• A. Rajan, M. D. Dhileepan, S. Kamalakannan, M. Prakash, S. Krishnamurthy, B. Neppolian, Delineating the Role of Vacancy Defects in Increasing Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production in an Amorphous Metal–Organic Framework Coordinated Graphitic Carbon Nitride. ACS Applied Energy Materials, Imp. Factor: 6.959
• M Preeyanghaa, ES Erakulan, R Thapa, M Ashokkumar, B Neppolian, Scrutinizing the role of tunable carbon vacancies in g-C3N4 nanosheets for efficient sonophotocatalytic degradation of Tetracycline in diverse water matrices: Experimental study and theoretical calculation, Chemical Engineering Journal, 452, Part 3, 139437, Imp. Factor: 16.744
• Jithin Rafi, Aswathy Rajan, and B. Neppolian. “Enhanced electrocatalytic performance of Aluminium Metal-organic framework towards the detection of broad-spectrum chloramphenicol antibiotic.” Electrochimica Acta (2023): 446, 142079. Imp. Factor: 7.336
• AR, Stesho Crystalin Lazuli, Ranjit Thapa, and B. Neppolian. “Photon driven nitrogen fixation via Ni-incorporated ZrO2/Bi2O3: pn heterojunction.” Catalysis Today (2023). Imp. Factor: 6.562
• Rajamani, Manju, Aswathy Rajan, and B. Neppolian. “Photocatalytic pathway toward real time control of Tetracycline from industrial wastewater mediated by hetero-structure CuFe2O4–SnS2.” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2022): 11(1), 109129. Imp. Factor: 7.968
• Abraham, Daniel Arulraj, Aswathy Rajan, M. D. Dhileepan, Masakazu Anpo, and Bernaurdshaw Neppolian. “Nitrogen doped graphene supported mixed metal sulfide photocatalyst for high production of hydrogen using natural solar light.” Catalysis Today (2022). Imp. Factor: 6.562
• C Yazhini, J Rafi, P Chakraborty, S Kapse, R Thapa, B Neppolian, Inner filter effect on amino-functionalized metal-organic framework for the selective detection of tetracycline, Journal of Cleaner Production, 373, 133929, Imp. Factor: 11.072
• Kavitha Pandi, Aswathy Rajan, MD Dhileepan, K Sekar, B Neppolian, Enhanced solar hydrogen production by template-free oxygen doped porous graphitic carbon nitride photocatalysts, Materials Today Chemistry, 26, 101173, Imp. Factor: 7.613
• M. Daniel, G. Mathew, M. Anpo, B. Neppolian, MOF based electrochemical sensors for the detection of physiologically relevant biomolecules: An overview, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 468, 214627, Imp. Factor: 24.833
• A. Rajan, B. Neppolian, Coordinative integration of amorphous nickel-imidazole framework with graphitic carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production, Applied Materials Today, 28, 101524, Imp. Factor: 8.663
• M. Preeyanghaa, M.D. Dhileepan, J. Madhavan, B. Neppolian, Revealing the charge transfer mechanism in magnetically recyclable ternary g-C3N4/BiOBr/Fe3O4 nanocomposite for efficient photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline antibiotics, Chemosphere, 135070, Imp. Factor: 8.943
• M. Preeyanghaa, V. Vinesh, P. Sabarikirishwaran, A. Rajkamal, M. Ashokkumar, B. Neppolian, Investigating the role of ultrasound in improving the photocatalytic ability of CQD decorated boron-doped g-C3N4 for tetracycline degradation and first-principles study of nitrogen-vacancy formation, Carbon, 192, 405-417, Imp. Factor: 11.307
• Naveen Kumar TR, S Kamalakannan, M Prakash, B Viswanathan, B Neppolian, Boron-Induced Cationic Vacancy on Copper Cobalt Oxide toward Formate Selectivity: New Insights into Methanol Oxidation Reaction. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 5, 2, 2104–2111, Imp. Factor: 6.959
• K Pandi, K Peramaiah, B Neppolian. A Light Soaking Free Solution Processable Metal Oxide Cathode Interfacial Layer Enables High Efficiency in Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 4, 10, 11480–11487, Imp. Factor: 6.959
• K Pandi, M Preeyanghaa, V Vinesh, J Madhavan, B Neppolian. Complete photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline by carbon doped TiO2 supported with stable metal nitrate hydroxide. Environmental Research, p.112188. Imp. Factor: 8.431
• S K Lakhera, A Rajan, T P Rugma, B Neppolian. A review on particulate photocatalytic hydrogen production system: Progress made in achieving high energy conversion efficiency and key challenges ahead. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 152 (2021): 111694. Imp. Factor: 16.799
• M Preeyanghaa, V Vinesh, B Neppolian. Complete removal of Tetracycline by sonophotocatalysis using ultrasound-assisted hierarchical graphitic carbon nitride nanorods with carbon vacancies. Chemosphere, (2021) p.132380. Imp. Factor: 8.943
• V Vinesh, M Preeyanghaa, T R NaveenKumar, M Ashokkumar, C L Bianchi, B Neppolian. Revealing the stability of CuWO4/g-C3N4 nanocomposite for photocatalytic tetracycline degradation from the aqueous environment and DFT analysis. Environmental Research (2021): 112112. Imp. Factor: 8.431
• ARM Shaheer, V Vinesh, SK Lakhera, B Neppolian, Reduced graphene oxide as a solid-state mediator in TiO2/In0. 5WO3 S-scheme photocatalyst for hydrogen production.Solar Energy 213, 260-270. Imp. Factor: 7.188
• Naveenkumar TR, K Peramaiah, B Neppolian, Polarons and bipolarons induced charge carrier transportation for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production, Nanoscale, 12, 14213-14221, Imp. Factor: 8.307
• N. Naresh, B.Neppolian,Reduced Graphene Oxide supported NiCo2O4 nano‐rods: An efficient, stable and cost‐effective electrocatalyst for methanol oxidation reaction, ChemCatChem(Accepted). Imp. Factor: 5.497
• P. Karthik,ARM.Shaheer, A.Vinu, B.Neppolian, Amine Functionalized Metal-Organic Framework Co-ordinated with Transition Metal Ions: d-d Transition Enhanced Optical Absorption and Role of Transition Metal Sites on Solar Light Driven H2 Production, Small,2019, 1902990, 1-10. Impact Factor: 15.153
• SK Lakhera, RT Pangal, HY Hafeez, B Neppolian, Oxygen‐Functionalized and Ni+x (x=2, 3)‐Coordinated Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets with Long‐Life Deep‐Trap States and their Direct Solar‐Light, ChemSusChem, 2019, 10.1002/ccsc.201901224. Impact Factor: 9.140
• Georgeena M, ParamaDey, R Das, S. Dutta, Chowdhury, M. Das, P. Veluswamy, B.Neppolian, J. Das, Direct electrochemical reduction of hematite decorated graphene oxide (<alpha>-Fe2O3@erGO) nanocomposite for selective detection of Parkinson’s disease biomarker, Biosensors and Bioelectronics,2018, 115, 53-60, Imp. Factor: 12.545
• M.V. Shankar,N.L. Reddy, K.K. Cheralathan, V. DurgaKumari, B. Neppolian, Photocatalytic Reforming of Bio-mass Derived Crude Glycerol in Water: A Sustainable Approach for Improved Hydrogen Generation using Ni(OH)2 Decorated TiO2.ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2018, 6,3, 3754–3764. Impact Factor: 9.224
• P. Karthik, B.Neppolian, TiO2-glucose LMCT complex/reduced graphene oxide sheet (rGO): An efficient visible light photocatalyst for Cr(VI) reduction, J. Environ. Chem. Engn, 2018, 6,3, 3664-3672. Impact Factor: 7.968
• P. Karthick, E. Balaraman, W. Choi, R. Vinoth, B. Neppolian, π-π Interaction Between Metal-Organic Framework and Reduced Graphene Oxide for Visible Light Photocatalytic H2 Production, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2018, 1,5, 1913–1923, Impact Factor: 6.959
• P. Karthik, R. Vinoth, P. Selvam, E. Balaraman, M. Navaneethan, Y. Hayakawa, and B. Neppolian, Visible-Light Active Catechol-Metal Oxide Carbonaceous Polymeric Material for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5,1, 384-396. Impact Factor: 14.511
• R. Vinoth, S. G. Babu, V. Bharti, S. V. Bhat, C. Muthamizhchelvan, P. C Ramamurthy, V. Gupta, C. Sharma, D. K Aswal, M. Navaneethan, Y. Hayakawa and B. Neppolian, Ruthenium Based Metallopolymer Grafted Reduced Graphene Oxide as a New Hybrid Solar Light Harvester in Polymer Solar Cells, Scientific Reports (Nature), 2017, 7, 43133. Impact Factor: 4.996
• B Neppolian, Shinya Mine, Yu Horiuchi, CL Bianchi, M Matsuoka, DD Dionysiou, M Anpo, Efficient photocatalytic degradation of organics present in gas and liquid phases using Pt-TiO2/Zeolite (H-ZSM), Chemosphere, 153, 237-243. Impact Factor: 8.934
• S. Ganesh Babu,R. Vinoth, D. P. Kumar, M. V. Shankar, H-L. Chou, K. Vinodgopal, B. Neppolian, Influence of Electron Storing, Transferring and Shuttling Assets of Reduced Graphene Oxide at the Interfacial Copper Doped TiO2 p-n Hetero-junction for the Increased Hydrogen Production, NanoScale, RSC Journal, 2015, 7, 7849-7557. Impact Factor: 8.307
• B. Neppolian, A. Doronila, M. Ashokkumar “Sonochemical oxidation of arsenic (III) to arsenic (V) using potassium peroxydisulfate as an oxidizing agent” Water Research, 2010, Vol. 44, pp. 3687-3695. Imp. Factor : 13.400
• B. Neppolian, Youngae Kim, M. Ashokkumar, H.Yamashita, H. Choi “Preparation and properties of visible light responsive ZrTiO4/Bi2O3 photocatalysts for 4-chlorophenol decomposition, J. Hazardous Materials, 2010,Vol. 182 (1-3), pp. 557-562. Imp. Factor : 14.224
• B. Neppolian. C. Evrim, H. Choi“Photochemical Oxidation of Arsenic (III) to Arsenic (V) using Peroxydisulfate ions as an Oxidizing Agent”Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T, ACS), 2008, Vol. 42, pp. 6179-6184. Imp. Factor: 11.357

• In the list of Top Scientists for Chemistry National Ranking – 149, Worldwide Ranking – 10269 by com, for Chemistry Research, 2022
• In the Top 2% of Researcher in the world as per Stanford University, USA by Stanford University, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2017
• Outstanding Dean in Higher Education, by Elets Technomedia, a premier technology and media research organization of Asia and the Middle East, 2022
• N. Bose Birth Centenary Award by Indian Science Congress Association (INSA)-given by Cabinet Minister of Science and Technology, 2019
• Hiyoshi Environmental Award, Japan, by Hiyoshi Corporation, Japan for outstanding contribution and doing novel work in the field of Environmental Research, 2015

Academic Experience:

• Dean (Research), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, 06/05/2019- till date
• Professor (Research), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, 30/01/2012 onwards
• Research Associate – The University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus, VIC 3010, Australia, 29/09/2008 –31/10/2011
• Research Professor, KOSEF, Brain Pool Fellowship, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology- 25/06/2006 – 28/09/2008
• Research Project Associate, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan – 08/06/2002 – 10/04/2006
• JSPS Fellow, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan – 01/04/2003 – 31/03/2005
• Post Doctoral Researcher, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology- 01/05/2000 – 19/03/2002

Chemistry-related Society Membership

• Executive member: Society of Environmental Chemistry and Allied Sciences (SECAS), India
• Catalysis Society of India
• Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), IISc Bangalore
• Life Member, Indian Academy of Sciences
• Life Member, Innovation, Science &Technology Foundation – Tirupati (ISTF-T)
• Member of the Board of Studies (Research) of Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem

Editorial Advisory Board Member (Journal)

• Current Environmental Engineering, Bentham Science Publishers
• Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, Elsevier (Imp. Factor 4.539)
• Ambassador, Bentham Science Publishers
• Advanced Powder Technology, Elsevier (Imp. Factor 4.833)
• Advanced Catalysis, SABA (Kuwaiti publishing)

Guest Editor

• ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (ECS Publications) Guest Editor for Focus Issue on Sustainable Materials and Devices

• Energy and Environment Focus (American Scientific Publishers) Special Issue on Recent Advances in Nanomaterials, Energy and the Environment, 2015

• Materials Focus (American Scientific Publisher) A special issue on Materials for energy and environmental remediation, Material Focus, 2015

• Research on Chemical Intermediates, Springer publishers Convenor- Guest Editor for a Special Issue of AOSS-3 conference, Imp. Factor 3.134

• Ultrasonics Sonochemistry Convenor- Guest Editor for a Special Issue of AOSS-3 conference 2018, Imp. Factor 9.336

• Chemosphere Guest Editor – Special Issue of ICONN-2023 conference, Imp. Factor 8.943 , Guest Editor – Special Issue of ICONN-2021 conference