Athira Krishnan

880 total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 640 citations indexed

About

Athira Krishnan is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Athira Krishnan has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 640 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 12 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Athira Krishnan's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (10 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (10 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (6 papers). Athira Krishnan is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (10 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (10 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (6 papers). Athira Krishnan collaborates with scholars based in India, China and Saudi Arabia. Athira Krishnan's co-authors include S.M.A. Shibli, Viswanathan S. Saji, M. Ameen Sha, Arunima Rajan, Velu Duraisamy, Sakkarapalayam Murugesan Senthil Kumar, A. Riyas, S. N. Jha, Chandrani Nayak and Beena Saraswathyamma and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Inorganic Chemistry and Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

In The Last Decade

Athira Krishnan

27 papers receiving 628 citations

Hit Papers

A review on transition metal oxides based photocatalysts ... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150
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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 on transition metal oxides based photocatalysts for degradation of synthetic organic pollutants
    2023 160 citations Athira Krishnan, Viswanathan S. Saji et al. Journal of Environmental Sciences profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Athira Krishnan India 17 386 361 208 69 63 27 640
Linsha Vazhayal India 11 251 0.7× 214 0.6× 172 0.8× 51 0.7× 33 0.5× 18 577
Xiaonan Dong China 15 321 0.8× 412 1.1× 275 1.3× 65 0.9× 33 0.5× 38 702
Simin Li China 12 711 1.8× 301 0.8× 211 1.0× 22 0.3× 34 0.5× 26 852
Ju Huang China 15 179 0.5× 274 0.8× 151 0.7× 22 0.3× 33 0.5× 35 621
M. Deepa India 13 143 0.4× 339 0.9× 168 0.8× 23 0.3× 76 1.2× 40 640
Bolong Jiang China 14 202 0.5× 197 0.5× 173 0.8× 47 0.7× 101 1.6× 61 529
Yanyan Wang China 14 404 1.0× 324 0.9× 279 1.3× 54 0.8× 48 0.8× 42 629
Eduardo S. F. Cardoso Brazil 17 636 1.6× 298 0.8× 437 2.1× 106 1.5× 55 0.9× 24 864
Mina Shawky Adly Egypt 10 282 0.7× 238 0.7× 221 1.1× 30 0.4× 81 1.3× 18 589
K. Rajasekar India 12 162 0.4× 474 1.3× 272 1.3× 23 0.3× 78 1.2× 23 773

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Athira Krishnan

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

All Works

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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2025). Divulging the potential role of wide band gap semiconductors in electro and photo catalytic water splitting for green hydrogen production. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 68. 103–154. 9 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2024). Role of polymers as catalyst/support in enhancing electrocatalytic HER: An overview of developments, challenges and potential paths. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 91. 327–342. 4 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2023). Metal derivative (MD)/g-C3N4 association in hydrogen production: A study on the fascinating chemistry behind, current trend and future direction. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 80. 562–583. 18 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2023). A review on transition metal oxides based photocatalysts for degradation of synthetic organic pollutants. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 139. 389–417. 160 indexed citations breakdown →
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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2022). Ni-based Electro/Photo-Catalysts in HER – A Review. Surfaces and Interfaces. 36. 102619–102619. 28 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2022). Understanding defect chemistry in TMOS involved electrocatalytic OER; an analysis for advancement. Surfaces and Interfaces. 30. 101942–101942. 24 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2021). Influence of materials and fabrication strategies in tailoring the anticorrosive property of superhydrophobic coatings. Surfaces and Interfaces. 25. 101238–101238. 45 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2021). Surface engineering of Ni-P electrode by cobalt oxide co-deposition for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 9(4). 105300–105300. 21 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2020). Vacancy mediated improvement in electrocatalytic HER on Nano-CeO2-Al2O3 incorporated Ni-P electrode. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 116. 105138–105138. 17 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2020). A novel high performance Ti/Ti–W- reinforced polyaniline functionalized Ni–P electrode for high sensitive detection of dopamine from urine sample. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 244. 122680–122680. 19 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira & S.M.A. Shibli. (2020). Electroactive P-Ani/core-shell/TiO2/TiO2-WO3 employed surface engineering of Ni-P electrodes for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 87. 198–212. 19 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2020). Tuning of Photocatalytic Performance of CeO2-Fe2O3 Composite by Sn-doping for the Effective Degradation of Methlene Blue (MB) and Methyl Orange (MO) dyes. Surfaces and Interfaces. 22. 100808–100808. 66 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2019). Exploration and evaluation of proton source-assisted photocatalyst for hydrogen generation. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 18(7). 1716–1726. 31 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2019). Fabrication and evaluation of CeO2-Fe2O3 mixed oxide for hydrogen evolution by photo water splitting reaction under visible light irradiation. Materials Today Proceedings. 18. 4968–4976. 27 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira, et al.. (2019). Facile synthesis of a versatile Ti/Ti-W@PANI nanocomposite for sustainable hydrogen production under solar irradiation. Applied Surface Science. 507. 145093–145093. 20 indexed citations
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Sha, M. Ameen, et al.. (2018). Pseudomonas putida RSS biopassivation of mild steel for long term corrosion inhibition. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 137. 59–67. 25 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Athira & S.M.A. Shibli. (2018). In Situ Surface Decoration of a Titanium Nanosubstrate by a TiO2–WO3 Composite. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 57(48). 16217–16226. 18 indexed citations
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