Ajith Sudhakaran

473 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 350 citations indexed

About

Ajith Sudhakaran is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ajith Sudhakaran has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 350 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 3 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 3 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ajith Sudhakaran's work include Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (3 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (2 papers) and Tribology and Wear Analysis (2 papers). Ajith Sudhakaran is often cited by papers focused on Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (3 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (2 papers) and Tribology and Wear Analysis (2 papers). Ajith Sudhakaran collaborates with scholars based in India, Russia and United States. Ajith Sudhakaran's co-authors include M. Uthayakumar, R. Sundarakannan, K. Arunprasath, Vigneshwaran Shanmugam, K M John, R. Deepak Joel Johnson, V. Arumugaprabu, J. R. Philip, C. S. Ratheesh Kumar and Grinson George and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Journal of Coastal Research.

In The Last Decade

Ajith Sudhakaran

8 papers receiving 333 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.

Recent advancement in the natural fiber polymer composites: A comprehensive review

2020 325 citations Vigneshwaran Shanmugam, R. Sundarakannan et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ajith Sudhakaran India	4	265	97	95	73	48	9	350
R. Sundarakannan India	8	337 1.3×	128 1.3×	157 1.7×	99 1.4×	63 1.3×	14	486
Pawinee Boonyasopon Thailand	11	275 1.0×	157 1.6×	81 0.9×	81 1.1×	49 1.0×	17	396
Mohit Sood Taiwan	6	312 1.2×	124 1.3×	126 1.3×	90 1.2×	63 1.3×	9	373
S. Kaliappan India	12	258 1.0×	129 1.3×	104 1.1×	57 0.8×	28 0.6×	33	369
Manoj Kumar S India	5	256 1.0×	58 0.6×	119 1.3×	181 2.5×	28 0.6×	11	358
Ramesh S. Sharma India	9	228 0.9×	61 0.6×	157 1.7×	125 1.7×	29 0.6×	28	333
Mohamad Asyraf Azman Malaysia	3	229 0.9×	117 1.2×	79 0.8×	62 0.8×	59 1.2×	3	312
Sa’ardin Abdul Aziz Malaysia	10	223 0.8×	115 1.2×	128 1.3×	69 0.9×	43 0.9×	31	414
Muhamad Saifuddin Salim Malaysia	12	263 1.0×	130 1.3×	116 1.2×	80 1.1×	37 0.8×	18	344
A.M. Noor Azammi Malaysia	6	253 1.0×	160 1.6×	105 1.1×	61 0.8×	52 1.1×	8	376

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Sudhakaran, Ajith, et al.. (2023). Reaction kinetics, pyrolytic behavior and product characterization of dewatered solids from spent fermentation coir wastes using a fixed batch reactor. Bioresource Technology Reports. 22. 101451–101451. 2 indexed citations

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Sudhakaran, Ajith, et al.. (2022). Isolation, Screening and Identification of Lignin Degraders from the Gut of Termites Odontotermes obesus. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16(3). 1696–1704. 4 indexed citations

3.

Sudhakaran, Ajith, et al.. (2021). Enhancement of Fire Retardancy in Coir Fibers Using Phosphorylation Treatment. Journal of Natural Fibers. 19(14). 7445–7453.

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Sudhakaran, Ajith, et al.. (2020). Bleaching and Softening of Coir Fiber Using Averrhoa Bilimbi Extract. Journal of Natural Fibers. 19(12). 4477–4484. 10 indexed citations

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Shanmugam, Vigneshwaran, R. Sundarakannan, K M John, et al.. (2020). Recent advancement in the natural fiber polymer composites: A comprehensive review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 277. 124109–124109. 325 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sudhakaran, Ajith, et al.. (2019). Mechanical Properties of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE). 8(4S2). 264–267. 1 indexed citations

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Sudhakaran, Ajith, et al.. (2019). Production, Characterization and Observation of Higher Carbon in Sargassum wightii Biochar From Indian Coastal Waters. Journal of Coastal Research. 86(sp1). 193–193. 3 indexed citations

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Zacharia, P U, et al.. (2019). Climatic Projections of Indian Ocean During 2030, 2050, 2080 with Implications on Fisheries Sector. Journal of Coastal Research. 86(sp1). 198–198. 4 indexed citations

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Philip, J. R. & Ajith Sudhakaran. (1996). Determination of thermal effusivity of solids by a photoacoustic scanning technique. Pramana. 47(6). 493–504. 1 indexed citations

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