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 Kalpana Balakrishnan sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 229 publications — 73rd percentile
73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.
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 Kalpana Balakrishnan sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 68 D-Index — 81st percentile
81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.
Kalpana Balakrishnan is affiliated with Sri Ramachandra University in India and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Engineering, and Nutrition and Dietetics.
The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to environment and health, including Energy and Environment Impacts, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, and Child Nutrition and Water Access.
Among recent publications, the following papers have been notable:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kalpana Balakrishnan include Jennifer L. Peel, Thomas Clasen, William Checkley, Ajay Pillarisetti, and Lisa M. Thompson.
The scientist has contributed to publications in venues such as ISEE Conference Abstracts, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Environmental Health Perspectives, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Environmental Science & Technology.
Stephen S. Lim;Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Goodarz Danaei
Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman
Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa
Aaron J Cohen;Michael Brauer;Richard Burnett;H Ross Anderson
Theo Vos;Christine Allen;Megha Arora;Ryan M Barber
Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber
Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim
Mohsen Naghavi;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M Abbas
Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman
Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas
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Christopher Troeger;Brigette Blacker;Ibrahim A Khalil;Puja C Rao
Nicholas J. Kassebaum;Megha Arora;Ryan M. Barber;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Christopher J. L. Murray;Ryan M. Barber;Kyle J. Foreman;Ayse Abbasoglu Ozgoren
Nicholas J. Kassebaum;Ryan M. Barber;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Lalit Dandona;Lalit Dandona
Michael Brauer;Greg Freedman;Joseph Frostad;Aaron Van Donkelaar
Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate
Lalit Dandona;Rakhi Dandona;G Anil Kumar;D K Shukla
Stephen B. Gordon;Nigel G. Bruce;Jonathan Grigg;Patricia L. Hibberd
Kalpana Balakrishnan;Sagnik Dey;Tarun Gupta;R S Dhaliwal
Kirk R. Smith;Nigel Bruce;Kalpana Balakrishnan;Heather Adair-Rohani
Stephen S Lim;Kate Allen;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Lalit Dandona;Lalit Dandona
Anamika Pandey;Michael Brauer;Maureen L Cropper;Kalpana Balakrishnan
Rafael Lozano;Nancy Fullman;Degu Abate;Solomon M. Abay
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