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M. Lakshmi Kantam 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 M. Lakshmi Kantam sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 420 publications — 82nd percentile

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

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

M. Lakshmi Kantam 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 M. Lakshmi Kantam sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award

Overview

M. Lakshmi Kantam is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology in India. Their research primarily focuses on the interdisciplinary fields of chemistry and engineering, with an emphasis on organic chemistry and biomedical engineering. Other subfields in their work include materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and mechanical engineering.

Their scholarly contributions revolve around several main research topics, notably:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion

Frequent co-authors include Virendra K. Rathod, Rakhi Vishwakarma, C. P. Vinod, Paresh A. Kamble, and Chandrakanth Gadipelly, indicating a collaborative research environment across several projects.

Key publication venues where M. Lakshmi Kantam has published extensively are:

  • ChemistrySelect
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • ChemCatChem
  • Catalysis in Green Chemistry and Engineering
  • Journal of Catalysis

Representative recent papers contributed by M. Lakshmi Kantam include:

  • "Advances in Tetrazole Synthesis - An Overview", 2022, ChemistrySelect
  • "Copper-catalyzed oxidative methyl-esterification of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural using TBHP as an oxidizing and methylating reagent: A new approach for the synthesis of furan-2,5-dimethylcarboxylate", 2020, Journal of Catalysis
  • "Organocatalysis with carbon nitrides", 2023, Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
  • "Hydrogenation of levulinic acid to gamma-valerolactone over nickel supported organoclay catalyst", 2022, Catalysis Today
  • "Hydrogenation of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol over Nickel Supported Bentonite Catalyst", 2021, ChemistrySelect

Best Publications

  • Gold nanoparticles stabilized on nanocrystalline magnesium oxide as an active catalyst for reduction of nitroarenes in aqueous medium at room temperature

    Keya Layek;M. Lakshmi Kantam;Masayuki Shirai;Daisuke Nishio-Hamane

  • The First Example of Activation of Molecular Oxygen by Nickel in Ni‐Al Hydrotalcite: A Novel Protocol for the Selective Oxidation of Alcohols

    B. M. Choudary;M. Lakshmi Kantam;Ateeq Rahman;Ch. Venkat Reddy

  • Nanocrystalline MgO for asymmetric Henry and Michael reactions.

    Boyapati M Choudary;Kalluri V S Ranganath;Ujjwal Pal;Mannepalli L Kantam

  • Nanocrystalline ZnO as an Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Synthesis of 5‐Substituted 1H‐Tetrazoles

    M. Lakshmi Kantam;K. B. Shiva Kumar;Ch. Sridhar

  • Bifunctional Nanocrystalline MgO for Chiral Epoxy Ketones via Claisen−Schmidt Condensation−Asymmetric Epoxidation Reactions

    Boyapati M. Choudary;Mannepalli L. Kantam;Kalluri V. S. Ranganath;Koosam Mahendar

  • Design and evolution of copper apatite catalysts for N-arylation of heterocycles with chloro- and fluoroarenes.

    Boyapati M Choudary;Chidara Sridhar;Mannepalli L Kantam;Gopaldasu T Venkanna

  • Nanocrystalline copper(II) oxide catalyzed aza-Michael reaction and insertion of α-diazo compounds into N–H bonds of amines

    M. Lakshmi Kantam;Soumi Laha;Jagjit Yadav;Shailendra Jha

  • Aldol and Knoevenagel condensations catalysed by modified Mg–Al hydrotalcite: a solid base as catalyst useful in synthetic organic chemistry

    M. Lakshmi Kantam;B. M. Choudary;Ch. Venkat Reddy;K. Koteswara Rao

  • Platinum Supported on H-Mordenite: A Highly Efficient Catalyst for Selective Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol to 1,3-Propanediol

    Samudrala Shanthi Priya;Samudrala Shanthi Priya;Ponnala Bhanuchander;Vanama Pavan Kumar;Deepa K. Dumbre

  • Catalytic asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefins with reusable OsO(4)(2-) on ion-exchangers: the scope and reactivity using various cooxidants.

    Boyapati M Choudary;Naidu S Chowdari;Karangula Jyothi;Mannepalli L Kantam

  • Cellulose supported palladium(0) catalyst for Heck and Sonogashira coupling reactions

    K. Rajender Reddy;Nadakudity S. Kumar;P. Surendra Reddy;B. Sreedhar

  • An efficient synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles using Zn/Al hydrotalcite catalyst

    M. Lakshmi Kantam;K.B. Shiva Kumar;K. Phani Raja

  • Knoevenagel and aldol condensations catalysed by a new diamino-functionalised mesoporous material

    B.M. Choudary;M.Lakshmi Kantam;P. Sreekanth;T. Bandopadhyay

  • The first example of Michael addition catalysed by modified Mg–Al hydrotalcite

    Boyapati Manoranjan Choudary;Mannepalli Lakshmi Kantam;Chinta Reddy Venkat Reddy;Kottapalli Koteswara Rao

  • An efficient base-free N-arylation of imidazoles and amines with arylboronic acids using copper-exchanged fluorapatite.

    M. Lakshmi Kantam;Gopaldasu T. Venkanna;Chidara Sridhar;Bojja Sreedhar

  • Boric acid: a novel and safe catalyst for aza-Michael reactions in water

    Mihir K. Chaudhuri;Sahid Hussain;M. Lakshmi Kantam;B. Neelima

  • Liquid-liquid extraction and separation possibilities of heavy and light rare-earths from phosphoric acid solutions with acidic organophosphorus reagents

    S. Radhika;B. Nagaphani Kumar;M. Lakshmi Kantam;B. Ramachandra Reddy

  • Copper‐Catalyzed Oxidative C ? O Coupling by Direct C ? H Bond Activation of Formamides: Synthesis of Enol Carbamates and 2‐Carbonyl‐Substituted Phenol Carbamates

    G. Sathish Kumar;C. Uma Maheswari;R. Arun Kumar;M. Lakshmi Kantam

  • Friedel–Crafts acylation of aromatics and heteroaromatics by beta zeolite

    Mannepalli Lakshmi Kantam;Kalluri Venkata Sri Ranganath;Mutyala Sateesh;Kota Balaji Shiva Kumar

  • Hydroxyapatite supported copper catalyst for effective three-component coupling

    Boyapati M. Choudary;Chidara Sridhar;Mannepalli L. Kantam;Bojja Sreedhar

  • Vapor phase hydrogenation of aqueous levulinic acid over hydroxyapatite supported metal (M = Pd, Pt, Ru, Cu, Ni) catalysts.

    M. Sudhakar;V. Vijay Kumar;G. Naresh;G. Naresh;M. Lakshmi Kantam

Frequent Co-Authors

Boyapati M. Choudary
Boyapati M. Choudary Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Bojja Sreedhar
Bojja Sreedhar Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
Suresh K. Bhargava
Suresh K. Bhargava RMIT University
Ajayan Vinu
Ajayan Vinu University of Newcastle Australia
Surya Prakash Singh
Surya Prakash Singh Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Ashraful Islam
Ashraful Islam National Institute for Materials Science
Takehiko Sasaki
Takehiko Sasaki University of Tokyo
Salem S. Al-Deyab
Salem S. Al-Deyab King Saud University
Liyuan Han
Liyuan Han Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jin-Ho Choy
Jin-Ho Choy Ewha Womans University

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