Draft:Dr Himanshu Pathak

Pathak obtained a Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) from Banaras Hindu University in 1986. He pursued postgraduate studies at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), earning a Master of Science degree in 1988 and a PhD in 1992.

Pathak has over three decades of experience in agricultural research, education, and administration. Before joining ICRISAT in 2025, he served from 2022 to 2025 as Secretary of [https://dare.gov.in/ DARE] and Director Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) from 2022 to 2025. He concurrently held the position of Chairman of [https://asrb.org.in/ ASRB].

Earlier roles include Director of the ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management (2020–2022) and Director of the ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (2016–2020). From 2009 to 2016, he was Principal Scientist and Professor of Environmental Sciences at at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI),He has also worked in international collaboration roles, such as Co-Facilitator of the Rice-Wheat Consortium under the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and has held fellowships including the Humboldt Fellowship in Germany.

Pathak’s research focuses on dryland agriculture, climate change impacts on crops, and soil management. He contributed to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and participated in the refinement of greenhouse gas inventory guidelines. From 2011 to 2015, he represented India in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations.

Since 1993, Pathak has been involved in postgraduate teaching at IARI. He has supervised or co-supervised numerous MSc and PhD students and has received recognition for teaching contributions, including a Certificate of Excellence from IARI. He has delivered invited lectures at academic and professional forums both in India and internationally.

Pathak has held fellowships and visiting positions at international institutions, including the [https://www.imk-aaf.kit.edu/ Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research] in Germany (Humboldt Fellow), the University of Essex in the UK (BOYSCAST Fellow), IRRI in the Philippines, and CSIRO in Australia. He has participated in more than 80 international conferences across 30 countries.

Pathak has published extensively, with over 200 peer-reviewed research articles, 50 review papers, 40 technical bulletins, 35 popular articles, 90 book chapters, and 20 books[https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2019/03/2019Refinement_ListofAuthors190123.pdf List of selected Authors and Review Editors 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories" (PDF).]. According to Google Scholar{{Cite web |title=H Pathak |url=https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=B1Ua380AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=scholar.google.co.in}}, he has an h-index 84 and i10-index 277 with more than 28,200 citations in international literature. In 2022, 2023, and 2024, he was listed among the top 2% of scientists globally in agriculture by Stanford University and was ranked 5th in India in Plant Science & Agronomy by Research.com.

File:IRRI honors Dr. Himanshu Pathak for his contributions to India’s rice sector at IRC 2023.jpg

Pathak is an elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), and the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology. He has received national awards such as the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award (2019), Dr. N.S. Randhawa Memorial Award (2021), and the Dr. R.V. Tamhane Memorial Award (2021). His international recognition's' include the BOYSCAST Fellowship (1996), Humboldt Fellowship (2004), and an administrative award from IRRI (2007).

Pathak is an elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), the [https://naas.org.in/ National Academy of Agricultural Sciences] (NAAS) (since 2023) and the [https://www.isss-india.org/ Indian Society of Soil Science] (since 2024). He has served on committees for the[https://www.cgiar.org/how-we-work/governance/system-council/ CGIAR System Council], [https://www.iwmi.org/ International Water Management Institute (IWMI)], [https://www.bis.gov.in/ Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)], [https://www.csir.res.in/ Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)], and others. He has also served on editorial boards of journals such as the Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Research, and Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology.

(i) Research papers

1. Pathak H, Fagodiya RK and Singh A (2024) Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium budget in crop production in South-Asia: regional and country trends during the last five decades. Scientific Reports 14:29136 doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77134-x
2. Pathak H (2023) Impact, adaptation and mitigation of climate change in Indian agriculture. Environ Monit Assess 195:52-74. doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10537-3.
3. Pathak H, Ch. Srinivasarao and Jat ML (2021) Conservation agriculture for climate change adaptation and mitigation in India. J Agric Physics. 21(1): 182-196.
4. Pathak H, Chakrabarti B, Mina U, Pramanik P and Sharma DK (2017) Ecosystem services of wheat (Triticum aestivum) production with conventional and conservation agricultural practices in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. Indian J Agric Sci 87 (8): 987-991.

(ii) Book

1. Pathak H, Lakra WS, Gopalakrishnan A and Bansal KC (2025) Advances in Agri-Food Systems. Vol 1 and 2. Springer, Singapore; p 292 + xviii, ISBN 978-981-96-0758-7, ISBN 978-981-96-0759-4 (eBook), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0759-4.
2. Pathak H, Chatterjee D, Saha S and Das B (2024) Climate Change Impacts on Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum. Springer Nature, Singapore Pte Ltd. ISSN 1574-0919 ISSN 2215-1621 (electronic), Doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7935-6, p xvii + 783.
3. Pathak H, Mishra JP and Mohapatra T (2022) Indian Agriculture after Independence. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi 110 001, p 426, ISBN: 978-81-7164-256-4.
4. Pathak H, Rane J, Kurade NP, Nangare DD and Kochewad SA (2022) Abiotic Stresses in Agriculture: Impacts and Management. ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati, Pune, Maharashtra, India, p 620, ISBN: 978-81-949091-0-1.