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E. A. Lohith, K. Keerthi, A. G. Babu, H. Manohara, S. Vallem, N. Chendrayudu, S. Madala, N. V. V. Jyothi, S. Venkateswarlu, R. V. Jagadeesh & R. Zbořil (2026). Magnetically Engineered MXenes: Interfacial Design, Coordination Chemistry, and Emerging Opportunities for Sustainable Water Remediation, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 571 (Part 1), Article 218580. eISSN: 1873-3840 (IF: 25.6; SCI Q1; Top 5%). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2026.218580.

V. Sowjanya, M. G. Sibi, R. Patil, V. Goyal, A. G. Babu, E. A. Lohith, K. Keerthi, M. Umer, N. V. V. Jyothi, M. Vandichel, D. I. Stroe, S. Ray, M. Balamurugan, A. Bakandritsos, S. Venkateswarlu, R. V. Jagadeesh & R. Zbořil (2025). Covalent organic and metal organic frameworks based single atom catalysts for valorisation of CO₂ to value added chemicals, Energy & Environmental Science, 18, 9632-9712. eISSN: 1754-5706 (IF: 30.8; SCI Q1; Top 5%). doi.org/10.1039/d5ee02702k.

G. Koyyada, A. G. Babu, A. A. AI-Kathani, M. I. Saleem, J. H. Kim (2026).. Efficient solar-driven decontamination of waterborne antibiotics and dyes via 2D/2D/2D heterointerface engineering and S-scheme charge transfer in a Ti3C2 MXene/BiOIO3/g-C3N4 ternary heterostructure. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 86, 109764. (IF: 6.7; SCI Q1; Top 10%). doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2026.109764. eISSN: 2214-7144.

K. Swetha, B. Maram and A. G. Babu* (2025). "Towards fine-grained biodiversity monitoring: a review on attribute-based zero-shot learning and domain adaptation for species recognition," 2025 6th International Conference on Smart Electronics and Communication (ICOSEC), Trichy, India, 2025, pp. 1255-1261, doi.org/10.1109/ICOSEC67334.2025.11459725. eISSN: 979-8-3315-9859-4. *Co-corresponding author.

K. Swetha, B. Maram and A. G. Babu* (2025) "Next-gen species recognition: attribute-based zero-shot learning techniques and trends," 2025 IEEE 7th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Automation (ICCCA), Greater Noida, India, 28-30 Nov. 2025, pp. 1-5, doi.org/10.1109/ICCCA66364.2025.11325387. eISSN: 979-8-3315-6980-8 *Co-corresponding author.

K. M. Rao, M. S. Prasad, A. G. Babu, P. Rosaiah, M R Karim, S S Han (2025). Tissue adhesive hyaluronan-quercetin (Ago)@halloysite-fungal carboxymethyl chitosan nanocomposite hydrogels for wound dressing applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 284, 137849. eISSN: 1879-0003. (IF: 8.5; SCI Q1; Top 10%). doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.137849.

V. Sowjanya, M.G Sibi, K. Keerthi, A.G. Babu, V. Goyal, E.A. Lohith, N.V.V. Jyothi, K. Praveena, K. Sivakumar, T.G. Satheesh Babu, P.V. Suneesh, H. Bandi, D.-I. Stroe, S. Venkateswarlu, A. Bakandritsos, R.V. Jagadeesh, R. Zboril (2025). Single-atom engineered sensors for volatile organic compounds, Materials Science and Engineering R- Reports, 166, 101057. eISSN: 1879-212X (IF: 26.8; SCI Q1; Top 10%). doi.org/10.1016/j.mser.2025.101057.

G. B. Anam*, Y.-H. Ahn (2024). The interplay of low H2O2 doses, lytic cyanophage, and Microcystis aeruginosa: Implications for cyanobacterial bloom control and microcystin production/release. Science of the Total Environment 916, 70327. eISSN: 0048-9697. *Co-corresponding author. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170327.

36.S. Venkateswarlu., A. Sowjanya., M. Umer., A.G. Babu, M.J. Kim., Minyoung Yoon (2023). Recent progress on MOF/MXene nanoarchitectures: A new era in coordination chemistry for energy storage and conversion. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 86, 409-436. eISSN: 2096-885X (IF: 14.9; SCI Q1; Top 5%). doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2023.07.044.

G.B. Anam, M. Muthusamy, Y.-H. Ahn (2022). Assessment of nitrogen interaction with temperature on the growth and toxin production of mat-forming toxin-producing Anagnostidinema carotinosum. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 133, 2851–2863. eISSN: 1365-2672 (IF:3.2; SCI Q2). doi.org/10.1111/jam.15784.

S. Yadav, G. B. Anam, Y.-H. Ahn (2021). Seema Yadav, Giridhar Babu Anam, Young‐Ho Ahn (2021). Comparative growth characteristics and interspecific competitive interaction of two cyanobacteria, Phormidium autumnale and Nostoc sp. Journal of Environmental Quality, 51, 78-89. eISSN: 1537-2537 (IF: 2.3; SCI Q3). doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20305.

S. Yadav, G. B. Anam*, Y.-H. Ahn (2021). Influence of abiotic factors on the growth of cyanobacteria isolated from Nakdong River, South Korea. Journal of Phycology, 57, 874-885. eISSN: 1529-8817 (IF: 3.4; SCI Q1; Top 10%). *Co-corresponding author. doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13143.

G.B. Anam, D. R. Guda, Y.-H. Ahn (2022). Impact of melatonin on the hydrogen peroxide treatment efficacy in Microcystis aeruginosa: cell growth, oxidative stress response, and gene transcription. Chemosphere, 307, 136036.eISSN: 1879-1298 doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136036.

G.B. Anam, D. R. Guda, Y.-H. Ahn (2021). Hormones induce the metabolic growth and cytotoxin production of Microcystis aeruginosa under terpinolene stress. Science of the Total Environment, 769, 145083. eISSN: 1879-1026 doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145083.

G.B. Anam, S. Yadav, S. Ayyaru, Y-H. Ahn (2020). Nanocomposite membrane integrated phage enrichment process for the enhancement of high rate phage infection and productivity. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 163, 107740.eISSN: 1873-295X (IF:3.8; SCI Q2). doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2020.107740.

K.M. Rao, M. Suneetha, G.T. Park, A. G. Babu, S. S. Han (2020). Hemostatic, biocompatible, and antibacterial non-animal fungal mushroom-based carboxymethyl chitosan-ZnO nanocomposite for wound-healing applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 155, 71-80. eISSN: 1879-0003 (IF: 8.5; SCI Q1; Top 10%). doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.03.170.

G.B. Anam, M.S. Reddy, Y. Ahn⁠ (2019). Characterization of Trichoderma asperellum R.M.- 28 for its alkali-sodic tolerance and plant growth promoting activities to alleviate toxicity of red mud. Science of the Total Environment, 662, 462-469. eISSN: 1879-1026 doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.279.

G.B. Anam, J. Choi⁠, Y. Ahn⁠ (2019). Reductive dechlorination of perchloroethene (PCE) and bacterial community changes in a continuous-flow, two-stage anaerobic column. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 138, 41-49 eISSN: 1879-0208 (IF:4.1; SCI Q2). doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2018.12.014.

N.K. Vishwakarma, A.K. Singh, Y.-H. Hwang, D.-H. Ko, J.-O. Kim, A.G. Babu, D.-P. Kim (2017). Integrated CO2 capture-fixation chemistry via interfacial ionic liquid catalyst in laminar gas/liquid flow. Nature Communications 8, 14676. eISSN: 2041-1723 (IF:15.7; SCI Q1; Top 10%). doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14676.

A.G. Babu, X. Wu, Akhil N. Kabra, and D.-P. Kim (2017). Cultivation of an indigenous microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana DPK-5 with hormones for biomass and lipid production under N-limitation. Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts 23, 178–185. eISSN: 2211-9264 (IF:4.5; SCI Q1). doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2017.02.004

X. Wu, A.G. Babu, B.-L. Kim, J.-O. Kim, J.H. Shin, D.-P. Kim (2016). Ultrasound-mediated intracellular delivery of fluorescent dyes and DNA into microalgal cells. Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts 15, 210-216. eISSN: 2211-9264 (IF: 4.5; SCI Q1). doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2016.02.017.

P. Selvakumar, S. Rajasekar, A.G. Babu, K. Periasamy, N. Raaman, M.S. Reddy (2015). Improving biological efficiency of Pleurotus strain through protoplast fusion between P. ostreatus var. florida and P. djamor var. roseus. Food Science and Biotechnology 24, 1741-1748. eISSN: 2092-6456 (IF: 3.1; SCI Q2). doi.org/10.1007/s10068-015-0226-5.

A.G. Babu, S.W. Kim, D.R.Yadav, U. Hyum, M. Adhikari, Y.S. Lee (2015). Penicillium menonorum: A novel fungus for growth promotion and nutrient management in cucumber. Mycobiology 43, 49-56. eISSN: 2092-9323. (IF: 2; SCI Q2). doi.org/10.5941/MYCO.2015.43.1.49.

A.G. Babu, P.J. Shea, D. Sudhakar, I.-B. Jung, B.-T. Oh (2015). Potential use of Pseudomonas koreensis AGB-1 in association with Miscanthus sinensis to remediate heavy metal(loid)-contaminated mining site soil. Journal of Environmental Management 151, 160-166. eISSN: 1095-8630. (IF: 8.4; SCI Q1; Top 10%). doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.12.045.

P. Krishna, A.G. Babu and M.S. Reddy (2014). Bacterial diversity of extremely alkaline bauxite residue site of alumina industrial plant using culturable bacteria and soil 16S rRNA gene clones. Extremophiles 18, 665-676. eISSN: 1433-4909. (IF: 2.6; SCI Q3). doi.org/10.1007/s00792-014-0647-8.

J. Shim, A.G. Babu, P. Velmurugan, P.J. Shea, B.-T. Oh (2014). Pseudomonas fluorescens J.H. 70-4 promotes Pb stabilization and early seedling growth of sudangrass in contaminated mining site soil. Environmental Technology 35, 2589-2596. eISSN: 1479-487X. (IF: 2; SCI Q3). doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2014.913691.

A.G. Babu, J. Shim, P.J. Shea, B.-T. Oh (2014). Penicillium aculeatum PDR-4 and Trichoderma sp. PDR-16 promote phytoremediation of mine tailing soil and bio energy production with sorghum-sudangrass. Ecological Engineering 69, 186-191. eISSN: 1872-6992 (IF: 4.1; SCI Q1). doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.03.055.

A.G. Babu, P.J. Shea, B.-T. Oh (2014). Trichoderma sp. PDR1-7 promotes Pinus sylvestris afforestation on lead contaminated mine tailing sites. Science of the Total Environment 476–477, 561-567. eISSN: 1879-1026. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.119.

A.G. Babu, J. Shim, K.-S. Bang, P.J. Shea, B.-T. Oh (2014). Trichoderma virens PDR-28: A heavy metal-tolerant and plant growth-promoting fungus for remediation and bioenergy crop production on mine tailing soil. Journal of Environmental Management 132, 129-134. eISSN: 1095-8630 (IF: 8.4; Q1; Top 10%). doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.10.009.

M.B.G. Rajulu, N. Thirunavukkarasu, A.G. Babu, A. Aggarwal, T.S. Suryanarayanan, M.S. Reddy (2013). Endophytic Xylariaceae from the forests of Western Ghats, southern India: distribution and biological activities. Mycology-An International Journal on Fungal Biology 4, 29-37. eISSN: 2150-1211 (IF: 4.4; Q1). doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2013.776648.

A.G. Babu, J.-D. Kim, B.-T. Oh (2013). Enhancement of heavy metal phytoremediation by Alnus firma with endophytic Bacillus thuringiensis GDB-1. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 250-251, 477-483. eISSN: 1873-3336 (IF: 11.3; SCI Q1; Top 5%). doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.02.014.

A.G. Babu and M.S. Reddy (2011). Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with plants growing in fly ash pond and their potential role in ecological restoration. Current Microbiology 63, 273-280. eISSN: 1432-0991 (IF: 2.6; SCI Q3). doi.org/10.1007/s00284-011-9974-5

A.G. Babu and M.S. Reddy (2011). Aspergillus tubingensis improves the growth and native mycorrhizal colonization of bermudagrass in bauxite residue. Bioremediation Journal 15, 157-164. eISSN: 1547-6529 (IF: 1.4; SCI Q4). doi.org/10.1080/10889868.2011.598486.

A.G. Babu and M.S. Reddy (2011). Dual inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal and phosphate solubilizing fungi contributes in sustainable maintenance of plant health in fly ash ponds. Water Air and Soil Pollution 219, 3-10. eISSN: 1573-2932 (IF: 3; SCI Q2). doi.org/10.1007/s11270-010-0679-3.

A.G. Babu and M.S. Reddy (2011). Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the growth and nutrient status of bermudagrass grown in alkaline bauxite processing residue. Environmental Pollution 159, 25-29. eISSN: 1873-6424 (IF: 7.3; SCI Q1). doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.09.032.

Prof. A. Giridhar Babu

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Awards & Achievements

Senior Research Fellow

Junior Scientist award

Senior Research Fellow

Junior Research Fellow