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Dr. Ritesh Shukla

Associate Professor
Department of Forensic Sciences M.Sc.,Ph.D.
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Dr. Ritesh Kumar Shukla is an Associate Professor at the Department of Forensic Sciences, National Forensic Sciences University, Raipur Campus (since September 2025). He previously served as Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at Ahmedabad University (2014–2025) and earlier held academic positions in Forensic Science at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur and the Government Institute of Forensic Science, Nagpur.

He holds a master’s in forensic science (2005) and a Ph.D. in Toxicology (Nanomaterial Toxicology) from Jamia Hamdard (2013), with research conducted at CSIR-IITR, Lucknow.

His research focused on nanomaterials synthesis, toxicological evaluations, and forensic applications. Dr. Shukla has received multiple awards, including the Forensic Excellence Award (2023) and the Young Scientist Medal (2022) from IAAM, Sweden. He was also recognized among the world's top 2% of researchers by Stanford University in 2022.

He completed a SERB-funded research project leading to an Indian patent (2023) for a nano-based lateral flow immunoassay kit. He has authored over 50 research articles, 28 book chapters, and edited Four books on Forensic Nanotechnology, Nanotoxicity, Forensic Microscopy and Forensic Biotechnology. Additionally, he serves on editorial boards and as a reviewer for leading journals in forensic science, toxicology, and nanotechnology.


No. of Publications

Research Paper

14

Book

4

Book Chapter

18

Academic Identity

Scopus Id
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G-Scholar Id
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZnvqpjAA
Vidwan Id
https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/126971#:~:t

Teaching Experience

Associate professor
National Forensic Sciences University, Raipur
Sep 2025 to Till Today
Associate Professor
Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Jul 2023 to Sep 2025
Assistant Professor
Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Oct 2014 to Jun 2023
Research Associate
Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Sep 2013 to Sep 2014
Assistant Professor
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Aug 2012 to May 2013
Assistant Professor
Government Institute of Forensic Science, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Dec 2011 to Jul 2012

AWARDS

No. of Publications

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September 2019

Book Title: Introduction of Forensic Nanotechnology as Future Armor

ISBN: 978-1-53616-040-6

Pages: -

Language: English

Publisher: Nova Science Publisher, NY, USA

Ritesh K Shukla and Alok Pandya

Book
April 2020

Book Title: Nanotoxicity: Prevention and Antibacterial Applications of Nanomaterials

ISBN: 9780128199435

Pages: -

Language: English

Publisher: Elsevier

Susai Rajendran, Anita Mukherjee, Chandraiah Godugu, Ritesh K. Shukla, Tuan Anh Nguyen

Book
July 2022

Book Title: Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses

ISBN: 9781032283289

Pages: -

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press , Taylor & Francis

Ritesh K Shukla, Neeti Kapoor and Ashish Badiye

Book
August 2026

Book Title: Forensic Biotechnology: The Basics and Beyond

ISBN: 978-1032755007

Pages: -

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press Taylor & Francis

Ritesh K Shukla, Kamayani Vajpayee and Hirak Ranjan Dash

Book
July 2022

Book Title: Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses

Chapter Title: Forensic Applications of Atomic Force Microscope

ISBN: 9781032283289

Pages: 295 - 310

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press Taylor & Francis

Ansari Niha, Shukla Ritesh K

Book Chapters
July 2022

Book Title: Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses

Chapter Title: Forensic Applications of Electron Microscope

ISBN: 9781032283289

Pages: 251 - 270

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press Taylor & Francis

Badiye Ashish, Kapoor Neeti, Shukla Ritesh K

Book Chapters
July 2022

Book Title: Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses

Chapter Title: Forensic Applications of Phase Contrast Microscope

ISBN: 9781032283289

Pages: 227 - 236

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press Taylor & Francis

Badiye Ashish, Kharoshah Magdy, Moon Poonam, Shukla Ritesh, Kapoor Neeti

Book Chapters
July 2022

Book Title: Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses

Chapter Title: Forensic Applications of Fluorescence Microscope

ISBN: 9781032283289

Pages: 135 - 149

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press Taylor & Francis

Saini Vineeta, Shukla Ritesh K

Book Chapters
July 2022

Book Title: Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses

Chapter Title: Forensic Applications of Compound Microscope

ISBN: 9781032283289

Pages: 83 - 106

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press Taylor & Francis

Shukla Ritesh K, Biswas Pronit, Yadav Rajesh

Book Chapters
July 2022

Book Title: Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses

Chapter Title: Introduction to Simple (Handheld) Microscopes

ISBN: 9781032283289

Pages: 41 - 56

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press Taylor & Francis

Kapoor Neeti, Shukla Ritesh K, Badiye Ashish

Book Chapters
July 2022

Book Title: Forensic Microscopy-Truth under the Lenses

Chapter Title: Introduction to Microscopy

ISBN: 9781032283289

Pages: 1 - 18

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press Taylor & Francis

Badiye Ashish, Kapoor Neeti, Shukla Ritesh K

Book Chapters
June 2022

Book Title: Nanobioanalytical Approaches to Medical Diagnostics

Chapter Title: Nano-Biosensor for Biochemical Analysis

ISBN: 978-0-323-85147-3

Pages: 319 - 343

Language: English

Publisher: Elsevier

Shah Nimit, Badiye Ashish, Kapoor Neeti, Shukla Ritesh K

Book Chapters
December 2022

Book Title: Environmental Toxicology and Ecosystem

Chapter Title: Toxicology of Metal Ions, Pesticides, Nanomaterials, and Microplastics

ISBN: 9781032154947

Pages: 35 - 57

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press Taylor & Francis

Vajpayee Kamayani, Kansara Krupa, Shukla Ritesh K

Book Chapters
October 2023

Book Title: Text book of Forensic Science

Chapter Title: Essential of Forensic Physics

ISBN: 978-981-99-1376-3

Pages: 377 - 423

Language: English

Publisher: Springer

Harshey Abhimanyu, Das Tanurup, Mishra Vindresh, Shukla Ritesh K, Srivastava Ankit

Book Chapters
October 2023

Book Title: Text book of Forensic Science

Chapter Title: Forensic Toxicology: An Overview

ISBN: 978-981-99-1376-3

Pages: 707 - 749

Language: English

Publisher: Springer

Kapoor Neeti,, Badiye Ashish, Moon Poonam, Shukla Ritesh K

Book Chapters
October 2025

Book Title: Advances in Forensic Science: Emerging Technologies and Techniques

Chapter Title: Food Forensics: Fundamentals and Technical Advancements

ISBN: 978-981-96-8970-5

Pages: 37 - 84

Language: English

Publisher: Springer

Vajpayee K, Parekh PB, Dash HR, Shukla RK

Book Chapters
October 2025

Book Title: Advances in Forensic Science: Emerging Technologies and Techniques

Chapter Title: Next-Generation Sequencing in Forensic Science

ISBN: 978-981-96-8970-5

Pages: 85 - 120

Language: English

Publisher: Springer

Vajpayee K, Shukla RK, Dash HR

Book Chapters
October 2025

Book Title: Advances in Forensic Science: Emerging Technologies and Techniques

Chapter Title: Applications of Machine Learning in Forensic Science

ISBN: 978-981-96-8970-5

Pages: 173 - 199

Language: English

Publisher: Springer

Vajpayee K, Paida V, Shah S, Gandhi Y, Shukla RK

Book Chapters
November 2025

Book Title: Investigative and Predictive DNA Testing

Chapter Title: Role of Nanotechnology in Forensic DNA Analysis

ISBN: 978-0-443-30128-5

Pages: 201 - 209

Language: English

Publisher: Elsevier

Vajpayee K, Paida V, Shukla RK

Book Chapters
August 2026

Book Title: Forensic Biotechnology: The Basics and Beyond

Chapter Title: Mass Spectrometry in Forensic DNA Analysis: A New Frontier

ISBN: 978-1032755007

Pages: 287 - 295

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press Taylor & Francis

Jain B, Jain R, Shukla RK

Book Chapters
August 2026

Book Title: Forensic Biotechnology: The Basics and Beyond

Chapter Title: Next-Generation Sequencing in Forensic Science: Advancements, Limitations, and Applications

ISBN: 978-1032755007

Pages: 80 - 103

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis

Paida V, Vajpayee K, Shukla RK

Book Chapters
August 2026

Book Title: Forensic Biotechnology: The Basics and Beyond

Chapter Title: Introduction to Forensic Biotechnology, Limitations, and Applications

ISBN: 978-1032755007

Pages: 1 - 19

Language: English

Publisher: CRC Press Taylor & Francis

Vajpayee K, Pawar RP, Shukla RK

Book Chapters
Jan 2021

Title: A new systematic approach of teaching and learning of forensic science for interdisciplinary students: A step towards renovating the forensic education system

Journal: Forensic Science International-Synergy

ISSN: 2589871X

Volume (issue): 3 (0)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2021.100146

Publisher: Elsevier.

Shukla Ritesh K*

Journal
Jul 2021

Title: The association of ABO blood group with the asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in India

Journal: Transfusion and Apheresis Science

ISSN: 14730502

Volume (issue): 60 (6)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2021.103224

Publisher: Elsevier.

Singh Prajjval Pratap, Srivastava Abhishek K, Upadhyay Sudhir K, Singh Ashish, Upadhyay Shashank, Kumar Pradeep, Rai Vandana, Shrivastava Pankaj, Serosurveillance Consortium BHU (………Shukla Ritesh …….)

Journal
Nov 2021

Title: Forensic Analytical Approaches to the Dating of Documents: An Overview

Journal: Microchemical Journal

ISSN: 0026265X

Volume (issue): 170 (0)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2021.106722

Publisher: Elsevier.

Kapoor Neeti, Sulke Pradnya, Shukla Ritesh, Kakad Rasika, Pardeshi Pooja, Badiye Ashish

Journal
Sep 2021

Title: Genotoxic Potential of Nanoparticles: Structural and Functional Modifications in DNA

Journal: Frontier in Genetics

ISSN: 16648021

Volume (issue): 12 (0)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.728250

Publisher: Frontiers.

Shukla Ritesh K*, Badiye Ashish, Vajpayee Kamayani, Kapoor Neeti

Journal
Dec 2021

Title: Evaluation of diallelic STR markers with inter-population allelic database for their usefulness in paternity trios in the central Indian population

Journal: Annals of Human Biology

ISSN: 03014460

Volume (issue): 48 (7)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2021.2014567

Publisher: Taylor & Francis.

Dash Hirak Ranjan, Vajpayee Kamayani, Agarwal Radhika, Gang Anubha, Shukla Ritesh, Shrivastava Ankit

Journal
Feb 2022

Title: Sequence-based assessment of expediency of tri-, tetra-, and penta-nucleotides repeat autosomal STR markers in the central Indian population using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)

Journal: Meta Gene

ISSN: 22145400

Volume (issue): 31 (0)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2021.100983

Publisher: Elsevier.

Dash Hirak Ranjan, Vajpayee Kamayani, Shukla Ritesh, Srivastava Ankit and Shrivastava Pankaj, Das Surajit

Journal
Mar 2023

Title: Estimation of real COVID-19 cases in India during the first wave

Journal: IJID Regions

ISSN: 27727076

Volume (issue): 6 (0)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2023.01.008

Publisher: Elsevier.

Singh Prajjval Pratap, Rai Sunil K, Chaubey Gyaneshwer, Serosurveillance Consortium BHU (………Shukla Ritesh …….)

Journal
Oct 2023

Title: A Novel Method for Blood Detection Using Fluorescent Dye

Journal: Microchemical Journal

ISSN: 0026265X

Volume (issue): 193 (0)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2023.108987

Publisher: Elsevier.

Vajpayee Kamayani, Desai Preet, Parekh Prakshal B, Sitwala Hrishita C, Suri Kanishkaa P, Dash Hirak Ranjan, Shukla Ritesh K

Journal
Aug 2023

Title: PCR Inhibitors and Facilitators- Their Role in Forensic DNA Analysis

Journal: Forensic Science International

ISSN: 03790738

Volume (issue): 349 (0)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111773

Publisher: Elsevier.

Vajpayee Kamayani, Dash Hirak Ranjan, Shukla Ritesh K

Journal
May 2025

Title: Nanoparticle-Assisted PCR: Fundamentals, Mechanisms, and Forensic Implications

Journal: International Journal of Legal Medicine

ISSN: 09379827

Volume (issue): 139 (3)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-024-03402-0

Publisher: Springer Nature.

Vajpayee Kamayani,, Paida Vidhi, Shukla Ritesh K

Journal
Feb 2026

Title: Elucidating the mechanism of fulvic acid-mediated PCR inhibition and its mitigation through nanoparticle-assisted amplification

Journal: Forensic Science International

ISSN: 03790738

Volume (issue): 380 (0)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2026.112825

Publisher: Elsevier.

Vajpayee Kamayani, Srivastava Shriyansh, Sharma Shivkant, Gupta Swadha, Srivastava Ashutosh, Paida Vidhi, Dash Hirak R, Pappachan Anju, Shukla Ritesh K, Sengupta Souvik

Journal
Feb 2026

Title: Mechanistic insights into melanin-induced PCR inhibition and its NanoPCR-based mitigation

Journal: Scientific Reports

ISSN: 20452322

Volume (issue): 16 (0)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-35010-w

Publisher: Nature.

Vajpayee Kamayani, Srivastava Shriyansh, Sharma Shivkant, Gupta Swadha, Srivastava Ashutosh, Paida Vidhi, Dash Hirak R, Pappachan Anju, Shukla Ritesh K

Journal
Feb 2026

Title: In-silico prediction of PCR inhibition mechanism and exploitation of bacterial EPS mediated calcium nanoparticles as PCR facilitator for efficient forensic DNA analysis

Journal: Human Gene

ISSN: 27730441

Volume (issue): 47 (0)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humgen.2026.201539

Publisher: Elsevier.

Dash Hirak R , Vajpayee Kamayani, TanpureDnyaneshwar , Mishra Mithilesh Kumar, Shukla Ritesh, Mohapatra Braja Kishore, Das Surajit

Journal
Jul 2026

Title: Evaluating the mechanism of indigo-mediated PCR inhibition and validation of nano-based mitigation for forensic STR profiling

Journal: International Journal of Legal Medicine

ISSN: 09379827

Volume (issue): 140 (4)

Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-026-03782-5

Publisher: Springer Nature.

Vajpayee Kamayani, Srivastava Shriyansh, Sharma Shivkant, Gupta Swadha, Srivastava Ashutosh, Paida Vidhi, Dash Hirak R, Pappachan Anju, Shukla Ritesh K, Sengupta Souvik

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