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Mallayan Palaniandavar

Mallayan Palaniandavar

Bharathidasan University
India

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
10698
World Ranking
10744
National Ranking
159

Mallayan Palaniandavar 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 Mallayan Palaniandavar sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 168 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mallayan Palaniandavar 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 Mallayan Palaniandavar sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mallayan Palaniandavar is affiliated with Bharathidasan University in India and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a notable emphasis on Materials Chemistry and Oncology. Their research outputs include 42 publications in Materials Science and 21 in Chemistry, further detailed into 38 in Materials Chemistry, 11 in Oncology, 9 each in Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, and 3 in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The scientist's work spans several main research topics, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes

Palaniandavar's recent publications highlight ongoing investigation into coordination complexes, cytotoxicity, and redox mechanisms. Selected research papers include:

  • Octahedral copper(ii)-diimine complexes of triethylenetetramine: effect of stereochemical fluxionality and ligand hydrophobicity on CuII/CuIredox, DNA binding and cleavage, cytotoxicity and apoptosis-inducing ability, 2020, Dalton Transactions
  • Mixed ligand copper(ii)-diimine complexes of 2-formylpyridine-N4-phenylthiosemicarbazone: diimine co-ligands tune thein vitronanomolar cytotoxicity, 2023, Dalton Transactions
  • Bis- and mixed-ligand copper(II) complexes of nalidixic acid the antibacterial drug: Mode of nalidixate coordination determines DNA binding and cleavage and cytotoxicity, 2020, Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • Induction of Redox-Mediated Cell Death in ER-Positive and ER-Negative Breast Cancer Cells by a Copper(II)-Phenolate Complex: An In Vitro and In Silico Study, 2020, Molecules
  • Iron(III) bis-complexes of Schiff bases of S-methyldithiocarbazates: Synthesis, structure, spectral and redox properties and cytotoxicity, 2020, Applied Organometallic Chemistry

The scientist has been frequently published in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database with 17 publications, Dalton Transactions with 4, RSC Advances with 3, Inorganica Chimica Acta with 3, and Molecules with 1 publication, reflecting a broad engagement with journals focusing on inorganic chemistry and crystallography.

Collaborations form an important part of Palaniandavar's research, with frequent coauthors including Tamilarasan Ajaykamal (19 publications), Mitu Sharma (9), Nashreen S. Islam (7), Marappan Velusamy (7), and Mani Ganeshpandian (6). These collaborations indicate involvement in multidisciplinary and joint research projects.

Best Publications

  • Mixed-Ligand Copper(II)-phenolate Complexes: Effect of Coligand on Enhanced DNA and Protein Binding, DNA Cleavage, and Anticancer Activity

    Venugopal Rajendiran;Ramasamy Karthik;Mallayan Palaniandavar;Helen Stoeckli-Evans

  • DNA binding and cleavage properties of certain tetrammine ruthenium(II) complexes of modified 1,10-phenanthrolines--effect of hydrogen-bonding on DNA-binding affinity.

    P Uma Maheswari;M Palaniandavar

  • SPECTROSCOPIC AND VOLTAMMETRIC STUDIES ON COPPER COMPLEXES OF 2,9-DIMETHYL-1,10-PHENANTHROLINES BOUND TO CALF THYMUS DNA

    Sethuraman Mahadevan;Mallayan Palaniandavar

  • Structures, spectra, and DNA-binding properties of mixed ligand copper(II) complexes of iminodiacetic acid: The novel role of diimine co-ligands on DNA conformation and hydrolytic and oxidative double strand DNA cleavage

    Balaraman Selvakumar;Venugopal Rajendiran;Palanisamy Uma Maheswari;Helen Stoeckli-Evans

  • Induction of cell death by ternary copper(II) complexes of L-tyrosine and diimines: role of coligands on DNA binding and cleavage and anticancer activity.

    Sethu Ramakrishnan;Venugopal Rajendiran;Mallayan Palaniandavar;Vaiyapuri Subbarayan Periasamy

  • New ruthenium(II) arene complexes of anthracenyl-appended diazacycloalkanes: effect of ligand intercalation and hydrophobicity on DNA and protein binding and cleavage and cytotoxicity

    Mani Ganeshpandian;Rangasamy Loganathan;Eringathodi Suresh;Anvarbatcha Riyasdeen

  • Copper(II) complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline-derived ligands: studies on DNA binding properties and nuclease activity.

    Tomoya Hirohama;Yuko Kuranuki;Eriko Ebina;Takashi Sugizaki

  • DNA-fiber EPR study of the orientation of Cu(II) complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline and its derivatives bound to DNA: mono(phenanthroline)-copper(II) and its ternary complexes with amino acids.

    Makoto Chikira;Yuji Tomizawa;Dai Fukita;Takashi Sugizaki

  • Ternary Dinuclear Copper(II) Complexes of a Hydroxybenzamide Ligand with Diimine Coligands: the 5,6-dmp Ligand Enhances DNA Binding and Cleavage and Induces Apoptosis

    Sethu Ramakrishnan;Dhanasekaran Shakthipriya;Eringathodi Suresh;Vaiyapuri Subbarayan Periasamy

  • Mixed ligand copper(II) complexes of N,N-bis(benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)amine (BBA) with diimine co-ligands: efficient chemical nuclease and protease activities and cytotoxicity.

    Rangasamy Loganathan;Sethu Ramakrishnan;Eringathodi Suresh;Anvarbatcha Riyasdeen

  • Spectral and Electrochemical Behavior of Copper(II)-Phenanthrolines Bound to Calf Thymus DNA. [(5,6-dimethyl-OP)(2)Cu](2+) (5,6-dimethyl-OP = 5,6-Dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline) Induces a Conformational Transition from B to Z DNA.

    Sethuraman Mahadevan;Mallayan Palaniandavar

  • Spectral, viscometric and electrochemical studies on mixed ligand cobalt(III) complexes of certain diimine ligands bound to calf thymus DNA

    Pitchumony Tamil Selvi;Mallayan Palaniandavar

  • Spectroscopic and voltammetric studies of copper(II) complexes of bis(pyrid-2-yl)-di/trithia ligands bound to calf thymus DNA

    Sethuraman Mahadevan;Mallayan Palaniandavar

  • Copper(II) complexes of tridentate pyridylmethylethylenediamines: Role of ligand steric hindrance on DNA binding and cleavage

    Angamuthu Raja;Venugopal Rajendiran;Palanisamy Uma Maheswari;Ramalingam Balamurugan

  • Efficient DNA cleavage mediated by mononuclear mixed ligand copper(II) phenolate complexes: the role of co-ligand planarity on DNA binding and cleavage and anticancer activity.

    Paramasivam Jaividhya;Rajkumar Dhivya;Mohamad Abdulkadhar Akbarsha;Mohamad Abdulkadhar Akbarsha;Mallayan Palaniandavar;Mallayan Palaniandavar

  • Mixed-ligand copper(II) complexes of dipicolylamine and 1,10-phenanthrolines: The role of diimines in the interaction of the complexes with DNA

    S Ramakrishnan;M Palaniandavar

  • DNA binding and cleavage activity of [Ru(NH3)4(diimine)]Cl2 complexes

    Palanisamy Uma Maheswari;Mallayan Palaniandavar

  • Novel iron(III) complexes of tripodal and linear tetradentate bis(phenolate) ligands: close relevance to intradiol-cleaving catechol dioxygenases.

    Marappan Velusamy;Mallayan Palaniandavar;R. Srinivasa Gopalan;G. U. Kulkarni

  • Copper(II) Complexes with Unusual Axial Phenolate Coordination as Structural Models for the Active Site in Galactose Oxidase: X-ray Crystal Structures and Spectral and Redox Properties of [Cu(bpnp)X] Complexes.

    Mathrubootham Vaidyanathan;Rathinam Viswanathan;Mallayan Palaniandavar;T. Balasubramanian

  • Non-covalent DNA binding and cytotoxicity of certain mixed-ligand ruthenium(II) complexes of 2,2′-dipyridylamine and diimines

    Venugopal Rajendiran;Mariappan Murali;Eringathodi Suresh;Mallayan Palaniandavar

Frequent Co-Authors

Eringathodi Suresh
Eringathodi Suresh Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute
Helen Stoeckli-Evans
Helen Stoeckli-Evans University of Neuchâtel
Anthony W. Addison
Anthony W. Addison Drexel University
Jan Reedijk
Jan Reedijk Leiden University
Douglas X. West
Douglas X. West University of Washington
Giridhar U. Kulkarni
Giridhar U. Kulkarni Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Malcolm A. Halcrow
Malcolm A. Halcrow University of Leeds
Ray J. Butcher
Ray J. Butcher Howard University
Venkatesan Subramanian
Venkatesan Subramanian Central Leather Research Institute
Nattamai Bhuvanesh
Nattamai Bhuvanesh Texas A&M University

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