Dr. Upendra Kumar Kagola Professor

Specialization

Spectroscopy and Materials Science

Areas Of Interest

Nanophotonics, Biophotonics, Spectroscopy

Programs Organised

Conferences - 4

Workshops - 2

Qualification

Ph.D.

Teaching Experience

Academic : 17 Years

Awards & Recognition

International Visits:

• University of Verona, Italy

• Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico

• Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Brazil

• University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

Orcid ID

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9541-3518

Vidwan ID/Profile URL

https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/231652

Scopus ID/Google Scholar ID

https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=dgHGWw0AAAAJ&hl=en

PhDs Guided/PhDs Guiding

1

Publications In Refereed Journals

Metrics: 67 publications with 3023 citations, h-index 25, i10-index 36; multiple Q1/Q2 journals with impact factors ranging from ~2.8 to 19.9.

Key Publications:

• Jaya Choudhary, Madhu A, Srinatha N, Upendra Kumar Kagola, Synthesis, Structural, Photoluminescence, photocatalytic and antibacterial properties of Pr³⁺ doped Zn₃(VO₄)₂ nanoparticles, Surfaces and Interfaces 59 (2025) 105895

• Prasanth Musalikunta, Ravi Nirlakalla, Ravanamma Rallapalli, Neelima Gaddam, Venkata Krishnaiah Kummara, Aboud Ahmed Awadh Bahajjaj, Nanda Kumar Reddy Nallabala, Upendra Kumar Kagola, Optimizing Energy Transfer in Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ Co-doped Heavy Metal Oxide Bismuth Borate Glasses for C-band Optical Amplifiers, Optical Materials 163 (2025) 116939

• N. Ramadevi, R. Praveena, K. Upendra Kumar, L. Jyothi, B.D. Joshi, Colour tunability of Dy³⁺ & Sm³⁺ activated yttrium aluminium gallium nano-crystals for display applications, Optical Materials 157(1) (2024) 116105

• Kummara Venkata Krishnaiah, P. Venkatalakshmamma, K. Upendra Kumar, P. Haritha, V. Lavin, I.R. Martin, N. Ravi, H. Satish Kumar Reddy, V. Venkatramu, Nanda Kumar Reddy Nallabala, C. Yuvaraj, Structure, morphology, photonconversion and energy transfer characteristics of Er³⁺/Yb³⁺:BaYF₅ nanocrystals synthesized by hydrothermal method for photovoltaics, Ceramics International 49 (2023) 26879-26889

• Patricia Y. Poma,   Tasso O. Sales,   Kagola Upendra Kumar  and  Carlos Jacinto,  Role of heat treatment on the structural and luminescence properties of Yb³⁺/Ln³⁺  (Ln = Tm, Ho and Er) Co-doped LaF₃ Nanoparticles, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 22 (2020), 24535-24543

• Erving Clayton Ximendes, Weslley Queiroz Santos, Ueslen Rocha, Kagola Upendra Kumar, Francisco Sanz Rodríguez, Nuria Fernández, Artur da Silva Gouveia-Neto, David Bravo, Agustín Martín Domingo, Blanca del Rosal, Carlos D. S. Brites, Luís Dias Carlos, Daniel Jaque, and Carlos Jacinto, Unveiling in vivo subcutaneous thermal dynamics by infrared luminescent nanothermometers, Nano Letters, 16 (3) (2016) 1695-1703

UG / PG Projects

7