Top 10 Graph Theory Researchers in India

Dr. Usha Arcot is Professor and Head of the Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics at the School of Sciences, Alliance University, Bengaluru. With more than 23 years of distinguished academic experience, she has made significant and pioneering contributions to Graph Theory and Mathematical Chemistry, particularly in the development of topological indices and molecular graph modelling. Her research models and analytical frameworks are widely cited in international literature for their academic rigor and have played a vital role in advancing computational chemistry, nanoscience, and sustainable innovations. An accomplished researcher and dedicated educator, Dr. Arcot is a prolific author and a sought-after speaker at leading international conferences. She seamlessly bridges theoretical and applied mathematics, while also connecting mathematical theory with practical sustainability solutions. Her strong emphasis on interdisciplinary research and mathematical innovation has established her as a key figure in the advancement of science and sustainability. Dr. Usha Arcot is also a frequent resource person for talks and workshops organized by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF). usha.arcot@alliance.edu.in

Jinde Cao received the B.S. degree from Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China, the M.S. degree from Yunnan University, Kunming, China, and the Ph.D. degree from Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, all in mathematics/applied mathematics, in 1986, 1989, and 1998, respectively. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Automation and Computer-Aided Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China from 2001 to 2002. Professor Cao is an Endowed Chair Professor, the Dean of Science Department and the Director of the Research Center for Complex Systems and Network Sciences at Southeast University (SEU). He is also the Director of the National Center for Applied Mathematics at SEU-Jiangsu of China and the Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Networked Collective Intelligence of China. He is also Honorable Professor of Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Prof. Cao was a recipient of the National Innovation Award of China, Obada Prize and the Highly Cited Researcher Award in Engineering, Computer Science, and Mathematics by Thomson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics. Professor Cao is elected as a member/fellow of several meritbased Academies of Sciences, including, Russian Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe), European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Pakistan Academy of Sciences, African Academy of Sciences. He is also elected as a fellow of IEEE.

Pratim Kumar Chattaraj is an academic researcher affiliated with Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra. With a significant research output spanning over five decades, from 1970 to 2026, he has published 467 works that focus on the intersection of chemical properties and biological activity, as well as the development of quantitative structure-toxicity relationship models.

Mukesh Doble is a researcher affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. With a prolific publication record spanning over five decades, he has contributed to multiple areas, including experimental and modelling studies on antifungal compounds, biofilm-forming ability analysis, and machine-learning-based models for discovering novel antiepileptic drugs.

Emilio Benfenati is a researcher at Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri. He has a long-standing focus on QSAR modeling and ecotoxicology, with over 50 publications spanning four decades from 1970 to 2020. His work explores the prediction of chemical toxicity to various organisms and ecosystems, including aquatic solubility, genotoxicity, and carcinogenicity.

Co-Editor-in-Chief, Molecular Diversity (Springer) (http://www.springeronline.com/journal/11030/) [Impact Factor 2.229 (2017)] Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ejmech/) [Impact Factor 3.432 (2013)] Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Chemical Biology and Drug Design (Wiley, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1747-0285) [Impact Factor 2.507 (2013)] Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery (Informa, http://informahealthcare.com/loi/edc ) [Impact Factor 3.467 (2013)] Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Letters in Drug Design and Discovery (Bentham, http://benthamscience.com/journal/index.php?journalID=lddd) [Impact Factor 0.961 (2013)] Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships (IJQSPR), http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-quantitative-structure-property/126552 Former Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellow, University of Manchester (2007-08) Former Marie Curie International Incoming Fellow, University of Manchester (2013-15) Guest Editor, Special Issue of Molecular Diversity (http://www.springeronline.com/journal/11030/) on "Topological Descriptors in Drug Design and Modeling Studies" [Vol. 8, No. 4, 2004] Guest Editor, Special Issue of Molecular Diversity (http://www.springeronline.com/journal/11030/) on "Ecotoxicological Modeling and Risk Assessment Using Chemometric Tools" [Vol. 10, No. 2, 2006]

Abhishek Kumar is an academic researcher affiliated with Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University. With a prolific output of 292 publications, his work spans a single year, from 1970. His research focus is on interdisciplinary approaches, combining graph theory and various scientific domains, such as environmental engineering, materials science, and energy conversion.

Paul L. A. Popelier is a researcher affiliated with The University of Manchester. With over 313 publications spanning multiple decades, his work focuses on quantitative structure-toxicity relationships and chemometric modeling. He has explored predictive models using quantum topological molecular similarity descriptors for toxicity prediction and developed transparent and interpretable QSAR models.

V. Subramanian is a researcher at the Central Leather Research Institute CSIR, with a focus on Computational Chemistry and related fields. Over a span of approximately 38 years, from 1970 to 2007, he has published six papers that explore applications in Bio-informatics, Non-covalent interactions, Catalysis, 2D nanomaterials, Condensed matter Physics, and Photo voltaics.

Laurent Massoulié is a researcher at Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique. With a research focus on network science and its applications, he has published five papers since 2008, exploring topics such as virus spread thresholds, stochastic block models, and graph alignment problems.