Avik Samanta

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Avik Samanta is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Avik Samanta has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 22 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Avik Samanta's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (18 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (18 papers) and Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (14 papers). Avik Samanta is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (18 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (18 papers) and Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (14 papers). Avik Samanta collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Iran. Avik Samanta's co-authors include Hongtao Ding, Scott K. Shaw, Qinghua Wang, Ninggang Shen, Reza Abdi Behnagh, Wayne Cai, Hui Hu, Hassan Rauf Chaudhry, Saumyadeep Jana and Ramesh Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Chemical Communications and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Avik Samanta

50 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Roles of chemistry modification for laser textured metal alloys to achieve extreme surface wetting behaviors

2020 200 citations Avik Samanta, Qinghua Wang et al. Materials & Design profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Avik Samanta United States	21	495	420	395	325	237	52	1.1k
Chengjuan Yang China	17	168 0.3×	352 0.8×	453 1.1×	326 1.0×	187 0.8×	57	914
Zhongxu Lian China	21	260 0.5×	368 0.9×	881 2.2×	312 1.0×	263 1.1×	78	1.3k
Erhan Akman Türkiye	21	755 1.5×	405 1.0×	92 0.2×	417 1.3×	346 1.5×	37	1.3k
Qingwen Dai China	19	365 0.7×	316 0.8×	340 0.9×	273 0.8×	120 0.5×	71	1.0k
Chun-Wei Yao United States	13	245 0.5×	157 0.4×	299 0.8×	133 0.4×	149 0.6×	32	694
Chuanzong Li China	19	205 0.4×	279 0.7×	849 2.1×	422 1.3×	230 1.0×	36	1.3k
Yin Yao China	16	205 0.4×	205 0.5×	233 0.6×	80 0.2×	171 0.7×	39	734
Hu Luo China	13	296 0.6×	178 0.4×	215 0.5×	124 0.4×	227 1.0×	28	665
Hideo Nakae Japan	22	1.0k 2.1×	260 0.6×	219 0.6×	104 0.3×	749 3.2×	98	1.5k

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Samanta, Avik, Hrishikesh Das, G.J. Grant, & Saumyadeep Jana. (2024). Friction stir processing: A thermomechanical processing tool for high pressure die cast Al-alloys for vehicle light-weighting. Manufacturing Letters. 41. 504–512. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Xianhui, Canan Karakaya, Moriko Qian, et al.. (2024). 3D printing synthesis of catalysts. Materials Today Sustainability. 26. 100746–100746. 21 indexed citations

Samanta, Avik, Shivakant Shukla, Hrishikesh Das, et al.. (2024). A comparative analysis of residual stresses from friction stir processing of aluminum cast 380 and wrought 7075 alloy sheets: experimental characterization and modeling. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 135(11-12). 5455–5471. 1 indexed citations

Samanta, Avik, et al.. (2024). Friction stir processing on a strontium modified, thin-wall, vacuum-assisted high-pressure die-cast Aural-5 alloy to improve tensile and fatigue performance. Materials Science and Engineering A. 912. 146977–146977. 2 indexed citations

Qiao, Yao, Timothy Roosendaal, Daniel R. Merkel, et al.. (2023). A study of adhesive bonding in metal–metal, metal–CFRP, and CFRP–CFRP material combinations under shear deformation: Fracture morphologies and damage mechanisms. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 127. 103511–103511. 20 indexed citations

Samanta, Avik, et al.. (2023). Efficient fog harvesting on metal surfaces with venation-inspired wetting patterns fabricated via laser-based maskless approach. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 98. 351–356. 9 indexed citations

Samanta, Avik, et al.. (2023). Nanosecond laser textured superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic patterned surface for efficient fog harvesting. Manufacturing Letters. 35. 202–207. 4 indexed citations

Samanta, Avik, Kyungjun Lee, Xin He, et al.. (2023). Role of surface wetting on tribological behavior for laser nanotextured steel using ionic liquid lubricants. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 95. 302–311. 7 indexed citations

Samanta, Avik, et al.. (2021). Large-area surface wettability patterning of metal alloys via a maskless laser-assisted functionalization method. Applied Surface Science. 568. 150788–150788. 30 indexed citations

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Samanta, Avik, R.C.Y. Auyeung, Nicholas A. Charipar, et al.. (2021). Enabling Superhydrophobicity-Guided Superwicking in Metal Alloys via a Nanosecond Laser-Based Surface Treatment Method. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(34). 41209–41219. 28 indexed citations

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Jana, Saumyadeep, Danny J. Edwards, Mark Engelhard, et al.. (2021). Microstructural basis for improved corrosion resistance of laser surface processed AZ31 Mg alloy. Corrosion Science. 191. 109707–109707. 35 indexed citations

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Samanta, Avik, et al.. (2020). Design of Chemical Surface Treatment for Laser-Textured Metal Alloys to Achieve Extreme Wetting Behavior. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(15). 18032–18045. 88 indexed citations

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Samanta, Avik, Qinghua Wang, Scott K. Shaw, & Hongtao Ding. (2020). Roles of chemistry modification for laser textured metal alloys to achieve extreme surface wetting behaviors. Materials & Design. 192. 108744–108744. 200 indexed citations breakdown →

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Behnagh, Reza Abdi, et al.. (2019). Predicting microstructure evolution for friction stir extrusion using a cellular automaton method. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 27(3). 35006–35006. 24 indexed citations

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Samanta, Avik, Qinghua Wang, Scott K. Shaw, & Hongtao Ding. (2019). Nanostructuring of laser textured surface to achieve superhydrophobicity on engineering metal surface. Journal of Laser Applications. 31(2). 45 indexed citations

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Samanta, Avik, et al.. (2018). An efficient coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian finite element model for friction stir processing. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 101(5-8). 1495–1508. 73 indexed citations

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Liu, Ze, Benxin Wu, Avik Samanta, et al.. (2018). Manufacturing of hourglass-shaped through holes with varying diameters at different depths by dual-pulse laser drilling and laser-induced plasma-hole interaction. Manufacturing Letters. 16. 18–22. 6 indexed citations

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Samanta, Avik, Ninggang Shen, Haipeng Ji, et al.. (2017). Simulations of Microstructure Evolution During Friction Stir Blind Riveting Using a Cellular Automaton Method. 1 indexed citations

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Shen, Ninggang, Avik Samanta, Hongtao Ding, & Wayne Cai. (2016). Simulating microstructure evolution of battery tabs during ultrasonic welding. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 23. 306–314. 52 indexed citations

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Shen, Ninggang, Avik Samanta, Hongtao Ding, & Wayne Cai. (2016). Simulating Microstructure Evolution of Ultrasonic Welding of Battery Tabs. Procedia Manufacturing. 5. 399–416. 13 indexed citations

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