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Earth Science 61 1813 1631 3 3 261 11791

Al. Ramanathan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Al. Ramanathan between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Al. Ramanathan published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2022. 23 of the 347 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2022. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 5 publications
1988 2025

347 publications in total across all disciplines

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Al. Ramanathan: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 3
1994 1
1995 0
1996 3
1997 1
1998 3
1999 2
2000 1
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 4
2006 8
2007 4
2008 18
2009 13
2010 16
2011 8
2012 13
2013 13
2014 16
2015 27
2016 30
2017 21
2018 20
2019 14
2020 14
2021 24
2022 32
2023 9
2024 18
2025 5
Total 347
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Al. Ramanathan publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Al. Ramanathan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 258–267 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 261 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185 261
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Al. Ramanathan D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Al. Ramanathan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96 61
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in India Leader Award

Overview

Al. Ramanathan is affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru University in India and has authored numerous research publications primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, Water Science and Technology, Infectious Diseases, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Among recent scientific papers, notable publications include:

  • Understanding the interrelationships among mass balance, meteorology, discharge and surface velocity on Chhota Shigri Glacier over 2002-2019 using in situ measurements (2020), Journal of Glaciology
  • Mass-balance observation, reconstruction and sensitivity of Stok glacier, Ladakh region, India, between 1978 and 2019 (2020), Journal of Glaciology
  • Assessment of toxicity and potential health risk from persistent pesticides and heavy metals along the Delhi stretch of river Yamuna (2021), Environmental Research
  • Frontier review on the propensity and repercussion of SARS-CoV-2 migration to aquatic environment (2020), Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters
  • Assessment of arsenic and uranium co-occurrences in groundwater of central Gangetic Plain, Uttar Pradesh, India (2020), Environmental Earth Sciences

Frequent co-authors with whom Al. Ramanathan has collaborated include:

  • Mohd Soheb
  • Arindan Mandal
  • Mohd Farooq Azam
  • S. Chidambaram
  • Manish Kumar

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Climate Change
  • Journal of Glaciology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Research
  • Journal of Environmental Management

Best Publications

  • Identification and evaluation of hydrogeochemical processes in the groundwater environment of Delhi, India

    Manish Kumar;Al. Ramanathan;M. S. Rao;Bhishm Kumar

  • A comparative evaluation of groundwater suitability for irrigation and drinking purposes in two intensively cultivated districts of Punjab, India

    Manish Kumar;Manish Kumar;Kalpana Kumari;A. L. Ramanathan;Rajinder Saxena

  • Four years of mass balance on Chhota Shigri Glacier, Himachal Pradesh, India, a new benchmark glacier in the western Himalaya

    Patrick Wagnon;Anurag Linda;Yves Arnaud;Rajesh Kumar

  • Geochemical assessment of groundwater quality in vicinity of Bhalswa landfill, Delhi, India, using graphical and multivariate statistical methods

    Sunil Kumar Srivastava;A. L. Ramanathan

  • From balance to imbalance: a shift in the dynamic behaviour of Chhota Shigri glacier, western Himalaya, India

    Mohd Farooq Azam;Patrick Wagnon;Alagappan Ramanathan;Christian Vincent

  • Arsenic and other elements in drinking water and dietary components from the middle Gangetic plain of Bihar, India: Health risk index.

    Manoj Kumar;Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman;A. L. Ramanathan;Ravi Naidu;Ravi Naidu;Ravi Naidu

  • Assessment of groundwater quality of Lakshimpur district of Bangladesh using water quality indices, geostatistical methods, and multivariate analysis

    Mohammad Amir Hossain Bhuiyan;Mohammad Amir Hossain Bhuiyan;Md. Bodrud-Doza;A. R. M. Towfiqul Islam;A. R. M. Towfiqul Islam;M. A. Rakib

  • Hydrogeochemical processes in the groundwater environment of Muktsar, Punjab: conventional graphical and multivariate statistical approach

    Manish Kumar;Manish Kumar;Kalpana Kumari;Umesh Kumar Singh;A. L. Ramanathan

  • Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in Nepal—An Overview

    Jay Krishna Thakur;Rinku Kumari Thakur;AL Ramanathan;Manish Kumar

  • Assessment of the impact of landfill on groundwater quality: A case study of the Pirana site in western India

    Umesh Kumar Singh;Manish Kumar;Rita Chauhan;Pawan Kumar Jha

  • Environmental geochemistry of the Pichavaram mangrove ecosystem (tropical), southeast coast of India

    A. L. Ramanathan;V. Subramanian;R. Ramesh;S. Chidambaram

  • A study of trace element contamination using multivariate statistical techniques and health risk assessment in groundwater of Chhaprola Industrial Area, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Manoj Kumar;A L Ramanathan;Ritu Tripathi;Sandhya Farswan

  • Processes governing the mass balance of Chhota Shigri Glacier (Western Himalaya, India) assessed by point-scale surface energy balance measurements

    M. F. Azam;M. F. Azam;P. Wagnon;P. Wagnon;C. Vincent;Al. Ramanathan

  • Reconstruction of the annual mass balance of Chhota Shigri glacier, Western Himalaya, India, since 1969

    Mohammed Farooq Azam;Patrick Wagnon;Christian Vincent;Alagappan Ramanathan

  • Balanced conditions or slight mass gain of glaciers in the Lahaul and Spiti region (northern India, Himalaya) during the nineties preceded recent mass loss

    C. Vincent;Al. Ramanathan;P. Wagnon;P. Wagnon;D. P. Dobhal

  • Groundwater chemistry and human health risk assessment in the mining region of East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India

    Umesh Kumar Singh;A.L. Ramanathan;V. Subramanian

  • Biosorption of arsenite (As+3) and arsenate (As+5) from aqueous solution by Arthrobacter sp. biomass

    Kumar Suranjit Prasad;A. L. Ramanathan;Jaishree Paul;Vaidyanathan Subramanian

  • Fluoride removal studies in water using natural materials

    S Chidambaram;AL Ramanathan;S Vasudevan

  • Tracing the factors responsible for arsenic enrichment in groundwater of the middle Gangetic Plain, India: a source identification perspective

    Pankaj Kumar;Manish Kumar;A. L. Ramanathan;Maki Tsujimura

  • Understanding the extent of interactions between groundwater and surface water through major ion chemistry and multivariate statistical techniques

    Manish Kumar;Al. Ramanathan;A. K. Keshari

  • Meteorological conditions, seasonal and annual mass balances of Chhota Shigri Glacier, western Himalaya, India

    Mohd Farooq Azam;Al. Ramanathan;P. Wagnon;C. Vincent

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Chidambaram
S. Chidambaram Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
V. Subramanian
V. Subramanian Jawaharlal Nehru University
Prosun Bhattacharya
Prosun Bhattacharya Royal Institute of Technology
Patrick Wagnon
Patrick Wagnon Grenoble Alpes University
K. Srinivasamoorthy
K. Srinivasamoorthy Pondicherry University
Christian Vincent
Christian Vincent Grenoble Alpes University
Ravi Naidu
Ravi Naidu University of Newcastle Australia
Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman
Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman University of Newcastle Australia
Etienne Berthier
Etienne Berthier Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales

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