Distinguished Professor Brajesh Singh is a Professor of soil biology at Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University.
Through his fundamental research, he identifies the quantitative relationships between microbial diversity and ecosystem/ host functions and how natural/anthropogenic pressures such climate change affect this. His applied research harnesses the knowledge gained in fundamental research to improve agriculture productivity, restoration success and environmental sustainability. Outcomes from his research have informed multiple policy decisions at national and international levels, and he is currently working with multiple government and inter-governmental bodies including European Commission, United Nation agencies such as Food and Agriculture Authority to support the implementation of relevant Sustainable Development Goals.
Prof Singh has published well above 280 scientific papers including multiples in Nature, Science, PNAS, and these have been cited well above 32,500 times with h’ index of 94. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, American Academy of Microbiology, Fellow of Australia Society of Soil Science, American Society of Soil Science Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher, and a Humboldt Research Awardee.
[September 2023]