Sunanda Rajgopal

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Sunanda Rajgopal is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sunanda Rajgopal has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sunanda Rajgopal's work include bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (6 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (3 papers). Sunanda Rajgopal is often cited by papers focused on bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (6 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (3 papers). Sunanda Rajgopal collaborates with scholars based in France and India. Sunanda Rajgopal's co-authors include T. Karthikeyan, Lima Rose Miranda, M. Helen Kalavathy, B.G. Prakash Kumar, M.A. Vijayalakshmi and M.A. Vijayalakshmi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

Sunanda Rajgopal

9 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Chromium(VI) adsorption from aqueous solution by sawdust ... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Chromium(VI) adsorption from aqueous solution by sawdust activated carbon
    2005 596 citations T. Karthikeyan, Sunanda Rajgopal et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
  2. Kinetic and isotherm studies of Cu(II) adsorption onto H3PO4-activated rubber wood sawdust
    2005 528 citations M. Helen Kalavathy, T. Karthikeyan et al. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sunanda Rajgopal France 6 970 301 229 206 191 9 1.2k
Edgar D. Smith United States 8 851 0.9× 237 0.8× 167 0.7× 193 0.9× 175 0.9× 17 1.3k
R.T. Yamuna India 11 1.1k 1.1× 319 1.1× 231 1.0× 348 1.7× 121 0.6× 13 1.3k
Kenneth L. Dorris United States 9 1.1k 1.2× 212 0.7× 262 1.1× 182 0.9× 165 0.9× 10 1.5k
Matthew M. Matlock United States 11 734 0.8× 199 0.7× 218 1.0× 164 0.8× 282 1.5× 11 1.3k
M. Dakiky Palestinian Territory 7 699 0.7× 314 1.0× 136 0.6× 211 1.0× 106 0.6× 7 1.0k
C. Raji India 7 738 0.8× 165 0.5× 206 0.9× 155 0.8× 126 0.7× 7 939
K. K. Panday India 11 1.0k 1.1× 175 0.6× 241 1.1× 256 1.2× 107 0.6× 15 1.3k
Zheng-lei Bao China 5 656 0.7× 299 1.0× 174 0.8× 181 0.9× 149 0.8× 6 953
T. Karthikeyan India 5 970 1.0× 297 1.0× 229 1.0× 206 1.0× 188 1.0× 8 1.2k
Jyotsna Goel India 8 851 0.9× 135 0.4× 224 1.0× 167 0.8× 139 0.7× 9 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Sunanda Rajgopal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sunanda Rajgopal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Sunanda Rajgopal. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Sunanda Rajgopal. The network helps show where Sunanda Rajgopal may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sunanda Rajgopal

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

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Rajgopal, Sunanda, T. Karthikeyan, B.G. Prakash Kumar, & Lima Rose Miranda. (2006). Utilization of fluidized bed reactor for the production of adsorbents in removal of malachite green. Chemical Engineering Journal. 116(3). 211–217. 42 indexed citations
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Karthikeyan, T., Sunanda Rajgopal, & Lima Rose Miranda. (2005). Chromium(VI) adsorption from aqueous solution by sawdust activated carbon. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 124(1-3). 192–199. 596 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kalavathy, M. Helen, T. Karthikeyan, Sunanda Rajgopal, & Lima Rose Miranda. (2005). Kinetic and isotherm studies of Cu(II) adsorption onto H3PO4-activated rubber wood sawdust. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 292(2). 354–362. 528 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rajgopal, Sunanda & M.A. Vijayalakshmi. (1986). Studies on the interaction of firefly luciferase with triazine dyes. Journal of Chromatography A. 355. 201–210. 1 indexed citations
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Rajgopal, Sunanda & M.A. Vijayalakshmi. (1984). Role of metal ions in triazine dye affinity chromatography: The metal mediated interaction of triazine dyes with firefly luciferase. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 6(12). 555–559. 5 indexed citations
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Rajgopal, Sunanda & M.A. Vijayalakshmi. (1984). Metal-ion mediated interaction of luciferase with tetraiodofluorescein. Journal of Chromatography A. 315. 175–184. 4 indexed citations
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Rajgopal, Sunanda & M.A. Vijayalakshmi. (1984). Firefly luciferase: Purification and immobilization. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 6(11). 482–490. 8 indexed citations
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Rajgopal, Sunanda & M.A. Vijayalakshmi. (1983). Interaction of firefly luciferase with triazine dyes. Journal of Chromatography A. 280. 77–84. 8 indexed citations
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Rajgopal, Sunanda, et al.. (1982). Purification of luciferase by affinity elution chromatography on Blue Dextran columns. Journal of Chromatography A. 243(1). 164–167. 14 indexed citations

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