L. Elango

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
169 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

L. Elango is a scholar working on Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Elango has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology, 93 papers in Environmental Engineering and 75 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in L. Elango's work include Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (95 papers), Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (67 papers) and Groundwater flow and contamination studies (40 papers). L. Elango is often cited by papers focused on Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (95 papers), Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (67 papers) and Groundwater flow and contamination studies (40 papers). L. Elango collaborates with scholars based in India, Germany and Sri Lanka. L. Elango's co-authors include K. Brindha, Natarajan Rajmohan, T. Subramani, R. Rajesh, K. Ramesh, G. Kanagaraj, R. Kannan, M. Senthil Kumar, R. Murugan and Sundara Pandian Rajaveni and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Chemosphere and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

L. Elango

168 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

Groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and agricultural use in Chithar River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India

2005 522 citations T. Subramani, L. Elango et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
L. Elango India	42	4.4k	3.7k	3.5k	837	636	169	6.7k
S. Chidambaram India	42	4.2k 1.0×	3.1k 0.8×	3.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	772 1.2×	221	6.3k
K. Srinivasamoorthy India	36	3.3k 0.8×	2.5k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	543 0.6×	242 0.4×	94	4.2k
N. Chandrasekar India	35	1.9k 0.4×	3.0k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	579 0.7×	515 0.8×	109	5.1k
T. Subramani India	37	2.6k 0.6×	2.0k 0.5×	2.5k 0.7×	392 0.5×	513 0.8×	150	4.4k
Dongmei Han China	37	2.4k 0.5×	1.8k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	241 0.3×	496 0.8×	89	4.8k
N. Subba Rao India	43	4.5k 1.0×	3.3k 0.9×	3.9k 1.1×	602 0.7×	191 0.3×	113	5.8k
Kang‐Kun Lee South Korea	36	1.7k 0.4×	3.6k 1.0×	1.5k 0.4×	398 0.5×	283 0.4×	249	6.0k
M. V. Prasanna Malaysia	36	2.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.5×	1.9k 0.6×	715 0.9×	474 0.7×	148	3.8k
Narsimha Adimalla China	37	4.2k 1.0×	2.6k 0.7×	3.9k 1.1×	766 0.9×	1.1k 1.7×	67	6.1k
Johnbosco C. Egbueri Nigeria	43	2.1k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	2.9k 0.8×	940 1.1×	1.3k 2.0×	125	5.1k

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Shanmugamoorthy, Manoj, et al.. (2025). A novel weighted hazard index framework for evaluating health risks from groundwater contamination in Hassan region, southern India. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C. 141. 104176–104176.

Elango, L., et al.. (2024). Effects of low mineral content in bottled drinking water on human health and evaluation of optimal requirements. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 128. 106052–106052. 3 indexed citations

Elango, L., et al.. (2023). WEAP Model Based Evaluation of Future Scenarios and Strategies for Sustainable Water Management in the Chennai Basin, India. AQUA - Water Infrastructure Ecosystems and Society. 72(11). 2062–2080. 8 indexed citations

Elango, L., et al.. (2023). Geogenic and anthropogenic contamination in river water and groundwater of the lower Cauvery Basin, India. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11. 10 indexed citations

Shanmugamoorthy, Manoj, S. Anandakumar, L. Elango, & Sampathkumar Velusamy. (2023). Groundwater Contamination Monitoring for Pollution Measurement and Transmission Applying WQI Approaches from a Region of the Erode District, Tamilnadu, India. Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology. 45(2). 181–194. 12 indexed citations

Brindha, K., et al.. (2023). Fuzzy logic-based health risk assessment of fluoride in groundwater used as drinking source in Sira region, Tumkur, India. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 45(6). 3947–3969. 14 indexed citations

Boumaiza, Lamine, Julien Walter, Romain Chesnaux, et al.. (2021). An operational methodology for determining relevant DRASTIC factors and their relative weights in the assessment of aquifer vulnerability to contamination. Environmental Earth Sciences. 80(7). 11 indexed citations

Brindha, K., et al.. (2020). Assessing the origin and processes controlling groundwater salinization in coastal aquifers through integrated hydrochemical, isotopic and hydrogeochemical modelling techniques. Hydrological Sciences Journal. 66(1). 152–164. 11 indexed citations

Tiwari, V. M., et al.. (2020). Use of GRACE time-series data for estimating groundwater storage at small scale. Journal of Earth System Science. 129(1). 17 indexed citations

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Elumalai, Vetrimurugan, K. Brindha, & L. Elango. (2017). Human Exposure Risk Assessment Due to Heavy Metals in Groundwater by Pollution Index and Multivariate Statistical Methods: A Case Study from South Africa. Water. 9(4). 234–234. 122 indexed citations

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Brindha, K., et al.. (2016). Geochemical Characteristics and Groundwater Quality in the Vientiane Plain, Laos. Exposure and Health. 9(2). 89–104. 80 indexed citations

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Elango, L., et al.. (2016). Is Managed Aquifer Recharge by Check Dam Benefiting the Society? A Case Study. Water and Energy International. 47–54. 4 indexed citations

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Brindha, K. & L. Elango. (2011). Hydrochemical characteristics of groundwater for domestic and irrigation purposes in madhuranthakam, tamil nadu, india. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 47 indexed citations

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Brindha, K. & L. Elango. (2011). Spatial assessment of groundwater quality based on minor ions. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 2 indexed citations

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Sathish, S. & L. Elango. (2011). Groundwater Quality and Vulnerability Mapping of an Unconfined Coastal Aquifer. 11(1). 9 indexed citations

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Brindha, K. & L. Elango. (2010). Study on bromide in groundwater in parts of Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh.. 3(1). 73–80. 20 indexed citations

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Subramani, T., et al.. (2010). GIS study on vulnerability assessment of water quality in a part of Cauvery River.. International Journal on Environmental Sciences. 1(1). 1–17. 30 indexed citations

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Subramani, T., et al.. (2010). Groundwater Contamination Due to Municipal Solid Waste Disposal - A GIS Based Study in Erode City. International Journal on Environmental Sciences. 1(1). 39–55. 36 indexed citations

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Ramanan, M. Venkata, L. Elango, R. Sethumadhavan, & S. Renganarayanan. (2008). Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Analysis of Cashew Nut Shell Char Gasification Using Free Energy Minimization. International Energy Journal. 9(1). 1 indexed citations

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Rajmohan, Natarajan, et al.. (2003). Major ion correlation in groundwater of Kancheepuram Region, South India.. PubMed. 45(1). 5–10. 39 indexed citations

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