D. Padmalal

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

D. Padmalal is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Padmalal has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 22 papers in Atmospheric Science and 22 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in D. Padmalal's work include Geological formations and processes (21 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (20 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (19 papers). D. Padmalal is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (21 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (20 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (19 papers). D. Padmalal collaborates with scholars based in India, Germany and Romania. D. Padmalal's co-authors include P. Arulbalaji, K. Maya, K. Sreelash, K.P.N. Kumaran, Ruta B. Limaye, R. Sreeja, P Seralathan, K. M. Nair, Ammini Joseph and Upasana S. Banerji and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

D. Padmalal

81 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

GIS and AHP Techniques Based Delineation of Groundwater Potential Zones: a case study from Southern Western Ghats, India

2019 486 citations D. Padmalal, K. Sreelash et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. Padmalal India	23	819	640	600	394	372	89	2.1k
Yongjun Jiang China	27	528 0.6×	364 0.6×	509 0.8×	300 0.8×	281 0.8×	86	1.9k
Yves Travi France	24	835 1.0×	538 0.8×	699 1.2×	307 0.8×	561 1.5×	59	2.3k
Maki Tsujimura Japan	29	701 0.9×	827 1.3×	822 1.4×	394 1.0×	481 1.3×	119	2.5k
Pankaj Kumar India	24	747 0.9×	1.1k 1.8×	497 0.8×	311 0.8×	497 1.3×	83	2.1k
Jinzhu Ma China	27	1.1k 1.3×	810 1.3×	870 1.4×	214 0.5×	654 1.8×	80	2.7k
Marie Larocque Canada	23	802 1.0×	570 0.9×	728 1.2×	535 1.4×	320 0.9×	111	2.0k
Guofeng Zhu China	26	396 0.5×	988 1.5×	506 0.8×	339 0.9×	600 1.6×	96	2.1k
Lhoussaine Bouchaou Morocco	31	1.3k 1.6×	814 1.3×	885 1.5×	152 0.4×	378 1.0×	140	3.1k
Ognjen Bonacci Croatia	27	1.1k 1.3×	823 1.3×	688 1.1×	377 1.0×	351 0.9×	169	2.6k
M. Alisa Mast United States	29	457 0.6×	455 0.7×	666 1.1×	492 1.2×	771 2.1×	81	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Padmalal

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20 of 20 papers shown

Banerji, Upasana S., D. Padmalal, K. Maya, et al.. (2025). Decoding late Quaternary paleoclimatic signatures from the western Bay of Bengal: A multiproxy approach. Quaternary International. 740. 109887–109887.

Sreelash, K., et al.. (2025). Comprehensive evaluation of groundwater quality and human health risk assessment in an ecologically sensitive mountainous catchment in Southern Western Ghats, India. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal. 31(7-8). 921–953.

Sreelash, K., et al.. (2025). Tracing the causes of fluoride enrichment in the groundwater sources of the Upper Bhavani River Basin, Southwest India–An integrated approach for its management in mountainous terrains. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 32. 101557–101557.

Sreelash, K., et al.. (2025). Natural and anthropogenic controls on nutrient fluxes in two small rivers draining contrasting climate gradients across Southern Western Ghats, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 197(8). 884–884. 2 indexed citations

Padmalal, D., et al.. (2023). Streamflow prediction using machine learning models in selected rivers of Southern India. International Journal of River Basin Management. 22(4). 529–555. 19 indexed citations

Banerji, Upasana S., et al.. (2022). Paleoclimatic and paleoceanographic records from the Bay of Bengal sediments during the last 30 ka. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 229. 105169–105169. 13 indexed citations

Sreelash, K., et al.. (2022). Diverging monthly rainfall trends in south peninsular India and their association with global climate indices. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 37(1). 27–48. 7 indexed citations

Maya, K., et al.. (2020). Environmental impact assessment (EIA) of hard rock quarrying in a tropical river basin—study from the SW India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 192(9). 580–580. 19 indexed citations

Das, Prasenjit, K. Maya, & D. Padmalal. (2020). Hydrochemistry, geothermometry and origin of the low temperature thermal springs of South Konkan region, India. Geothermics. 90. 101997–101997. 30 indexed citations

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Maya, K., et al.. (2017). Geomorphic response to sea level and climate changes during Late Quaternary in a humid tropical coastline: Terrain evolution model from Southwest India. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0176775–e0176775. 10 indexed citations

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Padmalal, D., et al.. (2014). Holocene land-sea interactions and landform changes in the coastal lands of Vembanad lagoon, Kerala, SW India. 2 indexed citations

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Padmalal, D., et al.. (2013). Depositional behaviour of C-org, N, P and K in the surface sediments of two shallow water bodies in a tropical coast, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 185(9). 7181–7193. 5 indexed citations

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Maya, K., et al.. (2012). Impact of Mining and Quarrying in Muvattupuzha River Basin, Kerala - An Overview on Its Environmental Effects. 2. 36–40. 9 indexed citations

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Kumaran, K.P.N., Ruta B. Limaye, & D. Padmalal. (2012). 256 Holocene vegetation dynamics in southwestern India : palynological and palaeoecological appraisal of terrestrial and marine archives. 58. 117–118. 1 indexed citations

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Padmalal, D., et al.. (2012). Hydrochemical characterisation and water quality assessment of the coastal springs of southern Kerala, India. 14(4). 466–481. 8 indexed citations

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Padmalal, D., et al.. (2011). Water quality and dissolved inorganic fluxes of N, P, SO4, and K of a small catchment river in the Southwestern Coast of India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 184(3). 1541–1557. 22 indexed citations

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Padmalal, D., et al.. (2007). Quality of Surface and Ground Water Around Tile and Brick Clay Mines in the Chalakudy River Basin, Southwestern India. Journal of the Geological Society of India. 69(2). 279–284. 8 indexed citations

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Nair, K. M., D. Padmalal, & K.P.N. Kumaran. (2006). Quaternary Geology of South Kerala Sedimentary Basin – An Outline. Journal of the Geological Society of India. 67(2). 165–179. 24 indexed citations

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Padmalal, D., et al.. (1996). Texture and geochemistry of the sediments of a tropical mangrove ecosystem, southwest coast of India. Environmental Geology. 27(3). 164–169. 5 indexed citations

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Padmalal, D. & P Seralathan. (1991). Interstitial water-sediment geochemistry of P and Fe in sediments of Vembanad lake, west coast of India. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences. 20(4). 263–266. 4 indexed citations

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