Akash Balakrishnan

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Akash Balakrishnan is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akash Balakrishnan has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 17 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Akash Balakrishnan's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (25 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (11 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (11 papers). Akash Balakrishnan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (25 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (11 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (11 papers). Akash Balakrishnan collaborates with scholars based in India, Vietnam and Oman. Akash Balakrishnan's co-authors include Mahendra Chinthala, Dai‐Viet N. Vo, Appunni Sowmya, Rajesh Kumar Polagani, Meenu Mariam Jacob, Keerthiga Gopalram, Arvind Kumar, Mika Sillanpää, Adithya Sridhar and Muthamilselvi Ponnuchamy and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Akash Balakrishnan

34 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Removal of tetracycline from wastewater using g-C3N4 base... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2022 50 100 150 200
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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. Removal of tetracycline from wastewater using g-C3N4 based photocatalysts: A review
    2022 222 citations Akash Balakrishnan, Mahendra Chinthala et al. Environmental Research profile →
  2. Global impact of COVID-19 on agriculture: role of sustainable agriculture and digital farming
    2022 122 citations Akash Balakrishnan, Meenu Mariam Jacob et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research profile →

Peers

Akash Balakrishnan
Jamshaid Rashid Pakistan
Xian Liu China
Harikaranahalli Puttaiah Shivaraju India
Giuseppina Iervolino Italy
Siara Silvestri Brazil
Bao Lee Phoon Malaysia
Md. Rashid Al-Mamun Bangladesh
Yongming Ju China
Opeyemi A. Oyewo South Africa
Jianqing Ma China
Jamshaid Rashid Pakistan
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akash Balakrishnan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Akash Balakrishnan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Akash Balakrishnan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Akash Balakrishnan. Akash Balakrishnan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Balakrishnan, Akash, Mahendra Chinthala, K. Bavya Devi, et al.. (2025). Photocatalytic self-Fenton degradation of tetracycline over Z-scheme functionalized g-C3N4/CeO2/Bi2S3 hydrogel beads: Dynamics, mechanism, degradation pathways and toxicity analysis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 505. 159470–159470. 26 indexed citations
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Gopalram, Keerthiga & Akash Balakrishnan. (2024). Solar light-induced photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid using chitosan/g-C3N4 beads. Desalination and Water Treatment. 320. 100825–100825. 2 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash, et al.. (2024). Phosphorylated g-C3N4/sulfur self-doped g-C3N4 homojunction carboxymethyl cellulose beads: An efficient photocatalyst for H2O2 production. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 663. 1087–1098. 26 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash, Mahendra Chinthala, Arvind Kumar, & Sami Rtimi. (2024). Construction of dual Z-scheme ternary carbon nitride homojunction pectin microspheres as a multifunctional photocatalyst for tetracycline degradation, H2O2 production, and N2 fixation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 496. 153899–153899. 22 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash, et al.. (2024). Recent advances on graphitic carbon nitride-based homojunction as effective photocatalysts for energy and environmental remediation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 98. 1020–1033. 9 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash, et al.. (2024). Photocatalytic sponges for wastewater treatment, carbon dioxide reduction, and hydrogen production: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 22(2). 635–656. 28 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash, et al.. (2024). Mechanistic insights of PO43− functionalized carbon nitride homojunction hydrogels in photocatalytic-self-Fenton-peroxymonosulfate system for tetracycline degradation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 669. 366–382. 30 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash, et al.. (2024). Degradation of tetracycline via peroxymonosulfate activation by highly reusable Titanium dioxide/impregnated Zirconium-chitosan beads. Journal of Environmental Management. 370. 122514–122514. 7 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash, Mahendra Chinthala, Arvind Kumar, ‪Damià Barceló, & Sami Rtimi. (2024). A Z-scheme defect-rich and dimensionally confined double functionalized g-C3N4 homojunction pectin hydrogels for the photocatalysis-self-Fenton-peroxymonosulfate system: Unraveling synergistic catalysis and reaction mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal. 503. 158378–158378. 13 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash, et al.. (2024). Ternary Indium Sulfide Based 3D Hydrogels as Versatile Photocatalysts: Unraveling Peroxymonosulfate Activation for Sulfamethoxazole Degradation and H2O2 Production. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 63(46). 20125–20143. 2 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash, et al.. (2023). Strategies for safe management of hospital wastewater during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 20(12). 13941–13956. 16 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash & Mahendra Chinthala. (2023). Effective sequestration of tetracycline from aqueous streams using metal-free chemically functionalized porous g-C3N4. Environmental Pollution. 333. 122057–122057. 28 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash, Meenu Mariam Jacob, Mahendra Chinthala, et al.. (2023). Chitosan/metal organic frameworks for environmental, energy, and bio-medical applications: a review. Materials Advances. 4(23). 5920–5947. 28 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash, et al.. (2023). Chitosan-based beads as sustainable adsorbents for wastewater remediation: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 21(3). 1881–1905. 96 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash, et al.. (2022). Heterojunction photocatalysts for the removal of nitrophenol: A systematic review. Chemosphere. 310. 136853–136853. 94 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, Akash, Mahendra Chinthala, Rajesh Kumar Polagani, & Dai‐Viet N. Vo. (2022). Removal of tetracycline from wastewater using g-C3N4 based photocatalysts: A review. Environmental Research. 216(Pt 3). 114660–114660. 222 indexed citations breakdown →
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Balakrishnan, Akash, Keerthiga Gopalram, & Appunni Sowmya. (2021). Photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-dicholorophenoxyacetic acid by TiO2 modified catalyst: kinetics and operating cost analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(25). 33331–33343. 69 indexed citations

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