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Thalappil Pradeep publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

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

50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 589 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Thalappil Pradeep D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Thalappil Pradeep is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in India. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with a strong emphasis on materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, environmental chemistry, biomedical engineering, and water science and technology.

The scientist's work spans several specific topics, most notably:

  • Nanocluster synthesis and applications
  • Gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications
  • Advanced nanomaterials in catalysis
  • Quantum dots synthesis and properties
  • Chemistry and chemical engineering
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • Crystallization and solubility studies

Their publication record includes numerous papers in frequent venues such as:

  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Nanoscale
  • Small

Recent papers authored or coauthored by this scientist include:

  • "Clean Water through Nanotechnology: Needs, Gaps, and Fulfillment" (2020) in ACS Nano
  • "Self-Assembly of Precision Noble Metal Nanoclusters: Hierarchical Structural Complexity, Colloidal Superstructures, and Applications" (2021) in Small
  • "Accelerated microdroplet synthesis of benzimidazoles by nucleophilic addition to protonated carboxylic acids" (2020) in Chemical Science
  • "Phosphorylated cellulose nanofibers exhibit exceptional capacity for uranium capture" (2020) in Cellulose
  • "The frontiers of water and sanitation" (2023) in Nature Water

Throughout their career, this scientist has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • Arijit Jana
  • Tomáš Baše
  • Pillalamarri Srikrishnarka
  • Papri Chakraborty
  • Jan Macháček

Their contributions to the scientific community have been recognized with several fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (2019)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2018)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Best Publications

  • Nanofluids: Science and Technology

    T Pradeep

  • Atomically Precise Clusters of Noble Metals: Emerging Link between Atoms and Nanoparticles

    Indranath Chakraborty;Thalappil Pradeep

  • EFFECT OF NANOSCALE ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES ON THE GERMINATION, GROWTH AND YIELD OF PEANUT

    T. N. V. K. V. Prasad;P. Sudhakar;Y. Sreenivasulu;P. Latha

  • Potential of silver nanoparticle-coated polyurethane foam as an antibacterial water filter

    Prashant Jain;T. Pradeep

  • Thermal conductivities of naked and monolayer protected metal nanoparticle based nanofluids: Manifestation of anomalous enhancement and chemical effects

    Hrishikesh E. Patel;Sarit K. Das;T. Sundararajan;A. Sreekumaran Nair

  • Coalescence of Nanoclusters and Formation of Submicron Crystallites Assisted by Lactobacillus Strains

    Binoj Nair;T. Pradeep

  • Noble metal nanoparticles for water purification: A critical review

    T. Pradeep;Anshup

  • Model for Heat Conduction in Nanofluids

    D. Hemanth Kumar;Hrishikesh E. Patel;V. R. Rajeev Kumar;T. Sundararajan

  • Anisotropic nanomaterials: structure, growth, assembly, and functions

    Panikkanvalappil R. Sajanlal;Theruvakkattil S. Sreeprasad;Akshaya K. Samal;Thalappil Pradeep

  • Reduced graphene oxide-metal/metal oxide composites: facile synthesis and application in water purification.

    T.S. Sreeprasad;Shihabudheen M. Maliyekkal;K.P. Lisha;T. Pradeep

  • A micro-convection model for thermal conductivity of nanofluids

    Hrishikesh E. Patel;T. Sundararajan;T. Pradeep;A. Dasgupta

  • A MICRO-CONVECTION MODEL FOR THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF NANOFLUIDS

    H. E. Patel;K. B. Anoop;Thirumalachari Sundararajan;Sarit Kumar Das

  • Freely Dispersible Au@TiO2, Au@ZrO2, Ag@TiO2, and Ag@ZrO2 Core−Shell Nanoparticles: One-Step Synthesis, Characterization, Spectroscopy, and Optical Limiting Properties

    Renjis T. Tom;A. Sreekumaran Nair;Navinder Singh;M. Aslam

  • Luminescent Ag7 and Ag8 Clusters by Interfacial Synthesis

    T. Udaya Bhaskara Rao;T. Pradeep

  • Molecular-receptor-specific, non-toxic, near-infrared-emitting Au cluster-protein nanoconjugates for targeted cancer imaging

    Archana Retnakumari;Sonali Setua;Deepthy Menon;Prasanth Ravindran

  • Ligand Exchange of Au25SG18 Leading to Functionalized Gold Clusters: Spectroscopy, Kinetics, and Luminescence

    E. S. Shibu;M. A. Habeeb Muhammed;T. Tsukuda;T. Pradeep

  • Picosecond optical nonlinearity in monolayer-protected gold, silver, and gold-silver alloy nanoclusters

    Reji Philip;G. Ravindra Kumar;N. Sandhyarani;T. Pradeep

  • Copper quantum clusters in protein matrix: potential sensor of Pb2+ ion.

    Nirmal Goswami;Anupam Giri;M. S. Bootharaju;Paulrajpillai Lourdu Xavier

  • Noble Metal Clusters: Applications in Energy, Environment, and Biology

    Ammu Mathew;Thalappil Pradeep

  • A practical silver nanoparticle-based adsorbent for the removal of Hg2+ from water.

    E. Sumesh;M.S. Bootharaju;Anshup;T. Pradeep

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Graham Cooks
R. Graham Cooks Purdue University West Lafayette
Samir Kumar Pal
Samir Kumar Pal S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
C. N. R. Rao
C. N. R. Rao Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
David T. Allen
David T. Allen The University of Texas at Austin
Bala Subramaniam
Bala Subramaniam University of Kansas
Peter Licence
Peter Licence University of Nottingham
Ligy Philip
Ligy Philip Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Bert F. Sels
Bert F. Sels KU Leuven
Bing-Joe Hwang
Bing-Joe Hwang National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Robin H. A. Ras
Robin H. A. Ras Aalto University

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