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K. V. Rajagopalan

K. V. Rajagopalan

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
22531
World Ranking
2222
National Ranking
794

K. V. Rajagopalan 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 K. V. Rajagopalan sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 291 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

K. V. Rajagopalan 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 K. V. Rajagopalan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

K. V. Rajagopalan is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions to Plant Science, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Rheumatology.

Their main topics of study include:

  • Light effects on plants
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Plant responses to water stress
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Rajagopalan has authored several recent research papers spanning these topics. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Wound repair in plants guided by cell geometry", 2025, published in Current Biology
  • "The presence and distribution of reduced folates in Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase mutants.", 2021, published in UNC Libraries
  • "The folate cofactor of Escherichia coli DNA photolyase acts catalytically.", 2021, published in UNC Libraries
  • "Role of enzyme-bound 5, 10-methenyltetrahydropteroylpolyglutamate in catalysis by Escherichia coli DNA photolyase.", 2021, published in UNC Libraries

Rajagopalan frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Sarah F. Hamm-Alvarez
  • Aziz Sancar
  • Mabel Maria Mathew
  • Jeroen Saccheri
  • Srijan Das

In terms of publication venues, their work has appeared predominantly in:

  • UNC Libraries (3 publications)
  • Current Biology (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • The role of superoxide anion generation in phagocytic bactericidal activity. Studies with normal and chronic granulomatous disease leukocytes.

    R B Johnston;B B Keele;H P Misra;J E Lehmeyer

  • Molecular basis of sulfite oxidase deficiency from the structure of sulfite oxidase.

    Caroline Kisker;Hermann Schindelin;Andrew Pacheco;William A Wehbi

  • Crystal structure of DMSO reductase: redox-linked changes in molybdopterin coordination.

    Hermann Schindelin;Caroline Kisker;James Hilton;K. V. Rajagopalan

  • The pterin molybdenum cofactors.

    K. V. Rajagopalan;Jean L. Johnson

  • Structural and metabolic relationship between the molybdenum cofactor and urothione.

    Jean L. Johnson;K. V. Rajagopalan

  • Hepatic aldehyde oxidase. I. Purification and properties.

    K.V. Rajagopalan;Irwin Fridovich;Philip Handler

  • Characterization of the molybdenum cofactor of sulfite oxidase, xanthine, oxidase, and nitrate reductase. Identification of a pteridine as a structural component.

    J L Johnson;B E Hainline;K V Rajagopalan

  • Polycationic photosensitizer conjugates: effects of chain length and Gram classification on the photodynamic inactivation of bacteria

    Michael R. Hamblin;David A. O’Donnell;Naveen Murthy;Krishnan Rajagopalan

  • Metal-induced formation of metallothionein in rat liver

    Dennis R. Winge;R. Premakumar;K.V. Rajagopalan

  • The pterin component of the molybdenum cofactor. Structural characterization of two fluorescent derivatives.

    Jean L. Johnson;Bryan E. Hainline;K. V. Rajagopalan;Byron H. Arison

  • Mechanism of Ubiquitin Activation Revealed by the Structure of a Bacterial MoeB-MoaD Complex

    Michael W. Lake;Margot M. Wuebbens;K. V. Rajagopalan;Hermann Schindelin

  • The mechanism of conversion of rat liver xanthine dehydrogenase from an NAD+-dependent form (type D) to an O2-dependent form (type O).

    William R. Waud;K.V. Rajagopalan

  • Purification and properties of the NAD+-dependent (type D) and O2-dependent (type O) forms of rat liver xanthine dehydrogenase.

    William R. Waud;K.V. Rajagopalan

  • Molecular Basis of the Biological Function of Molybdenum EFFECT OF TUNGSTEN ON XANTHINE OXIDASE AND SULFITE OXIDASE IN THE RAT

    Jean L. Johnson;K.V. Rajagopalan;Harvey J. Cohen

  • A new purification procedure for bovine milk xanthine oxidase: effect of proteolysis on the subunit structure.

    William R. Waud;Frank O. Brady;Ralph D. Wiley;K.V. Rajagopalan

  • Molybdenum sites of sulfite oxidase and xanthine dehydrogenase. A comparison by EXAFS

    S. P. Cramer;R. Wahl;K. V. Rajagopalan

  • Identification of the second chromophore of Escherichia coli and yeast DNA photolyases as 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate.

    Jean L. Johnson;Sarah Hamm-Alvarez;Gillian Payne;Gwendolyn B. Sancar

  • Crystal structures of the active and alloxanthine-inhibited forms of xanthine dehydrogenase from Rhodobacter capsulatus

    James J Truglio;Karsten Theis;Silke Leimkühler;Roberto Rappa

  • Sulfite Oxidase Deficiency

    Vivian E. Shih;Israel F. Abroms;Jean L. Johnson;Miriam Carney

  • Purification and properties of chicken liver xanthine dehydrogenase

    K.V. Rajagopalan;Philip Handler

  • Crystal structure of molybdopterin synthase and its evolutionary relationship to ubiquitin activation

    Michael J. Rudolph;Margot M. Wuebbens;K.V. Rajagopalan;Hermann Schindelin

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip Handler
Philip Handler Duke University
Silke Leimkühler
Silke Leimkühler University of Potsdam
Graham N. George
Graham N. George University of Saskatchewan
Hermann Schindelin
Hermann Schindelin University of Würzburg
Dennis R. Winge
Dennis R. Winge University of Utah
Harvey J. Cohen
Harvey J. Cohen Duke University
John H. Enemark
John H. Enemark University of Arizona
Caroline Kisker
Caroline Kisker University of Würzburg
Roger C. Prince
Roger C. Prince ExxonMobil (United States)
Michael K. Johnson
Michael K. Johnson University of Georgia

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