Sajith Vellappally

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Sajith Vellappally is a scholar working on Periodontics, General Health Professions and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sajith Vellappally has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Periodontics, 8 papers in General Health Professions and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Sajith Vellappally's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (11 papers), Oral Health Pathology and Treatment (9 papers) and Dental Health and Care Utilization (8 papers). Sajith Vellappally is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (11 papers), Oral Health Pathology and Treatment (9 papers) and Dental Health and Care Utilization (8 papers). Sajith Vellappally collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, India and Egypt. Sajith Vellappally's co-authors include Sukumaran Anil, Vimal Jacob, Darshan Devang Divakar, J Šmejkalová, Abdulaziz A. Al Kheraif, Zdeněk Fiala, Mohamed Hashem, Aftab Ahmed Khan, Muzaheed Muzaheed and Mohammed Alosaimi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Sajith Vellappally

51 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Antimicrobial resistance, mechanisms and its clinical significance

2020 333 citations Muzaheed Muzaheed, Amal J. Fatani et al. Disease-a-Month profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sajith Vellappally Saudi Arabia	17	329	134	131	123	107	53	1.1k
Kishore Bhat India	17	625 1.9×	151 1.1×	212 1.6×	87 0.7×	144 1.3×	112	1.4k
Karina Cogo Brazil	19	348 1.1×	248 1.9×	246 1.9×	180 1.5×	102 1.0×	65	1.3k
Anna Jurczak Poland	12	520 1.6×	98 0.7×	253 1.9×	63 0.5×	108 1.0×	37	983
Darshan Devang Divakar Saudi Arabia	19	424 1.3×	386 2.9×	239 1.8×	169 1.4×	104 1.0×	100	1.6k
John G. Thomas United States	24	544 1.7×	145 1.1×	343 2.6×	85 0.7×	107 1.0×	47	1.9k
Vishakha Grover India	19	554 1.7×	177 1.3×	225 1.7×	73 0.6×	92 0.9×	79	1.1k
Rajiv Saini India	20	451 1.4×	175 1.3×	283 2.2×	99 0.8×	123 1.1×	77	1.4k
Arkadiusz Dziedzic Poland	23	228 0.7×	66 0.5×	334 2.5×	119 1.0×	54 0.5×	77	1.8k
Carlos M. Ardila Colombia	16	526 1.6×	195 1.5×	95 0.7×	61 0.5×	76 0.7×	161	944
Annette Wittmer Germany	22	548 1.7×	442 3.3×	300 2.3×	160 1.3×	55 0.5×	56	1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sajith Vellappally

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Nagaraju, S., et al.. (2025). Pharmacological properties of biomimetic synthesized silver nanoparticles from endophytic fungus Coniothyrium chaingmaiense: KUMBMDBT-25. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 606–606. 4 indexed citations

Vellappally, Sajith, et al.. (2025). Monkeypox Virus Outbreak 2022: Assessment of Knowledge Among Healthcare Workers in Two Countries—India and Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 2025(1). 1 indexed citations

Vellappally, Sajith, et al.. (2025). Patients’ Acceptance and Intentions on Using Artificial Intelligence in Dental Diagnosis: Insights From Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 Model. International Dental Journal. 75(6). 103893–103893.

Vellappally, Sajith, et al.. (2024). Fluoride Concentrations in Different Brands of Toothpaste Marketed in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Dental Hygiene. 23(2). 353–361.

Thomas, Nebu George, et al.. (2024). Oral health status and dental treatment needs in children with autism spectrum disorder. Heliyon. 10(18). e37728–e37728. 1 indexed citations

Anil, Sukumaran, et al.. (2024). Isolation, Culture, and Characterization of Dental Pulp Stem Cells from Human Deciduous and Permanent Teeth. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2 indexed citations

Khan, Aftab Ahmed, et al.. (2023). Peroxide-Free Bleaching Gel: Effect on the Surface and Mechanical Properties of Nano- and Micro-Hybrid Restorative Composite Materials. Applied Sciences. 13(10). 5935–5935. 5 indexed citations

Vellappally, Sajith, Mohamed H. Mahmoud, Omar Alageel, et al.. (2022). Efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy versus antiviral therapy in the treatment of herpetic gingivostomatitis among children: Aa randomized controlled clinical trial. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 39. 102895–102895. 6 indexed citations

Muzaheed, Muzaheed, Amal J. Fatani, Mohammed Alosaimi, et al.. (2020). Antimicrobial resistance, mechanisms and its clinical significance. Disease-a-Month. 66(6). 100971–100971. 333 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vellappally, Sajith, et al.. (2020). Bactericidal and clinical efficacy of photochemotherapy in acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 29. 101668–101668. 4 indexed citations

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Vellappally, Sajith, et al.. (2018). Pathogenic features of Streptococcus mutans isolated from dental prosthesis patients and diagnosed cancer patients with dental prosthesis. Microbial Pathogenesis. 116. 356–361. 7 indexed citations

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Vellappally, Sajith. (2016). Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Review of the Etiopathologic Factors and Management. The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice. 17(2). 171–176. 19 indexed citations

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Divakar, Darshan Devang, Jacob John, Abdulaziz A. Al Kheraif, et al.. (2016). Sex determination using discriminant function analysis in Indigenous (Kurubas) children and adolescents of Coorg, Karnataka, India: A lateral cephalometric study. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 23(6). 782–788. 10 indexed citations

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Divakar, Darshan Devang, et al.. (2016). AIDS Awareness: Indispensible Prerequisite Among Fishermen Population. Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives. 7(5). 327–333. 3 indexed citations

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Sailaja, G. S., P. Ramesh, Sajith Vellappally, Sukumaran Anil, & Harikrishna Varma. (2016). Biomimetic approaches with smart interfaces for bone regeneration. Journal of Biomedical Science. 23(1). 77–77. 26 indexed citations

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Mokeem, Sameer A., Sajith Vellappally, Reghunathan S. Preethanath, et al.. (2014). Influence of smoking on clinical parameters and gingival crevicular fluid volume in patients with chronic periodontitis.. PubMed. 13(2). 469–73. 15 indexed citations

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Vellappally, Sajith, et al.. (2014). The prevalence of malocclusion and its association with dental caries among 12-18-year-old disabled adolescents. BMC Oral Health. 14(1). 123–123. 51 indexed citations

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Anil, Sukumaran, Mohamed Hashem, Sajith Vellappally, et al.. (2014). Sub-inhibitory Concentrations of Antifungals Suppress Hemolysin Activity of Oral Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis Isolates from HIV-Infected Individuals. Mycopathologia. 178(3-4). 207–215. 10 indexed citations

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Samaranayake, L. P., Sukumaran Anil, Mohamed Hashem, Sajith Vellappally, & B. P. K. Cheung. (2014). Human Serum Potentiates the Expression of Genes Associated with Antifungal Drug Resistance in C. albicans Biofilms on Central Venous Catheters. Mycopathologia. 179(3-4). 195–204. 6 indexed citations

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Vellappally, Sajith, et al.. (2013). SEALING ABILITY OF MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE CEMENT, AND GLASS IONOMER CEMENT IN THE REPAIR OF FURCATION PERFORATIONS. Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove Czech Republic). 56(3). 97–103. 15 indexed citations

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