Mahesh Mohan

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Mahesh Mohan is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mahesh Mohan has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 29 papers in Pollution and 17 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Mahesh Mohan's work include Heavy metals in environment (22 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (17 papers) and Mercury impact and mitigation studies (17 papers). Mahesh Mohan is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (22 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (17 papers) and Mercury impact and mitigation studies (17 papers). Mahesh Mohan collaborates with scholars based in India, Australia and Nepal. Mahesh Mohan's co-authors include M. P. Krishna, E. V. Ramasamy, K. P. Krishnan, K. N. Babu, V. P. Sylas, Sruthy Shini, Joshy George, A.P. Pradeepkumar, Tofan Kumar Rout and Lal C. Ram and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Atmospheric Environment and Marine Pollution Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Mahesh Mohan

80 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Litter decomposition in forest ecosystems: a review 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Litter decomposition in forest ecosystems: a review
    2017 435 citations M. P. Krishna, Mahesh Mohan profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mahesh Mohan India 19 382 359 312 225 179 90 1.4k
Mireia Bartrons Spain 22 231 0.6× 218 0.6× 468 1.5× 195 0.9× 278 1.6× 51 1.2k
Vít Kodeš Czechia 15 343 0.9× 243 0.7× 249 0.8× 188 0.8× 189 1.1× 28 1.1k
C. Gil Spain 19 757 2.0× 338 0.9× 225 0.7× 193 0.9× 85 0.5× 30 1.4k
Johanne Nahmani France 24 676 1.8× 603 1.7× 235 0.8× 383 1.7× 198 1.1× 44 1.6k
Kazutoshi Saeki Japan 25 657 1.7× 862 2.4× 433 1.4× 222 1.0× 196 1.1× 61 1.8k
Buqing Zhong China 19 223 0.6× 363 1.0× 196 0.6× 214 1.0× 46 0.3× 36 1.2k
Hailong Gao China 16 326 0.9× 182 0.5× 178 0.6× 169 0.8× 88 0.5× 36 935
Minghui Wu China 18 253 0.7× 209 0.6× 386 1.2× 289 1.3× 45 0.3× 51 1.3k
Tiina M. Nieminen Finland 20 477 1.2× 203 0.6× 474 1.5× 183 0.8× 193 1.1× 67 1.4k
Jarosław Lasota Poland 23 309 0.8× 134 0.4× 345 1.1× 561 2.5× 176 1.0× 113 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Mahesh Mohan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mahesh Mohan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mahesh Mohan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mahesh Mohan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mahesh Mohan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mahesh Mohan. Mahesh Mohan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Joseph, Shijo, et al.. (2025). Carbon pools in the agroforestry landscapes of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot of Kerala, India. CATENA. 250. 108807–108807. 3 indexed citations
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Mohan, Mahesh, et al.. (2024). Assessment of mercury accumulation in various tissues of rice plant (Oryza sativa L.) from a Ramsar site in India. Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management. 21. 100916–100916. 2 indexed citations
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Tiwari, Anoop Kumar, et al.. (2024). Source apportionment of major ions and trace metals in the lacustrine systems of Schirmacher Hills, East Antarctica. The Science of The Total Environment. 946. 174189–174189. 1 indexed citations
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Singh, N. P., et al.. (2023). Source specific health risks of size-segregated particulate bound metals in an urban environment over northern India. Atmospheric Environment. 314. 120091–120091. 7 indexed citations
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Mohan, Mahesh, et al.. (2022). Restoring Riparian Ecosystems During the UN-Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: A Global Perspective. 1(1). 42–61. 10 indexed citations
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Krishnan, K. P., et al.. (2022). PCDD/Fs, dioxin-like, and non-dioxin like PCBs in the sediments of high Arctic fjords, Svalbard. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 174. 113277–113277. 9 indexed citations
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Mohan, Mahesh, et al.. (2021). Bacterial diversity and their metabolic profiles in the sedimentary environments of Ny-Ålesund, Arctic. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 114(9). 1339–1360. 6 indexed citations
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Ramasamy, E. V., et al.. (2021). Microplastic pollution in the surface sediment of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Arctic. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 173(Pt A). 112986–112986. 21 indexed citations
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Ramasamy, E. V., et al.. (2019). Distribution and risk assessment of trace metals in multifarious matrices of Vembanad Lake system, Peninsular India. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 145. 490–498. 14 indexed citations
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Sruthi, S., et al.. (2018). Distribution of priority pollutants in the sediment of Vembanad Estuary, Peninsular India. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 133. 294–303. 17 indexed citations
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Mohan, Mahesh, et al.. (2017). Important longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of horticulture crops. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 5(5). 1450–1455. 3 indexed citations
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Mohan, Mahesh, et al.. (2017). Presence of bisphenol S and surfactants in the sediments of Kongsfjorden: a negative impact of human activities in Arctic?. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 190(1). 22–22. 17 indexed citations
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Ramasamy, E. V., et al.. (2017). Total and methyl mercury in the water, sediment, and fishes of Vembanad, a tropical backwater system in India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 189(3). 130–130. 38 indexed citations
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Mohan, Mahesh, et al.. (2015). Determination of Heavy Metals Bioaccumulation in Two Green Leafy Vegetables by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform). 5(9). 81–85. 1 indexed citations
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Mohan, Mahesh, et al.. (2015). Distribution and fractionation of mercury in the soils of a unique tropical agricultural wetland ecosystem, southwest coast of India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 187(12). 749–749. 5 indexed citations
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Krishna, M. P., et al.. (2014). Antibacterial activity of Acmella paniculata extract on human pathogenic bacteria.. International Journal of Herbal Medicine. 2(1). 132–134. 1 indexed citations
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Mohan, Mahesh, et al.. (2012). Carbon Stocks and Enzyme Activities in Soils as Influenced by Soil Depth, Organic and Conventional Management Systems. Vegetos. 25(1). 329–333. 1 indexed citations
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Qureshi, Asifa, Mahesh Mohan, Gajanan S. Kanade, Atya Kapley, & Hemant J. Purohit. (2009). In situ bioremediation of organochlorine‐pesticide‐contaminated microcosm soil and evaluation by gene probe. Pest Management Science. 65(7). 798–804. 13 indexed citations
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Babu, K. N., et al.. (2009). Water and sediment quality of Ashtamudi estuary, a Ramsar site, southwest coast of India—a statistical appraisal. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 165(1-4). 307–319. 40 indexed citations

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