Airody Vasudeva Adhikari

Dr. A. Vasudeva Adhikari, at present, is working as Professor at Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya deemed to be University, Mangalore. Earlier to this, he was serving as Professor - HAG in the Chemistry Department of National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathakal, from 1989, with 12 years of previous teaching experience at various institutes. He earned his masters (1976) from Mysore University) and a doctorate degree (1987) from Karnatak University, Dharwad, and he started carrying out his independent research from 1989 at NITK. He has made significant research contributions to Organic Chemistry/Material Science, seeking to utilize the newly synthesized organic small/macromolecules for different applications like Organic Electronics, Medicinal Fields, and Nonlinear Optics. He has published more than 140 peer-reviewed journal articles with about 3000 citations (h-index 31, and i10: 72) and more than 80 paper-presentations at various national and international conferences held in India and abroad. To his credit, he has one book chapter, six research projects, and memberships in many chemistry-related associations. He has successfully guided more than 20 , 25 M.Sc., several B.. projects during his 31 years of service at NITK. He has good experience in industry-institute interactions and consultancy activities gaining social, economic, and academic benefits.

EDUCATION

M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry, Mysore University), Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry Karnatak University)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Synthetic Organic Chemistry: Molecular design of new organic molecules; Developing synthetic routes; Synthesis of new molecular entities with possible applications in Medicinal, Organic Electronics, and NLO fields; Retrosynthesis, Conducting polymers, Nanochemistry, Natural Products, Biofuels and Computational Studies (Broad Area: Chemical Biology)

FUTURE PROJECTS

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Enhancing the Photoelectrochemical Performance of Ru (II)‐Sensitized Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells Using Cyanopyridine‐Based Cosensitizers
P Naik, IM Abdellah, M Abdel‐Shakour, KS Keremane, AV Adhikari
Energy Technology 13 (12), 2500294 , 2025
2025
Citations: 7
New carbazole-based symmetric double D–A type chromophores for DSSC application: impact of di-anchoring nature on photoelectrochemical processes
KS Keremane, MR Eletmany, IM Abdellah, P Naik, AV Adhikari
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 466, 116368 , 2025
2025
Citations: 18
Synthesis of nonlinear heteroaromatic donor–acceptor conjugated polymers: Structural, theoretical, electrochemical, and optical properties
MS Sunitha, P Naik, KA Vishnumurthy, AV Adhikari
Polymer Engineering & Science 65 (4), 1752-1764 , 2025
2025
Citations: 7
Conductive nano nickel oxide/hydroxide paper electrochemical sensor for serotonin detection in genetically engineered Drosophila
S Prashanth, M Kadandelu, SV Raghu, KS Prasad, AV Adhikari
Journal of Materials Chemistry B 13 (30), 9112-9125 , 2025
2025
Citations: 1
Push–pull carbazole twin dyads as efficient sensitizers/co-sensitizers for DSSC application: effect of various anchoring groups on photovoltaic performance
KS Keremane, IM Abdellah, MR Eletmany, P Naik, P Anees, AV Adhikari
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 13 (18), 9258-9275 , 2025
2025
Citations: 19
An iron (III) oxide-anchored conductive polymer–graphene ternary nanocomposite decorated disposable paper electrode for non-enzymatic detection of serotonin
S Prashanth, RA Aziz, SV Raghu, YB Shim, KS Prasad, AV Adhikari
Materials Advances 5 (3), 1185-1198 , 2024
2024
Citations: 8
Utilization of newly configured carbazole-cyanopyridone structural hybrids towards achieving high-performance cyan fluorescent organic light-emitting diodes
KS Vishrutha, H Ulla, BR Bhat, AV Adhikari
Materials Advances 5 (6), 2335-2346 , 2024
2024
Citations: 5
New green emitters based on push-pull type pyrene substituted cyanopyridones: Design strategies and utilization in organic light-emitting diodes
KS Vishrutha, H Ulla, BR Bhat, AV Adhikari
Dyes and Pigments 219, 111560 , 2023
2023
Citations: 7
Synthesis, optical, electrochemical, and computational investigation of new cyanopyridine-centered organic dyads
P Naik, N Pilicode, KS Keremane, M Acharya, AV Adhikari
Optical Materials 142, 114002 , 2023
2023
Citations: 36
Cyanopyridone-cored fluorophores with triphenylamine peripheries: From molecular design to OLED fabrication studies
KS Vishrutha, H Ulla, MR Kiran, BR Bhat, AV Adhikari
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 435, 114344 , 2023
2023
Citations: 6
Push‐Pull Phenoxazine‐Based Sensitizers for p‐Type DSSCs: Effect of Acceptor Units on Photovoltaic Performance
KS Keremane, A Planchat, Y Pellegrin, D Jacquemin, F Odobel, ...
ChemSusChem 15 (16), e202200520 , 2022
2022
Citations: 15
New carbazole-based sensitizers for p-type DSSCs: impact of the position of acceptor units on device performance
KS Keremane, Y Pellegrin, A Planchat, D Jacquemin, F Odobel, ...
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126 (30), 12383-12390 , 2022
2022
Citations: 17
Carbazole based organic dyes as effective photosensitizers: a comprehensive analysis of their structure‐property relationships
P Naik, KS Keremane, MR Elmorsy, A El‐Shafei, AV Adhikari
Electrochemical Science Advances 2 (3), e2100061 , 2022
2022
Citations: 40
Simple phenylene-bridged D-π-A type photosensitizers for DSSC application: Synthesis, optical, electrochemical and theoretical studies
KS Keremane, AV Adhikari
Journal of Organic Chemistry: Synthesis and Process Development 1 (1) , 2022
2022
Citations: 2
Simple carbazole derivatives with mono/dimethoxyphenylacrylonitrile substituents as hole‐transporting materials: Performance studies in hybrid perovskite solar cells
KS Keremane, AV Adhikari
Electrochemical Science Advances 1 (3), e2000036 , 2021
2021
Citations: 10
Simple 3, 6‐disubstituted Carbazoles as Potential Hole Transport Materials: Photophysical, Electrochemical and Theoretical Studies
KS Keremane, R Rao, AV Adhikari
Photochemistry and Photobiology 97 (2), 289-300 , 2021
2021
Citations: 26
SIMPLE PHENYLENE-BRIDGED D-π-A TYPE PHOTOSENSITIZERS FOR DSSC APPLICATION: SYNTHESIS, OPTICAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES
A VASUDEVA, A ADHIKARI
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 (1), 13-21 , 2021
2021
Improving the Performance of Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Modules (70 cm 2 ) by Incorporating Cesium Halide in Mesoporous TiO 2
KS Keremane, S Prathapani, LJ Haur, A Bruno, A Priyadarshi, ...
ACS Applied Energy Materials 4 (1), 249-258 , 2020
2020
Citations: 29
Nicotinonitrile centered luminescent polymeric materials: Structural, optical, electrochemical, and theoretical investigations
N Pilicode, P Naik, AV Adhikari
Polymer Engineering & Science 60 (10), 2550-2559 , 2020
2020
Citations: 13
Synthesis, physicochemical properties and computational study of a donor-acceptor polymer for optical limiting application
AVA K. A. Vishnumurthy, K. H. Girish
SN Applied Sciences 2 (-), - , 2020
2020
Citations: 4

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of novel quinoline derivatives carrying 1, 2, 4-triazole moiety
S Eswaran, AV Adhikari, NS Shetty
European journal of medicinal chemistry 44 (11), 4637-4647 , 2009
2009
Citations: 440
New quinoline derivatives: Synthesis and investigation of antibacterial and antituberculosis properties
S Eswaran, AV Adhikari, IH Chowdhury, NK Pal, KD Thomas
European journal of medicinal chemistry 45 (8), 3374-3383 , 2010
2010
Citations: 301
Quinolin-5-ylmethylene-3-{[8-(trifluoromethyl) quinolin-4-yl] thio} propanohydrazide as an effective inhibitor of mild steel corrosion in HCl solution
VR Saliyan, AV Adhikari
Corrosion Science 50 (1), 55-61 , 2008
2008
Citations: 296
Design, synthesis and antimicrobial activities of some new quinoline derivatives carrying 1, 2, 3-triazole moiety
KD Thomas, AV Adhikari, NS Shetty
European journal of medicinal chemistry 45 (9), 3803-3810 , 2010
2010
Citations: 195
Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of some novel 1, 2, 4-triazolo [3, 4-b]-1, 3, 4-thiadiazoles and 1, 2, 4-triazolo [3, 4-b]-1, 3, 4-thiadiazines carrying thioalkyl and …
T Karabasanagouda, AV Adhikari, NS Shetty
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 42 (4), 521-529 , 2007
2007
Citations: 190
Synthesis of some new 2-(3-methyl-7-substituted-2-oxoquinoxalinyl)-5-(aryl)-1, 3, 4-oxadiazoles as potential non-steroidal antiinflammatory and analgesic agents
S Wagle, AV Adhikari, NS Kumari
Indian journal of chemistry. Section B, Organic including medicinal 47 (3), 439 , 2008
2008
Citations: 157
New carbazole based metal-free organic dyes with D-π-A-π-A architecture for DSSCs: Synthesis, theoretical and cell performance studies
P Naik, MR Elmorsy, R Su, DD Babu, A El-Shafei, AV Adhikari
Solar Energy 153, 600-610 , 2017
2017
Citations: 155
Inhibition of corrosion of mild steel in acid media by N′-benzylidene-3-(quinolin-4-ylthio) propanohydrazide
V Ramesh Saliyan, AV Adhikari
Bulletin of Materials Science 31 (4), 699-711 , 2008
2008
Citations: 154
Design, synthesis and docking studies of new quinoline-3-carbohydrazide derivatives as antitubercular agents
KD Thomas, AV Adhikari, S Telkar, IH Chowdhury, R Mahmood, NK Pal, ...
European journal of medicinal chemistry 46 (11), 5283-5292 , 2011
2011
Citations: 146
New 1, 3-oxazolo [4, 5-c] quinoline derivatives: Synthesis and evaluation of antibacterial and antituberculosis properties
S Eswaran, AV Adhikari, RA Kumar
European journal of medicinal chemistry 45 (3), 957-966 , 2010
2010
Citations: 137
Extraction, characterization and biological studies of phytochemicals from Mammea suriga
MM Poojary, KA Vishnumurthy, AV Adhikari
Journal of pharmaceutical analysis 5 (3), 182-189 , 2015
2015
Citations: 136
Synthesis of some new pyrazolines and isoxazoles carrying 4-methylthiophenyl moiety as potential analgesic and antiinflammatory agents
T Karabasanagouda, AV Adhikari, M Girisha
Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: Organic chemistry, including medical … , 2009
2009
Citations: 130
New quinolin-4-yl-1, 2, 3-triazoles carrying amides, sulphonamides and amidopiperazines as potential antitubercular agents
KD Thomas, AV Adhikari, IH Chowdhury, E Sumesh, NK Pal
European journal of medicinal chemistry 46 (6), 2503-2512 , 2011
2011
Citations: 123
Design and synthesis of some new quinoline-3-carbohydrazone derivatives as potential antimycobacterial agents
S Eswaran, AV Adhikari, NK Pal, IH Chowdhury
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 20 (3), 1040-1044 , 2010
2010
Citations: 123
A new class of anticonvulsants possessing 6 Hz activity: 3, 4-dialkyloxy thiophene bishydrazones
R Kulandasamy, AV Adhikari, JP Stables
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 44 (11), 4376-4384 , 2009
2009
Citations: 121
Synthesis of some new 4-styryltetrazolo [1, 5-a] quinoxaline and 1-substituted-4-styryl [1, 2, 4] triazolo [4, 3-a] quinoxaline derivatives as potent anticonvulsants
S Wagle, AV Adhikari, NS Kumari
European journal of medicinal chemistry 44 (3), 1135-1143 , 2009
2009
Citations: 117
Facile synthesis of new imidazo [1, 2-a] pyridines carrying 1, 2, 3-triazoles via click chemistry and their antiepileptic studies
S Ulloora, R Shabaraya, AV Adhikari
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 23 (11), 3368-3372 , 2013
2013
Citations: 97
Studies on third-order nonlinear optical properties and reverse saturable absorption in polythiophene/poly (methylmethacrylate) composites
P Poornesh, G Umesh, PK Hegde, MG Manjunatha, KB Manjunatha, ...
Applied Physics B 97 (1), 117-124 , 2009
2009
Citations: 93
New imidazo [1, 2-a] pyridines carrying active pharmacophores: Synthesis and anticonvulsant studies
S Ulloora, R Shabaraya, S Aamir, AV Adhikari
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 23 (5), 1502-1506 , 2013
2013
Citations: 92
Nonlinear optical and optical power limiting studies on a new thiophene-based conjugated polymer in solution and solid PMMA matrix
P Poornesh, PK Hegde, G Umesh, MG Manjunatha, KB Manjunatha, ...
Optics & Laser Technology 42 (1), 230-236 , 2010
2010
Citations: 90

Publications

>140 Publications, one book chapter, and 10 conference proceedings.

GRANT DETAILS

Research projects funded by DST, DRDO, DEIT completed

RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)

Research outputs in terms of publications and new products development

CONSULTANCY

Industrial consultancy to solve their issues related to product's synthesis and their purification including effluent treatments

Industry, Institute, or Organisation Collaboration

MRPL-NITK interactions

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, or ACADEMIC BENEFITS

Biofuel awareness in Dakshina Kannada district through KSBDB, KoG, Bangalore: Production and use of Biodiesel from non-edible oils and Biogas from agro- and kitchen-wastes.