AK

Anil Kumar

Also known as: Prof. Anil Kumar

Delhi Technological University, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya

ORCID iD 0000-0002-2846-4347
Follow

About

Dr. Anil Kumar is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India. He also holds the additional responsibility of Head of the Division–Clean Energy: Nodal Centre of Excellence in Energy Transition (NCEET), DTU. He serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities (ASME) and is an Honorary Board Member of Green Initiative DWC LLC, UAE. He is also Research Fellow: Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS), Hiroshima University, Japan.
He completed his Ph.D. in Solar Energy from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India in 2007. He was Post-Doctoral Researcher at Energy Technology Research Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand in the discipline of Energy Technology. His nature of experience in Teaching and Research (Science, Technology, Society, and Sustainable Development). His areas of specialization are: Clean Energy Technology, Solar Energy Applications, Energy Economics, Heat Transfer, and Environmental Issues. He has completed many research-funded projects in these areas. He has published 270+ papers in international peer-reviewed journals and 80 papers in International/National conferences proceedings. He has received more than 12,000+ citations with 62 h-index (Google Scholar) and 8,200+ citations with 51 h-index (SCOPUS). He is authors 13 books (4 National and 9 International editions). He is Fellow and Chartered Engineer of The Institution of Engineers (India) (vide no. F-1268879, date of election 24-08-2020). Also appears as most cited number Information Systems (IS) researchers featured in the World Ranking of “Top 2% scientists created by Stanford University since 2019”. He also appeared in AD Scientific Index 2021, 2022 and 2023: World Scientist and University Rankings. 03 granted patent and 05 published patents in his credit. He has supervised 20 Ph.D., 45 master scholars. Dr. Kumar has visited countries, namely UK, Thailand, UAE, Malaysia and Norway.
He has received various awards and appreciation from reputed sources. Some of them are presented as:
• Commendable Research Award 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025: Publishing a quality research paper in Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India.
• Platinum: Cumulative Citation Award, Award for Citation for Researchers of Delhi Technological University, 2023.
• Gold: Cumulative Citation Award, Award for Citation for Researchers of Delhi Technological University, 2022.
• Outstanding Researcher Award in Energy Engineering from STAIR AWARDS 2021.
• Experts: Energy Solutions, BRICS-YSF, Expert Selection Committee, 2021, DST, Govt. of India.
• Outstanding Scientist Award 2021 in the International Scientist Awards on Engineering, Science and Medicine from VDGOOD Professional Association.
• Distinguished Scientist Award 2021 in the International Scientist Awards on Engineering, Science and Medicine from VDGOOD Professional Association.
• Research Excellence Award 2016: The researcher has Top 20 Publications from the Web of Science database, honored by Dr. Chusak Limsakul, President Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand.

Employment

  • Delhi Technological University Professor
    2021 - Present
  • Delhi Technological University Associate Professor
    2018 - 2021
  • Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Assistant Professor
    2010 - 2018
  • Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya Lecturer
    2005 - 2010
  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Research Scholar
    2001 - 2005

Education

  • Prince of Songkla University Post Doctoral Fellow
    2015 - 2017
  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi PhD
    2001 - 2010

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (323)