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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 57 11052 9977 167 164 485 11992

S. Ramakrishnan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by S. Ramakrishnan between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. S. Ramakrishnan published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 12.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2000. 16 of the 561 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2000. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 20 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 28 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 24 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 8 publications
1980 2025

561 publications in total across all disciplines

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S. Ramakrishnan: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 2
1985 2
1986 5
1987 9
1988 4
1989 3
1990 4
1991 7
1992 8
1993 14
1994 9
1995 18
1996 17
1997 20
1998 15
1999 20
2000 28
2001 20
2002 24
2003 14
2004 16
2005 22
2006 16
2007 13
2008 20
2009 22
2010 14
2011 24
2012 18
2013 20
2014 24
2015 12
2016 14
2017 15
2018 11
2019 11
2020 11
2021 11
2022 3
2023 3
2024 8
2025 8
Total 561
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S. Ramakrishnan 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 S. Ramakrishnan 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, 481–500 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: 485 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
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
481–500 252 485
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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S. Ramakrishnan 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 S. Ramakrishnan 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, 56–57 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: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051 57
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

S. Ramakrishnan is affiliated with the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in India. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with significant contributions to subfields including Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their work covers a range of topics centered on polymer science and materials characterization. Key research themes include:

  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Ramakrishnan's recent scientific papers address various aspects of polymer chemistry and materials properties:

  • "Periodically Spaced Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers" (2020) published in Macromolecules
  • "Precise control of grafting density in periodically grafted amphiphilic copolymers: an alternate strategy to fine-tune the lamellar spacing in the sub-10 nm regime" (2020) published in Polymer Chemistry
  • "Main-chain liquid crystalline polymers bearing periodically grafted folding elements" (2021) published in Polymer Chemistry
  • "Hyperbranched polymers: growing richer in flavours with time" (2024) published in Chemical Communications
  • "Immiscibility-driven folding: A new design strategy to control polymer chain conformation and morphology" (2024) published in European Polymer Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ramakrishnan include:

  • E. Bhoje Gowd with 5 joint works
  • Arun Kumar Gayen with 5 joint works
  • Gabriel Ogunsola Orodepo with 4 joint works
  • Runa Singla with 3 joint works
  • Vidyalakshmi Damodara with 3 joint works

The scientist regularly publishes in specialized venues, with several papers appearing in:

  • Macromolecules (5 papers)
  • Polymer Chemistry (5 papers)
  • Langmuir (3 papers)
  • Chemical Communications (1 paper)
  • European Polymer Journal (1 paper)

Best Publications

  • Chemical and physicochemical pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass: a review.

    Gary Brodeur;Elizabeth Yau;Kimberly Badal;John M Collier

  • Automated manufacturing and processing of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites: An additive review of contemporary and modern techniques for advanced materials manufacturing

    Jolie Frketic;Tarik Dickens;Subramanian Ramakrishnan

  • Halogen Etch of Ti3AlC2 MAX Phase for MXene Fabrication.

    Ali Jawaid;Asra Hassan;Asra Hassan;Gregory Neher;Gregory Neher;Dhriti Nepal

  • Conjugation Length Control in Soluble Poly[2-methoxy-5-((2‘-ethylhexyl)oxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEHPPV): Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Energy Transfer

    G Padmanaban;S Ramakrishnan

  • Entropy driven phase transitions in colloid-polymer suspensions: Tests of depletion theories

    S. Ramakrishnan;Matthias Fuchs;Kenneth S. Schweizer;Charles F. Zukoski

  • The magnetic susceptibility, specific heat and dielectric constant of hexagonal YMnO3, LuMnO3 and ScMnO3

    D G Tomuta;S Ramakrishnan;S Ramakrishnan;G J Nieuwenhuys;J A Mydosh

  • Evidence for bulk superconductivity in pure bismuth single crystals at ambient pressure

    Om Prakash;Anil Kumar;A. Thamizhavel;S. Ramakrishnan

  • Near-infrared electroluminescence from conjugated polymer/lanthanide porphyrin blends

    Benjamin S. Harrison;Timothy J. Foley;Mohamed Bouguettaya;James M. Boncella

  • Aromatic Donor–Acceptor Charge‐Transfer and Metal‐Ion‐Complexation‐Assisted Folding of a Synthetic Polymer

    Suhrit Ghosh;S. Ramakrishnan

  • Protein interactions and phase behavior: Sensitivity to the form of the pair potential

    D. F. Rosenbaum;Amit Kulkarni;S. Ramakrishnan;C. F. Zukoski

  • Anomalous peak effect in CeRu 2 and 2 H − NbSe 2 : Fracturing of a flux line lattice

    S. S. Banerjee;N. G. Patil;S. Saha;S. Ramakrishnan

  • Reentrant Peak Effect and Melting of a Flux Line Lattice in 2H-Nb Se 2

    K. Ghosh;S. Ramakrishnan;A. K. Grover;Gautam I. Menon

  • Gel formation and aging in weakly attractive nanocolloid suspensions at intermediate concentrations.

    Hongyu Guo;S. Ramakrishnan;James L. Harden;Robert L. Leheny

  • Strongly coupled charge-density wave transition in single-crystal Lu 5 Ir 4 Si 10

    B. Becker;N. G. Patil;S. Ramakrishnan;A. A. Menovsky

  • Transport and thermal properties of weakly ferromagnetic Sr2IrO4

    N. S. Kini;A. M. Strydom;H. S. Jeevan;C. Geibel

  • Small‐Molecule‐Induced Folding of a Synthetic Polymer

    Suhrit Ghosh;S. Ramakrishnan

  • Superconductivity in noncentrosymmetric BiPd

    Bhanu Joshi;A. Thamizhavel;S. Ramakrishnan

  • Microstructure of dense colloid–polymer suspensions and gels

    S. A. Shah;Y. L. Chen;S. Ramakrishnan;K. S. Schweizer

  • A novel one-pot synthesis of hyperbranched polyurethanes

    Anil Kumar;S. Ramakrishnan

  • Functional group-containing copolymers prepared by Ziegler-Natta process

    S. Ramakrishnan;E. Berluche;Tze-chiang Chung

Frequent Co-Authors

Kartik Ghosh
Kartik Ghosh Missouri State University
Charles F. Zukoski
Charles F. Zukoski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Yoshichika Onuki
Yoshichika Onuki Osaka University
Kenneth S. Schweizer
Kenneth S. Schweizer University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John R. Reynolds
John R. Reynolds Georgia Institute of Technology
C. Geibel
C. Geibel Max Planck Society
Paul H. Holloway
Paul H. Holloway University of Florida
Suhrit Ghosh
Suhrit Ghosh Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
James M. Boncella
James M. Boncella Los Alamos National Laboratory
Kirk S. Schanze
Kirk S. Schanze The University of Texas at San Antonio

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