B. Kalidasan

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

B. Kalidasan is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Kalidasan has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 55 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 14 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in B. Kalidasan's work include Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (50 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (45 papers) and Adsorption and Cooling Systems (21 papers). B. Kalidasan is often cited by papers focused on Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (50 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (45 papers) and Adsorption and Cooling Systems (21 papers). B. Kalidasan collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, India and Saudi Arabia. B. Kalidasan's co-authors include A.K. Pandey, V.V. Tyagi, R. Saidur, M. Samykano, Subramaniyan Chinnasamy, Kamal Sharma, Richa Kothari, Syed Shahabuddin, Ahmet Sarı and Mirunalini Thirugnanasambandam and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

B. Kalidasan

80 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Nano-enhanced phase change materials: Fundamentals and applications

2024 154 citations Zafar Said, Ashok Kumar Pandey et al. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Kalidasan Malaysia	24	1.4k	1.1k	383	332	236	83	2.1k
Hassan Nazir Pakistan	12	1.3k 1.0×	937 0.8×	532 1.4×	433 1.3×	227 1.0×	20	2.2k
Gustavo Cáceres Chile	15	1.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	362 0.9×	228 0.7×	74 0.3×	30	2.5k
Navid Khordehgah United Kingdom	16	1.2k 0.9×	677 0.6×	566 1.5×	441 1.3×	287 1.2×	16	2.2k
Baoshan Xie China	23	1.3k 0.9×	767 0.7×	370 1.0×	182 0.5×	109 0.5×	52	1.7k
K. Mahkamov United Kingdom	15	1.4k 1.0×	871 0.8×	278 0.7×	148 0.4×	77 0.3×	26	1.7k
Andrea Frazzica Italy	35	2.8k 2.0×	922 0.8×	297 0.8×	319 1.0×	117 0.5×	123	3.3k
Jalal Faraj Lebanon	21	1.1k 0.8×	655 0.6×	263 0.7×	204 0.6×	98 0.4×	95	1.7k
Nasiru I. Ibrahim Saudi Arabia	19	1.9k 1.4×	1.5k 1.3×	236 0.6×	150 0.5×	79 0.3×	30	2.4k
Pushpendra Kumar Singh Rathore India	26	1.9k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	272 0.7×	144 0.4×	98 0.4×	40	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Kalidasan

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Pandey, Ashok Kumar, et al.. (2025). Effect of anionic, cationic and non-ionic surfactants on graphene nanoplatelet enhanced organic phase change material: A comparative thermal performance evaluation. FlatChem. 50. 100828–100828. 1 indexed citations

Abdullah, Norulsamani, et al.. (2025). Assessing technological-driven challenges and policies associated with electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Transport Policy. 169. 167–177. 4 indexed citations

Kalidasan, B., et al.. (2025). Surface engineering of flexible phase change materials for integrated thermal regulation and energy storage. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 156. 123–149. 2 indexed citations

Rajamony, Reji Kumar, B. Kalidasan, Richa Mishra, et al.. (2025). Cutting-edge cooling techniques for photovoltaic systems: a comprehensive review. Interactions. 246(1). 5 indexed citations

Kalidasan, B., et al.. (2025). Thermal performance evaluation of nickel-decorated multiwalled carbon nanotube hybrid nanomaterial energized organic phase change material for heat sink thermal regulation. Energy Conversion and Management X. 28. 101318–101318.

Pathak, Sudhir Kumar, K. Chopra, Abhishek Saxena, et al.. (2024). Sustainable growth of solar drying technologies: Advancing the use of thermal energy storage for domestic and industrial applications. Journal of Energy Storage. 99. 113320–113320. 25 indexed citations

Fikri, Mustapha, A.K. Pandey, Reji Kumar Rajamony, et al.. (2024). Surfactant effects in functionalized multiwall carbon nanotube-filled phase change materials. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 328. 129931–129931. 6 indexed citations

Rajamony, Reji Kumar, Subbarama Kousik Suraparaju, B. Kalidasan, et al.. (2024). Energizing solar still efficiency with eco-friendly coconut shell biochar enhanced organic phase change material. Separation and Purification Technology. 360. 131200–131200. 27 indexed citations

Kalidasan, B., Ashok Kumar Pandey, Reji Kumar Rajamony, et al.. (2024). Influence of functionalized and non-functionalized 2D graphene nanomaterial with organic phase change materials: Thermal performance comparison. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 415. 126392–126392. 10 indexed citations

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Said, Zafar, Ashok Kumar Pandey, Arun Kumar Tiwari, et al.. (2024). Nano-enhanced phase change materials: Fundamentals and applications. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. 104. 101162–101162. 154 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kalidasan, B., et al.. (2024). Recent advances in sustainable agro residue utilisation, barriers and remediation for environmental management: Present insights and future challenges. Industrial Crops and Products. 216. 118790–118790. 15 indexed citations

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Kalidasan, B., et al.. (2024). Energizing eutectic salt hydrate phase change material using 2D carbon based graphene nanoparticle. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 488. 2018–2018. 3 indexed citations

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Aljafari, Belqasem, et al.. (2023). Organic/carbon and organic/carbon-metal composite phase change material for thermoelectric generator: Experimental evaluation. Journal of Energy Storage. 78. 110082–110082. 27 indexed citations

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Rajamony, Reji Kumar, Johnny Koh Siaw Paw, A.K. Pandey, et al.. (2023). Energizing the thermophysical properties of phase change material using carbon-based nano additives for sustainable thermal energy storage application in photovoltaic thermal systems. Materials Today Sustainability. 25. 100658–100658. 52 indexed citations

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Chinnasamy, Subramaniyan, et al.. (2023). Optimal utilisation of low-grade solar-air source for heat pump water heating using a dual-source evaporator with forced convection. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 150. 107174–107174. 11 indexed citations

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Kalidasan, B., A.K. Pandey, R. Saidur, S. K. Tyagi, & Yogendra Kumar Mishra. (2023). Experimental evaluation of binary and ternary eutectic phase change material for sustainable thermal energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 68. 107707–107707. 47 indexed citations

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Kalidasan, B., A.K. Pandey, R. Saidur, et al.. (2023). Thermal performance and corrosion resistance analysis of inorganic eutectic phase change material with one dimensional carbon nanomaterial. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 391. 123281–123281. 26 indexed citations

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Kalidasan, B., A.K. Pandey, R. Saidur, et al.. (2023). Green synthesized 3D coconut shell biochar/polyethylene glycol composite as thermal energy storage material. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 60. 103505–103505. 30 indexed citations

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Kalidasan, B., Ravi Shankar, A.K. Pandey, et al.. (2021). Reduction of emission gas concentration from coal based thermal power plant using full combustion and partial oxidation system. Journal of Engineering Research. 11(1). 197–211. 1 indexed citations

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Kalidasan, B., A.K. Pandey, Syed Shahabuddin, et al.. (2019). Phase change materials integrated solar thermal energy systems: Global trends and current practices in experimental approaches. Journal of Energy Storage. 27. 101118–101118. 183 indexed citations

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