Balbir Kaith

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Balbir Kaith is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Balbir Kaith has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 40 papers in Biomaterials and 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Balbir Kaith's work include Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (53 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (23 papers) and Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (14 papers). Balbir Kaith is often cited by papers focused on Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (53 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (23 papers) and Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (14 papers). Balbir Kaith collaborates with scholars based in India, Italy and Japan. Balbir Kaith's co-authors include Susheel Kalia, Inderjeet Kaur, Raman Bedi, Ashwani Kumar Singh, A. S. Singha, Rajeev Jindal, Mithu Maiti, Asim Kumar Jana, Ashish Chauhan and Sanjeev Kumar and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioresource Technology and Composites Part B Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Balbir Kaith

56 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Pretreatments of natural fibers and their application as reinforcing material in polymer composites—A review

2009 1.1k citations Susheel Kalia, Balbir Kaith et al. Polymer Engineering and Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Balbir Kaith India	16	1.5k	1.1k	344	244	214	65	2.0k
Hamid Essabir Morocco	27	1.6k 1.1×	896 0.8×	359 1.0×	315 1.3×	273 1.3×	49	2.1k
Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani India	26	1.2k 0.8×	926 0.8×	427 1.2×	238 1.0×	270 1.3×	110	2.0k
Fatimah Athiyah Sabaruddin Malaysia	18	1.0k 0.7×	761 0.7×	325 0.9×	254 1.0×	434 2.0×	31	1.9k
Mohammed Nasir Malaysia	25	1.6k 1.1×	852 0.8×	381 1.1×	293 1.2×	333 1.6×	59	2.2k
Daniella R. Mulinari Brazil	25	1.2k 0.8×	944 0.8×	285 0.8×	168 0.7×	457 2.1×	106	2.1k
Mohd Firdaus Omar Malaysia	23	1.3k 0.9×	779 0.7×	523 1.5×	448 1.8×	316 1.5×	104	2.3k
A. Kumaravel India	21	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	517 1.5×	330 1.4×	493 2.3×	56	2.3k
K. Obi Reddy India	30	1.9k 1.3×	1.9k 1.7×	372 1.1×	242 1.0×	589 2.8×	42	2.9k
Suhara Panthapulakkal Canada	18	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	379 1.1×	303 1.2×	441 2.1×	33	2.3k
G. S. Tay Malaysia	19	912 0.6×	697 0.6×	200 0.6×	161 0.7×	349 1.6×	67	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Balbir Kaith

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kaith, Balbir, et al.. (2025). Sustainable water treatment using oats-based nano-starch and acetylated nano-starch for uranium removal. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 306(Pt 2). 141444–141444.

Sharma, Himani, et al.. (2025). Development of a biowaste-derived cellulose/collagen-based adsorbent for the efficient sequestration of uranium from contaminated water. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 15(13). 20297–20316. 1 indexed citations

Sharma, Himani, et al.. (2024). Mercerized flax-g-poly(polyvinyl alcohol + acrylic acid) reinforced polyester resin derived from waste plastic bottles: dynamic mechanical analysis and chemical-thermal resistance. Iranian Polymer Journal. 34(1). 39–53. 1 indexed citations

Kaith, Balbir, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of nanocellulose-pectin based hybrid adsorbent for efficient uranium removal: A sustainable approach towards environmental remediation. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(1). 114976–114976. 3 indexed citations

Kaith, Balbir, et al.. (2024). Fluoride Ions Sequestration From Contaminated Water Using PVA‐Agar‐Based Green Anion‐Exchanger. ChemistrySelect. 9(44).

Sharma, Himani, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of cellulose-collagen based biosorbent as eco-friendly scavengers for uranyl ions. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 266(Pt 2). 131400–131400. 6 indexed citations

Kaith, Balbir, et al.. (2023). Sequestration of Cr (VI) from water using agar-polyvinyl alcohol based cation exchanger. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 257(Pt 1). 128516–128516. 9 indexed citations

Thakur, Kamini, Susheel Kalia, Balbir Kaith, et al.. (2016). The development of antibacterial and hydrophobic functionalities in natural fibers for fiber-reinforced composite materials. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 4(2). 1743–1752. 36 indexed citations

Sharma, Kashma, Balbir Kaith, Vijay Kumar, et al.. (2013). A comparative study of the effect of Ni9+ and Au8+ ion beams on the properties of poly(methacrylic acid) grafted gum ghatti films. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 97. 253–261. 10 indexed citations

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Chauhan, Ashish & Balbir Kaith. (2012). Exploring the Diversification in Grafted Copolymer. 1(2). 14–19. 1 indexed citations

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Chauhan, Ashish & Balbir Kaith. (2012). Accreditation of Novel Roselle Grafted Fiber Reinforced Bio-Composites. Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics. 7(2). 8 indexed citations

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Chauhan, Ashish & Balbir Kaith. (2011). Physico-chemico-thermal assessment of H. sabdariffa-graft-copolymers.. Der Chemica Sinica. 2(3). 30–40. 3 indexed citations

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Chauhan, Ashish & Balbir Kaith. (2011). Evaluation of Morphological Transition in Advanced Materials. Der Chemica Sinica. 2(3). 20–29. 1 indexed citations

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Kaith, Balbir, Rajeev Jindal, Asim Kumar Jana, & Mithu Maiti. (2010). Development of corn starch based green composites reinforced with Saccharum spontaneum L fiber and graft copolymers – Evaluation of thermal, physico-chemical and mechanical properties. Bioresource Technology. 101(17). 6843–6851. 98 indexed citations

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Maiti, Mithu, Balbir Kaith, Rajeev Jindal, & Asim Kumar Jana. (2010). Synthesis and characterization of corn starch based green composites reinforced with Saccharum spontaneum L graft copolymers prepared under micro-wave and their effect on thermal, physio-chemical and mechanical properties. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 95(9). 1694–1703. 42 indexed citations

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Chauhan, Sant Ram, Amar Patnaik, Balbir Kaith, Alok Satapathy, & Maheshwar Dwivedy. (2009). Analysis of Mechanical Behavior of Phenol Formaldehyde Matrix Composites Using Flax-g-Poly (MMA) as Reinforcing Materials. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. 28(16). 1933–1944. 1 indexed citations

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Kalia, Susheel, Balbir Kaith, & Inderjeet Kaur. (2009). Pretreatments of natural fibers and their application as reinforcing material in polymer composites—A review. Polymer Engineering and Science. 49(7). 1253–1272. 1051 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kaith, Balbir & Susheel Kalia. (2008). A Study of Crystallinity of Graft Copolymers of Flax Fiber with Binary Vinyl Monomers. e-Polymers. 8(1). 8 indexed citations

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Kalia, Susheel, et al.. (2008). Potential use of graft copolymers of mercerized flax as filler in polystyrene composite materials. BioResources. 3(4). 1010–1019. 11 indexed citations

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Chauhan, Ghanshyam S., et al.. (2001). Modification of natural polymers: Part IV—Graft copolymerization of methyl acrylate onto Cannabis indica fibre initiated by ceric ammonium nitrate. Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research. 26(3). 302–307. 4 indexed citations

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