N. Sethunathan

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
164 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

N. Sethunathan is a scholar working on Pollution, Plant Science and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, N. Sethunathan has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Pollution, 48 papers in Plant Science and 36 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in N. Sethunathan's work include Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (65 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (24 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (21 papers). N. Sethunathan is often cited by papers focused on Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (65 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (24 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (21 papers). N. Sethunathan collaborates with scholars based in India, Australia and Philippines. N. Sethunathan's co-authors include Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Ravi Naidu, Tapan Kumar Adhya, T. Yoshida, V. R. Rao, R. Siddaramappa, P. A. Wahid and Ajay Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Science of The Total Environment and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

N. Sethunathan

163 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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Bioremediation approaches for organic pollutants: A critical perspective

2011 618 citations Mallavarapu Megharaj, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
N. Sethunathan India	39	2.9k	1.3k	1.2k	694	582	164	5.1k
Allan Walker United Kingdom	44	4.9k 1.7×	1.6k 1.2×	2.4k 1.9×	797 1.1×	409 0.7×	132	6.6k
William C. Koskinen United States	50	4.7k 1.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.8k 1.5×	1.2k 1.7×	237 0.4×	182	7.2k
D. D. Focht United States	41	2.9k 1.0×	927 0.7×	790 0.6×	762 1.1×	972 1.7×	103	4.9k
Peter J. Stoffella United States	43	3.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	3.4k 2.7×	1.4k 2.0×	367 0.6×	220	8.2k
John F. Quensen United States	34	1.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	705 0.6×	530 0.8×	787 1.4×	62	3.8k
R. D. Wauchope United States	27	2.7k 0.9×	995 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	508 0.7×	176 0.3×	84	3.9k
Colin D. Brown United Kingdom	40	2.6k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	778 0.6×	527 0.8×	168 0.3×	134	4.7k
Burt D. Ensley United States	20	3.6k 1.2×	634 0.5×	2.8k 2.3×	316 0.5×	1.1k 1.8×	29	6.2k
Arata Katayama Japan	37	2.4k 0.8×	964 0.7×	627 0.5×	713 1.0×	435 0.7×	133	4.6k
Nandita Singh India	37	2.0k 0.7×	834 0.6×	2.2k 1.8×	511 0.7×	389 0.7×	94	5.4k

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Ramakrishnan, Balasubramanian, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, N. Sethunathan, & Mallavarapu Megharaj. (2018). Local applications but global implications: Can pesticides drive microorganisms to develop antimicrobial resistance?. The Science of The Total Environment. 654. 177–189. 101 indexed citations

Ramakrishnan, Balasubramanian, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, N. Sethunathan, & Ravi Naidu. (2011). Mixtures of Environmental Pollutants: Effects on Microorganisms and Their Activities in Soils. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 211. 63–120. 68 indexed citations

Singh, Neera, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Rai S. Kookana, Ravi Naidu, & N. Sethunathan. (2004). Atrazine and simazine degradation in Pennisetum rhizosphere. Chemosphere. 56(3). 257–263. 70 indexed citations

Singh, Ajay, et al.. (2002). Biotechnology and bioremediation: successes and limitations. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 59(2-3). 143–152. 297 indexed citations

Prasanna, Radha, Vinod Kumar, Sushil Kumar, et al.. (2002). Methane production in rice soil is inhibited by cyanobacteria. Microbiological Research. 157(1). 1–6. 61 indexed citations

Sethunathan, N., Mallavarapu Megharaj, Zuliang Chen, et al.. (2002). Persistence of Endosulfan and Endosulfan Sulfate in Soil as Affected by Moisture Regime and Organic Matter Addition. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 68(5). 725–731. 45 indexed citations

Pattnaik, Priyabrata, et al.. (2000). Influence of salinity on methanogenesis and associated microflora in tropical rice soils. Microbiological Research. 155(3). 215–220. 41 indexed citations

Dua, Meenakshi, et al.. (2000). Enhanced Degradation of Hexachlorocyclohexane Isomers by Sphingomonas paucimobilis. Current Microbiology. 41(5). 309–311. 20 indexed citations

Mallick, K., et al.. (1999). Bacterial Degradation of Chlorpyrifos in Pure Cultures and in Soil. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 62(1). 48–54. 118 indexed citations

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Majumdar, D., S. Kumaraswamy, Najam Akhtar Shakil, et al.. (1999). Effect of Carbofuran and Hexachlorocyclohexane on N 2 O Production in Alluvial Soils. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 62(5). 584–590. 3 indexed citations

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Kollah, Bharati, et al.. (1999). Effects of Heavy Metals on Methane Production in Tropical Rice Soils. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 44(1). 129–136. 14 indexed citations

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Reddy, B. Rajasekhar, et al.. (1998). Persistence of Quinalphos and Occurrence of Its Primary Metabolite in Soils. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 60(5). 724–731. 24 indexed citations

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Sethunathan, N., et al.. (1998). Microbial degradation of carbosulfan by carbosulfan - and carbofuran - retreated rice soil suspension. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B. 33(4). 369–379. 7 indexed citations

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Kumaraswamy, S., Arun Kumar Rath, Bharati Kollah, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan, & N. Sethunathan. (1997). Influence of Pesticides on Methane Oxidation in a Flooded Tropical Rice Soil. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 59(2). 222–229. 13 indexed citations

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Adhya, Tapan Kumar, Shree Kumar Apte, K. Raghu, N. Sethunathan, & N. B. K. Murthy. (1996). Novel Polypeptides Induced by the Insecticide Lindane (γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane) Are Required for Its Biodegradation by aSphingomonas paucimobilisStrain. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 221(3). 755–761. 11 indexed citations

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Singh, Neera, et al.. (1991). Metabolism of carbamate insecticides by resting cells and cell-free preparations of a soil bacterium,Arthrobacter sp.. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 46(3). 380–386. 19 indexed citations

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Singh, Neera, et al.. (1990). Sorption‐desorption of methyl parathion, fenitrothion and carbofuran in soils. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B. 25(6). 713–728. 5 indexed citations

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Sahoo, Anusmita, et al.. (1990). Persistence of carbamate insecticides, carbosulfan and carbofuran in soils as influenced by temperature and microbial activity. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 44(6). 948–954. 12 indexed citations

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Sethunathan, N., et al.. (1989). Hydrolysis of methyl parathion in a flooded soil. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 43(1). 45–51. 13 indexed citations

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Venkateswarlu, Kadiyala & N. Sethunathan. (1985). Enhanced degradation of carbofuran byPseudomonas cepacia andNocardia sp. in the presence of growth factors. Plant and Soil. 84(3). 445–449. 14 indexed citations

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