Ajit D. Kelkar

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ajit D. Kelkar is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ajit D. Kelkar has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 35 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 33 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Ajit D. Kelkar's work include Mechanical Behavior of Composites (39 papers), Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (12 papers) and Textile materials and evaluations (12 papers). Ajit D. Kelkar is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Behavior of Composites (39 papers), Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (12 papers) and Textile materials and evaluations (12 papers). Ajit D. Kelkar collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and India. Ajit D. Kelkar's co-authors include Lifeng Zhang, Alex Aboagye, Hao Fong, Chuilin Lai, Jitendra S. Tate, John Whitcomb, Demei Yu, Guolong Wang, Ram Mohan and Mark J. Schulz and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Progress in Polymer Science and Nano Energy.

In The Last Decade

Ajit D. Kelkar

89 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

A review: carbon nanofibers from electrospun polyacryloni... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. A review: carbon nanofibers from electrospun polyacrylonitrile and their applications
    2013 500 citations Lifeng Zhang, Ajit D. Kelkar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ajit D. Kelkar United States 21 532 532 501 391 388 102 1.8k
Wen‐Shyong Kuo Taiwan 20 747 1.4× 301 0.6× 692 1.4× 486 1.2× 157 0.4× 63 2.1k
Xiaowen Yuan New Zealand 21 323 0.6× 857 1.6× 318 0.6× 285 0.7× 564 1.5× 47 1.9k
Ayou Hao United States 23 285 0.5× 517 1.0× 787 1.6× 371 0.9× 176 0.5× 34 1.9k
Chunhai Li China 21 259 0.5× 650 1.2× 667 1.3× 478 1.2× 386 1.0× 61 1.6k
Yang Chen China 26 353 0.7× 812 1.5× 829 1.7× 314 0.8× 246 0.6× 116 2.2k
Diansen Li China 29 506 1.0× 526 1.0× 693 1.4× 527 1.3× 153 0.4× 94 2.8k
Sung‐Ryong Kim South Korea 26 426 0.8× 476 0.9× 1.2k 2.4× 699 1.8× 117 0.3× 88 2.2k
Éric Dantras France 30 395 0.7× 1.2k 2.3× 893 1.8× 927 2.4× 338 0.9× 123 2.6k
Yoshihiko Arao Japan 21 404 0.8× 582 1.1× 416 0.8× 241 0.6× 155 0.4× 78 1.5k

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All Works

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Tomar, Ravi, et al.. (2023). Stiffness Degradation of PolyJet Printed Nano Embedded Configuration with Digital Material. 30–45. 1 indexed citations
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Kelkar, Ajit D. & James G. Ryan. (2020). Innovative Graduate Program in Nanoengineering. 22.880.1–22.880.8.
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Kelkar, Ajit D. & Devdas Pai. (2020). Introduction To Low Cost Manufacturing Of Polymeric Composites. 6.659.1–6.659.8. 1 indexed citations
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Kelkar, Ajit D., et al.. (2018). Fused deposition modeling 3D printing of boron nitride composites for neutron radiation shielding. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 33(22). 3657–3664. 43 indexed citations
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Kelkar, Ajit D., et al.. (2017). Effect of neutron radiation on the mechanical and thermophysical properties of nanoengineered polymer composites. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 32(2). 426–434. 24 indexed citations
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Kelkar, Ajit D., et al.. (2017). Fabrication and Characterization of Nanofiber Enhanced Prepregs. MRS Advances. 2(17). 951–956. 3 indexed citations
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Kelkar, Ajit D., et al.. (2016). Fabrication Of Nanoengineered Radiation Shielding Multifunctional Polymeric Sandwich Composites. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lifeng, et al.. (2016). Effect of Silane Treated Electrospun SiO2 Nanofibers Interleaving on Mode I Fracture Toughness of Glass Epoxy Composites. 57th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Tomar, Ravi, et al.. (2015). Low Velocity Impact Response of Bio-inspired Fiberglass Woven Composites. 1 indexed citations
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Kelkar, Ajit D., et al.. (2015). Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Space Radiation Shielding. Figshare. 1–2. 17 indexed citations
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Tate, Jitendra S., et al.. (2013). Failure analysis of biaxial braided composites under fatigue loading. Gruppo Italiano Frattura Digital Repository (Gruppo Italiano Frattura). 2 indexed citations
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Kelkar, Ajit D., et al.. (2010). On the Behavior of Fiberglass Epoxy Composites under Low Velocity Impact Loading. Advances in Mechanical Engineering. 2. 18 indexed citations
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Kelkar, Ajit D., et al.. (2008). Effect of Electrospun Fibers on the Interlaminar Properties of Woven Composites. Advanced materials research. 47-50. 1031–1034. 1 indexed citations
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Kelkar, Ajit D., et al.. (2006). Performance evaluation of VARTM manufactured textile composites for the aerospace and defense applications. Materials Science and Engineering B. 132(1-2). 126–128. 31 indexed citations
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Cassady, Leonard, et al.. (2000). Testing of High Strength Fabrics: Reporting Modulus, Low Strain Properties, and Ultimate Tensile Strength. Journal of Industrial Textiles. 29(4). 259–272.
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Wei, Q., Jag Sankar, Ajit D. Kelkar, & J. Narayan. (1999). Microstructure evolution accompanying high temperature; uniaxial tensile creep of self-reinforced silicon nitride ceramics. Materials Science and Engineering A. 272(2). 380–388. 6 indexed citations

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