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Velayutham Murugesan

Velayutham Murugesan

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
15754
World Ranking
10021
National Ranking
144

Velayutham Murugesan 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 Velayutham Murugesan sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 192 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Velayutham Murugesan 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 Velayutham Murugesan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Velayutham Murugesan is affiliated with Anna University, Chennai in India. Their primary area of research spans Medicine, with a considerable focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Surgery, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics.

Their research contributions cover a range of scientific topics including:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Electron Spin Resonance Studies
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide

Murugesan's publication record includes papers published in notable venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • Redox Biology
  • Circulation Research
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Nano Energy

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Murugesan are:

  • "Charging activation and desulfurization of MnS unlock the active sites and electrochemical reactivity for Zn-ion batteries" (2020, Nano Energy)
  • "Graft IL-33 regulates infiltrating macrophages to protect against chronic rejection" (2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • "Lung-gut axis of microbiome alterations following co-exposure to ultrafine carbon black and ozone" (2023, Particle and Fibre Toxicology)
  • "Oxidant-induced epithelial alarmin pathway mediates lung inflammation and functional decline following ultrafine carbon and ozone inhalation co-exposure" (2021, Redox Biology)
  • "Manganese-based A-site high-entropy perovskite oxide for solar thermochemical hydrogen production" (2023, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)

Frequent collaborators in Murugesan's research include:

  • Valery V. Khramtsov (23 co-authored works)
  • Eric E. Kelley (15 co-authored works)
  • Salik Hussain (13 co-authored works)
  • Nairrita Majumder (9 co-authored works)
  • Sara E. Lewis (7 co-authored works)

Best Publications

  • Solar photocatalytic degradation of azo dye: comparison of photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO and TiO2

    S. Sakthivel;B. Neppolian;M.V. Shankar;B. Arabindoo

  • Enhancement of photocatalytic activity by metal deposition: characterisation and photonic efficiency of Pt, Au and Pd deposited on TiO2 catalyst.

    S Sakthivel;M.V Shankar;M Palanichamy;Banumathi Arabindoo

  • Solar/UV-induced photocatalytic degradation of three commercial textile dyes.

    B Neppolian;H C Choi;S Sakthivel;Banumathi Arabindoo

  • Solar light induced and TiO2 assisted degradation of textile dye reactive blue 4.

    B. Neppolian;H.C. Choi;S. Sakthivel;B. Arabindoo

  • Agricultural solid waste for the removal of organics: adsorption of phenol from water and wastewater by palm seed coat activated carbon

    S. Rengaraj;Seung Hyeon Moon;R. Sivabalan;B. Arabindoo

  • Photocatalytic activity of La-doped ZnO for the degradation of monocrotophos in aqueous suspension

    S. Anandan;A. Vinu;K.L.P. Sheeja Lovely;N. Gokulakrishnan

  • Adsorption of Lysozyme over Mesoporous Molecular Sieves MCM-41 and SBA-15: Influence of pH and Aluminum Incorporation

    A. Vinu;V. Murugesan;Martin Hartmann

  • Adsorption of Cytochrome c on Mesoporous Molecular Sieves: Influence of pH, Pore Diameter, and Aluminum Incorporation

    A. Vinu;V. Murugesan;Oliver Tangermann;Martin Hartmann

  • Sol–gel synthesis of mesoporous mixed Fe2O3/TiO2 photocatalyst: Application for degradation of 4-chlorophenol

    B. Palanisamy;C.M. Babu;B. Sundaravel;S. Anandan

  • Sol–gel preparation and characterization of alkaline earth metal doped nano TiO2: Efficient photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol

    N. Venkatachalam;M. Palanichamy;V. Murugesan

  • Sol–gel preparation and characterization of nanosize TiO2: Its photocatalytic performance

    N. Venkatachalam;M. Palanichamy;V. Murugesan

  • Adsorption of Cytochrome C on New Mesoporous Carbon Molecular Sieves

    A. Vinu;Carsten Streb;V. Murugesan;Martin Hartmann

  • Enhancement of photocatalytic activity by semiconductor heterojunctions: α-Fe2O3, WO3 and CdS deposited on ZnO

    S. Sakthivel;S.-U. Geissen;D.W. Bahnemann;V. Murugesan

  • Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol by Zr4+ doped nano TiO2

    N. Venkatachalam;M. Palanichamy;Banumathi Arabindoo;V. Murugesan

  • An optimized procedure for the synthesis of AISBA-15 with large pore diameter and high aluminum content

    A. Vinu;V. Murugesan;Winifried Bohlmann;Martin Hartmann

  • Photocatalytic Degradation of 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol Using Lanthanum Doped ZnO in Aqueous Suspension

    S. Anandan;A. Vinu;T. Mori;N. Gokulakrishnan

  • Removal of phenol from aqueous solution and resin manufacturing industry wastewater using an agricultural waste: rubber seed coat.

    S. Rengaraj;Seung Hyeon Moon;R. Sivabalan;Banumathi Arabindoo

  • Fine route for an efficient removal of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) by zeolite-supported TiO2.

    M.V. Shankar;S. Anandan;N. Venkatachalam;B. Arabindoo

  • Adsorption of vitamin E on mesoporous silica molecular sieves

    G. Chandrasekar;G. Chandrasekar;A. Vinu;V. Murugesan;M. Hartmann

  • Photocatalytic degradation of carbofuran using semiconductor oxides

    M. Mahalakshmi;Banumathi Arabindoo;M. Palanichamy;V. Murugesan

Frequent Co-Authors

Ajayan Vinu
Ajayan Vinu University of Newcastle Australia
Martin Hartmann
Martin Hartmann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Bernaurdshaw Neppolian
Bernaurdshaw Neppolian SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Katsuhiko Ariga
Katsuhiko Ariga National Institute for Materials Science
Toshiyuki Mori
Toshiyuki Mori National Institute for Materials Science
Gloria Berlier
Gloria Berlier University of Turin
Heechul Choi
Heechul Choi Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
María Hidalgo
María Hidalgo Spanish National Research Council
Salem S. Al-Deyab
Salem S. Al-Deyab King Saud University
Detlef W. Bahnemann
Detlef W. Bahnemann Saint Petersburg State University

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