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Kadarkarai Murugan

Kadarkarai Murugan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
16800
World Ranking
5420
National Ranking
13

Kadarkarai Murugan publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kadarkarai Murugan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 323 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Kadarkarai Murugan D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kadarkarai Murugan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kadarkarai Murugan is affiliated with Bharathiar University in India and has contributed to research across multiple scientific domains. Their work primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Materials Science, and Medicine.

The main subfields in which they have published research include Plant Science, Materials Chemistry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Pharmacology.

Key topics in their research portfolio cover areas such as:

  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Moringa oleifera research and applications
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity

Kadarkarai Murugan has coauthored frequently with several researchers, including Jiang-Shiou Hwang, Hans-Uwe Dahms, Murugan Vasanthakumaran, Manickam Paulpandi, and Chellasamy Panneerselvam.

Their research has been published in various journals, with multiple contributions to venues such as Scientific Reports, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, and Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Murugan include:

  • Synthesis of new series of quinoline derivatives with insecticidal effects on larval vectors of malaria and dengue diseases, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Facile one pot microwave-assisted green synthesis of Fe2O3/Ag nanocomposites by phytoreduction: Potential application as sunlight-driven photocatalyst, antibacterial and anticancer agent, 2020, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology
  • Zinc oxide nanoparticles using plant Lawsonia inermis and their mosquitocidal, antimicrobial, anticancer applications showing moderate side effects, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Encapsulation of sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum) essential oil in nanoemulsion and SiO2 nanoparticles for treatment of the crop pest Spodoptera litura and the dengue vector Aedes aegypti, 2020, Industrial Crops and Products
  • Exploring Dose-Dependent Cytotoxicity Profile of Gracilaria edulis-Mediated Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles against MDA-MB-231 Breast Carcinoma, 2022, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using leaves of Catharanthus roseus Linn. G. Don and their antiplasmodial activities.

    S Ponarulselvam;C Panneerselvam;K Murugan;N Aarthi

  • Cymbopogon citratus-synthesized gold nanoparticles boost the predation efficiency of copepod Mesocyclops aspericornis against malaria and dengue mosquitoes.

    Kadarkarai Murugan;Giovanni Benelli;Chellasamy Panneerselvam;Jayapal Subramaniam

  • Mosquitocidal and antibacterial activity of green-synthesized silver nanoparticles from Aloe vera extracts: towards an effective tool against the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi?

    Devakumar Dinesh;Kadarkarai Murugan;Pari Madhiyazhagan;Chellasamy Panneerselvam

  • Biosurfactant and Degradative Enzymes Mediated Crude Oil Degradation by Bacterium Bacillus subtilis A1.

    Punniyakotti Parthipan;Elumalai Preetham;Laura L. Machuca;Pattanathu K. S. M. Rahman

  • Effects of neem limonoids on the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae).

    Sengottayan Senthil Nathan;Kandaswamy Kalaivani;Kadarkarai Murugan

  • Tackling the growing threat of dengue: Phyllanthus niruri-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their mosquitocidal properties against the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae).

    Udaiyan Suresh;Kadarkarai Murugan;Giovanni Benelli;Marcello Nicoletti

  • Green-synthesized silver nanoparticles as a novel control tool against dengue virus (DEN-2) and its primary vector Aedes aegypti

    Vasu Sujitha;Kadarkarai Murugan;Manickam Paulpandi;Chellasamy Panneerselvam

  • Recent advances in hydrogen evolution reaction catalysts on carbon/carbon-based supports in acid media

    Arun Prasad Murthy;Jagannathan Madhavan;Kadarkarai Murugan

  • Characterization and biotoxicity of Hypnea musciformis-synthesized silver nanoparticles as potential eco-friendly control tool against Aedes aegypti and Plutella xylostella.

    Mathath Roni;Kadarkarai Murugan;Chellasamy Panneerselvam;Jayapal Subramaniam

  • Toxicity of seaweed-synthesized silver nanoparticles against the filariasis vector Culex quinquefasciatus and its impact on predation efficiency of the cyclopoid crustacean Mesocyclops longisetus.

    Kadarkarai Murugan;Giovanni Benelli;Suganya Ayyappan;Devakumar Dinesh

  • Larvicidal and repellent potential of Moringa oleifera against malarial vector, Anopheles stephensi Liston (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae)

    K Prabhu;K Murugan;A Nareshkumar;N Ramasubramanian

  • Larvicidal and repellent potential of Albizzia amara Boivin and Ocimum basilicum Linn against dengue vector, Aedes aegypti (Insecta:Diptera:Culicidae)

    K. Murugan;P. Murugan;A. Noortheen

  • Biolarvicidal and pupicidal potential of silver nanoparticles synthesized using Euphorbia hirta against Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae).

    Karthikeyan Agalya Priyadarshini;Kadarkarai Murugan;Chellasamy Panneerselvam;Sekar Ponarulselvam

  • The toxicity and physiological effect of neem limonoids on Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) the rice leaffolder

    S. Senthil Nathan;S. Senthil Nathan;K. Kalaivani;K. Murugan;Paul Gene Chung

  • Effect of Biopesticides Applied Separately or Together on Nutritional Indices of the Rice Leaffolder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis

    S. Senthil Nathan;S. Senthil Nathan;Paul Gene Chung;K. Murugan

  • Exploitation of chemical, herbal and nanoformulated acaricides to control the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus - A review.

    Balan Banumathi;Baskaralingam Vaseeharan;Periyannan Rajasekar;Narayanan Marimuthu Prabhu

  • Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles for the control of mosquito vectors of malaria, filariasis, and dengue.

    Naresh Kumar Arjunan;Kadarkarai Murugan;Chandrababu Rejeeth;Pari Madhiyazhagan

  • Biological therapeutics of Pongamia pinnata coated zinc oxide nanoparticles against clinically important pathogenic bacteria, fungi and MCF-7 breast cancer cells.

    Balasubramanian Malaikozhundan;Baskaralingam Vaseeharan;Sekar Vijayakumar;Karuppiah Pandiselvi

  • Multipurpose effectiveness of Couroupita guianensis-synthesized gold nanoparticles: high antiplasmodial potential, field efficacy against malaria vectors and synergy with Aplocheilus lineatus predators

    Jayapal Subramaniam;Kadarkarai Murugan;Chellasamy Panneerselvam;Kalimuthu Kovendan

  • Effect of Botanical Insecticides and Bacterial Toxins on the Gut Enzyme of the Rice Leaffolder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis

    S. Senthil Nathan;Paul Gene Chung;K. Murugan

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Benelli
Giovanni Benelli University of Pisa
Akon Higuchi
Akon Higuchi National Central University
Marcello Nicoletti
Marcello Nicoletti Sapienza University of Rome
Jiang-Shiou Hwang
Jiang-Shiou Hwang National Taiwan Ocean University
Angelo Canale
Angelo Canale University of Pisa
Mohamad S. AlSalhi
Mohamad S. AlSalhi King Saud University
Jayaraman Theerthagiri
Jayaraman Theerthagiri Gyeongsang National University
Jagannathan Madhavan
Jagannathan Madhavan Thiruvalluvar University
Baskaralingam Vaseeharan
Baskaralingam Vaseeharan Alagappa University
Marimuthu Govindarajan
Marimuthu Govindarajan Annamalai University

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