| Glacial to Holocene fluctuations in hydrography and productivity along the southwestern continental margin of India M Thamban, VP Rao, RR Schneider, PM Grootes Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 165 (1-2), 113-127, 2001 | 136 | 2001 |
| Reconstruction of late Quaternary monsoon oscillations based on clay mineral proxies using sediment cores from the western margin of India M Thamban, VP Rao, RR Schneider Marine Geology 186 (3-4), 527-539, 2002 | 134 | 2002 |
| Indian summer monsoon variability during the Holocene as recorded in sediments of the Arabian Sea: timing and implications M Thamban, H Kawahata, VP Rao Journal of oceanography 63, 1009-1020, 2007 | 132 | 2007 |
| Provenance and distribution of clay minerals in the sediments of the western continental shelf and slope of India VP Rao, BR Rao Continental Shelf Research 15 (14), 1757-1771, 1995 | 130 | 1995 |
| Geomorphology and surficial geology of the western continental shelf and slope of India: A review VP Rao, BG Wagle Current Science 73 (4), 330-350, 1997 | 126 | 1997 |
| Geochemical evidence of terrigenous influence in deep-sea sediments up to 8 S in the Central Indian Basin BN Nath, VP Rao, KP Becker Marine Geology 87 (2-4), 301-313, 1989 | 121 | 1989 |
| Clay minerals and Sr–Nd isotopes of the sediments along the western margin of India and their implication for sediment provenance PM Kessarkar, VP Rao, SM Ahmad, GA Babu Marine Geology 202 (1-2), 55-69, 2003 | 110 | 2003 |
| Suspended sediment dynamics on a seasonal scale in the Mandovi and Zuari estuaries, central west coast of India VP Rao, R Shynu, PM Kessarkar, D Sundar, GS Michael, T Narvekar, ... Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 91 (1), 78-86, 2011 | 96 | 2011 |
| Benthic fluxes in a tropical estuary and their role in the ecosystem AK Pratihary, SWA Naqvi, H Naik, BR Thorat, G Narvenkar, ... Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 85 (3), 387-398, 2009 | 76 | 2009 |
| On the possibility of high-velocity tidal streams as dynamic barriers to longshore sediment transport: evidence from the continental shelf off the Gulf of Kutch, India RR Nair, NH Hashimi, VP Rao Marine Geology 47 (1-2), 77-86, 1982 | 72 | 1982 |
| Distribution and dispersal of clay minerals on the western continental shelf of India RR Nair, NH Hashimi, VP Rao Marine Geology 50 (1), M1-M9, 1982 | 71 | 1982 |
| The nature and distribution of particulate matter in the Mandovi estuary, central west coast of India P Mohan Kessarkar, V Purnachandra Rao, R Shynu, P Mehra, BE Viegas Estuaries and coasts 33 (1), 30-44, 2010 | 66 | 2010 |
| Verdine and other associated authigenic (glaucony, phosphate) facies from the surficial sediments of the southwestern continental margin of India VP Rao, M Lamboy, PA Dupeuble Marine Geology 111 (1-2), 133-158, 1993 | 60 | 1993 |
| Late Quaternary Halimeda bioherms and aragonitic faecal pellet-dominated sediments on the carbonate platform of the western continental shelf of India VP Rao, M Veerayya, RR Nair, PA Dupeuble, M Lamboy Marine Geology 121 (3-4), 293-315, 1994 | 58 | 1994 |
| Sources and fate of organic matter in suspended and bottom sediments of the Mandovi and Zuari estuaries, western India R Shynu, R., Rao, V. P., Sarma, V.V.S.S., Kessarkar, P.M., Mani Murali Current Science 108 (2), 226-238, 2015 | 57 | 2015 |
| Rock magnetic records of the sediments of the eastern Arabian Sea: Evidence for late Quaternary climatic change AA Kumar, VP Rao, SK Patil, PM Kessarkar, M Thamban Marine Geology 220 (1-4), 59-82, 2005 | 57 | 2005 |
| Nature, distribution & origin of clay minerals in grain size fractions of sediments from manganese nodule field, Central Indian Ocean Basin V Purnachandra Rao, B Nagender Nath Indian journal of marine sciences 17, 202-207, 1988 | 57 | 1988 |
| Changing sedimentary environment during the Late Quaternary: Sedimentological and isotopic evidence from the distal Bengal Fan PM Kessarkar, VP Rao, SM Ahmad, SK Patil, AA Kumar, GA Babu, ... Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 52 (9), 1591-1615, 2005 | 51 | 2005 |
| Geochemistry of the suspended sediment in the estuaries of the Mandovi and Zuari rivers, central west coast of India PM Kessarkar, R Shynu, VP Rao, F Chong, T Narvekar, J Zhang Environmental monitoring and assessment 185, 4461-4480, 2013 | 49 | 2013 |
| Temporal and spatial variability of trace metals in suspended matter of the Mandovi estuary, central west coast of India R Shynu, V Purnachandra Rao, PM Kessarkar, TG Rao Environmental Earth Sciences 65 (3), 725-739, 2012 | 49 | 2012 |
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