2026 Rupali Datta: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	47	5875	5636	2135	1978	192	7202

Research.com Recognitions

2008 - SB-Early Career Research Award, American Society of Agronomy

Overview

Rupali Datta is affiliated with Michigan Technological University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with specific expertise in pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental chemistry, and plant science.

The main topics covered in their work include:

Heavy metals in environment
Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment
Urban stormwater management solutions
Heavy metal exposure and toxicity
Wastewater treatment and reuse
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
Arsenic contamination and mitigation

The scientist has published research in multiple venues, frequently contributing to:

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Environmental Technology & Innovation
Applied Sciences
Chemosphere
Molecules

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Rupali Datta include:

Biodegradation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A review, 2021, Bioresource Technology
Adsorption of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) by aluminum-based drinking water treatment residuals, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters
Is Arsenic in Rice a Major Human Health Concern?, 2020, Current Pollution Reports
Assessing pollution and health risks from chromite mine tailings contaminated soils in India by employing synergistic statistical approaches, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
Nitrate removal uncertainty in stormwater control measures: Is the design or climate a culprit?, 2020, Water Research

Frequent co-authors in Rupali Datta's research collaborations include:

Dibyendu Sarkar
Zhiming Zhang
Manas Warke
Viravid Na Nagara
Sameer Neve

The scientist was awarded the SB-Early Career Research Award by the American Society of Agronomy in 2008.

Best Publications

Bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated soils: comparison of biosolids addition, carbon supplementation, and monitored natural attenuation.

Dibyendu Sarkar;Michael Ferguson;Rupali Datta;Stuart Birnbaum

529
Citations
Biodegradation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A review.

Zhiming Zhang;Dibyendu Sarkar;Jayanta Kumar Biswas;Rupali Datta

296
Citations
Bioaccumulation and physiological effects of mercury in Sesbania drummondii

Mohd Israr;Shivendra Sahi;Rupali Datta;Dibyendu Sarkar

273
Citations
Starch biosynthesis during pollen maturation is associated with altered patterns of gene expression in maize.

Rupali Datta;Karen C. Chamusco;Prem S. Chourey;Prem S. Chourey

235
Citations
Symbiotic role of Glomus mosseae in phytoextraction of lead in vetiver grass [Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.)]

Pravin Punamiya;Rupali Datta;Dibyendu Sarkar;Summer Barber

230
Citations
Mechanisms of ciprofloxacin removal by nano-sized magnetite.

Sudipta Rakshit;Dibyendu Sarkar;Evert J. Elzinga;Pravin Punamiya

225
Citations
Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage-Impacted Water

Abhishek RoyChowdhury;Dibyendu Sarkar;Rupali Datta

217
Citations
Evaluating a drinking-water waste by-product as a novel sorbent for arsenic

Konstantinos C. Makris;Dibyendu Sarkar;Rupali Datta

178
Citations
Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation

Abhishek RoyChowdhury;Rupali Datta;Dibyendu Sarkar

143
Citations
Effect of solution chemistry on arsenic sorption by Fe- and Al-based drinking-water treatment residuals.

Rachana Nagar;Dibyendu Sarkar;Konstantinos C. Makris;Rupali Datta

140
Citations
Aluminum-based drinking-water treatment residuals: a novel sorbent for perchlorate removal.

Konstantinos C. Makris;Dibyendu Sarkar;Rupali Datta

122
Citations
Antimony sorption at gibbsite–water interface

Sudipta Rakshit;Dibyendu Sarkar;Pravin Punamiya;Rupali Datta

117
Citations
Analysis of phytochelatin complexes in the lead tolerant vetiver grass [Vetiveria zizanioides (L.)] using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry

Syam S. Andra;Rupali Datta;Dibyendu Sarkar;Sumathi K.M. Saminathan

116
Citations
Phytoremediation potential of vetiver grass [Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.)] for tetracycline.

Rupali Datta;Padmini Das;Stephanie Smith;Pravin Punamiya

109
Citations
Gene expression studies on developing kernels of maize sucrose synthase (SuSy) mutants show evidence for a third SuSy gene.

Susan J. Carlson;Prem S. Chourey;Tim Helentjaris;Rupali Datta

106
Citations
Arsenic immobilization in soils amended with drinking-water treatment residuals.

Dibyendu Sarkar;Konstantinos C. Makris;Vandana Vandanapu;Rupali Datta

102
Citations
Fate of arsenic in swine waste from concentrated animal feeding operations.

Konstantinos C. Makris;Shahida Quazi;Pravin Punamiya;Dibyendu Sarkar

99
Citations
Vetiver grass is capable of removing TNT from soil in the presence of urea.

Padmini Das;Rupali Datta;Konstantinos C. Makris;Dibyendu Sarkar

88
Citations
Synthesis of phytochelatins in vetiver grass upon lead exposure in the presence of phosphorus

Syam S. Andra;Rupali Datta;Dibyendu Sarkar;Konstantinos C. Makris

84
Citations
Effect of soil properties on arsenic fractionation and bioaccessibility in cattle and sheep dipping vat sites.

D. Sarkar;K.C. Makris;M.T. Parra-Noonan;R. Datta

82
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dibyendu Sarkar Stevens Institute of Technology

Wusirika Ramakrishna Central University of Punjab

Shivendra V. Sahi Saint Joseph's University

Prem S. Chourey United States Department of Agriculture

Yang Deng Montclair State University

Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey The University of Texas at El Paso

Victor L. Sylvia United States Air Force

Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Sanjay K. Mohanty International Institute for Population Sciences

Alexander V. Neimark Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

External Links

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