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Rajni Hatti-Kaul

Rajni Hatti-Kaul

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
12825
World Ranking
9313
National Ranking
128

Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
13037
World Ranking
7437
National Ranking
98

Rajni Hatti-Kaul 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 Rajni Hatti-Kaul sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 237 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rajni Hatti-Kaul 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 Rajni Hatti-Kaul sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

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

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

Overview

Rajni Hatti-Kaul is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in related subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Chemical Synthesis and Reactions

Research by Rajni Hatti-Kaul has been published extensively in journals such as Microbial Cell Factories, Green Chemistry, Bioresources and Bioprocessing, Catalysts, and ACS Omega. Notable recent papers include:

  • Clean Production of Levulinic Acid from Fructose and Glucose in Salt Water by Heterogeneous Catalytic Dehydration (2020, ACS Omega)
  • 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from fructose: an efficient continuous process in a water-dimethyl carbonate biphasic system with high yield product recovery (2020, Green Chemistry)
  • Omics for Bioprospecting and Drug Discovery from Bacteria and Microalgae (2020, Antibiotics)
  • A sustainable synthetic route for biobased 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid, adipic acid and ε-caprolactone by integrating bio- and chemical catalysis (2020, Green Chemistry)
  • Exopolysaccharides Production by Cultivating a Bacterial Isolate from the Hypersaline Environment of Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia) in Pretreatment Liquids of Steam-Exploded Quinoa Stalks and Enzymatic Hydrolysates of Curupaú Sawdust (2021, Fermentation)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their frequent coauthors include Sang-Hyun Pyo, Mahmoud Sayed, Mohamed Ismail, Sara Jonsdottir Glaser, and Nicola Rehnberg.

Best Publications

  • Aqueous two-phase systems. A general overview.

    Rajni Hatti-Kaul

  • Aqueous Two-Phase Systems : Methods and Protocols

    Rajni Hatti-Kaul

  • Mushroom immunomodulators: unique molecules with unlimited applications

    Hesham Ali Metwally El Enshasy;Rajni Hatti-Kaul

  • Industrial biotechnology for the production of bio-based chemicals – a cradle-to-grave perspective

    Rajni Hatti-Kaul;Ulrika Törnvall;Linda Gustafsson;Pål Börjesson

  • Purification and characterization of cellulases produced by two Bacillus strains.

    Crispen Mawadza;Crispen Mawadza;Rajni Hatti-Kaul;Remigio Zvauya;Bo Mattiasson

  • Novel alkaline proteases from alkaliphilic bacteria grown on chicken feather

    Amare Gessesse;Rajni Hatti-Kaul;Berhanu A Gashe;Bo Mattiasson

  • Synthesis and production of polyhydroxyalkanoates by halophiles: current potential and future prospects

    Jorge Quillaguamán;Héctor Guzmán;Héctor Guzmán;Doan Van-Thuoc;Doan Van-Thuoc;Rajni Hatti-Kaul

  • Designing Biobased Recyclable Polymers for Plastics

    Rajni Hatti-Kaul;Lars J. Nilsson;Baozhong Zhang;Nicola Rehnberg

  • Synergistic relationships in algal-bacterial microcosms for the treatment of aromatic pollutants.

    Xavier Borde;Benoı̂t Guieysse;Osvaldo Delgado;Raúl Muñoz

  • Dimethyl carbonate as a green chemical

    Sang Hyun Pyo;Ji Hoon Park;Tae Sun Chang;Rajni Hatti-Kaul

  • HPLC-EAT (Environmental Assessment Tool): A tool for profiling safety, health and environmental impacts of liquid chromatography methods

    Yasser Gaber;Yasser Gaber;Ulrika Törnvall;Ulrika Törnvall;M. A. Kumar;M. A. Kumar;Magdy Ali Amin

  • Protein stabilising effect of polyethyleneimine

    Maria M. Andersson;Rajni Hatti-Kaul

  • Lactic acid bacteria: from starter cultures to producers of chemicals.

    Rajni Hatti-Kaul;Lu Chen;Tarek Dishisha;Hesham El Enshasy

  • Purification of papain from Carica papaya latex: Aqueous two-phase extraction versus two-step salt precipitation

    Sarote Nitsawang;Rajni Hatti-Kaul;Pawinee Kanasawud

  • Stability of immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B during chemo-enzymatic epoxidation of fatty acids

    Ulrika Törnvall;Cecilia Orellana-Coca;Rajni Hatti-Kaul;Dietlind Adlercreutz

  • A thermostable alkaline active endo-β-1-4-xylanase from Bacillus halodurans S7: Purification and characterization

    Gashaw Mamo;Rajni Hatti-Kaul;Bo Mattiasson

  • Halomonas boliviensis sp. nov., an alkalitolerant, moderate halophile isolated from soil around a Bolivian hypersaline lake.

    Jorge Quillaguamán;Jorge Quillaguamán;Rajni Hatti-Kaul;Bo Mattiasson;Maria Teresa Alvarez;Maria Teresa Alvarez

  • Poly(beta-hydroxybutyrate) production by a moderate halophile, Halomonas boliviensis LC1 using starch hydrolysate as substrate

    Jorge Quillaguaman;Jorge Quillaguaman;Suhaila Hashim;Suhaila Hashim;F Bento;Bo Mattiasson

  • Purification and characterization of a thermostable xylanase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

    Javier D. Breccia;Faustino Siñeriz;Mario D. Baigorí;Guillermo R. Castro

  • Cell chromatography: Separation of different microbial cells using IMAC supermacroporous monolithic columns

    Maria B. Dainiak;Fatima M. Plieva;Igor Yu. Galaev;Rajni Hatti-Kaul

Frequent Co-Authors

Bo Mattiasson
Bo Mattiasson Lund University
Per Persson
Per Persson Linköping University
Igor Yu. Galaev
Igor Yu. Galaev DSM (Netherlands)
Fatima M. Plieva
Fatima M. Plieva Lund University
Frank Hollmann
Frank Hollmann Delft University of Technology
Raúl Muñoz
Raúl Muñoz University of Valladolid
Peter Rådström
Peter Rådström Lund University
Pål Börjesson
Pål Börjesson Lund University
Benoit Guieysse
Benoit Guieysse University of Canterbury
Waleed Abu Al-Soud
Waleed Abu Al-Soud Al Jouf University

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