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Lakshmanan Elango publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lakshmanan Elango between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lakshmanan Elango published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2019. 12 of the 215 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2019. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 5 publications
1992 2025

215 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lakshmanan Elango: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 0
2001 2
2002 0
2003 2
2004 2
2005 4
2006 3
2007 2
2008 2
2009 4
2010 7
2011 13
2012 6
2013 9
2014 13
2015 19
2016 10
2017 17
2018 8
2019 20
2020 14
2021 15
2022 12
2023 14
2024 7
2025 5
Total 215
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Lakshmanan Elango publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lakshmanan Elango sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 178–187 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 181 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414 181
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Lakshmanan Elango D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207 48
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Lakshmanan Elango is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in India. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a notable specialization in groundwater studies and geochemistry.

Their published work spans several key areas within these fields, including groundwater and isotope geochemistry, groundwater and watershed analysis, hydrology and watershed management studies, water quality and pollution assessment, flood risk assessment and management, geochemistry and geologic mapping, and water resources management and optimization.

Elango has contributed research articles to a variety of academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Environmental Earth Sciences
  • Journal of Earth System Science
  • Sustainability
  • Water

Noteworthy recent papers authored by Elango include:

  • "Groundwater quality assessment and application of multivariate statistical analysis in Luvuvhu catchment, Limpopo, South Africa," 2020, Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • "GIS and AHP Based Groundwater Potential Zones Delineation in Chennai River Basin (CRB), India," 2022, Sustainability
  • "Long-term exposure to chromium contaminated waters and the associated human health risk in a highly contaminated industrialised region," 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • "Human health risk assessment using Monte Carlo simulations for groundwater with uranium in southern India," 2021, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • "The State-of-the-Art Estimation of Groundwater Recharge and Water Balance with a Special Emphasis on India: A Critical Review," 2021, Sustainability

Elango has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

  • K. Brindha
  • RamyaPriya Ramesh
  • Puthan Veettil Razi Sadath
  • Mariappan Rinisha Kartheeshwari
  • M. Thabrez

The scientist's expertise spans several subfields of study, which further delineate their focus areas and methodologies. These subfields include water science and technology, geochemistry and petrology, environmental engineering, global and planetary change, and artificial intelligence.

Best Publications

  • Groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and agricultural use in Chithar River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India

    T. Subramani;L. Elango;S. R. Damodarasamy

  • Identification and evolution of hydrogeochemical processes in the groundwater environment in an area of the Palar and Cheyyar River Basins, Southern India

    N. Rajmohan;L. Elango

  • Groundwater geochemistry and identification of hydrogeochemical processes in a hard rock region, Southern India.

    T. Subramani;N. Rajmohan;L. Elango

  • Groundwater quality and its suitability for domestic and agricultural use in Tondiar river basin, Tamil Nadu, India

    K Ramesh;L Elango

  • Fluoride contamination in groundwater in parts of Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

    K. Brindha;R. Rajesh;R. Murugan;L. Elango

  • Fluoride in Groundwater: Causes, Implications and Mitigation Measures

    K. Brindha;L. Elango

  • Geological and geomorphological controls on groundwater occurrence in a hard rock region

    S. P. Rajaveni;Karthikeyan Brindha;L. Elango

  • Human exposure risk to heavy metals through groundwater used for drinking in an intensively irrigated river delta

    E. Vetrimurugan;K. Brindha;L. Elango;Osman Muzi Ndwandwe

  • Chapter 11 Rock–water interaction and its control on chemical composition of groundwater

    L. Elango;R. Kannan

  • Human Exposure Risk Assessment Due to Heavy Metals in Groundwater by Pollution Index and Multivariate Statistical Methods: A Case Study from South Africa

    Vetrimurugan Elumalai;K. Brindha;Elango Lakshmanan

  • Assessment of hydrochemistry and groundwater quality in the coastal area of South Chennai, India

    P. J. Sajil Kumar;L. Elango;E. J. James

  • Identification of surface water-groundwater interaction by hydrogeochemical indicators and assessing its suitability for drinking and irrigational purposes in Chennai, Southern India

    K. Brindha;K. V. Neena Vaman;K. Srinivasan;M. Sathis Babu

  • Nutrient chemistry of groundwater in an intensively irrigated region of southern India

    N. Rajmohan;N. Rajmohan;L. Elango

  • Influence of hydrogeochemical processes on temporal changes in groundwater quality in a part of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India

    R. Rajesh;K. Brindha;R. Murugan;L. Elango

  • Fluoride in weathered rock aquifers of southern India: Managed Aquifer Recharge for mitigation.

    Karthikeyan Brindha;G. Jagadeshan;L. Kalpana;L. Elango

  • Characterization of mechanisms and processes of groundwater salinization in irrigated coastal area using statistics, GIS, and hydrogeochemical investigations

    Hazar Bouzourra;Rachida Bouhlila;L. Elango;Fairouz Slama

  • Hydrogeochemical processes and influence of seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

    G Kanagaraj;L Elango;S G D Sridhar;G Gowrisankar

  • Spatial interpolation methods and geostatistics for mapping groundwater contamination in a coastal area

    Vetrimurugan Elumalai;K. Brindha;Bongani Sithole;Elango Lakshmanan

  • Cross comparison of five popular groundwater pollution vulnerability index approaches

    Karthikeyan Brindha;L. Elango

  • Geochemical Characteristics and Groundwater Quality in the Vientiane Plain, Laos

    Karthikeyan Brindha;Paul Pavelic;Touleelor Sotoukee;Somphasith Douangsavanh

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Wintgens
Thomas Wintgens University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Paul L. Younger
Paul L. Younger University of Glasgow
Frank Stagnitti
Frank Stagnitti Deakin University
Peiyue Li
Peiyue Li Chang'an University
Paul Pavelic
Paul Pavelic International Water Management Institute
Marc Leblanc
Marc Leblanc University of Avignon
Christine Stumpp
Christine Stumpp BOKU University
Bridget R. Scanlon
Bridget R. Scanlon The University of Texas at Austin

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