E. Prabakaran

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

E. Prabakaran is a scholar working on Safety Research, Materials Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Prabakaran has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Safety Research, 12 papers in Materials Chemistry and 11 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in E. Prabakaran's work include Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods (12 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (9 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (8 papers). E. Prabakaran is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods (12 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (9 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (8 papers). E. Prabakaran collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Ghana and India. E. Prabakaran's co-authors include Kriveshini Pillay, Tarisai Velempini, B.G. Fouda-Mbanga, K. Pandian, Sundararajan Parani, Hendrik G. Brink, Ezekiel Green, Krishna K. Govender, C. J. Curtis and M. Ramesh Prabhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Food Chemistry, RSC Advances and Microporous and Mesoporous Materials.

In The Last Decade

E. Prabakaran

35 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Recent developments in the use of metal oxides for photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical pollutants in water—a review

2021 287 citations Tarisai Velempini, E. Prabakaran et al. profile →
Nanomaterials for latent fingerprint detection: a review

2021 148 citations E. Prabakaran, Kriveshini Pillay profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
E. Prabakaran South Africa	16	538	419	331	214	207	36	1.3k
R. Nithya India	18	395 0.7×	245 0.6×	329 1.0×	147 0.7×	28 0.1×	50	1.1k
Salhah D. Al‐Qahtani Saudi Arabia	17	554 1.0×	131 0.3×	238 0.7×	162 0.8×	16 0.1×	130	1.3k
Meram S. Abdelrahman Egypt	21	486 0.9×	132 0.3×	81 0.2×	98 0.5×	16 0.1×	42	1.2k
Y. Arthoba Nayaka India	20	743 1.4×	229 0.5×	734 2.2×	552 2.6×	8 0.0×	55	1.9k
Aaron Albert Aryee China	26	711 1.3×	195 0.5×	1000 3.0×	194 0.9×	8 0.0×	56	2.0k
Xihui Zhao China	25	999 1.9×	168 0.4×	50 0.2×	266 1.2×	12 0.1×	62	1.6k
Said Benkhaya Morocco	11	614 1.1×	245 0.6×	544 1.6×	156 0.7×	4 0.0×	15	1.8k
Neway Belachew Ethiopia	17	596 1.1×	300 0.7×	239 0.7×	131 0.6×	4 0.0×	25	959
Rita R.N. Marques Portugal	12	477 0.9×	405 1.0×	204 0.6×	140 0.7×	5 0.0×	17	924
E. Gómez Spain	23	195 0.4×	222 0.5×	669 2.0×	361 1.7×	4 0.0×	89	1.7k

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Prabakaran, E. & Kriveshini Pillay. (2025). Silver and Titanium Oxides Coated on g-C3N4 Nanocomposite for Photocatalytic Degradation of Mixture of Brilliant Green-Congo Red Dyes and Ciprofloxacin Antibiotic Under Visible Light Irradiation. Water Conservation Science and Engineering. 10(1). 5 indexed citations

Prabakaran, E., et al.. (2025). The investigations of photocatalytic degradation and defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid using palm kernel shell activated carbon and Fe-Sn binary oxides nanocomposite under visible light irradiation. Results in Chemistry. 17. 102607–102607.

Prabakaran, E. & Kriveshini Pillay. (2025). Preparation of rhodamine 6G dye coated nano-coal fly ash nanocomposite: Novel forensic powder for latent fingerprint detection. 2. 205–216. 1 indexed citations

Prabakaran, E., et al.. (2025). Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide modified magnetic apricot shells for removing Congo red dye and an artificial neural network model. New Journal of Chemistry. 49(13). 5529–5544. 5 indexed citations

Prabakaran, E. & Kriveshini Pillay. (2025). Synthesis of palm kernel shells-biochar adsorbent for removal of methylene blue and then reused for latent fingerprint detection using spent adsorbent. Green Analytical Chemistry. 13. 100259–100259. 3 indexed citations

Prabakaran, E., et al.. (2025). Magnetically-derived pecan nut shells for the adsorptive removal of cadmium: Artificial neural network modelling and photodegradation of sulfamethoxazole using the spent sorbent. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 118057–118057. 3 indexed citations

Prabakaran, E. & Kriveshini Pillay. (2024). Eco and user–friendly curcumin based nanocomposite forensic powder from coal fly ash for latent fingerprint detection in crime scenes. Carbon Trends. 17. 100427–100427. 1 indexed citations

Fouda-Mbanga, B.G., E. Prabakaran, & Kriveshini Pillay. (2023). Carbon nanosheets coated on zirconium oxide nanoplate nanocomposite for Zn2+ ion adsorption and reuse of spent adsorbent for fingerprint detection. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering. 40(4). 824–840. 3 indexed citations

Prabakaran, E., Kriveshini Pillay, & Hendrik G. Brink. (2022). Hydrothermal synthesis of magnetic-biochar nanocomposite derived from avocado peel and its performance as an adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue from wastewater. Materials Today Sustainability. 18. 100123–100123. 40 indexed citations

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Velempini, Tarisai, et al.. (2022). Preparation of carbon-aerogel polypyrrole composite for desalination by hybrid capacitive desalination method. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 16(2). 104412–104412. 10 indexed citations

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Fouda-Mbanga, B.G., E. Prabakaran, & Kriveshini Pillay. (2021). Carbohydrate biopolymers, lignin based adsorbents for removal of heavy metals (Cd2+, Pb2+, Zn2+) from wastewater, regeneration and reuse for spent adsorbents including latent fingerprint detection: A review. Biotechnology Reports. 30. e00609–e00609. 119 indexed citations

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Prabakaran, E., et al.. (2021). Coal Fly Ash Decorated with Graphene Oxide–Tungsten Oxide Nanocomposite for Rapid Removal of Pb²⁺ Ions and Reuse of Spent Adsorbent for Photocatalytic Degradation of Acetaminophen. ACS Omega. 6(17). 11155–11172. 40 indexed citations

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Prabakaran, E. & Kriveshini Pillay. (2021). Electrochemical Detection of 4-Nitrophenol by Using Graphene Based Nanocomposite Modified Glassy Carbon Electrodes: A Mini Review. 61–87. 11 indexed citations

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Prabakaran, E. & Kriveshini Pillay. (2021). Self-Assembled Silver Nanoparticles Decorated on Exfoliated Graphitic Carbon Nitride/Carbon Sphere Nanocomposites as a Novel Catalyst for Catalytic Reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) from Wastewater and Reuse for Photocatalytic Applications. ACS Omega. 6(51). 35221–35243. 15 indexed citations

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Prabakaran, E., et al.. (2020). Coal fly ash coated with carbon hybrid nanocomposite for remediation of cadmium (II) and photocatalytic application of the spent adsorbent for reuse. Results in Materials. 7. 100117–100117. 38 indexed citations

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Prabakaran, E. & Kriveshini Pillay. (2019). One step synthesis of AgClNPs/PANI/D-dextrose nanocomposite by interfacial polymerization method and its catalytic and photocatalytic applications. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 283. 6–29. 14 indexed citations

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Prabakaran, E. & Kriveshini Pillay. (2019). Synthesis of N-doped ZnO nanoparticles with cabbage morphology as a catalyst for the efficient photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under UV and visible light. RSC Advances. 9(13). 7509–7535. 115 indexed citations

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Prabakaran, E., et al.. (2016). Linear Sweep Voltammetry Determination of L-Tryptophan and L-Tyrosine using Copper Nanoparticles Coated on Poly (Ortho-Phenylenediamine) Nanocomposite Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode. 109–114. 2 indexed citations

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Prabakaran, E., et al.. (2016). A Green Approach to the Synthesis of Eriochrome Black-T Capped Silver Nanoparticles and Its Electrochemical Detection of L-Tryptophan and L-Tyrosine in Blood Sample and Antibacterial Activity. 78–84. 5 indexed citations

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Prabakaran, E. & K. Pandian. (2014). Amperometric detection of Sudan I in red chili powder samples using Ag nanoparticles decorated graphene oxide modified glassy carbon electrode. Food Chemistry. 166. 198–205. 63 indexed citations

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