B.L.K. Somayajulu

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

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B.L.K. Somayajulu is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, B.L.K. Somayajulu has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Atmospheric Science, 34 papers in Oceanography and 31 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in B.L.K. Somayajulu's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (44 papers), Radioactive contamination and transfer (24 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (22 papers). B.L.K. Somayajulu is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (44 papers), Radioactive contamination and transfer (24 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (22 papers). B.L.K. Somayajulu collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and France. B.L.K. Somayajulu's co-authors include S. Krishnaswami, M.M. Sarin, Ravi Bhushan, Willard S. Moore, Koushik Dutta, H. Craig, Rajesh Agnihotri, R. Ramesh, A. J. T. Jull and George S. Burr and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

B.L.K. Somayajulu

113 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Major ion chemistry of the Ganga-Brahmaputra river system: Weathering processes and fluxes to the Bay of Bengal

1989 593 citations M.M. Sarin, S. Krishnaswami et al. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B.L.K. Somayajulu India	35	2.1k	1.3k	938	857	755	114	4.1k
Teh‐Lung Ku United States	30	1.9k 0.9×	952 0.7×	469 0.5×	540 0.6×	697 0.9×	54	3.3k
Minoru Koide United States	37	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	600 0.6×	1.3k 1.5×	797 1.1×	76	5.3k
S. Krishnaswami India	49	2.5k 1.2×	3.4k 2.5×	933 1.0×	1.3k 1.5×	711 0.9×	110	6.6k
Michael P. Bacon United States	34	3.1k 1.5×	1.6k 1.2×	2.7k 2.9×	1.0k 1.2×	1.7k 2.2×	43	6.0k
Ian W. Croudace United Kingdom	42	2.8k 1.4×	947 0.7×	734 0.8×	1.4k 1.6×	1.5k 1.9×	175	7.1k
M.P. Bacon United States	23	984 0.5×	822 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	612 0.7×	517 0.7×	30	2.7k
Roberto Gonfiantini Italy	29	2.0k 1.0×	2.9k 2.1×	365 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.7×	64	5.3k
Joan-Albert Sánchez-Cabeza Mexico	37	1.5k 0.7×	698 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	1.5k 2.0×	205	5.2k
Yoshiyuki Nozaki Japan	46	2.8k 1.3×	3.9k 2.9×	1.6k 1.7×	1.4k 1.7×	974 1.3×	103	7.4k
Ludwik Halicz Israel	38	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	235 0.3×	620 0.7×	843 1.1×	128	5.3k

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Bhushan, Ravi, Koushik Dutta, & B.L.K. Somayajulu. (2008). Estimates of upwelling rates in the Arabian Sea and the equatorial Indian Ocean based on bomb radiocarbon. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 99(10). 1566–1571. 3 indexed citations

Tiwari, Manish, R. Ramesh, M. G. Yadava, et al.. (2006). Is there a persistent control of monsoon winds by precipitation during the late Holocene?. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 7(3). 18 indexed citations

Bhushan, Ravi, S. Krishnaswami, & B.L.K. Somayajulu. (1997). 14C IN AIR OVER THE ARABIAN SEA. Current Science. 73(3). 273–276. 11 indexed citations

Rajagopalan, G., et al.. (1990). Radiometric studies of sediment cores from Gulf of Mannar. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences. 19(1). 9–12. 6 indexed citations

Sarin, M.M., et al.. (1989). Major ion chemistry of the Ganga-Brahmaputra river system: Weathering processes and fluxes to the Bay of Bengal. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 53(5). 997–1009. 593 indexed citations breakdown →

Somayajulu, B.L.K.. (1988). North America and Adjacent Oceans During the Last Deglaciation. Journal of Geological Society of India. 32(2). 151–151. 4 indexed citations

Somayajulu, B.L.K., R. Rengarajan, D. Lal, Ray F. Weiss, & H. Craig. (1987). GEOSECS Atlantic32Si profiles. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 85(4). 329–342. 25 indexed citations

Sarin, M.M., et al.. (1985). Geochemical studies of the river-estuarine systems of Krishna and Godavari. Mahasagar. 18(2). 129–143. 9 indexed citations

Murali, A. V., D. P. Blanchard, B.L.K. Somayajulu, & J. C. Laul. (1985). Chemical Signatures at the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Within a Single Manganese Nodule. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 597–598. 1 indexed citations

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Sharma, Pankaj & B.L.K. Somayajulu. (1984). Implications of precise 10Be measurements in deep-sea sediments. Chemical Geology. 46(2). 89–96. 1 indexed citations

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Mohanti, Manmohan, et al.. (1984). Suspended matter, major cations and dissolved silicon in the estuarine waters of the Mahanadi River, India. Journal of Hydrology. 69(1-4). 183–196. 32 indexed citations

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Rengarajan, R., B.L.K. Somayajulu, & Thomas M. Church. (1983). Chemical and radiochemical studies of a sediment core from the Tapti salt marsh. Mahasagar. 16(2). 127–133. 2 indexed citations

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Sharma, Pankaj, S. K. Bhattacharya, & B.L.K. Somayajulu. (1983). BERYLLIUM-10 in Deep Sea Sediments and Cosmic Ray Intensity Variations. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 2. 337. 3 indexed citations

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Hussain, Najid, N. Bhandari, K. R. Ramanathan, & B.L.K. Somayajulu. (1980). Age of Saurashtra miliolites by U-Th decay series methods: possible implications to their origin. Journal of Earth System Science. 89(2). 276–276. 3 indexed citations

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Borole, D.V., et al.. (1979). Preliminary investigations on dissolved uranium and silicon and major elements in the Mahanadi estuary. 88. 161–170. 4 indexed citations

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Borole, D.V. & B.L.K. Somayajulu. (1977). Radium and lead-210 in marine barite. Marine Chemistry. 5(3). 291–296. 8 indexed citations

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Bhandari, N., et al.. (1976). Cosmogenic radioisotopes in the Dhajala chondrite and their implication to solar modulation. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 11. 250. 1 indexed citations

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Krishnaswami, S., D. Lal, & B.L.K. Somayajulu. (1976). Investigations of gram quantities of Atlantic and Pacific surface particulates. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 32(2). 403–419. 34 indexed citations

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Moore, Willard S. & B.L.K. Somayajulu. (1974). Age determinations of fossil corals using²³⁰Th/²³⁴Th and²³⁰Th/²²⁷Th. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 79(33). 5065–5068. 43 indexed citations

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Somayajulu, B.L.K., D. Lal, & H. Craig. (1973). Silicon-32 profiles in the South Pacific. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 18(2). 181–188. 16 indexed citations

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