CHEMIST
Darshan Ranganathan
1941 - 2001
Darshan Ranganathan
Darshan Ranganathan (4 June 1941 – 4 June 2001) was an organic chemist from India who was known for her work in bio-organic chemistry, including "pioneering work in protein folding." She was also recognized for her work in "supramolecular assemblies, molecular design, chemical simulation of key biological processes, synthesis of functional hybrid peptides and synthesis of nanotubes.. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Darshan Ranganathan has received more than 82,155 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Darshan Ranganathan is the 542nd most popular chemist (down from 506th in 2019), the 954th most popular biography from India and the 6th most popular Indian Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 542 out of 509. Before her are Harry B. Gray, Donald Howard Menzel, Omar M. Yaghi, Percy Lavon Julian, J. L. B. Smith, and Sam Ruben. After her are Jacqueline Barton, Bonnie Bassler, Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, and Carolyn R. Bertozzi.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
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Harry B. Gray
1935 - Present
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 536
Donald Howard Menzel
1901 - 1976
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 537
Omar M. Yaghi
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 538
Percy Lavon Julian
1899 - 1975
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 539
J. L. B. Smith
1897 - 1968
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 540
Sam Ruben
1913 - 1943
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 541
Darshan Ranganathan
1941 - 2001
HPI: 34.48
Rank: 542
Jacqueline Barton
1952 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 543
Bonnie Bassler
1962 - Present
HPI: 32.88
Rank: 544
Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.43
Rank: 545
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
1966 - Present
HPI: 29.32
Rank: 546
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 530. Before her are Tommy Thompson, Elaine Showalter, Joe Caldwell, Ben Nelson, Ulis Williams, and Asko Parpola. After her are Keith Newton, Lucious Jackson, Ted Strickland, George Will, Dorothy Hyman, and Brian Holland. Among people deceased in 2001, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 302. Before her are Bertie Mee, Ken Green, Jim Baxter, Wail al-Shehri, Duke Nalon, and Sidney Dillon Ripley. After her are Rosemary DeCamp, Richard Chelimo, Frankie Carle, Waleed al-Shehri, Charlotte Coleman, and Tony Miles.
Others Born in 1941
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Tommy Thompson
1941 - Present
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 524
Elaine Showalter
1941 - Present
HPI: 35.90
Rank: 525
Joe Caldwell
1941 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 526
Ben Nelson
1941 - Present
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 527
Ulis Williams
1941 - Present
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 528
Asko Parpola
1941 - Present
HPI: 35.00
Rank: 529
Darshan Ranganathan
1941 - 2001
HPI: 34.48
Rank: 530
Keith Newton
1941 - 1998
HPI: 34.35
Rank: 531
Lucious Jackson
1941 - 2022
HPI: 34.21
Rank: 532
Ted Strickland
1941 - Present
HPI: 34.01
Rank: 533
George Will
1941 - Present
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 534
Dorothy Hyman
1941 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 535
Brian Holland
1941 - Present
HPI: 33.19
Rank: 536
Others Deceased in 2001
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Bertie Mee
1918 - 2001
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 296
Ken Green
1924 - 2001
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 297
Jim Baxter
1939 - 2001
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 298
Wail al-Shehri
1973 - 2001
HPI: 36.35
Rank: 299
Duke Nalon
1913 - 2001
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 300
Sidney Dillon Ripley
1913 - 2001
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 301
Darshan Ranganathan
1941 - 2001
HPI: 34.48
Rank: 302
Rosemary DeCamp
1910 - 2001
HPI: 34.32
Rank: 303
Richard Chelimo
1972 - 2001
HPI: 34.05
Rank: 304
Frankie Carle
1903 - 2001
HPI: 33.96
Rank: 305
Waleed al-Shehri
1978 - 2001
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 306
Charlotte Coleman
1968 - 2001
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 307
Tony Miles
1955 - 2001
HPI: 31.14
Rank: 308
In India
Among people born in India, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 954 out of 1,493. Before her are Vikram (1966), Daler Mehndi (1967), Gulshan Grover (1955), Sarojini Sahoo (1956), Basu Chatterjee (1930), and Raman Singh (1952). After her are Rupi Kaur (1992), Poonam Dhillon (1962), Shobhaa De (1948), Devi Shetty (1953), Rahul Dravid (1973), and Dina Pathak (1922).
Others born in India
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Vikram
1966 - Present
HPI: 34.60
Rank: 948
Daler Mehndi
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.58
Rank: 949
Gulshan Grover
1955 - Present
HPI: 34.58
Rank: 950
Sarojini Sahoo
1956 - Present
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 951
Basu Chatterjee
1930 - 2020
HPI: 34.48
Rank: 952
Raman Singh
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.48
Rank: 953
Darshan Ranganathan
1941 - 2001
HPI: 34.48
Rank: 954
Rupi Kaur
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.42
Rank: 955
Poonam Dhillon
1962 - Present
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 956
Shobhaa De
1948 - Present
HPI: 34.38
Rank: 957
Devi Shetty
1953 - Present
HPI: 34.28
Rank: 958
Rahul Dravid
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.24
Rank: 959
Dina Pathak
1922 - 2002
HPI: 34.23
Rank: 960
Among CHEMISTS In India
Among chemists born in India, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 6. Before her are Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (1952), Kamala Sohonie (1912), Asima Chatterjee (1917), C. N. R. Rao (1934), and Yellapragada Subbarow (1895).
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 1
Kamala Sohonie
1912 - 1998
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 2
Asima Chatterjee
1917 - 2006
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 3
C. N. R. Rao
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 4
Yellapragada Subbarow
1895 - 1948
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 5
Darshan Ranganathan
1941 - 2001
HPI: 34.48
Rank: 6
