A. Bansal

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

A. Bansal is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Bansal has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 8 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in A. Bansal's work include Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (8 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (5 papers) and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (4 papers). A. Bansal is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (8 papers), Mechanical Behavior of Composites (5 papers) and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (4 papers). A. Bansal collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Iran. A. Bansal's co-authors include Linda S. Schadler, Hoichang Yang, Sanat K. Kumar, Chunzhao Li, Brian C. Benicewicz, Kilwon Cho, M. Kumosa, Yuping Xie, Patricia Irwin and Yang Cao and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Materials and Journal of Membrane Science.

In The Last Decade

A. Bansal

17 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Quantitative equivalence between polymer nanocomposites and thin polymer films

2005 612 citations A. Bansal, Hoichang Yang et al. Nature Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Bansal United States	13	723	682	298	172	150	18	1.3k
Siegfried Wolff France	12	387 0.5×	1.0k 1.5×	329 1.1×	193 1.1×	131 0.9×	14	1.4k
Laurent Guy France	19	449 0.6×	1.0k 1.5×	249 0.8×	222 1.3×	149 1.0×	27	1.4k
Thomas C. Clancy United States	17	916 1.3×	901 1.3×	304 1.0×	547 3.2×	486 3.2×	27	1.8k
Asaf Bolker Israel	16	777 1.1×	588 0.9×	339 1.1×	208 1.2×	249 1.7×	35	1.3k
В. Г. Шевченко Russia	13	569 0.8×	496 0.7×	279 0.9×	114 0.7×	162 1.1×	146	985
Dumitru Luca Romania	20	854 1.2×	471 0.7×	477 1.6×	84 0.5×	136 0.9×	77	1.7k
Congmei Lin China	25	786 1.1×	448 0.7×	201 0.7×	883 5.1×	123 0.8×	60	1.4k
A. Lustiger United States	18	499 0.7×	1.2k 1.8×	167 0.6×	382 2.2×	314 2.1×	33	1.6k
W. M. Prest United States	15	334 0.5×	679 1.0×	368 1.2×	62 0.4×	145 1.0×	25	1.1k
Benjamin Fragneaud Brazil	16	936 1.3×	230 0.3×	419 1.4×	105 0.6×	82 0.5×	38	1.4k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Singh, Surendra Pratap, et al.. (2008). Status & Recent Trends of Tractor Power in Indian Agriculture. Agricultural Engineering Today. 32(1). 16–26. 2 indexed citations

Davidson, Barry D., et al.. (2008). Geometrically Nonlinear Determination of Energy Release Rate and Mode Ratio in Single Leg Bending Tests. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. 28(15). 1881–1901. 13 indexed citations

Xie, Yuping, Sanat K. Kumar, Hoichang Yang, et al.. (2007). Chain Conformations and Bound-Layer Correlations in Polymer Nanocomposites. Physical Review Letters. 98(12). 128302–128302. 126 indexed citations

Davidson, Barry D., et al.. (2007). Linear and nonlinear finite element analyses of unidirectional, symmetric single leg four-point bending tests. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 75(8). 2130–2143. 3 indexed citations

Xie, Yuping, A. Bansal, Hoichang Yang, et al.. (2007). Equivalence between polymer nanocomposites and thin polymer films: Effect of processing conditions and molecular origins of observed behavior. The European Physical Journal Special Topics. 141(1). 161–165. 53 indexed citations

Xie, Yuping, et al.. (2006). Glass transition behavior of polystyrene/silica nanocomposites.. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations

Narayanan, R. Aravinda, P. Thiyagarajan, Sarah L. Lewis, et al.. (2006). Dynamics and Internal Stress at the Nanoscale Related to Unique Thermomechanical Behavior in Polymer Nanocomposites. Physical Review Letters. 97(7). 75505–75505. 64 indexed citations

Bansal, A., Hoichang Yang, Chunzhao Li, et al.. (2006). Controlling the thermomechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites by tailoring the polymer–particle interface. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 44(20). 2944–2950. 180 indexed citations

Bansal, A., Hoichang Yang, Chunzhao Li, et al.. (2005). Quantitative equivalence between polymer nanocomposites and thin polymer films. Nature Materials. 4(9). 693–698. 612 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bansal, A.. (2004). Thermomechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites: Exploring a unified relationship with planar polymer films. 1 indexed citations

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Irwin, Patricia, Yang Cao, A. Bansal, & Linda S. Schadler. (2004). Thermal and mechanical properties of polyimide nanocomposites. 120–123. 62 indexed citations

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Ghoreyshi, Ali Asghar, Farhad A. Farhadpour, Mohammad Soltanieh, & A. Bansal. (2002). Transport of small polar molecules across nonporous polymeric membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 211(2). 193–214. 19 indexed citations

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Bansal, A. & M. Kumosa. (1998). Analysis of double edge-cracked iosipescu specimens under biaxial loads. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 59(1). 89–100. 10 indexed citations

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Kumosa, M., et al.. (1997). Brittle fracture of non-ceramic suspension insulators with epoxy cone end-fittings. Composites Science and Technology. 57(7). 739–751. 40 indexed citations

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Bansal, A. & M. Kumosa. (1997). Mechanical Evaluation of Axially Loaded Composite Insulators with Crimped End-Fittings. Journal of Composite Materials. 31(20). 2074–2104. 17 indexed citations

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Bansal, A. & M. Kumosa. (1995). Experimental and Analytical Studies of Failure Modes in Iosipescu Specimens under Biaxial Loadings. Journal of Composite Materials. 29(3). 334–358. 22 indexed citations

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Bansal, A. & M. Kumosa. (1995). Application of the biaxial Iosipescu method to mixed-mode fracture of unidirectional composites. International Journal of Fracture. 71(2). 131–150. 16 indexed citations

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Bansal, A., et al.. (1995). Finite element analysis of substation composite insulators. Composites Science and Technology. 55(4). 375–389. 27 indexed citations

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