Arvind Varma

13.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
291 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Arvind Varma is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, Arvind Varma has authored 291 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Materials Chemistry, 104 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 64 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in Arvind Varma's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (47 papers), Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (43 papers) and Thermal and Kinetic Analysis (43 papers). Arvind Varma is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (47 papers), Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (43 papers) and Thermal and Kinetic Analysis (43 papers). Arvind Varma collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Russia. Arvind Varma's co-authors include Alexander S. Mukasyan, Massimo Morbidelli, А. С. Рогачев, Hyun Tae Hwang, Khachatur V. Manukyan, Evgeny Shafirovich, Jean‐Pascal Lebrat, Yang Xiao, Ryan A. Adams and Vilas G. Pol and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Arvind Varma

288 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

Solution Combustion Synthesis of Nanoscale Materials 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. Solution Combustion Synthesis of Nanoscale Materials
    2016 1.1k citations Arvind Varma, Alexander S. Mukasyan 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
Arvind Varma United States 55 6.2k 3.2k 2.2k 2.0k 1.7k 291 11.1k
Ming Chen China 56 7.0k 1.1× 2.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 2.7k 1.3× 1.9k 1.1× 428 11.1k
Tao Liu China 63 6.8k 1.1× 1.6k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 2.6k 1.3× 2.1k 1.2× 413 13.2k
Wei Liu China 52 5.7k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 592 0.3× 3.2k 1.6× 1.4k 0.8× 364 10.2k
Anthony B. Murphy Australia 59 4.7k 0.8× 4.1k 1.3× 927 0.4× 4.7k 2.3× 1.1k 0.6× 350 14.2k
Robert J. Kee United States 61 7.2k 1.2× 973 0.3× 2.9k 1.3× 3.8k 1.9× 2.0k 1.1× 276 16.0k
Huai Sun China 33 6.6k 1.1× 2.1k 0.6× 507 0.2× 1.8k 0.9× 2.5k 1.4× 120 13.6k
Jun Cheng China 69 7.8k 1.3× 3.8k 1.2× 3.5k 1.6× 4.6k 2.2× 1.7k 1.0× 469 18.7k
J.R.H. Ross Canada 56 8.0k 1.3× 2.8k 0.9× 5.9k 2.7× 1.5k 0.7× 2.6k 1.5× 293 12.8k
J.C. Schouten Netherlands 59 4.1k 0.7× 3.6k 1.1× 2.2k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 5.9k 3.4× 337 12.2k
Di Wang Germany 67 9.8k 1.6× 3.6k 1.1× 2.2k 1.0× 5.5k 2.7× 2.7k 1.6× 399 16.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Arvind Varma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Arvind Varma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Arvind Varma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Arvind Varma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Arvind Varma 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 Arvind Varma. Arvind Varma is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wolak, P., et al.. (2025). Discovery of synchronized periodic variability of methanol maser features in G26.598–0.024. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 701. A28–A28.
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Xiao, Yang, Anand Ramanathan, Bala Subramaniam, & Arvind Varma. (2022). Guaiacol Hydrodeoxygenation and Hydrogenation over Bimetallic Pt-M (Nb, W, Zr)/KIT-6 Catalysts with Tunable Acidity. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(15). 4831–4838. 26 indexed citations
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Li, Zhe, Yang Xiao, Prabudhya Roy Chowdhury, et al.. (2021). Direct methane activation by atomically thin platinum nanolayers on two-dimensional metal carbides. Nature Catalysis. 4(10). 882–891. 110 indexed citations
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Chen, Johnny Zhu, Zhenwei Wu, Xiaoben Zhang, et al.. (2019). Identification of the structure of the Bi promoted Pt non-oxidative coupling of methane catalyst: a nanoscale Pt3Bi intermetallic alloy. Catalysis Science & Technology. 9(6). 1349–1356. 34 indexed citations
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Adams, Ryan A., Arvind Varma, & Vilas G. Pol. (2019). Carbon Anodes for Nonaqueous Alkali Metal‐Ion Batteries and Their Thermal Safety Aspects. Advanced Energy Materials. 9(35). 165 indexed citations
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Adams, Ryan A., Arvind Varma, & Vilas G. Pol. (2018). Temperature dependent electrochemical performance of graphite anodes for K-ion and Li-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources. 410-411. 124–131. 98 indexed citations
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Xu, Chunxiao, Khachatur V. Manukyan, Ryan A. Adams, et al.. (2018). One-step solution combustion synthesis of CuO/Cu2O/C anode for long cycle life Li-ion batteries. Carbon. 142. 51–59. 94 indexed citations
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Adams, Ryan A., et al.. (2017). Binder-Free N- and O-Rich Carbon Nanofiber Anodes for Long Cycle Life K-Ion Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(21). 17872–17881. 188 indexed citations
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Adams, Ryan A., Arvind Varma, & Vilas G. Pol. (2017). Mechanistic elucidation of thermal runaway in potassium-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources. 375. 131–137. 40 indexed citations
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Adams, Ryan A., Vilas G. Pol, & Arvind Varma. (2017). Tailored Solution Combustion Synthesis of High Performance ZnCo2O4 Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 56(25). 7173–7183. 42 indexed citations
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Naguib, Michael, Ryan A. Adams, Yunpu Zhao, et al.. (2017). Electrochemical performance of MXenes as K-ion battery anodes. Chemical Communications. 53(51). 6883–6886. 157 indexed citations
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Varma, Arvind, et al.. (2016). Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. Chemical Engineering Education. 50(3). 154–154. 1 indexed citations
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Varma, Arvind, et al.. (2015). The Value of an Industrial Internship on a Graduate Student Education. Chemical Engineering Education. 49(4). 195–200. 1 indexed citations
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Wilhite, Benjamin A., Xing Huang, Mark J. McCready, & Arvind Varma. (2003). Effects of Induced Pulsing Flow on Trickle-Bed Reactor Performance. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 42(10). 2139–2145. 19 indexed citations
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Varma, Arvind. (2000). Form from Fire. Scientific American. 283(2). 58–61. 25 indexed citations
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Mukasyan, Alexander S., А. С. Рогачев, & Arvind Varma. (1999). Mechanisms of pulsating combustion during synthesis of advanced materials. AIChE Journal. 45(12). 2580–2585. 22 indexed citations
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Мержанов, А. Г., et al.. (1996). Combustion-front microstructure in heterogeneous gasless media (using as an example the 5Ti+3Si system). Combustion Explosion and Shock Waves. 32(6). 655–666. 20 indexed citations
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Varma, Arvind, et al.. (1992). Quantitative phase analysis of Si3N4 by X-ray diffraction. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 11(20). 1370–1372. 56 indexed citations
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Pereira, Carmo J., James J. Carberry, & Arvind Varma. (1979). Uniqueness criteria for first order catalytic reactions with external transport limitations. Chemical Engineering Science. 34(2). 249–255. 7 indexed citations
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Dadhwal, V. K., et al.. (1968). Remote Sensing in Agriculture. The Sciences. 8(8). 34–36. 46 indexed citations

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