Book chapters:

1. Kumar A, Rai A, Shukla S, Dhiman C, Narayan KP (2026)Artificial Intelligence in Detecting and Diagnosing Microbiome-Driven Cancer: An Emerging Paradigm. In. Enhancing Autonomous and Adaptive Systems With AI and IoT, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. Pages: 50. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-3146-1.ch012

2. P Rath, LK Bhardwaj, A Kumar, KP Narayan (2025) Microplastics Are Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Aquatic Environments: An Overview. In: Emerging Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment: Global Overview, 105-127. Springer Nature Singapore
3. E Priyanka, A Kumar, KP Narayan (2025) Health and Environmental Hazards.  In: Emerging Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment: Global Overview, 61-85, Springer Nature Singapore
4. A Kumar, C Dhiman, KP Narayan, M Kumar, M Sharma (2025) Nanotherapeutics: Restoring Gut-Dysbiosis and Inducing Cancer Apoptosis. In: Spatially Variable Genes in Cancer: Development, Progression, and Treatment Response. Pages: 28. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-7728-4.ch007.
5. Rama Satya Sri Kotipalli, Mani Sharma, Nemala Siva Kumar, Abhiram Kumar, Chhavi Dhiman, Mohini Rawat, Piyush Khandelia and Kumar Pranav Narayan. (2025). Targeting Cancer Stem Cells in Gynecological Malignancies: Emerging Advanced Therapeutic Approaches. In: Gynecological Cancers - New Perspectives and Applications in Their Treatment. Michael Friedrich (eds). IntechOpen. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.1007910

Publication in journals 

1. Srinivasa R. Vulichi, Abhiram Kumar, Kakarla Pakeeraiah, Kumar Pranav Narayan (2026) Computational Approach for Identification of Skeletal Muscle-Specific AMPK Complex (α2β2γ1) for Type-2 Diabetes Therapy. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science (JAPS-2025-05-556) (Accepted)

2. Katke S, Panchal K, Singh S, Padhi S, Sakhare K, Narayan KP, Chaurasiya A (2026) Development of DNA Methyltransferase Inhibitor Loaded Surface Engineered Copolymeric Nanoparticles for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Treatment: Optimization, Characterization, and Preclinical Evaluation. BioNanoScience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12668-025-02292-9

3. Katke S, Singh S, Padhi S, Sakhare K, Narayan KP, Chaurasiya A, (2026) Development and Evaluation of DNA Methyltransferase Inhibitor-Loaded Liposomes as a New Frontier in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Therapy. Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12247-025-10243-w

4. Abhiram Kumar; Shivang Shukla; Anjali Rai; Priya Pathak; Kumar Pranav Narayan (2025) Concurrent Nanotherapeutics and Regulatory Updates for The Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Focused Review for Orphan Drug (Tofersen)" Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases (OJRD-D-25-00859R2) (Accepted) 
5. Sakhare Kalyani, Bhattacharya Dwaipayan, Dhiman Chhavi, Erukulla Priyanka, Bhattacharya Srija, Ansari Aasia, Khandelia Piyush, Eanti Anjaneyulu, Banerjee Rajkumar and Narayan Kumar Pranav (2025) Glucocorticoid Receptor-mediated Delivery of Paclitaxel and Anticancer Gene p53 for Oral Cancer Therapeutics. Biomedical Materials. DOI 10.1088/1748-605X/ae05a3. http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-605X/ae05a3

6. Kalyani Sakhare Priyanka Erukulla Madhusudhana Rao G Piyush Khandelia Rajkumar Banerjee Kumar Pranav Narayan (2025) Modelling tumor heterogeneity in OSCC using 3D patient-derived cultures for evaluating personalized GR-mediated drug delivery. Journal of Medical Science & Research. Volume13, Issue3, PagesS6 (conference proceeding)

7. Singh, R., Kumar, A., Srivastava, D., Narayan, K. P., Chaurasia, M., & Flora, S. J. S. (2025). Nano-formulation technology for simultaneous paclitaxel and andrographolide delivery: pre-formulation insights. Essential Chem, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/28378083.2025.2533990
8. Ashish Runthala, Srinivasa R. Vulichi, Sreya Kosanam, Rajeshwari Pasupula, Kakarla Ramakrishna, Monoj Sutradhar, Kumar Pranav Narayan (2025) Exploring the Genetic Network of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus through a Comprehensive Network Biology Approach. Scientific Reports (2025) 15:23108, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95439-3
9. Abhiram Kumar, Priyanka Maurya, Kumar Pranav Narayan (2025) Fabrication of Polymeric Matrix Type Transdermal Patch Containing Glimepiride for Therapeutic Management of Type-2 Diabetes. Ind. J. Pharm. Edu. Res., 2025; 59(3):936-948. DOI: 10.5530/ijper.20250924
10. Venkat Ramchandar, Abhiram Kumar, E. Priyanka, Madhu Rani Bharati, Laxmi Kant Bhardwaj, Piyush Khandelia, Kumar Pranav Narayan, (2025). A Concurrent Review on Plant Derived Biopesticides and Synthetic Pesticides: Their Importance in Plant Protection and Impacts on Human Health. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 24(3), B4286. https://doi.org/10.46488/NEPT.2025.v24i03.B4286 
11. Kumar A, Dhiman C, Kumar M, Kannappan N, Kumar D, Chourasia MK, Narayan KP. (2025) Development of a quality by design based hybrid RP-HPLC method for Glimepiride: Bioanalytical and industrial applications. J Appl Pharm Sci. 2025. Online First. http://doi.org/10.7324/JAPS.2025.214654.
12. Sharma, N., Kumar, A., Sambhakar, S., Bhatia, D., Hussain, S., Mursal, M., Singh, B., & Narayan, K. P. (2025). Recent Advances in Nanotherapeutics and Theranostics for Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Comprehensive Review. Current drug delivery, 10.2174/0115672018342513241230061704. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.2174/0115672018342513241230061704.
13. M Chauhan, P Roopmani, J Rajendran, KP Narayan, J Giri (2025) Injectable, in-situ forming, tunable, biocompatible gelatin hydrogels for biomedical applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 285, 138200.
14. Bhattacharayya, Tithi; Das, Pritam; Ansari, Aasia; Mohan, Adrij; Chandra, Yogesh; Narayan, Kumar Pranav; Banerjee, Rajkumar (2025) Glucocorticoid receptor-targeted nanoliposome for STAT3 inhibition-led myeloid derived suppressor cell modulation and efficient colon cancer treatment. ACS Applied Bio Materials. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.5c00002
15. D Bhattacharya, MR Bharati, K Sakhare, P Khandelia, R Banerjee and KP Narayan (2024) Steroid hormone receptor based gene delivery systems as potential oral cancer therapeutics. Biomedical Materials, 19 (2): 025036. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-605X/ad2407
16. P Kiranmore, JP Jayaprakash, KP Narayan and P Khandelia (2024) Regulatory crosstalk between TGF-b signalling and miRNAs: a headand neck cancer perspective. The Nucleus. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13237-024-00499-x
17. Pramodha Janakiraman, Jayasree Peroth Jayaprakash, Sridhanya Velayudham Muralidharan, Kumar Pranav Narayan, Piyush Khandelia (2024) N6-methyladenosine RNA modification in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC): current status and future insights. Med Oncol42, 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-024-02566-4.
18. A Jalan, PJ Jayasree, P Karemore, KP Narayan, Khandelia P*.(2024) Decoding the 'Fifth' Nucleotide: Impact of RNA Pseudouridylation on Gene Expression and Human Disease. Mol Biotechnol. 2023 Jun 21. doi: 10.1007/s12033-023-00792-1
19. Bhattacharya Dwaipayan, Sakhare Kalyani, Dhiman Chhavi, Ansari Aasia, Kundu Tapas Kumar, Narayan Kumar Pranav and Banerjee Rajkumar (2023) Delivery of chemotherapeutic drug targeting folate receptor to oral cancer cells using functionalized carbon nanospheres. Biomedical Materials.DOI 10.1088/1748-605X/ace8de. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-605X/ace8de
20. S Manturthi, KP Narayan, SV Patri (2023) Development of Tris‐(triazolyl)‐s–triazine Linker‐Based Cationic Amphiphiles: Stability and Gene Delivery Applications. ChemistrySelect, https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202302649
21. Shireesha Manturthi, Kumar Pranav Narayan and Srilakshmi V. Patri (2022) Dicationic amphiphiles bearing an amino acid head group with a long-chain hydrophobic tail for in vitro gene delivery applications DOI: 10.1039/D2RA05959B RSC Adv., 12, 33264-33275.
22. Shireesha Manturthi, Dwaipayan Bhattacharya, Kalyani Rajesh Sakhare, Kumar Pranav Narayan, Srilakshmi Patri (2022) Nicotinic Acid-Based Cationic Vectors for Efficient Gene Delivery in to Glioblastoma Cells. New Journal of Chemistry 2022,46, 20886-20899 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NJ03207D)
23. Abhiram Kumar, Sakhare Kalyani Rajesh, Dwaipayan Bhattacharya, Raktim Chattopadhyay, Purvish M Parikh, Kumar Pranav Narayan*, Anubhab Mukherjee* (2022) Communication in Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) & Role of Immunomodulatory Nutraceuticals in their Management. Frontiers in Nutrition (Manuscript ID: 966152, doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.966152) 
24. Shireesha Manturthi, Dwaipayan Bhattacharya, Kalyani Rajesh Sakhare, Kumar Pranav Narayan, Srilakshmi Patri (2022) Cimetidine Based Cationic Amphiphiles for In-vitro Gene Delivery Targetable to Colon Cancer. ACS Omega 7, 31388−31402 (Manuscript ID: ao-2022-037772.R2, doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c03777)
25. Namita Mahadik^#, Dwaipayan Bhattacharya^#, Akshaya Padmanabhan^#, Kalyani Sakhare^#, Kumar Pranav Narayan^*, Rajkumar Banerjee^*(2022) Targeting Steroid hormone receptors for anti-cancer therapy-a review on small molecules and nanotherapeutic approaches. WIREs Nanomedicine & Nanobiotechnology.  https://doi.org/10.1002/wnan.1755 
26. Sonal Saxena, Pranay Amruth Maroju, Sumana Choudhury, Vidhya Chitta Voina, Poonam Naik, Kavitha Gowdhaman, Poornima Kkani, Kiranmai Chennoju, S. Ganesh Kumar, C. Ramasubramanian, G. Prasad Rao, Trinath Jamma, Kumar Pranav Narayan, and K. Naga Mohan (2021) Functional Analysis of DNMT1 SNPs (rs2228611 and rs2114724) Associated with Schizophrenia. Hindawi Genetics Research Volume 2021, Article ID 6698979, 8 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6698979 
27. Dwaipayan Bhattacharya, Kalyani Sakhare, Kumar Pranav Narayan, Rajkumar Banerjee (2021) The prospects of nanotherapeutic approaches for targeting tumor-associated macrophages in oral cancer. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, Volume 34, June 2021, 102371, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2021.102371 
28. Tejraj M Aminabhavi, Stephen Paul Avvaru, Uttam More, Ashutosh Dash, Sudipta Chakraborty, Kumar Pranav Narayan, Mallehappa Noolvi (2020) Synthesis and anticancer activity of thiadiazole containing thiourea, benzothiazole and imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4] thiadiazole scaffolds. Medicinal Chemistry (Benthan Science). DOI: 10.2174/1573406416666200519085626 
29. Sama Sanghamitra, Sandip Deshmukh, & Kumar Pranav Narayan. (2020). ‘Effects of alternate nutrient medium on microalgae biomass and lipid production as a bioenergy source for fuel production’. Materials Today: Proceedings, 28: 659- 664.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.12.238. 
30. Elechalawar CK*, Bhattacharya D*, Ahmed MT, Ravuri HG, Sridharan K, Chaturbedy P, Sinha SH, Jaggarapu MMCS, Narayan KP, Chakravarty, Eswaramoorthy M, Kundu T and Banerjee RK (2019) Dual targeting of folate receptor-expressing glioma tumorassociated macrophages and epithelial cells in brain using carbon nanosphere-cationic folate nanoconjugate. Nanoscale Advance, DOI: 10.1039/C9NA00056A (*Equal contribution)   
31. Sharma P, Banerjee R, Narayan KP (2016) Data for stable formulation of steroid hormone receptor-targeted liposomes for cancer therapeutics (Data Article) Data in Brief. DOI information: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.01.003
32. Sharma P, Banerjee R, Narayan KP (2016) Mineralocorticoid receptor mediated liposomal delivery system for targeted induction of apoptosis in cancer cells. BBA Biomembranes 1858 (2): 415-21. 
33. Sharma P, Bharati M R, Dave M, Kapur S and Narayan K P (2014) Comparative analysis of apoptotic activity from extracts of saponin-rich Indian medicinal plants. Journal of Pharmacy Research 8(12):1779-1784. 
34. Sharma P, Banerjee Rajkumar and Narayan KP (2014) Liposomes for controlled drug delivery: drugs of the future. Journal of Pharmacy Research. 8(5),637-641.  
35. Sharma P, Banerjee Rajkumar and Narayan KP (2013) Gene Therapy: Potential Use of Liposomes. Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res., 23(1): 126-132.  
36. Mukherjee A*, Narayan KP*, Pal Krishnendu, Mahesh Kumar J, Rangaraj N, Kalivendi SV and Banerjee Rajkumar (2009) Selective cancer targeting via aberrant behaviour of cancer cell-associated glucocorticoid receptor. Molecular Therapy 17(4):623-31 (*equal contribution)

Publications before joining BITS

1. KP Narayan, S Tiwari, S Pabbi, DW Dhar (2006) Biodiversity analysis of selected cyanobacteria. CURRENT SCIENCE, 91(7):947-951.
2. Shalini; Narayan, KP; Lata and Kotasthane, AS (2005). Genetic relatedness among Trichoderma isolates inhibiting a pathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia solani. African Journal of Biotechnology. 5(8):580-584. 
3. Gaur, YD; Narayan, KP; and Lata (2005) Chickpea production and productivity constraints: Microbial inputs. In: Chickpea Production and Productivity Constraints. (Singh A et al. eds). NCIPM & TIFAC, New Delhi, India 53-62. 
4. Gaur, YD; Narayan, KP; Chauhan, S; and Ali, Arif (2004) Bacteriocinogeny: Concept, nomenclature, prevalence and application. Ind J Microbiol. 44:1-30. 
5. Lata; Pandey, AK; and Narayan, KP (2004) Effect of Insecticides on Nitrifying Bacteria in Soil. Ann Agril Res 43:94-97.
6. Gaur, YD; Rewari, RB; Bhatnagar, RS; Narayan, KP; and Sen, AN (2002) Sinorhizobium meliloti and Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii in Indian soils and their inoculation response. Ind J Microbiol. 42: 23-28. 
7. Gaur, YD; Kumar, R; Nirmala, J; Chauhan, S; Bajpai, A; and Narayan, KP (2000) Managing native population of rhizobia for improved production of chickpea. International Conference on Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Agricultural Production in 21^st Century. New Delhi. (Extended Summaries) 2:693-695

Popular article:

1. Lata, Mishra BK, Pandey AK, Gaind Sunita and Narayan KP (2005) Kisam - kisam ke compost (Various type of compost). Kheti58(8):9-12. (in Hindi)
2. Narayan, KP(1997) JAIV URVARAK- ek avashyakta (Biofertilizer- a necessity).  Farmers Fair’1997. Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Allahabad. Souvenir pp 28-29. (in Hindi)