Ajay K. Dalai

7.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
105 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Ajay K. Dalai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ajay K. Dalai has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 30 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 16 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ajay K. Dalai's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (54 papers), Subcritical and Supercritical Water Processes (22 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (21 papers). Ajay K. Dalai is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (54 papers), Subcritical and Supercritical Water Processes (22 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (21 papers). Ajay K. Dalai collaborates with scholars based in Canada, India and United States. Ajay K. Dalai's co-authors include Sonil Nanda, Mangesh G. Kulkarni, Ramin Azargohar, Janusz A. Koziński, Biswa R. Patra, Venkatesh Meda, Tumpa R. Sarker, Venu Babu Borugadda, Alivia Mukherjee and Jude A. Okolie and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ajay K. Dalai

101 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Waste Cooking OilAn Economical Source for Biodiesel: A Review

2006 914 citations Ajay K. Dalai et al. profile →
Innovations in applications and prospects of bioplastics and biopolymers: a review

2021 286 citations Sonil Nanda, Biswa R. Patra et al. Environmental Chemistry Letters profile →
Hydrothermal pretreatment technologies for lignocellulosic biomass: A review of steam explosion and subcritical water hydrolysis

2021 252 citations Falguni Pattnaik, Sonil Nanda et al. Chemosphere profile →
Hydrochar: A Review on Its Production Technologies and Applications

2021 214 citations Venu Babu Borugadda, Sonil Nanda et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ajay K. Dalai Canada	40	3.7k	1.3k	736	604	591	105	5.7k
Maedeh Mohammadi Iran	35	2.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	944 1.3×	570 0.9×	283 0.5×	123	4.9k
Suzana Yusup Malaysia	42	3.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	660 0.9×	439 0.7×	222 0.4×	143	4.5k
S.N. Upadhyay India	41	2.7k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.7×	645 1.1×	292 0.5×	97	5.5k
Vaibhav V. Goud India	46	5.3k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	817 1.1×	1.5k 2.4×	852 1.4×	160	8.6k
Juan Félix González González Spain	42	4.4k 1.2×	2.0k 1.5×	1.1k 1.5×	585 1.0×	188 0.3×	137	7.2k
Luca Fiori Italy	46	4.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	638 0.9×	231 0.4×	203 0.3×	125	6.2k
Tingzhou Lei China	48	4.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.4×	1.4k 1.8×	257 0.4×	1.6k 2.7×	237	8.0k
Konstantinos S. Triantafyllidis Greece	53	4.6k 1.2×	2.0k 1.5×	2.3k 3.2×	373 0.6×	999 1.7×	178	8.2k
Anh N. Phan United Kingdom	38	2.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 2.0×	627 1.0×	271 0.5×	108	5.2k

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Azargohar, Ramin, et al.. (2025). Supported NiCo nanosheet catalysts for production of hydrogen-rich syngas via sequential steam gasification-catalytic reforming of wood-waste hydrochar pellets. Chemical Engineering Journal. 512. 162342–162342. 4 indexed citations

Nath, S., Philip Boahene, & Ajay K. Dalai. (2025). Conversion of Co-hydrothermal liquefaction biocrude into high-quality biofuels via hydrodeoxygenation: Process optimization and analysis. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 192. 107275–107275.

Acharya, Bishnu, et al.. (2025). Biofuel development from flax straw: Torrefaction, steam explosion, and pelletization of treated biomass. Industrial Crops and Products. 234. 121566–121566.

Khandelwal, Kapil, et al.. (2024). Subcritical water conversion of biomass to biofuels, chemicals and materials: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 22(5). 2191–2211. 14 indexed citations

Barraza, Juan, et al.. (2024). Adsorption of Lufenuron 50-EC Pesticide from Aqueous Solution Using Oil Palm Shell-Derived Activated Carbon. Materials. 17(21). 5389–5389.

Boahene, Philip, et al.. (2024). Advancements in renewable energy: Achieving milder reaction conditions in biodiesel synthesis from green seed canola oil with pristine ZIF-8. Industrial Crops and Products. 222. 119926–119926. 5 indexed citations

Nanda, Sonil, et al.. (2024). Application of activated carbon in renewable energy conversion and storage systems: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 22(3). 1073–1092. 27 indexed citations

Khandelwal, Kapil, Philip Boahene, Sonil Nanda, & Ajay K. Dalai. (2023). Hydrogen Production from Supercritical Water Gasification of Model Compounds of Crude Glycerol from Biodiesel Industries. Energies. 16(9). 3746–3746. 15 indexed citations

Nanda, Sonil, Falguni Pattnaik, Biswa R. Patra, Kang Kang, & Ajay K. Dalai. (2023). A Review of Liquid and Gaseous Biofuels from Advanced Microbial Fermentation Processes. Fermentation. 9(9). 813–813. 17 indexed citations

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Azargohar, Ramin, et al.. (2023). Energy recovery from agro-forest wastes through hydrothermal carbonization coupled with hydrothermal co-gasification: Effects of succinic acid on hydrochars and H2 production. Chemosphere. 337. 139390–139390. 17 indexed citations

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Okolie, Jude A., Biswa R. Patra, Alivia Mukherjee, et al.. (2021). Futuristic applications of hydrogen in energy, biorefining, aerospace, pharmaceuticals and metallurgy. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 46(13). 8885–8905. 260 indexed citations

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Nanda, Sonil, Jude A. Okolie, Falguni Pattnaik, et al.. (2021). Catalytic hydrothermal co-gasification of canola meal and low-density polyethylene using mixed metal oxides for hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 47(100). 42084–42098. 31 indexed citations

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Rana, Rachita, Sonil Nanda, Sivamohan N. Reddy, et al.. (2020). Catalytic gasification of light and heavy gas oils in supercritical water. Journal of the Energy Institute. 93(5). 2025–2032. 33 indexed citations

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Gupta, Shubhi, Prasenjit Mondal, Venu Babu Borugadda, & Ajay K. Dalai. (2020). Advances in upgradation of pyrolysis bio-oil and biochar towards improvement in bio-refinery economics: A comprehensive review. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 21. 101276–101276. 87 indexed citations

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Borugadda, Venu Babu, Ajay K. Dalai, & Supratim Ghosh. (2018). Effects of natural additives on performance of canola biodiesel and its structurally modified derivatives. Industrial Crops and Products. 125. 303–313. 13 indexed citations

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Nanda, Sonil, et al.. (2016). Catalytic Gasification of Pinewood in Hydrothermal Conditions for Hydrogen Production. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Abatzoglou, Nicolas, Ajay K. Dalai, F. Gitzhofer, et al.. (2007). Green diesel from Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: challenges and hurdles.. International Conference on Energy & Environment. 223–232. 4 indexed citations

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Azargohar, Ramin & Ajay K. Dalai. (2006). Biochar As a Precursor of Activated Carbon. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 131(1-3). 762–773. 123 indexed citations

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Dalai, Ajay K., et al.. (2006). The effect of feedstock and process conditions on the synthesis of high purity CNTs from aromatic hydrocarbons. Carbon. 44(11). 2236–2245. 58 indexed citations

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Ferdous, D., Ajay K. Dalai, S.K. Bej, & Ronald W. Thring. (2000). Production of hydrogen and medium BTU gas via pyrolysis of a Kraft lignin in a fixed-bed reactor. 1 indexed citations

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