Dr. Prabhakar Semwal is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era
(Deemed to be University), Dehradun. Prior to joining the University, he served at the Uttarakhand State Council for
Science and Technology (UCOST), Dehradun, Government of Uttarakhand, for a period of five years in various scientific
and administrative roles.
He has published more than 55 research and review papers in peer-reviewed, high-impact international journals, including
Food Chemistry, Food Chemistry-X, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, Food Reviews International,
Phytomedicine, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, and Antioxidants. He has also authored eight book chapters published by
reputed international publishers such as Springer Cham, Elsevier, John Wiley & Sons, and Springer Nature, and has edited
two books published by CRC Press and one book is in printing.
Dr. Semwal is actively involved in research supervision and funded projects. At present, he is supervising five Ph.D.
scholars and is working on four externally funded research projects supported by State and Central funding agencies. In
addition to teaching and research, Dr. Semwal contributes to academic publishing and peer review. He has served as a
Guest Associate Editor for Frontiers in Pharmacology (Ethnopharmacology Section) and as a Review Editor and reviewer for
several reputed national and international journals.
Research Area
- Plant Ecology
- Genetic Diversity of Himalayan Botanicals
- Chemical Diversity of Himalayan Botanicals
- Nutritional Diversity of Himalayan Botanicals
- Health Benefits of Himalayan Botanicals
Awards
- The Stanford University or Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List 2025
- Himalayan Research Fellowship by MoEF&CC, Government of India, New Delhi (2016-2020). (Letter no. UCS&T/NMHS-HRF Project/2016-11393 dated July 07, 2016; 2018-14678 dated June 07, 2018)
- University fellowship for Ph.D. research by Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun (2013-2016). (Letter no. GEU/R-111-13 dated Feb 27, 2013)
Professional Membership
- Member, IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Switzerland
- Member, IUCN SSC Medicinal Plant Specialist Group (MPSG)
- Member, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- Member, Biodiversity Conservancy International (BCI), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Life Member, The Society of Plant Reproductive Biologists, India
- Member, International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan
- Member, International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce (INPST), Poland
- Life Member, Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (AFST), India
- Member, Digital Health and Patient Safety Platform (DHPSP), Poland
- Member, International Commission for Plant–Pollinator Relationships, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Research Detail
- Baby Gargi, Prabhakar Semwal*, Durgesh Kumar Jaiswal, Sakshi Painuli, Vijay Laxmi Trivedi, Vishal Tripathi,
Nishant Rai. Impact of circadian rhythm and seasonal variability on the essential oil of Allium stracheyi baker
from Uttarakhand, Himalaya. Food Chemistry: X, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2025.102720
- Akanksha Bisht, Shailesh Thakur, Vijay Laxmi Trivedi, Prabhakar Semwal, MC Nautiyal. Morphological, biochemical,
and anatomical variations in Allium stracheyi (Baker) along an elevational gradient. Journal of Mountain
Science, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-024-8882-7
- Global Burden of Disease 2019 Asia and All Cancers Collaborators. Temporal patterns of cancer burden in Asia,
1990–2019: a systematic examination for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study. The Lancet Regional Health -
Southeast Asia, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100333
- Prabhakar Semwal*, Sakshi Painuli, Shabaaz Begum J P, et al. Exploring the nutritional and health benefits of
pulses from the Indian Himalayan region. Food Chemistry, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136259
- Prabhakar Semwal, Sakshi Painuli, Abhishek Jamloki, et al. Himalayan wild fruits as a strong source of
nutraceuticals, therapeutics, food and nutrition security. Food Reviews International, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/87559129.2022.2121407
- Yasaman Taheri, Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, Natália Martins, et al., Prabhakar Semwal*, Sakshi Painuli, et al.
Myricetin Bioactive Effects: Moving from Preclinical Evidence to Potential Clinical Applications. BMC
Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-020-03033-z
- Prabhakar Semwal, Sakshi Painuli. Antioxidant, antimicrobial, and GC-MS profiling of Saussurea obvallata (Brahma
Kamal) from Uttarakhand Himalaya. Clinical Phytoscience, 2019, 5:12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40816-019-0105-3
- Prabhakar Semwal, Anton Pauw, LMS Palni, et al. Bumblebees (Bombus rufofasciatus) pollinate the enclosed
inflorescences of the endangered Brahma’s Lotus (Saussurea obvallata) of the Indian Himalaya. South African
Journal of Botany, 2019, 121:435-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2018.12.015
- “Sustainable Utilization of Invasive Plant Biomass for Bioactive Component Recovery and Biochar Generation: A
Unique Solution for Improving Rural Livelihoods in Uttarakhand” sanctioned by MoEF&CC under NMHS. Duration: 3
years; Cost: INR 49.00 Lakhs.
- “Large scale cultivation of two Aconitum species for their conservation, sustainable utilization and livelihood
improvement in western Himalayas, Uttarakhand” sanctioned by MoEF&CC under IERP. Duration: 3 years; Cost: INR
14.00 Lakhs.
- “High quality essential oil isolates from Uttarakhand plants, screening of their biological applications and
product development” sanctioned by Uttarakhand Council for Biotechnology (UCB). Duration: 3 years; Cost: INR
20.50 Lakhs.
- “Assessment of nutraceuticals and chemical composition of the Himalayan spice Allium stracheyi and their
micropropagation for sustainable utilization” sanctioned by Uttarakhand Council for Biotechnology (UCB).
Duration: 3 years; Cost: INR 17.55 Lakhs.
Total Number of Publications : 55
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