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Sankaran Meenakshi

Sankaran Meenakshi

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
13200
World Ranking
7425
National Ranking
89

Sankaran Meenakshi 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 Sankaran Meenakshi sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 199 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sankaran Meenakshi 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 Sankaran Meenakshi 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

Sankaran Meenakshi is affiliated with Gandhigram Rural Institute in India and specializes in environmental science and materials science. Their research predominantly focuses on the use of adsorption and biosorption techniques for pollutant removal from aqueous environments.

The main topics addressed in Meenakshi's work include:

  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Advanced photocatalysis techniques
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Layered double hydroxides synthesis and applications
  • Advanced nanomaterials in catalysis
  • Graphene and nanomaterials applications

Meenakshi's primary fields of study are environmental science with a focus on water science and technology, as well as materials science with emphasis on materials chemistry and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. Their subfields include:

  • Water science and technology
  • Materials chemistry
  • Renewable energy, sustainability and the environment
  • Organic chemistry
  • Industrial and manufacturing engineering

Frequent publication venues for Meenakshi include:

  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Surfaces and Interfaces

Among notable recent publications are:

  • "Applications of chitin and chitosan based biomaterials for the adsorptive removal of textile dyes from water - A comprehensive review" (2021) in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "Fabrication of sulfur-doped biochar derived from tapioca peel waste with superior adsorption performance for the removal of Malachite green and Rhodamine B dyes" (2021) in Surfaces and Interfaces
  • "Effective removal of Cr(VI) and methyl orange from the aqueous environment using two-dimensional (2D) Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets" (2020) in Ceramics International
  • "Two-dimensional (2D) Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets with superior adsorption behavior for phosphate and nitrate ions from the aqueous environment" (2020) in Ceramics International
  • "Effective removal of organic pollutants by adsorption onto chitosan supported graphene oxide-hydroxyapatite composite: A novel reusable adsorbent" (2020) in Journal of Molecular Liquids

Meenakshi collaborates frequently with colleagues including Perumal Karthikeyan, Sivakumar Vigneshwaran, P. Sirajudheen, Chang Min Park, and Jayaram Preethi.

Best Publications

  • Identification of selective ion-exchange resin for fluoride sorption.

    S. Meenakshi;Natrayasamy Viswanathan

  • Removal of Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions from aqueous solution using polyaniline grafted chitosan

    Rathinam Karthik;Sankaran Meenakshi

  • Defluoridation chemistry of synthetic hydroxyapatite at nano scale: equilibrium and kinetic studies.

    C. Sairam Sundaram;Natrayasamy Viswanathan;S. Meenakshi

  • Removal of fluoride from aqueous solution using protonated chitosan beads

    Natrayasamy Viswanathan;C. Sairam Sundaram;S. Meenakshi

  • Enhanced fluoride sorption by mechanochemically activated kaolinites

    S. Meenakshi;C. Sairam Sundaram;Rugmini Sukumar

  • Uptake of fluoride by nano-hydroxyapatite/chitosan, a bioinorganic composite.

    C. Sairam Sundaram;Natrayasamy Viswanathan;S. Meenakshi

  • Defluoridation of water using magnesia/chitosan composite

    C. Sairam Sundaram;Natrayasamy Viswanathan;S. Meenakshi

  • Enhanced fluoride sorption using La(III) incorporated carboxylated chitosan beads.

    Natrayasamy Viswanathan;S. Meenakshi

  • Applications of chitin and chitosan based biomaterials for the adsorptive removal of textile dyes from water - A comprehensive review.

    Palliyalil Sirajudheen;Nabeena Chettithodi Poovathumkuzhi;Sivakumar Vigneshwaran;Basheer Meethale Chelaveettil

  • Fabrication of sulfur-doped biochar derived from tapioca peel waste with superior adsorption performance for the removal of Malachite green and Rhodamine B dyes

    Sivakumar Vigneshwaran;Palliyalil Sirajudheen;Perumal Karthikeyan;Sankaran Meenakshi

  • Removal of Cr(VI) ions by adsorption onto sodium alginate-polyaniline nanofibers.

    Rathinam Karthik;Sankaran Meenakshi

  • Enriched fluoride sorption using alumina/chitosan composite.

    Natrayasamy Viswanathan;S. Meenakshi

  • Synergistic Effect of Chitosan and Titanium Dioxide on the Removal of Toxic Dyes by the Photodegradation Technique

    M. Hasmath Farzana;Sankaran Meenakshi

  • Fluoride sorption by nano-hydroxyapatite/chitin composite.

    C. Sairam Sundaram;Natrayasamy Viswanathan;S. Meenakshi

  • Removal of copper(II) using chitin/chitosan nano-hydroxyapatite composite

    Muniyappan Rajiv Gandhi;G.N. Kousalya;S. Meenakshi

  • Preparation and characterization of silica gel/chitosan composite for the removal of Cu(II) and Pb(II)

    Muniyappan Rajiv Gandhi;S. Meenakshi

  • Selective fluoride adsorption by a hydrotalcite/chitosan composite.

    Natrayasamy Viswanathan;S. Meenakshi

  • Synthesis of nano-hydroxyapatite chitin/chitosan hybrid biocomposites for the removal of Fe(III)

    G.N. Kousalya;Muniyappan Rajiv Gandhi;C. Sairam Sundaram;S. Meenakshi

  • Sorption of chromium(VI) using modified forms of chitosan beads

    G.N. Kousalya;Muniyappan Rajiv Gandhi;S. Meenakshi

  • Effective removal of Cr(VI) and methyl orange from the aqueous environment using two-dimensional (2D) Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets

    Perumal Karthikeyan;Perumal Karthikeyan;Krishnapillai Ramkumar;Kalimuthu Pandi;Aqsa Fayyaz

  • An efficient and regenerable quaternary amine modified chitosan beads for the removal of nitrate and phosphate anions

    Appunni Sowmya;Sankaran Meenakshi

Frequent Co-Authors

Natrayasamy Viswanathan
Natrayasamy Viswanathan Anna University, Chennai
Shen-Ming Chen
Shen-Ming Chen National Taipei University of Technology

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