Rita Kakkar

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
175 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Rita Kakkar is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita Kakkar has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Organic Chemistry, 57 papers in Materials Chemistry and 43 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rita Kakkar's work include Free Radicals and Antioxidants (19 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (15 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (14 papers). Rita Kakkar is often cited by papers focused on Free Radicals and Antioxidants (19 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (15 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (14 papers). Rita Kakkar collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and China. Rita Kakkar's co-authors include Bharti Badhani, Neha Sharma, Sonam Nirwan, Mudita Nagpal, Lekha Sharma, Ritu Garg, Pramesh N. Kapoor, Mallika Pathak, Ankit Mittal and Kenneth J. Klabunde and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and Chemical Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Rita Kakkar

169 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Gallic acid: a versatile antioxidant with promising therapeutic and industrial applications

2015 897 citations Rita Kakkar et al. RSC Advances profile →
Isatin and its derivatives: a survey of recent syntheses, reactions, and applications

2019 267 citations Sonam Nirwan, Rita Kakkar et al. MedChemComm profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rita Kakkar India	29	1.3k	992	736	432	358	175	3.8k
Hari Mohan India	32	1.5k 1.2×	764 0.8×	1.2k 1.6×	302 0.7×	384 1.1×	213	5.5k
Saleh A. Ahmed Saudi Arabia	36	2.0k 1.5×	2.0k 2.0×	762 1.0×	570 1.3×	472 1.3×	309	5.1k
Mourad Elhabiri France	36	1.9k 1.4×	1.8k 1.8×	752 1.0×	261 0.6×	228 0.6×	137	4.4k
Komal Rızwan Pakistan	32	696 0.5×	954 1.0×	477 0.6×	422 1.0×	463 1.3×	100	3.2k
Prashant Singh India	32	1.1k 0.9×	720 0.7×	695 0.9×	293 0.7×	294 0.8×	199	3.3k
Jaya Dwivedi India	29	1.2k 0.9×	705 0.7×	587 0.8×	207 0.5×	269 0.8×	212	3.5k
Daniel Glossman‐Mitnik Mexico	32	1.8k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	428 0.6×	348 0.8×	150 0.4×	231	3.8k
Francesco Trotta Italy	48	900 0.7×	981 1.0×	1.5k 2.0×	544 1.3×	1.5k 4.1×	177	7.2k
Digambara Patra Lebanon	40	646 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.5×	551 1.3×	664 1.9×	133	4.4k
Dennis G. Peters United States	35	1.7k 1.3×	829 0.8×	621 0.8×	953 2.2×	540 1.5×	215	5.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rita Kakkar

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kumar, Ram, et al.. (2025). Detection of Cu2+ ions through colorimetric methods utilising a Schiff-base probe, along with its application in actual water samples and theoretical insights. 1(1).

Kumar, Ram, et al.. (2025). Multifunctional rhodamine Schiff base sensor for Pb²⁺: fluorogenic switching, reusability, and structural elucidation through spectroscopic and molecular simulation. New Journal of Chemistry. 49(26). 11475–11492.

Kumar, Ram, et al.. (2025). Rhodamine-based turn-on fluorescent and colorimetric chemosensor for selective Pb²⁺ detection: insights from crystal structure, molecular docking, real sample analysis, and logic gate applications. Analytical Methods. 17(23). 4812–4830.

Dave, Pragnesh N., et al.. (2025). Density Functional Theory (DFT) Study of LaMn _0.4 Fe _0.6 O ₃ Perovskite Oxide. ChemistrySelect. 10(30).

Kakkar, Rita, et al.. (2025). Rhodamine based turn-on dual mode chemosensor for the selective recognition of nickel ions: practical and theoretical applications. RSC Advances. 15(3). 1641–1657. 2 indexed citations

Dave, Pragnesh N., et al.. (2024). Exploration of Choline Chloride Based Type II and Type III Deep Eutectic Solvents: A Computational and Experimental Approach. ChemistrySelect. 9(10). 1 indexed citations

Kumar, Ram, et al.. (2024). An innovative Schiff-base colorimetric chemosensor for the selective detection of Cu²⁺ ions and its applications. RSC Advances. 14(32). 23083–23094. 13 indexed citations

Sharma, Lekha, et al.. (2023). Adsorption behavior of chemical warfare agent simulants on doped and hydroxylated MgO nanotubes: A DFT study. Computational and Theoretical Chemistry. 1226. 114216–114216. 2 indexed citations

Kakkar, Rita, et al.. (2023). Oxazoline-appended benzimidazolium salts for selective micromolar detection of Fe3+ ions in water and an experimental and theoretical insight into Fe3+ ion sensing mechanism. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 447. 115267–115267. 5 indexed citations

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Kakkar, Rita, et al.. (2023). A rhodamine based fluorescent and colorimetric chemosensor for the detection of Cr³⁺ ions and its utility in a molecular logic gate. Analytical Methods. 15(32). 4000–4009. 6 indexed citations

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Nagpal, Mudita & Rita Kakkar. (2022). The selective removal of Congo red using dumbbell-shaped hierarchically porous Ca-Mg mixed oxide. Applied Surface Science Advances. 8. 100221–100221. 2 indexed citations

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Nirwan, Sonam, Rita Kakkar, May Lee Low, et al.. (2022). N, N’ ‐Disubstituted Benzimidazolium Salts: Synthesis, Characterization, Micromolar Detection of Fe(III) ions in Aqueous system, Biological Evaluation and Molecular Docking Studies. ChemistrySelect. 7(48). 3 indexed citations

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Malik, Jaideep, et al.. (2020). Peanut shell biotemplate to fabricate porous magnetic Co3O4 coral reef and its catalytic properties for p-nitrophenol reduction and oxidative dye degradation. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 604. 125328–125328. 21 indexed citations

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Kakkar, Rita, et al.. (2019). Graphene-based adsorbents for water remediation by removal of organic pollutants: Theoretical and experimental insights. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 153. 21–36. 44 indexed citations

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Nirwan, Sonam, et al.. (2019). Thiazolidinones: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Their Biological Applications. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 56(4). 1239–1253. 78 indexed citations

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Nirwan, Sonam, et al.. (2019). Isatin and its derivatives: a survey of recent syntheses, reactions, and applications. MedChemComm. 10(3). 351–368. 267 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kakkar, Rita, et al.. (2013). DNA Minor Groove Binder Hoechst 33258 and its Analogues: a Review. 4(1). 49–66. 2 indexed citations

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Kakkar, Rita, et al.. (2012). AZ12 Based Design of PDK2 Inhibitors. 3(5). 163–167. 1 indexed citations

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Kakkar, Rita, et al.. (2012). Benzohydroxamic Acid and its Applications: a Review. 3(6). 212–233. 4 indexed citations

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Kakkar, Rita & Ritu Garg. (2002). Structures of some Hoechst analogues in gas phase and in aqueous solution. Indian Journal of Chemistry Section B-organic Chemistry Including Medicinal Chemistry. 41(9). 1929–1936. 4 indexed citations

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