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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4213 3871 1 1 209 8040

S. Chidambaram publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by S. Chidambaram between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. S. Chidambaram published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 10.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2021. 31 of the 293 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2021. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 7 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 18 publications
1999 2025

293 publications in total across all disciplines

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S. Chidambaram: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 7
2009 12
2010 9
2011 14
2012 12
2013 7
2014 20
2015 11
2016 21
2017 16
2018 18
2019 14
2020 21
2021 31
2022 27
2023 19
2024 13
2025 18
Total 293
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S. Chidambaram publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where S. Chidambaram sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 208–217 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 209 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292 209
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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S. Chidambaram D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where S. Chidambaram sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212 46
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

S. Chidambaram is a researcher affiliated with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research in Kuwait. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with particular expertise in geochemistry and petrology, environmental engineering, water science and technology, artificial intelligence, and global and planetary change.

Their work addresses a range of topics related to groundwater and isotope geochemistry, groundwater and watershed analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, water quality and pollution assessment, groundwater flow and contamination studies, heavy metals in the environment, and radioactivity and radon measurements.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with S. Chidambaram include M. V. Prasanna, Venkatramanan Senapathi, Banajarani Panda, Harish Bhandary, and Dhanu Radha Samayamanthula. They have published extensively in venues such as Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Environmental Earth Sciences, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, and Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by S. Chidambaram demonstrate their research scope and include the following:

  • Groundwater quality assessment for irrigation by adopting new suitability plot and spatial analysis based on fuzzy logic technique, 2021, Environmental Research
  • Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Groundwater of Industrial Township Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India, 2021, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
  • Comparative study of machine learning models for evaluating groundwater vulnerability to nitrate contamination, 2021, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Pollution of water resources and application of ICP-MS techniques for monitoring and management-A comprehensive review, 2023, Geosystems and Geoenvironment
  • Factors determining the hydrogeochemical processes occurring in shallow groundwater of coastal alluvial aquifer, India, 2020, Geochemistry

Best Publications

  • Application of water quality index for groundwater quality assessment: Thirumanimuttar sub-basin, Tamilnadu, India

    M. Vasanthavigar;K. Srinivasamoorthy;K. Vijayaragavan;R. Rajiv Ganthi

  • Identification of major sources controlling groundwater chemistry from a hard rock terrain - A case study from Mettur taluk, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India

    K. Srinivasamoorthy;S. Chidambaram;M. V. Prasanna;M. Vasanthavihar

  • Evaluation of water quality pollution indices for heavy metal contamination monitoring: a case study from Curtin Lake, Miri City, East Malaysia

    M. V. Prasanna;S. M. Praveena;S. Chidambaram;R. Nagarajan

  • Hydrochemical characterization and quality appraisal of groundwater from Pungar sub basin, Tamilnadu, India

    K. Srinivasamoorthy;M. Gopinath;S. Chidambaram;M. Vasanthavigar

  • Environmental geochemistry of the Pichavaram mangrove ecosystem (tropical), southeast coast of India

    A. L. Ramanathan;V. Subramanian;R. Ramesh;S. Chidambaram

  • A study on groundwater geochemistry and water quality in layered aquifers system of Pondicherry region, southeast India

    R. Thilagavathi;S. Chidambaram;Mohan Prasanna;C. Thivya

  • Study of evaluation of groundwater in Gadilam basin using hydrogeochemical and isotope data

    Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna;S. Chidambaram;A. Shahul Hameed;K. Srinivasamoorthy

  • Fluoride removal studies in water using natural materials

    S Chidambaram;AL Ramanathan;S Vasudevan

  • A GIS based identification of groundwater recharge potential zones using RS and IF technique: a case study in Ottapidaram taluk, Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu

    S. Selvam;N. S. Magesh;S. Chidambaram;M. Rajamanickam

  • Groundwater quality assessment from a hard rock terrain, Salem district of Tamilnadu, India

    K. Srinivasamoorthy;C. Nanthakumar;M. Vasanthavigar;K. Vijayaraghavan

  • Understanding the hydrochemical behavior of groundwater and its suitability for drinking and agricultural purposes in Pondicherry area, South India – A step towards sustainable development

    Tirumalesh Keesari;K.L. Ramakumar;S. Chidambaram;S. Pethperumal

  • A study on hydrochemical characteristics of surface and sub-surface water in and around Perumal Lake, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, South India

    Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna;S. Chidambaram;T. Gireesh;T. Jabir ali

  • Assessment of metal enrichments in tsunamigenic sediments of Pichavaram mangroves, southeast coast of India

    Rajesh Kumar Ranjan;Al. Ramanathan;Gurmeet Singh;Gurmeet Singh;S. Chidambaram

  • Environmental hydrogeochemistry and genesis of fluoride in groundwaters of Dindigul district, Tamilnadu (India)

    S. Chidambaram;M. Bala Krishna Prasad;R. Manivannan;U. Karmegam

  • A study on hydrochemical elucidation of coastal groundwater in and around Kalpakkam region, Southern India

    S. Chidambaram;U. Karmegam;Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna;P. Sasidhar

  • Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Groundwater of Industrial Township Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

    Velayutham Raja;Ramamoorthy Venkada Lakshmi;Chelladurai Puthiya Sekar;Sabarathinam Chidambaram

  • Statistical analysis of the hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in hard and sedimentary aquifers system of Gadilam river basin, South India

    Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna;S. Chidambaram;K. Srinivasamoorthy

  • A study on the significance of lithology in groundwater quality of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu (India)

    C. Thivya;S. Chidambaram;C. Singaraja;R. Thilagavathi

  • Hydrogeochemical analysis and evaluation of groundwater quality in the Gadilam river basin, Tamil Nadu, India

    M V Prasanna;S Chidambaram;A Shahul Hameed;K Srinivasamoorthy

  • A study on the mixing proportion in groundwater samples by using Piper diagram and Phreeqc model

    U. Karmegam;S. Chidambaram;M. V. Prasanna;P. Sasidhar

  • A study on the hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry of groundwater from different depths in a coastal aquifer: Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu, India.

    S. Chidambaram;G. Senthil Kumar;M. V. Prasanna;A. John Peter

  • Assessment of groundwater quality with special emphasis on fluoride contamination in crystalline bed rock aquifers of Mettur region, Tamilnadu, India

    Krishnaraj Srinivasamoorthy;Kannusamy Vijayaraghavan;Murugesan Vasanthavigar;Subramanya Sarma

Frequent Co-Authors

K. Srinivasamoorthy
K. Srinivasamoorthy Pondicherry University
Al. Ramanathan
Al. Ramanathan Jawaharlal Nehru University
M.P. Jonathan
M.P. Jonathan Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Ramachandran Ramesh
Ramachandran Ramesh Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Sarva Mangala Praveena
Sarva Mangala Praveena Universiti Putra Malaysia
Martyn Tranter
Martyn Tranter Aarhus University
V. Subramanian
V. Subramanian Jawaharlal Nehru University

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