A. Stephen

10.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
179 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

A. Stephen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Stephen has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 85 papers in Materials Chemistry and 51 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in A. Stephen's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (32 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (28 papers) and Electrodeposition and Electroless Coatings (26 papers). A. Stephen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (32 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (28 papers) and Electrodeposition and Electroless Coatings (26 papers). A. Stephen collaborates with scholars based in India, Saudi Arabia and South Africa. A. Stephen's co-authors include V. Narayanan, Vinod Kumar Gupta, R. Saravanan, F. Gracia, Mohammad Mansoob Khan, R. Saravanan, E. Thirumal, S. Dhanavel, Edgar Mosquera and G. Sekaran and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Scientific Reports and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

A. Stephen

175 papers receiving 9.4k 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.

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of ZnO/CuO nanocomposite for the degradation of textile dye on visible light illumination

2012 969 citations Vinod Kumar Gupta, V. Narayanan et al. profile →
ZnO/Ag/CdO nanocomposite for visible light-induced photocatalytic degradation of industrial textile effluents

2015 586 citations Mohammad Mansoob Khan, Vinod Kumar Gupta et al. profile →
Ce3+-ion-induced visible-light photocatalytic degradation and electrochemical activity of ZnO/CeO2 nanocomposite

2016 557 citations Saravanan Rajendran, Mohammad Mansoob Khan et al. Scientific Reports profile →
ZnO/Ag nanocomposite: An efficient catalyst for degradation studies of textile effluents under visible light

2013 542 citations Vinod Kumar Gupta, V. Narayanan et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Stephen India	41	4.8k	3.2k	2.5k	2.0k	1.7k	179	9.6k
Ruey‐an Doong Taiwan	62	4.9k 1.0×	3.3k 1.0×	3.0k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	274	11.9k
Tao Wen China	57	5.7k 1.2×	3.7k 1.2×	2.4k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	139	11.4k
Ajay Kumar Mishra South Africa	45	3.2k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	249	8.2k
Weiquan Cai China	48	3.6k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	168	7.8k
Manash R. Das India	51	4.9k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	2.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	213	8.2k
Mingzhu Xia China	47	3.0k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	2.6k 1.3×	905 0.5×	242	7.6k
Zhangxiong Wu China	48	5.5k 1.2×	3.1k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	136	10.2k
Hari C. Bajaj India	53	4.2k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	216	9.9k
M. Trari Algeria	56	7.4k 1.5×	5.8k 1.8×	2.9k 1.2×	2.5k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	546	12.7k
Andrews Nirmala Grace India	58	4.7k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	3.8k 1.5×	888 0.5×	907 0.5×	191	9.2k

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Sivaranjani, T., et al.. (2023). Carbonaceous nanocomposites decorated with Pd-Co alloy as catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Ionics. 30(1). 445–455. 1 indexed citations

Mathew, Sheril Ann & A. Stephen. (2022). Crosslinked Chitosan–Gelatin Biocompatible Nanocomposite as a Neuro Drug Carrier. ACS Omega. 7(22). 18732–18744. 65 indexed citations

Narayanan, V., et al.. (2022). Facile in situ synthesis of flexible porous polycarbazole/BCN nanocomposite as a novel electrode material for high-performance supercapacitor. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 33(30). 23580–23598. 6 indexed citations

Sivaranjani, T., et al.. (2021). Structure and Magnetic Properties of Pulsed Electrodeposited Nickel–Indium Alloy. physica status solidi (b). 258(5). 2 indexed citations

Stephen, A., et al.. (2019). Study on particle and cluster decay of superheavy nuclei Z = 130–144 using Cubic plus Proximity potential with improved transfer matrix method. International Journal of Modern Physics E. 28(7). 1950051–1950051. 8 indexed citations

Renganathan, B., et al.. (2018). Acetone sensing behaviour of optical fiber clad-modified with γ-CuBr nanocrystals. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 88. 181–185. 33 indexed citations

Dhanasekaran, T., Padmanaban Annamalai, G. Gnanamoorthy, et al.. (2018). Recent advances in polymer supporting layered double hydroxides nanocomposite for electrochemical biosensors. Materials Research Express. 5(1). 14011–14011. 19 indexed citations

Sivaranjani, T., et al.. (2018). Effect of Dendritic Cu–In Alloy on Cr(VI) Reduction Synthesized via Pulsed Electrodeposition. ChemistrySelect. 3(44). 12613–12619. 4 indexed citations

Stephen, A., et al.. (2018). Pulsed 70 kV X-ray sensing behavior of Cu2HgI4 thick films. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 91. 201–205. 11 indexed citations

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Selvamani, Muthamizh, T. Dhanasekaran, D. Latha, et al.. (2018). Synthesis and characterization of Keggin-type polyoxometalate/zirconia nanocomposites—Comparison of its photocatalytic activity towards various organic pollutants. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 370. 26–40. 49 indexed citations

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Dhanavel, S., Manivannan Nandhagopal, N. Mathivanan, et al.. (2018). Preparation and characterization of cross-linked chitosan/palladium nanocomposites for catalytic and antibacterial activity. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 257. 32–41. 100 indexed citations

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Dhanavel, S., et al.. (2018). Highly efficient catalytic reduction and electrochemical sensing of hazardous 4-nitrophenol using chitosan/rGO/palladium nanocomposite. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 29(16). 14093–14104. 21 indexed citations

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Stephen, A., et al.. (2018). Comparative study of hydrogen evolution behavior of Nickel Cobalt and Nickel Cobalt Magnesium alloy film prepared by pulsed electrodeposition. Vacuum. 160. 461–466. 21 indexed citations

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Vijayalakshmi, I., et al.. (2017). Influence of geochemical variation and heavy mineral component on primordial radionuclide presence in Tamiraparani River sediments. Environmental Earth Sciences. 76(2). 5 indexed citations

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Suresh, R., K. Giribabu, R. Manigandan, et al.. (2017). Synthesis of Co 2+ -doped Fe 2 O 3 photocatalyst for degradation of pararosaniline dye. Solid State Sciences. 68. 39–46. 47 indexed citations

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Rajendran, Saravanan, Mohammad Mansoob Khan, F. Gracia, et al.. (2016). Ce3+-ion-induced visible-light photocatalytic degradation and electrochemical activity of ZnO/CeO2 nanocomposite. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 31641–31641. 557 indexed citations breakdown →

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Munusamy, S., et al.. (2016). Fabrication of neurotransmitter dopamine electrochemical sensor based on poly(o-anisidine)/CNTs nanocomposite. Surfaces and Interfaces. 4. 27–34. 38 indexed citations

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Giribabu, K., R. Manigandan, R. Suresh, et al.. (2013). Polyindole Nanowires: Synthesis, Characterization and Electrochemical Sensing Property†. Chemical Science Transactions. 2(S1). 9 indexed citations

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Santhi, K., et al.. (2013). Synthesis and Characterization of Fe-Ag Alloy by Pulsed Electrodeposition. Chemical Science Transactions. 2(S1). 3 indexed citations

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Manigandan, R., K. Giribabu, R. Suresh, et al.. (2013). Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles: Characterization and its Electrocatalytic Activity towards Nitrobenzene. Chemical Science Transactions. 2(S1). 62 indexed citations

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