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Shankararaman Chellam

Shankararaman Chellam

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 52 13704 12340 3553 2908 138 7770

Shankararaman Chellam publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shankararaman Chellam between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shankararaman Chellam published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2022. 23 of the 191 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2022. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 10 publications
1991 2025

191 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shankararaman Chellam: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 4
1993 4
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 3
1998 5
1999 2
2000 1
2001 3
2002 3
2003 5
2004 3
2005 8
2006 5
2007 6
2008 8
2009 4
2010 3
2011 5
2012 6
2013 8
2014 5
2015 6
2016 4
2017 10
2018 4
2019 5
2020 7
2021 12
2022 14
2023 12
2024 13
2025 10
Total 191
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Shankararaman Chellam 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 Shankararaman Chellam 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, 121–140 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: 138 publications — 10th percentile

10% 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
121–140 918 138
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
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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Shankararaman Chellam 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 Shankararaman Chellam 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, 52–53 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: 52 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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 52
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
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

Shankararaman Chellam is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Engineering, with a significant concentration on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Atmospheric Science.

Their work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Extraction and Separation Processes

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Chellam include Kyung-Ho Kim, Bilal Abada, Anindito Sen, Sourav Das, and Jana Safarik.

Their publications are found often in prominent venues such as:

  • ACS ES&T Engineering
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials
  • Atmospheric Environment

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope of their research:

  • "Surface characterization of end-of-life reverse osmosis membranes from a full-scale advanced water reuse facility: Combined role of bioorganic materials and silicon on chemically irreversible fouling", 2022, Journal of Membrane Science
  • "Removal and Inactivation of an Enveloped Virus Surrogate by Iron Conventional Coagulation and Electrocoagulation", 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Anthropogenic Perturbations to the Atmospheric Molybdenum Cycle", 2021, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • "Estimating light-duty vehicles' contributions to ambient PM2.5 and PM10 at a near-highway urban elementary school via elemental characterization emphasizing rhodium, palladium, and platinum", 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Virus Removal and Inactivation Mechanisms during Iron Electrocoagulation: Capsid and Genome Damages and Electro-Fenton Reactions", 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Role of extracellular polymeric substances in bioflocculation of activated sludge microorganisms under glucose-controlled conditions

    Appala R. Badireddy;Shankararaman Chellam;Paul L. Gassman;Mark H. Engelhard

  • Comparison of electrocoagulation and chemical coagulation pretreatment for enhanced virus removal using microfiltration membranes.

    Bintuan Zhu;Dennis A. Clifford;Shankararaman Chellam

  • Temperature effects on sieving characteristics of thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes: pore size distributions and transport parameters

    Ramesh R Sharma;Rachana Agrawal;Shankararaman Chellam

  • Evaluation of iron chemical coagulation and electrocoagulation pretreatment for surface water microfiltration

    Ashima Bagga;Shankararaman Chellam;Dennis A. Clifford

  • Inactivation of bacteriophages via photosensitization of fullerol nanoparticles.

    Appala Raju Badireddy;Ernest M. Hotze;Shankar Chellam;Pedro Alvarez

  • Peer Reviewed: The Promise of Membrane Technology

    Mark R. Wiesner;Shankararaman Chellam

  • Predicting membrane fouling during municipal drinking water nanofiltration using artificial neural networks

    Grishma R. Shetty;Shankararaman Chellam

  • Spectroscopic characterization of extracellular polymeric substances from Escherichia coli and Serratia marcescens: suppression using sub-inhibitory concentrations of bismuth thiols.

    Appala Raju Badireddy;Bhoom Reddy Korpol;Shankararaman Chellam;Paul L. Gassman

  • Lanthanum and lanthanides in atmospheric fine particles and their apportionment to refinery and petrochemical operations in Houston, TX

    Pranav Kulkarni;Shankararaman Chellam;Matthew P. Fraser

  • Pilot-scale evaluation of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis for process reuse of segregated textile dyewash wastewater

    Eren Kurt;Derya Yuksel Koseoglu-Imer;Derya Yuksel Koseoglu-Imer;Nadir Dizge;Nadir Dizge;Shankar Chellam

  • Aluminum electrocoagulation as pretreatment during microfiltration of surface water containing NOM: A review of fouling, NOM, DBP, and virus control.

    Shankararaman Chellam;Mutiara Ayu Sari

  • Effects of Nanofiltration on Trihalomethane and Haloacetic Acid Precursor Removal and Speciation in Waters Containing Low Concentrations of Bromide Ion

    Shankararaman Chellam

  • Fouling reductions in a membrane bioreactor using an intermittent electric field and cathodic membrane modified by vapor phase polymerized pyrrole

    Lifen Liu;Jiadong Liu;Bo Gao;Fenglin Yang

  • Effect of pretreatment on surface water nanofiltration

    Shankararaman Chellam;Joseph G. Jacangelo;Thomas P. Bonacquisti;Barbara A. Schauer

  • Blocking laws analysis of dead-end constant flux microfiltration of compressible cakes.

    Shankararaman Chellam;Wendong Xu

  • Disinfection by-product formation following chlorination of drinking water: artificial neural network models and changes in speciation with treatment.

    Pranav Kulkarni;Shankararaman Chellam

  • Modeling and Experimental Verification of Pilot-Scale Hollow Fiber, Direct Flow Microfiltration with Periodic Backwashing

    Shankararaman Chellam;Joseph G. Jacangelo;Thomas P. Bonacquisti

  • Temperature and concentration effects on electrolyte transport across porous thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes: Pore transport mechanisms and energetics of permeation.

    Ramesh R. Sharma;Shankararaman Chellam

  • Microwave Digestion -- ICP-MS for elemental analysis in ambient airborne fine particulate matter: Rare earth elements and validation using a filter borne fine particle certified reference material

    Pranav Kulkarni;Shankararaman Chellam;James B. Flanagan;R.K.M. Jayanty

  • Artificial neural network model for transient crossflow microfiltration of polydispersed suspensions

    Shankararaman Chellam

  • Evaluation of crossflow filtration models based on shear-induced diffusion and particle adhesion: Complications induced by feed suspension polydispersivity

    Shankararaman Chellam;Mark R. Wiesner

  • Emissions of organic compounds and trace metals in fine particulate matter from motor vehicles: a tunnel study in Houston, Texas.

    Shankararaman Chellam;Pranav Kulkarni;Matthew P. Fraser

  • Mechanisms of Bacteriophage Inactivation via Singlet Oxygen Generation in UV Illuminated Fullerol Suspensions

    Ernest M Hotze;Appala Raju Badireddy;Shankararaman Chellam;Mark R Wiesner

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark R. Wiesner
Mark R. Wiesner Duke University
Matthew P. Fraser
Matthew P. Fraser Arizona State University
Joseph G. Jacangelo
Joseph G. Jacangelo Johns Hopkins University
Kevin M. Rosso
Kevin M. Rosso Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Joseph M. Prospero
Joseph M. Prospero University of Miami
Vincent R. Hill
Vincent R. Hill Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Roy M. Harrison
Roy M. Harrison University of Birmingham
Philip K. Hopke
Philip K. Hopke Clarkson University
Jeffrey D. Rimer
Jeffrey D. Rimer University of Houston
Mark H. Engelhard
Mark H. Engelhard Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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