1. Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
2. Fellow of National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS)
3. International Norman Borlaug fellowship
4. DBT Overseas Associateship
5. ICAR-Junior Research Fellowship
6. Editor, Journal of Food Science and Technology (Springer)
7. Late OP Kapur Memorial Award from All India Food Processors Association (AIFPA)
8. Dr. JS Pruthi Fellowship of AFST (I)

1. Oberoi HS*, Kalra SK, Uppal DS and Tyagi SK (2007) Effect of different drying method on drying time, colour retention and glucoamyalse production by Aspergillus niger NCIM 1054 using such waste. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. 42, 228 – 234.
2. Tyagi SK, Manikantan MR, Oberoi HS* and Kaur G (2007) Effect of mustard flour incorporation on nutritional sensory and textural characteristics of biscuits. Journal of Food Engineering. 80,1043-1050
3. Oberoi HS, Vadlani PV*, Madl R, Saida L and Abeykoon JP (2010) Ethanol production from orange peels by two stage hydrolysis followed by fermentation using parameters optimized through statistical experimental design. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. 58, 3422-3429
4. Oberoi HS*, Vadlani PV, Brijwani K, Bhargav VK and Patil RT (2010) Enhanced ethanol production by fermentation of rice straw using hydrolysate adapted Candida tropicalis ATCC 13803. Process Biochemistry. 45, 1299-1306.
5. Babbar N, Oberoi HS*, Uppal DS and Patil RT (2011) Total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of extracts obtained from six important fruit residues. Food Research International. 44, 391-396.
6. Oberoi HS*, Vadlani PV, Saida L, Bansal S and Hughes JD (2011) Ethanol production from banana peels using statistically optimized simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process. Waste Management. 31, 1576-1584
7. Kaur U, Oberoi HS*, Bhargav VK, Shivappa RS and Dhaliwal SS (2011) Ethanol production from alkali- and ozone-treated cotton stalks using thermotolerant Pichia kudriavzevii HOP-1. Industrial Crops and Products. 37, 219-226
8. Dhaliwal SS, Oberoi HS*, Sandhu SK, Nanda D, Kumar D and Uppal SK (2011) Enhanced ethanol production from sugarcane juice by galactose adaptation of a newly isolated thermotolerant strain of Pichia kudriavzevii. Bioresource Technology. 102, 5968-5975
9. Oberoi HS*, Vadlani PV, Nanjundaswamy A, Bansal S, Singh S, Kaur S and Babbar N (2011) Enhanced ethanol production from Kinnow mandarin (Citrus reticulata) waste via a statistically optimized simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process. Bioresource Technology. 102, 1593-1601
10. Maiti SK, Thuyavan YL, Singh S, Oberoi HS and Agarwal GP* (2012) Modeling of the separation of inhibitory compounds from pretreated rice straw hydrolysate by nanofiltration membranes. Bioresource Technology. 114, 419-427
11. Oberoi HS*, Babbar N, Dhaliwal SS, Kaur S, Vadlani PV, Bhargav VK and Patil RT (2012) Enhanced oil recovery by pre-treatment of mustard seeds using crude enzyme extract obtained from mixed-culture solid-state fermentation of Kinnow (Citrus reticulata) waste and wheat bran. Food and Bioprocess Technology. 5, 759-767
12. Sandhu SK, Oberoi HS*, Babbar N, Miglani K, Chadha BS and Nanda D (2013) Two stage statistical medium optimization for augmented cellulase production via solid-state fermentation by newly isolated Aspergillus niger HN-1 and application of crude cellulase consortium in hydrolysis of rice straw. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. 65, 12653-12661
13. Kaur B, Oberoi HS and Chadha BS* (2014) Enhanced cellulase producing mutants developed from heterokaryotic Aspergillus strain. Bioresource Technology. 157, 100-107.
14. Babbar N, Oberoi HS*, Sandhu SK and Bhargav VK (2014) Influence of different solvents in extraction of phenolic compounds from vegetable residues and their evaluation as natural sources of antioxidants. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 51: 2568-2575
15. Sharma R, Rawat R, Bhogal RS and Oberoi HS* (2015) Multi-component thermostable cellulolytic enzyme production by Aspergillus niger HN-1 using pea pod waste: Appraisal of hydrolytic potential with lignocellulosic biomass. Process Biochemistry. 50, 696-704
16. Ranjitha K, Shivashankara KS, Sudhakar Rao DV, Oberoi HS*, Roy TK and Bharathamma H (2017) Shelf-life extension and quality retention in fresh-cut carrots coated with pectin. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 42: 91-100.
17. Ranjitha K*, Shivashankara KS, Sudhakar Rao DV, Oberoi HS, Roy TK and Bharathamma H (2017) Improvement in shelf life of minimally processed cilantro leaves through integration of kinetin pretreatment and packaging interventions: Studies on microbial population dynamics, biochemical characteristics and flavour retention. Food Chemistry, 221: 844-854
18. Sharma R, Kocher GS, Rao SS and Oberoi HS* (2019) Improved production of multicomponent cellulolytic enzymes using sweet sorghum bagasse and thermophilic Aspergillus terreus RWY through statistical process optimization. Waste and Biomass Valorizations, 11, 3355-3369
19. Kumar PC, Amutha S, Oberoi HS*, Kanchana S, Azeez S and Rupa TR (2022) Germination induced changes in bioactive compounds and nutritional components in millets. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 4244-4252
20. Kumar D, Oberoi HS, Singh H, Shrivastav TG, Bhukya PL, Kumari M, Koner BC, Sonker SC (2023) Development and optimization of in-house heterologous ELISA for detection of prednisolone drug in enzyme conjugates using spacers. Frontiers in Immunology, 14, https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1200238

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Edited and Authored four books; Published 21 book chapters in Books published by reputed International and National Publishers; Published six technical bulletins and popular articles. Participated in more than 50 National and International Conferences/ Seminars/ Summits and Workshops and presented the research work.