Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad

Co-Principal Investigator

2,050,000

2017 - 2020

Completed
Monitoring spatio-temporal dynamics of above-ground biomass of forests ecosystems using airborne L & S-band SAR images

Funding Agency: Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad

Co-Principal Investigator

2,430,000

2017 - 2021

Completed
Mapping and Quantitative Assessment of Plant Resources and its Distribution in Madhya Pradesh, Central India

Funding Agency: DBT, Govt. of India

Co-Principal Investigator

212.00 lakh

2017 - 2022

Completed
Status, Distribution and Composition of Sal Forests of Ranchi, Jharkhand, East India in relation to Microclimatic and Edaphic Conditions

Funding Agency: SERB, Govt. of India

Principal Investigator

29.36 lakh

2016 - 2019

Completed
Phytosociological analysis of forests of Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

Principal Investigator

6.00 lakh

2014 - Ongoing

Ongoing

Floristic Analysis of Sal Forests within Different Watershed of Ranchi, Jharkhand, Eastern India

University Central University of Jharkhand
Year 2021

Ecological Assessment of Urban Green Spaces of Delhi and their Role in Pollution Mitigation

University Central University of Jharkhand
Year 2025

Plant Community Analysis Along an Urbanization Gradient from Urban to Natural Vegetation in Eastern India

University Central University of Jharkhand
Year 2025

Disturbance Impacts on Vegetation Dynamics in Palamau Tiger Reserve, Eastern India

University Central University of Jharkhand
Year 2025
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Scholarly Publications

Forests for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth

Open Access
Book
Authors: Saikia P.;Kumar A.;Khan M.L.;Lei X.

Mycorrhizal symbioses and tree diversity in global forest communities

Open Access
Article
Authors: Jiang F.;Pu X.;Schmid B.;Reich P.B.;Liang J.;Abbasi A.O.;Aguirre-Gutiérrez J.;Almeyda Zambrano A.M.;Altman J.;Álvarez-González J.G.;Alves L.F.;Amani B.H.K.;Ammer C.;Aymard G.A.;Kanda N.B.;Bastian M.L.;Bastin J.F.;Bauters M.;Boeckx P.;Bondarchuk S.N.;Bonda

Kolkata’s green oasis: a comprehensive analysis of urban green spaces for ecosystem sustainability

Open Access
Article

Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests

Open Access
Article
Authors: Hordijk I.;Poorter L.;Liang J.;Reich P.B.;de-Miguel S.;Nabuurs G.J.;Gamarra J.G.P.;Chen H.Y.H.;Zhou M.;Wiser S.K.;Pretzsch H.;Paquette A.;Picard N.;Hérault B.;Bastin J.F.;Alberti G.;Abegg M.;Adou Yao Y.C.;Almeyda Zambrano A.M.;Alvarado B.V.;Alvarez-Davila

Invasive plant species and their impact on forest composition and regeneration in tropical deciduous forests of Palamau Tiger Reserve, Eastern India

Open Access
Article

Above-ground Biomass and Carbon Stock of Indian Forests

Open Access
book chapter
Authors: Ekka, P., Shilky, Tayal, V., Kumar, A., Saikia, P.

Cultural ecosystem services of protected areas: considering community preferences and their socio-economic conditions

Open Access
Book Chapter

Discussion of Eguchi’s Article in Sankhya A: Rao’s Quadratic Entropy in an Ecological Context

Open Access
Article
Authors: Pavoine S.;Saikia P.;Bonsall M.B.;Srinivasa Rao A.S.R.