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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 67 7073 6411 84 82 334 13052

Gopalan Rajaraman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gopalan Rajaraman between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gopalan Rajaraman published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 21.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 80 publications in 2022. 40 of the 507 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 80. Peak 80 publications in 2022. 2003: 3 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 35 publications 2022: 80 publications 2023: 69 publications 2024: 41 publications 2025: 39 publications 2026: 1 publication
2003 2026

507 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gopalan Rajaraman: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 3
2004 11
2005 11
2006 7
2007 5
2008 7
2009 4
2010 3
2011 4
2012 9
2013 17
2014 22
2015 25
2016 18
2017 18
2018 32
2019 27
2020 19
2021 35
2022 80
2023 69
2024 41
2025 39
2026 1
Total 507
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Gopalan Rajaraman publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gopalan Rajaraman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 321–340 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 334 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643 334
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Gopalan Rajaraman D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775 67
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award

Overview

Gopalan Rajaraman is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in India. Their research is primarily situated in the field of Materials Science, with a strong focus on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, including:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications

Rajaraman has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Chemical Communications

Their recent papers demonstrate continued work in coordination chemistry and magnetism, such as:

  • Role of Coordination Number and Geometry in Controlling the Magnetic Anisotropy in FeII, CoII, and NiII Single-Ion Magnets, 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Engineering macrocyclic high performance pentagonal bipyramidal Dy( iii ) single-ion magnets, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Pentagonal Bipyramidal Ln(III) Complexes Containing an Axial Phosphine Oxide Ligand: Field-induced Single-ion Magnetism Behavior of the Dy(III) Analogues, 2020, Inorganic Chemistry
  • Strategies to quench quantum tunneling of magnetization in lanthanide single molecule magnets, 2023, Chemical Communications
  • Role of oxidation state, ferryl-oxygen, and ligand architecture on the reactivity of popular high-valent FeIV=O species: A theoretical perspective, 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Rajaraman's research. Frequent coauthors include Abinash Swain, Sourav Dey, Ramaswamy Murugavel, Tanu Sharma, and Maheswaran Shanmugam, with coauthorship counts ranging from 33 to 56 publications.

Best Publications

  • An air-stable Dy(iii) single-ion magnet with high anisotropy barrier and blocking temperature

    Sandeep K. Gupta;Thayalan Rajeshkumar;Gopalan Rajaraman;Ramaswamy Murugavel

  • Synthesis and characterization of heterometallic {Cr7M} wheels.

    Finn K. Larsen;Eric J. L. McInnes;Hassane El Mkami;Jacob Overgaard

  • Insight into D6h Symmetry: Targeting Strong Axiality in Stable Dysprosium(III) Hexagonal Bipyramidal Single-Ion Magnets.

    Angelos B. Canaj;Sourav Dey;Emma Regincós Martí;Claire Wilson

  • A Family of Manganese Rods: Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Properties

    G. Rajaraman;M. Murugesu;EC Sanudo;M. Soler

  • Mechanistic insights on the ortho-hydroxylation of aromatic compounds by non-heme iron complex: a computational case study on the comparative oxidative ability of ferric-hydroperoxo and high-valent Fe(IV)═O and Fe(V)═O intermediates.

    Azaj Ansari;Abhishek Kaushik;Gopalan Rajaraman

  • Biomimetic High‐Valent Non‐Heme Iron Oxidants for the cis‐Dihydroxylation and Epoxidation of Olefins

    Jochen Bautz;Peter Comba;Carlos Lopez de Laorden;Matthias Menzel

  • Enhancing the effective energy barrier of a Dy(III) SMM using a bridged diamagnetic Zn(II) ion

    Apoorva Upadhyay;Saurabh Kumar Singh;Chinmoy Das;Ranajit Mondol

  • Low-coordinate mononuclear lanthanide complexes as molecular nanomagnets

    Arun Kumar Bar;Pankaj Kalita;Mukesh Kumar Singh;Gopalan Rajaraman

  • Density functional studies on the exchange interaction of a dinuclear Gd(III)–Cu(II) complex: method assessment, magnetic coupling mechanism and magneto-structural correlations

    Gopalan Rajaraman;Federico Totti;Alessandro Bencini;Andrea Caneschi

  • Density functional studies on dinuclear {Ni(II)Gd(III)} and trinuclear {Ni(II)Gd(III)Ni(II)} complexes: magnetic exchange and magneto-structural maps.

    Saurabh Kumar Singh;Neeraj Kumar Tibrewal;Gopalan Rajaraman

  • A classification of spin frustration in molecular magnets from a physical study of large odd-numbered-metal, odd electron rings

    Michael L. Baker;Michael L. Baker;Grigore A. Timco;Stergios Piligkos;Jennifer S. Mathieson

  • A synthetic strategy for switching the single ion anisotropy in tetrahedral Co(II) complexes

    Shefali Vaidya;Apoorva Upadhyay;Saurabh Kumar Singh;Tulika Gupta

  • Effect of Ligand Substitution around the DyIII on the SMM Properties of Dual-Luminescent Zn–Dy and Zn–Dy–Zn Complexes with Large Anisotropy Energy Barriers: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Magnetostructural Study

    Jean Pierre Costes;Silvia Titos-Padilla;Itziar Oyarzabal;Tulika Gupta

  • Exploring the Influence of Diamagnetic Ions on the Mechanism of Magnetization Relaxation in {CoIII2LnIII2} (Ln = Dy, Tb, Ho) "Butterfly" Complexes.

    Kuduva R. Vignesh;Stuart K. Langley;Keith S. Murray;Gopalan Rajaraman

  • New routes to polymetallic clusters: fluoride-based tri-, deca-, and hexaicosametallic MnIII clusters and their magnetic properties.

    Leigh F. Jones;Gopalan Rajaraman;Jonathon Brockman;Muralee Murugesu

  • What Controls the Sign and Magnitude of Magnetic Anisotropy in Tetrahedral Cobalt(II) Single-Ion Magnets?

    Shefali Vaidya;Subrata Tewary;Saurabh Kumar Singh;Stuart K. Langley

  • Studies of an Enneanuclear Manganese Single-Molecule Magnet

    Stergios Piligkos;Gopalan Rajaraman;Monica Soler;Nadeschda Kirchner

  • Role of Coordination Number and Geometry in Controlling the Magnetic Anisotropy in Fe(II), Co(II) and Ni(II) Single‐Ion Magnets

    Arup Sarkar;Sourav Dey;Gopalan Rajaraman

  • Is a radical bridge a route to strong exchange interactions in lanthanide complexes? A computational examination

    Thayalan Rajeshkumar;Gopalan Rajaraman

  • Magnetic anisotropy and mechanism of magnetic relaxation in Er(III) single-ion magnets.

    Saurabh Kumar Singh;Tulika Gupta;Gopalan Rajaraman

  • Magnetic Exchange Interactions and Magneto-Structural Correlations in Heterobridged μ-Phenoxo-μ1,1-Azide Dinickel(II) Compounds: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Exploration

    Sujit Sasmal;Susanta Hazra;Parimal Kundu;Supriya Dutta

  • DFT models for copper(II) bispidine complexes: Structures, stabilities, isomerism, spin distribution, and spectroscopy

    Mihail Atanasov;Mihail Atanasov;Peter Comba;Bodo Martin;Vera Müller

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith S. Murray
Keith S. Murray Monash University
Euan K. Brechin
Euan K. Brechin University of Edinburgh
Vadapalli Chandrasekhar
Vadapalli Chandrasekhar Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Wolfgang Wernsdorfer
Wolfgang Wernsdorfer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Mark Murrie
Mark Murrie University of Glasgow
Boujemaa Moubaraki
Boujemaa Moubaraki Monash University
Peter Comba
Peter Comba Heidelberg University
Claire Wilson
Claire Wilson University of Glasgow
Richard E. P. Winpenny
Richard E. P. Winpenny University of Manchester
Grigore A. Timco
Grigore A. Timco University of Manchester

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