Rajnish Narayanan

803 total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 515 citations indexed

About

Rajnish Narayanan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Rajnish Narayanan has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 515 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Biotechnology and 5 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Rajnish Narayanan's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (4 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (3 papers). Rajnish Narayanan is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (5 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (4 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (3 papers). Rajnish Narayanan collaborates with scholars based in India, South Korea and Taiwan. Rajnish Narayanan's co-authors include Saptashwa Datta, Kannan Badri Narayanan, Shivani Singh, Selvarajan Ethiraj, Melvin S. Samuel, J. Ashwini John, Narendhar Chandrasekar, Ramachandran Balaji, Sujin P. Jose and Paramasamy Gunasekaran and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Rajnish Narayanan

21 papers receiving 508 citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Bacterial exo-polysaccharides in biofilms: role in antimicrobial resistance and treatments
    2021 191 citations Shivani Singh, Saptashwa Datta et al. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rajnish Narayanan India 10 244 147 62 62 56 22 515
Abdelwaheb Chatti Tunisia 14 198 0.8× 105 0.7× 53 0.9× 110 1.8× 28 0.5× 61 648
Saptashwa Datta India 9 273 1.1× 162 1.1× 64 1.0× 116 1.9× 45 0.8× 12 659
Abbas Akhavan Sepahy Iran 13 233 1.0× 127 0.9× 110 1.8× 49 0.8× 22 0.4× 41 472
Neda Akbari Iran 16 291 1.2× 111 0.8× 58 0.9× 99 1.6× 28 0.5× 57 698
Hung‐Yun Lin Taiwan 12 207 0.8× 115 0.8× 30 0.5× 135 2.2× 79 1.4× 25 605
Safaa M. Ali Egypt 12 134 0.5× 111 0.8× 47 0.8× 50 0.8× 47 0.8× 46 402
Pravin Dudhagara India 14 235 1.0× 121 0.8× 93 1.5× 81 1.3× 28 0.5× 36 517
Jianming Yao China 16 251 1.0× 116 0.8× 54 0.9× 43 0.7× 26 0.5× 41 650
Ankita Dey India 14 268 1.1× 141 1.0× 71 1.1× 63 1.0× 196 3.5× 40 726

Countries citing papers authored by Rajnish Narayanan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rajnish Narayanan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rajnish Narayanan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rajnish Narayanan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rajnish Narayanan 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 Rajnish Narayanan. Rajnish Narayanan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Muñoz, Raúl, et al.. (2025). Enhancing Bioplastic Degradation in Anaerobic Digestion: A Review of Pretreatment and Co-Digestion Strategies. Polymers. 17(13). 1756–1756. 1 indexed citations
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Narayanan, Rajnish, et al.. (2024). Production, Purification, and Characterization of a Novel Exopolysaccharide from Probiotic Lactobacillus amylovorus: MTCC 8129. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 64(3). 1355–1365. 4 indexed citations
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Narayanan, Rajnish, et al.. (2024). Omic-driven strategies to unveil microbiome potential for biodegradation of plastics: a review. Archives of Microbiology. 206(11). 441–441. 11 indexed citations
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Narayanan, Rajnish, et al.. (2023). Arginine deiminase produced by lactic acid bacteria as a potent anti-cancer drug. Medical Oncology. 40(6). 175–175. 6 indexed citations
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Velusamy, Palaniyandi, Chia‐Hung Su, P. Ramasamy, et al.. (2022). Volatile Organic Compounds as Potential Biomarkers for Noninvasive Disease Detection by Nanosensors: A Comprehensive Review. Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry. 53(8). 1828–1839. 29 indexed citations
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Ethiraj, Selvarajan, et al.. (2022). A systematic review of recent trends in research on therapeutically significant l-asparaginase and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Molecular Biology Reports. 49(12). 11281–11287. 6 indexed citations
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Narayanan, Rajnish, Melvin S. Samuel, J. Ashwini John, et al.. (2021). Immobilization of cellulase enzymes on nano and micro-materials for breakdown of cellulose for biofuel production-a narrative review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 182. 1793–1802. 85 indexed citations
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Singh, Shivani, Saptashwa Datta, Kannan Badri Narayanan, & Rajnish Narayanan. (2021). Bacterial exo-polysaccharides in biofilms: role in antimicrobial resistance and treatments. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. 19(1). 140–140. 191 indexed citations breakdown →
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Narayanan, Kannan Badri, et al.. (2021). Physicochemical and antibacterial characterization of Aspergillus sp. filtrate-reduced graphene oxide. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 101. 324–333.
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Narayanan, Rajnish, et al.. (2020). Enhancement of Serrapeptase Hyper Producing Mutant by Combined Chemical and UV Mutagenesis and its Potential for Fibrinolytic Activity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14(2). 1295–1303. 9 indexed citations
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Ethiraj, Selvarajan, et al.. (2020). Toxicity Analysis of Recombinant L-asparaginase I and II in Zebrafish. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 60(4). 535–538. 3 indexed citations
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Datta, Saptashwa, et al.. (2020). Enzyme therapy: a forerunner in catalyzing a healthy society?. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 20(10). 1151–1174. 31 indexed citations
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Ethiraj, Selvarajan, et al.. (2019). Recombinant l-Asparaginase II from Lactobacillus casei subsp. casei ATCC 393 and Its Anticancer Activity. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 59(3). 313–320. 22 indexed citations
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Narayanan, Rajnish, et al.. (2017). In silico analysis, molecular cloning, expression and characterization of l-asparaginase gene from Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 20016. 3 Biotech. 7(5). 348–348. 10 indexed citations
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Kader, Abdul, et al.. (2011). BIOINFORMATICS AND BIOSYNTHESIS ANALYSIS OF CELLULOSE SYNTHASE OPERON IN ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS ZM4. 1 indexed citations
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Narayanan, Rajnish, et al.. (2011). Functional characterization of a putative β-lactamase gene in the genome of Zymomonas mobilis. Biotechnology Letters. 33(12). 2425–2430. 2 indexed citations
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Narayanan, Rajnish, Gargi Choudhary, & Paramasamy Gunasekaran. (2008). Functional characterization of a putative endoglucanase gene in the genome of Zymomonas mobilis. Biotechnology Letters. 30(8). 1461–1467. 14 indexed citations

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