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Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
63
Citations
11847
World Ranking
2795
National Ranking
13

Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 263 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian is affiliated with Alagappa University in India and focuses primarily on research within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work extends to several subfields including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Periodontics, Ecology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research covers key topics such as bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, oral microbiology and periodontitis research, essential oils and antimicrobial activity, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, and microbial community ecology and physiology.

Frequent coauthors with whom Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian collaborates include Shanmugaraj Gowrishankar, Arumugam Priya, Anthonymuthu Selvaraj, Pandiyan Muthuramalingam, and Alaguvel Valliammai.

Their recent publications consist of a range of articles addressing both molecular targets and applied microbiological challenges. These include:

  • Quinolines-Based SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro and RdRp Inhibitors and Spike-RBD-ACE2 Inhibitor for Drug-Repurposing Against COVID-19: An in silico Analysis (2020) published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Ethnomedicines of Indian origin for combating COVID-19 infection by hampering the viral replication: using structure-based drug discovery approach (2020) in Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
  • Palmitic Acid Inhibits the Virulence Factors of Candida tropicalis: Biofilms, Cell Surface Hydrophobicity, Ergosterol Biosynthesis, and Enzymatic Activity (2020) in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Piperine Impedes Biofilm Formation and Hyphal Morphogenesis of Candida albicans (2020) in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • An Overview of Abiotic Stress in Cereal Crops: Negative Impacts, Regulation, Biotechnology and Integrated Omics (2021) in Plants

Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian's work has been published in multiple peer-reviewed venues, with a significant number concentrated in:

  • Scientific Reports (9 publications)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology (7 publications)
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (5 publications)
  • Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics (4 publications)
  • Biofouling (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of biofilm development of uropathogens by curcumin - an anti-quorum sensing agent from Curcuma longa.

    Issac Abraham Sybiya Vasantha Packiavathy;Selvam Priya;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian;Arumugam Veera Ravi

  • Antibiofilm and quorum sensing inhibitory potential of Cuminum cyminum and its secondary metabolite methyl eugenol against Gram negative bacterial pathogens

    Issac Abraham Sybiya Vasantha Packiavathy;Palani Agilandeswari;Khadar Syed Musthafa;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

  • Traditional and modern uses of onion bulb (Allium cepa L.): a systematic review

    Joaheer D. Teshika;Aumeeruddy M. Zakariyyah;Toorabally Zaynab;Gokhan Zengin

  • Antibiofilm activity of coral-associated bacteria against different clinical M serotypes of Streptococcus pyogenes

    Ramalingam Thenmozhi;Paramasivam Nithyanand;Janarthanam Rathna;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

  • Screening and evaluation of probiotics as a biocontrol agent against pathogenic Vibrios in marine aquaculture

    A.V. Ravi;K.S. Musthafa;G. Jegathammbal;K. Kathiresan

  • Antibiofilm Activity of α-Amylase from Bacillus subtilis S8-18 Against Biofilm Forming Human Bacterial Pathogens

    Balu Jancy Kalpana;Subramonian Aarthy;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

  • Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Global Distribution of Mangroves-A Comprehensive Review.

    Sadeer Nabeelah Bibi;Mahomoodally Mohamad Fawzi;Zengin Gokhan;Jeewon Rajesh

  • The anti-biofilm potential of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) extract against human bacterial and fungal pathogens

    Dhamodharan Bakkiyaraj;Janarthanam Rathna Nandhini;Balakumar Malathy;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

  • The role of flavonoids in autoimmune diseases: Therapeutic updates

    Kannan R.R. Rengasamy;Haroon Khan;Shanmugaraj Gowrishankar;Ricardo J.L. Lagoa

  • Phenol, 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl) of marine bacterial origin inhibits quorum sensing mediated biofilm formation in the uropathogen Serratia marcescens.

    Alwar Ramanujam Padmavathi;Bose Abinaya;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

  • Prevention of quorum-sensing-mediated biofilm development and virulence factors production in Vibrio spp. by curcumin.

    Issac Abraham Sybiya Vasantha Packiavathy;Pitchaikani Sasikumar;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian;Arumugam Veera Ravi

  • Marine bacterial isolates inhibit biofilm formation and disrupt mature biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

    Chari Nithya;Mansur Farzana Begum;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

  • In vitro and in vivo antibiofilm activity of a coral associated actinomycete against drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms.

    Dhamodharan Bakkiyaraj;Shunmugiah Thevar Karutha Pandian

  • Bacillus pumilus of Palk Bay origin inhibits quorum-sensing-mediated virulence factors in Gram-negative bacteria.

    Chari Nithya;Aravindraja;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

  • Quinolines-Based SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro and RdRp Inhibitors and Spike-RBD-ACE2 Inhibitor for Drug-Repurposing Against COVID-19: An in silico Analysis

    Rajaiah Alexpandi;Joelma Freire De Mesquita;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian;Arumugam Veera Ravi

  • Computational discovery of putative quorum sensing inhibitors against LasR and RhlR receptor proteins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Angusamy Annapoorani;Venugopal Umamageswaran;Radhakrishnan Parameswari;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

  • Antipathogenic potential of marine Bacillus sp. SS4 on N-acyl-homoserine-lactone-mediated virulence factors production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PAO1)

    Unknown

  • A novel compound from the marine bacterium Bacillus pumilus S6-15 inhibits biofilm formation in Gram-positive and Gram-negative species

    Chari Nithya;Muthu Gokila Devi;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

  • Limonene inhibits streptococcal biofilm formation by targeting surface-associated virulence factors.

    Ganapathy Ashwinkumar Subramenium;Karuppiah Vijayakumar;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

  • Usnic acid inhibits biofilm formation and virulent morphological traits of Candida albicans.

    Paramasivam Nithyanand;Raja Mohmed Beema Shafreen;Subramanian Muthamil;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

  • Phylogenetic characterization of culturable bacterial diversity associated with the mucus and tissue of the coral Acropora digitifera from the Gulf of Mannar.

    Paramasivam Nithyanand;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

  • Assessment and characterization of heavy metal resistance in Palk Bay sediment bacteria.

    Chari Nithya;Balasubramanian Gnanalakshmi;Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

Frequent Co-Authors

Shela Gorinstein
Shela Gorinstein Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ariel Kushmaro
Ariel Kushmaro Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Gokhan Zengin
Gokhan Zengin Selçuk University
Chandu V. V. M. Gopi
Chandu V. V. M. Gopi University of Sharjah
Hee-Je Kim
Hee-Je Kim Pusan National University
Mikael Skurnik
Mikael Skurnik University of Helsinki
Maria Daglia
Maria Daglia University of Naples Federico II
Seyed Mohammad Nabavi
Seyed Mohammad Nabavi Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences

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