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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 62 8826 8003 117 115 272 13627

Kankan Bhattacharyya publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kankan Bhattacharyya between 1980 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kankan Bhattacharyya published across 45 years, from 1980 to 2024, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 1986. 3 of the 287 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 1986. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 19 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications
1980 2024

287 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kankan Bhattacharyya: publications per year, 1980 to 2024
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 2
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 4
1986 19
1987 10
1988 4
1989 5
1990 4
1991 4
1992 2
1993 6
1994 3
1995 3
1996 5
1997 5
1998 9
1999 6
2000 7
2001 4
2002 10
2003 7
2004 9
2005 12
2006 12
2007 10
2008 8
2009 6
2010 8
2011 9
2012 8
2013 7
2014 8
2015 12
2016 16
2017 14
2018 10
2019 6
2020 5
2021 2
2022 1
2023 1
2024 2
Total 287
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Kankan Bhattacharyya 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 Kankan Bhattacharyya 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, 261–280 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: 272 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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
261–280 979 272
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
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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Kankan Bhattacharyya 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 Kankan Bhattacharyya 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, 62–63 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: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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 62
64–65 731
66–67 775
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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Overview

Kankan Bhattacharyya is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal in India. Their research spans multiple intersecting fields primarily focused on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions to materials chemistry, molecular biology, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's body of work addresses a variety of topical areas including photoreceptor and optogenetics research, supramolecular self-assembly in materials, luminescence and fluorescent materials, polydiacetylene-based materials and applications, glass properties and applications, crystal structures and properties, and nonlinear optical materials studies.

Bhattacharyya has authored notable papers such as "Deciphering the evolution of supramolecular nanofibers in solution and solid-state: a combined microscopic and spectroscopic approach" published in Chemical Science (2021), "Probing Viscosity of Co-Polymer Hydrogel and HeLa Cell Using Fluorescent Gold Nanoclusters: Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy and Anisotropy Decay" in ChemPhysChem (2020), and "An intrinsically disordered protein in F127 hydrogel: Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and structural diversity of beta casein" in Chemical Physics Letters (2020). Their more recent work includes "Tunable, efficient, ultrafast broadband nonlinear optical properties of TiO2-loaded complex phosphate glasses" in Materials Research Bulletin (2023) and "High performance Li ion batteries with magnetron sputter deposited TiO2/ZnO thin film multilayer electrodes" in Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry (2024).

Frequent collaborators of Bhattacharyya include Somen Nandi, Subhajit Chakraborty, Saptarshi Mukherjee, Subhankar Kundu, and A. Kasem Chowdhury. These professional relationships reflect a multidisciplinary approach involving chemistry, physics, and materials engineering.

Bhattacharyya's publications are distributed across journals such as Chemical Science, Materials Research Bulletin, ChemPhysChem, Chemical Physics Letters, and Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. This range underscores their engagement with both fundamental and applied aspects of material science and optical properties.

  • Main fields of study: Materials Science, Engineering
  • Subfields of study: Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Main topics of work: Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications, Glass properties and applications, Crystal Structures and Properties, Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies

Best Publications

  • Dielectric Relaxation and Solvation Dynamics of Water in Complex Chemical and Biological Systems

    Nilashis Nandi;Kankan Bhattacharyya;Biman Bagchi

  • Solvation dynamics and proton transfer in supramolecular assemblies.

    Kankan Bhattacharyya

  • Environmental and magnetic field effects on exciplex and twisted charge transfer emission

    Kankan. Bhattacharyya;Mihir. Chowdhury

  • Slow dynamics of constrained water in complex geometries

    Kankan Bhattacharyya;Biman Bagchi

  • The phase of second-harmonic light generated at an interface and its relation to absolute molecular orientation

    K. Kemnitz;K. Bhattacharyya;J.M. Hicks;G.R. Pinto

  • Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer in 2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole and -benzoxazole: Effect of Rotamerism and Hydrogen Bonding

    Kaustuv Das;Nilmoni Sarkar;Ajit Kumar Ghosh;Devashis Majumdar

  • Solvation Dynamics of Coumarin 480 in Reverse Micelles. Slow Relaxation of Water Molecules

    Nilmoni Sarkar;Kaustuv Das;Anindya Datta;and Swati Das

  • Solvation Dynamics of Coumarin 480 in Micelles

    Nilmoni Sarkar;Anindya Datta;and Swati Das;Kankan Bhattacharyya

  • Twisted charge transfer processes of nile red in homogeneous solutions and in faujasite zeolite

    Nilmoni Sarkar;Kaustuv Das;Deb Narayan Nath;Kankan Bhattacharyya

  • Intramolecular Charge Transfer Processes in Confined Systems. Nile Red in Reverse Micelles

    Anindya Datta;Debabrata Mandal;Samir Kumar Pal;Kankan Bhattacharyya

  • Absolute orientation of water molecules at the neat water surface

    M. C. Goh;J. M. Hicks;K. Kemnitz;G. R. Pinto

  • Nature of biological water : a femtosecond study

    Kankan Bhattacharyya

  • Deuterium Isotope Effect on 4-Aminophthalimide in Neat Water and Reverse Micelles †

    Swati Das;and Anindya Datta;Kankan Bhattacharyya

  • Femtosecond solvation dynamics in a neat ionic liquid and ionic liquid microemulsion: excitation wavelength dependence.

    Aniruddha Adhikari;Kalyanasis Sahu;Shantanu Dey;Subhadip Ghosh

  • Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer and rotamerism of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl) benzimidazole

    Kaustuv Das;Nilmoni Sarkar;Devashis Majumdar;Kankan Bhattacharyya

  • Effect of cyclodextrine cavity size on twisted intramolecular charge transfer emission: Dimethylamino benzonitrile in β-cyclodextrine

    Ashis Nag;Rina Dutta;Nitin Chattopadhyay;Kankan Bhattacharyya

  • Solvation dynamics of DCM in human serum albumin

    Samir Kumar Pal;Debabrata Mandal;Dipankar Sukul;and Sobhan Sen

  • Excited state proton transfer of pyranine in a γ-cyclodextrin cavity

    Sudip Kumar Mondal;Kalyanasis Sahu;Pratik Sen;Durba Roy

  • Study of chemical reactions by surface second harmonic generation: p‐Nitrophenol at the air–water interface

    Kankan Bhattacharyya;E. V. Sitzmann;K. B. Eisenthal

  • Energetics of adsorption of neutral and charged molecules at the air/water interface by second harmonic generation: Hydrophobic and solvation effects

    Alonso Castro;Kankan Bhattacharyya;Kenneth B. Eisenthal

Frequent Co-Authors

Samir Kumar Pal
Samir Kumar Pal S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Nilmoni Sarkar
Nilmoni Sarkar Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kenneth B. Eisenthal
Kenneth B. Eisenthal Columbia University
Anunay Samanta
Anunay Samanta University of Hyderabad
Biman Bagchi
Biman Bagchi Indian Institute of Science
Tony F. Heinz
Tony F. Heinz Stanford University
Richard W. Fessenden
Richard W. Fessenden University of Notre Dame
Sabita Roy
Sabita Roy University of Miami
Amitava Patra
Amitava Patra Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Gang-yu Liu
Gang-yu Liu University of California, Davis

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