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D. Karunanidhi publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where D. Karunanidhi sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 69 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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D. Karunanidhi D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

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Overview

D. Karunanidhi is affiliated with the Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science in India. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and earth sciences, with a significant emphasis on groundwater studies, water quality, and pollution assessment.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Key subfields of study include Water Science and Technology, Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The major topics addressed in their work are:

  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
  • Fluoride Effects and Removal
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

D. Karunanidhi has published research in several frequent venues, including:

  • Environmental Geochemistry and Health
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Environmental Research
  • Urban Climate
  • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C

Notable recent publications by D. Karunanidhi and collaborators include:

  • "Evaluation of non-carcinogenic risks due to fluoride and nitrate contaminations in a groundwater of an urban part (Coimbatore region) of south India," 2020, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • "Sources and Consequences of Groundwater Contamination," 2021, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
  • "Human Health Risks due to Exposure to Water Pollution: A Review," 2023, Water
  • "Irrigation risk assessment of groundwater in a non-perennial river basin of South India: implication from irrigation water quality index (IWQI) and geographical information system (GIS) approaches," 2020, Arabian Journal of Geosciences
  • "An integrated approach to explore the suitability of nitrate-contaminated groundwater for drinking purposes in a semiarid region of India," 2022, Environmental Geochemistry and Health

The researcher frequently collaborates with peers such as T. Subramani, P. Aravinthasamy, Priyadarsi D. Roy, K. Srinivasamoorthy, and Deepali Marghade, with multiple joint publications contributing to their collective research outputs.

Best Publications

  • Sources and Consequences of Groundwater Contamination.

    Peiyue Li;D Karunanidhi;T Subramani;K Srinivasamoorthy

  • Potential health risk assessment for fluoride and nitrate contamination in hard rock aquifers of Shanmuganadhi River basin, South India

    D. Karunanidhi;P. Aravinthasamy;T. Subramani;Jianhua Wu

  • Geochemical evaluation of fluoride contamination in groundwater from Shanmuganadhi River basin, South India: implication on human health

    P Aravinthasamy;D Karunanidhi;T Subramani;K Srinivasamoorthy

  • Evaluation of non-carcinogenic risks due to fluoride and nitrate contaminations in a groundwater of an urban part (Coimbatore region) of south India.

    D. Karunanidhi;P. Aravinthasamy;Priyadarsi D. Roy;R. M. Praveenkumar

  • Irrigation risk assessment of groundwater in a non-perennial river basin of South India: implication from irrigation water quality index (IWQI) and geographical information system (GIS) approaches

    P. Aravinthasamy;D. Karunanidhi;N. Subba Rao;T. Subramani

  • Fluoride contamination in groundwater of the Shanmuganadhi River basin (south India) and its association with other chemical constituents using geographical information system and multivariate statistics

    P. Aravinthasamy;D. Karunanidhi;T. Subramani;B. Anand

  • Long-term trend detection and spatiotemporal analysis of groundwater levels using GIS techniques in Lower Bhavani River basin, Tamil Nadu, India

    B. Anand;D. Karunanidhi;T. Subramani;K. Srinivasamoorthy

  • Risk of Fluoride-Rich Groundwater on Human Health: Remediation Through Managed Aquifer Recharge in a Hard Rock Terrain, South India

    D. Karunanidhi;P. Aravinthasamy;T. Subramani;Priyadarsi D. Roy

  • The effects of geochemical processes on groundwater chemistry and the health risks associated with fluoride intake in a semi-arid region of South India

    D. Karunanidhi;P. Aravinthasamy;M. Deepali;T. Subramani

  • Revealing drinking water quality issues and possible health risks based on water quality index (WQI) method in the Shanmuganadhi River basin of South India

    D. Karunanidhi;P. Aravinthasamy;T. Subramani;G. Muthusankar

  • Human health risks associated with multipath exposure of groundwater nitrate and environmental friendly actions for quality improvement and sustainable management: A case study from Texvalley (Tiruppur region) of India.

    D. Karunanidhi;P. Aravinthasamy;T. Subramani;Manish Kumar

  • Delineation of groundwater potential zones and recommendation of artificial recharge structures for augmentation of groundwater resources in Vattamalaikarai Basin, South India

    S. Arya;T. Subramani;D. Karunanidhi

  • Hydrogeochemical assessment of groundwater quality and suitability for irrigation in the coastal part of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India.

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  • Provincial and seasonal influences on heavy metals in the Noyyal River of South India and their human health hazards.

    D. Karunanidhi;P. Aravinthasamy;T. Subramani;Rohana Chandrajith

  • Chromium contamination in groundwater and Sobol sensitivity model based human health risk evaluation from leather tanning industrial region of South India.

    D. Karunanidhi;P. Aravinthasamy;T. Subramani;Deepak Kumar

  • Groundwater quality evolution based on geochemical modeling and aptness testing for ingestion using entropy water quality and total hazard indexes in an urban-industrial area (Tiruppur) of Southern India

    D. Karunanidhi;P. Aravinthasamy;M. Deepali;T. Subramani

  • Integrated hydrogeophysical and GIS based demarcation of groundwater potential and vulnerability zones in the hard rock terrain of Southern India.

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  • Sobol sensitivity approach for the appraisal of geomedical health risks associated with oral intake and dermal pathways of groundwater fluoride in a semi-arid region of south India.

    D. Karunanidhi;P. Aravinthasamy;Deepak Kumar;T. Subramani

  • Health risks associated with fluoride intake from rural drinking water supply and inverse mass balance modeling to decipher hydrogeochemical processes in Vattamalaikarai River basin, South India.

    S. Arya;T. Subramani;G. Vennila;D. Karunanidhi

  • Groundwater Pollution and Human Health Risks in an Industrialized Region of Southern India: Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown and the Monsoon Seasonal Cycles.

    D Karunanidhi;P Aravinthasamy;M Deepali;T Subramani

  • Groundwater chemistry and demarcation of seawater intrusion zones in the Thamirabarani delta of south India based on geochemical signatures

    V Satheeskumar;T Subramani;C Lakshumanan;Priyadarsi D Roy

  • Characterizing groundwater quality and seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers of Nagapattinam and Karaikal, South India using hydrogeochemistry and modeling techniques

    S. Gopinath;K. Srinivasamoorthy;K. Saravanan;R. Prakash

  • Mapping of groundwater potential zones in Salem Chalk Hills, Tamil Nadu, India, using remote sensing and GIS techniques.

    N. Thilagavathi;T. Subramani;M. Suresh;D. Karunanidhi

Frequent Co-Authors

K. Srinivasamoorthy
K. Srinivasamoorthy Pondicherry University
Peiyue Li
Peiyue Li Chang'an University
Priyadarsi D. Roy
Priyadarsi D. Roy National Autonomous University of Mexico
Prosun Bhattacharya
Prosun Bhattacharya Royal Institute of Technology
Jianhua Wu
Jianhua Wu Chang'an University

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