B. Smitha

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

B. Smitha is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Smitha has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 20 papers in Water Science and Technology and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in B. Smitha's work include Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (24 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (20 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (13 papers). B. Smitha is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (24 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (20 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (13 papers). B. Smitha collaborates with scholars based in India. B. Smitha's co-authors include S. Sridhar, Asad Ali Khan, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi, D. Anjali Devi, Abburi Krishnaiah, Swayampakula Kalyani, P. Srinivasa Rao, A. Krishnaiah, M. Ramakrishna and B. Prathab and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Power Sources, Macromolecules and Journal of Membrane Science.

In The Last Decade

B. Smitha

32 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Solid polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications—a review

2005 957 citations B. Smitha, S. Sridhar et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
Separation of organic?organic mixtures by pervaporation?a review*1

2004 564 citations B. Smitha Journal of Membrane Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Smitha India	25	2.1k	1.8k	1.4k	1.2k	919	32	4.3k
Shouhai Zhang China	39	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	187	4.4k
Sang Yong Nam South Korea	42	3.1k 1.5×	1.3k 0.7×	2.0k 1.5×	846 0.7×	966 1.1×	257	5.2k
Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef Malaysia	39	2.5k 1.2×	719 0.4×	1.7k 1.2×	957 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	207	5.5k
Shenghai Li China	45	3.5k 1.7×	860 0.5×	3.0k 2.2×	1.1k 0.9×	707 0.8×	149	6.6k
Lixin Xue China	36	1.2k 0.6×	750 0.4×	1.9k 1.4×	1.9k 1.6×	536 0.6×	107	4.2k
Yan Dai China	44	2.4k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	672 0.5×	733 0.6×	360 0.4×	179	5.4k
Ai Mei Zhu China	51	4.4k 2.1×	1.1k 0.7×	3.5k 2.6×	972 0.8×	790 0.9×	118	6.1k
Suobo Zhang China	48	3.9k 1.9×	1.0k 0.6×	3.4k 2.4×	987 0.8×	990 1.1×	176	7.8k
A. Bottino Italy	34	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	2.1k 1.5×	2.2k 1.8×	424 0.5×	94	4.0k
Kew‐Ho Lee South Korea	36	1.1k 0.5×	2.2k 1.3×	2.3k 1.7×	2.4k 2.0×	486 0.5×	116	4.8k

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Smitha, B., D. Anjali Devi, & S. Sridhar. (2008). Proton-conducting composite membranes of chitosan and sulfonated polysulfone for fuel cell application. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 33(15). 4138–4146. 95 indexed citations

Kalyani, Swayampakula, B. Smitha, S. Sridhar, & Abburi Krishnaiah. (2008). Pervaporation separation of ethanol–water mixtures through sodium alginate membranes. Desalination. 229(1-3). 68–81. 93 indexed citations

Sridhar, S., et al.. (2008). Synthesis, Characterization and Gas Permeability of an Activated Carbon-Loaded PEBAX 2533 Membrane. Designed Monomers & Polymers. 11(1). 17–27. 17 indexed citations

Sridhar, S., B. Smitha, & Tejraj M. Aminabhavi. (2007). Separation of Carbon Dioxide from Natural Gas Mixtures through Polymeric Membranes—A Review. Separation and Purification Reviews. 36(2). 113–174. 232 indexed citations

Sridhar, S., et al.. (2007). Gas permeation properties of polyamide membrane prepared by interfacial polymerization. Journal of Materials Science. 42(22). 9392–9401. 78 indexed citations

Devi, D. Anjali, B. Smitha, S. Sridhar, & Tejraj M. Aminabhavi. (2006). Pervaporation separation of dimethylformamide/water mixtures through poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(acrylic acid) blend membranes. Separation and Purification Technology. 51(1). 104–111. 51 indexed citations

Kalyani, Swayampakula, B. Smitha, S. Sridhar, & Abburi Krishnaiah. (2006). Blend membranes of sodium alginate and hydroxyethylcellulose for pervaporation-based enrichment of t-butyl alcohol. Carbohydrate Polymers. 64(3). 425–432. 37 indexed citations

Sridhar, S., B. Smitha, & Amarnath R. Allu. (2006). Separation of 2-butanol–water mixtures by pervaporation through PVA–NYL 66 blend membranes. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 280(1-3). 95–102. 14 indexed citations

Rao, P. Srinivasa, B. Smitha, S. Sridhar, & A. Krishnaiah. (2006). Effect of blending ratio on pervaporative separation of 1,4-dioxane/water mixtures through PVA–PEI membranes. Vacuum. 81(3). 299–306. 20 indexed citations

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Smitha, B., et al.. (2006). Dehydration of 1,4-dioxane by pervaporation using modified blend membranes of chitosan and nylon 66. Carbohydrate Polymers. 66(4). 463–472. 41 indexed citations

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Sridhar, S., B. Smitha, M. Ramakrishna, & Tejraj M. Aminabhavi. (2006). Modified poly(phenylene oxide) membranes for the separation of carbon dioxide from methane. Journal of Membrane Science. 280(1-2). 202–209. 57 indexed citations

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Devi, D. Anjali, B. Smitha, S. Sridhar, & Tejraj M. Aminabhavi. (2006). Novel crosslinked chitosan/poly(vinylpyrrolidone) blend membranes for dehydrating tetrahydrofuran by the pervaporation technique. Journal of Membrane Science. 280(1-2). 45–53. 78 indexed citations

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Rao, P. Srinivasa, A. Krishnaiah, B. Smitha, & S. Sridhar. (2006). Separation of Acetic Acid/Water Mixtures by Pervaporation through Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)–Sodium Alginate Blend Membranes. Separation Science and Technology. 41(5). 979–999. 21 indexed citations

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Smitha, B., S. Sridhar, & Asad Ali Khan. (2006). Chitosan–poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) blends as membranes for direct methanol fuel cell applications. Journal of Power Sources. 159(2). 846–854. 111 indexed citations

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Rao, P. Srinivasa, B. Smitha, S. Sridhar, & A. Krishnaiah. (2005). Preparation and performance of poly(vinyl alcohol)/polyethyleneimine blend membranes for the dehydration of 1,4-dioxane by pervaporation: Comparison with glutaraldehyde cross-linked membranes. Separation and Purification Technology. 48(3). 244–254. 95 indexed citations

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Smitha, B., et al.. (2005). Pervaporation of isopropanol–water mixtures through polyion complex membranes. Separation and Purification Technology. 44(2). 130–138. 36 indexed citations

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Sridhar, S., et al.. (2005). Pervaporation‐Based Separation of Methanol/MTBE Mixtures—A Review. Separation and Purification Reviews. 34(1). 1–33. 58 indexed citations

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Devi, D. Anjali, B. Smitha, S. Sridhar, & Tejraj M. Aminabhavi. (2005). Pervaporation separation of isopropanol/water mixtures through crosslinked chitosan membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 262(1-2). 91–99. 186 indexed citations

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Smitha, B., S. Sridhar, & Asad Ali Khan. (2005). Synthesis and characterization of poly(vinyl alcohol)‐based membranes for direct methanol fuel cell. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 95(5). 1154–1163. 58 indexed citations

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Smitha, B., S. Sridhar, & Asad Ali Khan. (2004). Polyelectrolyte Complexes of Chitosan and Poly(acrylic acid) As Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells. Macromolecules. 37(6). 2233–2239. 337 indexed citations

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