Principal Scientist at ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, India
Dr. Subir Kumar Nag is a Principal Scientist at the ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, India. With a strong background in agricultural chemistry and soil science, he holds a Ph.D. from ICAR-IARI and a Diploma in Management from IGNOU. Dr. Nag has held various positions in ICAR, including Scientist and Senior Scientist, and has contributed extensively to research in pesticide residue analysis, ecosystem health, and organic feeding systems for livestock. He has received prestigious awards such as the Lal Bahadur Shastri Young Scientist Award and Fellowship Awards from both the Range Management Society of India and the Inland Fisheries Society of India.
Profile:
Education:
- B.Sc. (Agriculture) Hons.
- M.Sc. (Agr.) in Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science
- Ph.D. in Agricultural Chemicals (ICAR-IARI)
- Diploma in Management (IGNOU)
Awards & Fellowships:
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Young Scientist Award, ICAR (1999-2000)
- Best Paper Awards (2010, 2011)
- Fellowship Award (2017, 2024) from the Range Management Society of India & Inland Fisheries Society of India
Research Focus:
- Pesticide residue analysis in feed, fodder, and milk
- Monitoring pesticide and metal contamination in aquatic environments
- Organic feeding systems for livestock production
- Carbon sequestration and GHG emissions from wetlands
- Endocrine disruption in fish due to emerging contaminants
Research Projects:
- Led several projects on pesticide residue monitoring, ecosystem health, and the impact of pollutants on aquatic life.
- Worked on improving livestock production through better resource management and quality assurance.
Teaching Experience:
- Guided three Ph.D. students
International Experience:
- Postdoctoral Research, CSIRO, Australia (2010)
- NAIP Training on Carbon Sequestration, Ohio State University, USA (2013-2014)
Citations:
Citations: 1,003
Documents: 946
h-index: 16
Publication Top Notes :
- Wetlands function as carbon sink: Evaluation of few floodplains of middle Assam, northeast India in the perspective of climate change
Nag, S.K., Ghosh, B.D., Das, B.K., Sarkar, U.K.
Journal of Environmental Management, 2025, 373, 123841
- An appraisal of carbon capture and sequestration in few selected wetlands of West Bengal
Nag, S.K., Ghosh, B.D., Sarkar, U.K., Das, B.K.
Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2024, 26(2), pp. 4229–4244
- Trophic transfer patterns of arsenic in freshwater ecosystem layers in arsenic-endemic Ganges Delta and its potential human health risk
Das Sarkar, S., Naskar, M., Sahu, S.K., … Das, B.K., Mohanty, B.P.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, 2023, 30(60), pp. 126178–126194
- Endocrine disruptive toxicity of cypermethrin in Labeo catla: Involvement of genes and proteins related to the HPG axis
Ganguly, S., Adhikari, A., Sadhukhan, D., … Nag, S.K., Das, B.K.
Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 901, 165958
- Ameliorative effect of natural floating island as fish aggregating devices on heavy metals distribution in a freshwater wetland
Sarkar, D.J., Das Sarkar, S., Santhana Kumar, V., … Samanta, S., Das, B.K.
Environmental Pollution, 2023, 336, 122428
- Emerging contaminant triclosan incites endocrine disruption, reproductive impairments and oxidative stress in the commercially important carp, Catla (Labeo catla): An insight through molecular, histopathological and bioinformatic approach
Adhikari, A., Das, B.K., Ganguly, S., … Sadhukhan, D., Raut, S.S.
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part – C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2023, 268, 109605
- Changes in seed yield and oil quality of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) for industrial use in response to nitrogen and potassium fertilization
Mitra, S., Adhikary, B., Islam, S., … Mondal, A., Kar, G.
Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 2023, 69(15), pp. 3619–3636
- Assessment of environmental and human health risk from pesticide residues in river Gomti, Northern India
Nag, S.K., Sajina, A.M., Sahu, S.K., … Saha, K., Bandyopadhyay, S.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023
- Comparative assessment of carbon sequestration potential of different types of wetlands in lower Gangetic basin of West Bengal, India
Nag, S.K., Das Ghosh, B., Nandy, S., … Sarkar, U.K., Das, B.K.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2023, 195(1), 154
- Impact assessment of an invasive macrophyte community on ecosystem properties: A Mass Balance Approach for Chilika lagoon, India
Swain, P.R., Parida, P.K., Panikkar, P., … Nag, S.K., Das, B.K.
Ecological Informatics, 2022, 69, 101592