Rate My Professor Ajay Kumar

Professor Ajay Kumar serves as Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Manipal University Jaipur, an institution within the Manipal Academy of Higher Education group. He obtained his Ph.D. from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology in 2018, M.Tech. from Maharshi Dayanand University in 2013, and B.Tech. from Maharshi Dayanand University in 2011. His professional career encompasses progressive roles in academia, including his current position as Professor at Manipal University Jaipur since 2025. Prior to this, he held the position of Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at JECRC University from 2022 to 2025, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University from 2019 to 2022, and Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at K R Mangalam University from 2015 to 2019. Kumar maintains memberships as a lifetime member of the Institution of Engineers since 2026 and the Quality Circle Forum of India since 2023. He also serves as a member of the Departmental Research Committee since 2023.

Kumar's scholarly output is substantial, comprising 103 journal articles, 76 book chapters, 25 books, 52 conference proceedings, 11 reviews, and contributions to edited books. His Google Scholar profile reflects an h-index of 31 and total citations exceeding 3,234. Key publications include 'Enhancing mechanical performance of MWCNT filler with jute/kenaf/glass composite: a statistical optimization study using RSM and ANN' (2024, 197 citations), 'Parametric effects on formability of AA2024-O aluminum alloy sheets in single point incremental forming' (2019, 123 citations), 'Comparative investigation of mechanical properties in banana fiber and ramie fiber composites enhanced by SiC nanoparticles' (2024, 122 citations), 'Handbook of smart manufacturing: forecasting the future of industry 4.0' (2023, 111 citations), and 'Impact of artificial intelligence on civilization: Future perspectives' (2022, 96 citations). He has been honored multiple times as one of the Top 2% Scientists in the world by Stanford University and Elsevier in 2021, 2024, and 2025, and received the Best Paper Award at ICMAI 2021. Additionally, he guided the doctoral thesis 'Modelling of plasma instabilities induced by beam-plasma interactions' completed in 2024.