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Nikhil Guchhait

Nikhil Guchhait

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 43 17229 15576 340 336 284 6781

Nikhil Guchhait publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nikhil Guchhait between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nikhil Guchhait published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2012. 13 of the 314 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2012. 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 8 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 42 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 2 publications
1994 2026

314 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nikhil Guchhait: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 3
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 2
2000 1
2001 4
2002 2
2003 0
2004 1
2005 1
2006 8
2007 5
2008 9
2009 13
2010 18
2011 27
2012 42
2013 19
2014 32
2015 22
2016 10
2017 18
2018 18
2019 15
2020 13
2021 4
2022 0
2023 5
2024 7
2025 11
2026 2
Total 314
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Nikhil Guchhait 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 Nikhil Guchhait 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, 281–300 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: 284 publications — 59th percentile

59% 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
281–300 939 284
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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Nikhil Guchhait 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 Nikhil Guchhait 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, 42–43 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: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% 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 43
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
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

Nikhil Guchhait is a researcher affiliated with the University of Calcutta in India. Their academic work primarily spans the fields of chemistry and materials science, with a particular focus on materials chemistry and physical and theoretical chemistry. The subfields they explore also include spectroscopy, molecular biology, and organic chemistry.

Their research covers a range of topics such as photochemistry and electron transfer studies, molecular sensors and ion detection, luminescence and fluorescent materials, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry, as well as photochromic and fluorescence chemistry.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
  • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry

Co-authors they have collaborated with recurrently are:

  • Arghyadeep Bhattacharyya
  • Akash Das
  • Riya Sett
  • Bijan Kumar Paul
  • Viki Bhakta

Representative publications include:

  • Structural isomerism induces pH dependent AIE-coupled ESIPT: an in-depth spectroscopic exploration with application in amine vapor sensing, 2023, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Interrogating the nature of aggregates formed in a model azine based ESIPT coupled AIE active probe: stark differences in photodynamics in the solid state and aggregates in water, 2023, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Dual-Channel Imine-Amine Photoisomerization in a Benzoimidazole and Benzothiazole Coupled System: Photophysics and Applications, 2024, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Fluorescence detection of Al3+ ion in aqueous medium and live cell imaging by ESIPT probe (E)-N'-(5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-4-hydroxybenzohydrazide, 2023, Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
  • Exciplex formation between a pair of synthesized AIEgens leads to white light generation: a spectroscopic exploration, 2020, New Journal of Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Exploring hydrophobic subdomain IIA of the protein bovine serum albumin in the native, intermediate, unfolded, and refolded states by a small fluorescence molecular reporter

    Bijan Kumar Paul;Anuva Samanta;Nikhil Guchhait

  • Exploring the strength, mode, dynamics, and kinetics of binding interaction of a cationic biological photosensitizer with DNA: implication on dissociation of the drug-DNA complex via detergent sequestration.

    Bijan Kumar Paul;Nikhil Guchhait

  • Rhodamine-based molecular clips for highly selective recognition of Al3+ ions: synthesis, crystal structure and spectroscopic properties

    Anamika Dhara;Atanu Jana;Nikhil Guchhait;Prasanta Ghosh

  • Unraveling the binding interaction and kinetics of a prospective anti-HIV drug with a model transport protein: results and challenges

    Bijan Kumar Paul;Debarati Ray;Nikhil Guchhait

  • A spectral deciphering of the binding interaction of an intramolecular charge transfer fluorescence probe with a cationic protein: thermodynamic analysis of the binding phenomenon combined with blind docking study.

    Bijan Kumar Paul;Nikhil Guchhait

  • Proton transfer assisted charge transfer phenomena in photochromic Schiff bases and effect of -NEt2 groups to the anil Schiff bases.

    Sankar Jana;Sasanka Dalapati;Nikhil Guchhait

  • Selective fluorescence sensing of Cu(II) and Zn(II) using a new Schiff base-derived model compound: naked eye detection and spectral deciphering of the mechanism of sensory action.

    Aniruddha Ganguly;Bijan Kumar Paul;Soumen Ghosh;Samiran Kar

  • Spectroscopic probe analysis for exploring probe-protein interaction: a mapping of native, unfolding and refolding of protein bovine serum albumin by extrinsic fluorescence probe.

    Anuva Samanta;Bijan Kumar Paul;Nikhil Guchhait

  • A spectroscopic investigation on the interaction of a magnetic ferrofluid with a model plasma protein: effect on the conformation and activity of the protein

    Bijan Kumar Paul;Kaustav Bhattacharjee;Subhrangsu Bose;Nikhil Guchhait

  • Modulated photophysics of an ESIPT probe 1-hydroxy-2-naphthaldehyde within motionally restricted environments of liposome membranes having varying surface charges.

    Bijan Kumar Paul;Nikhil Guchhait

  • Modulation of prototropic activity and rotational relaxation dynamics of a cationic biological photosensitizer within the motionally constrained bio-environment of a protein.

    Bijan Kumar Paul;Nikhil Guchhait

  • A DFT-based theoretical study on the photophysics of 4-hydroxyacridine: single-water-mediated excited state proton transfer.

    Bijan Kumar Paul;Subrata Mahanta;Rupashree Balia Singh;Nikhil Guchhait

  • Multifunctional fluorescent probe selective for Cu(II) and Fe(III) with dual-mode of binding approach

    Sasanka Dalapati;Sankar Jana;Md. Akhtarul Alam;Nikhil Guchhait

  • Anion recognition by simple chromogenic and chromo-fluorogenic salicylidene Schiff base or reduced-Schiff base receptors.

    Sasanka Dalapati;Sankar Jana;Nikhil Guchhait

  • Binding interaction between plasma protein bovine serum albumin and flexible charge transfer fluorophore: A spectroscopic study in combination with molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation

    Sankar Jana;Sasanka Dalapati;Shalini Ghosh;Nikhil Guchhait

  • Spectral deciphering of the interaction between an intramolecular hydrogen bonded ESIPT drug, 3,5-dichlorosalicylic acid, and a model transport protein

    Bijan Kumar Paul;Debarati Ray;Nikhil Guchhait

  • Exploring structural change of protein bovine serum albumin by external perturbation using extrinsic fluorescence probe: spectroscopic measurement, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation

    Sankar Jana;Shalini Ghosh;Sasanka Dalapati;Nikhil Guchhait

  • Discrimination of Rotamers of Aryl Alcohol Homologues by Infrared−Ultraviolet Double-Resonance Spectroscopy in a Supersonic Jet

    Nikhil Guchhait;and Takayuki Ebata;Naohiko Mikami

  • Modulation of excited-state intramolecular proton transfer reaction of 1-hydroxy-2-naphthaldehyde in different supramolecular assemblies.

    Bijan Kumar Paul;Anuva Samanta;Nikhil Guchhait

  • TD-DFT investigation of the potential energy surface for Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT) reaction of 10-hydroxybenzo[h]quinoline: Topological (AIM) and population (NBO) analysis of the intramolecular hydrogen bonding interaction

    Bijan Kumar Paul;Nikhil Guchhait

  • Inequivalence of substitution pairs in hydroxynaphthaldehyde: A theoretical measurement by intramolecular hydrogen bond strength, aromaticity, and excited-state intramolecular proton transfer reaction.

    Subrata Mahanta;Bijan Kumar Paul;Rupashree Balia Singh;Nikhil Guchhait

Frequent Co-Authors

Sunil K. Manna
Sunil K. Manna Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics
Ulli Englert
Ulli Englert RWTH Aachen University
Naohiko Mikami
Naohiko Mikami Tohoku University
Ray J. Butcher
Ray J. Butcher Howard University
Takayuki Ebata
Takayuki Ebata Hiroshima University
Ennio Zangrando
Ennio Zangrando University of Trieste
M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva
M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva Instituto Superior Técnico
Seik Weng Ng
Seik Weng Ng University of Malaya
Asim Bhaumik
Asim Bhaumik Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Lionel Goodman
Lionel Goodman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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