Nagaraju Kerru

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

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Nagaraju Kerru is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nagaraju Kerru has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Organic Chemistry, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Nagaraju Kerru's work include Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles (54 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (51 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (17 papers). Nagaraju Kerru is often cited by papers focused on Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles (54 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (51 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (17 papers). Nagaraju Kerru collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, India and United States. Nagaraju Kerru's co-authors include Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda, Suresh Maddila, Lalitha Gummidi, Kranthi Kumar Gangu, Parvesh Singh, Paul Awolade, Surya Narayana Maddila, Ashona Singh‐Pillay, Sandeep V. H. S. Bhaskaruni and C. Venkata Rao and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Molecules and RSC Advances.

In The Last Decade

Nagaraju Kerru

81 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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A Review on Recent Advances in Nitrogen-Containing Molecules and Their Biological Applications

2020 1.2k citations Nagaraju Kerru, Lalitha Gummidi et al. profile →

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Mohammad Shaquiquzzaman India

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Chinnam, Sampath, Guddekoppa S. Ananthnag, Kumarappan Chidambaram, et al.. (2025). Design, synthesis, crystal structure of novel hydrazone analogues as SARS-CoV-2 potent inhibitors: MD simulations, MM-GBSA, docking and ADMET studies. Royal Society Open Science. 12(7). 1 indexed citations

Kerru, Nagaraju, et al.. (2025). Design Strategy and Synthesis of Novel Pyrazole-Linked 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Hybrids as Potent Anti-Tubercular Agents. Polycyclic aromatic compounds. 45(10). 2141–2151.

Mishra, Sahil, Nagaraju Kerru, Françoise Roquet‐Banères, et al.. (2025). Isoniazid‐Dihydropyrimidinone Molecular Hybrids: Design, Synthesis, Antitubercular Activity, and Cytotoxicity Investigations with Computational Validation. ChemMedChem. 20(11). e202400949–e202400949. 1 indexed citations

Kerru, Nagaraju, et al.. (2025). Molecular design, synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of quinoline-based oxadiazole hybrids as potential inhibitors of DNA gyrase. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1349. 143829–143829.

Kerru, Nagaraju, et al.. (2025). Design, Synthesis, and Antibacterial Evaluation of Pyrazole Pyrimidine Hybrids: Integrative In Vitro and In Silico Studies. ChemistrySelect. 10(17).

Kerru, Nagaraju, et al.. (2025). A tandem approach for the synthesis of 1-phenyl-pyrazolo-quinolinones by Fe ₃ O ₄ @MWCNT nanocomposite as heterogeneous catalyst. Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews. 18(1).

Gangu, Kranthi Kumar, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of a novel chloroquinoline, rhodanine encompassed 1,2,3-triazole scaffolds and molecular docking evaluation of their cytotoxicity. Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society. 20(10). 2643–2655. 16 indexed citations

Kerru, Nagaraju, et al.. (2020). A green, efficient protocol for the catalyst-free synthesis of tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo-[3,4-b]-quinolin-5(4H)-ones supported by ultrasonicirradiation. Chemical Data Collections. 30. 100566–100566. 16 indexed citations

Maddila, Suresh, Nagaraju Kerru, & Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda. (2020). Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of novel pyrano[2,3-d]-pyrimidine bearing 1,2,3-triazoles. Chemical Data Collections. 28. 100486–100486. 48 indexed citations

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Gummidi, Lalitha, Nagaraju Kerru, Paul Awolade, et al.. (2020). Synthesis of indole-tethered [1,3,4]thiadiazolo and [1,3,4]oxadiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one hybrids as anti-pancreatic cancer agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 30(22). 127544–127544. 12 indexed citations

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Gummidi, Lalitha, Nagaraju Kerru, Paul Awolade, et al.. (2020). N-Phenyl substituent controlled diastereoselective synthesis of β-lactam-isatin conjugates. Tetrahedron Letters. 61(11). 151602–151602. 4 indexed citations

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Kerru, Nagaraju, Lalitha Gummidi, Suresh Maddila, & Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda. (2020). Efficient synthesis of novel functionalized dihydro‑pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyridines via the three-component reaction using MgO/HAp as a sustainable catalyst. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 123. 108321–108321. 22 indexed citations

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Awolade, Paul, Nosipho Cele, Nagaraju Kerru, & Parvesh Singh. (2020). Synthesis, antimicrobial evaluation, and in silico studies of quinoline—1H-1,2,3-triazole molecular hybrids. Molecular Diversity. 25(4). 2201–2218. 51 indexed citations

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Kerru, Nagaraju, Sandeep V. H. S. Bhaskaruni, Lalitha Gummidi, et al.. (2019). Recent advances in heterogeneous catalysts for the synthesis of imidazole derivatives. Synthetic Communications. 49(19). 2437–2459. 87 indexed citations

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Awolade, Paul, Nosipho Cele, Nagaraju Kerru, et al.. (2019). Therapeutic significance of β-glucuronidase activity and its inhibitors: A review. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 187. 111921–111921. 115 indexed citations

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Rao, C. Venkata, et al.. (2019). Design, Synthesis, Neuroprotective and Antibacterial Activities of 1,2,4‐Triazolo[3,4‐b]1,3,4‐thiadiazole Linked Thieno[2,3‐d]pyrimidine Derivatives and In Silico Docking Studies. ChemistrySelect. 4(5). 1627–1634. 8 indexed citations

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Kerru, Nagaraju, Lalitha Gummidi, Sandeep V. H. S. Bhaskaruni, Surya Narayana Maddila, & Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda. (2019). Green synthesis and characterization of novel 1,2,4,5-tetrasubstituted imidazole derivatives with eco-friendly red brick clay as efficacious catalyst. Molecular Diversity. 24(4). 889–901. 19 indexed citations

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Dhawan, Sanjeev, Nagaraju Kerru, Paul Awolade, et al.. (2018). Synthesis, computational studies and antiproliferative activities of coumarin-tagged 1,3,4-oxadiazole conjugates against MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 26(21). 5612–5623. 53 indexed citations

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Kerru, Nagaraju, Ashona Singh‐Pillay, Paul Awolade, & Parvesh Singh. (2018). Current anti-diabetic agents and their molecular targets: A review. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 152. 436–488. 292 indexed citations

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Yalagala, Kotaiah, et al.. (2014). Synthesis, docking and evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of novel 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-6-yl)selenopheno[2,3-d]pyrimidines. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 75. 195–202. 63 indexed citations

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