2026 Pratim K. Chattaraj: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	78	3740	3393	31	30	493	27431

Pratim K. Chattaraj 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 Pratim K. Chattaraj sits on this spectrum.

61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 493 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pratim K. Chattaraj 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 Pratim K. Chattaraj sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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
2013 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Pratim K. Chattaraj is affiliated with the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra in India. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with a considerable number of publications in related subfields including Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Inorganic Chemistry, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

Their work addresses a broad range of topics within chemical sciences, particularly:

Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
Crystallography and molecular interactions
Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
Fullerene Chemistry and Applications
Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry

Chattaraj has contributed several papers to high-impact journals over recent years. Notable publications include:

"Conceptual density functional theory: status, prospects, issues" (2020) published in Theoretical Chemistry Accounts
"DFT exchange: sharing perspectives on the workhorse of quantum chemistry and materials science" (2022) published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
"Conceptual density functional theory based electronic structure principles" (2021) published in Chemical Science
"Electrophilicity index revisited" (2022) published in Journal of Computational Chemistry
"Chemical reactivity from a conceptual density functional theory perspective" (2021) published in Journal of the Indian Chemical Society

The frequent publication venues for their research include:

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Journal of Computational Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry Accounts
Frontiers in Chemistry

Collaborations have played a significant role in their research output. Leading frequent coauthors are:

Ranita Pal
Prasenjit Das
Gourhari Jana
Shanti G. Patra
Ranajit Saha

Chattaraj was recognized as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2013, affirming their standing within the global scientific community.

Best Publications

Principle of maximum hardness

Robert G. Parr;Pratim K. Chattaraj

1621
Citations
Electrophilicity Index

Unknown

1612
Citations
Update 2 of: Electrophilicity Index

Pratim Kumar Chattaraj;Santanab Giri;Soma Duley

1521
Citations
Philicity: A Unified Treatment of Chemical Reactivity and Selectivity

Pratim Kumar Chattaraj;Buddhadev Maiti;Utpal Sarkar

936
Citations
Update 1 of: Electrophilicity Index

Pratim Kumar Chattaraj;Debesh Ranjan Roy

701
Citations
Electrophilicity-based charge transfer descriptor.

J. Padmanabhan;R. Parthasarathi;V. Subramanian;P. K. Chattaraj

615
Citations
Electrophilicity index as a possible descriptor of biological activity.

R Parthasarathi;V Subramanian;D R Roy;P K Chattaraj

495
Citations
Chemical Reactivity Theory : A Density Functional View

Pratim Kumar Chattaraj

487
Citations
Popular Electronic Structure Principles in a Dynamical Context

P. K. Chattaraj;S. Sengupta

436
Citations
Conceptual density functional theory: status, prospects, issues

Paul Geerlings;Eduardo Chamorro;Pratim Kumar Chattaraj;Frank De Proft

432
Citations
Variation of the Electrophilicity Index along the Reaction Path.

Eduardo Chamorro;Pratim K. Chattaraj;Patricio Fuentealba

367
Citations
Intermolecular reactivity through the generalized philicity concept

R. Parthasarathi;J. Padmanabhan;M. Elango;V. Subramanian

308
Citations
Stability, reactivity, and aromaticity of compounds of a multivalent superatom.

Pratim Kumar Chattaraj;Santanab Giri

301
Citations
Chemical Reactivity and Selectivity: Local HSAB Principle versus Frontier Orbital Theory

P. K. Chattaraj

275
Citations
Comparison of Global Reactivity Descriptors Calculated Using Various Density Functionals: A QSAR Perspective

R. Vijayaraj;V. Subramanian;P. K. Chattaraj

268
Citations
Electrophilicity index within a conceptual DFT framework

Pratim Kumar Chattaraj;Santanab Giri

259
Citations
Electrophilicity as a possible descriptor for toxicity prediction.

D.R. Roy;R. Parthasarathi;B. Maiti;V. Subramanian

253
Citations
A comparative study to predict regioselectivity, electrophilicity and nucleophilicity with Fukui function and Hirshfeld charge

Bin Wang;Chunying Rong;Pratim K. Chattaraj;Shubin Liu

246
Citations
HSAB principle applied to the time evolution of chemical reactions.

Pratim Kumar Chattaraj;Buddhadev Maiti

236
Citations
The maximum hardness principle in the Gyftopoulos-Hatsopoulos three-level model for an atomic or molecular species and its positive and negative ions

Pratim K. Chattaraj;Guang H. Liu;Robert G. Parr

233
Citations
Toxicity analysis of benzidine through chemical reactivity and selectivity profiles: a DFT approach

BioChem Press;Ramakrishnan Parthasarathi;Jaganathan Padmanabhan;Utpal Sarkar

231
Citations
NEVAE: A Deep Generative Model for Molecular Graphs

Bidisha Samanta;Abir De;Gourhari Jana;Vicenç Gómez

93
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabriel Merino Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Ramakrishnan Parthasarathi Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research

Venkatesan Subramanian Central Leather Research Institute

Shubin Liu University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Patrick Bultinck Ghent University

Robert G. Parr University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Alejandro Toro-Labbé Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Paul W. Ayers McMaster University

Shamik Sural Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Thomas Heine TU Dresden

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