Preethy Chandran

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Preethy Chandran is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Preethy Chandran has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Pollution, 8 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Preethy Chandran's work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (8 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (6 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (4 papers). Preethy Chandran is often cited by papers focused on Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (8 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (6 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (4 papers). Preethy Chandran collaborates with scholars based in India, South Korea and Saudi Arabia. Preethy Chandran's co-authors include Nilanjana Das, S. Sudheer Khan, Aswathy Ravindran, N. Vasanthi, Pooja Kumari, A. Arumugam, K. Deepa, V. Venkata Lakshmi, Kadanthottu Sebastian Joseph and B. Ranganathan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Solar Energy and Journal of Alloys and Compounds.

In The Last Decade

Preethy Chandran

26 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Microbial Degradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminan... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 400 800 1.2k
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. Microbial Degradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminants: An Overview
    2010 1.3k citations Nilanjana Das, Preethy Chandran profile →

Peers

Preethy Chandran
Jixian Yang China
Xiaomin Li China
Fuxing Kang China
Xiaoyong Yang China
Zhijiang Lu China
Xiaoyu Guo China
Claudia K. Gunsch United States
Guoqing Shen China
Jixian Yang China
Preethy Chandran
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Countries citing papers authored by Preethy Chandran

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Fields of papers citing papers by Preethy Chandran

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Preethy Chandran

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Preethy Chandran. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Preethy Chandran 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 Preethy Chandran. Preethy Chandran 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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Kulkarni, Swati, et al.. (2025). Comparing the environmental impacts and toxicity oflaundry detergents with soapnuts and other tree-based natural surfactants. University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE). 15(4). 137–149.
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Suresh, Sneha, et al.. (2024). Plastic Debris in the Aquatic Environment: An Emerging Substratum for Antimicrobial Resistant (AMR) Biofilms. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 87(3). 311–320.
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Chandran, Preethy, et al.. (2023). Biological treatment solutions using bioreactors for environmental contaminants from industrial waste water. Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences. 11(2). 185–207. 29 indexed citations
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Arumugam, A., et al.. (2017). Optimization of Enterobacter cloacae (KU923381) for diesel oil degradation using response surface methodology (RSM). The Journal of Microbiology. 55(2). 104–111. 39 indexed citations
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Khan, S. Sudheer, et al.. (2015). Toxic effect of environmentally relevant concentration of silver nanoparticles on environmentally beneficial bacterium Pseudomonas putida. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 38(7). 1243–1249. 20 indexed citations
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Chandran, Preethy, et al.. (2014). Effect of exopolysaccharides on photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 122. 611–616. 6 indexed citations
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Vasanthi, N., et al.. (2014). Diesel biodegradation capacities of indigenous bacterial species isolated from diesel contaminated soil. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering. 12(1). 142–142. 82 indexed citations
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Chandran, Preethy, et al.. (2014). Effect of humic acid on photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 138. 155–159. 48 indexed citations
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Lakshmi, V. Venkata, et al.. (2014). Removal of Zn(II) from electroplating effluent using yeast biofilm formed on gravels: batch and column studies. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering. 12(1). 8–8. 25 indexed citations
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Chandran, Preethy, et al.. (2014). Characterization and optimization of EPS-producing and diesel oil-degrading Ochrobactrum anthropi MP3 isolated from refinery wastewater. Petroleum Science. 11(3). 439–445. 24 indexed citations
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Ravindran, Aswathy, et al.. (2014). Highly selective colorimetric detection and estimation of Hg2+ at nano-molar concentration by silver nanoparticles in the presence of glutathione. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 137. 503–508. 46 indexed citations
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Chandran, Preethy, et al.. (2014). Toxic potential of iron oxide, CdS/Ag2S composite, CdS and Ag2S NPs on a fresh water alga Mougeotia sp. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 125. 284–290. 25 indexed citations
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Khan, S. Sudheer, et al.. (2013). Biodegradation of Basic Violet 3 and Acid Blue 93 by Pseudomonas putida. CLEAN - Soil Air Water. 43(1). 67–72. 13 indexed citations
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Chandran, Preethy, et al.. (2012). Bioremoval of Basic Violet 3 and Acid Blue 93 by Pseudomonas putida and its adsorption isotherms and kinetics. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 102. 379–384. 32 indexed citations
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Chandran, Preethy, et al.. (2012). Interaction of colloidal zinc oxide nanoparticles with bovine serum albumin and its adsorption isotherms and kinetics. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 102. 195–201. 46 indexed citations
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Ravindran, Aswathy, Preethy Chandran, & S. Sudheer Khan. (2012). Biofunctionalized silver nanoparticles: Advances and prospects. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 105. 342–352. 341 indexed citations
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Chandran, Preethy & Nilanjana Das. (2011). Degradation of diesel oil by immobilized Candida tropicalis and biofilm formed on gravels. Biodegradation. 22(6). 1181–1189. 77 indexed citations
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Chandran, Preethy & Nilanjana Das. (2011). Role of plasmid in diesel oil degradation by yeast species isolated from petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Environmental Technology. 33(6). 645–652. 32 indexed citations
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Chandran, Preethy & Nilanjana Das. (2011). CHARACTERIZATION OF SOPHOROLIPID BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCED BY YEAST SPECIES GROWN ON DIESEL OIL. 39 indexed citations

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