Nirmal Kumar M. Sc. (Indian Agricultural Research Institute)
Scientist, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur, Maharashtra · India
Editorial leadership for Journal of Agronomy Research ISSN 2639-3166
Research interests
- Land Use Planning
- Machine Learning
- Environment
- Remote Sensing
- Spatial Analysis
- Geographic Information System
- Mapping
- Spatial Statistics
- Soil
- Satellite
- Image Analysis
Biography
Dr. Nirmal Kumar is a Scientist at the National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. He received his education from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, where he developed expertise in soil science and agricultural research. His research focuses on the application of advanced computational methods to soil assessment and land use planning. Dr. Kumar's most influential work, "Machine learning for soil moisture assessment," published in 2022, has been cited 54 times and represents a significant contribution to the integration of machine learning techniques in soil science. His work advances the understanding and prediction of soil moisture dynamics, which is critical for sustainable agricultural management and land use planning.
Selected publications
- Machine learning for soil moisture assessment 2022 cited 54×
- Mapping of Land Degradation Vulnerability in the Semi-Arid Watershed of Rajasthan, India 2022 cited 29×
- Scion/Rootstock Interaction Studies for Quality Traits in Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Varieties 2023 cited 12×
- Identification of salt-affected soils using remote sensing data through random forest technique: a case study from India 2022 cited 11×
- Prediction of Soil Organic Carbon using Machine Learning Techniques and Geospatial Data for Sustainable Agriculture Recent 2025 cited 1×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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